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Past Events
2008
2007
Lynn Davidman: Religious Disaffiliation and the Transformation of Bodily Practices
Thursday, October 11, 7 p.m.
Grewen Auditorium
Lynn Davidman is a professor of Judaic studies, American civilization and gender studies at Brown University. She has written extensively about women and religion, women and Judaism and gender and religion, including “Tradition in a Rootless World: Women Turn to Orthodox Judaism” (University of California Press, 1991). Her forthcoming book is titled "Leaving Home: Exiting Orthodox Judaism in Israel and the United States." For more information, call (315) 445-4385.
Professor Davidman's visit is sponsored by the religious studies department with additional support from the Sociology Club, the O'Connell Professorship, and the gender and women's studies program.
Lecture: Medical Anthropology in Practice Around the World
"Integrating Anthropology and Epidemiology on the Roof of the World, at the Bottom of the World, and Around the World: Applied Medical Anthropology in Practice; Experiences from Antarctica, Tibet, Africa, and Latin America"
Timothy De Ver Dye, Ph.D.
Friday, October 12, 2:30 p.m.
Reilley Room, Reilly Hall
Professor Timothy Dye is vice president of global health systems for Axios International, a company specializing in health care systems, and an adjunct professor of community and preventative medicine at the University of Rochester. He specializes in global health affairs and is the founding director of several academic organizations and centers, including: the Women’s and Children’s Health Care Research Center at the State University of New York’s Upstate Medical University, the Division of Public Health at the University of Rochester, and the Center for Global Health at the University of Rochester.
The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Anthropology Club, the Le Moyne College Cultural Competence Initiative, funded through the Bureau of Health Professions, HRSA Grant D57HP05130, and the Center for Peace and Global Studies.
For more information, call 445-4479.
Le Moyne College to be Host Site for World Food Day Teleconference
Le Moyne College will join in a worldwide teleconference on hunger and poverty on World Food Day, Tuesday, October 16, from noon - 3 p.m. in the Reilley Room. The theme of the three-hour program, which will be broadcast live from Washington, D.C., is "Climate: Changes, Challenges and Consequences."
The overwhelming majority of the world's climate scientists are convinced that the Earth is in the midst of a period of potentially severe climate change caused by the activities of mankind. This year's World Food Day Teleconference will examine the many crosscutting issues of global climate change and the potentially disastrous consequences for the millions of poor and chronically undernourished people. Avoiding this looming crisis will require immediate and farsighted action by all nations.
The first hour of the teleconference will feature interviews with three international experts on issues of climate, the environment and agriculture: Suzanne Hunt, an independent consultant and authority on the topic of bioenergy issues; Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig, senior research scientist and leader of the Climate Impacts Group at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies at Columbia University; and Dr. Stephen Schneider, professor of interdisciplinary environmental studies and civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University and a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Moderating the event will be PBS senior correspondent Ray Suarez. Two documentary films, "The Millennium Development Goals" and "The Ecological Footprint," will be shown in the second hour. The third hour will be a live call-in show between host sites and the panel.
Continuing education credits for teleconference participation will be provided through Marywood University for interested clergy and social service professionals. The American Dietetic Association gives 3 CEUS for registered dietitians and dietetic technicians, and the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences has approved three Professional Development Units (PDUS) for its members.
For more information, call Lawrence Tanner at 445-4537 or visit the event Web site.
http://www.worldfooddayusa.org/
Kiskis Lecture: "Domestic Twain: How Sam Clemens' Domestic Sphere Affected His Work"
Tuesday, October 2, 6 p.m.
Reilley Room, Reilly Hall
Dr. Michael Kiskis of Elmira College, editor of “Mark Twain's Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review,” will present a paper titled "Domestic Twain: How Sam Clemens' Domestic Sphere affected his work." He will particularly address Twain's complicated response to the cult of domesticity in nineteenth-century America, as well as his response to the emerging issue of child abuse.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
Don Winkelmann, Woodrow Wilson Scholar
Thursday, April 12th, Grewen Auditorium at 7 p.m.
Don Winkelmann, Former Chairman, Technical Advisory Committee, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
Topics: Immigration into the U.S.; resolving developing country poverty through sustainable agriculture; the effects of agriculture on the environment—managing better from Kansas to Kenya; genetically modified organisms, poverty, ethics—recognizing the potentials and the trade-offs; globalization—upsides and downsides.
Le Moyne Hosts Presentation on Crisis in Darfur
As part of a semester-long focus on the topic of genocide, Le Moyne College’s film program and the Center for Peace and Global Studies will present a video, lecture and discussion on Tuesday, March 13, from 4 – 5:45 p.m., in Grewen Auditorium.
Dr. Darius Oliha Makuja, professor of religious studies, will speak on “Avoiding Using the ‘G’ Word in Darfur: A Moral Dilemma for the International Community.” In addition, a video from an episode of “Now” with Bill Moyers will be shown dealing with the crisis in Darfur followed by discussion led by Makuja.
The presentation is free and open to the public.
