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October 23, 2006

Grad school fair, Thursday

 
The Second Annual Hiram College Grad School Fair will be held Thursday, October 26, 2006 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Kennedy Center. Students: come learn about programs offered by universities and the application process. The following graduate and professional schools will be in attendance:

• Across the Pond
• Australearn (Graduate Studies Programs in Australia)
• Ashland Theological Seminary – Graduate Admissions
• Case Western Reserve – School of Dental Medicine
• Case Western Reserve – Frances Payne School of Nursing
• Case Western Reserve – Mandel Center for Non-Profit Organizations
• Case Western Reserve – The Mandel School – Social Work
• Case Western Reserve – Weatherhead School of Management
• Christian Theological Seminary – Graduate Admissions
• Cleveland State University – Graduate Admissions
• English Nanny & Governess School
• Indiana State University – Graduate Studies
• John Carroll University – The Graduate School
• John Carroll University – Boler School of Business
• Kent State University – Research & Graduate Studies
• Lexington Theological Seminary
• Midwestern University – Graduate Studies
• NEOUCOM
• Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine – Doctorate Program
• Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
• The Ohio State University – College of Social Work
• University of Toledo – Master in Business Administration
• The University of Toledo – College of Law
• University of Akron – Graduate Program in Business
• University of Akron – College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering
• University of Cincinnati College of Law
• Wright State – Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. Program

Three special music events this week

The Hiram College Department of Music is sponsoring three music events this week.

On Tuesday, October 24, Ross W. Duffin, Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music at Case Western Reserve University, will deliver a convocation in the Frohring Recital Hall. The convocation will begin at 12:30 p.m.

Duffin is the author of Shakespeare’s Songbook, recently published by W.W. Norton. The book is a meticulously researched collection of 160 ballads and narratives, drinking songs, love songs, and rounds that appear in Shakespeare’s plays. Drawing on the unmatched resources of the Folger Shakespeare Library, Dr. Duffin brings complete lyrics (many newly discovered) and music notation together for the first time. He will illustrate his talk with examples from the accompanying recording by leading early-music singers and instrumentalists. Ross Duffin holds the Ph.D. in Early Music Performance Practice from Stanford University.

On Thursday, October 26, Associate Professor of Music Randall Fusco (pictured left) will present a second convocation titled, “Unraveling the Musical Thread: Interpretation of Piano Music.” The convocation will be held in the Frohring Recital Hall at 12:30 p.m.

Thursday evening, October 26, the department will host Traditional Japanese Chamber Music. The performance will include old and newly composed music inspired by nature, love, the Kabuki stage, and Zen and will feature Chieko Iwazaki playing the 13-string koto (Japanese zither), Yumi Iwazaki playing the 17-string koto, Kuniyasu Iwazaki on the shakuhachi (Zen bamboo flute), and Michael Chikuzen Gould on the shakuhachi.

Viewpoints 5: Works by Hiram College Art Faculty

Five faculty members from the Hiram College Department of Art currently have their work on display at the Trumbull Art Gallery in Warren. See works by Professor Linda Bourassa, Adjunct Professor Jack Carlton, Professor Martin K. Huehner, Assistant Professor Christopher Ryan, and Professor Emeritus George Schroeder.
 

The gallery show will be on display through November 11. Trumbull Art Gallery is located at 196-198 E. Market St., Warren, OH 44482 (T: 330.395.4876). Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday,  noon – 4 p.m.

More than just a catchy slogan
Education that Works conference slated for next week. 

Students: do you want to see how far a Hiram education will get you in the world of work? Then don’t miss the chance to network and natter with more than a dozen Hiram alumni working in fields that range from advertising and advocacy to lobbying and law. These Hiram graduates represent all levels of professional development, from graduate students to executive directors to CEOs, and they’ll be on campus next week as part of the Education that Works conference.

 
Paul Gilbert, Worldwide Partner at Mercer Human Resource Consulting, will be the keynote speaker during this second annual conference.
 

Gilbert, a ’74 Hiram graduate in mathematics, will speak about “Understanding the Odds: Managing Risk in Your Life” at a Thursday, November 2, 12:30 p.m. convocation in the Kennedy Center Ballroom.

Gilbert will explain what risk is, and why it is important to understand it. He will discuss how risk is a factor in education, employment, insurance, investments, aging, and even in having fun. He will offer ideas on how to manage and mitigate risk, and ways to determine when to take risk and when to avoid it.

The Education that Works Conference brings together successful Hiram alumni and others from the work world to talk with students and faculty about the value of a liberal arts education and how theirs connects to their careers.
 

