SAINT MICHAEL'S COLLEGE

SPECIAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
1998 - 1999 ACADEMIC YEAR

Prepared by
Self-Study Committee

Sept'98  Oct'98  Nov'98   Dec'98  Jan'99  Feb'99   Mar'99  Apr'99  May'99  Jun'99
DATE SPEAKER TITLE OF TALK/EVENT SPONSORED BY

September 1998

Dr. Gertrude Reif, Professor, English & Women's Studies, Wesleyan University, Conn. "Seeing Nature Through [Ralph Waldo] Emerson's Eyes" SMC First Year Seminar
7
8,15,22,29 Rev. Paul Couture, SSE, Prof., SMC Religious Studies Dept. "The Church's Gospel of Mark" SMC's The Diane Foster Series and St. John Vianney Parish, South Burlington, VT
15 Peter Sirr, Irish Poet, Dublin, Director, Irish Writers' Centre Poetry Reading SMC English Department
21 The SMC Pontigny Society Hildegard of Bingen The SMC Pontigny Society
21 Dr. Dennis Frailey, Software Development Engineer, Raytheon Systems, Dallas "Software Engineering: A Golden Opportunity for All" SMC Computer Club
23

Marc vanderHeyden, SMC President and Robert Kenny, Vice President for Administration

The Edmundite Roots in France SMC "Food for Thought" Series
25

Dr. Janet Sheeran, SMC Provost 

"A Culture of Learning" SMC Academic Convocation
25

Dusty Miller, Ph.D., Professor, Psychology, Antioch University, Ohio

"Self-Harm: The Reenactment of Trauma" SMC Psychology Colloquium Series
30 Zenaida Mendez, Diversity Activist, Asst. to NY Congressman, Charles Rangel Globalization: Latinos in the U.S. Moving Toward the New Millenium Hispanic Heritage Month

October 1998

Rev. Paul Couture, SSE, Professor, SMC Religious Studies Dept.

"The Church's Gospel of Mark" SMC's The Diane Foster Series and St. John Vianney Parish, South Burlington, VT
6,13,20,27
7

Dr. John Izzi, SMC Philosophy Dept.

Giving the Impossible Gift SMC Faculty Colloquium Series in the Humanities
8

SMC Teaching Resource Committee

Generating and Sustaining Effective Discussion in the Classroom

SMC Teaching Resource Lunchtime Discussion

9

Johanna Sheehey-Jones

A Breast Health Presentation SMC Employee Wellness Committee
14

John Warshow, Winooski One Hydro Plant

"Two Hundred Year of Hydropower Technology in Winooski" Heritage Winooski Program and SMC
14

Cynthia Russell, Green Mountain Power Corporation

"Hydropower: A Greener Future" Heritage Winooski Program and SMC
15

Charles Kernaghan, Exe. Dir. of National Labor Committee, New York

Sweatshop Labor and The Global Economy: Demanding the Right to Know SMC Lecture Series
16

Janet Landman, Ph.D., Prof., Psychology Dept., Babson College, Mass.

The Crime and Punishment of Two Sixties Radicals: Or How Katherine Power Has Improved Upon Dostoevsky's Epilogue SMC Psychology Colloquium Series
19

The SMC Pontigny Society 

Hildegard of Bingen's "Secrets of Gods" The SMC Pontigny Society
19 & 20

Frank Cordelle, Photographer,
New Hampshire

Photographic Portraits: "Century" SMC Art Committee, Multicultural Student Affairs Office, Health Services, Student Resource Ctr., Employee Wellness Committee
20

Jonathan Harr, Author and Writer for The New Yorker

"A Civil Action" SMC Lecture Series and The Center for Social Science Research Seminar Series
21

Cantor Jerrold Held, Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington

"Jewish Cantorial Singing" SMC Lecture Series and Fine Arts Dept.
21

Linda Hogan, Native American Writer and Poet 

"Alive Nature: Reading and Conversation" Open Class and Informal Discussion SMC Multicultural Committee, English Dept., Trinity Peace & Justice Program, and Trillium
22

Simone DiPiero, Professor of English, Stanford University, and Poet

Talk on Swiss Sculptor, Alberto Giacometti The SMC Art Committee
25

Howard Dean and Ruth Dwyer, Candidates for Governor of Vermont

Town-Meeting Style, Live, Televised Debate SMC and WPTZ-Channel 5
26

Craig Holdrege, Author

"The Wholesome of Nature: A Phenomenological Approach to Science and The Natural World" SMC Lecture Series and First Year Seminar
28

Dr. Jeffrey Trumbower, SMC Religious Studies Dept.

