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September
4th
What are Common Hour Events?*
The President's Council on Campus Climate Events Committee will be available to discuss the newly created program.
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
11th
“The Episcopal Church in Crisis: How Sex, the Bible, Authority
are Dividing the Faithful”*
Frank Kirkpatrick, Ellsworth Morton Tracy Lecturer and Professor of Religion
sponsored by the Faculty Research Committee
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
“Pass a Law, Any Law, Fast! State Legislative Response to the Kelo Backlash”*
Edward J. Lopez, San Jose State University; Liberty Fund, Inc. and Wesley Horton, Horton, Shields & Knox, P.C
sponsored by Shelby Cullom Davis Endowment
Wean Terrace Rooms B & C, Mather Hall, second floor
18th
Constitution Day Panel Discussion: 2008 Election*
sponsored by the Public Policy and Political Science Departments
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
25th
“Secularism & Scientific Temper in India: The Global Reaction to the Trinity On-line Survey of Scientists”*
Barry Kosmin, Director of the Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture and Research Professor, Public Policy & Law Program and Ariela Keysar, Associate Director of the Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture and Associate Research Professor
sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
"How to Help a Sexual Assault Survivor: What Men Can Do"*
sponsored by the Women Gender Resource Action Center, Dean of Students, Student Government Association, Ferris Athletic Center, and NCAA grant
Alumni Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
October
2nd
“Computational Complexity and Symmetry”*
Takunari Miyazaki, Associate Professor of Computer Science
sponsored by the Faculty Research Committee
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
9th
Yom Kippur
16th
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
23rd
Cultural Identity through the Arts in Urban Communities: “Art as a Catalyst for Social Justice, Transformation and Civic Engagement: Connecting the Ivy Tower with Urban Communities,”* that explores “100 Families Oakland: Art & Social Change,” a partnership between four communities in Oakland, California with the California College of the Arts, and Green Street Arts Center, a partnership with the City of Middletown, the North End Action Team, and Wesleyan University. Dr. Sonia BasSheva Mañjon, Vice President for Diversity and Strategic Partnerships at Wesleyan University. The Trinity Samba Ensemble with guest dancer Menyna G’Leu will perform immediately following Dr. Mañjon’s presentation.
sponsored by the Center for Urban and Global Studies
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
Common Hour Cabaret
sponsored by the Department of Theater and Dance
Common Hour Cabaret is a showcase for performers of all kinds to
present their art. Dance, readings, stand-up comedy, vocal groups—
you name it—are welcome.
Performance Lab at Trinity Commons
For more information, please contact Maritza Ubides at maritza.ubides@trincoll.edu or ext. 2541 or watch the Trinity Exchange.
30th
Faculty, Staff, and Student Basketball Game
Oosting Gym, Ferris Athletic Center
November
6th
“Machina Carnis: Developing Mechanical Descriptions of Muscle Contraction”*
Joseph Palladino, Professor of Engineering
sponsored by the Faculty Research Committee
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
Common Hour Cabaret
sponsored by the Department of Theater and Dance
Common Hour Cabaret is a showcase for performers of all kinds to
present their art. Dance, readings, stand-up comedy, vocal groups—
you name it—are welcome.
Performance Lab at Trinity Commons
For more information, please contact Maritza Ubides at maritza.ubides@trincoll.edu or ext. 2541 or watch the Trinity Exchange.
13th
"Managing Sustainable Development: Lessons from Hartford and Trinity"*
sponsored by the Center for Urban and Global Studies Hartford Research Seminar (2008-2010)
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
20th
"Lincoln and the Politics of Slavery and Race"*
An open discussion of a short selection of readings^ by and about Lincoln, his attitudes on race, and the politics of slavery in the U.S.
sponsored by The Lincoln Bicentennial at Trinity College
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
^Readings are available at http://internet2.trincoll.edu/TCDocs/LincolnI.pdf
“Spontaneous Rewiring of the Adult Cortex in Response to Spinal Cord Injury”*
sponsored by the Science Center and Neuroscience
Arko Ghosh ’04, Institut fur Hirnforschung Universitat Zurich und Dept. Biologie der ETH Zurich Winterthurerstr
Wean Terrace Rooms, Mather Hall, second floor
Common Hour Cabaret
sponsored by the Department of Theater and Dance
Common Hour Cabaret is a showcase for performers of all kinds to
present their art. Dance, readings, stand-up comedy, vocal groups—
you name it—are welcome.
