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February Events
Carter Peace Lecture with Dr. John Paul Lederach
Tuesday, February 5, 7:00 p.m.
Loose Lecture Hall, Landrum Bolling Center
Presenter: John Paul Lederach
Professor of International Peacebuilding,
University of Notre Dame;
Distinguished Scholar and Founding Director
of Conflict Transformation Program,
Eastern Mennonite University
Lederach has done extensive work in conflict transformation around the globe and has written widely on conflict resolution and mediation. Sponsored by Carter Peace Lecture Fund, bringing noted scholars and speakers to lecture on issues of peace and non-violent action.
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Free admission, no tickets required.
For more information call, 765/983-1211.
Swingsation Benefit Concert
Saturday, February 9, 8:00 p.m.
Dining Hall, Runyan Center
Earlham's annual Swingsation dance returns with our great
Jazz Ensemble performing Big Band tunes to dance away the winter
blues. Swing dance instruction precedes the first downbeat and continues
during the concert. Door prizes are available. Net proceeds from this event
benefit the United Way of the Whitewater Valley. Sponsored by the Music
Department.
Tickets Required: $5/Adults, $4/Students and Seniors.
For more information, call 765/983-1410.
Convocation —
"Peace Corps and the 21st Century:
How Expanding Peace Corps Can Help
Restore U.S. Standing in the World"
Wednesday, February 13, 1:00 p.m.
Goddard Auditorium, Carpenter Hall
Presenter: Kevin Quigley, Ph.D.
President/CEO,
National Peace Corps Association
Discontent with the United States and its foreign policies has intensified during the last five years. These negative perceptions impede efforts to address important global challenges. The next U.S. President will have to address this. Quigley argues that a significant expansion of the Peace Corps should be part of this response.
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Free admission, no tickets required.
For more information, call 765/983-1373.
Convocation —
"The Contested Terrain of Religion in Public Life"
Wednesday, February 27, 1:00 p.m.
Goddard Auditorium, Carpenter Hall
Presenter: Kevin D. Dougherty, Ph.D.;
Assistant Professor
of Sociology, Baylor University
From classrooms to court to Congress, the place of religion in public life seems hotly contested. Yet, at issue for most Americans is how religion fits into public life, not whether it does. New research on American beliefs and values offers a new look at past debates.
Free admission, no tickets required.
For more information, call 765/983-1373.
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