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All CategoriesGlobal Cinema Series Brings the Best in Contemporary International Film to Carletonfrom:Carleton CollegeAn ongoing series of films at Carleton College’s Weitz Center for Creativity is showcasing the best of contemporary cinema from around the world. The Global Cinema series,... Read more...Carleton’s Wynia Memorial Lecture Will Address Brazil’s Puzzling Successfrom:Carleton CollegePolitical scientist and expert on Brazil Peter Kingstone will deliver the 2012 Gary Wynia Memorial Lecture on Friday, Feb. 17 at 4:30 p.m. in the Gould Library Athenaeum. Focused... Read more...“High Priest of the Pasture” to Present Carleton Convocationfrom:Carleton CollegeSelf-described “environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer” Joel Salatin will deliver Carleton College’s weekly convocation address on Fri., Feb. 17 at 10:50... Read more...Alumni couple donates collection to Flaten Art Museumfrom:Saint Olaf CollegeEugene '52 and Margaret Froiland Skibbe '53 are donating their collection of 180 prints by Japanese artist Yoshida Hodaka to St. Olaf's Flaten Art Museum. "St. Olaf has . . .... Read more...St. Olaf to welcome back 1968-72 men's basketball teamsfrom:Saint Olaf CollegeSt. Olaf will welcome back members of the 1968–72 men's basketball teams, which reached three national tournaments in four seasons, when the current team... Read more...Carleton to Host Area Premiere of Award-Winning Documentary Film, “Signing On”from:Carleton CollegeCarleton College will host a public screening of the award-winning documentary film “Signing On: Stories of Deaf Breast Cancer Survivors, Their Families and the Deaf... Read more...Israeli Arab Performance Artist to Present One-Man Show at Carletonfrom:Carleton CollegeIbrahim Miari, a performing artist from Israel, will present his semi-autobiographical one-man show, “In Between,” at Carleton College on Wednesday, February 15 at... Read more...Visiting Artist Lecture Series Brings Artist Michael Kareken to Carletonfrom:Carleton CollegeCarleton College concludes its Christopher U. Light Lectureship in the Arts with an appearance by artist Michael Kareken on Tuesday, Feb. 14 from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. in Boliou Hall... Read more...Carleton to Present Afternoon Recital of Music for Cello and Keyboardfrom:Carleton CollegeCarleton College will present a faculty recital featuring Thomas Rosenberg (cello) and Nicola Melville (piano) on Sunday, February 12 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall.... Read more...Carleton to Present Recital by the Chiarina Piano Quartetfrom:Carleton CollegeCarleton College will host a faculty and guest artist concert featuring the Chiarina Piano Quartet on Friday, Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. in the Concert Hall. Performers include Mary Budd... Read more...Coughlin '12 Wins Prestigious Churchill Scholarshipfrom:Carleton CollegeMichael Coughlin ’12 (Burnsville, Minn.) of Carleton College has earned one of the 14 Churchill Scholarships, providing him a full scholarship to earn his master’s... Read more...
AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real LivesaverAriana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When... Read more...But can you use it in a sentence?from:Saint Olaf CollegeWhat started out as a brainstorming session to come up with library gimmicks resulted in a Rolvaag Library tradition that is celebrated this week with the release of the 100th... Read more...Shows celebrates with Shostakovichfrom:Saint Olaf CollegeInstructor in Music Ray Shows (violin and viola) is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his ensemble, the Artaria String Quartet. "We're just taking care of chamber... Read more...Theater students 'light up' during Interimfrom:Saint Olaf CollegeWhile many St. Olaf students went to their Interim class expecting to take notes, Kate Fridley '14 showed up to her Interim class each day without a notebook, ready to put up... Read more...Free Beer: Best-Selling Author and Psychologist to Speak at Carletonfrom:Carleton CollegeDan Ariely, psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller “Predictably Irrational,” will speak at Carleton College on Thursday, Feb. 9. Entitled “Free... Read more...Carleton’s Gould Library Displays Series of New Exhibitsfrom:Carleton CollegeA new series of exhibitions are on display in Carleton College’s Gould Library this winter, showcasing objects and images generated both by students and drawn from the... Read more...Carleton Presentation to Focus on Segregation in Twin Cities’ Schools and Housingfrom:Carleton CollegeProfessor Myron Orfield, Executive Director of the Institute on Race & Poverty at the University of Minnesota, will present “Segregation in Schools and Housing in the Twin... Read more...History Professor William North to Discuss 16th Century Papal Historyfrom:Carleton CollegeCarleton College professor of history William North will give a lecture entitled “A Rare Look at Papal Ecumenicism in the Sixteenth Century: He hagia kai oikoumeniké... Read more...Civil Rights Lawyer and Author Michelle Alexander to Present Convocationfrom:Carleton CollegeMichelle Alexander, a civil rights lawyer and scholar currently in residence at Ohio State University, will deliver Carleton College’s convocation address on Friday,... Read more...Carleton College Receives Grant from The Jack Kent Cooke Foundationfrom:Carleton CollegeThe Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is awarding $189,902 to Carleton College in support of the Summer Connections project, which will provide need-based scholarships for... Read more...'Neverending Myth' class culminates in neverending readingfrom:Saint Olaf CollegeChristopher Brunelle and his students recently performed Ovid's epic Metamorphoses in a marathon public reading. The 15 hours it took the group to complete the 12,000 lines... Read more...Shelton Johnson, Park Ranger and Author, to Present Carleton Convocationfrom:Carleton CollegeShelton Johnson, a ranger with the National Park Service for 25 years and author of the fictional memoir Gloryland (Sierra Club Books, 2009), will deliver Carleton College’s... Read more...Lecture to Focus on the Significance of Gender in Japanese Kabukifrom:Carleton CollegeCarleton College’s Department of Asian Languages and Literatures, along with the Asian Studies Program, will present a lecture by Maki Isaka, a professor at the University... Read more...Dr. Jane Nofer Poskanzer to Present Discussion on Autism Spectrum Disordersfrom:Carleton CollegeDr. Jane Nofer Poskanzer, of the Fraser Child & Family Center, will present “Autism Spectrum Disorders: What Should A Liberally Educated Person Know?” on Thursday,... Read more...Community Panel to Address Northfield’s Achievement Gapfrom:Carleton CollegeMembers of the Northfield community will come together to discuss the educational achievement gap in local schools in a “Who is Northfield?” panel discussion taking... Read more...African History Authority to Present Carleton College’s Winter Lefler Lecturefrom:Carleton CollegeMichael Gomez, a professor at New York University and one of the United States’ leading experts on the history of Africa and its diaspora, will deliver the Winter 2012... Read more...St. Olaf earns another 'Top 25' Peace Corps rankingfrom:Saint Olaf CollegeWith 24 St. Olaf alumni currently serving abroad in the U.S. Peace Corps, St. Olaf college has again earned a "Top 25" ranking from the service organization in the... Read more...Carleton to Present Performance by Saint Paul Chamber Orchestrafrom:Carleton CollegeCarleton College will host a guest artist concert by the acclaimed Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. in the Skinner Memorial Chapel. The... Read more...Carleton College Presentation to Focus on Climate Rights in Developing Statesfrom:Carleton CollegeKathryn Hochstetler, a political scientist at the University of Waterloo (Canada) and expert on environmental politics and Latin America, will present “Climate Rights and... Read more...Chris Raschka '81 wins second Caldecottfrom:Saint Olaf CollegeChris Raschka '81 has won the 2012 Randolph Caldecott Medal for A Ball for Daisy, a wordless story of a dog’s busy day with a red ball. Raschka previously won... Read more...Marino reflects on Paterno legacy in the Chroniclefrom:Saint Olaf College"The