The Harbinger

September 18, 2006

Tonight & Tomorrow: Chamberlain/Hopkins Symposium

Plain Dealer columnist Regina Brett, who has championed greater judicial responsibility in the sentencing of drunken drivers, will present the keynote speech at the Chamberlain/Hopkins Symposium on Alcohol and Culture at Hiram College tonight, September 18.

Brett’s presentation, titled “Be the Change You Want to See,” will begin at 7 p.m. in Hayden Auditorium. 

A panel of respondents will follow Brett’s presentation. Respondents are Akron Municipal Court Judge Alison McCarty, psychotherapist Cynthia Downing, director of Earthrise Recovery Services, Inc., in Chagrin Falls, and attorney Jim Scher of Warren.

Today and tomorrow, posters posing situations and questions regarding the use of alcohol in our culture will be posted at strategic locations on campus – the Hinsdale Hall arch, the Kennedy Center main lounge and the Coleman Sports, Recreation, and Fitness Center lobby – for response from students.  

On Tuesday, during the convocation period from 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m., an Alcohol Impact Panel will be held in the Kennedy Center Ballroom. The panel will be followed by an Action Fair in the Kennedy Center main lounge from 1 to 5 p.m.

Among the groups participating in the Action Fair are the Ohio State Patrol Ravenna Post 67, the Portage County DUI Taskforce, Portage County Adult Probation, Family and Community Services of Portage County, Alcohol Monitoring Systems (AMS), Inc., Mid-American Court Services (ignition interlock devices), Kaiser Permanente Addiction Unit, Families Anonymous, MADD, and I Don’t Drink and Drive.

The symposium is among the responses of the Hiram College community to the death of students Grace Chamberlain of Kirtland and Andy Hopkins of Champion in March. Their auto was struck near Burton, Ohio, by a truck driven by an admittedly intoxicated James L. Cline. Cline had 11 prior drunken driving convictions.

This symposium is free and open to the public.

 

Artist Linda Butler to open Hayashi show on Wednesday

 

Noted Cleveland photographer Linda Butler will introduce a show of the late Cleveland artist Masumi Hayashi’s work on Wednesday, September 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the Frohring Art Gallery.

The show - “Panoptican: Photo Collages of Prison and War Sites” – will continue through October 11. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (The photo at left is an image from the show titled, Ohio Penitentiary, Death Row.)

On Wednesday, a reception with refreshments, will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Butler will discuss Hayashi’s life and work.

Christopher Ryan, gallery director and assistant professor of art, was hanging the show during the weekend. He had arranged with Hayashi earlier in the summer for the show. The internationally acclaimed Cleveland photographer, who taught for 24 years at Cleveland State University, was murdered in August in a West Side building where she lived and worked.

Ryan received the support of both Hayashi’s family and her longtime friend Michael Gentile of M. Gentile Studios Inc., in Cleveland, to proceed with the show.

“This is a special honor for Hiram,” Ryan said. “Masumi was really enthusiastic about bringing a show here and talking with our students.”

Ryan said her work would continue to speak for her.

“She provides an excellent model of how an artist weds subject matter, meaningful content, media, and technique, in a way that is personally relevant to the artist,” Ryan said. “In addition, the content of her work is certainly relevant in today’s climate of global turmoil and heightened tensions, where images and stories of prisons and atrocities are omnipresent.”

Hayashi was born in a Japanese-American internment camp. The images in the “Panoptican” show will be drawn from her “Abandoned Prison” and “War and Military Sites” photographs.

In a letter to alumni and friends of Hiram College, Ryan elaborated: “Masumi Hayashi was most well known for her photo collages that explored the beauty and pathos of ‘changed landscapes.’ While based in Cleveland, Masumi’s photographs gained considerable attention in the United States, Europe, and Japan. Her work was exhibited and represented in many respected museums and galleries, including the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Tokyo Museum of Photography, and the Victoria and Albert Museum of Art, London, England.”

Ryan believes the Frohring Gallery exhibit will evoke strong responses.

“Exhibiting images of places of captivity and suffering can be a highly charged affair,” Ryan said. “We hope this event will be an engaging art experience for visitors as well as a fitting tribute to Masumi.”

The free show will continue through October 11. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 

Trustee’s gift fetes faculty and staff


The first Employee Recognition Dinner – a gift to Hiram College employees from trustee G. A. Sywassink – was attended by some 220 members of the Hiram community (including Associate Professor of History Vivien Sandlund and daughter, Anna, pictured at right). Lynn Kostrab, director of human resources and coordinator of the dinner, said she received many favorable responses to the grander, more visible dinner that replaced the previous noontime event.

