December Calendar of Events

DECEMBER 7
University Gallery "Alumni/ae Juried Exhibition," featuring works of 45 Tufts alumni selected by three jurors, who viewed more than 150 entries. University Gallery, Aidekman Arts Center, through December 9. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 8 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, call the gallery at (617) 627-3518 or visit the gallery web site at www.tufts.edu/as/gallery

Charles Francis Adams Lecture "Small Enterprises, Handicrafts and Economic Development in Thailand," Prof. Luechai, Chiangmai University. Cabot 703, noon.

Teaching with Technology A workshop on presentation software and strategies and using wireless technology in the classroom. Olin Center, 1:30-5 p.m. For more information, e-mail bmartin@tufts.edu or call (617) 627-2637.

DECEMBER 8
Kids Night Out at Tufts Swimming, soccer, basketball, volleyball, running, arts and crafts, music and more for kids in kindergarten through grade 8. Cousens Gym, 6-10 p.m. For more information, call (617) 627-3232 or (617) 627-5241.

Concert The Tufts Chorale and Orchestra perform music of J.S. Bach and Ralph Vaughn Williams. Cohen Auditorium, 8 p.m. $5 general admission at the door. top

DECEMBER 10
HNRCA Seminar Series "Regulation of Vitamin A (Retinoid) Metabolism: Does the Liver Play a Special Role?" Catharine Ross, professor, Department of Nutrition, Pennsylvania State University. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, mezzanine conference room, 711 Washington St., 4-5 p.m. Boston campus.

Academic Calendar Classes end; last day for undergraduates to submit petitions to Dowling Hall to withdraw from courses and receive the grad of W. top

DECEMBER 11
Academic Calendar Reading period, through December 12.

President's Holiday Celebration President Larry Bacow and Adele Fleet Bacow host this event for faculty and staff. Please bring one canned food item to be donated to a local food bank; foods high in protein such as tuna fish, peanut butter and beans are especially needed. Gifford House, president's residence, 4-6 p.m. top

DECEMBER 12
University Professor Lecture "Evolution, Culture and Truth," Daniel C. Dennett, author of Darwin's Dangerous Idea (Simon & Schuster, 1995), gives his inaugural lecture celebrating his appointment as University Professor. A member of the Tufts faculty since 1971, he is also Fletcher Professor of Philosophy and director of the Center for Cognitive Studies. ASEAN Auditorium, 4-5 p.m.

Regional Alumni Event-Chicago The Chicago Tufts Alliance, a chapter of the Tufts University Alumni Association, hosts a reception to welcome President Lawrence S. Bacow. Loews House of Blues Hotel, Chicago, 6:30-8:30 p.m. For more information visit www.tufts.edu/alumni or call Leeann Kluskiewicz at 1-800-THE-ALUM.

DECEMBER 13
Academic Calendar Final examinations begin, through December 20.

Romance Languages French Table for faculty and staff. Laminan Lounge, Olin Center, 1-2 p.m. For more information, e-mail ehenein@emerald.tufts.edu top

DECEMBER 14
Academic Technology Open house with refreshments to celebrate the department's new home. 16 Dearborn Road, 2-5 p.m. top

DECEMBER 17
President's Holiday Celebration President Larry Bacow and Adele Fleet Bacow host this event for faculty and staff. Please bring one canned food item to be donated to a local food bank; foods high in protein such as tuna fish, peanut butter and beans are especially needed. Kohnstamm Conference Room, noon-2 p.m. Grafton campus.

HNRCA Seminar Series "Cataract 2001: Results from the Nutrition and Vision Project," Allen Taylor, senior scientist and chief of the HNRCA Laboratory for Nutrition and Vision Research; Suzen Moeller, graduate research assistant, HNRCA Nutritional Epidemiology Program; and Paul Jacques, chief of the HNRCA Nutritional Epidemiology Program. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, mezzanine conference room, 711 Washington St., 4-5 p.m. Boston campus. top

DECEMBER 20
Academic Calendar Final examinations end.

Romance Languages French Table for faculty and staff. Laminan Lounge, Olin Center, 1-2 p.m. For more information, e-mail ehenein@emerald.tufts.edu top

DECEMBER 21
Academic Calendar Residence halls close at noon for undergraduates. top

DECEMBER 24
University Holiday top

DECEMBER 25
Christmas University holiday. top

DECEMBER 28
Academic Calendar Fall 2001 semester grades due by noon. top

January Calendar of Events

JANUARY 1
New Year's Day University holiday.

Tufts 150th World premiere of the Tufts University sesquicentennial web site. Come celebrate Tufts' past and look to the future. Visit celebrate150.tufts.edu top

Editor's note: The deadline for Calendar submissions for the January 4 issue of the Tufts Journal is Thursday, December 27. Submissions may be e-mailed to barbara.lewis@tufts.edu or you may send Calendar announcements to Barbara Lewis, Office of Publications, 200 Boston Ave., Medford campus.

As the university celebrates its sesquicentennial during the 2001-2002 academic year, a number of events revolve around the 150th anniversary of Tufts. For more information about sesquicentennial events, visit the web site celebrate150.tufts.edu