Friday, Sept. 22

Lansdowne Seminar
9 a.m.–4 p.m. American Indian Justice and Cultural Sovereignty. Dr. Carol Lujan, Arizona State Univ. Human & Social Dev. Bldg., room A250 (Indigenous Governance). To reserve a space call 721-6438.

Fridaymusic
12:30 p.m. School of music keyboard students. Mac-
Laurin Bldg., Phillip T. Young Recital Hall. Admission by donation. (Music) 721-7903.

Biology Seminar Series
2:30 p.m. PhD Seminar: Phylogeny of Vestimentiferan Tube Worms. Anja Schulze, UVic. Cunningham Bldg., room 146. (Biology) 721-7094.

Geography Colloquium
3 p.m. More Than the Soil: Re-making the Southeast Asian Countryside. Dr. Jonathan Rigg, Durham Univ., England. Cornett Bldg., room A148. (Geography) 721-7327.

Return to top of page

Monday, Sept. 25

Lansdowne Lecture
3:30 p.m. Killing and Religion: Greek Sacrifice. Prof. Robert Parker, Oxford Univ., England. Clearihue Bldg., room A201. (Greek & Roman Studies) 721-8514.

John Albert Hall Lecture
7:30 p.m. Sins of the Flesh. Timothy Gorringe, Univ. of Exeter, England. Begbie Bldg., room 159. (Religion & Society) 721-6325.

Canadian Blood Services
Blood Donor Clinic. Runs through to Sept. 27, 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Univ. Centre foyer. 382-2213.

Return to top of page

Tuesday, Sept. 26

Lansdowne Lecture
3:30 p.m. Women Alone: The Thesmophoria and the Problem of Interpreting Ritual. Prof. Robert Parker, Oxford Univ., England. Clearihue Bldg., room A201. (Greek & Roman Studies) 721-8514.

Return to top of page

Wednesday, Sept. 27

Department Colloquium
3:30 p.m. Applications of Blast Wave Research Using Animated Numerical Simu-
lations. Alex Van Netten, UVic. Elliott Bldg., room 061. (Physics & Astronomy) 721-7700.

Second-Language Workshop and Seminar Series
4:30 – 5:50 p.m. Preparing Students for the TOEFL and TOEIC Tests. Robbie Newton, UVic. Clearihue Bldg., room A303. (Linguistics) 721-7432.

John Albert Hall Lecture
7:30 p.m. The Education of Desire. Timothy Gorringe, Univ. of Exeter, England. Christ Church Cathedral Auditorium. (Religion & Society) 721-6325.

Return to top of page

Thursday, Sept. 28

Sessions in Spirituality
11:30 a.m. –1 p.m. Living Spiritually with Cancer. Karen Wilson, Chaplain, Victoria General Hospital. UVic Grad Student Centre, room 108. (Interfaith Chaplaincy) 472-4159.

Great Lectures in Computer Science
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Connect-ing Components: Theory versus Practice. Prof. Judith Bishop, Univ. of Pretoria. MacLaurin Bldg., room D288. (Computer Science) 721-8767.

Lansdowne Lecture
7:30 p.m. How Could the Greeks Believe in Oracles? Prof. Robert Parker, Oxford Univ., England. Cornett Bldg., room B108. (Greek and Roman Studies) 721-8514.

Poetry Reading
7:30 p.m. Poet and journalist Stephen Hume reads from his latest book, Bush Telegraph. Centre for Innovative Teaching, room 105. (Professional Writing Program) 721-7240.

Return to top of page

Friday, Sept. 29

Forum
8:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Research Forum on Aging. Inter-disciplinary forum on aging to facilitate discussion among re-searchers. Cadboro Commons, Haro Room. RSVP to Centre on Aging. 721-6290.

Biology Seminar Series
2:30 p.m. Use of Transgenic Animal Models to Study Genomic Instability in Tumours. Dr. Jon Marsalis, SRI Biopharmaceutical, California. Cunningham Bldg., room 146. (Biology) 721-7094.

Philosophy Colloquium
2:30 p.m. Value-Pluralist Egalitarianism. Prof. Alan Carter, Univ. of London, England. Clearihue Bldg., room B315. (Philosophy) 721-7512.

Saturday, Sept. 30

Workshop
9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Social Responsibility in the Asia-Pacific Region. Stewart Goodings, former assistant deputy minister, Dept. of Foreign Affairs & International Trade. David Strong Bldg., room C122. (Asia-Pacific Initiatives) 721-7020.

