In Brief
Argyrios Theofilopoulos to Speak in Faculty Lecture Series
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) Professor Argyrios Theofilopoulos
will speak on "Predisposing and Effector Genes in Systemic Autoimmunity,"
as part of the Faculty Lecture Series on Wednesday, December 11. The lecture
will be held at 5 PM in the Valerie Timken Amphitheater, Scripps Clinic,
10666 North Torrey Pines Road.
Personal Skills for Life and Work: "Boundaries: the Importance of Limit
Setting"
Jan Hill and Jeff Jones of the Employee and Graduate Student Counseling
Department will presentÊ "Boundaries: the Importance of Limit Setting"
on Friday, December 6, from noon to 1 PM, as part of the Personal Skills
for Life and Work Series. Topics to be addressed include a comparison
of non-assertive, aggressive, and assertive behaviors; cross-cultural
differences in communication styles; and guidelines for effective assertive
behavior. The seminar will be held in the P1 Conference Room, 3301 North
Torrey Pines Court. No registration is necessary. Please contact Jan Hill,
x4-2950, with any questions.
Largest-Ever TSRI Fall Craft Fair
The largest-ever TSRI Fall Craft Fair will be held on Thursday, December
5, from 11 AM to 2 PM in the Immunology Galleria. Items for sale will
include quilts, soaps, jewelry, handcrafted Christmas items, painted sumi-e
cards, magnets, afghans, wood burning items, gourds, art photography,
birdhouses, tillandsia airplants, and chocolate. Proceeds from a raffle
will be donated to the Senior Basket Project. For more information, call
Bonnie Towle, x4-2167.
Adopt a Family
It's time again for the Adopt-A-Family Program. Adopting a family
means that you and your lab (or several labs together) or your family
commit to helping a needy family have a good holiday. The idea is to provide
the family with groceries (or a food coupon with which they can buy them)
for a festive holiday meal with all the trimmings, some day-to-day necessities
such as shampoo, toothbrushes, soap, etc., and modest gifts.
As in past years, the ScrippsAssists Adopt-A-Family Program will work
with the St. Vincent de Paul agency in Linda Vista, Home Start in East
San Diego, Sanctuary House (a women's shelter) and the Battered Women's
Shelter through the Y. The agencies provide an information sheet about
the family to the adoptees, which includes clothing sizes, pressing needs,
and wish lists' from the children (please keep in mind that kids have
little concept of money and may ask for a Playstation or a computer, but
any thoughtful gift will make them happy).
Contact Bonnie Towle, x4-2167 or email-btowle@scripps.edu, or Kat Occhipinti,
x4-8135 or email: occhip@scripps.edu.
Senior Basket Project Begins
It's time again for the ScrippsAssists Annual Senior Basket project, organized
in conjunction with the Downtown Senior Community Center. ScrippsAssists
is collecting specialty items for seniors, including: mugs, ornaments,
other gift items, hand towels, slippers, socks, gloves, scarves, flashlights,
batteries, stamps, calendars, razors, stationery, lotion, and Ensure or
equivalent drinks. Baskets will be assembled December 10 and 12 from 4:30-7PM
(sandwiches provided; children welcome.) ScrippsAssists is currently looking
for people to put a box in their area or building to collect the items.
ScrippsAssists will also accept monetary donations. Checks should be made
out to ScrippsAssists and sent to Helen Plutner at MB6. Send questions
to scripps-assists@scripps.edu.
News&Views Takes a Holiday for Thanksgiving
News&Views will not be published next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Weekly publication will resume with the December 9 issue.
Go back to News & Views Index
|
|
