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Calendar notices should be typed and submitted to: Calendar Coordinator, 100 Koch Hall; e-mail:
sdaniel@odu.edu; fax: 683-5501.

The next Calendar will be dated March 14 to April 16. The deadline for submission of events is noon
Thursday, March 6.

Speakers
Meetings
Exhibits
Conferences
Workshops
Performances
Miscellaneous
Films
Sports
 Deadlines
 Black History Month Events
Coming soon to the Ted Constant Center


Speakers
Saturday, Feb. 15
Jie Chen, associate professor of political science, “China in Transition: Is Real Change Imminent?” for the World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads’ Great Decisions Series, 10 a.m., Boyd Center, Virginia Wesleyan College. 683-5195. $

Reg Weaver, president of the National Education Association, guest speaker for a meeting of ODU’s Student Virginia Education Association, 10 a.m., 102 Mills Godwin Jr. Life Sciences Building.

Thursday, Feb. 20
Randall Kennedy, Harvard law professor and author of “Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word” for the President’s Lecture Series, 8 p.m., Webb Center cafeteria. 683-3114

Saturday, Feb. 22
Regina Karp, director of the Center for Regional and Global Study, “Europe: The State of the Union” for the World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads’ Great Decisions Series, 10 a.m., Boyd Center, Virginia Wesleyan College. 683-5195. $

Tuesday, Feb. 25
Sujata Moorti, associate professor of women’s studies, “Fashioning the ‘New Indian Woman’”: Diasporic Cultures and the Aesthetics of Beauty Magazines” for the Literature Faculty Forum, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Burgess Room, Batten Arts and Letters Building.

Wednesday, March 5
Gene Sperling, director of the National Economic Council under President Clinton, for the Economics Club of Hampton Roads luncheon, noon to 1:30 p.m., Sheraton Waterside Hotel, Norfolk. 683-4058. $

Thursday, March 6
Betty Williams, Nobel Peace Prize winner, “Creating Safe Havens for the World’s Children,” the Wallenberg Humanitarian Lecture for the President’s Lecture Series, 8 p.m., 102 Mills Godwin Jr. Life Sciences Building. 683-3114


Meetings
Monday, Feb. 17
Board of Visitors Executive Committee, 3 p.m., Board Room, Webb Center. 683-3072

Tuesday, Feb. 18
Faculty Senate, with invited speaker Provost Thomas Isenhour, 3-4:15 p.m., Portsmouth/Chesapeake Room, Webb Center. 683-3427


Exhibits
Saturday, Feb. 15
Opening reception for “In the Center Ring: Works of Paper by Robert Sites” 7 p.m.; exhibit continues through March 16, University Gallery, 350 W. 21st St., Norfolk. 683-2355


Conferences
Friday, Feb. 14
Final day of “Global Dimensions of Cooperation and Conflict,” graduate research conference sponsored by the Center for Regional and Global Study. 683-5702.


Workshops
Friday, Feb. 21
“After the Affair: Helping Couples Rebuild Trust, Consider Sexual Intimacy and Consider Forgiveness,” led by Janis Abrahms Spring, author of “After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful,” sponsored by the Darden College of Education, Hampton/Newport News Room, Webb Center. 683-4686. $


Performances
Sunday, Feb. 16
Diehn Residency Concert, featuring the Philadelphia Brass with the Virginia Wind Symphony, 2 p.m., First Colonial High School, 1272 Mill Dam Road, Virginia Beach. 683-3020

Monday, Feb. 17
Diehn Concert Series, featuring the Philadelphia Brass with the Virginia Wind Symphony, 8 p.m., , Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Center. 683-3020 (tickets: 683-5305). $

Fri., Feb. 21 to Sun., March 9
University Theatre production of “Saint Joan,” by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Leon Ingulsrud,
8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 2:30 p.m. Sun., University Theatre. 683-5305. $

Sunday, March 2
Diehn Residency Series, featuring string ensemble master class with violinist Adele Anthony, 7 p.m., Chandler Recital hall, Diehn Center. 683-3020 (tickets: 683-5305). $

Monday, March 3
F. Ludwig Diehn Concert Series, featuring violinist Adele Anthony with the Virginia Chamber Players, 8 p.m., Chandler Recital hall, Diehn Center. 683-3020 (tickets: 683-5305). $


Miscellaneous
Fri. & Sat., Feb. 14-15
Final days of the 26th Annual Model United Nations High School Conference, Sheraton Waterside Hotel, Norfolk. 683-3923

Saturday, Feb. 15
“Give Kids a Smile,” free oral health screenings for community children ages 6-18, performed by faculty, students and local dentists, 9 a.m. to noon, Dental Hygiene Clinic. Appointments required. 683-4308

Sunday, Feb. 16
Admissions Open House, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Webb Center. 683-3650

Friday, Feb. 21
“Show Off Your Other Side,” a program featuring the talents of many ODU administrators, sponsored by the Association of University Administrators, noon, River Rooms, Webb Center. 683-6485

Fri. & Sat., Feb. 21-22
Engineering Open House, opens at 9 a.m. Friday, Kaufman Hall. 683-3789

Wednesday, Feb. 26
Forum on “The Conflict Between the U.S. and Iraq,” moderated by Glen Sussman, chair of political science and geography, and featuring panelists Steve Yetiv, Regina Karp and Kurt Gaubatz from the College of Arts and Letters, 1-2:30 p.m., 1005 Constant Hall. 683-3841

Wednesday, March 12
Pre-retirement seminar: sessions on Social Security, 8:15-9:45 a.m. or 2:15-3:45 p.m.; sessions on VRS, 10-11:45 a.m. or 12:30-2 p.m., Hampton/Newport News Room, Webb Center. Registration required. 683-3042

