LYCEUM Emory & Henry College SPRING 2013
Emory & Henry College
Lyceum Program Note to E&H students
You are admitted free to all events (with the exception of Barter Theatre plays, for which your ticket price is discounted). However, for certain events reserved seating may be required. See note below under Advanced Reserved Seating. You must present your E&H ID both before and after each oncampus event for which you want Lyceum credit. When attending eligible Arts Array films at the Cinemall or plays at the Barter Theatre, retain your ticket stub and present it promptly at the CSA office for credit. Each event listed in this booklet carries one Lyceum credit unless otherwise noted in the event description. Please refer to the Lyceum policy described on the inside back cover.
More questions about Lyceum credit? Call the Centralized Student Assistance Office, 276.944.6105.
Note to E&H employees
You are admitted free to all college events. However, for certain events reserved seating may be required. See note below under Advanced Reserved Seating. Even if reserved seating is not required, you must show your college activity pass at the door for free admission to those events marked with an asterisk* (the events requiring an admission fee from the public).
Questions about the events requiring your activity pass? Call the Office of the Arts Coordinator, 276.944.6846 or 6866.
Note to members of the public
All Lyceum events are open to the broader community. Those marked with an asterisk on the table of contents on the next page require an admission fee or advanced reserved seating. If there are questions about handicapped accessibility, call 276.944.6810.
Advanced reserved seating
Advanced reserved seating: Face Off’s “A Whole ‘Nother Level,” Feb. 27; “The Understudy,” Feb. 2124; Robert Matthews, March 22; Kenneth Laudermilch and Matthew Frederick, April 9; “Pippin,” April 11-13; Jody Bell, April 16; Spring Choral Concert; April 21; Brass Spectacular, April 23. Tickets are available at the Emory Train Depot two weeks prior to the performance, from noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, and at Van Dyke Center one week prior to each performance from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. daily.
Cover (Left to right): Terri Kirby Erickson, “Mound” by Lynn Duryea & Todd Wright
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Lyceum Events, SPRING 2012 January 20 MLK Concert An Evening of Jazz with the Todd Wright Quintet .............................. 2 21 MLK Keynote Address 12 Steps to Appreciating Diversity ..................................................... 2 21 MLK Breakout Sessions Martin Luther King Day Theme........................................................... 2 21 MLK Performance Spoken Word Performance by Mohammed Bilal ............................... 2 28 Lecture The Olympic Experience .................................................................... 3 *28-29 Film Arts Array Series: “The Intouchables”................................................. 3 29 Artalk Structures by Lynn Duryea ................................................................. 3 February 4 LECTURE Kiplin Hall: Issues of Preserving and Using History............................ 3 *7-March 3 BARTER THEATRE “I’ll Never Be Hungry Again”................................................................ 3 12 LECTURE Alcohol Puzzles That Monkey with Your Mind! ................................... 3 12 LECTURE Success Beyond Barriers ................................................................... 4 13 LECTURE Turning Adversity into Advocacy......................................................... 4 *14-May 11 BARTER THEATRE “Walking Across Egypt” ...................................................................... 4 18 Artalk “LOTS of STUFF”. . . ART TOO!......................................................... 4 *18-19 Film Arts Array Series: “Cloud Atlas”........................................................... 4 21 LECTURE Preachers and Misfits, Prophets and Thieves .................................... 4 *21-24 Theatre Performance E&H Theatre Department: “The Understudy”...................................... 5 27 LECTURE The Behaviorally Enhanced Healthcare Home .................................. 5 *27 IMPROV Performance Face Off’s “A Whole ’Nother Level” .................................................... 5 March *5-May 11 BARTER THEATRE “Little Women”..................................................................................... 5 *8-May 12 BARTER THEATRE “Unnecessary Farce” .......................................................................... 5 11 LECTURE Avoiding Catastrophic Loss of Wealth ................................................ 5 *12 Film & Discussion “Switch” .............................................................................................. 6 14 LECTURE What You Need to Know When Purchasing a Home ......................... 6 *16-May 5 BARTER THEATRE “Half a World Away” ............................................................................ 6 15 Presentation Community Service Through Costuming: 501st Legion ..................... 6 18 LECTURE Shaping Social Relationships in the Elem. School Classroom .......... 6 *18-19 Film Arts Array Series: “The Life of Pi”........................................................ 6 21 Convocation Founders Day ..................................................................................... 7 *22 Concert Robert Matthews ................................................................................ 7 24 Concert Sarah Trotter Tullock .......................................................................... 7 26 Artalk Photographs by Robert Sulkin ........................................................... 7 April 1 LECTURE Thistle Farms: Love Heals with Becca Stevens ................................. 7 1 Artalk Life and Casualty with Rob Matthews ................................................ 7 3 LECTURE Leidig Lectureship in Poetry with Terri Kirby Erickson ........................ 