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Contact: Ralph
Derickson
Douglas
Hofstadter
A
major keynote address for Arts and Sciences Week
will be delivered at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25,
in Memorial Hall by Pulitzer Prize winning author
Douglas Hofstadter, a computer science professor
and cognitive science professor at Indiana University.,
Bloomington, Ind. Hofstadter’s remarks are
titled“The Reality of Style.” His
presentation is sponsored by the Future of the
Humanities Committee. A reception is slated at
6:15 p.m.
2004 Arts and Sciences Ambassadors
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LEXINGTON,
Ky. (Feb. 10, 2004) -- Book
displays, live performances, book readings, and
science exhibitions will be highlights of Arts
and Sciences Week planned at the University of
Kentucky Feb. 23-27. All the events are free
and open to the public.
The arts and sciences celebration begins at noon
Monday, Feb. 23, with remarks by UK College
of Arts and Sciences Dean Steven Hoch and
the Arts
and Sciences Student Ambassadors in the lobby
of the White Hall Classroom Building. Live
entertainment will be provided by the Step
Show Dancers of
Alpha Phi Alpha.
A major keynote address for Arts and Sciences
Week will be delivered at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 25, in Memorial Hall by Pulitzer Prize
winning
author Douglas Hofstadter, a computer science
professor and cognitive science professor
at Indiana University., Bloomington, Ind.
Hofstadter’s
remarks are titled“The Reality of Style.” His
presentation is sponsored by the Future of the
Humanities Committee. A reception is slated at
6:15 p.m.
“I'm
very proud of the Arts and Sciences Ambassadors
who are hosting this week-long series of
events to highlight the college to the campus and
the
community,” said Hoch. “The students
have done an outstanding job of presenting the
interdisciplinary and diverse interests of our
college.”
At 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, award-winning
author Bobbie Ann Mason, the writer-in-residence
in
the UK English department, will read
from some of her works in the Student Center
Theatre.
Recent books written by Arts and Sciences
faculty members will be on display
Monday in the concourse
of the White Hall Classroom Building.
The authors will be available to discuss
their
work. Among the faculty members whose books will be displayed
are: associate professor Penny Miller, professor
Richard Waterman, professor Ernest Yanarella, and
associate professor Stuart Kaufman, all of political
science; associate professor Gerald Smith, , professor
Robert Olson, associate professor Gretchen Starr-LeBeau,
and associate professor Kristin Stapleton, all of
history; professor Dwight B. Billings of sociology;
professor Thomas Leinbach and professor Stanley Brunn,
of geography; professor Peter Little, of anthropology;
professor David L. Miller, associate professor Virginia
Blum, and professor Susan Bordo, of English; and
professor Ana Rueda and professor Edward Stanton,
of Hispanic studies. The keynote speaker of Arts
and Sciences Week is Pulitzer Prize winning author
Douglas Hofstadter, professor of cognitive science
at Indiana University. He will discuss cognitive
science and artificial intelligence at 6:15 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 25, in Memorial Hall.
During
Arts and Sciences week, many of
the college’s
museums will be open with special displays, and
several classes will be open to
visitors. To see a detailed,
day-by-day listing of the myriad activities planned
for Arts and Sciences Week, go to the Web
site.
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