ACADEMIC CALENDAR2 Final Exams. Through May 10.10 Spring Semester ends.14 Alumni Day.15 Baccalaureate.16 Commencement.23 12-Week evening session classes begin. First session classes begin.30 Memorial Day observed. No classes.

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES6 40 Winks with the Sphinx Sleepover; children ages 1-7; 5:30 p.m.; Penn Museum. Through May 7, 9 a.m.; $50, $45/members. Morris ArboretumRegister: (215) 247-5777 or www.morrisarboretum.org7 Mother’s Day Planted Container; ages 5-12; 10:30 a.m.–noon; $33, $30/members.14 Incredible Insects and Bug Olympics; 1-3 p.m.; $15, $12/members.21 Orienteering at the Arboretum; ages 8 and up; 1-3 p.m.; $15, $12/members.25 Storytime at the Morris Arboretum;

10:30 a.m.–noon; free with admission.World Cafe Live: Peanut Butter & JamsInfo.: www.worldcafelive.com Shows begin 11:30 a.m.7 Cris & Lou; ages 1-12; $7/children, $10/adults.13 Seriesmedical charities; $10.14 The Billy Kelly Show; music for all ages; $7/children, $10/adults.

CONFERENCES2 Epigenetics and Aging Symposium; 12:30 p.m.; Translational Research Center

http://may2nd.wufoo.com/forms/epigenetics-and-aging-symposium (Epigenetics). The History and Cultures of Friendship in Precolonial South Asia; no registration or fees required; 1-5:30 p.m.;

Through May 3 (South Asia Center).4 2nd Annual Art of Research Graduate Symposium; graduate students

work; 1-4 p.m.; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall. (GSC). 19 Penn Student Affairs Conference 2011 —One Global Campus: Student Affairs Makes the Difference; for all Penn staff members who work with students

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SALT-2011 (Student Affairs Leadership Team). Through May 20.25 Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Jobs in Metropolitan America: The Policy, Research, and Methodological Issues; 9 a.m.; Houston Hall; $25/general admission, free/

http://www.gse.upenn.edu/schooltowork (GSE). Through May 26.

EXHIBITSAdmission Donations and Hours

Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts

Sat.-Sun., noon-5 p.m.Burrison Gallery

Penn: free; Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 7 a.m.-1 p.m.

Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery, Charles Addams Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Fox Art Gallery, Claudia Cohen Hall; free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA):

Wherever these symbols appear, more images or audio/video clips are available on our website, www.upenn.edu/almanac/.

free; Wed. 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thu.-Fri. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; www.icaphila.org.

International House: free; hours www.ihousephilly.org.

Meyerson Hall Gallery,Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Morris Arboretum: $14; $12/seniors, $7/kids 3-17, students; free/members and

Penn Museum: $10/adults; $7 seniors (65+); $6/children (6-17) and full-time stu-dents with ID; free/members & PennCard holders; Tues./Thur.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;

www.penn.mu-seum for extended hours.

Slought Foundation: free; Thur.-Sat., 1-6 p.m.; www.slought.org.

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: free/ID required; info.: http://events.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi.Upcoming6 Art: InLiquid Art + Design: Centen-nial Photography Project; four InLiquid

building, inhabitants, architecture, and May 12, 6 p.m.; Inter-

national House. Through June 3.13 Senior Graduation Exhibition; se-lected work from the PennDesign Fine Arts undergraduate class of 2011; recep-tion May 15, 2 p.m.; Charles Addams

Through May 17. 20 Photo India Exhibition; photos from

Abroad Program; reception May 20, 4 Through

June 24.28 Garden Railway; miniature world set in the splendor of a summer garden, fea-

with natural materials; Morris Arboretum free w/admission; Through September 5.Now Rachael Wren: Small Paintings; Bur-

Through May 8. Visual StudiesThrough May 15. VASST.info:the Very Amateur Soci-ety of Science and Technology -ing the pairing of science and art; Esther

Through May 28 (Bread-board).

; photographs and other media examine the experiences of homeless drug users; Penn Museum. Through May.

