The mission of the Experience Program is to offer programming that highlights and emphasizes the linkages between liberal arts and cultural, intellectual, political and social life of the world outside the walls of the college.
Tuesday, September 2 Robin Mandel
Gallery formal artist presentation
6 p.m., CFA 235 (Klein Lecture Hall)
Wednesday, September 3 Robin Mandel
Freedman Gallery exhibition, opening reception.
5 - 7 p.m., Freedman Gallery
Thursday, September 17 Constitution Day Event: Is Freedom of Information a Civil Liberties Issue?
Lawyer Peter Goldberger will lecture on behalf of the ACLU of Pennsylvania.
Listed for more than ten years in Best Lawyers in America and in every edition of Pennsylvania SuperLawyers, Goldberger is nationally recognized in his field. He is active with the Pennsylvania and National Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and is a board member of the ACLU of Pennsylvania as well as of the ACLU's Philadelphia chapter, and a consultant to Families Against Mandatory Minimums and the National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women. In 2003 he was part of the defense team that won the first DNA exoneration of a death-sentenced Pennsylvania prisoner.
6:30 p.m., Campus Center South Lounge
Tuesday, September 22 Jem Cohen, Filmmaker
Internationally renowned, independent filmmaker will introduce, screen and discuss his work.
7:30 p.m., CFA 235 (Klein Lecture Hall)
Friday, September 25 Duo Terlano
The first concert in this season’s College Concert Series will feature an evening of chamber music. Accompaniment will be provided by music professor Rebecca Butler.
8 p.m., Roop Hall
Saturday, September 26 Women’s Leadership Conference
Build your professional network, develop your leadership skills, engage in powerful interactive workshops and be inspired by successful female presenters at Albright’s first Women’s Leadership Conference. Schedule of events for Experience credit include:
9:30 a.m.: Welcome by Albright President Lex McMillan, Ph.D.
9:40-9:50 a.m.: Motivational kick-off with Anne Stevens, CEO, Carpenter Technology
10-10:55 a.m.: Styles of Leadership and Women Leaders with Provost Andrea Chapdelaine, Ph.D.
11- 11:55 a.m.: Personal Branding and Social Networking with Lisette Kwong ’99 and Linda Simovic ’00
Noon-1:30 p.m.: Lunch and Keynote: DonnaLyn Giegerich ’85, Empower Yourself Beginning Now
Thursday, October 1 Darwin and the Split between Natural and Sexual Selection
Elizabeth Grosz, Ph.D., author and professor at Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, will present a lecture that explores the ways in which natural selection and sexual selection, in their conceptual separation, are necessary to understand the sometimes non-adaptive derangements that sexuality entails within animal and human, natural and cultural existence. Grosz is one of the foremost feminist philosophers teaching in the United States and has been seriously engaged in reassessing ontology, epistemology and various threads of social and political thought from the perspective of multiplicity and becoming.
4 p.m., CFA 235 (Klein Lecture Hall)
October 1- 4 Fish Out of Water
Domino Players Theatre Company presents an original play by Jeff Lentz and Cocol Bernal. Oct. 1, 2, 3; 8 p.m. Oct. 4; 2:30 p.m. Wachovia Theatre
Tuesday, October 6 Greater Reading Literary Festival: Craig Czury Reads
Craig Czury, internationally recognized poet and Albright adjunct English instructor, presents works from his new volume of poetry as well as from older works. 7:30 p.m., Faculty Club
Tuesday, October 6 Black Narcissus (1947 film) by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Prof. John Incledon will give a brief introduction to the film. 7:30 p.m., Klein Lecture Hall (CFA 235)
(Follow-up discussion on Monday, Oct. 12 at 3 p.m. in Masters Hall Room 301)
Tuesday, October 6 Dynamite: America’s Class Violence in the Past and Present
In 1931, Louis Adamic released Dynamite: The Story of Class Violence in America. Dynamite was the first popular history of the U.S. labor movement, and has been republished several times since its original release. Communications professor and labor historian Jon Bekken authored a critical introduction to its most recent release by AK Press (December 2008), which discusses the book's continuing relevance and points readers to more recent scholarship on the conflicts Adamic chronicles. A lively, powerful book, Dynamite continues to shape perceptions of the American labor movement and poses questions about the American labor relations system that are still with us today. Dr. Bekken will read excerpts from the book, and discuss its continuing relevance.
3 p.m., Library Group Study Rooms
Tuesday, October 6 Google Earth: Visualizing Change, Mapping the Future
Brian Jennings, Ph.D. (sociology) and the Environmental Campus Outreach (ECO) group will present a Bioneer’s video lecture showing how Google Earth is a powerful tool for public interest groups. The video is about 25 minutes long. A discussion and Q&A led by Jennings and David Osgood, Ph.D. (biology) will follow.