"Prayer for the Non-Christian Dead in Late Antiquity and The Early Middle Ages: Divergent Paths in East and West" SMC Faculty Colloquium Series in the Humanities
28

Dr. John Bennett, Provost and V.P.A.A., Quinnipiac College

"A Collegial Ethic: The Importance of Hospitality" SMC Committee on Faith and Edmundite Trust Fund
29

Greg Delanty, Instructor, SMC English Dept., and Irish Poet

Poetry Reading from "The Hellbox" SMC and Local Programs to Fight Hunger, Poverty, and Homelessness

November 1998

Dr. Ray Hyman, Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon, and Author

"Psychics and Scientists" VT. Chapter of Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Society, SMC Biology Dept., Psychology Dept., and Lecture Series
1
2

Paula Suozzi, Associate Artistic Director, Milwaukee Skylight Opera Theater

"Stage Left or Right: How Do You Stage an Opera?" SMC Lecture Series and Fine Arts Dept.
2-4 Latin American Celebration "Day of the Dead" SMC Modern Languages Dept.
3

Rev. Paul Couture, SSE, Prof., SMC Religious Studies Dept.

"The Gospel of Mark" SMC's The Diane Foster Series and St. John Vianney Parish, South Burlington, VT
4

Mark Nathan Cohen, Professor, SUNY-Plattsburgh, and Author

"Where Are the Good Americans? An Examination of Contemporary American Values and the Misperceptions and Dangers They Pose" SMC Social Inequalities and Race Relations Classes
4

Dr. George Pinder, Professor, University of Vermont

"Scientific and Mathematical Underpinnings of 'A Civil Action'"

SMC Math Club and Math Department

4-7

Major Fall Theatre Production 

Moliere's "Tartuffe" (Richard Wilbur, Poet and Translator) SMC Fine Arts Dept.
5

David Dellinger, Peace Activist, Member of Chicago Seven

"A Life for Peace: Trying to Explore My Own Biography Honestly" SMC Peace and Justice Lecture Series
5

Dr. Bernard McGinn

Hildegard of Bingen The SMC Pontigny Society
5-8

The SMC Pontigny Society

The Greenest Branch: A Conference on the 900th Anniversary of the Birth of Hildegard of Bingen SMC, Trinity College, and UVM
6

Dr. Robert Warren, SMC  Professor, Chemistry Dept.

Chemistry Nobel Prize Nobel Prize Seminars
6

Dr. Sandy Karstens, SMC Professor, Physics Dept.

Physics Nobel Prize Nobel Prize Seminars
9

Kevin Dann, Author

"Muzzinabik and Manitou: Creating a Native American Spirituality" SMC First Year Seminar
10

SMC Teaching Resource Committee

Reflections on the Dewey Conference: "Educating for Ethical Decision Making and Social Responsibility" SMC Teaching Resource Committee Lunchtime Discussion
10

Werner Fornos, President, Population Institute

Population and The Environment SMC Sociology Department
11

Prof. Luis Quiroz, SMC Modern Languages Dept.

"Cervantes in Bolivia: 'Cervantes Wants to Be Mayor of La Paz' and 'Clavileno' (two plays by Guillermo Francovich)" SMC Faculty Colloquium Series in the Humanities
12

Dr. Joseph Nagyvary, Prof., Chemistry Dept., Texas A&M University, Violin Maker

"Decoding the Stradivarius: The Materials, the Sound, and the Mystique" Green Mountain American Chemical Society
13

Dr. Katherine Olgiati, Professor, SMC Chemistry Dept.

Medicine and Physiology Nobel Prize Nobel Prize Seminars
13

Dr. Sondra Solomon, Professor, Psychology Dept., UVM

"Face to Face: Resilience, Social Support, and Psychosocial Sequence for Women with Facial Distinctions" SMC Research in Psychology Colloquium Series
17

SMC Professors: Dr. Dameron, (History), Dr. Novotny (Political Science), Dr. Carvellas (Economics), Dr. Tumulty (Philosophy)

"Reflections on Karl Marx and the Communists Manifesto: 150 Years of Understanding and Misunderstanding" The Center for Social Science Research Seminar Series
18

Prof. James Case, SMC Philosophy Department

"Prudence Allen: A Look at Gender Complementarity" SMC Faculty Colloquium Series in the Humanities
18

Dr. William Wilson, Prof., SMC Political Science Dept.