Water as Creator and Destroyer Spe-cial Display; ancient Mesopotamian arti-

tablet;” Penn Museum. Through May. Penn Abroad Photo Contest Exhibit;

p.m.; Galleria at International House. Through June 3.

Secrets of the Silk Road; artifacts from the Tarim Basin in Western China; Penn Mu-seum. Through June 5.

Situating No-land: Videoart from Latin America; Slought Foundation. Through June 30. Visual Correspondences; photo-

means; Slought Foundation. Through June 30. Battleground: War Rugs from Af-ganistan; dozens of Afghanistan “war

Textile Museum of Canada; Penn Mu-seum; Through July 31. ; photographic documentation on Ameri-

Through July 31. Fang! The Killing Tooth; explores

the “killing” canine; Penn Museum. Through July.

Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania; photographs, archaeological objects, tra-

Museum. Through July.

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(215) 898-5274 or 5275 FAX (215) 898-9137E-mail: almanac@upenn.edu

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call (215) 898-5000, or see www.facilities.upenn.edu www.upenn.edu.

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change. More information can be found

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One is the Loneliest Number; artist -

dia; ICA. Through August 7. on Warhol; the research of students in

1965 ICA exhibit; ICA. Through August 7. Sheila Hicks: 50 Years; honors the artist who has built an international reputa-tion with two- and three-dimensional works

Through August 7. See Spe-cial Events. Renaissance City Views from Above and Afar -

Through August 13. On the Silk Road: Tashkent; albumen

Tashkent and Samarkand in Uzbekistan; Penn Museum. Color, Form and Texture of Trees;

Ongoing. John Cage: How to Get Started; Slought Foundation. Ongoing. Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery

ICA Programs

7 Interlace: Weaving Communityof demonstrations, performances, and mingling; noon-4 p.m.25 Travelogue- Beirut, Lebanon: Lamia Joreige; 6:30 p.m.Ongoing at the Penn Museum

Amarna: Ancient Egypt’s Place in the Sun; Worlds Intertwined: Etruscans, Greeks and Romans; Canaan & Ancient Israel; Living in Balance: The Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Na-vajo and Apache; Mesoamerica; The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets & Science; Buddhism: His-tory & Diversity of a Great Tradition; Africa.P.M. @ Penn Museum

programs at 6 p.m.11 Quizzo Night.Penn Museum ToursTours begin at 1:30 p.m.,Warden Garden

subject to change. Info.: www.penn.museum.1 Daily Life of Canaan/Ancient Israel. Also April 21. 7 Living in Balance: The American Southwest.8 Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition.14 Ancient Egyptian Funerary Practices.15 Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetary. 22 Two Millennia of Ancient Egyptian. History.29 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt.

FILMSInternational HouseTickets: http://ihousephilly.org6 Poison; 7 p.m.; Ibrahim Theater.12 Solaris; 7 p.m.13 Seduced and Abandoned; 7 p.m.; Ibrahim Theater.

MEETINGS3   PPSA Board Meeting;  

ppsa@exchange.upenn.edu12 Trustees Meeting; Budget &

Committee, 1:30-2 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, ldelap@upenn.edu

WPPSA general meeting

12:30 p.m.; rm. 313, Houston Hall. 25 WXPN Policy Board Meeting; noon; WXPN, 3025 Walnut St. Info.: (215) 898-6677

MUSIC Penn Improvisational Jazz Workshop; open jazz jam for musicians of all abili-ties; Sundays, 4-6 p.m.; rm. 413, Fisher Bennett Hall; Info.: pijw@law.upenn.edu14 Wave Currents: Matthew Suib and Nadia Hironaka with C Spencer Yeh;

International House; 8 p.m.; $10, $8/students & seniors.19 Ars Nova Workshop Presents: Jooklo Duo; Italian saxophone and drum

Workshop).

