American College Dance Festival

File PhotoHundreds of college dancers from across the Midwest will visit Washington University March 3-6 as part of the American College Dance Festival Association’s (ACDFA) 2005 Central Region Festival. One of 10 regional ACDFA events, the Central Region Festival brings together approximately 300 student and 50 faculty dancers representing 20 colleges and universities from nine states, along with nationally renowned choreographers David Dorfman, Donald McKayle and Trinette Singleton, who will serve as adjudicators.

Schaal elected first woman VP of National Academy of Sciences

File PhotoBarbara Schaal will serve a four-year term as vice president of the highly prestigious group beginning July 1.She is “a premier scientist, and it is rewarding to the scientific community that she has been elected to such an important leadership role,” Chancellor Wrighton says.

Composer, conductor, trombonist: Allen to present recital Feb. 25

Benjamin Allen, a music major in Arts & Sciences, will present a senior honors recital on at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at Grace United Methodist Church. The concert, which is free and open to the public, reflects three distinct areas that Allen has pursued at Washington University: composition, conducting and trombone.

D.A. Powell

Photo by Shawn G. HenryPowellPoet D.A. Powell, a finalist for this year’s National Book Critics’ Circle Award in poetry, will read from his work at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 3, as part of Washington University’s Writing Program Spring Reading Series.
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