7 4 Presentation Inside El Salvador .............................................................................. 8 5 Presentation Sciencefest ......................................................................................... 8 6 Presentation Sciencefest ......................................................................................... 8 7 LECTURE The Impact and Legacy of the Wesleyan Revival in England ............ 8 8 LECTURE Religious Innovation and the Second Great Awakening .................... 8 *8-9 Film Arts Array Series: “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry”........................................ 8 *9 CONCERT Kenneth Laudermilch and Matthew Frederick, trumpets .................... 8 10 LECTURE Writing about Science with Dana MacKenzie ..................................... 9 *11-14 Theatre Performance E&H Theatre Department: “Pippin” .................................................... 9 15 LECTURE Math at Work ...................................................................................... 9 16 Forum STEAM Up Education ........................................................................ 9 *16 Concert Joby Bell, organ .................................................................................. 9 17 Presentation Honors Thesis Showcase ................................................................... 9 18 LECTURE Ticking Bombs and Interrogations .................................................... 10 *21 Concert Emory & Henry Spring Choral Concert ............................................ 10 *23 Concert Emory & Henry Annual Brass Spectacular ....................................... 10 Arts Array Program & Barter Theatre Program............................................................................................... 11 Lyceum Program.................................................................................................................. 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*. Admission fee and/or reservations are required. See inside front cover.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Building Tomorrow Together is the theme for Emory & Henry’s 2013 Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day Celebration. This year’s event seeks to expand the viewpoint of participants so that they may have a clearer understanding of people and traditions different from their own. Participants will be encouraged to embrace social justice and incorporate equality into their lives.
Concert The Todd Wright Quintet An Evening of Jazz with the Todd Wright Quintet
Breakout Sessions
Various Locations Monday, January 21, 11:30 am and 2:30 pm Eight break-out sessions address topics related to the MLK Day theme, especially the ways in which we can decrease stereotypes and better understand the diversity in our culture. Topics include racism, sexism, heterosexism, regional bias, religious intolerance, socio-economic differences and militarism/pacifism. Presenters of the morning sessions include Dr. Theresa Burriss, Todd Clark, Dr. David St. Clair, and several speakers from the Virginia Organizing Project. The afternoon breakout session will be led by the keynote speaker, Mohammed Bilal, who will continue his conversation in a presentation entitled Each One Teach One.
Sunday, January 20, 7:30 pm Memorial Chapel
To kick-off Emory & Henry’s MLK Day 2013 Celebration, the Todd Wright Quintet performs a concert featuring a variety of jazz styles ranging from classic to contemporary as well as other genres. The Todd Wright Quintet is a professional jazz ensemble with many accolades. Each member is a leader in his own right and performs regularly. The group includes saxophonist Todd Wright, trombonist Rick Simerly, guitarist Andy Page, bassist Zack Page and drummer Rick Dilling.
Performance Spoken Word Performance by Mohammed Bilal Brand Newness and Other Mythologies
Keynote Address 12 Steps to Appreciating Diversity Mohammed Bilal Monday, January 21, 10 am Memorial Chapel
Monday, January 21, 7:30 pm Wiley Hall Auditorium
The keynote address for MLK Day features Mohammed Bilal, who elaborates on his 12 Steps to Appreciating Diversity, a presentation that has helped thousands embrace and incorporate social justice and equality into their daily lives. Bilal has an M.A. in diversity studies and for 14 years has created innovative methods to educate people about diversity, AIDs and HIV prevention, drug and alcohol abuse, and responsibility.
Mohammed Bilal presents a unique program of spoken word poetry entitled Brand Newness and Other Mythologies. He first began acting at age six when he joined the famous Alyo Children’s Dance Theatre and ETA Creative Arts in Chicago. He continued his actor training at a performing arts high school, and later, an acting conservatory: The Theatre School, DePaul University. He has received extensive training in film, television and theatre in both New York City and Chicago. He is known for his intensity and versatility on stage and in front of the camera.
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January
Kiplin Hall in north England is homesite of the Calvert family, the only English nobility to establish residence in the American colonies. It is within a quick (and cheap) train ride from literary sites, both those written about and the homes and gravesites of the English Romantic writers. The home is itself an architectural marvel, with a wonderful art collection, but is also site of historical changes in landholding patterns and rights of residents and farmers. Dr. Schulz describes the opportunities to live on the site while studying (and working on) the continuing projects in preservation, restoration, and other hands-on historical and historiographical studies. Schulz is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in history at the University of South Carolina.
Lecture The Olympic Experience Margaret Stone
Monday, January 28, 7:30 pm Wiley Hall Auditorium What is it like to be an Olympic athlete, an Olympic coach, or an Olympic official? Dr. Margaret Stone has been all three and shares her insider’s look at the Olympic experience.
