FRI 30 JAN 2004
News Briefs
Nobel Prize winner selected to speak at Borah Symposium
Former Polish president and solidarity leader Lech Walesa will be the keynote speaker at the Borah Symposium. Walesa will speak at 7 p.m. March 3 in the SUB Ballroom.His speech, “Poland vs. the USSR: Nonviolent Conflict in Practice,” will examine the social reform model that challenged the Soviet Union without violence in the 1980s. Walesa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 for leading the labor strike in Gdansk, Poland, where Lenin Shipyard workers fought the Communist government for free trade unions. He represented a coalition government, and was elected president of Poland in 1990.
The former leader now heads the Lech Walesa Institute, to advance the ideals of democracy and free market reform. The Borah Symposium is a UI signature event sponsored by the William Edgar Borah Outlawry of War Foundation.
Public forums will be held throughout the three-day symposium and are free and open to the public in UI’s Student Union Building. Some will be Webcast. A complete schedule will be posted at www.martin.uidaho.edu/borah/2004_symposium.html.
For more information contact Bill Smith of the Martin Institute at 885-2815 or bills@uidaho.edu.
Tony Award-winning choreographer holds dance workshops
World-renowned jazz and swing dance artist Frankie Manning will be on the UI campus next week to present swing dancing workshops and lectures. All events are open to the public and will begin Monday.During his visit, Manning, 90, will also produce choreography for this year’s Dancers, Drummers and Dreamers, to be staged March 26-27 at UI.
“Manning was one of the top dancers of the swing era and a driving force in vernacular jazz worldwide,” said Greg Halloran, UI assistant professor of dance. “He created and performed the first Lindy airstep, for which he is famous.”
Manning is a Tony Award winner for his work in the Broadway musical “Black ‘n’ Blue.” He has completed choreography for the Alvin Ailey Dance Company and for films such as “Malcolm X” and “Hellsapopin’.” Manning will be accompanied by jazz historian Peter Loggins, the director of the California Historical Jazz Dance Foundation. Loggins has been a featured dancer in numerous films, including “Mulholland Drive.” He has also toured the world teaching and lecturing on the history of vernacular jazz dance.
Based out of Los Angeles, Calif., Loggins is an advisory board member of the California Swing Dance Hall of Fame. Three swing dances are planned. A day-long workshop will cost $15 per person and two days will cost $25. Individual classes range from $5-$8.
Workshops, lectures and dances will take place in the Physical Education Building, Studio 110, unless otherwise noted. The events are organized through the UI Center for Dance and the Swing Devils of the Palouse. For the most up-to-date schedule, go to www.dance.uidaho.edu or www.swingdevils.org.
Local acupuncturist visits campus next week
Karen Young, a local acupuncturist, will be visiting the UI campus Monday to discuss Chinese medicine. Young will be available for questions at 4:30 p.m. at the UI Women’s Center.Idaho Treasure Award is accepting nominations
The UI Alumni Association is currently accepting nominations for the Idaho Treasure Award. The award recognizes retired UI faculty, staff and family members who have made “significant achievements in service or leadership to the university” in their retirement years.The award was established by the UI Alumni Office in 1995 and is presented annually by the UI Retirees Association. Consideration will be given to nominees for active volunteer service to the UI including colleges, departments, alumni groups, student organizations and campus service groups.
Candidates must have been retired from full-time UI employment for a period of five years or more to be eligible for nomination. Couples nominated should include a detailed individual service record of each person. Nomination forms must be returned to Hugh Cooke in the UI Alumni Office before April 1. For further information, contact Hugh Cooke at 885-5106 or hcooke@uidaho.edu.
TODAY
College of Law open houseUI Menard Law Building
4 p.m.
Architecture lecture series
Idaho Commons, Crest Room
5 p.m.
ASUI senate meeting
UITV-8 programming
8 p.m.
Piano recital: Peter Henderson
School of Music Recital Hall
8 p.m.
SATURDAY
High school band festivalSUB
Noon
Wyoming certification wildlife biologist exam
College of Natural Resources, Room 10
10 a.m.
SUNDAY
Sigma Alpha Iota MusicalSchool of Music Recital Hall
3 p.m.
MONDAY
Lecture: “Paraphrases and Reminiscences”Steven Spooner
School of Music Recital Hall
8 p.m.
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