Associate Professor Michele Beardslee will be presenting her paper “Advocacy in the Court of Public Opinion, Installment Two: How Far Should Corporate Lawyers Go?” at the School of Law faculty seminar on Wednesday, November 11. Lunch will be served at 12 p.m. in the Faculty Conference Room, Rm. G480, on the 4th floor of the library, and the talk will start at 12:35 p.m. ; Q&A will end by 1:50 p.m. We have room for a small number of students. If you would like to attend the lunch and the seminar, you must RSVP to Detra Davis Fleming at [email protected]; priority will be given to those first to reply. Copies of the paper are available outside Room G382.

(Thanks to an overwhelming positive response, reservation requests have met the seating capacity for this screening. No additional tickets/reservations will be issued for this event. – Ed. 11/5/09 12 p.m.)

The School of Communication and The Bill Cosford Cinema present a special preview screening of Precious on Wednesday, November 11 at 7 p.m. at the Bill Cosford Cinema. The Sundance Award-winning motion picture recently graced the cover of the October 25 New York Times Magazine.

This is a reservation-only advance screening; RSVP to reserve tickets. Call 305-284-2539 or e-mail [email protected].

Please plan on arriving no later than 6:45 p.m. to assure seating. Seats will be released five minutes before showtime.

The Center for Latin American Studies and the Sue Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies presents Tropical Zion with Allen Wells, a professor at Bowdoin College and the son of a Sosúa settler. Wells will explain why Washington’s refusal to accept Jewish refugees from German-occupied territory placed the lives of those fleeing Nazism at risk and jeopardized the Sosúa settlement in the Dominican Republic. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation, which will take place on Wednesday, November 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Merrick 105.

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center is gearing up for this year’s signature event, Designed for a Cure, to be hosted at the historic Moore Building in Miami’s Design District on Wednesday, November 11. Sponsor and VIP reception is at 6 p.m.; the main event begins at 7 p.m. To RSVP and purchase your tickets, complete this form.

This year’s event will again have an exclusive draw: a fashion show featuring cancer survivors escorted by Sylvester doctors and clinicians. The evening also will include stylish libations, food tastings by area restaurants and caterers, and a fabulous silent auction. For more information, visit this Web site.

The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) offers this seminar for those interested in exploring how thoughts influence health. While many of us invest a great deal of time and energy into physically caring for our bodies, few of us consider the importance of taking the same care to assure our mindset also supports optimal health. Can we correlate health promotional behaviors and optimal bodily function with positive patterns of thought? Those who see the glass as “half full” may be on to something. Participants will:

• Review the influence of thought patterns on physiology
• Identify ways to convert negative thinking patterns and beliefs to ones that promote health

Coral Gables campus: Tuesday, November 10 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Max Orovitz Building, room 139.

Miller School campus: Wednesday, November 11 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Dominion Parking Garage, room 155.

Rosenstiel School campus: Thursday, November 12 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Library Map and Chart Room.

To register, visit http://ulearn.miami.edu. For help with ULearn, call the Professional Development and Training Office at 305-284-5110.