This Week
Monday, December 4
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Teach for America Table
College Center
4 p.m. Responding Effectively to Student Writing (a workshop for LS faculty)
Founders Basement
6:30 p.m. Teach for America Info Session
Tredway Library, 2nd floor south end
Questions: Contact the Center for Vocational Reflection
Tuesday, December 5
Teach for America in Brew by the Slough
E-mail Ann at ann.zarick@teachforamerica.org to set up an appointment.
11:30 a.m. Reflections – Brian Gunderson ‘07
Ascension Chapel
7 p.m. Explore: “Media Influence on Gender Identity” with Dr. Tracy Davis
Olin Auditorium
The concept of healthy gender identity is important yet often unexplored. Join Dr. Tracy Davis for an interactive program that will investigate the media's influence on identity through the use of advertisements and sitcom clips. Dr. Davis is an Associate Professor of College Student Personnel at Western Illinois University. His research and expertise include gender identity development, sexual assault prevention, leadership, and social justice.
Wednesday, December 6
7 p.m. Public Lecture – Tracy Kidder, author of Mountains Beyond Mountains : The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World
Olin Auditorium
Thursday, December 7
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Walk-in hours in the dean’s office
10:30 a.m. Convocation – Tracy Kidder, author of Mountains Beyond Mountains : The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World
Centennial Hall
The novel follows the life of the medical doctor and humanitarian Paul Farmer who found his life’s calling in medical school: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Kidder’s account takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba and Russia as Farmer changes people’s minds through his dedication to the philosophy that “the only real nation is humanity.” Tracy Kidder graduated from Harvard, studied at the University of Iowa, and served as an army officer in Vietnam. He has won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Award, and many other literary prizes. He is the author of Home Town, Old Friends, Among Schoolchildren, House, and The Soul of a New Machine.
4:30 p.m. Interfaith Worker Justice Info Session
Tredway Library, 2nd floor south end
Find out about summer internship opportunities with Interfaith Worker Justice. Interfaith Worker Justice is a network of people of faith that calls upon religious values in order to educate, organize and mobilize the religious community in the United States on issues and campaigns that will improve wages, benefits and conditions for workers, and give voice to workers, especially low-wage workers. Encourage your students to attend this meeting. Questions: Contact the Center for Vocational Reflection.
Friday, December 8
Noon-8 p.m. Crèche Exhibit
Black Box Theatre in Bergendoff
A free exhibit of more than 100 crèches provided by local church congregations
3:30 p.m. Conversations on Scholarship- CIEE International Program
Wilson Center
Ann Ericson to present -Post-War Development and Reconciliation in Cambodia and Vietnam
Bo Dziadyk to present -The Promise of India for a Focused Foreign Term
8 p.m. G.F. Handel's Messiah
Centennial Hall
Handel Oratorio Society, Jon Hurty, conducting with the Augustana Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Culver, conductor. Featuring soloists Susan Bender, soprano; Deborah Guscott, mezzo-soprano; Eduardo Alberto Tercero, tenor; and John Shuffle, bass-baritone. Tickets are$8 for full-time students, children and Augustana faculty/staff; $16 and $13 for the general public; and $13 and $11 for senior citizens. A limited number of free tickets are available to Quad City Area junior and senior high school students and their families. Call the Augustana Ticket Office, 7306, for details or to make reservations.
Saturday, December 9
Noon-8 p.m. Crèche Exhibit
Black Box Theatre in Bergendoff
A free exhibit of more than 100 crèches provided by local church congregations
8 p.m. G.F. Handel's Messiah
Centennial Hall
9 p.m. CUBOM Special Event – Chapter 6
Emerging from a college course, Chapter 6 became the premier jazz a cappella ensemble at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois and were crowned the 2001 International Champions of Collegiate A Cappella. Making their professional debut in 2001 as well, this group from the Chicago area has received numerous awards and recognition for their technique, performance, and unique, original arrangements. Their comedy-infused blend of pop, jazz, gospel and rock brings spontaneous bursts of laughter and applause throughout the show.
Sunday, December 10
Noon-8 p.m. Crèche Exhibit
Black Box Theatre in Bergendoff
A free exhibit of more than 100 crèches provided by local church congregations
2 p.m. G.F. Handel's Messiah
Centennial Hall
