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The exhibit Sharing Traditions: Quilts from Yamanashi will be on display Sept. 2-Dec. 17 at the Museum of Art. This quilt in cotton and silk entitled Looking for a Joy is lent by the artist, Yukiko Kouyama.

The Women’s Resource and Action Center (WRAC) announces the following discussion and support groups for fall:

• Coming Out, 6:30-8pm, Mondays beginning Aug. 28.
  
  
• New Beginnings, 7-8:30pm, Mondays beginning Aug. 28.
  
  
• Building a More Perfect Union, 6-8pm, Tuesdays beginning Aug. 29.
  
  
• Diversity in Action, 6-8pm, Tuesdays beginning Aug. 29.
  
  
• The Gender Puzzle, 7-9pm, Wednesdays beginning Aug. 30.
  
  
• Heart’s Desire, 6-7:30pm, Thursdays beginning Aug. 31.
  
  
• The Lesbian Reading Group, 7:30pm, Thursdays beginning Aug. 31.
  
  
• Wonder Women, 7-9pm, Thursdays beginning Sept. 7.
  
  
• Women in Touch, 6:30-8:30pm, Thursdays beginning Sept. 14.

All groups will meet at WRAC. For more information or to register, call (33)5-1486.



Water Quality Report available

The UI Water Plant announces that the 1999 Water Quality Report is now available to the public. To download the report using Adobe Acrobat, log on to www.uiowa.edu/~fusfsg/utils/ccr993.pdf. Printed copies can be obtained by calling (33)5-5168.



Info arcade classroom signups

The Main Library’s Information Arcade Electronic Classroom is available to be reserved for spring 2001. Priority will be given to instructors who submit requests before Aug. 30.

The classroom features 24 networked Power Macintosh student workstations, an instructor’s station equipped with both Macintosh- and Windows-based computers, and more. Various levels of staff support are available to instructors. For more information or to request the Information Arcade classroom, visit its web page at www.lib.uiowa.edu/arcade/facilities.html or contact Ann Khan at (33)5-5447 or annadora-khan@uiowa.edu.



Workshop on banking for women

The Iowa Women’s Foundation (IWF) and WRAC will present the first workshop of the fall Women and Money Series, "Making your bank work for you: Becoming an informed consumer of financial services," 6:30-8:30pm, Aug. 31, in the Northwestern Room IMU. The workshop will offer women the opportunity to learn about such subjects as opening checking or savings accounts, checking account options, minimizing service charges, and consumer rights as a bank or credit card customer. To register or for more information, contact the IWF at 337-4222 or lisa@iawf.org.



Vanpools 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; and Wilton, 8am-5pm. For more information, call Commuter Services, (35)3-5770.



Dual Career Network helps in recruiting

The UI Dual Career Network assists the spouses of new faculty and staff in seeking and securing employment. Departments are invited to use the Dual Career Network to assist in recruiting efforts. For more information, call Shari Heick at (33)5-3530.



Discounted bus passes

Discounted faculty/staff Iowa City bus passes are available in the Parking and Transportation IMU Ramp and Hospital Ramp 2 offices. Passes are discounted $2 per month and may be payroll deducted on a pre-tax basis. For more information, contact Parking and Transportation, (33)5-1475.



International students picnic

The Friends of International Students (FIS) will hold a picnic noon-4pm, Aug. 27, in shelter 11 of City Park, with lunch at 1pm. Participants are asked to bring several dishes to share and table service.

FIS especially invites anyone interested in becoming a friend to an international student. The students all have their own housing, but friends are asked to serve as family to an international student away from home, to have at least monthly contact with the student, and to include them in the holidays.

For more information, call Lih or Ethel at (33)5-0343, or e-mail fis@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu.

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