The Harbinger
January 22, 2007
Garfield Institute will prepare future public leaders
Inaugural event on January 30
The Garfield Institute for Public Leadership invites all
members of the Hiram College
community to participate in the institute’s inaugural event, to be held next
Tuesday, January 30, 2007. The
theme of the event, “From Scholarship to Leadership: Liberal Arts Education and
the Challenge for Public Leaders in the 21st Century,” reflects the mission of
the Garfield Institute, which is to prepare students to accept the
responsibilities of public leadership by helping them develop expertise in
public policy matters, international and domestic, grounded in Hiram’s
traditional liberal arts education.
The day’s activities will include a panel discussion with
international security experts, a question and answer period for students
interested in public leadership, a reception with special guests and members of
the Hiram College
community, dinner, and evening keynote address (see schedule below).
John Lauder ’68, an alumnus of Hiram
College and internationally
recognized authority on weapons of mass destruction, arms control, and homeland
security, will give the keynote address. Lauder’s talk is titled, “Life
Decisions in the Summer of Love: Why James Garfield, Oliver Cromwell, Pikovaya
Dama, Steely Dan, the Curve of Binding Energy, and All of Liberal Education
Matter in Public Leadership.”
After earning his degree in history at Hiram, Lauder went on
to complete a master’s degree in international relations at Yale
University. In 2004, he retired
from public service with more than 33 years of managerial, analytical, and
policy experience in the Central Intelligence Agency, the National
Reconnaissance Office, and as an arms control negotiator. Lauder is now a
senior fellow at Areté Associates, a science and engineering company that
addresses U.S.
security problems.
Schedule of events
- 11:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Panel discussion: Moderated by Professor John C. Koritansky
Kennedy Center Ballroom
- Panelists:
- John C. Koritansky, Chair, Garfield Institute for Public Leadership, Professor of Political Science
- Thad A. Brown, Chairman & CEO of the Institute for Physical Sciences
- Randall S. Murch, Associate Director, Research Program Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Donald J. Wurzel, Director, National Security Studies and
Analysis Program, Areté Associates
(For panelist bios and titles of presentations, please go to http://www.hiram.edu/news/article.php?id=1158)
- 2 – 4 p.m.
Panelists meet informally with students
Kennedy Center Ballroom
- 4 –5 p.m.
Panel/Student Q&A
Kennedy Center Ballroom
- 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Reception
Coleman Room, Gerstacker Science Hall
- 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Dinner*
Dix Dining Hall, Kennedy Center
- 7:30 – 8:15 p.m.
Keynote Address: John Lauder ’68
Dix Dining Hall, Kennedy Center
* The dinner is complimentary, but reservations are required no later than January 26; R.S.V.P. with Kathy Luschek at 330.569.6118 or luschekk@hiram.edu.
President Chema at governor’s meeting to discuss higher education
Hiram College President Thomas V. Chema joined other
presidents from Ohio colleges and
universities today for a meeting with Gov. Ted Strickland. The presidents are
discussing both higher education in the state and economic development,
particularly as it relates to higher education.
The Ohio Board of Regents released a report last week revealing
tuition at Ohio’s public
universities costs nearly 50 percent more than the national average. The
average tuition for a four-year public university in Ohio
is $8,553, which is 47 percent higher than the national average of $5,836.
In various forums, President Chema has said: “While our
public universities were created to make college affordable for the less
privileged, their funding mechanism now instead raises a barrier to low-income
students.
“It might sound crazy, but more wealthy parents send their
kids to public universities than to private schools. Conversely, proportionally
more students from low income families – those making $30,000 a year or less –
choose Hiram and not Ohio University.
Why is that? The fact is that private colleges – at least in Ohio,
Pennsylvania, and New
York – are providing more need-based financial aid
than the state universities. So, not withstanding the ‘sticker price,’ it is
cheaper for most low-income students to attend a Hiram, Mount
Union, or John Carroll than OSU or Kent
State. This turns public policy on
its head.”
Professor Dennis Taylor earns $340,000 Regents grant
Grant designed to steer promising science students toward
secondary education
This summer, outstanding high school science students and
teachers from the middle and upper Cuyahoga watershed region will participate
in a summer learning academy at Hiram
College that will combine
scientific principles, learning techniques, and technology in the classroom.
The academy is the brainchild of Professor of Biology Dennis Taylor and has been funded by a $340,000 grant from the Ohio Board of Regents.
Taylor’s summer
academy, titled “Igniting Streams of Learning in Science,” is a collaborative
outreach effort that involves Hiram College, Kent
State University, and the University
of Akron. The academy curricula
will focus on water quality issues and environmental restoration efforts within
the Cuyahoga watershed as a tool to encourage promising high school juniors and
seniors to consider careers in secondary education.
“We’re out to transform science education in Ohio
high schools,” Taylor said. “We
want to show those students who might be considering a medical career, for
instance, that there are exciting, wonderful things happening in science
education, that they can have a vibrant, viable career and change the world by
teaching on the secondary school level.”
Fifty students – five from each of 10 school districts to be
determined – will join an outstanding high school science teacher from each
district to work with Taylor, Mary Louise Holly, professor in teaching,
leadership and curriculum studies and director of the KSU Faculty
Professional Development Center, and Sajit Zachariah, associate professor of
education and assistant dean of strategic initiatives and technology at Akron.
Additionally, two core faculty members from Hiram,
Kent and Akron
will participate, along with undergraduate teaching assistants and outside
resource personnel.
“Northeast Ohio has been in decline
during the second half of the 20th century, in part, because we’ve never been
able to live down the burning of the Cuyahoga
River in 1969,” Taylor
said. “The truth is, Ohio
leads the world in understanding how to monitor our source water, but we run
from this issue because we are afraid of being the laughing stock of Jay Leno.”
