February 21-25
Free refreshments for hungry students and wannabe archeologists and anthropologists! Stop by Ellison Hall any time during FOCAS* on A&S Week for a donut or cookie, and view the Sandman, a special exhibit on display from the Oklahoma Archeological Survey.

• Sandman refers to the remains of an individual recovered from a construction project near Woodward in the summer of 1973. Based on a re-analysis conducted in 1998 (funded in part by the College of Arts & Sciences), Sandman was identified as a Cheyenne/Arapaho male in his late 20s/early 30s who lived until the 1830s/1840s. Goods accompanying Sandman when he was buried provide a unique look at Plains Indian culture in the early to mid nineteenth century. The display portrays the analysis of Sandman including a facial reconstruction prior to the reburial of his remains in November 2001.

Monday, February 21

"Notes from Ground Zero: War and Reconstruction in Two Eras - The American Experience in Japan and Iraq," featuring Mark Selden, State University of New York, Binghamton, 7:30 p.m., SNOMNH. Sponsored by the Department of History.

Tuesday, February 22

A&S Faculty Authors Reception, 4:30-6:00 p.m., Ellison Hall 132.

Wednesday, February 23

"Trilobites for Fun and Profit," featuring Sandy Dengler, doctoral student, Department of Zoology, 4:30 p.m., 123 GLCH.

Book and Cookie Sale, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., second floor, Kaufman Hall. Sponsored by the MLLL German program.

Thursday, February 24

Book and Cookie Sale, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., second floor, Kaufman Hall. Sponsored by the MLLL German program.

2005 Distinguished Alumni presentations:

"Post-Capitalist Society: Will It Address the Elephants In the Room?" featuring A. Thomas Loy ('74 BA Letters, '96 M Lib St.), Chairman and CEO, MetaFund, OKC, 2 p.m., Scholars Room, OMU.

"Why a Course on Health Policy Should Be a Prerequisite for An Undergraduate Degree" featuring David Wanser, Ph.D. ('72 BA Journalism, '73 MHR, '89 Ph.D.), Deputy Commissioner for Behavioral and Community Health, Texas Department of Health Services, 2 p.m., Regents Room, OMU.

"What I Learned In Oklahoma and At OU," featuring Fred R. Harris ('52 BA Political Science, '54 B Law), professor, University of New Mexico and Former Oklahoma U.S. Senator, 3:30 p.m., Regents Room, OMU. Book signing will follow.

"A Look At the Healthcare System in Oklahoma," by Edward N. Brandt Jr., M.D. ('52 BS Math, '60 MD, '63 Ph.D. Biostatistics), Regents' Professor Emeritus, OU Health Sciences Center, 3:30 p.m., Scholars Room, OMU.

"The Oklo Prehistoric Natural Reactor and the Time Variability of the Fundamental Constants of Nature," featuring Steve Lamoreaux, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 4 p.m., A102 Nielsen Hall. Sponsored by the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

"Populism Turned Upside Down: George Wallace and the Transformation of American Politics in the 1960s," featuring Prof. Dan T. Carter, University of South Carolina, Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, 8 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of History.

Friday, February 25

Book and Cookie Sale, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., second floor, Kaufman Hall. Sponsored by the MLLL German program.

"Unexpected Opportunities: Reflections on Teaching and Doing Philosophy," featuring Kathleen Dougherty, Bowie State University, 4 p.m., Dale Hall Tower 607. Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy.

“2005 The Year of Languages: Celebrate, Communicate, Educate…The Power of Language Learning,” featuring Desa Dawson, Southwest Conference on Language Teaching 2004 Teacher of the Year, and Suzanne Craig, director of World Languages Education for the State of Oklahoma.  4:30 p.m., 231 Kaufman Hall.  Sponsored by MLLL.

College of Arts and Sciences Kaleidoscope Evening, honoring the 2005 Distinguished Alumni Edward N. Brandt Jr., Fred R. Harris, A Thomas Loy and David R. Wanser. 6 p.m., Ballroom, OMU.

Saturday, February 26

A&S Board of Visitors meeting, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Ellison Hall 132.

"Rethinking Communication and Relationship Development," by Denise Solomon, Pennsylvania State University, 1:30 p.m., Governor's Room, OMU. Sponsored by the Department of Communication.

Film screening of "E.T.: The Extraterrestrial," 2 p.m. A102 Nielsen Hall with A&S alumna and film editor Carol Littleton ('65 BA, '70 MA). Sponsored by Film and Video Studies.

"Persuasion: The Essential Social Skill," featuring James Dillard, Pennsylvania State University, 2:30 p.m., Governor's Room, OMU. Sponsored by the Department of Communication.

Film screening of "The Manchurian Candidate," 4:30 p.m., A102 Nielsen Hall, with A&S alumna and film editor Carol Littleton ('65 BA, '70 MA). Sponsored by Film and Video Studies.

4th Annual Columbian Night, 6 p.m. Meacham Auditorium.  Evening will include a program, dinner and music by Orquesta Ron y Ritmo. Tickets are $10 each and may be purchased by calling (405) 325-4753.  Sponsored by MLLL.