Memorial for Elizabeth Bates to be held Feb. 15–
A memorial to honor professor Elizabeth Bates will be held on Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. at the Salk Institute’s Frederic de Hoffman Auditorium.
Bates came to the psychology department in 1981. She helped to found the department of cognitive science in 1988. From 1994 on, she served as director of the Center for Research in Language and director of the Project in Cognitive and Neural Development. Her research pioneered exploration of language acquisition, child development, aphasia and cross-linguistic research.
A map and directions to the memorial can be found at http://www.salk.edu/about/campus/directions.php.
Survey for new Web portal available on StudentLink–
In order to find out what features students would like to see in an enhanced UCSD Web portal, a survey has been posted and will be available all month at http://studentlink.ucsd.edu.
The survey includes rating which services and improved features would be most useful and provides space to type comments. The survey also asks students what they would name the portal, which has thus far in planning been called MyUCSD.
Randomly drawn students who have filled out the survey will have a chance to win an Apple iPod, a digital camera, $100 cash prizes, pre-paid Triton Plus cards, sets of movie tickets, a Palm Zire 21 PDA, lunch with the chancellor or lunch with vice chancellors Joseph W. Watson and Steve Relyea.
Financial officer to discuss utility economics on Feb. 18–
Mark Snell, chief financial officer of Sempra Global Energy Enterprises, will discuss utility economics at UCSD on Feb. 18.
His talk will focus on how the grid works, why it fails and what has been done to ensure safe and continuous operations.
Sempra Energy is a San Diego-based utility that provides natural gas and electricity to more than 28 million global customers.
Snell will be speaking in place of the originally-scheduled Sempra Energy CEO, Stephen L. Baum.
The roundtable event, which is open to the public, will be held at 7:30 a.m. at the Faculty Club. For more information, call (858) 822-0510.
Campus events highlight Black History month–
Various campus events sponsored by the Ujima Network, an alliance of black students, staff, faculty and alumni, will mark Black History month through February.
On Feb. 5, the Graduate Student Association and the Cross-Cultural Center will host a graduate student movie night starting at 5 p.m. The film, “”Get on the Bus,”” depicts the perspectives of a busload of black men on their way from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. for the Million Man March.
On Feb. 6, University Centers and the Ujima Network will host the Classic Black Film Festival at Price Center Theatre from 5 p.m. to midnight. Movies screened will include “”Mahogany,”” “”Imitation of Life”” and “”School Daze.””
On Feb. 11, the newly founded Women’s Gospel Chorus will perform at Plaza CafÈ at 12:15 p.m. A variety of soul food items will be available for purchase.
On Feb. 17, Ujima and Campus Black Forum will present “”Achieving Personal and Academic Success: Building Bridges into the Future”” at the Cross-Cultural Center from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. A panel of black graduate students will discuss academic, social and cultural success.
On Feb. 18, Thurgood Marshall College Dean’s Office will honor Black History Month by providing free samples of soul food and offering other entertainment and educational information at 11:30 a.m.
Also on Feb. 18, the Jazz Tap Ensemble of Los Angeles will perform at Canyon Vista at 6:30 p.m.
On Feb. 19, the movie “”Tupac: Resurrection”” will be screened at Price Center Theatre at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. for an admission charge of $3.
On Feb. 20, Career Services Center will host the program “”An Afternoon with the Stars,”” a networking event where UCSD students will have the opportunity to talk to black alumni about their educational and career experiences.
For a full program of events through the end of February, visit http://blackhistorymonth.ucsd.edu.
