Anne Hathaway

Honors- CLA List-Serv April 11, 2008

Anne Hathaway

'Item I gyve unto my wife my second best bed ...'

(from Shakespeare’s will)

The bed we loved in was a spinning world

of forests, castles, torchlight, clifftops, seas

where we would dive for pearls. My lover’s words

were shooting stars which fell to earth as kisses

on these lips; my body now a softer rhyme

to his, now echo, assonance; his touch

a verb dancing in the centre of a noun.

Some nights, I dreamed he’d written me, the bed

a page beneath his writer’s hands. Romance

and drama played by touch, by scent, by taste.

In the other bed, the best, our guests dozed on,

dribbling their prose. My living laughing love -

I hold him in the casket of my widow’s head

as he held me upon that next best bed.

Carol Ann Duffy

In this Edition:

Honors news

* Please don't email your advisor if . . .

* Reminder: Honors summa thesis screening Tuesday

* Honors experiential event Thursday: How to save democracy in the 21st century

College news

* Thursday: Business careers for CLA majors info session

* Thursday: What can I do with a major in English panel presentation

* Thursday & Friday: the German play--Nathan the Wise

* Dance placement auditions April 22

University news

* Auditions for women's a capella group

Hot courses

* Collaborative arts course June 2-11

* May term course: Reading live theatre

* Fall course on sexual assault & domestic violence

Internships/Jobs

* Peer advisor positions in Career and Community Learning Center

* Jobs at Minnesota Opera's summer opera camp

* Intern at Kaplan; earn a free course

* Summer internship opportunities

Special opportunities

* Tenants' rights organization volunteer opportunity

* Obama organizing fellows program

Lively links

* Improve your vocabulary (and do good as well)

Events

* Small world coffee hour today: celebrate world-wide GLBTA pride

* BFA Acting seniors put on their shows tonight through April 27

* Sunday: concert at the Weisman

* At the bookstore this week

* Institute for Advanced Study events this week

* Tuesday: Law school lecture

* Tuesday: Lecture on Minnesota labor movement at History Center

* Tuesday: Cafe Scientifique "The Science of Happiness"

* Wednesday: Science trivia at Nomad World Pub

* Wednesday: lecture on "Temptation, Self Control, and Public Policy"

* Next Friday: Culture Corps' international film series

Honors news

PLEASE DON'T EMAIL YOUR ADVISOR IF . . .

Now that registration has begun, advisors have very full schedules. Quick (simple) email queries are still fine, but too many students are emailing with complex questions that really require an appointment. Advisors do not have enough time to respond to such queries. Please think carefully about what you need to know, and decide whether an email is an appropriate method; if not, call 612.624.5522 to set up an appointment.

REMINDER: HONORS SUMMA THESIS SCREENING TUESDAY

GiGi Mullins invites Honors staff and students to a special screening of here summa thesis video project, Upon Time: Once (now again). The screening date is Tuesday, April 15 at 4 pm, in 155 Nicholson Hall. The video run time is 20 minutes, and afterward there will be a short discussion. A synopsis of the project is as follows: Upon Time: Once (now again) is an experimental non-fiction video project exploring concepts of reality, self, community, and storytelling. The narrative unfolds amidst the backdrop of University of Minnesota course Philosophy 4326 - Lives Worth Living: Questions of Self, Vocation, and Community (a.k.a., Philosophy Camp 2006). For further information, you can email GiGi at mulli105@umn.edu.

HONORS EXPERIENTIAL EVENT THURSDAY: HOW TO SAVE DEMOCRACY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Thursday, 7 pm, Weisman Art Museum. Harry Boyte, founder and co-director of the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, argues that our society requires a much deeper focus on "civic agency," the collective abilities of citizens and communities to work across differences on common challenges. There is a growing movement to develop civic agency across many fields, including public health, community development, public space design, education, and environmental sustainability. Civic agency challenges hidden patterns of control by experts removed from a common civic culture, and it offers hope for the revitalization of democracy in the 21st century. Program followed by reception.

College news

THURSDAY: BUSINESS CAREERS FOR CLA MAJORS INFO SESSION

Thursday, 2:30-4 pm, B-33 Johnston Hall. Learn: how a liberal arts major can prepare you for a successful business career; what skills businesses look for and how to get them; about business-related majors, minors, and internships. The speakers include four panelists with liberal arts backgrounds who have successful careers in the business community, including a recruiter from Target Corp., a business analyst, and a business consultant. They will discuss their career path, give sage advice, and answer students' questions. Free; no reservation required.