*Film Arts Array Series “The Intouchables”
*Barter Theatre Performance “I’ll Never Be Hungry Again”
Monday & Tuesday, January 28 & 29 4 pm and 7:30 pm The Cinemall, Abingdon, Virginia
February 7 - March 3 Barter Stage II, Abingdon, Virginia
This French film, based on a true story, has been the most beloved film in the world this year. A wealthy man, left a quadriplegic after a para-gliding accident, requires a live-in caregiver. A young black ex-convict—to his surprise—is hired. The two men develop a close friendship, gradually putting aside their societal conditionings. The film is ultimately one of the most powerful visions of tolerance and friendship ever made. See page 11 for ticket information.
A musical spoof with book and lyrics by Catherine Bush, music by Gary Bartholomew. What could be funnier than five actors performing all of the characters of “Gone with the Wind”? Well, a musical-comedy send-up written by Barter’s favorite playwright, Catherine Bush! Best described as Mad magazine meets Scarlett O’Hara as performed by Monty Python. Guaranteed to make you laugh. You’ll want to see it ten times! See page 11 for ticket information.
Artalk Structures Lynn Duryea
Lecture Alcohol Puzzles That Monkey with Your Mind! Linda Hancock
Tuesday, January 29, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge American ceramist Lynn Duryea is known for her minimalist sculpture, incorporating references to architectural, mechanical and industrial elements. In her austere but intriguing work, the materials used are important in their own right, but also telling of the historical and emotional content of the pieces. The objects are evocative of abandoned sites of human activity, generating feelings of melancholy and stillness. The Artalk is in conjunction with Duryea’s exhibit in The 1912 Gallery from Tuesday, January 15 - Saturday February 9, 2013.
Tuesday, February 12, 4:30 pm Wiley Hall Auditorium
This program uses a variety of interactive techniques and humor to provoke some fresh thoughts about all drugs and create a framework for understanding addiction. The session starts by examining what’s normal and what’s not about drug use in our confusing culture. The session addresses the question “What’s the most devastating drug?” (And believe me, it isn’t what you are thinking right now.) The ultimate goals are both to promote self-awareness about genetic risk and to help students develop social skills, courage, and compassion to intervene if a friend, team member, “brother or sister” is experiencing problems with alcohol or other drugs.
February Lecture Kiplin Hall in American History, English History, and Public History: Issues of Preserving and Using History Constance B. Schulz Monday, February 4, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge
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Lecture Success Beyond Barriers: Entrepreneurship, Family, Culture, and Faith Kenneth Loyd
Artalk “LOTS of STUFF”. . . ART TOO! Richard Bay
Monday, February 18, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge
Tuesday, February 12, 7:30 pm Wiley Hall Auditorium
Professor of art education at Radford University, Richard Bay makes assemblages of found objects that he combines with painting, with strong messages that relate to family, community, religion, and in general the world around us, just as you see it. Prime material for taking a critical and sometimes amusing, sometimes tragic and provocative look at the world we live in. This Artalk is in conjunction with his exhibit in The 1912 Gallery from Tuesday, February 19 through Saturday, March 23 (except March 2-11).
Want to run your own company? Serve others? Live a life of faith? Have a happy family? Travel the world? Come listen to and interact with Kenneth Loyd, president of South Coast Paper, and hear about his journey that began as a first-generation, African-American college student-athlete who came from simple means to someone who runs a multi-million dollar company and successfully balances his personal priorities and professional ambitions. He discusses entrepreneurship, business ethics, faith, mentoring and culture while helping to inspire you to reach your dreams and live a productive life.
*Film Arts Array Series “Cloud Atlas”
Monday & Tuesday, February 18 & 19 4 pm and 7:30 pm The Cinemall, Abingdon, Virginia
Lecture Turning Adversity into Advocacy Jordan Addison
In this epic science fiction film, everything is connected: an 1849 diary of an ocean voyage; letters from a composer to his friend; a thriller about a murder at a nuclear power plant; a farce about a publisher in a nursing home; a rebellious clone in futuristic Korea; and the tale of a tribe living in post-apocalyptic Hawaii, far in the future. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, and other actors play varying roles in each of these interwoven stories. See page 11 for ticket information.
Wednesday, February 13, 7:30 pm McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 102
Jordan Addison, a Radford University student and advocate, is no stranger to dealing with homophobic vandalism. After bullies vandalized Addison’s car with anti-gay slurs, a local auto repair shop owner offered to fix it free of charge. Jordan has shared his story on The Ellen Degeneres Show and Huffington Post and his story has been picked up by news outlets throughout the world. Addison advocates against bullying and for the LGBT community through his university’s Gay Straight Alliance and Safe Zone program.
Lecture Preachers and Misfits, Prophets and Thieves: The Minister in Southern Fiction G. Lee Ramsey, Jr.
