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as of 11/16/09
Thursdays
12:15-1:30 p.m.
Mather Hall, second floor
*A light lunch will be provided for pre-registered participants only.
To reserve a seat and/or light lunch, please email common-hour@trincoll.edu.
FALL 2009
SEPTEMBER
8 (Tuesday)
All-Campus Welcome Back Ice Cream Social
sponsored by the President's and Calendar and Special Events Offices
Mather Quadrangle
10
National Campus Fire Safety Month: Mock Residence Hall Room Burn Demonstration
sponsored by the Facilities and Hartford Fire Departments
Mather Quadrangle
17
5th Annual Summer Science Symposium
sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Science Center
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
Constitution Day Panel Discussion: “A Wise Supreme Court?” - A Preview of the New Supreme Court Term
sponsored by the Political Science Department and Public Policy and Law Program
Wean Terrace Rooms, Mather Hall, second floor
24
Human Rights Summer Fellowship Symposium
Jennifer Abalajon '10, Amnesty International (Washington, D.C.); Greg Lorenz Amarra '10, Physicians for Human Rights (Boston); Michael Blottin '10, Human Rights Project of the Urban Justice Center (New York); Sophie Hollingsworth '12, International Rescue Committee (New York); Kayla Lawson '11, Amnesty International (Washington, D.C.); Panida Pollawit '12, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict (New York); William Pollock '10, Witness (New York)
sponsored by the Human Rights Program
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
All interested students, including first-year students wishing to apply for a summer fellowship at a human rights organization, should attend.
Thinking Critically in an Argument Culture
Gregory G. Colomb, Professor of English and Director of Academic and Professional Writing at the University of Virginia
sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
October
1
Altering Cellular Signals to Reveal Cell Specification Mechanisms during Development
Robert Fleming, Associate Professor of Biology
sponsored by the Faculty Research Committee
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
So, You Just Took the LSAT: What's Next?
Renny Fulco, Associate Professor of Legal and Policy Studies; Kevin McMahon, John R. Reitemeyer Associate Professor of Political Science; Megan Meyers Hambrick '01, Assistant Director of Alumni Career Services and Program Development
sponsored by Political Science and Career Services Departments
Wean Terrace Rooms, Mather Hall, second floor
A panel discussion to inform students who have taken the LSAT about the next steps in the law school application process. Open to all students.
8
Coeducation at Trinity: The Early Years, 1969-1984
sponsored by the 40 Years of Coeducation Committee
Ronald Spencer '64, Associate Academic Dean, Emeritus; Judy Dworin '70, Professor of Theater and Dance; Dori Katz, Professor of Modern Languages, Emeritus; and Peter Knapp '65, Trinity College Archivist
Wean Terrace Rooms, Mather Hall, second floor
Dreaming Blackness: Black Nationalism and African American Public Opinion
Melanye Price, Associate Professor of Political Science at Wesleyan University
sponsored by the American Studies, Political Science - Mead Lecture Fund, and Multicultural Affairs
Wean Terrace Rooms, Mather Hall, second floor
15
The Epoch Story of Islam: The Struggles of Ordinary Muslims in Extraordinary Times
sponsored by the Faculty Research Committee
Raymond Baker, Professor of International Politics
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
20 (Tuesday)
Trinity Students in the World: Trinity’s Inaugural Students’ Global Research and Engagement Symposium
sponsored by the Center for Urban and Global Studies
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
This symposium includes seven projects and programs from the summer 2009 featuring nine student presentations reflecting the wide scope and great variety of Trinity students’ global research and engagement activities. This event marks the second official anniversary of the Center for Urban and Global Studies inaugurated on October 19, 2007.
22
Majors Fair
sponsored by the Dean of Faculty, Dean of Students, and First-Year Program Offices
Representatives from the multiple departments on campus will be available to discuss majors and minors available to students. This event is especially designed for sophomores and first-years who want to explore their options to make well-informed decisions as they declare a major and select a faculty advisor in their chosen field.