"Reflections from the Free Trade Zone" SMC Food for Thought Series
19

Breast Cancer Awareness Presentation

"Celebration of Joanne Rathgeb: Continuing the Legacy" SMC Wellness Committee
24

Prof. Matt Hannah, Geography Dept., UVM

"Francis Walker and the Construction of the American Social Body: A Foucauldian Perspective" The Center for Social Science Research Seminar Series

December 1998

Jennifer Vincent, Instructor, SMC Economics Dept.

"Second Generation Immigrants: The Use of Means Tested Entitlement Programs" The Center for Social Science Research Seminar Series
1
1

Dr. Anne McConnell and Prof. Andrew Simon, SMC Modern Languages Dept.

Pedagogical Goals and Use of Information Technology in the Humanities SMC Library and Information Services
1

Dr. Dorothy Williams, Director, SMC Multicultural Student Affairs

"Racial Legacies" Dialogue and Film: "Why Can't We Talk About Race?" SMC Multicultural Committee
1

Dr. Kenneth Liebman, Chiropractor, Colchester, VT

Neuro-Emotional Chiropractic Technique SMC Wellness Committee Lunchbunch
3

SMC Teaching Resource Committee

"Classroom Redesign: What Kind of Facilities Do We Need to Teach Well?" SMC Teaching Resource Committee Lunchtime Discussion
3

SMC School of International Studies and Modern Languages Dept.

Christmas Festival Around the World SMC School of Int'l. Studies, Modern Languages Dept., Multicultural Student Affairs Office, Alianza, and Martin Luther King Society
4

Dr. Nona Lyons, Professor, Education Dept., Dartmouth College, and Author

"Creating a Learner's Portfolio in Psychology Classes: A Workshop" SMC Psychology Colloquium Series
4

SMC Annual Christmas Concert

"Lessons and Carols" SMC Fine Arts Dept.
6

Natasha Koval Paden,  SMC Fine Arts (Music) Department

Piano Concert: Chopin, DeBussy, and Liszt's "Tarantella" SMC Fine Arts Dept. and Partners of the Americas Vermont/Hondura
9

Beth Baldwin

Natural Vision Improvement SMC Wellness Committee Lunchbunch
9-11

Peter Sampieri and Tom Ryan, SMC Students

The Play, "The Gregory" SMC Fine Arts Dept.
10

SMC Peace and Justice Class

50th Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights SMC Peace and Justice Class
14

SMC Chamber Music Classes

"Chamber Music From Then to Now" SMC Chamber Music Classes
15

SMC Professors: Dr. V. Bolduc (Sociology) and Dr. H. Kessel (Economics)

"Vermont Population Alliance Survey" Vermont Public Radio, Bob Kinzel's Switchboard Program
January 1999

SMC Teaching Resource Committee and Curriculum Committee

Pedagogy Day 1999 SMC Teaching Resource Committee and the Curriculum Committee
8
13

Laura Brown, Purple Shutter Herbs

Introduction to the Use of Herbs SMC Wellness Committee Lunchbunch
17

Dr. David Mindich, Professor, SMC Journalism Department

"Just the Facts: How 'Objectivity'  Came to Define American Journalism" Vermont Public Radio, Bob Kinzel's Switchboard Program
18

The SMC Pontigny Society

John Polkinghorne's Book, "Beyond The Science" SMC Pontigny Society
18

Dr. Dorothy Williams, Director, SMC Multicultural Student Affairs

Martin Luther King's Saying: "Evil Flourishes When Good People Do Nothing" SMC Food for Thought Committee
19

Dr. Jeffrey Ayres, Professor, SMC Political Science Department

"Defining Conventional Wisdom: Canadian Opposition to NAFTA" The Center for Social Science Research Seminar Series
21

Judy Richardson, Civil Rights Activist and Producer

"In the Trenches of the Civil Rights Movement" Martin Luther King 7th Annual Convocation, Martin Luther King Society, SMC Lecture Series, and SMC Multicultural Committee
22

Dr. Bowman Miller, Visiting Professor, Middlebury College

"Current Economic and Political Issues in the European Community" SMC Political Science Dept. and School of International Studies
26

SMC Ad Hoc Committee of Faith, Spiritual Journey, and the Intellectual Life

"Education as Spiritual Transformation" SMC Religious Studies Dept. and Graduate Theology Dept.
26

Dr. Kathleen Burke, Prof., Hobart & William Smith College

"Investing in Children's Human Capital in Tanzania: Does Long Term Adult Illness Play a Role?" SMC Economics Department Lecture Series
27

Dr. John Kenney, Dean of SMC, and Professor, SMC Religious Studies Dept.