*Barter Theatre Performance “Walking Across Egypt”
Thursday, February 21, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge
February 14 - May 11 Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia
Ministers preach and pray, comfort and cajole throughout the South and its fiction. From the novels of Ralph Ellison and Clyde Edgerton, to Walker Percy and Lee Smith, preachers and misfits, prophets and thieves show the varied faces of religion in a region that Flannery O’Connor termed “Christ-haunted.” This lecture will explore the cultural, theological and pastoral significance of the Christian minister through the frequently zany, sometimes disturbing, and always entertaining world of Southern fiction.
From Barter Theatre’s 2012 Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights, adapted by Catherine Bush from the novel by North Carolina author Clyde Edgerton. Starring Barter favorite Mary Lucy Bivins, this heartwarming and beautiful story will restore your faith in mankind while proving that you’re never too old to be needed and you’re never too lost to be found. A story for everyone. See page 11 for ticket information.
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March
*Theatre Performance “The Understudy” E&H Theatre Department
*Barter Theatre Performance “Little Women”
Thursday- Saturday, February 21-23, 7:30 pm Sunday, February 24, 3 pm Studio Theatre
March 5 - May 11 Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia
In an attempt to prove he’s a legitimate stage actor, a mediocre Hollywood action film hero decides to star in the Broadway premiere of a newly discovered masterpiece by Franz Kafka. His understudy turns out to be an out-of-work actor using a fake name and the ex-fiance of the stage manager who is trying desperately to keep rehearsals from careening out of control. The new comedy is a hilarious look at the backstage world of show business, relationships and life. The play was written by Theresa Rebeck and directed by Visiting Professor of Acting, Susan Wilder, with technical and design direction by Daniel Wheeler, chair of the theatre department. The event is free for E&H students and employees, but a ticket is required. See inside front cover for details.
Adapted by Marisha Chamberlain from the novel by Louisa May Alcott. Step back to Civil War times in rural America as the four young March sisters – the tempestuous Jo, motherly Meg, shy Beth, and spoiled Amy – grow from girls into women while their father is away in the war. A deft adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel. Experience the love, friendship, adversity and courage as each girl strives to find her true self. For the entire family to experience! See page 11 for ticket information.
*Barter Theatre Performance “Unnecessary Farce,” by Paul Slade Smith
March 8 - May 12 Barter Stage II, Abingdon, Virginia
Lecture The Behaviorally Enhanced Healthcare Home: The Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care Suzanne Bull Bailey
In a cheap motel room, an embezzling mayor is supposed to meet with his female accountant, while two undercover cops in a room next door wait to catch the meeting on videotape. Confusion ensues as to who’s who and who’s done what and why the accountant keeps taking off her clothes. A wonderfully unpredictable story of real characters with real needs and fascinating foibles – and as reviewers across America agree, “Whip-smart . . . and unrelentingly funny” (The Boston Globe); “A bona fide gut-busting laugha-thon” (Chicago Daily Herald); “A laugh-till-youweep comedy” (Fort Worth Telegram). See page 11 for ticket information.
Wednesday, February 27, 4:30 pm McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 102
Dr. Suzanne Bull Bailey, E&H Class of 2003, is a behavioral health consultant and director of the Intensive Outpatient Alcohol & Drug Program at Cherokee Health Systems in Knoxville, Tenn. She describes the team approach to patient care and discusses the effectiveness of collaboration between medical doctors, psychologists, and other behavioral health providers.
Lecture Avoiding Catastrophic Loss of Wealth Christen Burkholder Monday, March 11, 7:30 pm Wiley Hall Auditorium
*Improv Performance Face Off’s “A Whole ’Nother Level” Wednesday, February 27, 7:30 pm Wiley Hall Auditorium
This lecture focuses on the possible ways individuals lose personal wealth and the steps that can be taken to protect themselves from hidden liabilities. Mr. Burkholder, who has practiced law for more than 24 years, provides examples of potential real life financial pitfalls and the role of insurance and legal assistance in avoiding financial missteps.
The acclaimed comedy group, Face Off, takes you on a “non-stop comedy thrill ride” as it takes improvisation to “A Whole ’Nother Level!” This rockin’ comedy show features improvised live music and poetry, physical comedy, and audience interaction. Getting three suggestions from the audience at points throughout the show, Face Off demonstrates how all things, no matter how seemingly different, are actually connected. The event is free of charge for E&H students and employees, but a ticket is required. See inside front cover for details. 7
*Film and Discussion “Switch”
Presentation Community Service Through Costuming: 501st Legion Will Adamson, Paul DePaola, Doug Dance
Tuesday, March 12, 7:30 pm McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 102 In the film, Dr. Tinker explores the world’s leading energy sites, from coal to solar, oil to biofuels, many highly restricted and never before seen on film. He gets straight answers from the people driving energy today, international leaders of government, industry and academe. In the end, he cuts through the confusion to discover a path to our future that is surprising and remarkably pragmatic. “Switch” is the first truly balanced energy film, embraced and supported by people all along the energy spectrum – fossil and renewable, academic and environmental. The film will last 90 minutes followed by a 30-minute discussion.
