Autism lectures continue

The Autism Speaker Series kicks off Sept. 18. Past speakers include UHCL graduate students, clockwise from bottom left, Lynsey Jackson, Daniel LeSage, Melissa Liotti, Emily Bellaci, Robert Lehardy and Dana Harris.

After a successful start during spring 2010, the Autism Speaker Series will continue with a new roster of speakers for the fall semester. The series’ kick-off lecture is set for Sept. 18. Deborah A.

Pearson, professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, and Maria Quintero, assistant deputy director of the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County will present “An Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Current Treatments for Behavioral and Emotional Problems in ASD.” Pearson and Quintero will provide an overview of autism spectrum disorders, including Autistic Disorder, PDD-NOS, and Asperger’s Disorder, along with proposed causes of ASDs and common emotional and behavioral problems seen in children and adolescents with ASDs. They also will discuss current interventions for behavioral and emotional problems associated with ASDs. Specific therapies that will be examined include medication management, psychotherapy, family therapy, complementary and alternative medical treatments, behavioral interventions and social skills training.

Sponsored by Johnson Space Center Federal Credit Union and CHRISTUS St. John Hospital, the free lecture will be held in the Student Services and Classroom Building Lecture Hall from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  Lunch will be served. For more information and to RSVP, call 281-283-3437.

Calendar of Events

Through August 20
Fall Open Registration. 281-283-2500.

June 14 – July 29
Kids U Summer Camps: Gifted Academy, Language Camp, Science Camp, Math Camp, Young Writer’s Camp, Technology Camp and World Explorer’s Camp, Arbor Building. 281-283-3530.

June 17 – July 5
Reading, Writing, Spelling and Study Skills Improvement for Grades 1-12, 4:30-6 p.m., Mon., Tues. and Thurs., Arbor Building. 281-283-3530.

June 24
UHCL Pearland Campus Admissions Preview, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn-Pearland, 12101 Shadow Creek Parkway, Pearland. 281- 283-2515.

June 26
UHCL Alumni Association Summer Planning Retreat, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Bayou Building. 281-283-2021.

July 12 – October 8
UHCL Art Exhibition: “War Birds” by Dale Clifford and “Dialogues from Disparate Worlds” by Rahul Mitra Bayou Building, Atrium I, Level 2. 281-283-3446.

August 1
Application deadline for fall 2010 graduate admission. 281-283-2500.

August 9
Priority application deadline for fall 2010 undergraduate admission. 281-283-2500.

August 14
UHCL Pearland Campus Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Celebration, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 1200 Pearland Parkway, Pearland. 281-283-2021.

August 21 – 30
Fall Late Registration. 281-283-2500.

August 23
Final application deadline for fall 2010 undergraduate admission. 281-283-2500.

September 3
“Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos,” Mercury Baroque Ensemble, 8 p.m., Bayou Building, Bayou Theater. 281-283-2560.

September 13 – October 28
“Lone Star College Montgomery Faculty Exhibition,” reception Sept. 17, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Bayou Building, UHCL Art Gallery. 281-283-3311.

September 15 – November 3
Reading, Writing, Spelling and Study Skills Improvement for Grades 1-12, 4:30-6 p.m., Wednesdays, Arbor Building. 281-283-3530.

September 18
Celebrating Our Elders Scholarship Project reception for Hispanic elders, 7 p.m., Bayou Building, Atrium I and II. 281-283-3373.

September 22
Gulf Coast Business Job Fair, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Bayou Building, Atrium I and II. 281-283-2590.

September 23
Gulf Coast Technology Job Fair, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Bayou Building, Atrium I and II. 281-283-2590.

September 25
Fall Community Outreach Day. 281-283-2611.

October 2
UHCL Fall Open House, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Student Services and Classroom Building. 281-283-2515.

October 8
“Exotique!,” Mercury Baroque Ensemble, 8 p.m., Bayou Building Bayou Theater. 281-283-2560.

October 16
Celebrating Our Elders Scholarship Project reception for African-American elders, 7 p.m., Bayou Building, Atrium I and II. 281-283-3373.

October 23
UHCL Alumni Celebration, 6:30 p.m., South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center. 281-283-2021.

November 4
Fall 2010 Teacher Job Fair, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Bayou Building, Atrium I and II. 281-283-2590.

November 6
UHCL Pearland Campus Fall Open House, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., 1200 Pearland Parkway, Pearland. 281-283-2515.

November 6
14th Annual Student Leadership Conference, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Bayou Building. 281-283-2611.

November 11
Annual Veterans Day Celebration, 10 a.m., Liberty Park. 281-283-2024. November 15 Global Expo, noon - 5 p.m., Atrium II. 281-283-2565.

Nov. 15 – Jan. 20, 2011
“Lone Star College North Harris Faculty Exhibition,” reception Nov. 19, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Bayou Building, UHCL Art Gallery. 281-283-3311.

Dates and times are subject to change; please confirm event details by calling the telephone number listed or visiting UHCL’s Web site at www.uhcl.edu. Individuals who wish to participate in any of the events listed and who need special accommodations to do so, should contact the university’s American Disabilities Act coordinator at 281-283-2626 at least two weeks before the date of the event.