2007 Oct 8 to Oct 15

Monday Oct 8 - 4:30 PM
CMU, Adamson Wing, Baker Hall 136A
The University Lecture Series' "Journeys" installment continues with Raj Raddy, the Herbert A. Simon University Professor of Computer Science and Robotics. Reddy's talk is titled "Technology and Society"


Monday, October 8 at 7 pm
Cafe Scientifique
Penn Brewery
800 Vinial St
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Lee Gutkind, author of "Almost Human," a book about the activities of the roboticists at CMU.
http://www.cafescipgh.org/index.html

Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - ***** CANCELLED ******
Pittsburgh .NET users group: ArcGIS
Jeff Cromwell will deliver an event on .NET and Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) using ArcGIS. The event will run from 5:30 - 8:00 pm at Microsoft Offices. Pizza and giveaways provided!
http://www.pghdotnet.net/Events/default.aspx

Oct 9 - 5:00 PM
CMU - Kresge Recital Hall, College of Fine Arts
The School of Art presents Nina Katchadourian, whose work exists in a wide variety of media, including photography, sculpture, video and sound.

Thu Oct 11 - 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Pitt - Ballroom of william pitt union
The Department of French and Italian 4th annual Open House will take place on Thursday, October 11th from 5-7:30pm in the ballroom of the William Pitt Union. For those of you who are new to the Department - this event is open to the entire University community with the intention of recruiting new students to major/minor in French and/or Italian. Representatives from Study Abroad, Career Services, Experiential Learning (Internships, Research Opportunities), Peace Corp, European Studies Center, Instruction & Learning will all be in attendance. This year formal presentations from some of these areas will be taking place throughout event.I would like to ask that you make every effort to encourage your students to attend this event. Last year more than 200 students were in attendance and a great time was had by all. And, of course, you should come too - students like the opportunity to speak with their instructors in an informal setting.At this time, I would also like to ask for volunteers to assist me with the setup and clean up of this event. If you are interested in volunteering to help me, please let me know at your earliest convenience. Set up will begin at 2:30pm in the Ballroom of the William Pitt Union. Oh, and did I mention that there will be delicious food served?

Oct 11, 2007 - 4:30 PM
CMU - McConomy Auditorium, University Center
The University Lecture Series presents the keynote address for Carnegie Mellon's celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The keynote speaker is Lalo Alcaraz, creator of the nationally syndicated comic strip La Cucaracha. Alcaraz will discuss "Multicultural Visibility in the Media."

Oct 11, 2007 - 4:30 PM
CMU - Richard Rauh Theater, Purnell Center for the Arts
The Humanities Center presents playwright Robert Myers, professor of English and creative writing at the American University in Beirut. Myers' talk is titled "Playing With History: Political Theatre in Europe, the U.S. and the Middle East." The lecture is co-sponsored by the Humanities Center, the Humanities Scholars Program and the School of Drama.


Sunday, October 14 - 2 PM
Main Library in Oakland
Balladeer Chuck Owston, accompanied by guitar and octave mandolin, will present a program of traditional and original songs from the British Isles and Appalachia.