| "To
Serve
is to Live" Thursday, April 28, 2005 Living/Learning Center, 315 Commons, 7:30 PM Sister Elizabeth Candon discussed her decision to dedicate her life to service by joining the nunnery. Hosted by the L/L Helping Hands Program and the L/L Director's Office |
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| "John
Brickels Architectural Sculpture" Wednesday, April 27, 2005 Living/Learning Center, Fireplace Lounge, 7:00 PM Slide presentation and demonstration by John Brickels, Ceramic Artist. (www.brickels.com) Hosted by the L/L Pottery Studio and the L/L Pottery and Clay Sculpture Program. |
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| "The
Gay American Indian Experience" Wednesday, April 20, 2005 Living/Learning Center, 216 Commons, 7:00 PM Prof. Brian Gilley, Departments of Anthropology and ALANA U.S. Ethnic Studies, and L/L Scholar in Residence Dr. Gilley's research focuses on the theoretical and cultural themes of social acceptance, particularly as it relates to issues of gender, race and ethnicity. His recent book, “Becoming Two-Spirit” (forthcoming,University of Nebraska Press), documents the ways Two-Spirit (Gay) Native American males challenge their alientation from mainstream Native and tribal society. Looking at the relationship between power, difference and agency, this research investigates the ways in which Two-Spirit men actively construct their cultural and social identity in response to historic gender ideology, contemporary popular gay culture, tribal identity, and mainstream ideas about "Indiannes." |
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| "Time-Lapse
Photography: Watch plants do amazing things!" Thursday, April 14, 2005 Living/Learning Center, 315 Commons, 8:00 PM Presented by William Igoe, a student in the L/L Plants that Move Program. |
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| "The
Function of Polygamy in African Society" Tuesday, April 12, 2005 Living/Learning Center, B-132, 6:00 PM Prof. Moustapha Diouf, Department of Sociology and Faculty in Residence, Living/Learning Center. |
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| "Sign,
Linguistics, and Deaf Identity: ASL
and the Academy" Monday, March 7, 2005 Waterman Building, Memorial Lounge, 4:00 - 5:00 PM The Living/Learning Center is proud to co-sponsor this President's Distinguished Lecture Series event. Presented by Christopher B. Krentz, Assistant Professor of English and Director of the American Sign Language Program, University of Virginia. |
| "Relaxation
in Action: An experiential-interactive-meditative evening of standing,
moving, sitting, sensing, seeing and being" Wednesday, February 23, 2005 Living/Learning Center, 216 Commons, 7:00-9:00 PM Facilitated by James Tomarelli of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Hosted by the L/L Director's Office, with support from the Dean's Office, College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Participants should bring a meditation pillow/stool and a sense of humor. Wear loose, casual clothing that allows for movement. ( Biography of James Tomarelli |
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| "The
University Climate and Admissions at UVM" Part of the Affirmative Action Discussion Series Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Living/Learning Center, Fireplace Lounge, 6:00 PM Facilitated by Donald Honeman (Director of Admissions & Financial Aid) and Jacob Diaz and Michael DeBowes (Dean of Students Office). Hosted by the Council for Unity and the ALANA Student Center, with support from the L/L Director's Office |
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| "What
went right? What went wrong? The History, Mission and Scope of
Affirmative Action" Part of the Affirmative Action Discussion Series Wednesday, February 9, 2005 Living/Learning Center, Fireplace Lounge, 6:00 PM Prof. Sherwood Smith and Kathryn Friedman (Executive Director of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity at UVM) 6:00 p.m., Fireplace Lounge, Living/Learning Center Hosted by the Council for Unity and the ALANA Student Center, with support from the L/L Director's Office |
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| "Animation:
Life From Zero" Tuesday, November 16, 2004 Prof. Theodore Lyman, Art Department Living/Learning Center, 216 Commons, 7:00 PM Hosted by the L/L Anime as an Art Form Program. |
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| "Gender
Inequity in Computer Science" Wednesday, November 10, 2004 Senior Lecturer Jackie Redmond Living/Learning Center, 216 Commons, 7:00 PM Hosted by the L/L Wired! Program. |
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| "Brain
Drain in Africa: A New Form of Slavery?" Tuesday, November 9, 2004 Dr. Samuel Asiedu-Addo, Scholar in Residence Living/Learning Center, 216 Commons, 7:00 PM Hosted by the L/L Africa House Program. |
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| "U.S.
Ethnic Studies Minor Information Session" Tuesday, November 9, 2004 Prof. John Gennari Living/Learning Center, Fireplace Lounge, 5:30 - 7:00 PM Hosted by the L/L Director's Office. |
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| "Kabbalah:
What's Real" October 24, 2004 Rabbi Asher Crispe Presented by UVM Hillel with support from the L/L Integrated Humanities Program. |
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| "Vermont
Wildlife: Preserving Species through Conservation Planning" September 29, 2004 Prof. Allan Strong Sponsored by the L/L WILD Program (Wilderness is Land Defended). |
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