Return to top of page

Monday, Oct. 2

Seminar
10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. National Unity in Three Modern Societies: Canada, Korea, and China. University Centre, Senate Chamber. (Asia-Pacific Initiatives) 721-7020.

Lecture
1:30 p.m. Care-giving, Physical Health, & Aging. Dr. Peter Vitaliano, Univ. of Washington. St. Ann’s Academy Auditorium, 835 Humboldt St. (Centre on Aging) RSVP 721-6290.

Return to top of page

Tuesday, Oct. 3

Guest Recital
12:30 p.m. Duvo, Hungarian Folk Band. MacLaurin Bldg., Phillip T. Young Recital Hall. Admission $5. (Music) 721-7903.

Return to top of page

Wednesday, Oct. 4

Lecture
9:30 a.m. La Langue dans l’œuvre de Michel Tremblay. Prof. Lise Gauvin, Univ. de Montréal. Clearihue Bldg., room D134. (French) 721-7363.

Lecture
11:30 a.m. Les Jeux de la nature et de la culture dans le spectacle moliéresque: Le Malade imaginaire. Prof. Pierre Ronzeaud, Univ. of Provence. Clearihue Bldg., room D132. (French) 721-7368.

Lecture & Discussion
12 p.m. Germany, Europe, and the Transatlantic Alliance at the Turn of the Millennium, Karsten Voigt, coordinator, German-American Cooperation, German government. David Strong Bldg., room C108. (Global Studies) 472-4990.

Colloquium
1:30 p.m. Econo-metrics Colloquium. Joris Pinkse, UBC. David Strong Bldg., room C114. (Economics) 721-8532.

Lecture
1:30 p.m. Un laboratoire de langues: Volkswagen Blues de Jacques Poulin. Prof. Lise Gauvin, Univ. de Montréal. Clearihue Bldg., Room C115. (French) 721-7363.

Second-Language Workshop and Seminar Series
4:30 – 5:50 p.m. Working with the ELSA Levels (English Language Services for Adults): The Victoria READ Society Experience. Donna Lambert, Victoria READ Society. Clearihue Bldg., room A303. (Linguistics) 721-7432.

Lansdowne Lecture
7:30 p.m. Big History; Life, the Universe and Everything. Dr. David Christian, Macquarie Univ., Australia. Human & Social Dev. Bldg., room A240. (History) 721-7382.

UK Rutherford Lecture Series
7:30 p.m. An Arts Science Interface: The Identification of Pigments on Manuscripts, Paintings, and Artifacts by Spectroscopic Means. Prof. Robin Clark, Univ. College London, England. Begbie Bldg., room 159. (Physics & Chemistry) 721-7700.

Return to top of page

Thursday, Oct. 5

Sessions in Spirituality
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. When Does the Media Go Too Far? Ian Dutton, religion writer, Times Colonist. UVic Grad Student Centre, room 108. (Interfaith Chaplaincy) 472-4159.

Joint Department Colloquium
11:30 a.m. Resonance Raman Spectroscopy of Inorganic Molecules and Ions. Prof. Robin Clark, Univ. College London, England. Elliott Bldg., room 166. (Physics & Astronomy/Chemistry) 721-7700.

Return to top of page

Friday, Oct. 6

Fridaymusic
12:30 p.m. Wood-wind Students, school of music. MacLaurin Bldg., Phillip T. Young Recital Hall. Admission by dona-tion. (Music) 721-7903.

Lansdowne Lecture
12:30 p.m. Prohibition in Russia, 1914-1924. Dr. David Christian, Macquarie Univ., Australia. Clearihue Bldg., room A211. (History) 721-7382.

Biology Seminar Series
2:30 p.m. Land Use, Water Quality, and Toxic Algal Blooms in Australia: Catchment Biogeochemistry in an Ancient Landscape. Dr. Graham Harris, Dir. Water Resources, Canberra, Australia. Cunningham Bldg., room 146. (Biology) 721-7094.

Concerto Concert
8 p.m. UVic Concerto Orchestra. János Sandor, conductor. Featured soloists are winners of the school’s annual concerto competition. UVic Centre Farquhar Auditorium. Admission $12/8. (Music) 721-7903.

Return to top of page

---

The deadline for Calendar submissions for the Oct 6 issue of The Ring is Thursday, Sept 28 at 4 p.m. Late submissions cannot be accepted for publication. Calendar submissions should be sent to UVic communications services, email: ucom@uvic.ca

---