ON STAGE1 Le Dada Va Gaga Dans 2011; Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Co.; 3:11

24 A Tribute to Billie Holiday; dance

-tunda; $10, $8/student (Rotunda). Annenberg CenterTickets: www.annenbergcenter.org1 Chandroutie: A Voyage Beyond Kala Pani

p.m.; Harold Prince Theater; $18; purchase tickets at http://pifa.org/events/980191598. 5 Aszure Barton & Artists

7:30 p.m.; $24-48; Zellerbach Theatre. Also May 6, 7, 8 p.m.; May 7, 2 p.m. 19 The Cripple of Inishmaan; Druid and

$20-50; Zellerbach Theatre. Also May 20-22, 2 p.m.; May 20, 21, 8 p.m.; closed

READINGS/SIGNINGSKelly Writers House

noted. wh@writing.upenn.edu where noted. 14 Alumni Weekend Open House; 2

whalumniweekend@writ-ing.upenn.edu. Alumni Authors Spotlight: Pulitzer Prize WinnerJennifer Egan & Sam Don-skyPenn BookstoreInfo.: www.upenn.edu/bookstore2 Daddy’s Little Goalie: A Father, His Daughters & Sports; Robert Strauss; 6 p.m.3 PEN World Voices Tour: Featured AuthorsHassen Khemiri, Daniel Orozco & Leila Aboulela; 6:30 p.m.9 Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite; Rob Kurzban; 6 p.m.10 The Googlization of Everything (& Why We Should Worry)

14 Student-Parent Communication and Emotional Support in a 4G World; Christine Schelhas-Miller and alumnus

15 Baccalaureate Book Signing – The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Life

SPECIAL EVENTS1 Where in the World – China; hear

6 p.m.; South America Room, IHP; $10/general public, $5/students, IHP members & residents (IHP, Center for East Asian Studies).

4 Sheila Hicks; 6 p.m.; ICA; $500; tickets: www.icaphila.org.See Exhibits. 5 University Square Farmers Market; 36th and Walnut Sts.; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Wednesdays through November 25 (UCD). 6 MES Capstone Forum; master of

their capstone research projects; 6

www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/node/2190 (LPS).7 Morris Arboretum Public Plant Sale; rare and unusual plants; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.;

11 MLA Capstone Forum; master of liberal arts graduates present their capstone research projects; 5:30 p.m.; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall; register: www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/node/2191 (LPS).12 Savor the Silk Road; sample exotic foods and beers from along the Silk Road

6:30-9 p.m.; Penn Museum; $45/door, $35/general, $30/members and full-time

www.penn.museum (Young Friends of Penn Museum). 13 Penn Urban Doctoral Symposium; urban-focused doctoral candidates present

11 a.m.; Regent Room, The Inn at Penn (Penn IUR).20 Centennial Gala: It Happened First in Philadelphia; International

p.m.; $250; http://ihousephilly.org (International House).21 Free Skin Cancer Screening;

appointment required: (215) 662-2737

24 2011 Penn Home Ownership Services Annual Housing Fair; full-time

a.m.-4 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall (PHOS).

SPORTSwww.pennathletics.com

Note: (DH) indicates double header6 (W) LacrosseTournament; time TBA. Also May 8.14 (W) Lacrosse; NCAA Championship; time TBA. Also May 21.27 (M) Heavyweight Rowing vs. Cornell; Madeira Cup; time TBA.

MayA T P E N N

The Garden Railway at the Morris Arboretum is a miniature world set in the splendor of a summer garden, featuring historic buildings created entirely of natural materials, each meticulously detailed with leaves, bark, vines and twigs. This year’s theme, “Painted Ladies” celebrates colorful victorian homes with twelve replicas of houses from cities across the county. The Garden Railway opens during the Grand Opening weekend on Saturday, May 28 from 1-3 p.m.

Celebrating India at Penn

Above and Below: Students in the Howard A. Silverstein and Patricia Bleznak Silverstein Photography Program who studied abroad in Mumbai, India will display their photos in an exhibition in the Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery from May 20-June 24. See Exhibits

Above: Usiloquy, performing at the Harold Prince Theatre on May 1, traces the history and culture of the indentured immigrants of East Indian origin to the then British colonial Caribbean islands of Guyana, Trinidad and Suriname, weaving their music and cultural traditions into a dance and multimedia production. See On Stage. Ph

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FITNESS/LEARNINGTALKSCardio Fitness; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tue.

