September 15, 2008

College celebrates Liberal Arts in October

The month will feature more than 45 events that reflect the ongoing coursework and research in the college's 12 departments and 16 interdisciplinary programs.

"We are excited to launch our second Experience Liberal Arts month," says John Contreni, Justin S. Morrill Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. "There is so much to highlight and so much that the arts, humanities, behavioral sciences and social sciences bring to campus. This will be a fun month kicked off by James Earl Jones, who will present a free lecture on Oct. 2., and including Wisconsin Public Radio's Dr. Zorba Paster and the campus' first-ever Justin S. Morrill Mini-Saga Contest."

Information about the upcoming events is available online at https://www.cla.purdue.edu/experience/ or by calling (765) 494-7884 to request a program guide. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

The events are:

* Continuing through Oct. 12. Purdue Memorial Union, Robert L. Ringel Gallery. Purdue Galleries will present "No Danger." Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

* Continuing through Oct. 12. Stewart Center Gallery. Purdue Galleries will present "Li'l Heads, Too!." Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

* Continuing through Oct. 5. Nancy T. Hansen Theatre, Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts, 552 W. Wood St. Purdue Theatre presents "You Can't Take It With You." Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26 and 27, and Oct. 1-4. Matinees also will be offered at 3 p.m. on Sept. 27 and Oct. 5. Tickets are $17 for the general public, $10 for students and $13 for seniors age 62 and older. For tickets, call (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW.

* Oct. 2. 7:30 p.m. Stewart Center, Loeb Playhouse. Tickets are no longer available. "An Evening with James Earl Jones." Any returned tickets or tickets not picked up by 7:15 p.m. on Oct. 2 will be released to the public at the Stewart Center Box Office. Any released tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis.

* Oct. 3. 9:30-10:30 a.m. Beering Hall, Room 2290. LA Influentials. Donald Bain author of "Murder She Wrote."

* Oct. 3. 1-2:30 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 313. Bruce G. Link, professor of sociomedical sciences/epidemiology at Columbia University, will present "Reflections on the Sociology of Health and Illness." Sponsored by the Department of Sociology.

* Oct. 6. 3:30-5 p.m. Black Cultural Center, Multipurpose Room 1. Venetria Patton, associate professor of English and director of African American Studies and Research Center, and Emory Elliott, Distinguished Professor of English and director for the Center for Ideas and Society at the University of California-Riverside, will present "Mentoring Across Difference: A Conversation with a Mentor and a Mentee."

* Oct. 6. 4:30-5:45 p.m. Stanley Coulter Hall, Room 108. Leah Glasser, dean of students at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts will present "A Gendered Discourse on Time and Space: in the context of seminar 'Visualizing Temporality.'" Sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, the Comparative Literature program and the German program.

* Oct. 6. 7 p.m. Stanley Coulter Hall, Room 239. James R. Bartholomew, professor of history at Ohio State University, presents "Japan and the Nobel Science Prizes, 1901-1949: Accounting for Failure." Sponsored by the Asian Studies program.

* Oct. 7. 3:30-5 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 202. Randy Roberts, Distinguished Professor of History, presents "Popular Culture and WWII." Sponsored by the Department of History.

* Oct. 7. 4-5:30 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 214. K. David Harrison, an associate professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College and director of the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, will present "The Linguists." The film is a documentary by Ironbound Films and an official selection of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Sponsored by Diversity Resource Office, DiversiKey, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and Film/Video Studies program.

* Oct. 7. 6:30 p.m. University Hall, Room 317. African Studies/Women's Studies: Making Feminist Connections through Film. Valentine Moghadam, director of Women's Studies and professor of sociology, will present the Algerian film "Women at War." Sponsored by Women's Studies program.

* Oct. 8. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Heavilon Hall, Room 226. Tammy Conard-Salvo, interim director of the Purdue Writing Lab, will present, "What the Writing Lab Does for Purdue."

* Oct. 8. Noon to 3 p.m. Stone Hall, Second Floor. Experience Anthropology: Anthropology & Archaeology Open House.

* Oct. 8. 3:30-5:30 p.m. Lawson Computer Science Building, Room 1142. Alejandro Herrero-Olaizola, professor at the University of Michigan and author of "The Censorship Files: Latin American Writers and Franco's Spain," will present a discussion on his book. Sponsored by the departments of history and foreign languages and literatures.