About two dozen alumni and others will be on campus November 2 and 3, visiting classes and having career conversations over coffee with students. Alan Florjancic ’91, senior research chemist and drug discovery scientist at Abbott Laboratories, will launch the conference at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 1. He will speak to chemistry students in the Kennedy Center. The event is open to anyone interested.

Other alumni and friends of the College who have accepted invitations to visit campus or, in the case of Lowell Ayre ’80 to connect with students via conference call, include:

• Lowell Ayre ’80 – Executive Director, the Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities
• Tom Bacher ’78 – Director, Purdue University Press
• Sarah Chase ’02 ­– Director, Washington, D.C., office of the Federation of American Consumers & Travelers
• Linda Cies ’78 – Vice President, Information Technology, Cascade Natural Gas Corporation
• Shannon Clover ’01 – Venture Advisor, Social Innovation Accelerator
• Bob Coppedge ’01 – CEO & President, RL Coppedge & Associates Information Technology Consultants
• Ted Daywalt – CEO & President, VetJobs
• Val Dowery ’92 – Program Manager, Kids Health
• Christine Henry ’70 – Executive Director, WECO Fund, Inc.
• Roger Herman ’65 – CEO, The Herman Group
• Mark Kesic ’81 – President & CEO, Kesic & Company
• Matt Lautzenheiser ’99 – Director, Dover Historical Society
• Melinda McIlroy ’91 – Import Specialist, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
• Matthew Snyder ’00 – Progressive Insurance
• Catherine Timko ’91 – Director of Development, Trust for Public Lands
• Shiela Turner-McCall ’86 – Director of Community Prosecution/Mediation, City of Cleveland, Department of Law
• Troy Walker ’96 – Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Malone Advertising
•  Lauren Wasson ’04 – Third year medical student, Ohio University of Osteopathic Medicine

Five inducted into Garfield Society

 
The Garfield Society of Hiram College inducted five members this past Friday, October 20, including longtime faculty members Brad Gubser and Jon Moody, at the Garfield Society dinner in the College’s Kennedy Center.
 

Joining Gubser, professor of mathematics, and Moody, George and Arlene Foote Professor of Ethics, in the Garfield Society Class of 2006 was Ambassador James F. Creagan, a member of the Hiram College Board of Trustees, dinner speaker Bruce Hoffman, a professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (Hoffman addressed the question: “Al Qaeda: In Retreat or On the March?”), and former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, who received his Garfield Medal in May when he gave the commencement address at Hiram College.

The Garfield Society was established by the Hiram Board of Trustees in 1972 to honor and bring together annually outstanding civic and business leaders, Hiram College trustees, and Hiram faculty who have earned the rank of full professor. The Garfield Society is named for the 20th president of the United States, James A. Garfield (pictured left), a former Hiram student, faculty member and president.

Terrier Sound debuts on YouTube

Terrier Sound and Terrier Productions combined forces to launch a YouTube debut. Check out the Terrier Sound Marching Band & Drill Team at this past Saturday’s half-time show during the football game at Charles Henry Field.

Go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwneKSf7VBk

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This week at Hiram

Tuesday, October 24

• Music Convocation: Professor Ross Duffin presents selections from Shakespeare’s Songbook
  12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Frohring Recital Hall
  
  
• Men’s Soccer v. Allegheny
  4:30 p.m., Hiram Soccer Complex 

Wednesday, October 25

• Women’s Soccer v. Washington & Jefferson
  4 p.m., Hiram Soccer Complex
   
• Volleyball v. Allegheny
  7 p.m., Price Gymnasium

Thursday, October 26

•  Graduate School Fair, sponsored by the Career Center
  11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Kennedy Center
   
• Music Convocation: Professor Randall Fusco presents, “Unraveling the Musical Thread: Interpretation of Piano Music”
  12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Frohring Recital Hall
   
• Traditional Japanese Chamber Music
  7:30 p.m., Frohring Recital Hall 

Friday, October 27

•  Volleyball @ Earlham
  8 p.m., Richmond, Indiana 
  

Saturday, October 28

• Cross Country @ NCAC Championships
  11 a.m., Richmond, Indiana
   
• Football @ Earlham
  1 p.m., Richmond, Indiana
  
  
• Volleyball @ Wittenberg Tri-Match (v. Wittenberg)
  1 p.m., Springfield, Ohio
   
• Women’s Soccer v. Denison
  1 p.m., Hiram Soccer Complex
   
• Men’s Soccer v. Ohio Wesleyan
  3 p.m., Hiram Soccer Complex
   
• Volleyball @ Wittenberg Tri-Match (v. Urbana)
  3 p.m., Springfield, Ohio 

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