(267) 251-3842.New Parents @ Penn

8611 (PWC).Working Parents Association;

-ter; info.: zoeb@sas.upenn.edu (PWC).

Penn Knitters -

wiedmann@upenn.edu.8 S.A.F.E: Self-defense Awareness and Familiarization Exchange; 6-8 p.m.; Benjamin Lounge, Sansom Place West;

sdever@publicsafety.upenn.edu (UPPD).Morris ArboretumRegister: (215) 247-5777.www.morrisarboretum.org3 The Gardens of Herkenrode and the

Belgian Plantsman; 7:30 p.m.; free.4 Early Evening Birding at the Arboretum; 4-6:30 p.m.; $45, $40/members.7 Family Birding in the Arboretum’s Wetlands; 8-10 a.m.; $25, $20/members. Appreciation: Native Trees and Shrubs; 10 a.m.-noon; $30, $25/members.10 From Creek to Sewer: A History of Topographical Change in Philadelphia; 7-8:30 p.m.; $30, $25/members.13 of Native and Exotic Plants in Our Landscapes; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $125.14 Homeowner’s Guide to Tree Selection, Design and Care; 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; $85, $68/members. Iris and the Garden In Spring; 10-11:30 a.m.; $24, $20/members.19 Savory Summer Salads and Zesty Herbal Drinks; 10 a.m.-noon; $44, $35/members.20 Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Using the Plant Stewardship Index; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $125.21 Birding in the Wetlands and Tree Canopy; 8-11 a.m.; $25, $20/members. Create a Leaf-Shaped Plate from Clay; 10 a.m.-noon; $50. $42/members. Boat Building from Clay; 1-2:30 p.m.; $29, $24/members.22 Summer Painting En Plein Air; 1-3 p.m.; $35, $30/members.24 Green Roofs from the Ground Up; 6:30-8:30 p.m.; $30, $25/members.Christian AssociationInfo.: www.upennca.org.3 Slanguage; 3:30-5 p.m.; Also May 10, 17, 24 and 31. 6 Networking Lunch; noon.HR: Learning and Education

www.hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog.4 AMA’s Taking on Greater

Responsibility: Step-up Skills for Nonmanagers; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; $75. Also May 5.10 Webinar —Managing and Organizing Your E-mail Inbox; 12:30-2 p.m.; $40. Tips and Tricks Crash Course; 2:30-4 p.m.; $40.17 Webinar —Microsoft Excel 2007 Techniques; 12:30-2 p.m.; $40. Webinar —Successfully Starting Your Writing Project; 2:30-4 p.m.; $40.24 Webinar —Excel PivotTables; noon-2 p.m.; $40.25 Brown Bag Matinee-Harassment: A New Look; noon-1 p.m.; free. Webinar —Microsoft PPT Techniques 2007; 12:30-2 p.m.; $40. Webinar —Effective Meetings; 12:30-2:30 p.m.; $40.26 Career Focus Brown Bag-Leaving Your Job and Moving on Professionally; noon-1 p.m.; free.31 Essentials of Management-Cohort 23period; $250.HR: Quality of Worklife

www.hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog.4 Bariatric Surgery and Other Options: What You Need to Know; noon-1 p.m.; free.5 Workplace; noon-1 p.m.; free.ISC Technology Training ServicesISC Labs, 3650 Chestnut St., 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Register: www.upenn.edu/com-puting/isc/training.4 Word 2007 Intermediate; $190. Word 2010 Intermediate; $190.10 Excel 2007 Introduction; $190. Excel 2010 Introduction; $190.12 Microsoft Project 2010 Introduction;

17 Dreamweaver CS5: Introduction; 2

20 PowerPoint 2007 Beyond the Basics; $190.

2 What is Uniquely Human? An Answer from Studies of Chimpanzees;

noon; IRCS Conference Room (IRCS). Deciphering the Fate Decisions of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells; Fei

Richards Bldg. (Medicine). Discussion on the Boas Papers;