THURSDAY: WHAT CAN I DO WITH A MAJOR IN ENGLISH PANEL PRESENTATION

Thursday, April 17, 2:30 to 4:25 pm, 305 Lind Hall. Find out about the many career options available to English majors! Hear from a panel of distinguished English alumni: David Kapell (Founder and CEO of Magnetic Poetry), Monica Nassif (Founder of Caldrea and Mrs. Meyers Cleaning Products), Mike Plambeck (Attorney), and Diana Heim (Coffee House Press). Free but space is limited. RSVP to the English Dept. at 612.625.4592 or 227 Lind Hall.

THURSDAY & FRIDAY: THE GERMAN PLAY--NATHAN THE WISE

The Department of German, Scandinavian & Dutch at the University of Minnesota presents Lessing’s Nathan der Weise (Nathan the Wise), the tragicomic masterpiece of Enlightenment humanism. This play is just as relevant today as when it was written in 1779—if not more so. Set in the Middle East during the Crusades, it is famous for its plea for tolerance among Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Lessing supposedly used his friend, the German-Jewish Enlightenment philosopher Moses Mendelssohn (grandfather of the composer Felix Mendelssohn), as the model for Nathan, the Jewish protagonist of the play. The play will be performed in German at the St. Paul Student Center on Thursday, April 17 at 1 pm and 7:30 pm & Friday, April 18 at 7:30 pm. An English synopsis of the plot will be provided.

DANCE PLACEMENT AUDITIONS APRIL 22

University of Minnesota Dance will hold a technique placement audition on Tuesday April 22 from 3:45- 6:15 pm in Studio 100 of the Barbara Barker Center for Dance. This audition is for Modern, Ballet and Jazz technique placement for fall semester 2008. Non-dance-major students may request permission numbers for Modern, Ballet or Jazz levels 3 and above online at http://dance.umn.edu/permissionnumber on or after Friday May 2. Placement levels are valid for one academic year. More information on the audition process is online at http://dance.umn.edu/auditions.php.

University news

AUDITIONS FOR WOMEN'S A CAPELLA GROUP

The Enchantments, The U of M's All Women A Capella group is having auditions for the 2008-2009 school year new members! The auditions will be held on Sunday April 20 (7 pm, 319 Coffman) and Tuesday April 22 (4:30 pm, Terrace Room, Middlebrook Hall). Please come prepared with a one minute a capella selection from a contemporary song that shows off your voice. The only requirement to be in the group is that you are available Thursdays from 6-8 pm and Sundays from 7-9 pm next year for rehearsals. If you are interested in auditioning but can't come to the audition times or if you have any other questions contact Kelsey at dahlq048@umn.edu.

Hot courses

COLLABORATIVE ARTS COURSE JUNE 2-11

COLA 3950 Topics in Creative Practice: The Belly and the Beast: Making work in collaboration with People, Animals and Others. MTWTF 10 am-4 pm, June 2-11. This course will investigate the outrageous and the obvious in interdisciplinary art production. The course will offer structures, strategies and methods for making art work in collaboration with a wide variety of people, animals, organizations and others. With presentations from a variety of guests, including animal communicators, litigators and
video game inventors, participants will have opportunities to investigate multiple aspects of research, communication, process and production. Each participant will be invited to complete a project of their choosing based upon the experiences during the course.

MAY TERM COURSE: READING LIVE THEATER

ENGL 3030 Studies in Drama: Reading Live Theater, MTWT, 5:45-9:50 pm, 3 cr. In literature classes, the study of drama typically is relegated to an analysis of its scripts, with occasional attention paid to imaginative design questions. This course takes the study of drama back to the theater, with performances in the Twin Cities as our primary texts. We will grapple with how we can read and respond to a complex object unfolding in time and space. We will consider the place of the script in creating performance, but examine how we can foreground other dramatic elements in our own discussions and writing. By analyzing and participating in the discourse around theater--e.g. reviews and dramaturgy--we will interrogate what it means to be spectators and critics. Finally, we will ask how the various productions form a composite text that reflects the culture and values of the Twin Cities. The plays will be selected from the diverse theater scene, in spaces ranging from the new Guthrie to community centers and churches. To record our findings, students will produce a performance journal and a short essay as well as collaborating in alternative responses to performance. (Please note: the nature of this class will take us to different sites around the Twin Cities, and a student's typical textbook costs will be allocated to purchasing tickets--please contact Kevin Riordan [riord012@umn.edu] if you have any concerns about these logistical issues.)

FALL COURSE ON SEXUAL ASSAULT & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

GWSS 3590 Topics: Social Change, Activism, Law, and Policy Studies: Feminist Perspectives on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence. 3 credits, Tuesday/Thursday, 12:45 to 2:00 pm, TC East Bank
Professor Mary Lay Schuster (mmlay@umn.edu; 612.624.2262).

