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Fall Semester 2005
Mount Union College
Convocation Series
Fall Semester 2005
Friday, August 26
Matriculation Convocation
Location and Time: Mount Union Theatre, 5 p.m.
Thursday, September 8
Speaker: Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights
Location and Time: Mount Union Theatre, 10:30 a.m.
Presented by: LS 100
Friday, September 30
"Shake the Echoes"
Speakers: Harry Paidas, Vice President for Public Affairs and Marketing, and Dr. William Coleman, Professor of Communication and Chair of the Department of Communication
“Shake the Echoes” is an informative and entertaining history of “The Grand Ole College.” Paidas and Coleman are coming together to bring the history of MountUnionCollege to life. This session will be of particular interest to incoming freshman, other new students and those visiting the College the first time; or to those who are interested in finding out more about its rich and diverse history.
Location and Time: Mount Union Theatre, 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, October 6
DUI: A Powerful Lesson
Speaker: Mark Sterner, drug and alcohol educator
Location and Time: Mount Union Theatre, 10:30 a.m.
Presented by: Alcohol, Drug & Wellness Education
Tuesday, October 11
Constitution Day Address
Speaker: J. Dean Carro, J.D., Professor of Clinical Education, Dean's Club Professor of Law, University of Akron
"American Jury Trials and the Constitution"
Location and Time: TBA, 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, October 13
Speaker: Dr. Michael F. Hogan, Director
Ohio Department of Mental Health
Location and Time: Presser Recital Hall, 10:30 a.m.
Presented by: Psychology Department
Tuesday, October 18
"Homelessness"
Speakers: David Thomas from the Alliance for Children and Families (Homeless Shelter in Alliance) and a staff person and a formerly homeless individual from The Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH).
Location and Time: Myers Sanctuary, Dewald Chapel, 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, October 27
"Catholic Worker Movement"
Speakers: Mark and Louise Zwick
Location and Time: Myers Sanctuary, Dewald Chapel, 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, November 8
"Jeff's Way"
Speaker: Douglas O'Keeffe (MUC 1989) authored a book chronicling the impact of the World Trade Center Disaster 9/11 on relationships and friendships. The author, an openly gay man, will also tell us what it was like to be a gay student on campus in the late 1980's.
Location and Time: Campus Grounds, 10:30 a.m.
Presented by: Gay Straight Alliance
Thursday, November 10
"Performances with Electroacoustic Clothes"
Benoit Maubrey and Audio Gruppe of Berlin, Germany, featuring electro-accoustic clothing, sound, and the ViBE Dance Company from Oberlin College.
Location and Time: Presser Recital Hall, 10:30 a.m.
Presented by: Music Department
Saturday, November 12
Impact Teaching: Ideas and Strategies for Teachers to Maximize Student Learning
Speaker: Dr. Rich Allen
Location and Time: Campus Grounds, 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Presented by: Education Department
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