The Regents grants are part of the initiatives included in
House Bill 115 of the 126th General Assembly, which appropriated $13.2 million
to support the implementation of the Ohio Core recommendations. Hiram
College is the fiscal agent for the
grant shared with Akron and Kent.
The Ohio Board of Regents is the coordinating body for
higher education in the state. Its 11-member public board has a direct,
non-governing relationship with all of Ohio’s
colleges and universities.
Meet the candidates for Vice President and Dean of the College
The first on-campus interview for the position of Vice
President and Dean of the College will be today, January 22. The second
candidate will interview on Wednesday, January 24. The third candidate will
interview on Monday, January 29. Curricula vitae for all three candidates are
available for review in the library (on reserve), in the faculty lounge in Hinsdale,
and in the office of Institutional Advancement in Teachout-Price.
The interview process includes an open forum and public
reception with each candidate. The open forum will begin at 4:15 p.m. on the day of each interview; the
reception will begin at 5:15 p.m.
All members of the Hiram College
community are invited and encouraged to attend these public events.
Locations for the public events are as follows:
- Monday, January 22, Pritchard Room
4:15 p.m., open forum
5:15 p.m., public reception
- Wednesday, January 24, Alumni Heritage Room
4:15 p.m., open forum
5:15 p.m., public reception
- Monday, January 29, Pritchard Room
4:15 p.m., open forum
5:15 p.m., public reception
Tuesday: Hiram College Democrats sponsor financial aid roundtable
Students: if you have ever wondered who gets how much
financial aid and why, then don’t miss this roundtable discussion about
financial aid and the political process. The discussion will be held on
Tuesday, January 23, at 6 p.m. in the
Kennedy Center Student Lounge. Refreshments will be served.
Topics to be addressed include: why do students get the
financial aid they do, how do the federal and state governments manage the
aid process, and how can students effect change in financial aid policies?
Andrea Caputo, Director of Financial Aid at Hiram
College, will provide clarification
on financial aid policy and will discuss the Democrats’ agenda regarding
financial aid for higher education.
For more information, contact Tyler Cole, president of the
Hiram College Democrats, at 330.569.5624.
Wednesday: Piano concert by Chu-Fang Huang
On Wednesday, January 24, winner of the prestigious
Cleveland International Piano Competition, Chu-Fang Huang, will perform at Hiram
College. The performance will
include works by Haydn, Ravel, Scarlatti, and Chopin and will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Hayden Auditorium.
Huang, age 23 at the time, competed with 29 other pianists from 17 countries to win first prize at the prestigious competition in August 2005. She performed the final round with the world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra.
Huang began her piano study at the age of seven before coming to the United States in 1998. She has won numerous top prizes in national and international competitions, including the Hilton Head International Piano Competition, the Beijing International Piano Competition in China and the Sydney International Piano Competition in Australia. SHe was a finalist at the renowned Van Cliburn Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas, in May 2005.
Ms. Huang graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music with her bachelor’s degree and is currently pursuing her master’s degree at the Juilliard School.
This concert is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Randall Fusco in the Hiram College Department of Music at 330.569.5298.
February 3: Intercultural Forum Dinner & Talent Show
Experience cultures from around the globe at the annual
Intercultural Forum Dinner and Talent Show on Saturday, February 3. This event
is coordinated by Hiram College’s international student population and
showcases the cuisine and traditions of the students’ native cultures.
The delicious food (prepared by students) and excellent entertainment (performed by students) has made this event a popular campus tradition for many members of the Hiram College community.
The dinner begins at 5 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Ballroom and Dix Dining Hall. The talent show starts at 7 p.m. in Hayden Auditorium.
Tickets for the show and dinner are $10 and can be reserved by contacting Intercultural Forum at interculturalforum@hiram.edu.
This Week at Hiram
Monday, January 22
- English department candidate reading & talk, A
Stranger to You
4:15 p.m., Bonney Castle Seminar Room
- Open forum with candidate for Vice President and Dean of
the College
4:15 p.m., Pritchard Room
- Public reception with candidate for Vice President and
Dean of the College
5:15 p.m., Pritchard Room
Tuesday, January 23
- Gender studies reading group
Noon, Bonney Castle Seminar Room
- Financial aid roundtable
6 p.m., Kennedy Center Lounge
Wednesday, January 24
- Psychology department candidate talk, “Learning
Hierarchies”
12:30 p.m., Library BI Room
- Open forum with candidate for Vice President and Dean of
the College
4:15 p.m., Pritchard Room
- Public reception with candidate for Vice President and
Dean of the College
5:15 p.m., Pritchard Room
- Piano concert by Chu-Fang Wang
7:30 p.m., Hayden Auditorium
- Women’s basketball v. Kenyon College
7:30 p.m., Price Gymnasium
- Men’s basketball @ Allegheny College
8 p.m., Meadville, Pennsylvania
Thursday, January 25
- Bread & Soup
5 p.m., Dix Dining Hall
Friday, January 26
Saturday, January 27
- Swimming & diving v. Washington & Jefferson College
1 p.m., Alumni Memorial Pool
- Men’s basketball v. Ohio Wesleyan University
2 p.m., Price Gymnasium
- Track & field @ NCAC Relays (host: Denison University)
2 p.m., Granville, Ohio
- Music Faculty Recital:
Qing Yang, cello
7:30 p.m., Frohring Recital Hall
Sunday, January 28
- Women’s basketball v. Lake Erie College
3 p.m., Price Gymnasium
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