Internships/Jobs

PEER ADVISOR POSITIONS IN CAREER & COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER

CCLC is looking for two motivated students to fill the Peer Advisor positions in 345 Fraser Hall. Both positions will be hired in May and start work in mid-August 2008. The Peer Advisors are responsible for advising students on volunteer opportunities in the Twin Cities and advising Community Engagement
Scholars students. They also maintain regular communication with community organizations and update volunteer information. Peer Advisors are responsible for the marketing and recruitment of students through class presentations, tabling and special events, and work closely with professional staff on special projects and on the growth of civic engagement at the University of Minnesota. A full job description can be found by searching GoldPass http://goldpass.umn.edu/ for Job ID# 31575. Interested students should apply by Friday, April 25. Applicants can either mail or email a cover letter, resume, and 2-3 references to Katie Peacock at: kpeacock@umn.edu or 106 Pleasant St. SE, 345 Fraser Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455.

JOBS AT SUMMER OPERA CAMP JUNE 18-29

Project Opera Summer Camp is a unique residential camp experience for talented students in grades 9-12. By audition, vocal students are placed into smaller ensembles where they learn and stage operatic scenes. Instrumentalists gain exposure to "pit" playing in an operatic setting. The camp is ideal for young musicians interested in opera and theater. Students who are planning on majoring in music at college are also encouraged to audition. The Minnesota Opera is seeking interns and camp counselors. The ideal candidate has significant performing and teaching experience skills in operatic singing, movement and dance, and/or theater/acting. Graduate and upper class college students preferred. CPR training. Minimum Requirement: Must be 18 year old, hold valid drivers license, high school diploma. Length of position: June 18-29, 2008, plus some additional in-service training may be required. Desired Skills: Position requires someone who is self-motivated and able to work well in a collaborative environment. They should have an extensive working knowledge of and experience in opera and theater practices and methodologies. Job description: Residential supervisory duties. Intern will live in dorms with students during the camp, provide evening and overnight supervision;
provide supervision on evening trips and recreation; assist the music, stage, and movement Directors in rehearsals; lead additional rehearsals and session as assigned by the Music Director; other duties as assigned. Reports to Education Director; Stipend: $1100. Please send resume, two letters of recommendation and cover letter by May 1st to: The Minnesota Opera, Jamie Andrews, 620 N. 1st St, Minneapolis, MN 55401.

INTERN AT KAPLAN: EARN A FREE COURSE

Want to Earn a Free Kaplan Course? Sign up to be a Kaplan Marketing Intern for the Fall Semester. The job description is below. We are looking to hire 3-4 interns.

Kaplan Marketing Intern Job Description: Goal: To effectively reach University of Minnesota students with information about Kaplan’s courses, free events, and promotions through postering, chalking, and handbilling the campus at strategic times and places. Duties: Before September 2, training will take place. During training, each intern will receive his or her building assignments and will poster and chalk those buildings with a Kaplan full-time staff member. During the fall semester, the intern will be required to spend 8-10 hours a week postering and chalking his or her required buildings; during important promotions, the intern may also be required to spend some of the 8-10 hours working at Kaplan events (proctoring practice tests, helping out at tabling events, handbilling, etc.). Specifically, the intern will be required to help at the October Practice Test Drive and one other event, which is to be determined based on scheduling. Each week, the intern will meet with the marketing manager to discuss any concerns/issues and make additional copies if needed. The duration of the position is one semester (September 2–December 19). Benefits: In exchange for 8-10 hours a week of marketing duties on campus, the intern will receive a free Kaplan course (MCAT, LSAT, GMAT, GRE, DAT, OAT, or PCAT). If you are interested in interviewing for this position, please e-mail a resume and cover letter to jeffrey.brown@kaplan.com.

SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Hello my name is Marcos Escobar. I am a union organizer with Unite Here. We are the union that empowers low wage workers to lift themselves out of poverty by demanding fair wages for their work. As the economy has shifted more and more jobs are going to fewer, bigger, companies that make their money by providing poverty level jobs without benefits or self-respect. Students that want to participate in these campaigns have a terrific opportunity to work alongside rank and file leaders in the Laundry and Food Service summer internship. Interns will train and expand their leadership skills and world view by getting the opportunity to work alongside rank and file leaders in our direct action teams called "the flying squads." The flying squads do campaign research, mobilize community and political support, and coordinate actions. Interns will see the how systems of oppression based on class, race, birthplace, and gender play out in real life. More importantly they will see that these systems are dynamic and can be changed when good people act courageously, they'll learn this by meeting the good people. Students can apply at www.serviceworkersrising.org.
Sites and dates are as follows:
New York: One 8 Week Session June 9 to August 1. (Applicants must have housing in or around New York City.)
San Francisco, LA, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Miami: Two 6 Week Sessions: June 2 to July 11 or July 14 to August 22.

