Oct, 9, 2007 issue
News Briefs

By Ron Podell

• New Faculty Exhibition
• Flu shots available
• Thanksgiving Luncheon tickets now on sale
• WEMU needs volunteers
• Meehan/Perkins duo performs Oct. 12
• Softball tournaments scheduled
• World College international travel grants available
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
• Benefit concert for Leonard Riccinto set for Oct. 21
• Explore Eastern scheduled Oct. 27
• Family Day set for Oct. 27

 

The following are news briefs about important activities and events happening at Eastern Michigan University.

NEW FACULTY ART: Jennifer Locke, an art department faculty member, relaxes next to her work, "The Loss I Found Shopping at the Mall," a series of plastic, painted figures on plastic sheet. The figures are models for clothing retailers. With their faces removed, their look is very melancholy. The New Faculty Exhibition continues in University Art Gallery through Nov. 14.

• New Faculty Exhibition: The Art Department's New Faculty Exhibition runs through Nov. 14, University Art Gallery, Student Center. This exhibition features the work of art department faculty hired within the last five years. Works include serigraphy, oil paintings, digital video and large-scale installations. For information, call Larry Newhouse, 487-0465, 487-1077, or e-mail him at larry.newhouse@emich.edu

• Flu shots available: University Health Services is now offering flu vaccinations to the EMU community. The cost is $30. Vaccination hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 2-4 p.m., Monday-Friday, in Snow Health Center. University Health Services accepts cash, check, credit cards or you may use your student account or payroll deduction. For more information, call 487-1122.

CELEBRATORY FEAST: Tickets for th 23rd Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon are now on sale.

• Thanksgiving Luncheon tickets now on sale: Tickets for the 23rd Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon are now on sale. Guests will enjoy roast turkey, carved to order, with all the holiday trimmings Nov. 13, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., EMU Student Center Grand Ballroom. This year, tickets must be purchased either in person or by phone (no e-mails). Cost is $12.50 for faculty and staff, and $11 for students. Tickets may be purchased Monday-Friday, Convocation Center, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the Student Center Ticket Office, noon to 9 p.m.; or the Quirk-Sponberg Theatres Ticket Office, noon to 5 p.m. All ticket offices share the same phone number 487-2282 (as always, first-come, first-serve). Cash, check, charge card, banner numbers and requisitions will be accepted. Seatings are limited for each buffet. Fifty cents from each ticket will be donated to Food Gatherers. For more information, contact Linda Panzica, 487-4180.

• WEMU needs volunteers: WEMU needs volunteers to answer phones and take pledges Friday, Oct. 12, through Saturday, Oct. 20, during the fall on-air pledge drive in their studios at 426 King Hall. Shifts are a minimum of two consecutive hours and take place between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. daily.   Area restaurants donate food and beverages, and students may receive community service credit for volunteering. To sign up, call 487-2229 or e-mail Laura at lsigarto@emich.edu

COUNTRY MUSIC: The Meehan/Perkins Duo comes to campus Oct. 12 to perform and work with EMU percussion students.

• Meehan/Perkins Duo performs Oct. 12: The Meehan/Perkins Duo (Todd Meehan and Doug Perkins), comprised of two of the country's leading contemporary percussionists, will perform a mini-concert and percussion master class Friday, Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Alexander Building. The duo will perform works by Steve Reich, Suzanne Farrin and John Fitz Rogers. The two also will work with EMU percussion students and will discuss their music and their professional experiences as contemporary music performers. For more information, call 487-2255.

• Softball tournaments scheduled: The EMU softball team will host two, one-day tournaments this fall. The tournament is open to high school teams 16 years old and under, and teams 18 years old and under. Tournaments are scheduled Oct. 14 and Oct. 21, Varsity Field. For more information, contact Eric Oakley, eoakley@emich.edu

• World College international travel grants available: A limited amount of international travel support is available to full-time EMU faculty and staff. Special consideration will be given to those who have not received a World College travel grant previously. The deadline for the current application/award cycle is Oct. 15. For application information and procedures, call 487-2414 or go to http://www.emich.edu/worldcollege/travel_grants.html

• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Eastern Michigan University's 2007-2008 season opens with an extended two-week run of the musical, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," with a preview performance Friday, Oct. 19, 9 p.m., Quirk theatre. Phil Simmons, an EMU faculty member, directs with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. The play is based on the story of Joseph, his 11 brothers and father Jacob. The play runs Oct. 20, 25-27, 7 p.m.; and Oct. 21 and 28, 3 p.m. Special performances are scheduld Oct. 20. 2 p.m., which is high school Drama Day; and Oct. 24, 10 a.m., for school groups. Tickets are $15 general admission, $12 for students, $9 for MAINSTAGE patrons and $6 for children ages 5-12. For tickets, call 487-2282 or in person at the Convocation Center, Student Center ticket office or the Quirk Theatre Box Office.

Riccinto

• Benfit concert for Leonard Riccinto set for Oct. 21: The Eastern Michigan University Department of Music and dance sponsors a choral music concert for the benefit of the Leonard Riccinto Memorial Endowed Music Scholarship Fund Sunday, Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m., Pease Auditorium. The concert features the EMU choirs, Measure for Measure: A Men's Choral Society and the debut of The Len Riccinto Singers. The program also includes a massed choir made up of musicians from all walks of Riccinto's professional life. Riccinto was director of choral activities at EMU for 20 years. He died in December 2006. The scholarship, established in his memory, was created to honor his legacy by benefiting students and the field of choral music education. Admission to the concert is free. For more information, call 487-2255.

• Explore Eastern scheduled Oct. 27: Eastern Michigan University's Explore Eastern is a great way for high school students, transfer students and graduate students to learn about EMU and how an EMU education can launch the path to their future. The next Explore Eastern event is scheduled Saturday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The day begins at the EMU Student Center. For more information, call 1-800-GO-TO-EMU. To register, go to http://www.emich.edu/admissions/register/eereg.html

MOTHER AND CHILD: A mother and her son enjoy an activity during last year's Family Day. This year's event is scheduled Oct. 27, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Family Day set for Oct. 27: Looking for more fun than Monopoly or Mr. Potato Head? Then boogie down to EMU for adventure, fun and learning at the 2007 Flashback Family Day, Saturday, Oct. 27, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., various campus locations. Start your day at the Mark Jefferson Mall main stage and pick up your map to exciting adventures and good times. Activities include: storytelling, puppet making, robots, animals, clowns, magicians, musical performances, University Art Gallery, Explore Eastern and much more. For a schedule of events, go to www.emich.edu/familyday or call the Office of Special Events and Public Engagement, 487-2360.