"St. Augustine and the Impeachment of Philosophy" SMC Faculty Colloquium Series in the Humanities
27

Dr. Frank Landry '82, Fletcher Allen Hospital Internist

"Men's General Health Issues" SMC Employees Wellness Committee
28

Kyle Dodson, Coordinator of SMC Academic Internships

Discussion of The Film, "Skin Deep" SMC Multicultural Committee Luncheon

February 1999

Dr. Jill Hendrickson, Professor, University of the South at Sewanee

"The Impact of Bank Failures on Local Bank Pricing Decisions" SMC Economics Department Lecture Series
2
2

SMC Committee on Spirituality and The Intellectual Life

Open Discussion on Faith, Spirituality and The Intellectual Life SMC Committee on Spirituality and The Intellectual Life
3

Dr. Royal Hartigan '68, Percussionist Musician, and His Ensemble

"Jazz Extravaganza: A Celebration of African and World Music" SMC Martin Luther King Jr. Society
4

Dr. Adrian Languasco, Professor, SMC Modern Languages Dept.

"The Doge's Palace in Venice" SMC Faculty Colloquium Series in the Humanities
8

Dr. Alina Zapalska, Professor, Marshall University

"The Market Game: Interactive Learning Through Market Simulation" SMC Economics Department Lecture Series
8 & 9

Bliss Broyard, Author, Brooklyn, NY

Reading from her Fiction and Open Class SMC Lecture Series
9

Dr. Aostre Johnson, Professor, SMC Education Department

"Diverse Perspectives on Spirituality in Education" The Center for Social Science Research Seminar Series
10

Dr. Douglas Slaybaugh, Professor, SMC History Department

"Courtship and Engagement in Progressive Era America: The Case of Frances Cochran and Laurence MacDaniels" SMC Faculty Colloquium Series in the Humanities
10

Layla Bringas, Manager, Star Root Aromatherapy

Introduction to Aromatherrapy SMC Wellness Committee Lunchbunch
11

SMC Teaching Resource Committee

"I Want a Better Grade!"

SMC Teaching Resource Committee Lunchtime Discussion

12

Dr. Jill McLean Taylor, Prof., Psychology, Simmons College

"Between Voice and Silence: Women and Girls, Race and Relationship" SMC Psychology Colloquium Series
14

Village Harmony, VT Choir

New England, South African, and Balkan Village Songs, and Beatus Vir by Marc-Antoine Charpentier SMC 1999 Spring Concert Series
15

The SMC Pontigny Society 

John Polkinghorne's, "Beyond Silence" The SMC Pontigny Society Series
16

Dr. Ke-wen Wang, Professor, SMC History Department, Xiaoqing Xu, and Yuling Qu, Visiting Professors

"Higher Education in China: Past and Present" The Center for Social Science Research Seminar Series
19

SMC Women's Caucus and Human Resources Department

"SMC's Evolution as a Family-Friendly Workplace" SMC Women's Caucus and Human Resources Department
22

Rev. Paul Couture, SSE, Prof., SMC Religious Studies Dept.

Adult Faith Religious Series for Lenten Season: Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ SMC Office of Campus Ministry and St. John Vianney Parish, South Burlington
23

Mark Nelson, Director, Project Links

Multimedia Presentation of Africa SMC Wellness Committee Lunchbunch Series
24

William Post, Esq., Gravel & Shea

Wills, Trusts, and Powers of Attorney SMC Wellness Committee Lunchbunch Series
25

Linda Coffin, SMC Health Services Office

"Coping With Stress" SMC Wellness Committee Lunchbunch Series

March 1999

Rev. Paul Couture, SSE, Prof., SMC Religious Studies Dept.