* Oct. 8. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Beering Hall, Room 1245. "People in Motion: Immigration and the Art of Movie Making." Presented by Patricia Hart, professor of Spanish and chair of the Film/Video Studies program, Adriela Fernandez, associate dean for academic programs in the College of Liberal Arts, and David Berry, chair of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Ivy Tech. The presentation includes the showing of "A Day Without a Mexican."

* Oct. 9. 3:30-5 p.m. Black Cultural Center, Multipurpose Room 1. Heloisa Toller Gomes, professor of American studies from the State University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, will present "Translating W. E. B. Du Bois's Souls of Black Folk in Portuguese: An Exercise in Re-Writing." Sponsored by African American Studies and Research Center and the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.

* Oct. 10. 9:30-10:30 a.m. Beering Hall, Room 2290. LA Influentials. Kim Koeller, founder/president of Allergy Free Passport. 

* Oct. 15. 6:30 p.m. University Hall, Room 317. African Studies/Women's Studies: Making Feminist Connections through Film. Ellen Gruenbaum, professor and head of the Department of Anthropology, will present the African film "Mortu Nega (Those Whom Death Refused)." Sponsored by Women's Studies program.

* Oct. 16. 7:30 p.m. Hicks Undergraduate Library Bookstall. Poetry Reading by Dana Roeser, author of "In the Truth Room." Sponsored by the Department of English and the Creative Writing Program.

* Oct. 17. 9:30-10:30 a.m. Beering Hall, Room 2290. LA Influentials. Leon Schweir, executive producer and vice president of production for the Big Ten Network.

* Oct. 17. 1:30 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union, East Faculty Lounge. "The Four Pillars of Perfect Health: How to Live Your Life." Presented by Dr. Zorba Paster, host of the weekly NPR program "On Your Health" and clinical professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sponsored by the Department of Health and Kinesiology.

* Oct. 17. 7 p.m. Duncan Hall, 619 Ferry St. "How to Live a Long, Sweet Life." Presented by Dr. Zorba Paster, host of the weekly NPR program "On Your Health" and clinical professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sponsored by the Department of Health and Kinesiology.

* Oct. 18-19 Stewart Center, Room 214A. Midwest Study Group of the North American Kant Society. Allen W. Wood, the Ward W. and Priscilla B. Woods Professor at Stanford University and professor of philosophy, Indiana University, is the keynote speaker. Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy, North American Kant Society and Religious Studies Program. More information is available at https://web.ics.purdue.edu/~kain/2008_MSG.html.

* Oct. 18. 10 a.m. Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds. Just Walk for the Health of it! Dr. Zorba Paster, host of the weekly NPR program "On Your Health" and clinical professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will lead walkers on a half mile or two-mile walk. Sponsored by the Department of Health and Kinesiology, Coalition for Living Well After 50, YMCA Activate America, Purdue Extension Tippecanoe County, INShape Indiana, and Area IV Agency on Aging and Community Action Programs.

* Oct. 20. 7 p.m. Pfendler Hall of Agriculture, Dean's Auditorium. "Forecasting the November Elections: What Can We Expect on November 4?" The panelists are William Shaffer, professor of political science; Niambi Carter, assistant professor of political science; Bert Rockman, professor and head of the Department of Political Science; Stacey Connaughton, assistant professor of communication; and Rosalee Clawson, associate professor of political science. Sponsored by the Department of Political Science.

* Oct. 21. 6:30 p.m. Beering Hall, Room 2290. African Studies/Women's Studies: Making Feminist Connections through Film. Alicia Decker, an assistant professor of history, will present the African film "Flame." Sponsored by Women's Studies program.

* Oct. 21. 7:30-9 p.m.  Rawls Hall, Room 1071. Elena Coda, an associate professor of Italian will present "Borderland: National and Cultural Identity in Fin de Siécle Trieste." Sponsored by European Studies and the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. 

* Oct. 21. 8-9 p.m. Stewart Center, Fowler Hall. Marwan Muasher, Jordan's former ambassador to Israel and Jordanian diplomat, will present "The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation." Sponsored by the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering and the College of Liberal Arts.