Among the responses were:

  • “Loved the reception being in the lobby and then moving to the gym for the dinner.”
  • “It was wonderful in the gym – in fact, I felt like I was sitting in an atrium.”
  • “The music at the reception and during the dinner/dessert was wonderful.”
  • “What a great evening – thoroughly enjoyed everything about it.”
  •  “The HC pens and prizes were a nice addition.”

In addition to honoring those who have given from five to 35 years of service to the College, a number of awards or commendations were presented by President Thomas V. Chema. They included:

 

  • The Vencl-Carr Award for Excellence in Teaching: Professor of English Joyce Dyer, director of the Writing Center
  • The Michael Starr Award: Assistant Professor of Philosophy Colin Anderson
  • The Nancy Moeller Outstanding Achievement Commendation for Profession Staff: Martha Schettler, purchasing and transportation manager. Finalists were: Gery Henkels, director of auxiliary services, and Liz Okuma, assistant dean of students and director of residence life
  • The Nancy Moeller Outstanding Achievement Commendation for Non-Exempt Staff: Missie Mallinak, operations coordinator for the Registrar’s Office. Finalists: Media Technician Marc Freeman, and Gift Processing Specialist Sandy Pettry.

The evening concluded with a raffle that bestowed gift cards on an additional six members of the faculty and staff. Director of the Center for Science Education Matt Sorrick and Assistant Director of Admission Leo Lewis both won $100 gas cards; Library Cataloger Rosanne Factor and Instructor of Education Don Guenther (photo at left) received $50 gift cards to Borders Books & Music; and Data Processing Coordinator Dottie Summerlin and Associate Professor of Spanish Debra Rodriguez won $50 gift cards to Best Buy.

Beginning with the 2007 Employee Recognition Dinner, the G.A. Sywassink Award will be given to a staff member in his or her first three years of service. It will recognize a staff member who has performed in an exemplary fashion and seeks to encourage continued high-level performance.

Sam Adams, technical specialist (and photography guru) in Hiram’s Campus Safety Office, recorded the event on digital film. View Sam’s photos here (click on “view as a slideshow”).

 

Road Rally commemorates Garfield’s life

 
What do a Pontiac LeMans, a Ford Edsel (the Corsair model), and a classic Bentley have in common? These vintage cars were part of a road rally commemorating the life and untimely death of 20th U.S. President James A. Garfield in Northeast Ohio, and they were all parked in front of the Kennedy Center this past Saturday afternoon.

A couple of dozen Garfield history buffs and historic car aficionados made Hiram College their lunch-time stop on a journey through Northeast Ohio which included five other destinations that have particular significance to Garfield’s history. This “road rally” was coordinated in commemoration of the 175th anniversary of Garfield’s birth and the 125th anniversary of his death.

Associate Professor of History Vivien Sandlund delivered an engaging lunchtime presentation to the travelers about Garfield’s experiences here at Hiram College (then called the Western Reserve Eclectic Insititute). She expertly wove unusual details about Garfield’s life at Hiram (ask her sometime about how Garfield was admitted to the Eclectic) with standard biographical fare.

Other stops on the tour included the Canal Visitor Center in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (examining Garfield’s short-lived experience working on the Ohio and Erie Canal), the log cabin of Garfield’s birth located in Moreland Hills, the James A. Garfield National Historic Site, and Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, his final resting place.

This Heritage Tour was sponsored by the Crawford Auto Aviation Museum, Hiram College, the James A. Garfield National Historic Site, Lake View Cemetery, the Moreland Hills Historical Society, and Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

 

 

Calling all bibliophiles!

 
With the return of the academic year comes the much-heralded Friends of the Hiram College Library Book Sale. Stop by the library lobby and browse through the selection. All books cost only $.50 each, and the sales racks are replenished throughout the day. The books will be available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday of this week. Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Hiram College Library.

 



Goodner’s Agrobacterium research published

Associate Professor of Biology Brad Goodner has published his work about the plant pathogen Agrobacterium in three different venues. He and co-author S. Forst published an article titled, “Comparative bacterial genomics and its use in undergraduate education,” in Biological Control, v. 38, p. 47-53. Goodner also authored a mini-review in volume 12, issue 3 of  Focus on Microbiology Education titled, “So you want to include bioinformatics in your course? Go for it!” And he was invited to write a book chapter titled, “The Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58 genome: General Features and Scientific Impact Since Publication of the Sequence.” The title of the book in which the chapter will appear is under revision.


