The Harbinger
April 17, 2006
Poet Mary Quade to be honored
Poet
Mary Quade, adjunct member of the Hiram College English department,
will be among 26 Ohio writers honored June 3 at the Bolton Theatre in
Cleveland.
Quade’s work will be turned into a dramatic presentation by a
celebrity artist during the sixth biennial Writers & Their Friends
literary gala.
“I’m imagining the local television weatherman reading one of my
poems,” Quade wrote in an e-mail to Professor of English Joyce Dyer,
who also is the College’s director of writing.
During the 2006-2007 school year, Quade will be a visiting
professor of English at Hiram. Her work has been published in such
journals as Black Warrior Review, Colorado Review, Columbia, Crab
Orchard Review, Field, Fine Madness, Iowa review, Massachusetts Review,
Mid-American Review, and River Styx.
The Writers & Their Friends event will begin at 7 p.m. with
“The Browse,” a time when friends can browse book tables and visit with
editors, publishers, and authors. Celebrity artists will present the
work of Quade and other featured writers at 8 p.m., and a party will
follow at 10 p.m.
Tickets are $25 for guest seating, $50 for preferred, and $100 for
VIP. More information is available by calling 216.421.0403. Tickets may
be purchased online at www.pwlgc.com/wandf.html.
Writers & Their Friends is supported by the Ohio Arts Council,
Cleveland Public Library, Cyrus Eaton Foundation, Target, and the
Cuyahoga County Public Library.
Liz Okuma heads college housing group
Hiram College’s Liz Okuma, assistant dean of students and director of residential, citizenship, and commuter
education, has assumed the presidency of the Northeast Ohio Housing Officers (NEOHO).
NEOHO is a professional development organization, providing those
who work in residence life at Northeast Ohio colleges and universities
an opportunity to “exchange ideas and resources, network within the
region, and promote ethical decision-making within housing and
residence life.”
Okuma will organize and run three meetings of the group during her year as president.
“The job,” Okuma noted, “has come back home to Hiram.”
Mike Corr, Hiram associate dean of students and director of security, is one of the three founders of NEOHO.
Celebrating Excellence at Hiram
"Spring is the season when we traditionally celebrate success.
There are many award ceremonies and presentations. Some recognize
leadership, involvement and athletic achievement. Academic performance
is recognized at the departmental level, and campus-wide at the annual
Honors Recognition Program. Honoring student achievement reflects the
behaviors we value at Hiram College and provides opportunity for us to
celebrate together as a community. This is the second year that Hiram
College Honors Recognition Program is part of a larger two- day
“Celebrating Excellence at Hiram” event. Celebrating Excellence begins
on Sunday April 30th with the Excellence in Leadership and Involvement
Award Ceremony.
Celebrating Excellence continues on Monday, May 1, with afternoon
receptions and award ceremony hosted by individual academic departments
(classes will end at 4:00 p.m.). The College will host a special dinner
that evening in honor of Alpha Society members. The dinner will begin
at 5:30 p.m. in Dix Dining Hall. Following dinner, Alpha Society
members and their guests are invited to attend Hiram’s annual Honors
Recognition Program in Hayden Auditorium which begins at 6:30 p.m. The
honors program will announce inductees into Phi Beta Kappa (a separate
induction ceremony will take place on the day of Commencement), several
distinguished achievement awards including the Dively, Reichle, Yuksel
Ismail Prize, and Outstanding Student Service Award, and the tapping of
Omicron Delta Kappa inductees. An all-campus dessert reception on the
Martin Common will follow the program at 7:30 p.m. The honors
celebration will conclude with the music department Spring Honors
Recital in Hayden Auditorium at 8:00 p.m. Students and guests are
welcome to attend all of these events.
Encyclopedia of the Blues accepts two articles
Professor
of Music Tina Dreisbach and librarian Jeff Wanser have each contributed
two biographical articles for the recently published Encyclopedia of
the Blues Assistant (Routledge Press, 2006). This new two-volume
reference work contains 2,100 articles by 140 authors, encompassing all
aspects of blues music and related genres, including history, styles,
performers, and the music industry. Dreisbach provided entries for
Gladys Bentley, blues singer and pianist active in Harlem in the 1920s,
and Vivian Carter, co-founder of Vee-Jay Records, prominent blues and
rhythm and blues label in the 1950s. Wanser wrote entries for Panama
Francis, swing and rhythm and blues drummer, and Joe Liggins, West
Coast R&B singer/pianist prominent in the decade after World War
II.
Hiram graduate student submits photo for the Villager
Mialie Szymanski, a graduate student attending Hiram’s MAIS
program, submitted an Easter photograph of some crocus flowers to the
Villager, a weekly newspaper based in Garrettsville. The photograph
appeared on the Villager’s front-page, April 14, 2006, Easter edition.
Szymanski submitted the photograph because it represents the three
traditional Easter colors, white, purple, and yellow. The photograph
was taken at her parent’s home in Newton Falls.
Check out this game
The Hiram College campus community is
invited to join prospective students, alumni, and others in watching
the Hiram baseball team go big league at Jacobs Field when the Terriers
take on the Case Western Reserve 
University Spartans on Wednesday, April 19.
Enter through Gate D. The gates will open at 11:30 a.m. and the game will begin at 12:30 p.m.
To enter Jacobs Field, click here and print this electronic pass.
Ticket takers will not permit your entrance without this pass!
For additional information, contact the Office of Admission at 800.362.5280 or visit admission.hiram.edu.
See you at the ballpark.
Quick Hits…
Tickets for the Blessed Union of Souls Concert to be held on April
28 at 7:00 pm in the Martin Fieldhouse may be obtained by calling
330.569.5900. Tickets are free for all Hiram faculty, staff, and
students. Additionaql tickets may be purchased for $10 a piece.
The Senior Art Exhibition will begin on Wednesday, April 19, and
continue through Friday, May 12. There will be an opening reception in
the Frohing Art Gallery on the 19th between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Exhibition hours will be from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday. The exhibition will feature the work of art majors Jedediah
Hamilton, Max Kravitz, Sarah McMahon, and John Schulenburg, and that of
art minor Nicole Richmond.
KCPB is bringing back Casino Night on Saturday, April 22 at 8:00 pm
and needs Hiram faculty and staff volunteers. Sign up by sending an
email to kcpb@hiram.edu.
HIRAM NIGHT OUT
Akron, Ohio
Thursday, April 27th, 2006
POSH Nite Club and Bistro (1 West Exchange Street)
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Hiram faculty and staff are invited to enjoy an evening of
networking and socializing with Hiram alumni and friends over cocktails
and heavy hors d'oeuvres. Register Online; we must have your RSVP by
April 24th!
Cost is $15 per person.
For a list of other upcoming alumni events, please go to: http://alumni.hiram.edu/events.html.
Terrier Athletics: http://www.hiram.edu/athletics/index.html.