The Harbinger

February 26, 2007

Simeon Ilesanmi to lead 2007 ethics symposium


Simeon Ilesanmi will be the guest speaker at the 2007 ethics symposium at Hiram College scheduled for today and Tuesday, February 26 and 27. Ilesanmi is an associate professor in the Department of Religion at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. His fields of expertise include comparative ethics (Christian, Islamic, and philosophical), African studies, religion and law, just war theory, and international human rights.

 
The symposium will feature informal conversations with Ilesanmi today. He will deliver a presentation during convocation on Tuesday, February 27, in the Kennedy Center Ballroom. The convocation hour begins at 12:30 p.m.

This symposium is coordinated by Foote Chair in Ethics and Professor of Religious Studies Jonathan Moody.

Today: Portfolio examination and reception for writing minor candidates

 
All are invited to attend the portfolio examination and reception for this year’s candidates for the minor in writing. The reception will begin at 4:15 p.m. today, February 26, in the Writing Center. Refreshments will be served.  

 
Come honor the work of these students:

        • Jessica Hammack
        • Colin McCormack
        • Lisa Roubic
        • Stephanie Sellinger
        • Mike Sliter
        • Alicia Worona 

 

Tuesday: 17th Annual Chili Cook-off

 
The 17th annual chili cook-off will be held on Tuesday, February 27, in the KC Café. The ladles will be dipping from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Chili costs 50 cents a cup, and beer will be available for $1 a cup for those with a proper ID.

 
All proceeds from the cook-off will benefit Safer Futures, a shelter in Ravenna for victims of domestic abuse.

 
A guest panel of students and staff will award prizes in the following categories:

      • spiciest
      • best meat
      • best vegetarian
      • most innovative
      • best overall

 
The cook-off is sponsored by Student Senate.


Wednesday: Library Forum

 
Professor of Art History Lisa Safford will present this week’s Library Forum. Her presentation is titled, “Christo’s 2005 New York Gates: The Japanese Connection. The presentation will begin at 4:15 p.m. in the Pritchard Room of the Library. Refreshments will be served.

 

Ryan’s senior studio class learns more about how art works

 
On Friday, February 16, students in Assistant Professor of Art Christopher Ryan’s senior studio course gained new perspective on the world of art. Ryan took his class to four Cleveland-area arts organizations to meet with professionals who work with art in a variety of environments and to meet with peer student artists from the Cleveland Institute of Art.

 

The trip included:

 

  • a meeting with Howard Agriesti, chief photographer at the Cleveland Museum of Art, where students learned how the museum’s photography department uses digital technology to document, study, and disseminate information about the museum’s collections, as well as learning about careers in photography and museum work.

  • a visit to the Museum of Contemporary Art to see Side by Side, an exhibition by ten regional artists.

  • a meeting with Dean Yoder at his art conservation business on Larchmere Boulevard in Cleveland, where students saw paintings under conservation and heard a presentation about the ethical and technical problems associated with the field of art conservation.

  • a visit to the Cleveland Institute of Art for the opening of the student show Student Independent 61, where Hiram students engaged with their peers at CIA.

 

In an email, Ryan wrote, “The art department is getting off campus in order to expose art majors to what is going on and what options exist in the Cleveland area for artists and art professionals. Some visits focused on seeing and discussing art, while other visits focused on career development and networking.”

 

The students who traveled with Ryan were Peggy Beebe, Christina Bell, Lori Dier, Charlie Eppley, Laura Mateo, Mason Milani, Rachel Somoskey, Erica Whalin, and Michele Zychowski.

 

Joyce Dyer to participate in writing workshop

 
Joyce Dyer, director of the Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature, will be a featured participant in the Latebloomers writing workshop in creative nonfiction at the Mercantile Library of Cincinnati on March 3 – 4. A 171-year-old institution, the Mercantile is proud of its reputation as “the city’s senior library and one of the oldest cultural institutions in the Midwest.” The workshop will feature a reading by NPR’s Noah Adams, former long-time co-host of All Things Considered, workshops (including one by Dyer on memoir), and a panel discussion with Ann Hagedorn, Dale Brown, Bill Nichols, and Joyce Dyer on the subject of truth and accuracy in nonfiction writing. 

 


Artwork by Linda Bourassa on display at Heights Art Gallery


Professor of Art Linda Bourassa was invited to display her work as part of a show at the Heights Art Gallery in Cleveland Heights. The show, called “Collector’s Choice,” will include seven pieces by Bourassa, as well as work by fourteen other Cleveland-area artists. Photo-historian Gary Sampson, who is an associate professor of liberal arts and associate dean of graduate studies at the Cleveland Institute of Art, selected the pieces from Bourassa’s repertoire for inclusion.