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
29
Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System
sponsored by Psychology Department and Neuroscience and Human Rights Programs
Erin Smith, M.A., L.P.C, of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
Connecticut’s Citizen Election Program: Amplifying The Voice of the People or Silencing Free Speech
sponsored by Community Relations, Political Science Department, and Common Cause of Connecticut
Moderated by Professor of Political Science Diana Evans
Panelists: State Representative Matthew Lesser-100th Assembly District; State Representative Gary A. Holder-Winfield-94th Assembly District; Heath Fahle-Policy Director for the Yankee Institute for Public Policy
Kim Hynes, Senior Organizer for Common Cause of Connecticut
Wean Terrace Rooms, Mather Hall, second floor
November
3 (Tuesday)
Inaugural Poetry Reading
sponsored by English Department
Ciaran Berry, Assistant Professor of English
Wean Terrace Rooms, Mather Hall, second floor
5
Philip C.F. Bankwitz Lecture
Sex, Love, and Letters: Writing Simone de Beauvoir, 1949-1963
sponsored by the History Department, Philip C.F. Bankwitz Lecture Fund, and the 40 Years of Coeducation Committee
Judith Coffin '74, Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas-Austin
Wean Terrace Rooms, Mather Hall, second floor
Play and Discussion: Every Five Minutes
A short play tackling the varying shades of what date rape
sponsored by Community Relations, Theater and Dance, and Women & Gender Action Resource Center
Written by a local artist, Melanie Rosenberg; characters played by Trinity students; directed by Assistant Professor of Theater and Dance Mitchell Polin
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
12
Sex Differences in Brain and Cognition
sponsored by 40 Years of Coeducation Committee
organized by Sarah Raskin, Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
Beyond Monotheism: Overcoming Theolatry and the Metaphorical Representation of Transcendence
sponsored by Center for Urban and Global Studies and Jewish Studies Program
Elliot R Wolfson, Abraham Lieberman Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University
Wean Terrace Room B, Mather Hall, second floor
19
Remembering to Remember: Studies of Prospective Memory
Sarah Raskin, Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
sponsored by the Faculty Research Committee
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
26
THANKSGIVING BREAK
DECEMBER
3
Healthy Consumer Fair
sponsored by IMANI
Wean Terrace Rooms, Mather Hall, second floor
Girls of Tender Age, A Memoir
Mary-Ann Tirone Smith, author
sponsored by Writing Center
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
10
The Case for Perfection: Genetic Enhancement and Sport
Miller Brown, Professor of Philosophy
sponsored by the Faculty Research Committee
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
SPRING 2010
JANUARY
28
President’s Climate Commitment and our Climate Action Plan Update
Karen Misbach, Environmental Health and Safety Manager and Sustainability Coordinator
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
February
4
The Organization of Art Patronage and Art Education in 18th-Century France
Alden Gordon '69, Gwendolyn Miles Smith Professor of Art History
sponsored by the Faculty Research Committee
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
John D. and Susan G. Limpitlaw Lecture Series: Buddha's Brain: Neuroplasticity and Meditation
Richard Davidson, Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and Laboratory Director at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Women in the Legal Profession Panel Discussion
sponsored by 40 Years of Coeducation Committee
organized by Renny Fulco, Associate Professor of Public Policy
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
11
OPEN
18
OPEN
25
Schooling the Transnational Citizen: Education and Civic Identity in Two Salvadoran Schools
Andrea Dyrness, Assistant Professor of Educational Studies
sponsored by the Faculty Research Committee
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
March
4
Mead Lecture
Alice O’Connor ’80, Professor of History at the University of California Santa Barbara and Trinity College Trustee
Sponsored by History, Mead Lecture Fund, and the 40 Years of Coeducation Committee
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
11
From Scottsboro to Munich: Race and Political Culture in 1930s Britain by Susan D. Pennybacker
A roundtable discussion with Kathleen Kete, Associate Professor of History;
Davarian Baldwin, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies; Seth Markle, Instructor, History and International Studies; and Vijay Prashad, George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Professor of International Studies
18
How Free Software is Changing the World
Ralph Morelli, Professor of Computer Science
sponsored by the Faculty Research Committee
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
25
Spring Break
APRIL
1
OPEN
6 (Tuesday)
Work-Life Balance Discussion
sponsored by the 40 Years of Coeducation Committee
organized by Theresa Morris, Associate Professor of Sociology
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
8
OPEN
15
Black Skin, White Masks: Frantz Fanon and the Lived Experience of the Black
Maurice Wade, Professor of Philosophy
sponsored by the Faculty Research Committee
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
22
Educating Women in the 21st Century Conference
sponsored by the 40 Years of Coeducation Committee
Mather Hall, second floor
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