Le Moyne College will host a talk by Donald J. Planty, former ambassador to Guatemala, on Wednesday, February 21, at 7 p.m. in Grewen Auditorium. His talk is titled “The U.S. Policy in Latin America: Good Neighbor or Bad?”
The event is sponsored by the Center for Peace and Global Studies at Le Moyne and is free and open to the public.
Le Moyne College will host a visit by Rwandan Paul Rusesabagina on Thursday, February 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the Palace Theater on James Street. His talk is titled “A Lesson Yet to be Learned.”
Rusesabagina’s visit is sponsored by the film program and the Center for Peace and Global Studies at Le Moyne, along with OFRC, Le Moyne Student Programming Board, African-American History Month Committee, the O'Connell Professorship, gender and women’s studies, the Film Club, the Political Science Academy, the political science department, the Honors Program, the Lecture Committee, the religious studies department, the history department, and the philosophy department. For more information, call 445-4292.
The Syracuse Chapter of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, and Le Moyne College will host two talks by anthropologist Diane Gifford-Gonzalez on Friday, February 16, at 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Both lectures will be held in Grewen Auditorium on the Le Moyne campus.
The lecture is co-sponsored by the Center for Urban and Regional
Applied Research, the Center for Peace and Global Studies, the
developing Center for the Study of Environmental Change at Le Moyne and
the lecture committee.
2006
Great Decisions Lecture Series to be Held at Corinthian Club
Le Moyne College and The George and Rebecca Barnes Foundation will present the Great Decisions lecture series to begin Thursday, September 14, at the Corinthian Club (930 James Street).
The Corinthian Club served as home to Le Moyne’s first graduation class of 1951 while the college’s campus was being built. Faculty from Le Moyne will present each of the lectures in commemorating the College’s 60th anniversary.
Lectures include:
September 14: India and China: Competition and Cooperation
(presenter: Bernard Arogyaswamy, professor of business administration)
September 28: Human rights in the age of terrorism
(presenter: Jennifer Glancy, professor of religious studies)
October 12: Dealing with Iran
(presenter: Barron Boyd, professor of political science and director of the Center for Peace & Global Studies)
October 26: The energy policy conundrum
(presenter: Harjit Arora, professor of economics)
November 9: Brazil: invented pasts and hoped-for futures
(presenter: Bruce Erickson, professor of history)
November 30: Turkey: on Europe’s verge
(presenter: Stamatios Kyrkos, assistant professor of physics)
All lectures begin at 5:30 p.m. (followed by cocktails at 6:30 p.m.)
(Dinner, a la carte, is available after the lecture; reservations are required.)
The lectures are open to the public, but seating is limited and requires advance registration: 315-422-2445 or 422-9918
Cost: $10 per lecture ($50 advance payment for all lectures)
In addition, a resource book is available, which provides in-depth background, current policies and alternative policy options. (Cost is $15 and must be ordered by 9/1/06.)
Great Decisions is a Global Affairs Education Program developed to engage citizens in learning about the world. The Corinthian Club, home to The George and Rebecca Barnes Foundation, promotes an exchange of ideas and information through discussion and programs sponsored and supported by its members.
Award-Winning Poet to Read at Le Moyne College
Acclaimed poet, essayist and teacher Naomi Shihab Nye will read from her work at Le Moyne College on Monday, September 18, at 6:30 p.m. in Grewen Auditorium.
Nye was born to a Palestinian father and American mother and grew up in St. Louis, Jerusalem and San Antonio. Drawing on her Palestinian-American heritage, the cultural diversity of her home in Texas, and her experiences traveling in many parts of the world including Asia and the Middle East, Nye uses her writing to attest to our shared humanity.
Nye is the author and/or editor of more than 20 volumes. Her books of poetry include “19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East,” “Red Suitcase,” “Words Under Words,” “Fuel” and “You & Yours” (2005). She has been a Lannan Fellow, Guggenheim Fellow, and a Wittner Bynner Fellow (Library of Congress). Nye has received, among other honors, a Lavan Award from the Academy of American Poets, four Pushcart Prizes, and numerous awards and citations for her children’s literature, including two Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards and the Isabella Gardner Poetry Award for 2005 for “You & Yours.” Her collection “19 Varieties of Gazelle” was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her work has been presented on National Public Radio on such shows as “A Prairie Home Companion” and “The Writer’s Almanac.” She has been featured on two PBS Poetry Specials: “The Language of Life with Bill Moyers” and “The United States of Poetry” and also appeared on “NOW with Bill Moyers.”
The reading is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Center for Peace and Global Studies and the Rev. Kevin G. O'Connell, S.J., Professorship in the Humanities. For more information, call 492-2082.
The Center for Peace and Global Studies to Host Author Philip J. Hilts
The Center for Peace and Global Studies will host Philip J. Hilts, author of six books, and prize-winning health and science reporter for both the New York Times and the Washington Post. His most recent book, "RX for Survival" has just been published in conjunction with a six-part series on Public Television. Hilts' talk,"Hope and Hazard: Globalization and Human Health," will cover the "big picture" on health, wealth, and national interest. He will specifically address bird flu and other pandemic diseases, such as AIDS in Africa. This event will be Friday, October 6 at 7 p.m. in Grewen Auditorium and is free and open to the public.