Huehner's work included in Lakeland show

Work by Hiram College Professor of Art and Environmental Studies Marty Huehner will be included in a show at the Lakeland Community College Fine Arts Gallery. The exhibit—titled “Director’s Choice: Clay”—will feature several of Huehner’s pieces, including wood fired tea bowls, a wood fired vessel, and two textural compositions titled Trees along the Creek and Birth of Pebbles. The show opens on Friday, September 22 and will continue through Thursday, October 26. An opening night reception with artists will be held from 7 to 9. This show is free and open to the public.

For more information, please contact Mary Urbas, Lakeland gallery coordinator, at 440.525.7029.

Preview the show at www.lakelandcc.edu/gallery.


 

Michelle Kozempa voted NCAC Athlete of the Week

Senior volleyball player Michelle Kozempa (pictured left) received NCAC Athlete of the Week accolades for her roll in leading Hiram to a 4-0 week, including two conference wills. Kozempa garnered 50 kills and 10 blocks in 12 games played for averages of 4.17 kills and 0.83 blocks per game in four matches. Congrats Michelle!

 





This Week at Hiram

Monday, September 18

  • Friends of the Library Book Sale
    8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Library lobby

  • Chamberlain/Hopkins Symposium on Alcohol & Culture
    7 p.m., Hayden Auditorium
    Plain Dealer metro columnist Regina Brett is the keynote speaker.
     
  • X-Box Game Zone Tournament
    8:30 p.m., Lower KC
    Gamers: play on a 12 ft. projection screen with surround sound. Win prizes. Sponsored by KCPB.


Tuesday, September 19

  • Friends of the Library Book Sale
    8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Library lobby

  • Alcohol Symposium: Alcohol Impact Panel & Action Fair
    11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m., Kennedy Center Ballroom & Main Lounge
    Participate in the panel discussion and speak with experts during the 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Action Fair.

Wednesday, September 20

  • Friends of the Library Book Sale
    8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Library lobby
     
  • Study Abroad Fair
    11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., under the Hinsdale Arch
    Learn about trips being offered in spring 2007 and being planned for fall 2007.
    Questions? Contact Kimberly Mick in the Study Abroad Office (Hinsdale 137, x5160).
     
  • Men’s Soccer v. University of Michigan – Dearborn
    4:30 p.m., Hiram Soccer Complex

  • Gallery opening & reception: Masumi Hayashi
    5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Frohring Art Gallery
    Cleveland artist Linda Butler will deliver a gallery talk at 6:30 p.m. during the opening reception celebrating the work of renowned Cleveland photographer Masumi Hayashi.
     
  • Volleyball @ Ohio Wesleyan
    7 p.m., Delaware, Ohio 

Thursday, September 21

  • College Assembly
    8 to 9:30 a.m., Kennedy Center Ballroom
     
  • Friends of the Library Book Sale
    8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Library lobby
     
  • Women’s Soccer v. John Carroll
    4:30 p.m., Hiram Soccer Complex

Friday, September 22
WEEKEND COLLEGE CLASSES MEET

  • Friends of the Library Book Sale
    8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Library lobby
     
  • Volleyball @ Denison
    7 p.m., Granville, Ohio
     
  • “George Sand: Mistress of Chopin”
    7:30 p.m., Frohring Music Hall
    Professor Emerita of Music Damaris Peters Pike presents this original one-person drama. The presentation is part of Pike’s “Women of Note” series.

Saturday, September 23
WEEKEND COLLEGE & MASTER’S CLASSES MEET

  • Women’s Golf v. Mount Union
    10 a.m., Sugar Bush Golf Course, Garrettsville, Ohio
     
  • Cross Country @ College of Wooster Invitational
    11 a.m., Wooster, Ohio
     
  • Men’s Soccer @ Muskingum
    Noon, New Concord, Ohio
     
  • Women’s Soccer v. Heidelberg
    1 p.m., Hiram Soccer Complex
     
  • Volleyball @ Kenyon
    1 p.m., Gambier, Ohio
     
  • Volleyball @ Kenyon (v. Capital University)
    3 p.m. Gambier, Ohio

Sunday, September 24
WEEKEND COLLEGE CLASSES MEET

  • Women’s Soccer v. Shawnee State
    1 p.m., Hiram Soccer Complex

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