ON CAMPUS: A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPCOMING WEEK

See the online calendar for a more thorough listing.

Friday, Feb. 3:

• The biweekly Diversity Conversation this week will feature Debbie Rubin, Ellie Esmond and Katie Campbell leading a discussion titled "Challenging Ourselves: Poverty - Stereotypes and Service." The talk will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in the Multicultural Center; lunch will be served.

• The Center for Science in Society's weekly Brown-Bag Lunch Conversations focus this year on "Rethinking Science Education." On Friday, Feminist and Gender Studies Coordinator Anne Dalke will offer "A View From the Humanities." The talk, like others in the series, will take place from 1:15 to 2:30 p.m. in the Multicultural Center. Participants can continue the discussion and catch up with previous weeks' conversations in the online forum.
  
  
• Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, one of Ireland's most critically acclaimed poets, will give a reading on Friday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ely Room, Wyndham Alumnae House.

Sunday, Feb. 5:

• The Learning to Listen series, which offers performances accompanied by tea and conversation, continues with violinist Diane Monroe, accompanied by pianist Nazomi Takashima. Monroe is praised by critics in the United States and abroad for her ability to interpret and communicate varying styles and periods of both European classical and American jazz traditions. She has performed in concert with Yo Yo Ma and as a guest soloist in both Wall to Wall presentations of Kurt Weil and Irving Berlin at Symphony Space in New York City. Her performances, compositions and arrangements with the Uptown String Quartet have been broadcast on National Public Radio, The Cosby Show and Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.
  
  Learning to Listen events are free, but seating is limited, so preregister with Helene Studdy at the Arts Office (x5210) or by e-mail at hstuddy@brynmawr.edu. The event will take place on Sunday, Feb. 5, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Music Room in Goodhart.

• The Student Activities Office will sponsor a Superbowl Party for students in Thomas Great Hall from 6 to 10 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 6:

• Volunteering 101. This workshop, sponsored by the Civic Engagement Office, will guide potential volunteers through the process of determining what kind of service or activism option best fits their individual talents and interests. CEO staffers will also explore how to make the service experience more meaningful and explain the mysteries of transportation reimbursement. The workshop will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Dolwen second-floor conference room.

• The Spanish Department Cultural Series features Assistant Professor of Sociology Ayumi Takenaka's talk "La Diáspora Peruana: los Inmigrantes Peruanos en el Japón y los Estados Unidos de América" from 7 to 8:15 p.m. in Thomas 110.

Tuesday, Feb. 7:

• BMC Basketball takes on Muhlenberg College in Centennial Conference play from 7 to 9 p.m. in Schwartz Gymnaisum.

• Teach for America Tea. Recent Bryn Mawr graduates will share their Teach for America experiences and discuss the program; light refreshments provided in the Quita Woodward Room, from 7 to 9 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 9:

• "Ain't I a Woman" Panel Discussion . This Black History Month event features a discussion of feminism led by students, faculty and staff, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Perry House Living Room.

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