Adult Faith Religious Series for Lenten Season: Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ SMC Office of Campus Ministry and St. John Vianney Parish, South Burlington
1,8,15
2

SMC Committee on Faith, Spiritual Journey and the Intellectual Life

Religious Diversity and Spiritual Identity SMC Committee on Faith, Spiritual Journey and The Intellectual Life
2

Dr. Thomas Acker

"But How Do They See Us?: Anglos As They Are Portrayed in Hispanic Literature" SMC Modern Languages Lecture Series
3

Anita Nadeau, Four Seasons Garden Center

"Introduction to Bonsai" SMC Wellness Committee Lunchbunch Series
4

Dr. Donna Bozzone, Professor, SMC Biology Department

"Making Choices: Organisms in the History of Biology" SMC Faculty Colloquium Series in the Humanities
4

Professors William Grover and John Hughes, SMC Political Science Department

"Post-Impeachment Politics" SMC Political Science Club and Faculty for Social Justice
4

James A. Murray, Ph.D., Professor, Biology, Colby College

"Don't Go With the Flow: Neural Basis of Orientation to Water Flow in a Marine Snail" SMC Biology Department Lecture Series
4

Martha Sue Collins, Poet and Author

"Buckhouse" SMC "March Madness" Poetry and Prose Series
4

SMC Student Health Services and Student Resource Center

"The Perfection Trap" SMC Student Health Services and Student Resource Center
4

Vermont Higher Education Day

International Programs: "Higher Education Enriches Vermont" SMC School of International Studies
8

Dr. James Davidson, Professor, Sociology Dept., Purdue Univ.

"The Search for Common Ground: What Unites and Divides Catholic Americans" SMC Campus Ministry and Office of Catholic Formation, Diocese of Burlington
9

Dr. Se Young Bae, Visiting Professor, SMC Economics Dept., from Konyang University, South Korea

"Perspiration Rather Than Inspiration: The Lessons from the Asian Economic Crisis" The Center for Social Science Research Seminar Series
9

Carol Anshaw, Author, Vermont College and The School of Art, Chicago

Reading and Open Class SMC "March Madness" Poetry and Prose Series, Lecture Series, and English Department
10

Mimi Wyche, Actress

"Eaten Alive" (Eating Disorders)

SMC Student Health Services and Student Resource Center

10

SMC Teaching Resource Committee

"Student Incivility II: Institutional and Individual Prophylaxis and Intervention" SMC Teaching Resource Committee Lunchtime Discussion
10

SMC Campus Ministry "Food for Thought"

SMC Students and Faculty on Their Experiences During a Recent Visit to Haiti SMC Campus Ministry, Food for Thought Series
10

Dr. David Hitchcock

"The Artist Through the Looking Glass: Francisco Nieva's Salvator Rosa" SMC Modern Languages Lecture Series
11

Dr. Carolyn Lukens-Olson

"Cervantes, Rhetoric and the Heroics of Persuasion" SMC Modern Languages Lecture Series
11

Adam C. Hall, Ph.D., Prof.,  Biology Dept., Mount Holyoke College

"Photic Resetting of the Mammalian Circadian Clock" SMC Biology Department Lecture Series
12

Rodney Hesinger, Ph.D., Univ. of Pennsylvania

"Insidious Murders of Female Innocence: Representations of Masculinity in the Seduction Tales of the Late 18th Century" SMC History Department
12

Norah Feeny, Ph.D., Director, Rape & Crime Victims Program, Philadelphia, PA

"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Prolonged Exposure as Therapy" SMC Psychology Colloquium Series
12

SMC Wind and Jazz Ensemble,  Dr. Paul LeClair, Director, Prof., SMC Fine Arts Department

Dessert Concert SMC Fine Arts Department
12

Vince Bolduc (SMC Sociology), Jerry Flanagan (SMC Admissions), and Anna Patnode (SMC student)

"Trivializing Religious Belief: Why Some SMC Catholics are Worried" SMC Multicultural Committee Lunchtime Discussion
15

Dr. Arthur (Guy) Zajonc, Professor, Physics, Amherst College

"Finding Common Ground Between Spirituality and Science" SMC Committee on Faith, Spiritual Journey and The Intellectual Life
15

Walter Stephens, Professor, French & Italian, Dartmouth College

"Witchcraft and Religious Belief in Early Modern Western Europe" The Humanities Program Lecture Series and SMC History Department
15