Performance Lab at Trinity Commons
For more information, please contact Maritza Ubides at maritza.ubides@trincoll.edu or ext. 2541 or watch the Trinity Exchange.
"Portion Distortion:
A Conversation with Matt Arnone, Campus Dietitian"*
sponsored by the Health Center, PEACH, and Chartwells
Space is limited.
Alumni Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
December
4th
Student and Faculty Panel Discussion
"Study Drugs- From No-Doz to Adderal -Making the Grade in the 21st Century"*
coordinated by William Church, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Neuroscience
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
Common Hour Cabaret
sponsored by the Department of Theater and Dance
Common Hour Cabaret is a showcase for performers of all kinds to
present their art. Dance, readings, stand-up comedy, vocal groups—
you name it—are welcome.
Performance Lab at Trinity Commons
For more information, please contact Maritza Ubides at maritza.ubides@trincoll.edu or ext. 2541 or watch the Trinity Exchange.
11th
“Justice in Hell: Principles, Patterns, and Metaphors of Retribution
in Dante’s Inferno”*
John Alcorn, Principal Lecturer in Language and Culture Studies
sponsored by the Faculty Research Committee
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
January
22nd
"If You Don’t Stand for Something, You’ll Fall for Anything"
- King in Obama’s America*
Vijay Prasad, George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Professor of International Studies
Sponsored by Multicultural Affairs, President's Office, Dean of the Faculty's Office
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
29th
The Berimbau [musical bow] as a Symbol of Brazilian National Identity"*
Eric Galm, Assistant Professor of Music
sponsored by the Faculty Research Committee
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
The berimbau de barriga is a musical bow developed in Brazil from African musical traditions. For more than a century, the berimbau has been associated with capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art/dance/game. This art form is now featured throughout the world, and both the berimbau and capoeira have become international symbols of Brazilian music and culture. Since the 1950s, this musical bow has moved into other realms of Brazilian popular art and music, and has become a prominent symbol of brasilidade (Brazilianness), interconnected with individual, collective, and national identity.
In this presentation, Professor Galm pursue how Brazilian cultural producers have drawn extensively from Brazilian folklore to recycle and synthesize various sound sources as a means to construct new musical genres and identities. Berimbrown is a musical ensemble from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, whose name is an iconic fusion of the berimbau and (James) Brown. By comparing and contrasting a traditional capoeira song with the same song produced by Berimbrown, I demonstrate how this musical ensemble has drawn from a large body of capoeira music to create their fusion of the past and present. Moreover, their use of the berimbau as a symbol of their group identity provides an analytical focal point for musical and cultural connections among Africans in the Americas.
While the berimbau and capoeira are spreading throughout the world as symbols of Brazilian culture, they are also planting seeds for more complex notions of transnational identity.
American Cancer Society Relay for Life Kick-Off Rally*
sponsored by Community Service and Civic Engagement
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
February
5th
Lincoln's Rhetoric and Political Thought*
sponsored by The Lincoln Bicentennial at Trinity College
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
featured speakers include Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of History Cheryl Greenberg, Assistant Professor of English Christopher Hager, and History major Alex Manevitz '09
With the recent presidential inaugural address still in mind, please join faculty, staff, and students for a conversation about Abraham Lincoln, 19th-century political rhetoric, and its connections to our own historical moment. A short sampling of readings for discussion may be downloaded from any computer on the Trinity network at http://internet2.trincoll.edu/TCDocs/LincolnII.pdf.
