Tue, March 29, 2005 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Combing Teaching, Service & Research

Leavey Library (LVL)
Admission: Free

This event examines the complex issue for faculty of combining teaching, service and research in their academic careers. Such combining requires a well-organized and informed annual plan focused on personal, professional, departmental goals.

Tue, March 29, 2005 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Sacred Art in Urban Space - Religion on Campus Week

University Religious Center
Admission: Free

An evening of art, film, music, and discussion on connections between sacred practices and the urban environment, with Professor William Dyrness of Fuller theological Seminary.

Wed, March 30, 2005 at 8:00 pm
Jazz Combo Night

Alfred Newman Recital Hall (AHF)
Admission: Free

Students from the USC Thornton School of Music play the latest sounds in jazz in duos, trios, quartets and more.

Wed, March 30, 2005 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Innovating Engineering Structures for Architecture: USC School of Architecture Lecture Series

USC Gin D. Wong, FAIA Conference Center (HAR)
Admission: Free

Tim Macfarlane, the award-winning, London based structural engineer known for his innovative use of structural glass, discusses his recent work.

Wed, March 30, 2005 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
USC Templeton Fellow Lecture #2

Hedco Neurosciences Building (HNB)
Admission: Free

Michael Ruse, a professor of philosophy at Florida State University and a scholar of the history and philosophy of Darwinian evolutionary theory, discusses the Copernican revolution and Protestant reformation.

Wed, March 30, 2005 from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
IRUA Faculty-Student Mixer

Founders' Park
Admission: Free

The International Relations Undergraduate Association hosts a free barbeque for both International Relations students and professors. Come for food and to meet potential professors before signing up for classes in the fall.

Wed, March 30, 2005 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
How Emerging Digital Technologies are Influencing Civic Engagement

Davidson Conference Center (DCC)
Admission: Free

Only a few years ago political weblogs, or “blogs,” were an unknown phenomenon. By 2004 however, they were a major force in the presidential election – it was unthinkable for a candidate not to blog to his or her supporters.

Wed, March 30, 2005 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Farhad Khosrokhavar: Allah's New Martyrs

Doheny Memorial Library (DML)
Admission: Free

What drives young men and women to become suicide bombers? Farhad Khosrokhavar examines differing attitudes towards the 'sacred death' in various Islamic countries, including Iran, Palestine, Lebanon and Egypt.

Thu, March 31, 2005, Fri, April 1, 2005, Thu, April 7, 2005 and Fri, April 8, 2005 at 7:00 pm; Sat, April 2, 2005, Sun, April 3, 2005, Sat, April 9, 2005 and Sun, April 10, 2005 at 2:30 pm; Sat, April 2, 2005 and Sat, April 9, 2005 at 8:00 pm
Anything Goes

Bing Theater (BIT)
Admission: General, $15; Senior citizens, USC faculty and staff with valid I.D., $10; USC students with valid I.D., $6; A $2 convenience fee applies to all phone orders

Complications ensue when swinging sophisticates and sassy socialites venture on a Trans-Atlantic journey in a Kelly Ward-directed production of Cole Porter's classic boy-meets-girl tale.

Thu, March 31, 2005 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Artists Conversation

USC Fisher Gallery (HAR)
Admission: Free

Southern California artists Christina Fernandez, Victor Raphael and Howard Smith offer insight into their artwork.