The Faculty Speaker Series continues with Professor Robert Rosen, who will present a lecture entitled “Finding Judges in the Biblical ‘Book of Judges’” on Wednesday, March 10 in the School of Law’s faculty meeting room. The lecture begins at 12:35 p.m., following a lunch at 12 p.m. in the same room.  A question-and-answer session will follow the lecture.

Professor Rosen teaches courses in professional responsibility, business associations, children and the law, sociology of law, and contracts. He earned an A.B. from Harvard College in 1974, an M.A. in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley in 1977, a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1979, and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley in 1984. He joined the Miami Law faculty in 1984. During the 1987-88 academic year, Professor Rosen was on leave at Harvard University as a fellow in Harvard’s Program in Ethics and the Professions; in 1994 he was a research scholar at Stanford Law School.

There is limited seating for this event.  To attend, RSVP to Detra Davis at [email protected]. Priority will be given to those first to reply.

Shyam Gajavelli, associate scientist at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, will present “Gene Transfer of Analgesic Peptides for Spinal Cord Injury Neuropathic Pain” on Wednesday, March 10 from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor auditorium. For more information, call 305-243-7108 or visit www.themiamiproject.org/lectures.

Learn about salary transfers at an upcoming two-day class on March  9 and 10 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Dominion Towers, tenth-floor conference room. Topics covered include how to initiate a salary transfer to another account, forms to use, proper documentation, justification required by the government, deadlines for processing documents, and government rules for salary (cost) transfers. The class will also cover several aspects of the payroll system such as payroll default accounts, how to journal salaries out of default accounts, deadlines, forms, and the importance of clearing default accounts. Registration for this workshop is available through ULearn.  If you have any questions or problem with your registration, please contact the Office of Education and Training at 305-243-5092.

This course will provide you with an opportunity to align your customer service skills and techniques with best practices, as well as examine how to improve these skills within your current role. Students must complete the corresponding online computer‐based learning modules (CBLs) prior to enrolling in the course. To register for the session, visit ulearn.miami.edu and follow the instructions to log on. For more information, call 305-243-3090.

Professional Development and Training Office:

• Coral Gables campus: Wednesday, March 10 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Max Orovitz Building, room 139.
• Miller School campus: Friday, March 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Dominion Parking Garage (DPG), suite 155.

Drawing inspiration from Emily Dickinson’s evocation of the power of flowers, 19 Miami artists are donating their original work for silent auction at Spring Into Art, the annual fundraiser for the University of Miami’s Lowe Art Museum, sponsored by Friends of Art.

Along with the featured artists’ work (Carlos Alves, Jose Bedia, Carlos Betancourt, Margarita Cano, Pablo Cano, Joyce Chadroff, Xavier Cortada, Mark Diamond, Edouard Duval-Carrié, Sheila Elias, Carlos Estevez, Karl Hollinger, Jose Iraola, Aramis O’Reilly, Lisa Remeny, Jacqueline Roch, Lydia Rubio, Donna Underwood, and Tom Weinkle), there will be close to 150 other donated artworks, gift certificates, and treasures to bid on, including works of the UM Art and Art History faculty members, an original necklace from Mariapia Buccellati, studio glass art of Bill Carlson, and a ceramics piece by acclaimed artist Michael Lucero.

A raffle for a four-day, three-night trip to Mexico City to see the capital city’s exquisite art museums will create added excitement for this year’s auction, with proceeds going directly to the Lowe.

The event will be held on Wednesday, March 10 at 7 p.m. at the Lowe Art Museum. The cost is $150 per person. For tickets, call Friends of Art at 305-284-6756 or e-mail [email protected]