Friday, March 15, 7:30 pm McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 102
The 501st Legion is the largest Star Wars costuming group in the world. Legion members present how they use their love of Star Wars and costuming to raise money for charities and bring joy to terminally ill children.
Lecture Shaping Social Relationships in the Elementary School Classroom: What Are Teachers Doing, and What Works? Rebecca Madill
Lecture Buying the American Dream: What You Need to Know When Purchasing a Home Cynthia Hornsby
Monday, March 18, 4:30 pm McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 102
Rebecca Madill, M.S., E&H Class of 2007, is a Ph.D. candidate in human development and family studies at Pennsylvania State University and a predoctoral fellow with the Institute of Education Sciences. She presents findings from the Classroom Peer Ecologies Project, an ongoing study of peer-to-peer and teacherstudent relationship quality in elementary school classrooms. She focuses on teaching strategies that foster students’ sense of community and address behavior problems.
Thursday, March 14, 7:30 pm Wiley Hall Auditorium
This lecture is held as part of Emory & Henry financial literacy week. Hornsby discusses the financial benefits of owning a home as well as the potential pitfalls and hidden costs of real estate transactions. Anyone who dreams of owning a home in the future is encouraged to attend.
*Film Arts Array Series “The Life of Pi”
*Barter Theatre Performance “Half a World Away,” by Ruth Tyndall Baker
Monday & Tuesday, March 18 & 19 4 pm and 7:30 pm The Cinemall, Abingdon, Virginia
March 16 - May 5 Barter Stage II, Abingdon, Virginia
Based on the international best-selling novel by Yann Martel, this magical adventure story centers on Pi Patel, who, after a ship wreck, finds himself adrift in the Pacific Ocean on a 26foot lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan and a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, all fighting for survival. Director Ang Lee has raised the level of artistic use of 3-D technology and special effects in this film. See page 11 for ticket information.
A true struggle in America today: That, a 17-yearold boy who has lived half his life in Burma and half his life in America, must navigate the pressures of family, love, education and his roots. It’s not often that a theatrical performance delves so deeply into the issues of how one can love two cultures but be accepted by neither. Gain a new perspective as an immigrant teenage boy struggles to belong in both worlds. Will he eventually have to choose between cultures? Winner of Barter Theatre’s Shaping of America Series. See page 11 for ticket information.
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Convocation Founders Day President Rosalind Reichard
is an ominous one. Are we doomed? Are we intellectuals, or are we animals? With a sincere dose of Duchampian sensibility, and the contents of Victorian curiosity cabinets, what would Dr. Freud say?
Founders Day is the annual celebration of the founding of the College in 1836. President Rosalind Reichard, who will retire in June after seven years at the College’s helm, reflects on her tenure and speaks about the College’s bright future. At this event, citations from the College are presented to local and regional leaders. Alumni Association award winners are also recognized.
April
Thursday, March 21, 11:15 am Memorial Chapel
Lecture Thistle Farms: Love Heals Becca Stevens Monday, April 1, 4:30 pm Byars Hall, Calliopean Room
The Rev. Becca Stevens, an Episcopal priest, tells the story of Magdalene and Thistle Farms, a community and social enterprise for women recovering from prostitution, trafficking, addiction, and life on the streets. She will be accompanied by two Thistle Farms employees who have graduated from the program.
*Concert Robert Matthews, tenor Friday, March 22, 7:30 pm Memorial Chapel
Dr. Matthews, chair of choral and vocal studies at Emory & Henry, is assisted at the piano by collaborator Dr. Lisa Withers, chair of the Division of Visual and Performing Arts.
Artalk Life and Casualty Rob Matthews
Monday, April 1, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge
Concert Sarah Trotter Tullock
Monday, March 25, 7:30 pm Memorial Chapel
Robert Matthews is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Tennessee. His drawings and portraits are classical with a twist, sometimes dark, sometimes poetic. They describe the human condition in detail and project a lot of emotions, a lot of longing. The Artalk is in conjunction with his exhibition in The 1912 Gallery from Tuesday, April 2 through Saturday, April 27.
Sarah Tullock graduated from Emory & Henry in 2009 with a B.A. in church music. She went on to study the Kodaly Method at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where she received her master’s of music education in 2011. Tullock currently serves as a K-5 music teacher for Hamilton County Schools and is the director of traditional music for Ooltewah United Methodist Church, where she also teaches private voice and piano lessons. Tullock’s songs combine musical styles from all parts of her life—folk song, art song and hymnody—along with influences such as Etta James, Regina Spektor and J.J. Heller. She has been writing songs and performing them for two years.
Leidig Lectureship in Poetry Terri Kirby Erickson
Wednesday, April 3, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge Terri Kirby Erickson is featured in the Leidig Lectureship in Poetry to inaugurate National Poetry Month. Erickson is a widely published poet and essayist whose most recent book, In the Palm of Angels, won the Nautilus Silver Award for Poetry and the Gold Medal for Poetry in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser included a poem by Erickson in his American Life in Poetry.
