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Spring 2013 Event Highlights
HONORING DISTINGUISHED ECONOMIST THOMAS SARGENT February 4, 3:00 p.m. Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Center Uni ver sit y o f Mi n n eso ta Presi d ent Er i c K al er and the B oard o f R egents w i l l aw ard an honorary deg ree to lo ng-t i m e f ac u l t y m em b er Pro fesso r Thomas Sargent. To geth er w i th Ch r i sto p h er Sims, anoth er fo r m er Un i versi t y o f Mi n n eso ta economics professor, Pro fesso r Sargent recei ved th e 2011 Nob el Pr i ze i n Eco n o m i c Sc i en ces. Th ei r “empir ical research o n cause an d ef fec t i n th e macro econ o my,� c i ted by th e No b el co m m i ttee, w as largel y d o n e w h i l e th e y w ere f ac u l t y m em b ers here in the Depar tm ent o f Eco n o m i c s. Sargent , c ur rentl y a p ro fesso r at N YU, w i l l p resent a public lec tu re at 3 :0 0 p.m . A n h o n o rar y d eg ree ceremony an d d esser t recep t i o n w i l l fo l l ow. Free! Registration required.
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FAMILY FUN AT GOLDY’S GAMEROOM February 16, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Goldy’s Gameroom, Coffman Memorial Union E s cap e t he w inter doldr ums and join the CL A A lu mn i So c ie t y f or a f un af ter no on at G old y ’s Gam ero o m in Co f f man Memor ia l Union. En j oy b ow li ng , p o o l , c o lor ing , and sp ec ia l pr i ze d raw i ngs. Br i ng yo u r ow n quar ter s for arcade games an d wear yo ur f av o r ite maro on and gold gopher gear.
Th i s e v ent i s o p en to a l l CL A alumni and th ei r f ami li e s . Spac e i s limited , so R S VP to day ! Th e reg i st rat io n d ead l ine i s Febr uar y 15. F r e e ! Registration required.
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Jump-start your weekend with coffee and stimulating conversation about big ideas with CLA faculty.
A BRIGHTER U February 23, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Coffman Memorial Union Jump - star t yo u r weeken d w i th co f fee an d st i mu lating conversat i o n ab o u t b ig i d eas w i th Co l l ege o f Li b eral A r ts f ac u l t y. Th e co l l ege’s n ew, sig natu re alumni event w i l l o p en w i th n et wo r k i ng an d co nt inental break f ast. Gu ests w i l l th en atten d t w o smal l g roup sessi o n s, sel ec t i ng f ro m an ar ray o f i ntr ig uing topic s—trau mat i c b rai n i n j u r y, ar t an d eco l o g y, women’s hi sto r y, gl o bal eco n o my, anth ro p o l o g y, and env iro n m ental j ust i ce.
The event w i l l co n cl u d e w i th l u n ch an d a pan el di sc ussion o n Ch i na th ro ugh a l i b eral ar ts p r i sm f eatur ing e x p er ts i n Ch i n ese c u l tu re, h i sto r y, an d p olit ic s. Space i s l i m i ted , reg i ster by Feb r u ar y 1 4 . Paid registration required.
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FIRST BOOKS March 14, 7:00 p.m. Weisman Art Museum Three CL A alumnae authors who have recently published their f irst book s w il l read and tal k about the path to publication. Amanda Coplin’s debut novel , The Orchardist, char ted on The New York Times’ bestselling hardcover f iction list , was selected for the Barnes & Noble “Discover Great New Writers” series, and was rev iewed favorably by O Magazine, The New Yorker, and The Washing ton Post, among many others. Nonf iction w riter Elizabeth Larsen hit the IndieBound Independent Bestsel lers children’s interest list w ith her activ it y g uide for kids, Unbored: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun, w ritten w ith Joshua Glenn. Shana Youngdahl’s debut col lection of poetr y, Histor y, Advice, and Other Half-Truths, w il l be published in spring 2013 by Stephen F. Austin Universit y Press. The authors’ book s w i l l be avai lable for sale and signing. Free!
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View of Detro it , 1794, Bur ton Hi stor i ca l Col lect i on , Detro i t Pu bl ic L i b rar y.
DETROIT: THEN AND NOW April 9 Location to be announced In public di sc ussi o n s ab o u t th e c u r rent state an d f uture prosp ec ts o f th e p ost-i n d ustr ial A m er i can c it y, Detro i t i s o f ten v i ewed as a p o tent ial l y f r u i tf u l test case or f r ighten i ng cau t i o nar y tal e. Co m mu n i t y memb er s an d acad em i c par tn ers are i n search fo r w ays to bui l d co n str u c t i ve change o n th e g ro u n d and shap e p osi t i ve v i si o n s fo r th e c i t y ’s resi d ents. Through a reco n str u c t i o n o f ear l y Detro i t i n th e f ir st A mer ican d ecad es w i th a fo c us o n th e ro l e o f slaver y, thi s p resentat i o n co n si d ers w h eth er u n d erstanding Detro i t th en can h el p to shap e v i si o nar y think ing an d ac t i o n fo r Detro i t n ow.
Thi s Dav id No b l e Lec tu re i s p resented by Tiya Mi les, a pro fesso r at th e Un i versi t y o f Mi ch igan , a CL A alumna , an d a Mac A r thu r Fel l ow sh i p “gen i us g rant ” rec i p i ent. F r e e ! Time and location information will be available at cla.umn.edu/youareinvited
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SOMETHING ABOUT A BEAR April 11–21 | Stoll Thrust Theater, Rarig Center A w o r ld p rem iere by Constance Congdon , direc ted by Li sa Chan n er an d V lad i m i r R ov i ns k y, in par t n er shi p w ith Theatre Nov i Most , th i s b el oved R ussian f ai r y tal e i s set i n nor ther n Min n e sota . A udiences ages 8–80 w i l l d el ight i n i ts mag i c , musi c , hu m o r, and h ear t . Thi s p ro duc t ion i s a par t of Theatre A r ts & Dan ce’s R e-i mag i n i ng Co m muni t y A r ts Par t n er s hi ps (R i- C A P) prog ram. T i c k e t s r e q u i r e d .
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YOU ARE INVITED
Spring 2013 Event Highlights