News Briefs

Pawsitively stunning: Art goes to the dogs When was the last time you called a supermodel a dog? At the Museum of Art’s Jan. 31 opening event for William Wegman: Fashion Photographs, visitors viewed 34 large-format Polaroid images of weimaraner dogs modeling haute-couture designer hats, gloves, wigs, shoes, dresses, and suits. Museum staff led visitors–although not on a leash–on gallery tours. The exhibition will continue through April 14. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday, and noon to 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Admission is free. The museum also will offer canine-related lectures at 2 p.m. Feb. 17 and Feb. 24. Photo by Tim Schoon.

Delivering feedback with out inflaming

Is assertiveness required to be a good manager? Research shows successful leadership requires accurate and timely communication, but also an ability to influence others. How can you ensure your ideas are being heard? Staff Development is offering a new one-time-only seminar, Assertiveness Skills for Supervisors, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., March 26. Discover how to deliver feedback in times of conflict, and best ways to say what needs to be said without inflaming a situation. The $99 fee includes workbook, refreshments, and parking. Call Staff Development at (33)5-2687 for registration information.

Annual tribute to University women to be held March 27

A Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women, the University’s annual tribute to the accomplishments of all women at the University, will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m., March 27, in the IMU Main Lounge. A reception begins at 4 p.m., followed by the awards program at 5 p.m. The program is free and open to the public.

A celebration dinner follows the awards presentation at 6:30 p.m. Dinner invitations and RSVPs will arrive through campus mail. Proceeds from the dinner will benefit the University of Iowa Women’s Archives Anniversary.

The celebration first began when the University community gathered in 1982 to award the Jane A. Weiss Memorial Scholarship. This annual event has expanded in scope, recognizing outstanding scholarship, research, service, leadership, and activism among undergraduate, graduate, staff, and faculty women at the University. The celebration now also includes the awarding of the Distinguished Achievement Award, the Jean Y. Jew Women’s Rights Award, the Adele Kimm Scholarship, the Ada Johnson/Otilia Maria Fernandez Women’s Studies Scholarship, and the Wynonna G. Hubbard Scholarship.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please call (33)5-3114 in advance. An American Sign Language interpreter will sign the awards ceremony.



No tater-tot casserole here!

The State Room is featuring several special meals in the upcoming weeks, including a dinner in the Szathmáry series on Feb. 9 and Valentine’s Day dinners on Feb. 14 and 15. The menu for each meal is available on-line at www.imuis.uiowa.edu/food/stateroom/events.html. Reservations are encouraged and may be made by e-mailing andrea-flaherty@uiowa.edu or calling (33)5-3015.



‘Hearts Afire’ concert at Clapp

“Hearts Afire,” a Valentine’s Day concert of love themes from film, musicals, and classical music, will feature University of Iowa School of Music faculty members Mark Weiger, oboe, and Ksenia Nosikova, piano, at 8 p.m., Feb. 14 in Clapp Recital Hall on the UI campus. The concert will be free and open to the public.



Dance Marathon’s fund-raising surpasses that of 2001 event

University of Iowa Dance Marathon 2002 organizers announced that last Friday’s 24-hour fund-raising event netted roughly $519,990 that will be used to support more than 200 families being treated at the Children’s Hospital of Iowa at UI Hospitals and Clinics. More than 400 students gathered Friday evening at the Iowa Memorial Union for this year’s event compared to 850 who participated last year. This year’s total surpassed the $504,000 raised in 2001.

This was the eighth annual event, which has raised more than $2 million. In honor of the contributions of Dance Marathon, on Jan. 29, Children’s Hospital administrators dedicated a new Dance Marathon Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit, which is expected to open early this summer.



Iowa Review expands its web presence

The University launched version 5 of the Iowa Review Web, the on-line analogue to the Iowa Review literary journal, on Feb. 1. at www.uiowa.edu/~iareview. In addition to electronic literature, interviews, and essays, the updated web site will provide greater exposure for New Media artists and innovative styles of writing enabled by cyber-space and digital technology.

The site also will provide a home for an expanded web presence of the International Writing Program (IWP). The new IWP web site/journal is titled Meridian 91, reflecting the Univer-sity’s longitudinal position on the globe. Each “issue” of the Iowa Review Web will include both Iowa Review and Meridian 91 material. David Hamilton of the Iowa Review and Christopher Merrill of the IWP will be contributing editors.

For additional information about the Iowa Review Web, contact web editor Thom Swiss at thomas-swiss@uiowa.edu.



Kelches establish new scholarship

Robert P. Kelch, dean of the College of Medicine and vice president for statewide health services, along with his wife, Jeri Anne Kelch, have announced their commitment to establish the Kelch/Parker Scholarship for medical students at the University.

The Kelch/Parker Scholarship will be funded by a $60,000 gift from the Kelches to the UI Foundation. The Kelches established this fund to honor their parents, Paul and Iona B. Kelch and James G. and W. Mae Parker.

The Kelch/Parker scholarship will support one or more annual scholarships for UI medical students, and will be awarded based on both student merit and financial need. The first Kelch/Parker scholarship award was made this past fall.



WSUI has new broadcast towers

WSUI, the University’s AM public radio station, has three new broadcast towers operating near Hills, improving the signal to the Cedar Rapids area and beyond.

The 300-foot-high towers and transmitter are located two miles south of Hills. WSUI started transmitting from the towers in December. They replace the three original WSUI towers, built in 1940 and located on Mormon Trek Boulevard, two of which were felled during a storm in June 1998.

The new locale will strengthen the signal during the daytime and return to full power at night, dramatically improving the signal in north Linn County and the Cedar Rapids area, and improving the broadcast reach to the Quad Cities.



Correction

In the Jan. 25 issue of fyi, we misspelled the name of Peter Blanck, professor of law. We regret the error.