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Angelo D'Agostino, SJ Receives Honorary Degree
Angelo D'Agostino, SJ will be receiving an Honorary Degree from Le Moyne on Monday, October 2 at 7 p.m. in the Panasci Chapel. The title of his keynote address will be
"The Present Plight of Orphans in Africa and the Future Catastrophe of 40 million by 2015." This event is sponsored by the President's Office and the Center for Peace and Global Studies.
Alumni, Dr. Bernard "Ben" Stancati '76 Visits LeMoyne
Retired United States Air Force Colonel and adjunct professor at both Colorado Technical University and Webster University's Denver campus will visit LeMoyne College Monday, October 23rd- Wednesday, October 25th. He will present a lecture entitled "The Canada-US Bi-National Planning Group: Bridging a Gap in a Defense and Security Partnership" at 2:30p.m. in GH 417 on Tuesday, October 24. Sponsored by The Center for Peace and Global Studies.
Le Moyne College will host a talk by Dr. S. Irfan Habib on “The Search for an Islamic Science” on Friday, March 31, at 3:30 p.m. in Grewen Auditorium
Habib, a scientist at the National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies in New Delhi, is a well-known scholar of the history of science and the first person to ask incisive questions about Islamic science in nineteenth-century India. His publications include “Domesticating Modern Science: Essays on Social History of Science and Culture in Colonial India” (2004) and “Situating the History of Science: Dialogues with Joseph Needham” (1999), both written with Dhruv Raina. Forthcoming books include a biography of the scientist Ramchandra and two edited collections, “The Social History of Science in India: A Reader” and “History of the Scientific and Cultural Development of Humanity.”
Habib has been awarded a number of fellowships to carry out research in France. In addition, he serves on the editorial board of the Asian Journal of International Studies, is vice president of the International Association on Science and Cultural Diversity (Mexico), associate editor of Quipu – A Multi-Cultural Journal of History and Science (Spain), book review editor for Science Technology & Society: An International Journal Devoted to the Developing World, and a member of the Expert Committee of International Union of History and Philosophy of Science project on the Online Dictionary of history of science bibliography and archival resources. He holds a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and doctorate from Meerut University in India.
The program is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Center for Peace and Global Studies at Le Moyne in collaboration with SUNY Oswego and the Fulbright Visiting Specialists Program: Direct Access to the Muslim World Program. For more information, call 445-4294.
Le Moyne College Hosts Playwright/Poet Lavonne Mueller
Le Moyne College will host a talk by award-winning playwright and poet Lavonne Mueller on Thursday, February 16, at 7 p.m. in the Reilley Room, located in Reilly Hall.
During her presentation, titled “Reflections on the Fate of Human Rights,” Mueller will read sections from her plays “Hotel Splendid,” “The Mothers” (about the mothers of the disappeared in Argentina), and “Letters to a Daughter from Prison” (about the father-daughter relationship of Nehru and Indira in India). She will also speak about the role of human rights in the future.
Mueller, a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, was awarded the Roger Stevens Playwriting Award which she received at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. She has received a Guggenheim grant, a Rockefeller grant, three National Endowment for the Arts grants, a Fulbright to Argentina, an Asian Culture Council grant to Calcutta, and a U.S. Friendship grant to Japan. Her plays have been published by Dramatist Play Service, Samuel French, Applause Books, Performing Arts Journal, Theatre Communication Group, Heinemann Books and Baker’s Plays. Her textbook, “Creative Writing,” published by Doubleday and The National Textbook Company, is used by students around the world. She has taught at Columbia University for five years.
In addition to the lecture, Major Arcana at Le Moyne will be presenting Mueller’s “Voices from the Storm Clouds” Thursday through Saturday, February 16 – 18, at 8 p.m. in the Marren Studio of the W. Carroll Coyne Center for the Performing Arts. The performance will feature a series of short plays and monologues written by Mueller that focus on the period between World War II and the 9/11 destruction of the World Trade Towers. The scenes are primarily based on eyewitness accounts and first-hand experiences of events.
The lecture and performances are free and open to the public. For more information, call 445-4523.
Dr. Gerald Steinberg, professor of political studies at Bar Ilan University in Israel
The political landscape in the Middle East has changed dramatically in recent weeks, following Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s stroke and the Palestinian Hamas election landslide.
Dr. Gerald Steinberg, professor of political studies at Bar Ilan University in Israel, will discuss the current situation in the Middle East on Tuesday, February 7, at 1 p.m. in Grewen Auditorium at Le Moyne College. The title of his talk is “What Are Israel's Options After the Palestinian Elections?”
Steinberg directs the Interdisciplinary Program on Conflict Management and Negotiation at Bar Ilan University. In addition, he serves as a senior research associate at the Begin-Sadat (BESA) Center for Strategic Studies.