Dr. Lydia Nakashima Degarrod, Chilean Anthropologist, Univ. of CA,  Berkeley

"Imagining the Land of Beauty and Goodness: Painting Mapuche Indians Dreams of Heaven" SMC Edmundite Trust Fund and SMC Religious Studies Department
15

The SMC Pontigny Society 

John Polkinghorne's "Beyond Science" The SMC Pontigny Society
15

1999 Russian Film Series

Video: "The Inner Circle"

SMC Modern Languages Department (The Russian Program)

16

V. Bolduc (SMC Sociology), Jerry Flanagan (SMC Admissions), and Anna Patnode (SMC student) (repeated discussion)

"Trivializing Religious Belief: Why Some SMC Catholics are Worried" SMC Multicultural Committee Lunchtime Discussion
17

Dr. Susan Ouellette, Prof., SMC History Department

"The Saga of Horace and Jane: Marriage and Fidelity and the Gospel of Love in 19th Century New York" SMC Faculty Colloquium Series in the Humanities
18

Matthew Sweeney, Poet,  London

Reading and Open Class SMC "March Madness" Poetry and Prose Series, Lecture Series, and English Department
19

Dr. Bernard McGinn, Prof., Historical Theology, Univ. of Chicago

"Imagining the Last Judgment" SMC History Dept., Dean's Office; 8th Annual Norbert A. Kuntz Memorial Lecture in History
20

Darlene Worth, Director of   Curriculum, South Burlington School District, Vermont

"Teaching" SMC Kappa Delta Pi Initiation
22

Rev. Sandy and Margy Zabriskie, (Ret.) Episcopal Priest and Wife

"The Human Tragedy of Hurricane Mitch: Why the Poor Suffer Most in Natural Disaster" SMC Campus Ministry Food for Thought Series
22

1999 Russian Film Series

Video: "Burnt By the Sun"

SMC Modern Languages Department (The Russian Program)

22

Dr. William Grover, Professor, SMC Political Science Dept.

Mock Presidential Election SMC Political Science Department
22

Prof. Diane Larsen-Freeman, SMC School of Int'l. Studies

"A Three Dimensional Model of Grammar" SMC 1999 Language, Learning and Teaching Lecture Series
22

Sr. Miriam Ward, SMC Religious Studies Dept.

Discussion of the Film: "Romero" (Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez) SMC Religious Studies Department and Modern Languages Department
23

Dave Lippman, Political Satirist

Political Satire SMC Political Science Club
23

Professors Vince Bolduc (SMC Sociology Dept.), and Herb Kessel (SMC Economics Dept.)

"Population and the Environment: Public Perspectives and the Missing Link" The Center for Social Science Research Seminar Series
24

Sr. Miriam Ward, SMC Religious Studies Dept.

Discussion of the Film: "Romero" (Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez) SMC Religious Studies Department and Modern Languages Department
24

Dr. Jeffrey Galper, M.D.

Discuss and Demonstrate the Rolfing Method of Massage SMC Wellness Committee Lunchbunch Series
25

Dr. John Kenney, Dean, and Professor, SMC Religious Studies

"St. Augustine and the Impeachment of Philosophy" SMC Faculty Colloquium Series in the Humanities
25

Eamon Grennan, Poet and Prof., English Dept., Vassar College

Reading and Open Class SMC "March Madness" Poetry and Prose Series, Lecture Series, and English Department
28

Paul Orgel, Pianist, Shelburne, VT

Piano Concert: Schubert, Beethoven and Chopin SMC 1999 Spring Concert Series
28

Japanese Culture Celebration

"Matsuri 99"

SMC School of International Studies and the Japan-American Society

29

1999 Russian Film Series

Video: "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears" SMC Modern Languages Department (The Russian Program)
29

Andre Gladu, Documentary Filmmaker, Quebec

Discussion of the Film: "Liberty Street Blues" SMC Modern Languages Department
30

Andre Gladu, Documentary Filmmaker, Quebec

Discussion of the Film: "Le Feu Sacré" SMC Modern Languages Department

April
1999

"Anne Frank: A History for Today"

Traveling Exhibit: "Let Us Never Forget" Saint Michael's College and Burlington City Arts
1 - 30
1

SMC Professors: G. Dameron (History), C. Root (English), and P. Tumulty (Philosophy)