6 p.m., CFA 235
Tuesday, October 6 Greater Reading Literary Festival: Craig Czury Reads
The Albright College English Department is sponsoring a reading by Craig Czury, who will be presenting works from his new volume of poetry as well as from older works. Czury is an internationally recognized poet who grew up in Carbon County, spent a great deal of time traveling through the U.S., and has published four books of poems. Having recently finished a master of fine arts program, Czury is now an adjunct instructor in Albright’s Department of English.
7:30 p.m., Faculty Club
Wednesday, October 7 and Thursday, October 8 2009 ACRE Presentations
Albright Creative Research Experience (ACRE) program presents summer research and creative results covering humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. This is a two-day event. 6 p.m., Science Hall 221
Saturday, October 10 Choral Ensemble – Fall Pops Concert 7:30 p.m., Memorial Chapel
Saturday, October 10 A Watershed Symposium, Parts One and Two
This symposium will focus specifically on the Sao Francisco River in Eastern Brazil and the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers in the Eastern U.S. The main academic focus will be on “space and place,” how the spaces are understood by people that live along them. Discussion and comparison of the political infrastructure comparing the Brazilian Basic Committees and their attempt to democratize water management and the U.S. system of watershed compacts will be part of the program.
9:15 a.m. and 1 p.m., Klein Lecture Hall (CFA 235)
Monday, October 12 Global Poverty in the 21st Century
A panel of experts explores trends that contribute to ongoing global poverty, discusses career and volunteer opportunities in the field, and offers insights on this most challenging topic of our time.
4 p.m., Campus Center South Lounge, West
Wednesday, October 14 The Postville Raid
A presentation and discussion with film director Luis Argueta followed by a discussion and question/answer period. 7 p.m., Memorial Chapel
Thursday, October 22 Art and the Golden Mean: Application of the proportions of the golden mean as applied to both art and nature
The presenter, Ellen Nelson, has completed graduate work at Moore College of Art, Kutztown University and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She is an accomplished artist who works in a wide range of materials and has exhibited extensively in Pennsylvania and New York City. She is a visual arts instructor teaching various levels of studio art and AP history of art at The Hill School, Pottstown, Pa.
6:30 p.m., Klein Lecture Hall (CFA 235)
Friday, October 23 Salsamba
Latin jazz quintet brings rhythms of Cuba, Brazil and the Caribbean to Albright.
8 p.m., Memorial Chapel
Monday, October 26 Facul-tea presented by Bruce Auerbach, Ph.D.
4 p.m., Gingrich Library Group Study Rooms
Thursday, October 28 The Treatment of Heroin Addiction
William Santoro, M.D. ’78 will guide an exploration of our current understanding of the biological basis for heroin addiction and the subsequent treatment of this medical condition.
Santoro has been in medical practice for 28 years, currently with Laureldale Family Medicine. In addition to his work as a family practitioner, Santoro also does extensive work with the treatment of heroin addicts. His presentation will be based on his work.
Monday, November 2 Poetry Reading: The Man in the Blue Bathrobe by Rev. Paul Clark
Poet and Albright Chaplain Paul Clark ’73 will feature readings from his poetry cycle inspired by the pre-apocalyptic spiritual journey of Frank Black, the leading character of the award-winning television series “Millennium.” Rev. Paul Clark, a finalist in the 2008 Berks County Poet Laureate competition, is Albright College’s “poet-in-residence.”
4 p.m., Gingrich Library Study Room B
Tuesday, November 3
30th Annual Leo Camp Memorial Lecture
The Leo Camp lectures were established at Albright by the Jewish Federation of Reading as a tribute to Leo Camp. This year the speaker is Jonathan Schanzer, director of policy at the Jewish Policy Center, and former counterterrorism analyst at the United States Treasury Department. His talk is titled: The Threat of Terror Finance in America. Albright students in the Holocaust Studies Program, history, and political science would especially benefit from this speaker.
7:30 p.m., Memorial Chapel
Tuesday, November 3 Bioneers Lecture: Fighting for Justice for Farm Workers
Lucas Benitez, a farm worker and farm worker rights advocate, will discuss issues regarding proper living wages, ending farm worker slave camps, and human rights. Benitez has organized boycotts, hunger strikes and has helped secure the first wage increase for tomato pickers in 20 years. He is the co-director of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and a huge advocate in farm worker rights. Brian Jennings, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology, will lead the discussion, along with David Osgood, associate professor of biology, and Rebecca Smith, professor of sociology at Lancaster General College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
6 p.m., Klein Lecture Hall (CFA 235)
Tuesday, November 3 Poet Nathalie Handal Reads Current Work
Internationally recognized author of several books of poetry, Nathalie Handal will read from her work. 7:30 p.m., Kachel Chapel
Wednesday, November 4 Jennifer & Kevin McCoy: The Family Show
Formal artist presentation. 6 p.m., Klein Hall
Thursday, November 5 Jennifer and Kevin McCoy: The Family Show – Official Opening The artists describe their creative process and speak about the specific works in this show. 5 p.m., Freedman Gallery
Thursday, November 5 Financial Literacy and the Business World George Smith, Ph.D., assistant professor of economics and business, and representatives from Bank of America, Wachovia Bank and Citizen’s Bank, will take a look at today’s business world from both business and educational perspectives. 6 p.m., Campus Center Main Lounge
Saturday, November 7 Music Department Symphonic Band Concert 7:30 p.m., Memorial Chapel
Sunday, November 8 Music Department String Chamber Ensemble 3 p.m., Memorial Chapel
Monday, November 9 Moliere
This is an entertaining French film about the early years of the great playwright Moliere. After the film, professors Arcana Albright, Ph.D. (French) and Julia Matthews, Ph.D. (theatre) will lead a discussion about the film and Moliere’s life and work.