He specializes in Middle East diplomatic and security issues, with an emphasis on arms control and CBMs, Middle East peace efforts; Israeli foreign and security policy, and the U.S.-Israeli relationship. He is also a consultant to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Security Council, has spoken at OSCE Mediterranean Seminars, and participates in a number of the track-two workshops on Middle East Arms Control and Regional Security.
His op ed columns have appeared in numerous publications, including the Jerusalem Post, the Wall Street Journal, Toronto Globe and Mail, Financial Times, National Review Online, and International Herald Tribune. In addition, he has been a frequent commentator on CBS News, NPR, and BBC.
Recent academic publications include "Europe's Failed Middle East Policies," "NGOs Against Israel" and "The Impact of the Failure of Oslo on Israeli Politics."
The program is free and open to the public. It is co-sponsored by the Center for Peace and Global Studies at Le Moyne College and the Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts (PARC) at Syracuse University.
For more information call the Center at 315-445-4292 or email ctrpgs@lemoyne.edu
2005
Le Moyne College Celebrates Einstein's "Annus Mirabilus"
Albert Einstein published five papers in 1905 that revolutionized science and society. He was perhaps the most important of the twentieth-century scientists; a political activist, public intellectual, socialist, atheist, and popular cultural icon. His scientific ideas inspired the work of other scientists, intellectuals and artists. His political views influenced the subsequent shape and direction of international politics. His status as a cultural icon shaped ideas in the popular media about intellectual endeavor.
Le Moyne College will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s “miracle year” on Thursday, November 17, with a variety of events in Grewen Auditorium, culminating in a talk and book signing by Alan Lightman of MIT, author of “Einstein’s Dreams.”
All of the events are free and open to the public. The celebration is sponsored by the department of chemistry and physics and the campus community, and by Sigma Xi.
For more information, contact Theresa Beaty, chemistry and physics, at (315) 445-4109 or beatytl@lemoyne.edu.
2005 Annual Conference of the CNY Peace Studies Consortium
The Annual Conference of the Central New York Peace Consortium is being held at Le Moyne College this year on Saturday, November 19, 2005. This year’s theme is “Paradigms in Peace Making & Peace Keeping”, featuring keynote speaker Colman McCarthy, syndicated columnist; Professor, Georgetown University Law Center; Founder, Center for Teaching Peace, will be the keynote speaker at the Central New York Peace Studies Consortium, November 19th, 2005. His latest book, “I’d Rather Teach Peace,” is a journal of his experience as a teacher, and offers an alternative to organized violence.
As we move into the 21st Century it is important to examine the different paradigms of peace keeping/peace making as they have evolved and as they are evolving. Are we moving away from a state-centric approach to conflict management with an increased role for non-government actors and regional or international organizations, or have the recent events in Afghanistan and Iraq reified unilateralist impulses? What role do local organizations and even individuals have in peacemaking?
For the conference schedule and location information please visit our website at www.peaceconsortium.org or call 315-445-4292.
Le Moyne College to be Host Site for World Food Day Teleconference
Le Moyne College will join in a worldwide teleconference on hunger on World Food Day, Friday October 14, from noon – 3 p.m. in Grewen Auditorium. The three hour program, titled “Reflections on Fighting Hunger: Roads Not Taken; Goals Not Met; the Journey Ahead,” will be broadcast live from Washington D.C.
Decisions affecting the state of food insecurity in the world take place at all levels and in many places from civil society meetings to corporate board rooms to U.N. conferences. Politics, broadly defined, is “the art of allocating resources” or “who gets what, when and how.” In spite of summits and studies and surveys indicating a high degree of support for ending hunger, the world community has been unable to meet the goal of cutting hunger in half by 2015, much less of achieving a world free of hunger. This year’s program will examine the human-made causes of hunger and the significance of our everyday choices in creating a world free of hunger.
The 22nd World Food Day Teleconference will feature Frances Moore Lappé, author of more than a dozen books and co-founder of two national organizations. Lappé’s books have been used in a broad array of courses in hundreds of colleges and universities. She has been a visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has lectured widely to university audiences, community groups and professional conferences and has received 17 honorary doctorates. In 1987 in Sweden, she became the fourth American to receive the Right Livelihood Award, sometimes called the “Alternative Nobel” for her “vision and work healing our planet and uplifting humanity.” Ms. Lappé has received numerous other awards including the Rachel Carson Award.
In addition, there will be a live uplink featuring Dr. Pedro Sanchez from the World Food Prize ceremonies in Iowa and a taped cameo commentary by Dr. Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and Le Moyne College honorary degree recipient. Continuing Education Credits for teleconference participation will be provided through Marywood University for interested clergy and social service professionals. The American Dietetic Association gives CEUS for registered dietitians and dietetic technicians and the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences has approved Professional Development Units (PDUS) for its members.
The event is free and open to the public. The Le Moyne broadcast is being co-sponsored by the Food Bank on Central New York. For more information, contact Ted Shepard, professor of economics at Le Moyne, at 445-4235, or Nancy Piscitell at the Center for Peace and Global Studies at 445-4294.