Artalk A Failed Attempt to Understand the Universe: Photographs by Robert Sulkin
Tuesday, March 26, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge History, philosophy, biology, and a thorough mastery of photographical processes are just a few of the ingredients that make Robert Sulkin’s perfectly eerie photography so fascinating. There are references to popular culture, vignettes that everybody can relate to. But the message 9
Presentation Inside El Salvador E&H students led by Mary K. Briggs and Gabby Provenzano
Staley Lecture Redeeming the Nation: Religious Innovation and the Second Great Awakening Michael K. Turner
Thursday, April 4, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge
Monday, April 8, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge
Students in the Emory Abroad course Cross Cultural Christian Missions share their experiences from their spring break study abroad course in El Salvador. They outline the culture of El Salvador, the needs that they saw there, and how the course impacted their lives and their understanding of cross-cultural Christian missions. They challenge participants in the program to become actively involved in addressing the issue of poverty in our world in a concrete way.
Often dubbed by historians as the era of the “Second Great Awakening,” the early national period was a time of religious growth, experimentation, and reconfiguration in the United States. Formerly marginal religious groups such as the Baptists, Methodists, and Presbyterians enjoyed unprecedented growth, becoming the majority faiths of the newly formed nation. This growth was achieved through the utilization of efficient organizational systems and innovative revival formats. Dr. Turner discusses the importance of this religious reorientation and the most beloved and infamous tool of the Second Great Awakening, the camp meeting.
Presentation Sciencefest
Friday, April 5, 7:30 pm McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 102
*Film Arts Array Series “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry”
A recent Emory & Henry graduate delivers a summary of her current research and presents information about getting into and surviving graduate school.
Monday & Tuesday, April 8 & 9 4 pm and 7:30 pm The Cinemall, Abingdon, Virginia
Presentation Sciencefest E&H Students
Filmmaker Alison Klayman gained unprecedented access to Ai Weiwei, the most famous contemporary artist in the world, as he prepared for major museum exhibitions, interacted with family members and had increasingly public clashes with the Chinese government. Klayman’s detailed portrait of the artist provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary China and one of its most compelling public figures. See page 11 for ticket information.
Saturday, April 6, 9 am McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 102 Emory & Henry students present their research completed both at Emory & Henry and at other institutions.
Staley Lecture To Serve the Present Age: The Impact and Legacy of the Wesleyan Revival in England Michael K. Turner
*Concert Kenneth Laudermilch and Matthew Frederick, trumpets
Sunday, April 7, 8:15 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge
Tuesday, April 9, 7:30 pm Memorial Chapel
In the middle decades of the eighteenth century, John Wesley led a series of successful revivals that contributed to the creation and growth of Methodist societies on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Fueled by a dual emphasis on personal piety and societal transformation, Wesley’s revivals won converts from all parts of the social divide in England. Join Dr. Turner, associate professor of the history of Christianity at Hood Theological Seminary, Salisbury, N.C., as he discusses the impact that these revivals had on British society.
These two musicians present a mixture of baroque, romantic and contemporary pieces for one and two trumpets with organ. The evening is a special night of collaboration between the two trumpet players. Dr. Laudermilch is professor of trumpet at Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania and music director of the New Holland Band. Dr. Frederick is chair of the E&H music department and professor of brass.
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Talbot Lecture Writing about Science Dana MacKenzie
Forum B.G. Raines Education Forum STEAM Up Education: A Substantiated and Reality-Based Framework for Teaching Across the Disciplines for FUNctional Literacy! Georgette Yakman
Wednesday, April 10, 7:30 pm McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 102 Dana Mackenzie is a prize-winning science writer who is dedicated to engaging all audiences. His newest book, The Universe in Zero Words, discusses the history of 24 great equations in mathematics and how they influence the world around us. He tells his story about becoming a science writer as well as sharing some of the science that he has encountered on his way.
Tuesday, April 16, 5:30 pm Grand Ballroom, Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, Abingdon, Virginia
Georgette Yakman presents the keynote address for the B.G. Raines Education Forum, addressing an educational framework for K-12 classrooms based on STEAM–science, technology, arts and mathematics. Yakman holds a master’s degree from Virginia Tech in integrated science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.
*Theatre Performance “Pippin” E&H Theatre Department
Thursday-Saturday, April 11-13, 7:30 pm Sunday, April 14, 4 pm Studio Theatre
*Concert Joby Bell, organ
“Pippin” is a high-energy musical that tells a coming-of-age story about a young man searching for meaning in his life. This unique play combines medieval history, with the civil unrest of the 1970s for a hilarious, yet moving look at where the real importance of life comes from. This 1972 musical was originally created by choreographer Bob Fosse and composer/lyricist Steven Schwartz and originally starred Ben Vereen, who won the Tony award for best actor in the show. The play is directed by Dr. Kelly J.G. Bremner, professor of theatre, with technical and design direction by Daniel Wheeler, chair of the theatre department. The play is free to E&H students and employees but a ticket is required. See inside front cover for details.
