Thursday, 25 Mar 2010
Presentation: The Art of Becoming AWARE
David Williamson, from Ogden, Iowa, is the collaborating artist for a creative art series currently on display at Parks Library. The sculptures from this series are all created from trash collected by volunteers from Project AWARE, an annual statewide river clean-up project. The series also includes collaborative poems and songs. The artist will give a talk at 3:15pm followed by an interpretive tour of the artwork and informal discussion.
Robert Stewart Distinguished Lecture
"Precise Documentation: The Key to Better Software," David Lorge Parnas, professor emeritus, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; and University of Limerick, Ireland.
Works in Progress Lecture Series
"The Roma: Precarious Dwelling in the Eternal City," presentation by Karen Bermann, associate professor of architecture. The Works in Progress Lecture Series brings together faculty from the Colleges of Design and Liberal Arts and Sciences to speak informally about their work. All are welcome to attend.
Lecture: An Alternative to the War on Terror
Tom Cordaro, the author of Be Not Afraid: An Alternative to the War on Terror, has been involved with faith-based peace and justice work for over 30 years as a local, regional and national organizer. He was named as an Ambassador of Peace by Pax Christi USA, a national Catholic peace and justice organization, and he is a member of the Pax Christi Anti-Racism Team.