Author Russell Banks to Speak at Le Moyne College
Russell Banks will speak at Le Moyne College on Thursday, October 6, at 6:30 p.m. in the W. Carroll Coyne Center for the Performing Arts.
Banks is presently New York State Author and has written many works of fiction, including “Rule of the Bone,” “Continental Drift,” “The Sweet Hereafter,” “Affliction,” “Cloudsplitter,” and a collection of short stories, “The Angel on the Roof.” Banks' most recent novel is “The Darling,” a beautifully written and fascinating historical novel about imperialism, radical politics, and family relationships that takes place in upstate New York and Liberia.
Banks' reading will be followed by a question-and-answer period and a book signing in the lobby of the Performing Arts Center. This event is sponsored by Le Moyne College’s English department and film program; the O’Connell Professorship; the Committee on Diversity and Student Development; the dean of arts and sciences; the Integral Honors Program; the Center for Peace and Global Studies; the creative writing program; and the Film Club.
The lecture is free, although seating is limited. The event will also be intranet simulcast to Grewen Auditorium at Le Moyne to accommodate those who are not able to reserve a seat at the Performing Arts Center. To reserve seats, please call the English department at Le Moyne College on its special reservation line, 445-5450. Make sure to leave your name, telephone number, and the number of tickets you need; you will be contacted to confirm your reservation. Limit of four tickets per reservation.
Viewings of films adapted from Banks' novels will be held the week before his visit. Screenings are co-sponsored by Le Moyne's English department and film program, the Le Moyne Film Club, and the 2006 Syracuse International Film and Video Festival: “The Sweet Hereafter” (directed by Atom Egoyan) will be shown on Monday, September 26, at 7:15 p.m. and Wednesday, October 5, at 7 p.m.; “Affliction” (directed by Paul Schrader) will be shown on Wednesday, September 28, at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, October 2, also at 7 pm. All viewings will be in Reilly Hall 244. The viewings are free and open to the public. Please direct questions to Julie Grossman, chair, department of English, Le Moyne College, 315-445-4397/4256.
Le Moyne College Hosts Poetry Reading by Palestinian-American
Le Moyne College will host a reading by poet Lisa Suhair Majaj on Tuesday, October 4, at 7 p.m. in the Reilley Room, located in Reilly Hall. The reading is free and open to the public; a reception will follow.
Lisa Suhair Majaj, a Palestinian American and author of “These Words,” a poetry chapbook, has also published poetry and creative nonfiction in World Literature Today, Visions International, South Atlantic Quarterly, The Women’s Review of Books, The Atlanta Review, “The Poetry of Arab Women: A Contemporary Anthology,” and “The Space Between Our Footsteps: Poems and Paintings from the Middle East.” She has also co-edited three collections of critical essays: “Going Global: The Transnational Reception of Third World Women Writers, “Etel Adnan: Critical Essays on the Arab-American Writer and Artist,” and “Intersections: Gender, Nation and Community in Arab Women’s Novels.” She lives in Nicosia, Cyprus.
The reading is sponsored by the Creative Writing Program, the Center for Peace and Global Studies, and the Kevin O'Connell Professorship in the Humanities Le Moyne. The reading is funded in part by Poets & Writers, Inc., through a grant from The New York State Council on the Arts. For more information, contact Linda Pennisi, creative writing program director, at 445-4317 or pennisl@lemoyne.edu.
Sudanese Community Holds Remembrance for John Gerang at Le Moyne College
The Sudanese Community Association of Syracuse will hold a remembrance ceremony for John Garang, the vice president of the Sudan who was killed August 1 in a helicopter crash near the border of Uganda. In Sudanese culture, after 40 days a ceremony is held in honor of the departed one. The observance will take place on Saturday, October 1, at 1 p.m. in the Campus Center at Le Moyne College.
Garang, a former rebel leader, had been sworn in as vice president of the Sudan just three weeks prior to the crash, following the January peace deal that ended a 21-year civil war between the mostly Muslim north and the Christian and animist south in which some 2 million people died.
The event is part of the ongoing collaboration between Le Moyne and the Sudanese community of refugees. Members of the community will speak at the ceremony, including the Rev. Darius Makuja, himself a refugee and an instructor of religious studies at Le Moyne. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 445-4294.
Le Moyne College Hosts Lecture on "The Magdalene Sisters"
Le Moyne College will host a lecture on the film “The Magdalene Sisters” on Friday, September 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Grewen Auditorium. Speaking will be James M. Smith, assistant professor of English at Boston College.
The film, directed by Peter Mullan, charts several years in the young lives of four “fallen” women who were rejected by their families and abandoned to the mercy of the Catholic Church in 1960s Ireland. While women’s liberation was sweeping the globe, these women were stripped of their liberty and dignity and condemned to indefinite sentences of servitude in the Magdalene Laundries in order to atone for their “sins.” The last Magdalene Asylum in Ireland closed in 1996, and only since has the true horror of conditions in these institutions begun to emerge. Dr. Smith makes a compelling argument for the culpability of the Irish state in the maintenance of these Church-run laundries. Brief clips of the film will be shown during the lecture.