Special opportunities

TENANTS' RIGHTS ORGANIZATION VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

HOME Line (www.homelinemn.org) is a tenant rights nonprofit organization located in Minneapolis Minnesota. HOME Line provides free legal advice to Minnesota renters. HOME Line served over 10,000 tenants in 2007, and the need for our services is increasing. Because of the volume of our clientele, Volunteer Tenant Advocates from various departments and colleges are crucial for our ability to provide quality service. HOME Line seeks Volunteer Tenant Advocates from all backgrounds and college levels, to assist us in running our renter rights based hot line. HOME Line Volunteer Tenant Advocates work closely with our staff Tenant Advocates and Attorneys—and provide legal advice to Minnesota renters. In just 3 hours per week, Volunteer Tenant Advocates: help prevent homelessness in Minnesota; enhance their resumes; improve their interviewing, teaching, and communication skills; gain invaluable legal experience; work in a fun, laid back environment; and more. Qualifications: Volunteer Tenant Advocates do not need legal experience. HOME Line volunteers are expected to attend one of our mandatory quarterly training sessions—to learn about Minnesota Landlord Tenant Law—prior to volunteering. HOME Line's next training will take place Saturday, June 7, 2008, 8:30 am-3 pm, William Mitchell College of Law (room 223), 875 Summit Av, St. Paul. To register for training, contact Alex at: 612.728.5770 ext. 105 or alexh@homelinemn.org.

OBAMA ORGANIZING FELLOWS PROGRAM

The Obama Organizing Fellows Program will train a new generation of leaders--not only to help win this election, but to help strengthen our democracy in communities across the country. If you apply and are selected, you'll be trained in the basic organizing principles that this campaign and our movement for change are built on. You will be assigned to a community where you'll organize supporters. Assignments will begin in June, and you'll be required to work a minimum of six weeks over the summer. This program is designed to give you real world organizing experience that will have a concrete impact on this election. More information and application online at: http://my.barackobama.com/fellows.

Lively links

IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY (AND DO GOOD AS WELL)

http://freerice.com/index.php

Events

SMALL WORLD COFFEE HOUR TODAY: CELEBRATE WORLD-WIDE GLBTA PRIDE

Today, 4-6 pm, 110 Heller Hall. All students, staff, and faculty are invited to celebrate the lives of
lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgendered people around the world during Spring Pride Week. Enjoy freshly brewed quality coffee, yummy snacks, and a friendly atmosphere!

BFA ACTING SENIORS PUT ON THEIR SHOWS

Each year, contemporary playwrights are invited to write pieces specifically for the senior class in the BFA Acting program. This year's shows will be on view starting tonight (through April 27) at the Dowling Studio in the Guthrie Theater. The performers include honors students Duncan Frost, Samuel Bardwell Gromoll, and Allison Snow. For full details, see http://www.guthrietheater.org/whats_happening/shows/2008/b_f_a_new_plays. You can see the shows for free by calling the Guthrie box office, 612.377.2224 and quoting price code "YS."

SUNDAY: CONCERT AT THE WEISMAN

Sunday, 4 pm, Weisman Art Museum: Carei Thomas and the Neighborhood Ensemble. $10/$7 WAM members, students, seniors. Tickets are available at the door or at the Museum Store at 612.625.9495. The Ensemble features: Mike Dayton: oboe, English horn; David Wright III: clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone; Steve Kimmel: vibraphone, drums; Carei Thomas: piano, Roland JD 800, harmonica, composition; Gary Schulte: violin, viola; Michelle Kinney: violoncello; Bjorn Villesvik: contrabass; Mick LaBriola: tabla, tampura; John Minczeski: poetry.

AT THE BOOKSTORE THIS WEEK

Tuesday, 4 pm: David Domke, The God Strategy: How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America.

Wednesday, 7 pm: Senator Chuck Hagel, America: Our Next Chapter. More info at: http://www.bookstore.umn.edu/genref/authors.html.

INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY EVENTS THIS WEEK

Monday, noon, 125 Nolte: Renowned French writer and former Minister Azouz Begag reads from his political memoir.

Monday, 12:15 pm, 102 Fraser: Saving Economies from Economists: Imagining a cultural study of economics.