Saturday, March 15
Great Computer Challenge for grades 6-12, sponsored by the Office of Computing and Communications Services, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Webb Center. 683-3203


Films
Friday, Feb. 21
“Spirited Away,” a Japanese film (with subtitles), for the “Experiencing Asia on Film” series, sponsored by the Institute of Asian Studies, 7 p.m. 1002 Constant Hall. jchen@odu.edu or 495-3652

Friday, Feb. 28
“Three Seasons,” a Vietnamese film (with subtitles), for the “Experiencing Asia on Film” series, sponsored by the Institute of Asian Studies, 7 p.m. 1002 Constant Hall. jchen@odu.edu or 495-3652


Sports
Wednesday, Feb. 19
Men’s basketball team vs. Drexel, 7 p.m., Constant Center. 683-4444. $

Fri. to Sun., Feb. 21-23
Baseball team vs. Rutgers, 3 p.m., 1 p.m. and 1 p.m., Bud Metheny Baseball Complex. 683-4444 $

Friday, Feb. 21
Women’s basketball team vs. Drexel, 7 p.m., Constant Center. 683-4444. (Cartoon canine Scooby Doo will be on hand one hour before tipoff.) $

Sunday, Feb. 23
Women’s basketball team vs. George Mason, 2 p.m., Constant Center. 683-4444. (Cartoon canine Scooby Doo will be on hand one hour before tipoff.) $

Monday, Feb. 24
Men’s basketball team vs. George Mason, 7 p.m., Constant Center. 683-4444. $

Thursday, Feb. 27
Women’s basketball team vs. Towson, 7 p.m., Constant Center. 683-4444. $

Fri. to Sun., Feb. 28 to March 2
Baseball team vs. Marist, 3 p.m., 1 p.m. and 1 p.m., Bud Metheny Baseball Complex. 683-4444 $
Saturday, March 1

Men’s basketball team vs. Hofstra, 7 p.m., Constant Center. 683-4444. $

Sunday, March 2
Women’s basketball team vs. William & Mary, 2 p.m., Constant Center. 683-4444. $

Tuesday, March 4
Baseball team vs. Richmond, 3 p.m., Bud Metheny Baseball Complex. 683-4444 $

Wed. to Sat., March 12-15
Colonial Athletic Association Tournament, women’s basketball, TBA. 683-4444 $


Deadlines
Monday, Feb. 17
Nominations due for Instructional Technology Teaching Award. 683-3259 or dhager@odu.edu

Thursday, Feb. 20
Nominations due for Kaufman Honors. www.odu.edu/kaufman

Monday, Feb. 24
Registration due for the Feb. 27 Community of Science Workshop for faculty, sponsored by the Office of Research. 683-3460


Black History Month Events
Old Dominion University’s celebration of Black History Month continues this weekend, and throughout February, with a variety of presentations and activities.

For more information about the following events call the Office of Multicultural Student Services at 683-4406.

  • Saturday, Feb. 15 – Fifth Annual East Coast Gospel Music Festival, an evening of gospel music, praise and dance, 6 p.m., North Cafeteria, Webb Center. $
  • Monday, Feb. 17 – Film screenings of “Amos & Andy” and “Sheba Baby,” depictions of the evolution of African Americans in the film industry, 7 p.m., 102 Mills Godwin Jr. Life Sciences Building.
  • Tuesday, Feb. 18 – Film screening of “Barbershop,” 7 p.m., 102 Mills Godwin Jr. Life Sciences Building.
  • Wednesday, Feb. 19 – Film screening of “Bamboozled,” 7 p.m., 102 Mills Godwin Jr. Life Sciences Building.
  • Thursday, Feb. 20 – Randall Kennedy, author of “Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word,” for the President’s Lecture Series, 7 p.m., 102 Mills Godwin Jr. Life Sciences Building.
  • Friday, Feb. 21 – “The Saga Continues: A history of Black, Latin and Asian Fraternities,” an exploration of black, Latin and Asian fraternal organizations and their connection with their African American colleagues, featuring guest speaker Walter Kimbrough, formerly of ODU and now vice president for student affairs at Albany State University, 7 p.m., James/Lynnhaven River Room, Webb Center.
  • Monday, Feb. 24 – Poetry reading by Tim Seibles, associate professor of English, 7 p.m., Hampton/Newport News Room.
  • Wednesday, Feb. 26 – “The Harlem Renaissance,” 8 p.m., Hampton/Newport News Room, Webb Center.
  • Thursday, Feb. 27 – Black History Month Lecture by Linda Faye McCord, a white woman who was raised black, 7 p.m., North Cafeteria, Webb Center.


Coming soon to the Ted Constant Center
Saturday, Feb. 15
Controversial rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, the protégé of rapper Eminem, 7:30 p.m. Sold out.

Saturday, Feb. 22
Tickets go on sale for a production of “Dragon Tales Live,” the top-rated kids’ show on PBS, coming April 11-13.

Sunday, March 9
The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, 4 p.m.

Tickets now on sale for ...
• March 22 and 24 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, rounds 1 and 2.
• April 1 concert featuring Disturbed, with TapRoot.
• Tickets to the March 26 concert by Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds are sold out.

For tickets, visit the Constant Center box office or any Ticketmaster location. Tickets can be charged by phone by calling Ticketmaster at 671-8100 or logging on to www.ticketmaster.com. For more information about these or future events, visit www.constantcenter.com or call the box office at 683-4444. ODU-sponsored games at the Constant Center through March 2 are listed in the main calendar on this page.