Peace in Jail: Trinity Student's Project in the Most Bizarre Prison in the World"*
sponsored by Davis Project for Peace and presented by Daniela McFarren-Aviles '09 and Ezel Poslu '09
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
The presentation will give an overview of the San Pedro prison system, where inmates rent/buy there own rooms, children live with their fathers, and the jail is a community that's managed and controlled by the inmates. We will then introduce our project, where we built and established a computer center in the prison itself, for the children who live with their fathers in jail.
Common Hour Cabaret
sponsored by Theater and Dance
Common Hour Cabaret is a showcase for performers of all kinds to
present their art. Dance, readings, stand-up comedy, vocal groups—
you name it—are welcome.
Performance Lab at Trinity Commons
For more information, please contact Maritza Ubides at maritza.ubides@trincoll.edu or ext. 2541 or watch the Trinity Exchange.
12th
Remembering Lincoln*
sponsored by The Lincoln Bicentennial at Trinity College
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
On the much-anticipated 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln, please join William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of American Institutions and Values Lou Masur and a panel of students for a wide-ranging conversation about Lincoln's image in American visual culture and the changing nature of American historical memory.
A short sampling of readings for discussion may be downloaded from any computer on the Trinity network at http://internet2.trincoll.edu/TCDocs/LincolnIII.pdf.
19th
Race and Class Matters at an Elite College*
Elizabeth J. Aries, Professor of Psychology at Amherst College
sponsored by Educational Studies, President's Supplemental Lecture Fund, Multicultural Affairs, Music, Psychology, and President's Council on Campus Climate
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
Through online surveys and face-to-face interviews, Professor Aries followed 58 students from four distinct groups through their first year of college: affluent white and black students, and white and black students with high financial need and/or limited family education. Her talk will address students’ thoughts and feelings about the race- and class-based challenges they experienced on campus during their first year.
Additional programming: a small book discussion will be held on Tuesday, February 17 at 12:15-1:15 pm in Wean Terrace Rooms B & C, Mather Hall (*At least 15 free copies will be awarded by lottery to participants who register by Feb 1st to jennifer.fichera@trincoll.edu)
Common Hour Cabaret
sponsored by Theater and Dance
Common Hour Cabaret is a showcase for performers of all kinds to
present their art. Dance, readings, stand-up comedy, vocal groups—
you name it—are welcome.
Performance Lab at Trinity Commons
For more information, please contact Maritza Ubides at maritza.ubides@trincoll.edu or ext. 2541 or watch the Trinity Exchange.
24th
Please note: this lecture will be held during the Tuesday Common Hour slot due to Trinity Days
Faith and Doubt: Confessions of a Bolshevik True Believer*
Carol Any, Associate Professor of Language and Culture Studies
sponsored by the Faculty Research Committee
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
March
5th
Academic Freedom and the Political Crisis in Zimbabwe*
Tyanai Masiya, Visiting Scholar, Center for Urban & Global Studies (CUGS) at Trinity College
sponsored by Center for Urban and Global Studies and the Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) program of the Institute of International Education (IIE) in New York
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
This Common Hour event will feature two rescued scholars from Zimbabwe. A professor of political science with extensive teaching and research experience in African politics, international studies and human rights at Bard College, will join fellow Zimbabwean and current visiting scholar at the Center for Urban and Global Studies of Trinity College, Mr. Tyanai Masiya, presently supported by the Scott M. Johnson Memorial Fund and IIE’s Scholar Rescue Fund. The scholars plan to discuss the ongoing political crisis in Zimbabwe, paying particular attention to its affect on higher education and Zimbabwe’s once thriving university system. They will address questions about their lives as academics in Zimbabwe and broader threats to academic freedom worldwide. In addition, the scholars will offer their suggestions for a political resolution and way forward from Zimbabwe’s current political impasse. Joining them on the panel discussion will be Professor George Ayittey, an economist and expert on Africa from The American University, who will offer his views on and analyses of the current Zimbabwe situation in the African and global contexts.