Dr. James M. Smith specializes in Irish literature and culture, with a particular interest in twentieth-century Irish narrative, and is a leading authority on the Irish Magdalene Laundry scandals. His publications include “Two Irish National Tales: Maria Edgeworth’s ‘Castle Rackrent’ and Sydney Owenson’s ‘The Wild Irish Girl.’” He is currently working on a book titled “The Magdalene Laundry and Ireland’s Architecture of Containment.” He holds a bachelor’s degree from University College Dublin, Ireland; master’s degrees from Clark University and University College Dublin, Ireland; and a doctorate from Boston College.
The lecture is free and open to the public. It is cosponsored by the English department, the Film Club, the Center for Peace and Global Studies, the O’Connell Chair, women’s studies, and the History Academy.
Le Moyne College to Host Opening Forum for 2nd Annual Syracuse International Film and Video Festival
Le Moyne College will host the opening forum for the 2nd Annual Syracuse International Film and Video Festival on Tuesday, April 26, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Grewen Auditorium. The topic for the forum will be African film.
Speakers on Le Moyne's panel will be award-winning filmmaker Ben Diogaye Beye from Senegal, and filmmakers Leosmiles Nnawuba and Ngozi Onwurah from Nigeria. The forum will be moderated by Gloria Gibson Hudson, dean of human and social science at Arkansas State, and one of the foremost scholars on African cinema and music. Meredith Terretta, from Le Moyne’s department of history, will be a respondent.
The forum is free and open to the public. A webcast of the event can be accessed at http://xgen.vitalstream.com/mcasx.asx?media=1902273&package=1837153. The forum is sponsored by 10 different groups on campus, including the Center for Peace and Global Studies, the film program and film club, and the departments of English and history. For more information on the forum, contact Julie Grossman, chair of the English department, at (315) 445-4256.
The festival will run from April 28 to May 1, with pre-festival events beginning April 25. For more information on the festival, visit http://www.syrfilmfest.com
Rep. Walsh to Speak
The Madden Institute for Business Education at Le Moyne College will host a talk by Congressman James T. Walsh on Monday, April 25, at 6 p.m. in the Panasci Family Chapel. His talk is titled "Analog to Digital: Our Transforming Upstate Economy."
Walsh represents the 25th district of New York state in the U.S. House of Representatives as a member of the Committee on Appropriations. He is one of 10 chairmen of the Appropriations Subcommittees, a group sometimes referred to in Washington as “the College of Cardinals” because of their influence on national spending policies. In the 109th Congress, Walsh serves as chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs.
He also serves as chairman of the Friends of Ireland, a bipartisan working group of House members involved in Irish-American relations. He is the longest serving Friends chairman in House history, having been first appointed in 1995. He regularly leads Congressional Delegation trips to Ireland to work on the Northern peace initiative. Walsh also is responsible for the Walsh Visa, passed by Congress in 1998 and reauthorized in 2004, which allows citizens from Northern Ireland and the border countries to live and work in the U.S. for three years with a goal of learning an applicable trade and experiencing life in a multi-cultural society.
Walsh holds a bachelor’s degree from St. Bonaventure University and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal.
The talk is free and open to the public. For more information, or to reserve a seat, contact Wendy Ostroski in the Madden Institute at 315-445-4161 or via email at ostroski@lemoyne.edu
John Lehman to Speak
The horrific events of 9/11 forever changed America and the world. The tremendous and still-evolving ramifications of that day will be discussed by Dr. John Lehman, a member of the 9/11 Commission, at a talk titled “The War Against Violent Islamic Terrorism.” This special event, sponsored by the Madden Institute for Business Education at Le Moyne College, will take place on Wednesday, April 14, at 7 p.m. in the Panasci Family Chapel.
In late 2002, Lehman was appointed to the 9/11 Commission, an independent, bipartisan commission created by Congress and chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. This commission is continuing its investigation and is expected to issue its highly anticipated report on July 26, 2004.
In addition to his role as one of only 10 members on the commission, Lehman also served for six years (1981 to 1987) as Secretary of the Navy under President Reagan, and prior to that, worked for Dr. Henry Kissinger on the National Security Council. Currently, in addition to his duties on the commission, he serves as chairman of the private equity investment firm J. F. Lehman & Company.
Lehman is the author of numerous books, including “On Seas of Glory,” “Command of the Seas,” and “Making War.” He holds a bachelor’s degree from St. Joseph’s University, bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Cambridge University, and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University.
The talk is free and open to the public. For more information, or to reserve a seat, contact Wendy Ostroski in the Madden Institute at 315-445-4161 or via email at ostroski@lemoyne.edu
Irish Prime Minister to Receive Honorary Degree
Rep. Jim Walsh and Charles Beirne, S.J., president of Le Moyne College, today announced that Mr. Bertie Ahern, T.D., Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland, will travel to Syracuse and Central New York on Tuesday, March 15, at the Congressman's invitation. The highlight of the day will be the awarding of an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at Le Moyne College followed by a formal address delivered by the Prime Minister.