6:30 p.m., Klein Lecture Hall (CFA 235
Monday, November 9 Matt Peters: Life in Guatemala
Matt Peters will talk about the history and current situation of the rain forest in Central America, along with the complicated social problems. He will further talk about how governmental and international aid is unable to fully assist the communities of Central America or conserve the rain forest. Peters is the founder and director of Volunteer Peten in Guatemala. He is a graduate of Penn State University, a Morris K. Udall Scholarship winner and a Scott Eckert Conservation Scholarship recipient. He spent two years in the Peace Corps until starting his own International Volunteer Program, constantly being an advocate for international aid issues.
4 p.m., Klein Lecture Hall (CFA 235)
Monday, November 30
Facul-tea presented by Jennifer Koosed, Ph.D.
4 p.m., Gingrich Library Group Study Rooms
Friday, November 13 Fridays at 4 French Art Song: Gabriel Faure and the Symbolist Poets
In celebration of French Week, members of the Departments of Music and Modern Foreign Languages—Jeffrey Lentz, tenor, artist-in-residence; Elisabeth Turchi, soprano; Rebecca Butler, piano, professor of music; Arcana Albright, associate professor of French—will delve into the songs of French composer Gabriel Faure. As one of the composers of the early 20th century, Faure was immersed in the world of French Impressionism and Symbolist poetry. This informal, salon-style event will take the audience behind the scenes for a discussion on the creation and performance of some of Faure’s best known songs. The presenters will discuss the poetry, the composition of the songs and the process of preparing the songs for performance.
4 p.m., Roop Hall
November 13-15 and 19-21 The Miser by Moliere
Presented by the Domino Players Theatre Company. Nov. 13, 14, 19 (class of 2013 - ½ price), 20, 21; 8 p.m. Nov. 15; 2:30 p.m. Wachovia Theatre
Saturday, November 14 Broadway Trip Buses depart 8 a.m., main parking lot
Monday,
November 16 "Research
in Dangerous Times: Scholarship, Global Citizenship and Justice," lecture by
Woodrow Wilson Visiting Scholar Robert Quinn
4:30
p.m., Klein Lecture Hall
Tuesday,
November 17 "Scholars
at Risk: Scholarship and Political Repression," lecture by Woodrow Wilson
Visiting Scholar Robert Quinn. There will be coffee and tea in the lobby.
9
a.m., Klein Lecture Hall
Wednesday, November 18 Viewing and Discussion of the Film, Sybil—sponsored by Psi Chi
The film Sybil will be shown, followed by a discussion led by the officers of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology.
The film is based upon a true story that dramatizes the life of a shy, young graduate student, Sybil Dorsett (in real life, Shirley Ardell Mason), who suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder (i.e. multiple personalities) as a result of psychological trauma she suffered as a child.
Prior to viewing the film, attendees will be given themes, terms, and other discussion points to think about while watching so that they may view the film from an analytical, psychological standpoint. The discussion following the film will give students a chance to talk about how the film relates to psychological theory and understanding. The discussion will be led by upperclass members and officers of Psi Chi, who have taken several courses in psychology. Members of Psi Chi are students who have excelled in the field of psychology and who have studied cases (such as Dissociative Identity Disorder) from a critical viewpoint. Faculty adviser Susan Hughes, Ph.D., of the Psychology Department, will also assist with the discussion.
7 p.m., Klein Lecture Hall (CFA 235)
Sunday, November 22 Music Department: Jazz Band and Chamber Ensembles
3 p.m., Memorial Chapel
Monday, November 23 Global Poverty and Sustainable Development
This event will analyze the strength and weaknesses of two strategies designed to promote development and self-sufficiency: education and agriculture. It will feature Vice President for Advancement Tim McElwee, Accounting’s Trudy Obazee, and Political Science’s Irene Langran. Global Poverty and Sustainable Development seeks to promote human development by building resources in a manner that will continue to improve the lives of subsequent generations.
Tuesday, December 8 and Thursday, December 10 Kid You'll Shoot Your Eye Out
A showcase of holiday themed theatre pieces by Jeff Lentz's “Acting Studio II” class. 7:30 p.m., Wachovia Theatre
Saturday, December 12 Choral Ensemble – Sounds of the Season
