Yale Bulletin and Calendar

February 28, 2003|Volume 31, Number 20

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YUWO lunch and learn lecture

The Yale University Women's Organization will present a "Lunch and Learn Lecture" with Douglas R. Dickson, lecturer at the School of Music and opera coach for the Yale Opera Society, on Tuesday, March 4.

Dickson, who will be assisted by two student performers, will present a program of musical selections. The event will take place at the Silliman College master's house, 71 Wall St. Attendees may bring a brown bag lunch; coffee, tea and dessert will be served. Lunch will begin at noon and will be followed by the lecture at 12:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Porter and Field prizes

The Office of the Secretary is now accepting submissions for two university-wide prizes: the Porter Prize and the Field Prize.

Competition for these prizes is open to all students enrolled at the University for a degree.

The John Addison Porter Prize is awarded for a work of scholarship in any field in which it is possible, through original effort, to gather and relate facts and/or principles and to make the product of general human interest. The Kingsley Trust Association (The Scroll and Key Society) established the award in 1872 in honor of the late professor, who received a bachelor's degree from Yale in 1842.

The Theron Rockwell Field Prize established in 1957 by Emilia R. Field in memory of her husband, an 1889S graduate of Yale, is awarded for a work of scholarship in poetry, literature or religion.

Entries must be submitted before 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, to Barbara Mordecai, Office of the Secretary, Rm. 3, 105 Wall St. Questions may be directed to her at barbara.mordecai@yale.edu or by calling (203) 432-2311.

Spring walking program

The Office of Health Promotion & Education at University Health Services and the Department of Athletics are co-sponsoring their annual spring walking program.

The five-week series will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning Tuesday, March 25 at 12:10 p.m., at 17 Hillhouse Ave. Participants are encouraged to walk at their own pace. The sessions will meet rain or shine, and are free and open to the Yale community. No registration is required. For more information, call (203) 432-1892.

Children's Theater

The Yale Children's Theater and the Morse College Sudler Fund will present "My Father's Dragon," an adaptation of Ruth Stiles Gannett's children's story.

Showtimes will be Friday, Feb 28, at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.; Saturday, March 1, at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, March 2, at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tickets are $2 for children and $3 for adults. The Saturday show at 1 p.m. is free.

The theater is located at 248 Park St. For more information, call (203) 432-4071 or visit the website at www.yale.edu/yct.

Child Conduct Clinic

The Yale Child Conduct Clinic is currently accepting children between the ages of 2 and 131Ž2 who are displaying behavioral problems such as lying, disobeying parents, swearing, cheating, not getting along with others or getting into trouble at school. For more information, call (203) 432-9993.

Choir performance to benefit Habitat for Humanity

Yale Pro Musica, the chamber choir of the Yale Camerata, will present a concert to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Greater New Haven on Sunday, March 2, at 4 p.m. at Bethesda Lutheran Church, 450 Whitney Ave.

The program will feature "Miserere in c minor" by Johann Hasse, accompanied by chamber orchestra. Also on the program will be works of Spanish Renaissance composers, as well as new works by Pro Musica members. A reception will follow the performance.

Habitat for Humanity of Greater New Haven is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, an ecumenical Christian ministry dedicated to eliminating poverty housing by creating home ownership opportunities for working, low-income families.

A free will offering taken at the concert will be matched by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a fraternal financial benefits company. Childcare will be available. For more information, call (203) 432-5180.

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