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Microsoft Excel Workshop
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
6 PM
Pembroke Fieldhouse
Join Joe Serdakowski (Ph.D. 91 Eng.) in a two way discussion on Microsoft
Excel. Joe has spoken about Excel at technical conferences and develops
Excel workbooks for himself and others. He has a number of tips and tricks
to share. Also feel free to bring to the group Excel problems you have
solved or would like to have solved. Laptops are encouraged, but not
necessary. A projector, wireless network, snacks and beverages will be
available.
All Premium Members are invited. Not a Premium Member yet? A simple $25 fee
takes care of that.
To register for this event, send an email to Joe at autosoft[at]aol.com. Any questions or problems forwarded to Joe before the event will receive top priority.
The Brown and University of Virginia Clubs of RI Invite You to a Special Event
“30-Second Democracy: Campaign Ads and the 2008 Election“
With Dr. Paul Freedman, Brown’88 and
UVA American Politics Professor
Given the history-making presidential election currently underway, Prof. Freedman's expertise in contemporary American Politics will make for a very illuminating evening. Hope you can join us!
Date: Monday, May 5, 2008
Time: 7:00 p.m. -7:45 p.m. Reception with Wine and Cheese
7:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Lecture and Discussion with Dr. Paul Freedman ‘88
Location: Salomon Center for Teaching, Room 001, Main Campus, Brown University
Cost: $5 for Premium BCRI Members and Young Alumni (’03-’07)
$10 for Brown Alumni, Parents and Guests
RSVP : By May 2nd online at https://alumni.brown.edu/alumni/de/events/register_user.aspx?id=346 or with a check payable to Brown Club of RI to Elizabeth Palter, PhD AM ’65, 333 Elmgrove Avenue, Providence, RI 02906. Questions? Contact Elizabeth at lizpalter[at]aol.com or at 401.861.1164
Dr. Paul Freedman received an AB in Political Science in 1988 from Brown University and a PhD from the University of Michigan. As an American Politics Professor at the University of Virginia, he has focused his recent research projects on campaign advertising and issue framing. His work has appeared in Public Opinion Quarterly, the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, Political Communication, Campaigns and Elections, and Slate. Additionally, he has recently completed a book, Campaign Advertising and American Democracy. Freedman served as research director for the Project on Campaign Conduct at the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership. Since 2000, he has been an election analyst for ABC News in New York. He is the 2003 recipient of the University of Virginia Alumni Board of Trustees Teaching Award.
Please Join Us For A Special Program Co-Sponsored by the Brown Club of RI and the Alpert Medical School Office of Alumni Programs
Many Hands, One Dream:
Brown’s Impact on the HIV/AIDS Crisis in Kenya
We invite you to discover the wonders taking place in Africa.
In this program, Dr. E. Jane Carter will describe, in vivid and captivating detail the dedication and heroic efforts of those who are affiliated with Brown’s Kenya project, and its impact on the HIV/AIDS Crisis there.
Dr. Carter with a patient who had given up hope for treating his HIV until visiting the clinic
Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Location: Sidney E. Frank Hall for Life Sciences, 185 Meeting Street, Providence, RI
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Join us for an optional brief tour of Sidney E. Frank Hall
6:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Reception with refreshments in the foyer
6:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Lecture and discussion with Dr. E. Jane Carter, director of the Brown/Kenya Exchange
Cost: $5 for Premium Brown Club of Rhode Island (BCRI) Members and Young Alumni (’03-’07)
To become a premium member please go to www.brownclubofri.com
$10 for BCRI Members, Undergraduate and Medical Alumni, Parents & Guests
No Charge for Students
RSVP: By Friday, May 9 online at https://alumni.brown.edu/alumni/de/events/register_user.aspx?id=345 or by a check payable, to Brown Club of RI, to Diane Scott ’75, 20 Lenihan Lane, East Greenwich, RI 02818. Please include attendees names. Questions? Contact Diane at ibcdds[at]cox.net or at (401) 398-0058
The Brown/Kenya Program began with the first medical rotation in 1996. Brown has been an integral Part of the ASSANTE Consortium with the Moi University School of Medicine and the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. Brown faculty, residents and medical students do 1-2 month rotations at Moi during 2 dedicated months yearly and on an ongoing basis. Brown rotators staff the wards as well as teach at the medical school. Brown hosts Kenyan medical students, physicians and public health professionals for advanced training. In addition to the exchange, Brown is involved in research programs and public health disease identification, treatment and control efforts including the development of AMPATH, the largest
HIV care program in East Africa. Many program participants are actively engaged in the provision of medical supplies, programmatic support and significant philanthropic contributions.
Providence Singers Festival Performances
Please join us in supporting the Providence Singers by visiting their site www.providencesingers.org and considering purchasing a ticket for one of the many festival performances scheduled for this spring. This festival is full of heartland harmony, American optimism and musical voicing of America's great poets.
The Providence Singers was founded by Bob Molison, Brown Chorus director in the early 1970s. The chorus has now grown to over 100 voices, and performs not only its own series of concertsbut also as guest artist with ensembles such as Rhode Island Philharmonic, the Kronos Quartet, the Dave Brubeck Quartet, and the Boston Pops. Bob founded the group in 1971 with two Brown graduate students, Glenn Giuttari and John Duffy -- thirty-five years and they're still going strong!
Third Thrusdays (Please arrive around 7:30)
WISDOM
How lucky can we be! Much sought after Brown's Asst. Prof. of Political Science JENNIFER LAWLESS will be the Wine Women and Wisdom speaker on Thurs., March 6, at 7:00 pm at the Pembroke Field House (corner of Cushing and Brook). Topic: "Why Women Don't Run for Public Office and What Happens When They Do". Guests welcome. Contact Charlene at 438-6347 or at eundrh@aol.com so that you can be informed of change to snow date, Tues., March 11.
An exciting Spring Seminar Series will held at Maddock Alumni Center at 2:30 pm on four Wednesdays in April.
Apr. 2: Laura Prieto, Assoc. Prof. of History and Women's Studies at Simmons College.
Topic: "Women and the Advent of American Imperialism".
Apr. 9: Mario Di Nunzio, Prof. of History at Providence College.
Topic: "Immigration from a Historical Perspective".
Apr. 16 Ellen Peckham, artist and poet and former owner of a successful art gallery in NYC.
Topic: "Doubly Blessed: Poets and Painters".
Apr. 30: Thomas Grzebien, Asst. Prof. of History at Providence College.
Topic: "Joan of Arc".
Please note that there is no charge for any of the above events. Car-pooling available.
MUSIC EVENTS AT BROWN
The Music Department at Brown has asked us to spread the word about some exciting events celebrating the opening of the newly renovated Grant Recital Hall. The series is called "Renovation Celebration. These events are free and open to the public. They will be held at Grant Recital Hall, which is located behind the Orwig Music Building, One Young Orchard Avenue, at the corner of Hope and Young Orchard.
For more details visit: http://www.brown.edu/music
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