*This event is made possible in part by a generous contribution to SRF from The Hite Foundation Chair for Communications. It is co-sponsored by the Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) program of the Institute of International Education (IIE) in New York and the Center for Urban and Global Studies at Trinity College.
12th
The Spiritual Journal of Writing a Novel*
Ricki Lewis, Textbook Author; McGraw-Hill Higher Education Science Writer (Nature, Cambridge Healthtech Associates, Cure HD Initiative); Genetic Counselor; CareNet Medical Group Fellow; and Alden March Bioethics Institute of Albany Medical Center
sponsored by Allan K. Smith Center for Writing & Rhetoric, Neuroscience, and Psychology
Wean Terrace Rooms, Mather Hall, second floor
Stem cell therapies hold the promise to cure an astonishing variety of illnesses and injuries, using a patient’s own cells – or even just the signals that activate those cells. Stem Cell Symphony is a look ahead at where stem cell therapies from within are headed. It is a novel, but with accurate science and based on a real experience of a hospice volunteer caring for a young man with Huntington disease. The author, geneticist and science writer/textbook author Ricki Lewis, will provide an update on stem cell therapies and discuss the spiritual journey of writing the novel – including what really happened.
Common Hour Cabaret
sponsored by Theater and Dance
Common Hour Cabaret is a showcase for performers of all kinds to
present their art. Dance, readings, stand-up comedy, vocal groups—
you name it—are welcome.
Performance Lab at Trinity Commons
For more information, please contact Maritza Ubides at maritza.ubides@trincoll.edu or ext. 2541 or watch the Trinity Exchange.
19th
Spring Break
26th
Shadows of Symmetry: A Geometry for Studying Abstract Mathematical Symmetries*
Mary Sandoval, Associate Professor of Mathematics
sponsored by the Faculty Research Committee
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
In this non-technical talk, concrete and abstract symmetries will be described, and some examples will be presented. Many of these examples play a central role in mathematics and physics. The role of such symmetries in mathematical models of the physical universe will be discussed. Along the way, the possible need for extra dimensions to be added to the classical three dimensional plus time model of the universe will be discussed.
Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But Words Will Always Hurt* sponsored by Women & Gender Resource Action Center
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
This student-led discussion will center on the use of derogatory language on campus, its effect on individuals, and its contribution to the overall campus climate. Examples: “That’s so gay.” and “That exam raped me.”
April
2nd
Becoming His Voice: Divine Language, Human Agency and Technologies of Self-making in the Pentecostal Prophetic Movement*
Robin Shoaps, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Chicago part of the Trinity Historical Media Colloquium series on Comparative Publics and sponsored by Anthropology, Religion, Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life, Center for Urban and Global Studies
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
Modeling Assessment: Departments Talk to Each Other*
How do we know when or if students meet the learning objectives of our courses and majors?
Please join faculty members representing the Office of the Dean of Faculty, Engineering, History, and Religion Departments for this roundtable on assessment. Faculty members will share their progress toward designing assessment plans for students in their majors. After brief presentations the session will open up for general discussion.
sponsored by the Dean of Faculty's Office and the Center for Teaching and Learning
Wean Terrace Rooms, Mather Hall, second floor
Common Hour Cabaret
sponsored by Theater and Dance
Common Hour Cabaret is a showcase for performers of all kinds to
present their art. Dance, readings, stand-up comedy, vocal groups—
you name it—are welcome.
Performance Lab at Trinity Commons
For more information, please contact Maritza Ubides at maritza.ubides@trincoll.edu or ext. 2541 or watch the Trinity Exchange.
