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January 17
Claudia on Claudia - and Other Characters
Claudia Stevens
playwright and performance artist
Playwright and performance artist Claudia Stevens talks about her vocation in the theatre and her connection to the historical characters she recreates on stage. From a concentration camp musician to a Victorian paleontologist, Claudia will discuss how she brings these characters to life.
Trained as a pianist, singer, musicologist and composer, Claudia Stevens holds degrees in music from Vassar College (summa cum laude), the University of California at Berkeley, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in piano from Boston University. This fall she began a three-year appointment as Visiting Scholar of Music at the College of William and Mary.
Stevens will also perform the original one-person play, Blue Lias - or the Fish Lizard's Whore, at 7:30 p.m. in the Arena Theatre of the University Playhouse. Her appearances on campus are sponsored by the Lilly Project at Willamette.
January 24
Spirit to Spirit:
Nikki Giovanni
Once crowned "The Princess of Black Poetry," the prolific and political Nikki Giovanni has become one of America's most popular poets. This film highlights the life and work of a poet whose verse appeals to everyone interested in poetry and modern American life. This lyrical and visually provocative film details a poet's coming of age against the background of her times: the Civil Rights struggle, Vietnam and the Women's Movement. Spirit to Spirit unveils the sly wit and sharp insights of Giovanni's multi-layered work, making it a delightful introduction to this talented poet and incisive social commentator.
Nikki Giovanni is the featured speaker for this years Martin Luther King, Jr., Celebration on Friday, January 25.
January 31
Tomorrow’s Global Citizens:
Education & the Challenge of Global Climate Change
Focus the Nation Day
Neil Liss, professor of education, School of Education, Willamette University, will moderate a panel discussion as part of the university's observance of Focus the Nation Day. Panelists will include:
- Jon Yoder, science specialist, Salem-Keizer Public Schools
- Loren Sell, educator and instructor of education, School of Education, Willamette University
- Robin Morris Collin, professor of law, Willamette University
- Lindsey Yount, Master of Arts in Teaching, Aspire Class of 2008
Focus the Nation, a nationwide conversation dedicated to finding solutions to global climate change, will take place at more than 1,200 colleges and universities across the nation. Willamette University will host a free day-long symposium and a free concert (full schedule).
February 7
When All Else Fails - Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
Members of the Salem Amateur Radio Club will explain how amateur radio operators ("hams") provide a valuable service during emergency situations when normal means of communication are not available or practical.
February 14
Project Everlasting:
The Secrets of America's Greatest Marriages
Come for a screening of the film by two bachelors from the Portland area and a discussion on how relationships (be they heterosexual or lgbt) are built and why they last.
(more information about Project Everlasting)
February 21
Willamette in Africa
Interested in going to Africa? Four Willamette students will show slides and share experiences from their recent study abroad semesters. Panelists include:
- Brandon Adams (South Africa)
- Hayley Freedman (Ghana)
- Tatiana Mac (Egypt)
- Kara Casey (Uganda)
- Vimbai Chikukwa from Zimbabwe will introduce the panel.
Come hear their stories and ask questions!
This program is part Willamette's Africa Week.
February 28
A Journey through Ironies in Literature and Reality
Ray Black
WU visiting assistant professor of English
Ray Black will speak about his research on irony in slave narratives and about the irony in his journey to becoming a professor. Black currently teaches African-American and American literature with an emphasis on the diversity within American literature. His primary research focus is the antebellum slave narrative and he is working to complete his dissertation, “The Ironic Perspective of William Wells Brown,” for the English Department at the University of Chicago. Come hear this dynamic speaker discuss the path through African American literature, culture and life that led him to Willamette.
March 6
Up Top and Headband
At this week's convocation we will be joined by both of Willamette's a cappella vocal ensembles for a short performance. That's right! Both Headband, the renowned male ensemble, and Up Top, Willamette's brand new female ensemble, will amaze us with their vocal skills and answer any questions the audience might have about a cappella singing.
March 13
Eyes Wide Open
Jeff Hunter, project director
Project coordinator Jeff Hunter will also present material and answer questions about Eyes Wide Open, a touring exhibit created by the American Friends Service Committee. Eyes Wide Open is a living memorial to the military personnel and civilian skilled in Iraq – and a stark reminder to the human and economic cost of war. The exhibit has become so large that it must be broken down by state. The Oregon exhibit comes to Jackson Plaza on Thursday (unless it’s raining, in which case it will be in the 2nd and 3rd floor lobbies of the UC).
March 20
CHICANO, A Quest for Homeland
Join us for a screening and discussion of the film Chicano, A Quest for Homeland. The film examines the beginnings of the Chicano movement through a profile of Reies Lopez Tijernina and the land grant movement in New Mexico in 1966 and ’67. WU student Nancy Garcia will lead the discussion following the screening.
March 27
No Convocation - Spring Break
April 3
Beyond Six Strings: +2 = The Brahms Guitar
Paul Galbraith
Grammy-nominated guitarist
Grammy nominee Paul Galbraith will talk about how he is redefining the concert guitar by adding an additional string to either side of the conventional guitar's six strings and by creating new transcriptions of works until now thought impossible for the instrument.
The Distinguished Artist Mini-Guitar Series "Beyond Six Strings" draws attention to past and current trends in evolution of the guitar. Mr. Galbraith will be performing the opening concert in the series on Friday, April 4, at 8:00 PM in Hudson Hall.
April 10
Religion and Environmental Politics in the United States
Lindsay Moseley
Sierra Club Environmental Partnership Programs/Faith Partnerships
Lindsay Moseley will present the keynote address of the Symposium on Faith and the Environment sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Communities and the Center for Religion, Law and Democracy.
April 17
Alyssa Braffith
April 24
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