The Harbinger
May 23, 2005
Dreisbach to study Japan
Assistant
Professor of Music Tina Dreisbach has been awarded a $5000 grant from
the Japan Studies Association for participation in the Freeman
Foundation 2005 Summer Institute on Japan. The Institute will be
held May 22 – June 11 at Tokai University in Honolulu, Hawaii.
This intensive interdisciplinary seminar is for faculty and
administrators who wish to incorporate Japan studies into the
undergraduate curriculum. The program will cover a wide variety
of topics relating to Japan including history, politics, literature,
business, language, and the arts. Faculty will be primarily from
the University of Hawaii. Each of the twenty participants will
present an end of seminar report. Dr. Dreisbach will incorporate
this experience into a new course on Asian
Music.
High school seniors to participate in leadership conference at Hiram College on June 25-26
Hiram
College will again host the High School Leadership Conference for
rising high school seniors the last weekend of June. HSLC engages
up-and-coming leaders in a variety of activities designed to expand
comfort zones and foster leadership skills. For two days on campus and
at nearby Camp Asbury, students will participate in ropes courses,
small group discussions, leadership problem solving workshops, and
diversity education sessions. Hiram College staff serves as
facilitators for the sessions and Hiram students will mentor small
groups of the visiting student-leaders.
This year’s HSLC
promises to be the best attended since the first conference was offered
in 1999. Nearly 100 of the most accomplished rising seniors from 35
Northeast Ohio high schools were nominated by their guidance counselor
or principal to fill the 50 available spaces for the weekend retreat.
Community Band Returns for 29th Season
The
Hiram Community Band will present its 29th annual summer concert on
July 4 at 4 p.m. Area musicians of all ages are invited to play.
Rehearsals are 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. on June 21, 24, 28, and July 1. The
location is Frohring Music Hall, Dean Street on the Hiram College
campus. For information call Paul Dreisbach at 330-569-7539 or e-mail dreisbachpc@hiram.edu.
New giving site on the web
Hiram
College has developed a new web site designed to allow alumni and
friends to donate to Hiram online. The site was built through a
collaboration between the computer center, the college relations
office, and the staff in the development office.
The
site, which went live last Thursday, is designed to make it easier for
donors to identify and respond to funding priorities. Student
profiles and news items are also displayed on the front page. In
the future, the technology behind the site will be used by other
departments such as Alumni Relations and the Business Office.
The new giving site can be found at http://giveto.hiram.edu.
Hiram Community Trust grants application extension
The Hiram Community Trust will accept applications for grants until May 27. Applications for grants can be picked up in the bookstore or in Mike Corr's office in Bates Hall.
The purpose of the Hiram Community Trust is to enrich life in the Hiram community by funding creative proposals for projects to make Hiram a distinctive and special place. It is desirable that these projects promote a spirit of cooperation among Hiram Village, Township, Hiram College, and the public schools.
The fund was established through the generosity of Reign Scoville
Hadsell, a graduate of the Hiram College class of 1926, and former
principal of Hiram High School and resident of Hiram.