Exeter; 4 p.m.; rm. 351, Claudia Cohen

Iraq Cultural Heritage and National Identity; Samir Shakir Mahmoud

Penn Museum (Museum). 3 The Surprising Complexity of Daily Timekeeping

Federalizing Iraq: A Kurdish Perspective; Khalid Salih; 5 p.m.; rm. 203, Claudia Cohen Hall (Middle East Center).4 Anti-Viral Innate Immunity: Role of Defective Viral Genomes; Carolina

Testicular Tissue Cryopreservation in Prepubertal Boys Recently Diagnosed with Cancernoon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH). Looking East from Constantinople: Byzantium and the Silk Road; Robert

www.penn.museum/events-calendar.html (Penn Museum).5 Central Role of the Brain in Stress and Adaptation: Impact of the Social Environment on Health; Bruce McEwen, The Rockefeller

6 Title TBA; Chris Bregler, NYU; 11

Hall (GRASP). Do Listeners Continuously Adapt Their Syntactic Expectations to Situation-

Conference Room (IRCS). Title TBA; Lewis Chodosh; 4 p.m.;

Sex, Stress and the Brain: Hormone Actions Above the Hypothalamus Via Novel Mechanisms; Bruce McEwen, Rockefeller

(genetics). Water: For Life, For GrowthSauder, Penn Engineers Without Borders; Open Mind for Africa Reception and Dinner; 6:30 p.m.; Tabernacle United Church; tickets: (215) 746-6350 (CA; YoW).9 Molecular Mechanism of Contractile-Ring Assembly in Fission Yeast Cytokinesis

Conference Room, B400 Richards Bldg. (Penn Medicine).10 Robust Timekeeping in Circadian Clock Networks

11 Soma-germline Interactions in C elegans: Unexpected Roles for Insulin and TGFBnoon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH). Death in the Life of Reovirus;

Middle Kingdom Careers: Ideology vs. Reality; Melinda Nelson-Hurst,

graduate student; 12:30 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum). Neuroeconomics: Decision Making and the Brain

8721 (Penn Science Café). 13 Title TBA

16 Title TBA

B400 Richards Bldg. (Penn Medicine).18 Diabolus in Musica: The Faustian Bargain in the Arts; Richard Wernick, music; 11:45 a.m.; Hourglass Room,

Leydig Cell Development and Aging: Mechanisms and Consequences;

252, BRB II/III (Center for Research on

Understanding How Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Infection Really Works

The Penn Museum Glazed Luohan in Context; Derek Gillman, president of the Barnes Foundation; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum). 19 Title TBAof California at San Francisco; 1 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (CFAR).20 Title TBA

(CNB). Title TBA; Tomoko Ohnishi; 4 p.m.;

23 Title TBA;

B400 Richards Bldg. (Penn Medicine).24 Title TBA; Louis Picker, Oregon

Austrian Auditorium, CRB (CFAR). 25 Small RNA Biogenesis for Viral Defense in Bacteria

Signaling to Chromatin for Cell Fate Choices in Embryos; Kenneth Zaret, epigenetics; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, The Wistar Institute (Wistar).

A T P E N N

May

Open Houses, Tours & ReceptionsFriday, May 13

Open House and “Free at Noon” Concert; 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., concert at noon;

Undergraduate Admissions Information Session and Campus Tour;

Admissions, 1 College Hall. Penn Then & Now Campus Tours; student-led; 2:30 p.m.; SEPTA station entrance at 37th and Spruce; registration recommended. Christian Association Alumni Reception; 3-5 p.m.; Christian

Gallery Hop; stop at three Penn galleries with a curator/director discussion at each; 4 p.m.; Arthur Ross

Saturday, May 14 Penn Nursing Legacy Breakfast;

Penn Veterinary Medicine Tours;

haggertc@vet.upenn.edu Ware College House Reunion; 11

schurman@upenn.edu Quad Open House; 11 a.m.-6 p.m.;

Welcome Back Home; 11 a.m.-

suesmith@upenn.edu Graduate Student Center Open House; noon-2 p.m.; 3615 Locust Walk. Kelly Writers House Open House;

