OnCampus Events

Listings for Monday, Nov. 23

Early example of conceptual film by Bill Lundberg featured at Blanton
All day event, Blanton Museum of Art. The Blanton Museum of Art is exhibiting, for the first time since its acquisition, the film installation "Swimmer" by Bill Lundberg, artist and professor at The University of Texas at Austin. The piece was created in 1975 and is one of the earliest examples of conceptual film work. The Blanton Museum's presentation offers viewers a rare opportunity to experience this important work by a forefather of film and video installation. "Swimmer" creates the illusion of a water-based environment within the museum. The sounds of splashing water fill the darkened gallery and the image of a man treading water is cast onto the floor. The horizontal projection brings the illusion of film into the realm of reality.

Briscoe Center presents exhibit of Eddie Adams' photography
All day event, Briscoe Center Reading Room, Sid Richardson Hall 2.101. The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History presents "Eddie Adams: Selections from the Photographic Archive," until Jan. 16, 2010.

Major Blanton exhibit reconstructs long-lost Renaissance masterpiece
All day event, Blanton Museum of Art (BMA). Paolo Veronese: The Petrobelli Altarpiece

Blanton presents Teresita Fernández: "Blind Landscape"
All day event, Blanton Museum of Art (BMA). Teresita Fernández: Blind Landscape

"No Lone Zone": CRL exhibition features past and present art students
All day event, Creative Research Lab (CRL 0). "No Lone Zone" is a performance exhibition series featuring past and present students from the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas at Austin.

UT Informal Classes Fall 2009 courses open
All day event, Texas Union, Room 4.304. Fall months lend themselves to seeking clarity and purpose. What better way to do so than by taking Informal Classes? Our new fall courses are wide-ranging and fun, focused and fulfilling.

Learn about Intellectual Entrepreneurship pre-grad school internship
All day event, Spring course. The Intellectual Entrepreneurship Pre-Graduate School Internship is an

University Extension registration open for spring 2010 classes
All day event, Austin, Texas. Registration is open for spring 2010 evening courses with University Extension (UEX) at The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Leadership and Ethics Institute announces application deadline
All day event, Student Organization Center, 4th floor of the Student Services Building. LEAP, a component of the University of Texas Leadership and Ethics Institute (LEI) - a leadership initiative of the Office of the Dean of Students- is a leadership development program geared toward first-year students who are looking to grow and develop their leadership skills. Through an eight-week leadership workshop series, offered both in the fall and spring semesters, first-year students will interact with student mentors, create a network with other first-year students and build a solid foundation of ethical leadership principles and practices. Workshops will be held in the Spring semester from Jan. 26 through Mar. 23, 2010, every Tuesday from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Study in China: Scholarship opportunity announced
All day event, China. The Association of American Universities (AAU) is working with the Chinese Embassy to offer a third year of the AAU/Chinese government scholarship program for students at AAU universities to study at Chinese universities.

Nominate for the 2010 Kavli Prize
All day event, Oslo, Norway. The Kavli Prize is awarded for outstanding achievement in advancing our knowledge and understanding in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. Each Kavli Prize consists of USD 1,000,000, a scroll and a gold medal for each scientific field.

National Security Innovation Competition (NSIC) calls for entries
All day event, Colorado Springs, CO. The fourth annual National Security Innovation Competition (NSIC) for college students will be held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on May 7, 2010. NSIC 2010 is designed to stimulate interest among college students in national security-related innovations and expose novel technologies to a broad audience, including industry, academic and government organizations involved in aerospace, defense, security and first responder activities.

Nominations requested for UT Co-op Research Excellence Award
All day event, MAI 302. The vice president for research is soliciting nominations for the University Co-operative Society Research Excellence Awards from the dean of each college, from the provost and from each vice president to whom an organized research unit (ORU) reports. Each dean or vice president may submit one nominee for each of the two categories of Research Excellence Awards.

Kenneth J. Hale's New Works from Carmel, CA, presented on campus
Midnight, AT&T Executive Education Conference Center Courtyard Gallery…. This exhibition features the work of artist Kenneth Hale. Hale received his MFA from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. His paintings, prints and drawings have been widely exhibited and collected.

Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest announced
8 a.m., WAG 316. Announcing the Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest

Orange Santa accepts donations during annual toy drive
8 a.m., Campus-wide. Orange Santa began in 1994 as a program designed to foster a more caring campus environment by providing help for members of the university community who have special needs during the holiday season. In December 2008, Orange Santa served almost 500 families, including 1,831 children. All donated toys or gifts should be new, unwrapped and in the original packing. Wrapping paper, gift bags, ribbons and gift cards are needed to wrap and label gifts once shoppers have made their selections. Although grocery store gift certificates are welcome, we ask that no food items be contributed. Donations will be collected at UT guard stations on the main campus and at the Pickle Research Campus. In addition, there are numerous locations where gift items will be collected. Please check the Orange Santa Web site for a listing of Campus Collection Stations for the site nearest you. Applications for those wishing to receive assistance through the program can be downloaded or filled out on the Orange Santa Web site.

Limestone Sculptures on view at Wildflower Center
9 a.m., Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. An elegant exhibit of glass-and-limestone sculptures are being featured in the central gardens of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Damian Priour's largest piece in a collection of four chairs is more than 7-feet-tall. All were created in Priour's local studio, and several include glass inserts that evoke water. The sculptures will be featured in conjunction with a display of Priour's works at Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum.

Lesbian and bisexual women's group holds weekly meeting
10 a.m., Counseling and Mental Health Center, Student Services Building 5th Floor. This is a support group for lesbian and bisexual women or for those questioning their sexual orientation. Join other women in a safe environment to gain support related to relationships, coming out, navigating UT and other concerns.

Nutrition 101 interactive class offered
10 a.m., GRE 1.104. Did you know that eating breakfast jump-starts your metabolism and helps you maintain focus and energy throughout your day? Start the new school year off right with the basic nutrition education offered in this free, interactive class. Come by our office (SSB 1.106) or call (512) 475-8252 to register. No referral necessary. Check out our Web site to learn about other free nutrition classes offered throughout the semester.

Work of Kelly Fearing featured in "Selections from a Life in Art"
11 a.m., Bass Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center, 5th floor lobby. Kelly Fearing is a living, national art treasure. An internationally respected artist and art educator, he has conducted the bulk of his career in Austin. A professor emeritus of the University of Texas at Austin's Department of Art and Art History, Fearing co-authored four major textbooks in art education and mentored and inspired hundreds of art teachers during his forty years of teaching at UT.

Pablo Vargas Lugo's "Eclipses for Austin" explores collective ritual
11 a.m., Blanton Museum of Art (BMA). Pablo Vargas Lugo's WorkSpace project, "Eclipses for Austin," explores solar eclipses as important collective rituals. Total eclipses of the sun provoke astonishment, anxiety, hope, joy and fear, and compel those who witness them to question their place in the world.

Cultural Studies Colloquium presents Caroline Wigginton
Noon, EPS 1.128. Caroline Wigginton, folklore Ph.D. candidate from the University of Texas at Austin, presents a talk titled "Nursing Piety in Colonial Newport: Black and White Mothers in Sarah Osborn's Spiritual Diary." Caroline is a folklore portfolio Ph.D. candidate from the English Department.

Intimate partner violence in the Russian federation is lecture topic
Noon, Texas Union, Sinclair Suite.. Dr. Alexandra Lysova and Dr. Nikolai Shchitov will speak about the general crime rate in Russia, as compared with the United States and other countries, but will especially focus on family and intimate partner violence (IPV). They will present information about the prevalence of and risk factors of IPV in Russia. Specifically, psychological, sexual and physical violence against women, men, elders and children. They will also address the question of gender symmetry in the perpetration of IPV based on the results of the International Dating Violence Study and official crime statistics.

Blackboard: What's New in Release 9.0
2 p.m., GSB 2.130. DIIA's instructional technology training for faculty continues with this hands-on workshop where you can learn about the exciting new features that are available in Blackboard 9.0: - Completely new look and feel - Class blogs, group blogs, and personal journals - Group assignment submission - Notification of new items by e-mail

"Optimize Your Potential" is nine-week stress reduction class
3 p.m., 5ht floor SSB Counseling & Mental Health Center. For students who feel stress is running too much of their lives ... this free class meets for 9 weeks, Mondays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Some students who have taken the class said "it changed my life."

General undergraduate research info sessions offered twice weekly
4 p.m., FAC 22. Sign up to attend an undergraduate research information session. Sessions take place Mondays from 4 to 5 p.m. and Tuesdays from 1 to 2 p.m. We'll discuss the necessary steps to get involved in research, how to contact faculty, the qualities and skills faculty are looking for in undergraduate researchers and course credit for undergraduate research.

