The Harbinger
February 11, 2008
Department of Religious Studies starts Lectures in Religion
February 11, 2008 - 7 p.m. to February 12, 2008 - 4 p.m.
The department of religious studies is pleased to announce that Philip Clayton will
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Philip Clayton |
deliver the Hiram College Lectures in Religion for 2008. The seminar topic is "Why the 'New Atheism' Isn't New: The Path from Scientific Reductionism to Reenchantment." Religious leaders, scholars, students, and all interested in the study of religions are cordially invited to attend all three lectures. Lectures are free and open to the public.
Guests may join Clayton and the religious faculty for Tuesday's lunch for $15. Lunch reservations may be made by calling the College Events Office at 330.569.5900.
Schedule of Events:
Monday, February 11, 7:30 p.m. Lecture 1: "Dawkins' God Delusion' and Other Things that Science Doesn't Prove"
Tuesday, February 12, 10:30 a.m. Registration Kennedy Center Lobby
11:15 a.m. Luncheon with Clayton and the religious studies faculty
12:30 p.m. Lecture II: "Deeper Challenges: How to Respond to Broad Naturalism and Spirituality without Belief"
1:45 p.m. Reception
2:45 p.m. Lecture III: "Process, Emergence, and Panentheism: Christianity for the Scientific Age"
Philip Clayton is a professor of religion and philosophy, and is the holder of the Ingraham Chair at the Claremont School of Theology. Clayton has been a leading advocate for the internationalization of the science-religion dialogue. As Principal Investigator for the "Science and the Spiritual Quest" program, and more recently as senior advisor and judge for the "Global Perspectives in Science and Spirituality" program, both funded by the Templeton foundation, he has been at the forefront of efforts to expand scholarship in this field into non-Western traditions. Clayton suggest 'God and Contemporary Science' as introductory reading for the seminar.
President Tom Chema serves on Higher Education Host Committee in Washington D.C.
(Taken from Tom Chema's campus email on February 8)
College and university presidents from Ohio—both public and private, two-and four-
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President Tom Chema |
year schools—will gather in Washington D.C. on April 2. Senator Sherrod Brown put together a meeting for them with Senator Ted Kennedy, chair of the Senate Education Committee. Higher Education Chancellor Eric Fingerhut will also be there. President Chema is serving on the Host Committee, along with the presidents of Denison and Case Western Reserve. They will be discussing accessibility and accountability in higher education, its links to Ohio’s workforce and ways the federal government can help.
President Chema reported he enjoyed hearing former Senator John Glenn speak Wednesday night at the Cleveland Clinic’s “Ideas for Tomorrow” speaker series. "Although there were 500 in the audience," President Chema said, "It seemed like he was just talking and reminiscing with old friends."
Senator Glenn continues to promote the importance of research and specifically research through the space program. Kathy Luschek and President Chema had an opportunity to talk with the Senator about our Garfield Institute. President Chema believes there are similarities between our Garfield Institute in Public Leadership and the John Glenn School for Public Affairs at Ohio State University, and is interested in exploring the possibility of collaborating.
Drummer Balasubramaniam will join South Indian musician Shiva Sastry at this Friday's concert
Mr. Balasubramaniam will join Shiva Sastry at this Friday's concert and will play instrume
nt called Khanjira.
The khanjira is a small tambourine. It is made by stretching lizard skin over a wooden frame. The frame is about seven inches in diameter with one metal jingle mounted in it. The kanjira is very popular in South Indian classical performances.
South Indian musician Shiva Sastry will present a concert of traditional music on Friday, February 15, at 7:30 p.m.
Carnatic music, the classical music of South India, is one of the world’s most vibrant
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Shiva Sastry |
and complex repertories. Shiva Sastry began formal training on the ancient stringed veena at the age of five and continues to learn and explore the depths of his instrument under the guidance of Sangita Kalanidhi T.K. Govinda Rao. Dr. Sastry’s playing is characterized by rich melody and strong rhythm in the Mysore tradition. He has performed widely in India and the United States where he has been resident since 1988. He is a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Akron.
The concert is sponsored by the Hiram Community Trust and the Hiram College Music Department. The concert will be in the Recital Hall of Frohring Music Hall, located on Dean Street on the Hiram College Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Assistant Professor Janis Breckenridge receives Feministas Unidas Essay Prize
Janis Breckenridge, Assistant Professor of Spanish, recently received the Feministas Unidas Essay Prize in 2007 for her article titled “Performing Memory and Identity:
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Janis Breckenridge |
Albertina Carri’s Los rubios.” This prize is awarded annually for an outstanding unpublished essay of feminist scholarship in the areas of Spanish, Spanish-American, Luso-Brazilian, Afro-Latin American, and U.S. Hispanic Studies.
The selection committee includes officers of the professional organization Feministas Unidas and the editorial board of Letras Femeninas. Each year the winning article is featured in Letras Femeninas, a journal devoted specifically to critical and creative scholarship in the field of Hispanic women’s cultural production.
Janis’ essay analyzes an experimental documentary film from post-dictatorship Argentina. The director, Albertina Carri, grapples with the difficulties of reconstructing the details surrounding her parents’ militancy and subsequent disappearance while defiantly refusing to adhere to the expected norms of documentary cinema. Janis shows that in attempting to recover and reconstruct their lives, the protagonist-director in effect seeks to discover and construct her own personal identity in the face of their absence. This process of self-exploration leads to the production of an intensely subjective and creatively defiant meta-filmic project—one that ultimately documents the making of an uncompromising documentary. Janis explains that the young director’s personal search simultaneously becomes an innovative exploration of her chosen medium for self-expression.
