EPE Alum Hosts Book Signing at Joseph-Beth!

Lawrence Weill, an alum of our doctoral program, has a book coming out through ACE books called Out in Front: The College President as the Face of the Institution.

Dr. Weill will be conducting a book signing at Joseph-Beth Booksellers here in Lexington on Saturday October 17th at 2:00 p.m. He would love to see students and faculty, if anyone can make it.

Here is his website: www.lawrenceweill.com for more information.

Congratulations!

ArtsAsia Festival 2009

Posted by Beth Goldstein

As some of you know, I am active with the Asia Center here at UK. We have a number of seminars, performances and other events scheduled for this year, which I'll share as they come up. There are also sometimes travel grant opportunities for China and Japan.

Here's the first big event:

The 2009 ArtsAsia Festival, October 17-24

The ArtsAsia Festival is a week-long celebration of Asian art and cultures with world-class musicians, artists, dancers, scholars, and educators, organized by the University of Kentucky Asia Center and the UK Asian Fine Arts Initiative. Students, faculty, and community members of all ages can experience Asian visual art, music, theatre and art history at more than 20 events throughout the week. For a full schedule of events, visit the Asia Center Website

Highlights include:

A lecture and demonstration of Kathakali theatre by members of the Kalamandalam school of Kerala, India

Exhibitions and performances by Century Mountain- a collaboration of poet Huang Xiang and painter William Rock

A symposium on twentieth century art in East Asia with a keynote address by renowned Chinese Art Historian Michael Sullivan

An "East meets West" concert with premiere works by composer CC Leung of Hong Kong for UK percussion, orchestral and chorale ensembles

A fair of crafts and games from Asia for children

Participatory events such as ikebana workshops and Japanese tea ceremony

Kudos!

Congratulations to Ilona Szekely on successfully juggling both her quals and her daughter's first weeks of kindergarten.  Kudos to you and congratulations on your doctoral candidacy!

If you plan to graduate in December...

For those of you finishing up your degrees (including those who sat for exams in the summer but are not eligible for an August degree) here are your deadlines:

• September 24 Last day for filing and application for a December 2009 graduate degree
  
• October 8 Last day for a doctoral candidate to submit an "Notification of Intent" to schedule a final exam
  
• November 19 Last day to schedule a final exam (masters exam or doctoral defense)
  
• December 3 Last day to sit for a final exam (masters exam or doctoral defense)
  
• December 18 Last day to submit your completed dissertation manuscript to the Graduate School

The various forms you will need can be found on the Graduate School website.

Gender & Women's Studies Fall 2009 Film Series

The first film in the Fall 2009 Film Series: Masculinities is Macho by Lucinda Broadbent  (2000; 26 min.)

Thursday, September 24, 4:00 p.m.
Worsham Theater, Student Center.

This documentary "provides an in-depth profile of Men Against Violence and its ground-breaking work towards eliminating attitudes of male chauvinism (known as machismo in Spanish) that have perpetuated violent acts against women in Nicaragua and Latin America. The film strongly demonstrates that despite living in one of the most destitute countries in Latin America, this group has succeeded in providing a model that is used by men worldwide to discuss issues of violence and advocate for the rights of women ..." (To learn more visit the website: Women Make Movies.

A panel discussion follows the film screening that includes Dr. Michael Kimmel, who is among the leading researchers and writers on men and masculinity and is the author or editor of more than twenty books, including his newest, Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men. Kimmel and moderator Dr. Cristina Alcalde along with panelists Roger Pearson, Paul Borntraeger, and Jermey Taylor will discuss their thoughts on the documentary and they will reflect on how men's and women's lives are affected by men's violence and nonviolence here on campus, in the Lexington community, and in the broader society.

This event is co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences.

Spencer Dissertation Year Fellowships

Looking to fund your dissertation research?  Spencer Foundation Fellowships are highly prized awards that not only provide a competitive stipend, but also provide opportunities for mentoring by leaders in the field directly related to your research topic.  If this announcement comes too early for your program plans, take the time to visit the Foundation website and learn more so you can prepare for next year's competition.  Do not wait!

Applications are currently being accepted for the 2010 Spencer Dissertation Fellowship for Research Related to Education.  Approximately 20 Fellowships of $25,000 are awarded each year by the Spencer Foundation to support doctoral candidates in a variety of fields whose dissertations promise to contribute fresh perspectives to the history, theory, or practice of education. Please note that although the dissertation topic must concern education, graduate study may be in any academic discipline. In addition, although applicants must be candidates for a doctoral degree at a graduate school in the United States, they need not be citizens of the United States.

Applications must be submitted by Wednesday, October 21, 2009.

Here is the direct contact in case the website doesn't answer your questions:

Susan Dauber
Program Director
Spencer Foundation
625 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60611
fellows@spencer.org
www.spencer.org
(312) 274-6526