Objectivism Society hosts discussion series on Ayn Rand's philosophy
5:30 p.m., WAG 101. The UT Objectivism Society invites you to a series of discussions of readings designed to present aspects of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism in depth.

Catalan novelist Isabel Franc/Lola Van Guardia presents public talk
6 p.m., BEN 2.104.

Design Lecture Series features Jakob Trollback
6 p.m., Art Building (ART) 1.120. A self-taught designer from Sweden, Jakob Trollback leads an innovative and highly successful company, creating seminal and award-winning designs. He is an acknowledged industry leader in branding and motion graphic design. Springing forth from seemingly unorthodox beginnings, Trollback Company was born when the former DJ transferred his aural pursuits to the visual medium, aiming to create emotive pieces that take their audiences to purely sensorial planes. Jakob's ambitions quickly moved his company to the forefront of motion design. Currently in its eighth year, Trollback Company has successfully expanded its creative output to film titles including Oscar-winning "Capote," TV-commercials, publication design, environmental design, music videos and short films. Trollback Company has received dozens of creative-industry awards, including those from the Primetime Emmy Awards, AICP Show, Art Directors Club, Broadcast Designers Association, British D&AD, Communication Arts Design Annual, The One Show and Type Directors Club, among many others. Currently, Trollback Company is included in the 2006-2007 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Triennial.

Department of French and Italian screens "Life Is Beautiful"
6 p.m., MEZ 1.306.

Poetic Expressions is evening of jazz, poetry and art
6 p.m., Texas Union Santa Rita Suite. The African American Culture Committee proudly presents Poetic Expressions, an evening of jazz, poetry and art. Poetic Expressions will feature HBO Def poet/singer Shanelle Gabriel, local poets and students showcasing their talent. If you would like to participate and read an original poetry piece, you can either sign up at the AACC table in the Jester speedway, or email studentevents@union.utexas.edu. Sign up begins on Mon., Nov. 9 and runs through Fri., Nov. 20.

Salsa dance lessons offered by Longhorn Salsa
6:30 p.m., Texas Union Quadrangle Room. Come learn how to salsa dance. It's fun and it's free! No experience or partner necessary. For more information, check us out on Facebook.

Ransom Center screens "Forbidden Planet" as part of film series
7 p.m., Harry Ransom Center, 21st and Guadalupe. The Other Worlds Film Series continues at the Harry Ransom Center with "Forbidden Planet" (1956. Starring Leslie Nielsen and Walter Pidgeon and directed by Fred M. Wilcox, this science fiction classic tells the story of a crew sent to investigate the sudden silence of a scientist colony on another planet, only to find two survivors and a dangerous secret. Seating is free, but limited. This screening complements the Ransom Center's exhibition "Other Worlds: Rare Astronomical Works," running through Jan. 3, 2010.

UT Symphony Orchestra performs
7:30 p.m., Bates Recital Hall, MRH. The orchestra will perform "Petrushka" (1947 version) by Stravinsky and Symphony No. 1 for large orchestra and electronics by Hass.

Hex Rally cheers Longhorns before Aggies game
8 p.m., Main Mall. This year's Hex Rally will begin with trumpeters sounding off from the top of the tower for all of Austin to hear. The crowd will be treated to performances by the Longhorn Band, Cheer, Pom, Redefined Dance and more. We will also get a chance to hear from Head Coach Mack Brown, some key players from the season and strength and conditioning coach Jeff "Maddog" Madden. Then, as Longhorns have done since 1941, a hex will be put on the Aggies. The "Eyes of Texas" is sung three times while the audience lights red candles. By the end of the rally, the hex will upon A&M and the Longhorns will be ready for Thursday's game!

Lyle Lovett and his Large Band perform at Bass Concert Hall
8 p.m., Bass Concert Hall. Four-time Grammy Award winner Lyle Lovett is equally comfortable in pop, rock, blues and country. Born just outside Houston, Lovett is one of America's great songwriters and has a gift for big band arrangements that has no precedent among his contemporaries. He also displays a literary talent that has made him part of the tradition of American ironists. While music should be and is open for interpretation by the listener, Lovett's new album, "It's Not Big, It's Large," suggests notions of mortality, loss and the fluidity of time. That sounds like heavy going, but it is Lovett's gift to make the deep thoughts slide down like honey.