Creative art takes the sentimental route with today's Lionel Romback Gallery exhibit, "The Ties that Bind: Construction of Family, Childhood and Home in the Visual Arts" in the UA Fine Arts Complex. This event, sponsored by the Art History Graduate Student Association, will feature national and local artists exploring family values with an artistic flair. For more information regarding the opening reception or regular gallery hours, please call Aileen Bell at 722-4212.
If your college career is coming to an end or you are looking to get your foot in the technical door, check out today's Engineering Industry Expo on the UA Mall. Sponsored by UA Career Services and open to students of all majors, the expo will provide information on career opportunities in the engineering field. Representatives will be available for questions between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. For more information, please call UA Career Services at 621-4224.
Did you recently see your academic advisor and were told that you couldn't graduate without taking the Upper-Division Writing Proficiency Examination? If you have been putting the required test off, and aren't feeling confident about your writing skills, stop by today's 4 p.m. lecture on "Analysis and Time Management During the Exam." The workshop will provide students with hints on developing and structuring essays. Additional study materials can be obtained from the ASUA bookstore prior to the workshop. For more information, please call Karen Gutierrez at 621-4548.
Socially provocative poet and classics scholar Anne Carson will read excerpts from her published works at tonight's 8 p.m. poetry center reading in the Modern Languages auditorium. Relying on the verses from "Men in the Off Hours" and "Glass, Irony and God," Carson will attempt to capture the audience with her words. For more information regarding future poetry presentations, please call Frances Shoberg at 321-7760.
Grab your notebook and head on down to Modern Languages Room 204 for today's installment of the weekly Writing Skills Improvement Program, "Incorporating Quotations." Faculty will focus on aiding students in improving the quality and validity of their persuasive essay assignments through the use of direct quotations. The lecture will take place at 5 p.m. and students should bring current projects with them. For more information, please call Donna Rabuck at 621-5849.
The university rivalry takes a back seat at today's Joseph Gross Gallery opening of "Dialogue: Printmakers from Faculty and Students from the University of Arizona and Arizona State University." The event is sponsored by the Art History Graduate Student Association and held in conjunction with their Feb. 23 symposium. For more information and regular gallery hours, please call 626-4215.