Tuesday, April 16, 7:30 pm Memorial Chapel Mr. Bell’s program includes works by J. S. Bach, Louis-Claude d’Aquin, César Franck, and Felix Mendelssohn. Also included are excerpts from Charles-Marie Widor’s last work for solo organ, the Symphonie Romane. The program concludes with Leo Sowerby’s Pageant, a tour de force containing some of the most celebrated and difficult passages ever composed for pedals. Bell is an up-and-coming young performer and teacher. He has been invited to perform in all the important organ competitions and conventions, has concertized throughout the U.S., and has received praise for his performances in Paris, Chartres, London and throughout southern England, Scotland, Romania and Hungary. He currently teaches at Appalachian State University. His own musical training was at the North Carolina School of the Arts. He earned the bachelor of music degree in organ and piano from Appalachian State, and master of music and doctor of musical arts degrees in organ from Rich University.
Lecture Math at Work
Monday, April 15, 7:30 pm Wiley Hall Auditorium Nearly every career will be enhanced by having a solid understanding of the fundamentals of mathematics. However, a more diligent pursuit of the field will provide a near endless opportunity to contribute in some of the most sophisticated operating environments. Once the purview of ivory-tower research departments, the application of mathematics in business, government and industry is now a distributed effort at every level. E&H graduate Alan Briggs, senior consultant in Booz Allen Hamilton’s Cloud Analytics group, shows us how practitioners apply advanced analytics, operations research, data science and a host of other disciplines to solve some of the most interesting and complex problems imaginable.
Presentation Honors Thesis Showcase E&H Students
Wednesday, April 17, 4:30 & 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge Seniors in the social sciences and humanities who have completed their honors theses present their original research and answer questions from their committees and the audience.
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Lecture Ticking Bombs and Interrogations Claudia Card
department of theatre and the department of music, and the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and Men’s Ensemble, directed by Dr. Robert Matthews, director of choral and vocal studies. The music performed by the Women’s Ensemble reflects the season of spring. Selections from the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and Men’s Ensemble are taken from their spring break tour program. This annual event, reflecting the strong tradition of choral singing at the college, concludes as it always does, with the singing of the Lutkin Benediction by the members of the Concert Choir and any alumni of the choir present. The concert is free of charge for E&H students and employees, but a ticket is required. See inside front cover for details.
Thursday, April 18, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge In the 1980s, philosopher Michael Levin defended torture for the purpose of obtaining information necessary to find a bomb set to detonate in New York City, which would kill thousands of innocent people. In 2002, one year after 9/11, law professor Alan Dershowitz defended reviving the practice of torture warrants – licenses to torture – for situations like that. If torture were ever justifiable, it would seem to be in such situations. But does this argument show that we can justify torture? What counts as torture? What are the alternatives? What values are at stake? Is a nation that cannot defend itself without torture worth that defense? These are the issues Dr. Card addresses. Card is Emma Goldman Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin. She is writing the third volume of her trilogy on evil.
*Concert Emory & Henry Annual Brass Spectacular Tuesday, April 23, 7:30 pm Memorial Chapel
The evening showcases all of the premier brass and instrumental groups on campus with a diverse program sure to delight all who attend. Dr. Matthew Frederick, chair of E&H music department and instrumental programs, directs the ensembles. The event is free of charge to E&H students and employees, but a ticket is required. See inside front cover for details.
*Concert Emory & Henry Spring Choral Concert Sunday, April 21, 3 pm Memorial Chapel
The Emory & Henry College choral ensembles present this culminating concert featuring the Women’s Ensemble, directed by Professor Christianne Roll, faculty member in both the
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Arts Array Film Program Emory & Henry College, Virginia Highlands Community College, King College, the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, and the Abingdon Cinemall sponsor art and foreign films, shown at the Cinemall Mondays and Tuesdays at 4 pm and 7:30 pm. The films are free of charge with ID to students and employees of sponsoring institutions. Four of these films have been selected as Lyceum events, as noted in the respective descriptions in this booklet. In the listing below, those that are Lyceum-eligible are in bold. “Arbitage” Jan. 14 & 15
“The Impossible” March 11 & 12
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” Jan. 21 & 22
“The Life of Pi” March 18 & 19
“The Intouchables” Jan. 28 & 29
“The Well-Digger’s Daughter” March 25 & 26
“Ethel” Feb. 4 & 5
“Hyde Park on the Hudson” April 1 & 2
“Farewell, My Queen” Feb. 11 & 12
“Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry” April 8 & 9
“Cloud Atlas” Feb. 18 & 19
“Hitchcock” April 15 & 16
“Anna Karenina” Feb. 25 & 26
“The Master” April 22 & 23
“The Rural Route Film Festival” March 4 & 5
“Zero Dark Thirty” April 29 & 30
When attending an eligible Arts Array film at the Cinemall, retain your ticket stub and present it promptly at the CSA office for Lyceum credit. No more than two Lyceum-credit events in any semester may be films. *There will be a $2.75 surcharge for 3-D movies.
