As the Social and Behavioral Sciences College searches for a new dean, it recognizes student, staff and faculty desire to be a part of the process. Renu Khator, the interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Florida, will be in the Douglass building, Room 101, to participate in an open forum. He will answer questions and address issues about becoming a dean. The forum runs from 11 a.m. to noon. A faculty-only forum will be held from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Douglass building, Room 102, and a staff-only forum will follow from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 101. For more information, contact Sharon Farmer at 626-7418 or e-mail her at skfarmer@u.arizona.edu.

Music comes from all places, all walks of life and all people. Today, staff members from UA will show off their talents during a lunch session of Music on the Mall, presented by the Staff Advisory Council. Stop by the Mall Stage from noon to 1 p.m. to hear the rocking beats of some of UA's hidden talent. For more information, contact Jose Solozano at 626-2738.

On the topic of new deans at UA, the College of Education is also searching for a new leader. Catherine Emihovich, a professor and dean in the College of Education at California State University-Sacramento, will be in the Education building, Kiva Auditorium, from 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. for another open forum. Everyone is invited to meet her and ask some questions. For more information, contact Joaquin Ruiz at 621-4090 or e-mail to jruiz@u.arizona.edu.

Maybe you've mastered grammar. Maybe you have the thesis down and you can transition between sentences and topics like nobody's business. But can you boast that you know how to incorporate personal experience in your writing? Dr. Kendra Gaines of the UA Writing Skills Improvement Center wants to tell you how. Stop by her "Incorporating Personal Experience into your Writing" lecture today at 5 p.m. in the Modern Languages building, room 310. The lecture is free. For more information, contact Donna Rabuck at 621-5849.

The Arizona International Film Festival continues today with showings at both Grand Cinemas Crossroads Festival, 4811 E. Grant Road, and The Screening Room, 127 E. Congress St. At Grand Cinemas, "The Wide Blue Road" plays at 5 p.m., " Rififi" plays at 7 p.m. and "The Widow of Saint Pierre" shows at 9: 30 p.m. At The Screening Room, "An Edge to the Trip of Nowhere" and the "Theater of Hope" play at 5:30 p.m., "The Collector of Bedford Street" and "Sisters in Resistance" play at 7:30 p.m. and "Black and White and Red All Over," "The Creation of Eve," "The Mind's Eye" and "Room for Uncertainty" play at 9:30 p.m. For information and pricing, call 628-1737 or visit the Web site at http://www.azfilmfest.com.