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Monday,January 19

 

"Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Affirmative Action"
Speaker: Dr. Roy Brooks, law professor and author of Rethinking the American Race Problem
Location and Time: Rodman Theatre, 10:00 a.m.
Sponsored by: The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Committee

 
 

Tuesday, February 3

 

"International Music"
Performer: Hisako Sato, playing the koto, "horizontal harp"
Location and Time: Presser Recital Hall, 10:35 a.m.
Sponsored by: The Music Department
(There will be the usual Faculty Lunch in the PDR following this Convocation, as well as on Thursday, February 5)

 
 

Thursday,February 5

 

"Issues Surrounding Homosexuality"
Panel Discussion: By members of PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
Location and Time: Presser Recital Hall, 10:35 a.m.
Sponsored by: The Psychology Department

 
 

Thursday,February 12

 

"Information Technology for Learners: Medium and Method"
Speaker: Dr. James Noblitt, McKinley Scholar
Location and Time: Tolerton & Hood Hall, room 100, 10:35 a.m.
Dr. Noblitt will also present
"Information Technology for Learners: Redefining Authenticity"
Location and Time: Tolerton & Hood Hall, room 100, 8:00 p.m.

 
 

Thursday,February 19

 

"Why Not Study Abroad?"
Panel Discussion: By students and international visitors who have studied abroad
Location and Time: Presser Recital Hall, 10:35 a.m.
Sponsored by: International Programs and Alpha Mu Gamma, Foreign Language Honorary Society

 
 

Thursday, February 26

 

Performance by Miró String Quartet
Location and Time: Presser Recital Hall, 10:35 a.m.
Sponsored by: The Music Department

 
 

Wednesday, March 4 Cancelled

 

"Evening of Contemporary Poetry" - cancelled due to Carolyn Forché's illness
Poetry with: Carolyn Forché
Location and Time: Rodman Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by: The English Department

 
 

Thursday,March 5

 

Women's History Month Lecture: "Sex, Religion, and Society in Seventeenth Century America"
Speaker: Mary Beth Norton, Author of Founding Mothers and Fathers: Gendered Power and the Forming of American Society
Location and Time: Presser Recital Hall, 10:35 a.m.
Sponsored by: The Women's History Month Committee and Association of Women Students

 
 

Thursday,March 19

 

State of the College Address
Speaker: Dr. Harold Kolenbrander
Location and Time: The Campus Grounds in the Hoover Price Campus Center, 10:35 a.m.
****Note location change****

 
 

Tuesday,March 24

 

Schooler Lecture
Speaker: Joe Clark, author of Laying Down the Law and Real Life Inspiration for the Movie Lean on Me
Location and Time: Timken Gymnasium, 8:00 p.m.
Complimentary tickets available in the Office of Alumni and College Activities. Student tickets available at the HPCC Information Desk

 
 

Thursday,April 2

 

"Annie, We Hardly Knew You"
Speaker:Bess Edwards, historian and lecturer on Annie Oakley
Location and Time: Presser Recital Hall, 10:35 a.m.

 
 

Tuesday,April 28

 

Honors Convocation
Location and Time: Mount Union Theatre, 10:35 a.m.