Barter Theatre Program Emory & Henry College has an arrangement with the Barter Theatre in Abingdon whereby students may attend the following Main Stage and Stage II plays for a discounted price of $16, upon showing the E&H student ID. These plays carry Lyceum credit, and descriptions are found in the body of the booklet. “I’ll Never Be Hungry Again” February 7 - March 3
“Unnecessary Farce” March 8 - May 12
“Walking Across Egypt” February 14 - May 11
“Half a World Away” March 16 -May 5
“Little Women” March 5 -May 11 When attending a play at the Barter Theatre for Lyceum credit, you must arrive 15 minutes before show time. Retain your ticket stub and present it promptly at the CSA office for Lyceum credit. No more than two Lyceum-credit events in any semester may be Barter plays.
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Rob Matthews Artalk: April 1
The Todd Wright Jazz Quintet MLK Concert: Jan. 20
Face Off’s “A Whole ’Nother Level” Improv Performance: Feb. 27
Robert Sulkin Artalk: March 26
Mohammed Bilal Keynote Address & Performance: Jan. 21
Lynn Duryea Artalk: Jan. 29
Jody Bell Concert: April 16
Robert Sulkin Artalk: March 26
Kenneth Laudermilch Concert: April 16
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Lyceum Requirements The Lyceum Program is an Emory & Henry College academic requirement for graduation. Accordingly, you should view Lyceum events much as you would a class obligation.
Appropriate Behavior You must behave respectfully during any Lyceum you attend. You are expected to be seated no less than five minutes before an event is scheduled to begin. Avoid extremely casual attire when attending Lyceum events—especially those held in the Chapel. Any faculty or staff member may dismiss you from a Lyceum event for any behavior that distracts you or others from full participation in the event, including sleeping, talking, reading, doing homework, texting, and generally any form of rude behavior. If you seek credit for an Artalk, you are expected also to view The 1912 Gallery exhibit to which the Artalk relates.
Documenting attendance You must have your ID card with you and present it upon entering and leaving each on-campus event. (You are responsible for making sure that your ID card is properly bar-coded and for consulting campus security if recoding is needed.) If you arrive at an event late or leave it early, you will not receive credit for attendance. In the case of Barter plays and Arts Array films that are Lyceum-eligible (as indicated in this booklet), you must retain the ticket stub and present it to the CSA office for credit within a week of the event in question. No more than two credited events in any semester may be films, and no more than two may be Barter plays. You may not receive more than one credit for a multiple-performance event (e.g., a play), even if you attend several performances.
Calculating the requirement As a student enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at Emory & Henry, you are generally required to register attendance at five Lyceum events per semester, exclusive of summer school. If you extend your academic program beyond four years, you are not required to attend more than 35 Lyceums. If in a particular semester your enrollment falls below 12 credit hours (such that you are a part-time student), you are required to attend one event for each course
in which you are enrolled that semester, up to five. If you are enrolled in student teaching, your Lyceum requirement for that semester is two events. If you accumulate more than five credits in a fall semester, you may carry up to five of the excess credits over to the following semester, but no credits may be carried over beyond a spring semester.
Seniors If you do not complete your Lyceum requirement, you will not be awarded a degree, even if you have met all other graduation requirements. You are exempt from any Lyceum obligation during your final semester before graduation—but only if you have already completed your Lyceum obligation fully. If you enter your final semester with a Lyceum deficit, you are advised to remedy it by attending as many Lyceums as needed during the first half of the final semester. Do not enter the final weeks before commencement with a Lyceum deficit.
Transfer Students Your total Lyceum requirement is tied not to the number of credits you have transferred in; rather it is tied to the number of semesters you are enrolled here. If there is a reduction in the usual 35-Lyceum requirement in your case, it will thus be because you spend fewer than eight semesters as a full-time E&H undergraduate. Your overall Lyceum requirement can usually be estimated using the following guideline: five Lyceums per semester for each E&H semester except the final one. Your specific requirement may be clarified at the time of graduation audit.
Alternatives If you anticipate that extraordinary circumstances will make Lyceum attendance impossible during a given semester, you must, during the first two weeks of that semester, petition the Lyceum Committee to request an alternative way of satisfying part of the requirement. The alternative, which is usually far more time-consuming than attending Lyceums, involves reading published essays (as approved by the Committee) and writing critical reviews of them. No more than five Lyceum credits (total) may be obtained in the alternative fashion.
Please address questions regarding Lyceum policy to the Centralized Student Assistance Office, 276-944-6105.