ancient Greeks had an expression, 'Call no man happy until he is dead,'" writes Professor of Philosophy and former assistant football coach Gordon Marino in... Read more...U of M Humphrey School of Public Affairs Dean Eric Schwartz to Deliver Carleton Convocationfrom:Carleton CollegeVeteran public servant and human rights expert Eric Schwartz will deliver Carleton College’s weekly convocation address on Friday, Jan. 27 at 10:50 a.m. in the Skinner... Read more...Visiting Artist Lecture Series Brings Painter/Video Maker Carolyn Swiszcz to Carleton Collegefrom:Carleton CollegeCarleton College continues its Christopher U. Light Lectureship in the Arts with an appearance by artist Carolyn Swiszcz on Tuesday, Jan. 24 from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. in Boliou Hall... Read more...Presentation Ponders the Possibility of Feeding the World Without Destroying the Planetfrom:Carleton CollegeUniversity of Minnesota professor Jim Foley, an expert on the interactions between human beings and complex ecological systems, will present a public forum on ecology and food... Read more...Carleton Announces Formation of Center for Community and Civic Engagementfrom:Carleton CollegeCarleton College has announced the formation of a new Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE), combining the efforts of the College’s Academic Civic Engagement... Read more...From panic to praise: Learning the value of networkingfrom:Saint Olaf CollegeIn the first weeks of last year’s Career Network for Oles, Caleb Harrison '12 feared the worst — that no one would respond to his profile highlighting interests... Read more...Carleton College’s Weitz Center for Creativity Celebrates New Art Exhibit with Reception and Tourfrom:Carleton CollegeCarleton College’s Perlman Teaching Museum, located in the Weitz Center for Creativity, will be hold a special reception from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Friday, January 20 to... Read more...Carleton’s Ronald Rodman to Perform in Concertfrom:Carleton CollegeCarleton College professor of music Ronald Rodman will perform in concert on Friday, Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. in the Carleton Concert Hall. Rodman will perform selections for the... Read more...Carleton Cancels Weekly Convocation for Friday, Jan. 20from:Carleton CollegeWe regret to announce that S.E. Cupp, author of Why You're Wrong About the Right, has cancelled her convocation appearance scheduled for Friday, Jan. 20. Carleton's... Read more...Emeritus faculty member Frank Gery diesfrom:Saint Olaf CollegeProfessor Emeritus of Economics Frank Gery died at age 83 on January 11 at his home in Northfield. St. Olaf hired Gery as chair of what was then the Department of Economics and... Read more...Roll into 2012 with Target's 'Ole Goldberg' machinefrom:Saint Olaf CollegeWhat do soup cans, flying toilet paper, and a disco ball have in common? They're all part of Target's impressive new Rube Goldberg-like machine constructed by a team of St. Olaf... Read more...Carleton and Middle School Students Present Evening of Artistic Collaborationfrom:Carleton CollegeNorthfield Middle School art teacher John Bade and his students will join Carleton College psychology professor Neil Lutsky and his students to present the results of their recent... Read more...A French twist for computer sciencefrom:Saint Olaf CollegeLate last year Associate Professor of Computer Science Dick Brown bid bon voyage to the Hill and flew off to France to give students there his take on computer science. Read more...Carleton College to Celebrate and Remember Martin Luther King, Jr.from:Carleton CollegeCarleton College will honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a candlelight service of remembrance and celebration led by Reverend Oliver White, the senior pastor at St.... Read more...Carleton College’s Weitz Center for Creativity Celebrates the New Year with a Pair of Impressive Exhibitsfrom:Carleton CollegeCarleton College’s Weitz Center for Creativity is the setting for two new art exhibits opening in January 2012 in the College’s Perlman Teaching Museum. In the Kaemmer... Read more...Visiting Artists Lecture Series Brings Painter, Writer Clarence Morgan to Carletonfrom:Carleton CollegeCarleton is pleased to present painter and writer Clarence Morgan on Tuesday, Jan. 10 as part of the Christopher U. Light Lectureship in the Arts. Morgan will speak about his work... Read more...Toronto-Based Activist and “Community Choreographer” to Deliver Carleton Convocationfrom:Carleton CollegeJournalist and grassroots activist David Meslin will deliver Carleton College’s convocation address on Friday, Jan. 13. Meslin’s presentation, entitled “Under... Read more...Entenmann lectures in Chinafrom:Saint Olaf CollegeProfessor of History Robert Entenmann recently lectured at the Institute for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences at Fudan University in Shanghai. His topic was "Chinese... Read more...A cultural key to the corporate worldfrom:Saint Olaf CollegeSenior Tim Knutson's experience in China — along with the resources available in the St. Olaf Center for Experiential Learning — helped him land a full-time job half a... Read more... |
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