* Oct. 22. 4-5:30 p.m. Heavilon Hall, Room 226. Writing Lab Research and Engagement Open House. Presented by Tammy Conard-Salvo, interim director of the Purdue Writing Lab.

* Oct. 22. 4:30 p.m. West Lafayette Public Library, 208 W. Columbia St. As part of the 2008 World Film Forum, Ahmed Idrissi Alami, an assistant professor of Arabic, will present the film "A Door to the Sky" (1989), then lead a discussion. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and light refreshments will be provided. Sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.

* Oct. 22. 7-9 p.m. Krannert Building, Auditorium. "Problematizing Thomas Jefferson's role in the Enlightenment." Presented by Wilson Jeremiah Moses, Ferree Professor of American History at Penn State University. Sponsored by the departments of history and political science, American Studies, African American Studies program and Research Center.

* Oct. 23. 3:30-4:15 p.m. Stewart Center, Room B-22. Live videotaping of Fast Track, Purdue's student-operated TV news magazine. Sponsored by the Department of Communication.

* Oct. 23. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 206. "The Annual Leonora Woodman Lecture Series. "Between Poetry and Prose: Figures of Power and Resistance in Early Modern Writing." Presented by Roland Greene, professor of English and comparative literature at Stanford University.

* Oct. 23. 6 p.m. Stewart Center, Fowler Hall. The College of Liberal Arts' Diversity and Retention Initiatives through Volunteering Education, and Networking (D.R.I.V.E.N.) presents "Purdue Your Passion" with Kirk Nugent, motivational speaker and poet.

* Oct. 23. 7-9 p.m. Lawson Computer Science Building, Room 1142. Panel on Women and the war in Iraq. Valentine Moghadam, director of Women's Studies. Sponsored by the Women's Studies Program's.

* Oct. 23-24. Stewart Center, Room 206. Renaissance Comparative Prose Conference 2008: Migration, Immigration and Living in Diverse Communities. More information is available at: https://www.cla.purdue.edu/complit/.

* Oct. 23-Nov. 2.  Mallett Theatre, Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts, 552 W. Wood St. Purdue Theatre presents "Blue Window." For tickets, call (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW.

* Oct. 24. 9:30-10:30 a.m. Beering Hall, Room 2290. LA Influentials. Members of the Dean's Advisory Council.

* Oct. 25. 9-11 a.m. Homecoming Celebration. Purdue Mall. College of Liberal Arts tent. 

* Oct. 25. 9:30-11 a.m. Emerging Voice Awards presentation and breakfast. Online registration required https://www.cla.purdue.edu/alumni/calendar.

* Oct. 27-28. Stewart Center. Crossroads Conference on Communicative Disorders 2008. More information, including registration fees, is available at https://www.cla.purdue.edu/experience/events/?e=20080032 . Sponsored by the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences and the Purdue chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association.

* Oct. 27-Dec. 7. Purdue Memorial Union, Robert L. Ringel Gallery. Cárdenas Latino Collection. More information available at https://www.purdue.edu/galleries/.

* Oct. 28. Noon to 1 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union main floor lounge. Justin S. Morrill Mini Saga Contest Finals. Sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and the Liberal Arts Student Council.

* Oct. 28. 6:30 p.m. Beering Hall, Room 2290. African Studies/Women's Studies: Making Feminist Connections through Film. Ray Dumett, professor of history, will present "You Have Struck a Rock!" Sponsored by Women's Studies Program.

* Oct. 29. 4-5:30 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 306. Asian American Studies reception.

* Oct. 29. 6 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 206. Gilberto Cárdenas lecture in connection with "Cárdenas Latino Collection" exhibit. Cárdenas is assistant provost and director of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Sponsored by Purdue Galleries.

* Oct. 29. 7:30 p.m. Krannert Building, Room 140. A reading by Lan Samantha Chang, author of "Inheritance." Sponsored by the Purdue Council on Asian American Studies and the Creative Writing Program.

Writer: Amy Patterson Neubert, (765) 494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu

Sources: Chris Sharp, director of alumni relations and special events, (765) 494-7884, ctsharp@purdue.edu

John Contreni, (765) 494-3661, contreni@purdue.edu

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