Monday, 4 pm, 125 Nolte: "Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir" - Reading and discussion with author Kao Kalia Yang.

Tuesday, 6:30 pm, 275 Nicholson Hall. Chinese Film Series: Centre Stage.

Wednesday, 2 pm, 235 Nolte: Coming Out Across Borders: Negotiating the GLBT Identity Abroad and Upon Returning Home.

Thursday, 4 pm, 125 Nolte: Export Models: Japanese Beauties in the Miss Universe Contest": A talk with Jan Bardsley.

Thursday, 6:30 pm, 125 Nolte: The Poetix Collaborative: Readings by Gabrielle Civil, Kazim Ali, Kao Kalia Yang, and G. E. Patterson.

Next Friday, noon, 108 Folwell: The Poetix Collaborative: Mark Nowak in a poetry dialogue with writers from AFSCME 3800.

Next Friday, 3:30 pm, 125 Nolte: The Poetix Collaborative: "The Guantanamo Poems" with Mark Falkoff and W. Flagg Miller.

Next Friday, 8 pm, 125 Nolte: The Poetix Collaborative: "The Collapsible Poetics Theater" with Rodrigo Toscano and reading by Jeff Derksen.

TUESDAY: LAW SCHOOL LECTURE

Tuesday, 12:15 pm, 25 Mondale Hall, RSVP to 612.725.4544 or lawevent@umn.edu. Angela P. Harris, professor of law, University of California-Berkeley, will speak on "The 'L' Word: Love in the Restorative Justice Movement and in Legal Theory."

TUESDAY: LECTURE ON MINNESOTA LABOR MOVEMENT AT HISTORY CENTER

Tuesday, 7 pm, Minnesota History Center (345 Kellogg Bl W, St. Paul). Professor Peter Rachleff, Macalester College Labor Historian, will deliver the annual David Noble Lecture. His topic is “Hard-Pressed in the Heartland: the Making, Unmaking and Remaking of Minnesota’s Labor Movement in the 20th and 21st Centuries.”

TUESDAY: CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE: THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS

Tuesday, 7 pm, Bryant-Lake Bowl, Uptown , $5–$10 (pay what you can). Advance tickets available. Visit bryantlakebowl.com. It’s often been said that happiness is a state of mind, and most of us spend considerable time and effort trying to achieve it. What have scientific researchers learned about happiness? Is our individual outlook, for better or worse, something we’ve inherited? Join us for a discussion with faculty from the University of Minnesota’s Center for Twin & Family Research, which explores how genes and environment interact to influence individuals.

WEDNESDAY: SCIENCE TRIVIA AT NOMAD WORLD PUB

Wednesday, 8 pm, Nomad World Pub, 501 Cedar Ave S. $10 registration fee per team. Pre-registration is recommended; call 612.626.1897. Do you love science news? Can you name the first person to eat in outer space? Do you own copies of Blade Runner or watch Star Trek reruns? Then join the Bell Museum of Natural History and Nomad World Pub for Science Trivia, hosted by Doomtree MC and self-professed science fanatic Dessa.

WEDNESDAY: LECTURE ON "TEMPTATION, SELF-CONTROL, AND PUBLIC POLICY"

Wednesday, 2 pm, Cargill Building for Microbial and Plant Genomics, St. Paul Campus. David Laibson, Harvard University, will deliver the third annual James P. Houck Lecture on Food and Consumer Policy hosted by the U's Food Industry Center and the Department of Applied Economics. The lecture is free, but please register online (http://www.apec.umn.edu/houcklecture08.html).

WEDNESDAY: ART WORDS & ART SOUNDS AT THE WEISMAN
Wednesday, 7 pm, Weisman Art Museum. Celebrate the creativity of University of Minnesota students in Creative Writing and the School of Music for a combined ArtWords and ArtSounds awards program, gallery reading, and musical performance. Students have written short poems, prose, and musical compositions in response to work in the Weisman’s galleries. Their work brings fresh insights to the Weisman’s collection and highlights intersections among visual, literary, and musical arts. Program followed by reception.

THURSDAY: HOW TO SAVE DEMOCRACY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

NEXT FRIDAY: CULTURE CORPS' INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES PRESENTS RANG DE BASANTI

Friday, April 18, 2-5 pm, 430 Blegen. Free, with Indian refreshments! Please join us in viewing the second film in this series, Rang De Basanti! Five nonchalant young people are persuaded to act in a British documentary film about Indian Independence. When their dear friend, an ace Indian Air
Force pilot is killed in a plane crash, the students investigate the cause because they do not believe it was due, as the government said, to pilot error. A discussion follows the film. For more information about the film, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rang_De_Basanti