Round-Table Discussion about Essay: "The Market-Model University (or College): The Crisis Confronting the Humanities" SMC Faculty Colloquium Series in the Humanities
7

SMC Teaching Resource Committee

"Burnout" SMC Teaching Resource Committee Lunchtime Discussion Series
7

Becky Arnold and Renee Bittner

"Wellness with Magnetic and Far-Infared Energy" SMC Wellness Committee Lunchbunch Series
8

Dr. Aostre Johnson, Prof.,  SMC Education Department

Discussion on Spirituality and Education SMC Committee on Faith, Spirituality, and The Intellectual Life
9

Jim Howden, Mosaique Educational Consultants

"Making Cooperative Learning Work For You and Your Students" SMC 1999 Language, Learning and Teaching Lecture Series
9

Members of Vermont Aikedo

Introduction to the Art of Aikedo SMC Wellness Committee Lunchbunch Series
12

Dr. Evangelina Stefanakis, Harvard University Lecture

"Multiple Intelligences: A Theory in Action" SMC 1999 Language, Learning and Teaching Series
12

SMC Women's Caucus and Human Resources Dept.

"Creative and Collective Solutions: Sick Days, Half Days, Snow Days and School Vacations" SMC Work and Family Issues Discussion Series
13

Dr. Patricia Siplon, Professor, SMC Political Science Dept.

"Activism for the Future: Using the  Internet to Reshape Grassroots Political Organizing" The Center for Social Science Research Seminar Series
13

Andrew Tangalos, U.S. Foreign and Commercial Service Office, Retired

International Marketing SMC Business Department
13

Zhang Yimou Film Series

Video: "Red Sorghum" SMC History Department
14

Julie Goschalk, Psychotherapist,   Boston, MA

"Crossing the Abyss: When a Daughter of Holocaust Survivors Meets Children of Nazis" SMC Annual Rabbi Max B. Wall Lecture
14-17

Major Spring Theatre Production

"Once On This Island" SMC Fine Arts Department
15

Dr. John Engels, Professor, SMC English Department

"Voices From Exile and Monologues After Eden" SMC Faculty Colloquium Series in the Humanities
15

Lance Richbourg, Professor, SMC Fine Arts Department

Drawings for Elaine Segal's Book, "She Loves You" SMC Fine Arts Department
15

Matt Daily (HIV Positive)

"Come Hear the Truth About AIDS"

The Women of the AIDS Awareness House at SMC

16

Claire Golomb, Ph.D., Professor, Psychology Dept., Univ. of Mass., Boston

"Old and New Approaches to the Study of Pretense Play" SMC Psychology Colloquium Series
19

Dr. Terryl Kinder

"Pontigny and The Cistercian Heritage" SMC Food for Thought Series
20

Dr. Terryl Kinder

Slide Lecture: "Images of Pontigny" SMC Food for Thought Series
21

Zhang Yimou Film Series

Video: "To Live" SMC History Department
21

Dr. Gilbert Meilaender, Prof., Theology Dept., Valparaiso Univ.

"Cloning: The Reason to Worry" John Templeton Foundation and American Scientific Affiliation Lectures
21

Dr. John Haas, President, National Catholic Bioethics Center, Boston, MA

"Catholic Reflections on Cloning" John Templeton Foundation and American Scientific Affiliation Lectures
21

Dr. Marion Pritchard, Psychologist, and Rescuer

"Jewish Children in Nazi Europe" Connected to: "Anne Frank Exhibit"
21

Dr. Patrick Crowley, Professor, Economics Dept., Middlebury College

"EMU and the Euro: Background and Prospects" SMC Annual Honor Society in Economics Lecture
22

Alison Bechdel, Cartoonist 

"Dykes to Watch Out For: The Slideshow!" SMC ALLY Group
22

Liam Mahony, Author

"Standing in Harm's Way: Pragmatic Non-Violence Confronts Organized Terror" SMC and Peace Brigades International
26

Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Prof., Islamic Studies, George Washington University

"Religion and the Order of Nature" SMC 2nd Annual Donald J. Sutherland Lecture in the Liberal Arts
27

Roger Kilbourn, Exe. Dir., Vermont World Trade Office

International Marketing SMC Business Department
27

Town Meeting '99: A Celebration of Community Leaders

"Our Community: Striving Toward a Common Goal" SMC Multicultural Committee, President's Office, & Multicultural Student Affairs Office
27

