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September 2

 

MATRICULATION CONVOCATION

 
 

September 9

 

"Macaroni at Midnight"
Dr. Don Bartlette, story teller, social worker, educator and advocate for the handicapped and troubled youth

 
 

September 9

 

"Cookies for Breakfast"
Dr. Don Bartlette, story teller, social worker, educator and advocate for the handicapped and troubled youth

 
 

September 16

 

"Secrets"
AIDS theatre production based on true stories

 
 

September 23

 

"Natural Highs"
George Obermeier, health and wellness educator, sports psychologist

 
 

September 30

 

"1492-1992: Native American Culture from Rites to Rights"
Walter Echohawk, senior staff attorney of the Native American Rights Fund

 
 

October 7

 

"Breaking Bread: Race, Gender and Representation"
Dr. bell hooks, professor of English and women's studies at Oberlin College

 
 

October 7

 

"Breaking Bread: Race, Gender and Representation and Intellectual Life"
Dr. bell hooks, professor of English and women's studies at Oberlin College

 
 

October 14

 

Founder's Day Convocation
Lyle Crist, professor emeritus of English

 
 

October 21

 

"Everything I Wanted to Know I Didn't Learn in Kindergarten"
David Leschke of Bacchus Nation and creator of "Eddie Talks"

 
 

October 22

 

SCHOOLER LECTURE
Jeane Kirkpatrick, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and expert on world politics

 
 

November 4

 

"Beatitudes: Positive Attitudes for Living"
John Cassis, chaplain of the Chicago Bears

 
 

November 10

 

"Dance of Hope,"film and discussion of documentary of women in Chile who have "danced alone" as the conscience of their country during the Pinochet dictatorship and now as the country turns to democracy
Dr. Lavonne Poteet, the film's producer, leads the discussion

 
 

November 11

 

"Latin American Women: 1492-1992"
Dr. Lavonne Poteet, associate professor of modern languages and director of the Center for the Study of the Americas at Bucknell University

 
 

November 25

 

THANKSGIVING CONVOCATION

 
 

December 9

 

CHRISTMAS CONVOCATION