"Bertie Ahern is a man for whom I have great respect," said Congressman Walsh. "Not only has he led Ireland into becoming Europe's strongest economy, he's been deeply involved in the Peace Process, focusing on creating lasting peace with justice in Northern Ireland. I am delighted that he has chosen Syracuse as a stop on his upcoming U.S. tour."
"Le Moyne College feels honored to welcome Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, a true statesman who has taken great steps toward furthering the peace process in Ireland," said Le Moyne President Charles J. Beirne, S.J. "We are very grateful to Congressman Walsh for asking us to participate actively in this historic visit."
The honorary degree ceremony and formal address are scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Panasci Family Chapel on the Le Moyne College campus. The event is free and open to the public, though seating is limited.
Ahern's visit, his first to Syracuse, marks the first visit by a sitting head of government to the Le Moyne College campus. Upon leaving Syracuse, the Prime Minister will be traveling to New York City and Washington to partake in traditional St. Patrick's Day festivities in both of those cities.
Walsh is chairman of Congress’ bicameral Friends of Ireland Committee, co-chair of the U.S.-Irish Inter-parliamentary group, and author of the Walsh Visa bill, the only U.S. legislation associated with the Northern Ireland peace process. He has led several official Congressional delegations to Ireland and has worked with the Taoiseach on such issues as the Irish Peace Process since Mr. Ahern ascended to the position in June 1997.
2004
Hospice in Russia: Slideshow and Lecture
In the Spring of 2004, Dr. Susan Behuniak, professor of political science
and a volunteer family caregiver with Hospice of CNY, taught hospice principles
and practices at the four-year-old Hospice in Velikiy Novgorod, Russia.
On Monday, November 15, at 7 p.m. in the Reilley Room, Behuniak will
talk about her experiences. Drawing on photographs, Russian poetry, and
demographics, Behuniak will offer a comparative analysis of Russian and
American practices regarding death that explores how dying is shaped by
cultural, religious, and political contexts.
The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, call
445-4294.
International Street Fair and Study Abroad Fair
The International Street Fair and Study Abroad Fair will be held on Thursday,
November 11, from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the Campus Center. This event is
a fun opportunity for students, faculty, administrators and staff to enjoy
international music, dance, and food, while learning about the many different
cultures represented at the College. Information about study abroad opportunities
will be available throughout the evening.
For more information, call Allison Farrell at 445-4275 or Steve Davidson
at 445-7480.
Election Results: What Do They Mean?"
Le Moyne College’s political science department and Center for
Peace and Global Studies, in conjunction with Peace Action CNY, will sponsor
a public forum on “Election Results: What Do They Mean?” on
Tuesday, November 9, at 7:30 p.m. at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist
Society, 3800 E. Genesee Street.
John Freie, professor of political science at Le Moyne, and Johan Eliasson,
graduate assistant/instructor and doctoral candidate at Syracuse University’s
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, will address the audience
and then take questions and moderate discussion.
John Freie will begin with an analysis of the election results and what
they may tell us about the political landscape of the country. Freie researches
and teaches electoral politics, with an emphasis on the role of third
parties. When large numbers of people who have not previously voted are
brought into the election process, they can bring about a shift in national
politics. Having voted once, they tend to do so again on a regular basis.
The registration of many new voters in this election cycle has the potential
to realign political realities and influence the political scene for 30
years. Freie will point out the things to look for as the election results
are analyzed. Johan Eliasson will address the possible implications of the election
results on U.S. foreign policy, specifically toward Europe. Eliasson specializes
in international relations and comparative politics. His current research
focuses on the American Electoral College system and how it compares with
other systems used throughout the world. Eliasson also studies European
defense integration, NATO, and U.S.-European relations.
After these brief presentations, the floor will be open for questions
and discussion. The forum is open to the public. A suggested donation of $1 for students
and $5-$10 for community members will be taken at the door to help cover
costs. For more information, call 445-4294.
Le Moyne College and Cazenovia College Co-host Symposium on the Genocide
Crisis in Sudan On Saturday, November 6, Le Moyne College and Cazenovia College will
co-host a one-day symposium on the crisis in Sudan. The symposium will
be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Cazenovia College, Hubbard Hall,
on Seminary Street. Student presentations on the Sudan and genocide will be followed by lunch
with keynote speaker, the Rev. Darius O. Makuja, an instructor of religious
studies at Le Moyne College, who is from the Sudan. The afternoon discussion
will cover the role the Central New York community can play in ending
genocide in Sudan. The symposium is co-sponsored by the Cazenovia College
Human Rights Club and Le Moyne College’s Amnesty International Club
and funded in part by the student government associations of both colleges
and a number of local businesses.
The symposium and lunch are free and open to the public. For more information,
contact Dr. Sharon Dettmer, associate professor of social science, at
315-655-7258, or Dr. Barron Boyd, director of the Center for Peace and
Global Studies at Le Moyne College, at 315- 445-4293.
The goal of the symposium is to educate participants and to discuss ways
to help with the Sudan situation. Student speakers from both Cazenovia
and Le Moyne will encourage participants to go back to their high schools,
colleges and communities and become involved in helping the situation
in Sudan.