Joan Guyotte and Daniel Grant, SMC Students

Student Concert: Broadway, Opera and Folksongs SMC Fine Arts Department
28

Dr. Frank Nicosia, Professor,  SMC History Department

Holocaust Discussion and Multicultural Luncheon Multicultural SMC Committee
28

Debby Patterson, SMC Campus Ministry

"Wellness and Spirituality: The Faith Connection" SMC Wellness Committee Lunchbunch Series
30

Evy Smith

Reflexology Workshop

SMC Wellness Committee Lunchbunch Series

May
1999

Meredith Monk, Composer, Singer, Choreographer, Filmmaker and Director, and her Vocal Ensemble

"The Monk Model" Workshop "A Celebration Service" SMC and The Flynn Theatre
1
2

Paul Orgel, Pianist; Daniel Marcy, Tenor; Steven Klimowski, Clarinetist; Thomas Read, Composer & Violinist; Elizabeth Metcalfe, Pianist

Chamber Music Program of Beethoven, Brahms, Cage and Schubert SMC 1999 Spring Concert Series
7

Dr. David Mindich, Professor, SMC Journalism Department

"Just the Facts: How 'Objectivity' Came to Define American Journalism" C-Span Close Up Program
9

Wayne Meisel, Founder of COOL, "Campus Outreach Opportunity League"

Commencement Lecture 92nd SMC Commencement Exercises
11

SMC Self-Study Committee

Discussion of Campus-Wide Survey SMC Self-Study Committee
12

Cheryl Keene, Professor, Antioch University, Ohio

"Common Fire: Lives of Commitment  in a Complex World" SMC Committee on Faith, Spiritual Journey, and The Intellectual Life
13

Cheryl Keene, Professor, Antioch University, Ohio

Faculty/Staff Retreat: "Focusing on Clarifying and Deepening Commitments in our Personal and Work Lives" SMC Committee on Faith, Spiritual Journey, and The Intellectual Life
27

Dr. Edward Mahoney, Associate Dean and Professor, SMC Religious Studies Department

Health Care Ethics Vermont Public Radio, Bob Kinzel's Switchboard Program
June
1999
 

 

 

 

 

"David Herlihy e la storia della Toscana del tardo medioevo e rinascimento: ricordo di uno storico e prospettive di ricerca" Convegno internazionale al Centro di studi sulla civiltà del tardo medioevo San Miniato

Saint Michael's College, Fondazione centro studi civiltà del tardo medioevo San Miniato and Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund Special Project Grant

23-25
Giuliano Pinto, University of Florence, James Powell, Syracuse University, and Lucio Riccetti,  Orvieto;

S.R. Epstein, London School of Economics, Sergio Tognetti, and Samuel Kline Cohn, Jr., Univ. of Glasgow;

Maria Ginatempo, Siena, George Dameron, Saint Michael's College, and James Banker, North Carolina State University;

Charles de la Roncière, University of Aix-en-Provence, Duane Osheim, University of Virginia, and Maria Luisa Ceccarelli Lemut, University of Pisa;

Edward English, University of California, Santa Barbara and William Connell, Seton Hall University;

Laura De Angelis, University of Florence, Margery Ganz, Spelman College, and Carol Lansing, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara;

Christiane Klapisch-Zuber, Ecole des Hautes Etudes, Paris, Thomas Keuhn, Clemson University, and Katharine Gill, Boston College;

John Henderson, Cambridge Univ., Daniel Bornstein, Texas A&M University, and Maureen Miller, Hamilton College;

Anna Benvenuti, University of Florence, William Bowsky, Univ. of California, Davis, Maureen Miller, Hamilton College, Daniel Bornstein, Texas A&M Univ., and Katharine Gill, Boston College.

"David Herlihy: lo storico e il suo lascito"

 

"Storia economica: la crisi del tardo medioevo e rinascimento"

 

"Storia economica: fisco e debito"

 

 

"Famiglia, comunità, e signoria nel contado"

 

 

"Stato, comune, e territorio"

 

 

"La formazione della stato"

 

 

"Demografia, famiglia, e donne"

 

 

"Istituzioni ecclesiastiche in città e contado"

 

 

"Tavola Rotonda: La Religione civica"

 

 

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