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Lee Allen, a retrospective of more than 50 works by Grant Wood protégé and UI Department of Ophthalmology retiree Lee Allen, will be on display at the Museum of Art June 9-July 29. Corn Country, oil on canvas, is a gift of Dr. Clarence Van Epps.

Vanpool openings

The following vanpools have seats available for employees interested in riding to and from work on a permanent basis: Cedar Rapids, 8am-5pm; Cedar Rapids, 7am-3:30pm; Columbus Junction, 7am-3:30pm; Kalona, 7:30am-5pm; Lone Tree, 8am-5pm; Marengo, 8am-5pm; North English, 8am-5pm; Oxford, 8am-5pm; Riverside, 7:30am-4:30pm; Riverside, 8am-5pm; Swisher, 8am-5pm; Wellman, 7am-3:30pm; Wilton, 8am-5pm. For more information, call Commuter Programs, (35)3-5770.



Human rights center seeks cosponsorships

Departments sponsoring speakers or other events this summer or in the next academic year that touch on human rights themes or issues should contact the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights.

While the center has no funds to assist financially, staff members can help publicize events through the center’s extensive e-mail list services, web site, and contacts, as well as cooperate in other ways that might be useful. For more information, contact Dorothy Paul, executive director, at uichr@uiowa.edu or (33)5-3900.



New location for blood donor center

University of Iowa Health Care’s DeGowin Blood Donor Center has moved to a new location on the second floor of General Hospital at UI Hospitals and Clinics. To access the center’s new location, donors are asked to take elevator B to the second floor of General Hospital. Signs have been installed to provide directions. To make an appointment, call (35)6-8327.



Info Arcade classroom signups

The Main Library’s Information Arcade Electronic Classroom is available to be reserved for summer 2001. Priority will be given to instructors who submit requests before June 15.

The classroom features 24 student workstations, each with access to either the MacOS9 or Windows 2000 environments. For the first time, true Pentium computers are available at each student desk, alongside PowerMac blue G3s.

Various levels of staff support are available to instructors. For more information or to request the Information Arcade classroom, visit www.lib.uiowa.edu/arcade/facilities.html or contact Ann Khan at (33)5-5447 or annadora-khan@uiowa.edu.



Library renewals

Books due June 1 and checked out on a faculty loan may now be renewed for the next academic year. Books must be brought into the library, but they may be returned to or renewed at any library (other than the Law Library or Curriculum Lab). To see a list of books checked out to you, visit http://infohawk.uiowa.edu and click "personal circulation info," or bring an ID card to a library staff member.



Family Weekend seeks open classes

Family Weekend 2001 will be held Oct. 19-21. As part of this year’s festivities, the Family Weekend committee invites faculty members holding classes between 10am and 4pm on Friday, Oct. 19, to open their classrooms to students’ family members. Faculty wishing to participate should visit www.iowalum.com/fwclasses to submit their information. For more information, contact Julie Williams at (33)5-3854 or julie-williams@uiowa.edu.



WRAC offers support groups

The Women’s Resource and Action Center (WRAC) will host six new discussion and support groups this summer:

• "The gender puzzle," 7-9pm, Wednesdays beginning June 6;
  
  
• "Motherless daughters," 6:30-8:30pm, Wednesdays beginning June 13;
  
  
• "Cultivating forgiveness," 5:30-7:30pm, Tuesdays beginning June 19;
  
  
• "Eating disorders support group," 7-8:30pm, Tuesdays beginning June 19;
  
  
• "Coming out," begins June 20, call for details;
  
  
• "Succulent wild women," 7-8:30pm, Thursdays beginning June 21.

To register, call WRAC at (33)5-1486.



Introduction to InfoHawk

The University Libraries will offer an Introduction to InfoHawk workshop twice during the summer session: 10-11am, June 28, and 1-2pm, July 11. Participants will learn how to use InfoHawk, the web-based library catalog system, and basic and advanced search features will be demonstrated.

All sessions will be held in the Information Arcade Classroom in the Main Library. To register, call (33)5-5299 or go to the information desk, first floor, Main Library. If fewer than six people are registered three days before class, it will be canceled. Check with the information desk the day before the session to find out the status.

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