Back to Current EventsALUMNI/AE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS* * * * * * * * *
We are always looking for speakers and hosts for these events. If anyone is interested, please call me at 858 455-7313. --Anne IVY LEAGUE & CO NOVEMBER ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION The November Roundtable Discussion will be on Thursday, November 16, at 7:30 pm. This month‚s speaker will be Michael Shames, Executive Director of the Utility Consumers‚ Action Network ( UCAN ), whom you all probably saw on television or read about in the U-T about a month ago during the uproar about SDG&E‚s soaring utility prices. He will speak about The price of electricity Regulation vs Deregulation. The talk/discussion will take place in the community center of the Strawberry Hills Condominium Complex at 5430 Baltimore Dr., La Mesa, CA. We will have refreshments and munchies. The price is $7, so please be sure to bring the exact amount ! In order to have a good discussion and enough space, attendance is limited to the first 25 people who call/e-mail. If you change your mind, please let us know so we can give your place to someone else! Additional Directions Strawberry Hills is on the west side of Baltimore Dr., between Fletcher Pkwy. and Lake Murray Blvd.. Coming on 8 from East County, take the Baltimore Dr. turnoff, turn right onto Fletcher Pkwy. (the only thing you can do! ), take an immediate left at the signals onto Baltimore Dr., drive up Baltimore for about 200 yards to the second turnout lane (opposite the Strawberry Hills sign), make a U-turn, drive down the hill for 50 feet, turn right at the little sign that says 5430 into the complex, turn right at the ŒT‚ into the cul de sac, and the center is directly ahead, next to the swimming pool. Coming from the west on 8, take the Fletcher Pkwy. exit, stay in the left lane, and turn left at the signals onto Baltimore. Follow the above instructions after that! NOTICE! There are only about 5 spaces in the cul de sac, so if you are coming late you can park anywhere in the complex where there‚s a curb that is not painted red, or on Baltimore Dr. For information and reservations the contact person is Monte Marshall mmarshall@geology.sdsu.edu, 619-697-0392.
Friday, February 11, at 7:30 p.m. SEXUAL HARRASSMENT AND THE REASONABLE PERSON: WHEN DOES INAPPROPRIATE CONDUCT BECOME ILLEGAL CONDUCT? presented by Maria Fuchs, Esq. Attorney and Principal of Sexual Harassment Awareness and Prevention Enterprises Ms. Fuchs' consulting company offers sexual harassment prevention services and training to businesses and organizations. She will discuss the legal definitions of sexual harassment, how courts have interpreted and applied the definitions to specific situations, and how varied the results have been. at the home of Peggy Howe (Solana Beach) * * * * * * * * * Friday, January 21, at 7:30 p.m. PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON THE HOT SEAT presented by Frances O'Neill Zimmerman Member of the San Diego Board of Education Ms. Zimmerman is running for a second term on the School Board in the year 2000. She will address the controversial issues facing San Diego Public Schools and discuss various proposals for reform. She may also bring a panel of students to give us the inside scoop. at the home of Greg Quirin
(Hillcrest)
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Friday, December 10, at 7:30 p.m. EDUCATING POOR CHILDREN IN TIJUANA presented by Christine E. Brady President of the Americas Foundation Esperanza school was founded by Christine Brady in 1980 and designed by architect James Hubbell. Ms. Brady will recount her experiences working for educational opportunities and bi-national community development at the U.S./Mexico border. at the home of Maria and Thomas Fuchs 3641 Bonita Verde Dr. (Bonita) * * * * * * * * * Friday, November 19, at 7:30 p.m. SWAN SONG: THE DICTATION OF LIFE BY ART IN A NEW GUINEA SOCIETY presented by Donald Tuzin, Ph.D. Professor of Anthropology at UCSD This illustrated presentation will deal with some of the circumstances and humanistic implications of the collapse of a men's cult in the interior lowlands of New Guinea. at the home of Fran and Chris Gillin * * * * * * * * *
2110 Calle Guaymas (La Jolla)
Friday, October 15, at 7:30 p.m.
SENTIMENTAL SAP, AND OTHER WOMEN'S WRITINGS
FROM THE AMERICAN 19TH CENTURY
presented by: Maria Sanchez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature, SDSU
Dr. Sanchez will show how knowledge of heretofore undervalued writers
deepens our understanding of the evolution of American Literature.
at the home of Sybil and B.J. Adelson
830 Glorieta Blvd. (Coronado)
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Friday, SEP 24, at 7:30 p.m.
MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER
presented by: Anne C. Groves, LCSW
Psychotherapist in Private Practice; Adjunct Clinical Faculty, UCSD
Ms. Groves will explore the origins of this disorder, as a creative
adaptation to chronic childhood trauma, and discuss implications for
effective treatment.
at the home of Frances O'Neill Zimmerman
7209 Montevista Ave. (La Jolla)
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FRIDAY, MAY 14, at 7:30 PM
'SIGNWRITING LITERACY PROJECT FOR DEAF PEOPLE"
PRESENTED BY VALERIE SUTTON
Inventor of SignWriting
SignWriting is a way to read, and type the movements of signed
languages. This system has revolutionized the education of deaf children, and
is currently being used in fourteen countries worlwide.
at the home of Paul and Doris Sutton
6097 Deerford Row (La Jolla)
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FRIDAY,APRIL 16, at 7:30PM
'VISION,CODE STRINGS, AND THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE'
PRESENTED BY MARTIN SERENO, PHD.
PROFESSOR OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE AT UCSD
Dr. Sereno will present a new perspective on the origin
of human language, drawing on data from primate brain evolution,birdsong,and
human neuroimaging
at the home of Chica Love
931 Hunter St. (Mission Hills)
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1998, AT 7;30 p.m.
RECENT APPROACHES TO SHAKESPEARE: ROMEO AND JULIET AND HAMLET
Presented by DOROTHEA KEHLER, Ph.D
Professor of English and Comparative Literature at SDSU
Dr. Kehler provides a contemporary analysis of two
of the bard's greatest plays.
at the home of Fran and Chris Gillin
2110 Calle Guaymas (La Jolla)
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1998, at 7:30 p.m.
UNREASONABLE CHOICES: BETWEEN POWER AND LOVE
Presented by KATHLEEN B. JONES, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Letters, SDSU
Several years ago a feminist student was murdered by her boyfriend at SDSU.
Through interviews with family and friends of both victim and perpetrator,
Dr. Jones explores the issue of violence in intimate relationships.
at the home of Judy and Marshall Lewis
4705 Yerba Santa Dr. (College Area)