9th
Passover
16th
Reading by Kevin Prufer*
Poet and Professor of English, University of Central Missouri
sponsored by the Allan K. Smith Fund and English
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
Kevin Prufer's newest book, National Anthem (Four Way Books, 2008) was named one of the five best poetry books of the year by Publishers Weekly. Among his other publications are The Finger Bone (2002) and Fallen from a Chariot (2005); the latter was named one of the best books of the last quarter century by the editors of The Bloomsbury Review. With Wayne Miller, Prufer has recently edited New European Poets (Graywolf, 2008) and continues to edit Pleiades: A Journal of New Writing. The recipient of three Pushcart prizes and numerous awards from the Poetry Society of America, Prufer is professor of English at the University of Central Missouri.
Presentation of Organ Masterworks on the Chapel's 5,000 Pipe Austin Organ*
sponsored by The Chapel
featuring Christopher Houlihan '09 and Chao Liao '11
The Chapel
Region-Making in Connecticut: Fostering Cooperation and Improving Governance*
sponsored by Center for Urban and Global Studies, Community Relations, and Capital Region Council of Governments, Hartford
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
This symposium/Common Hour event will address key issues and challenges concerning regional development and cooperation in Connecticut. The recent economic downturn is forcing government at all levels in Connecticut to rethink how the services they provide are financed. Connecticut faces deficits upwards of four billion dollars each of the next two years and this inevitably will lead to reductions in state-aid to municipalities. Regionalism, an option long talked about but never seriously considered, is being examined by the state and by municipalities themselves as a direction they may have to take if they are to continue to provide basic core services. There is a need to understand what regionalism is and at what level can it work best for Connecticut to help the state stay competitive with not only other regions in the U.S. but with global mega-regions.
“Seeking Common Ground: Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Regionalism in CT”
Keynote speaker: Dennis Heffley, Professor & Head, Department of Economics, University of Connecticut
Panelists: James Gomes, Director, Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise, Clark University; Kevin McMahon, John R. Reitemeyer Associate Professor & Chair of Political Science, Trinity College; Brian Osoba, Assistant Professor of Economics, Central Connecticut State University;
Moderator: Xiangming Chen, Dean & Director, Center for Urban and Global Studies, Trinity College
The panel after the keynote will examine regionalism more broadly and comparatively. Regionalism is often thought of in economic and governance terms. What are other areas of society can be discussed in the context of regionalism? What other facets are there?
The first panel before the Common Hour keynote speaker will address such questions as: What does regionalism mean for CT? What do we need to do in the short vs. long term? Where do we start to become more regionally cooperative and effective in CT and the Greater Capital Region? What are we doing in CT? What are we not doing in CT?
Panelists: Oz Griebel, President & CEO, MetroHartford Alliance; J. Brendan Sharkey 88th Assembly District State Representative, House Chairman of the Planning and Development Committee; Lyle Wray, Executive Director, Capital Region Council of Governments, Hartford
Moderator: Jason Rojas: Director of Community Relations, Trinity College
23rd
Gender Inequality and Steady State Growth Paths*
Mark Setterfield, Professor of Economics
sponsored by the Faculty Research Committee
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
The Politics of SIN in American History*
James Morone, Chair and Professor of Political Science, Brown University
sponsored by John R. Reitemeyer Professorship Fund
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
Drinking in College Students: Things We Know and Things We Don`t
Godfrey Pearlson, M.D., Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Institute of Living, Director of the Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center
sponsored by Neuroscience
Wean Terrace Rooms, Mather Hall, second floor
This talk will discuss differences in drinking patterns among college students compared to same-age non-student peers, as well as the debate regarding what constitutes dysfunctional alcohol consumption, whether or not certain amounts or patterns of alcohol consumption can actually have adverse effects on the brain or cognition in teenagers, and finally whether drinking patterns while at college predict anything about post-college alcohol problems.
Common Hour Cabaret
sponsored by Theater and Dance
Common Hour Cabaret is a showcase for performers of all kinds to
present their art. Dance, readings, stand-up comedy, vocal groups—
you name it—are welcome.
Performance Lab at Trinity Commons
For more information, please contact Maritza Ubides at maritza.ubides@trincoll.edu or ext. 2541 or watch the Trinity Exchange.
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