 
The show is designed to introduce collectors to emerging artists. Each artist has contributed pieces that are priced for sale at less than $600. All of Bourassa’s works are framed and range in price from $200 – $300.

 
The gallery opening is scheduled for March 3 from 5 – 7:30 p.m. The Heights Art Gallery is located on Lee Road next to the Cedar Lee Theatre.

 

Madrigal Singers winter tour begins in Canton


The Hiram College Madrigal Singers will present a concert on Friday, March 2, at the Church of the Savior, 120 Cleveland Avenue SW in Canton, Ohio. The concert is open to the public and begins at 7:30 p.m. There will be a free-will offering.

 
The Canton performance is one of a series of concerts by the group on its winter tour. The singers will also perform in Chicago, Kansas City, and Indianapolis. They are directed by John Drotleff, an adjunct member of the Hiram music faculty.

 
Included on the program will be choral music of all styles and periods, both sacred and secular. Featured composers will include Nystedt, Vulpius, Rachmaninoff, Hassler, di Lasso, and Debussy. There will be compositions in German, Spanish, Russian, and French. The program will also include a group of madrigals, folk song arrangements, and popular standards.

 

Students who will be traveling with the Madrigal Singers during the spring break are: Sopranos – Isabella Tuma, Hanna Gardner, Rachel Inks, and  Emily Clark; Altos – Elizabeth Over, Devon Dilauro, Eleanor Tobias, and Alyssa Wirkus; Tenors – Daniel Klinzing, Brian Klinzing, Adam Murphy, and Michael Owen; Basses – Greg Petersen, Ryan King, Michael Campbell, and Ryan Kidder.



Spring break begins

 
Spring break begins this Saturday, March 3. Classes resume on Monday, March 12.

 
On the road this break will be the Terrier baseball and softball teams, who begin their 2007 seasons in Ft. Meyers, Florida, and the men’s golf team, who launch their spring season with a match in Pinehurst, North Carolina. The Madrigal Singers also will be traveling to Chicago, Kansas City, and Indianapolis.

 
To those groups and all others who will be on the road this holiday, please have an enjoyable trip and a safe return to campus.

 

 

The Harbinger on hiatus

 
Due to spring break, The Harbinger will not be published on Monday, March 5, 2007. The Harbinger will resume publication on March 12, 2007. 



This Week at Hiram

Monday, February 26

  • Portfolio examination/reception for writing minor candidates
    4:15 p.m., Writing Center, Hinsdale 214
     
  • Open Christianity chapel service
    5 p.m., Fisher Chapel

 

Tuesday, February 27

  • Ethics Symposium: Simeon Ilesanmi
    12:30 p.m., Kennedy Center Ballroom
     
  • 17th Annual Chili Cook-off
    5 p.m., KC Café

 

Wednesday, February 28

  • Minority Dissertation Fellow candidate presentation
    4:15 p.m., Alumni Heritage Room, Teachout-Price Hall

  • Director of Writing across the Curriculum program candidate presentation
    4:15 p.m., Bonney Castle Seminar Room

  • Library Forum: Dr. Lisa Safford, “Christo’s 2005 New York Gates: The Japanese Connection”
    4:15 p.m., Pritchard Room, Library

  • Music Department: Student Recital
    7:30 p.m., Frohring Recital Hall 

 

Thursday, March 1

  • Minority Dissertation Fellow candidate presentation
    4:15 p.m., Pritchard Room, Library

  • Director of Writing across the Curriculum program candidate presentation
    4:15 p.m., Bonney Castle Seminar Room
     
  • Bread & Soup (guests: $4.50; students: meal swipe)
    5 p.m., Dix Dining Hall 

 

Friday, March 2
Weekend College Classes Meet

  • Indoor Track & Field: NCAC Championship Meet (@ Denison University)
    2 p.m., Granville, Ohio

 

Saturday, March 3
Weekend College & Master’s classes meet
Spring break begins

  • Indoor Track & Field: NCAC Championship Meet (@ Denison University)
    10:30 a.m., Granville, Ohio 

 

Sunday, March 4
Weekend College classes meet
Spring break

  • Baseball @ Gene Cusic Classic v. Baldwin-Wallace College
    4 p.m., Fort Meyers, Florida
     
  • Softball @ Gene Cusic Classic v. Olivet College (Michigan)
    5 p.m., Fort Meyers, Florida
     
  • Softball @ Gene Cusic Classic v. Salve Regina University (Rhode Island)
    7 p.m., Fort Meyers, Florida

 

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