Tours of Steinhardt Hall and Children’s Program; 3:30-4:30 p.m.; Steinhardt Hall (Hillel). Black Alumni Society Networking Reception; 4 p.m.; Houston Hall. A Celebration for Book-Lovers at Penn Press

ellenpt@upenn.edu Taste of Penn: A Celebration of Diversity; 6 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston

Alumni Reception at Penn Newman Catholic Center; 6:30 p.m.;

jeffklein@newman.upenn.eduSunday, May 15

Rare Judaica Book Tour; tour

Kiron; 10 a.m.; Herbert D. Katz Center

Workshops, Seminars and Panel Discussions

Friday, May 13 Penn Medicine: The 50th Reunion Class Presents–Our Most Memorable Events in Fifty Years as Physicians;

8 a.m.; rm. 252, BRB; register: www.alumni.med.upenn.edu. Practical Tips for Successful Aging; 9 a.m.; rm. 252, BRB; register: www.alumni.med.upenn.edu (Medicine). Legacy Advising Session; Penn Alumni Admissions Resource Center

process; 10 a.m.; Sweeten Alumni House. Professional Education Workshop: Why Everybody Needs a Leadership Template; Michael Useem, management;

Building for Innovation; Richard Shannon moderates; 10:15 a.m.; auditorium, BRB; register: www.alumni.med.upenn.edu (Medicine). Wharton Town Hall Meeting; Dean Thomas S. Robertson, 10:30 a.m.; G06,

Global Health in a Connected WorldArthur H. Rubenstein discuss global health; lunch reception follows; noon; Ann

Evidence-based Medicine–Can We Afford It?; Arthur L. Caplan, bioethics; 2 p.m.; auditorium, BRB; register: www.alumni.med.upenn.edu (Medicine). Medical Education in the 21st Century; 2 p.m.; auditorium, BRB; register: www.alumni.med.upenn.edu (Medicine). Legacy Advising Session; 2 p.m.; Sweeten Alumni House, 3533 Locust Walk (Admissions). Creating Work-life Balance; 2 p.m.; rm. 1206, Steinberg Hall-Deitrich Hall; registration encouraged. Professional Education Workshop: Elevating Brands–Lessons from 25 Years Participating in and Studying Global Sporting Events; Kenneth Shropshire,

Huntsman Hall. Egg Quality: Boiling Down the Real Truth About Food Safety

From Wall Street to Your Wallet;

Today Show; 3 p.m.; rm. 351, Steinberg

Getting Real: From Campus to

Camera; 3 p.m.; rm. 350, Steinberg Hall-Deitrich Hall; registration encouraged. Building Blocks of a Tax-Wise Estate Plan; 3:15 p.m.; rm. 252, BRB; register: www.alumni.med.upenn.edu Going Around The Horn – Views from the Baseball Clubhouse of Key Legal Issues Currently Impacting the Game;

renewal of the CBA agreement, antitrust issues, and monetizing digital and

Hall, Penn Law School; free admission, $25/continuing legal education credits;

Before and After Financial Reform – Postscripts and Previews;

free admission, $25/continuing legal

(215) 898-6303 (Law). What Good Is an Old Map in the Age of Mapquest?; Daniel Traister, Rare

Sosiak, map collector; explore 16th- and

the current exhibition Renaissance City Views from Above and Afar; 4:30 p.m.;

Saturday, May 14 Admissions Information Session and Legacy Advising Session; 9 a.m.; location TBD. The Future for Investors

Theater, Annenberg Center. Penn Alumni Board of Directors and Council of Representatives Meeting; 9 a.m.; continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m.; rm. 200, College Hall; registration requested. Vision for the Future

BRB; register: www.alumni.med.upenn.edu (Medicine). Breast Cancer: What Shelter Dogs Can Teach Us

haggertc@vet.upenn.edu Minimally Invasive Surgery for Our Pets

haggertc@upenn.edu The Housing Policy Revolution;

urbs@sas.upenn.edu (Urban Studies).

Sustainable Solutions; 10 a.m.; rm. 101, Music Bldg. Abstinence Education: Can It Work?

