Convocation 2007-2008
Theme: "Reflections of the Past"
(Programs are listed in chronological order)
"Evolution and Design: At the Crossroads of Science and Religion"
Dr. Kenneth Miller, Brown University Professor of Biology and Author
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
6:00 p.m., Rosch Recital Hall
Free; tickets required; available from the Central Ticket Office.
For more information, contact: Theodore Lee, William Brown or Michael Jabot
Sponsored by the Convocation Committee, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean for Natural and Social Sciences, Institute for Research in Science Teaching, and The Biology Department.
"Deep Ancestry: Inside the Genographic Project"
Dr. Spencer Wells, scientist, author, documentary filmmaker
A National Geographic Live Event
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
4:00 p.m., King Concert Hall
The event is free, but tickets are required. Tickets are available from the Central Ticket Office in the Williams Center.
Named one of National Geographic's Emerging Explorers ...learn more:
- The Genographic Project (real-time research effort)
- The Participation Kit
Presented with support from:
- The Maytum Lecture Fund
- Williams Visiting Professor Fund of the Fredonia College Foundation
- Convocation Committee
"Tres Vidas: Frida Kahlo Rufina Anaya, Alfonsina Storni"
A chamber music theatre work conceived and performed by The Core Ensemble (cello, piano and percussion) featuring Georgina Corbo.
Monday, March 10, 2008
7:00 p.m., Rosch Recital Hall
For more information, contact: Carmen Rivera (673-3380) or Ivani Vassoler-Froelich (673-3887)
"Recovered Views: African American Portraits, 1912-1925"
Forty photographs, by black Civil War veteran John Johnson of Lincoln, NE, that document the life of African Americans in a small but vibrant Midwestern community.
March 31 - April 25, 2008
Reed Library
Free and open to the public during regular library hours.
For more information, contact: Jennifer Hildebrand
Sponsored in part by the Mid-American Arts Alliance and the National Endowment for the Arts.