The award-winning article represents Janis’ broader teaching and research interests. Janis actively shares her expertise and passion regarding Latin America social and cultural identity with Hiram students. During a fall Latin American film course (Spanish 316: Proyecciones de la identidad cultural) students explored, among other topics, issues of documentary cinema and human rights concerns. Likewise, participants in the December study abroad course in Buenos Aires (INTD 309: Monumental Memory) studied the intersections of public space, collective memory and national identity.
Hiram College resident directors present at Northeast Ohio Housing Conference
On February 2, 2008, Resident A
ssistants (RA) and five professional staff members attended the annual Northeast Ohio Housing Officers RA drive-in conference held at Baldwin-Wallace College. Hiram College had a total of four case study teams represented in the case study competition. The teams were Ryan McGee and Felicia Harris, Jen Scott and Michael Campbell, Wiley Runnestrand and Lori Singer, and Abby Palof and Kim Miller. Abby Palof and Kim Miller placed first in the case study competition.
Each of the Resident Directors also presented at the conference. Nick Kelley (Booth/Centennial RD) presented a session titled, “Not so wasted weekends: A guide to successful weekend programming.” Will Kauff (Miller/Whitcomb RD) presented a session titled, “Through the Technicolor Lens-A look at GLBT individuals in Media.” Jackie Haner (Quad RD) and Nicole Coy presented a session titled, “From Key Grips to Lead Actors: Steps to building a cohesive cast.” Throughout the conference, Liz Okuma volunteered as a case study judge. The entire staff enjoyed the conference and visit to the Baldwin-Wallace campus.
Author Barry Lopez featured at this year’s Ethics Symposium
Barry Lopez is scheduled for this year’s Ethics Symposium. Lopez is best known for Arctic Dreams and other non-fiction books including About
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Barry Lopez |
This Life and Of Wolves and Men. His recent works include Resistance, Lopez’s eloquent response to the recent ideological changes in American society. Lopez was once a landscape photographer and his works examine the relationship between human culture and physical landscape.
Lopez will deliver the lecture for the Ethics Symposium at Hiram College. His title is “The Storyteller’s Obligation.” Lopez describes the lecture as, “exploring the ethical relationship between the writer (storyteller) and the reader (listener) and giving that some historical perspective.” Storytelling is the theme for Hiram’s first-year curriculum this year.
Other events for this year’s Ethics Symposium include Stories of Entrepreneurship presented by Jo Ann Barefoot, Chair of the Hiram College Board of Trustees. Her remarks will be held in the Kennedy Center Ballroom at 4:15 p.m. on February 25. On February 26 at 11:30 a.m. in the Kennedy Center Ballroom, theatre Professor Betsy Bauman and sociology Professor Kim King will discuss stories portrayed in quilts.
Nozar Alaolmolki to speak in Cleveland on "Muslims' Perception of the American Foreign Policy"
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Nozar Alaolmolki |
On Sunday, February 17, at 11:30 a.m. professor Nozar Alaolmolki will present a lecture on "Muslims' Perception of the American Foreign Policy," at the Church of the Covenant, 11205 Euclid Avenue, at the University Circle.
Professor Alaolmolki was asked to be part of a series of speeches titled "What Muslims Think of US: Perceptions of America in the Islamic World". In addition to the topic of American foreign policy - the war in Iraq, the search for al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the U.S. led "war" on terror, the way America has implemented its pro-democracy agenda, etc. - other presentations in the series will address topics such as the contemporary consequences of historical encounters between Muslims and the West/America, religion as a critical dimension of strategic solutions to conflict with Islamic states, and the experience of American Muslims in the context of the global war on terrorism. The intent of the series is to help participants gain a more nuanced view of what Muslims think about America and how Americans might re-think their understanding about Muslims and of Islam.
The speech is open to the public without charge.
Hiram College Rotaract helps children with AIDS in Africa
The Hiram College Rotaract Club will be selling Valentine's Day candy grams during lunch and dinner at Miller Dinning Hall. For $1, the Rotaract Club will deliver on Valentine's Day to the person(s) of your choice (staff and faculty included) a bag of candy with a Valentine's greeting.
Only $1 and it goes to helping children with AIDS/HIV in South Africa!
Library Forum presents Dr. Jennifer Miller
Dr. Jennifer Miller will present the next Library Forum at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, February 13 in the Pritchard Room of the Library. Dr. Miller will speak on "Whatcha’ readin’? Influences and Implications in Reading Curriculums." Refreshments will be served.
This week at a glance
Monday, February 11
ATP - 4:15 p.m. to - 5:45 p.m.
Lectures in Religion: "Why the 'New Atheism' Isn't New" - 7 p.m.
Tuesday, February 12
Lectures in Religion: 11:15 a.m. Luncheon with Clayton and the religious faculty
12:30 p.m. Lecture II: "Deeper Challenges: How to Respond to Broad Naturalism and Spirituality without Belief"
1:45 p.m. Reception
2:45 p.m. Lecture III: "Process, Emergence, and Panentheism: Christianity for the Scientific Age"
CESC - 4:15 p.m. to - 5:45 p.m.
Wednesday, February 13
Library Forum at 4:15 p.m. in the Pritchard Room of the Library.
Men's Basketball at Allegheny College - 8 p.m.
Women's Basketball at Wooster College - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 14
Swimming & Diving at NCAC Championships (Canton, OH) - TBA
Friday, February 15
South Indian musician Shiva Sastry, Frohring Music Hall- 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 17
Nozar Alaolmolki - "Muslims' Perception of the American Foreign Policy," at Church of the Covenant, 11205 Euclid Avenue, at the University Circle.
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