Hall. A Conversation with President Amy Gutmann; 10:30 a.m.; Dhirubhai Ambani

View From Both Sides of the Camera–Using Media to Promote Healtha.m.; auditorium, BRB; register: www.alumni.med.upenn.edu 60-Second Slam!; roundup of 60-Second lectures; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall. Professional Education Workshop: Estate Planning Seminar; 11:30 a.m.; rm.

National Parks: America’s Best Idea; 3 p.m.; rm. 101, Music Building; registration encouraged. Discussion on Penn and West Philadelphia; 3 p.m.; location TBD;

ritaa@upenn.edu (Netter Center

Assimilation After Colonization: Is It Possible?; 4 p.m.; Houston Hall (Association of Latino Alumni,

Oh, the Places We’ll Go!; PennGALA alumni reception; 4 p.m.; LGBT Center. UPAAN Toast to API Class of 2011 and Reunion Alumni; 4 p.m.; Houston Hall (Asian Alumni Network).Other Events

Friday, May 13 Celebrating Excellence: Faculty and Alumni Awards Program;

Auditorium, Claire M. Fagin Hall. Franklin Fest: The All-Alumni Party; games, dancing, cuisine & drinks;

$25/door. Shabbat Services; both Orthodox

time for children ages 3-10, and Shabbat dinner; 7:45 p.m.; $21/adults, $15/

Baum, (215) 898-8265. PennGALA Late Night Party; meet

Stir Lounge, 1705 Chancellor Street.Saturday, May 14

Quaker Trot; Alumni run/walk;

Shabbat Services and Kiddush; 9

and 11:15 (Kiddush); Steinhardt Hall (Hillel). Penn Fair; 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; College Green. Parade of Classes; noon; Locust Walk. Penn Jazz Alumni Reunion and Reception and Jam; 12:30 p.m.; rm. G16,

Alumni Day Picnic; 12:30-3:30 p.m.; College Green and Hill Square; $45/$40 preregistered. Penn Nursing Networking; 12:30-

Picnic. Quakerkids and M*A*S*H Unit; 4

Sunday, May 15 All-Alumni Pancake Breakfast; 9:30 a.m.; Houston Hall; $15/$10 pre-registration; registration required. Sigma Theta Tau Induction Ceremony and Luncheon; noon; Ann L.

Theta Tau – Xi Chapter. Christian Association Alumni Luncheon 2011; new and future alumni also welcome; 12:30 p.m.; Christian

ALUMNI WEEKEND: MAY 13-15, 2011

PowerPoint 2010 Beyond the Basics; $190.23 Business Objects Web Intelligence XI Beginning; $425.24 Business Objects Web Intelligence XI Advanced; $425.25 IT Orientation General Submission; 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Access 2007 Advanced$448. Access 2010 Advanced$448.Liberal and Professional Studies

Info.: www.pennlps.org.4 Walk-In Wednesday Academic Program Information Sessions; 11 a.m.-noon, 4:30-6 p.m.; Also May 11, 18, 25.Department of Recreation: PennFitPottruck Health & Fitness Center; www.

4 Medicine Ball Workout; 5:30 p.m.6 Free Body Composition Measurements; pre-registration required; 8 a.m.; Also noon, 5 p.m.11 Resistance Bands Workout; 5:30 p.m.13 Pool Closed For Maintenance; Through May 31. 23 Summer Wall Hours Begin; no weekends.Weigle Info Commons Workshops

http://wic.library.upenn.edu/wicshops.3 Blackboard: Walk-In Support; 11 a.m.9 Blackboard: Walk-In Support; 1 p.m.19 Excel: Basics; 11 a.m.23 Blackboard: Basics; 10 a.m.24 Blackboard: Walk-In Support; 10 a.m.25 Blackboard: Walk-In Support; 1 p.m. Prezi; 1 p.m.26 Excel: Charts; 11 a.m. Blackboard: Walk-In Support; 2 p.m.27 Blackboard: Walk-In Support; 10 a.m.31 Blackboard: Basics; 1 p.m.

The Annual Plant Sale will be held at the new Horticulture Center

the Morris Aboretum on Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Shoppers can buy rare and unusual plants and consult with hor-ticultural experts, all while supporting the Arboretum.

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