Le Moyne College To Be Host Site For World Food Day Teleconference
Le Moyne College will join in a worldwide teleconference on hunger on World Food Day, Friday, October 15, from noon – 3 p.m. in Grewen Auditorium. The three-hour program, titled “Politics of Hunger: What’s at Stake?” will be broadcast live from Washington, D.C.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), more than 800 million people, or close to 15 % of the world’s population, “go to bed hungry every night ... the vast majority in Africa and Asia.” Decisions affecting the state of food insecurity in the world take place at all levels and in many places from civil society meetings to corporate board rooms to U.N. conferences. Politics, broadly defined, is “the art of allocating resources” or “who gets what, when and how.” In spite of summits and studies and surveys indicating a high degree of support for ending hunger, the world community has been unable to meet the goal of cutting hunger in half by 2015 much less of achieving a world free of hunger. This year’s program will examine the decision-making process involved in developing food policies.
The 21st anniversary worldwide teleconference will have three parts, each one hour in length. The first hour will feature Dr. Werner Kiene, World Food Program representative to the Bretton Woods Institutions (World Bank and IMF), in an interview by Ray Suarez, senior correspondent with the PBS Jim Lehrer NewsHour and formerly host of NPR’s news program “Talk of the Nation.” Kiene brings broad knowledge of the policymaking process and worldwide practical experience from a lifetime spent working on economic and social programs, especially in the developing world.
During the second hour a special documentary will be shown. The film, “Food: Reinventing the World,” describes two community food programs, one in Brazil and one in Canada. A second short film produced by the World Food Program will immediately follow. During the third hour, beginning at 2 p.m., call-in questions will be taken by Dr. Kiene. Those attending are encouraged to participate in this part of the program.
In addition, there will be a live uplink with the World Food Prize laureate from the ceremonies in Iowa and taped cameo commentaries. Continuing education credits for teleconference participation will be provided through Marywood University for interested clergy and social service professionals. The American Dietetic Association will offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for registered dietitians and dietetic technicians and the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences has approved Professional Development Units (PDUs) for its members.
The event is free and open to the public. The Le Moyne broadcast is being co-sponsored by the Food Bank of Central New York. For more information, contact Ted Shepard, department of economics, at 445-4235, or Barron Boyd, peace and global studies program, at 445-4293.
Pollster John Zogby to Speak on "The Armageddon Election"
Since 1992 and the return of partisan politics, the country has been
through tumultuous times. Voters this year seem desirous of change. But
it is more than a change of policies they seek; it is a change of spirit.
Whether Bush or Kerry can avoid another “Armageddon election”
that contributes to the belief that victory by one or the other spells
doom for the country remains to be seen. In order to govern, it will be
necessary for the winner to reach across the partisan divide. Thus, the
most intriguing question is not who will win. Rather, will the next president
govern in the spirit of John Adams, whose presidency roiled the partisan
waters, or Thomas Jefferson, who calmed them?
Pollster John Zogby examines these issues when he speaks at Le Moyne
College on Thursday, September 23, at 8 p.m. in the Panasci Family Chapel.
His talk is titled “The Armageddon Election.”
Zogby, president and CEO of Zogby International, holds degrees in history
from Le Moyne College and Syracuse University. Since 1996, Zogby International
has polled for Reuters News Agency and NBC News. His clients also include
MSNBC, the New York Post, Gannett News Service, the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, and nearly every daily newspaper in New York
state, as well as television stations throughout the U.S.
Zogby recently released a special report on the 2004 presidential election
with co-author John K. White, professor of politics at Catholic University,
titled “The Armageddon Election: Bush vs. Kerry and the New Partisan
Era.” The lecture is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Center
for Peace and Global Studies at Le Moyne. For more information, call 445-4294.
Le Moyne College to Host Lecture Recital by West African Griot
Le Moyne College will host a lecture recital by West African griot Alhaji
Papa Susso on Wednesday, September 15, at 7 p.m. in the Panasci Family
Chapel. Resembling the bard in the Western world, griots have preserved orally
the history of political and religious institutions, and of individual
families throughout the region. Arab and Berber travelers who wrote about
West African griots as early as the 12th century compared their performances
to the narrative forms of Arab and Islamic poetry.
Papa Susso hails from a long line of griots of the Mandinka people. He
will demonstrate the kora, a 21-stringed lute-harp, which evolved from
earlier hunter harps played in 13th-century West Africa. The instrument
is reputed to have been invented by the Susso family. Papa Susso was taught
the kora by his father and has been playing since the age of five.
He received a bachelor’s degree in 1969 from Outington University
in Suakoko, Liberia, and pursued a career in The Gambia civil service
for several years before returning to his traditional role as a kora player
to help preserve his African culture, becoming the chief kora player of
the Gambia National Cultural Troupe.
In 1974, he resigned from the group to form The Manding Music and Dance
Limited, a company dedicated to conducting research and carrying out studies
into the history, traditions and ethnomusicology of Manding. Papa Susso
performed at the United Nations as well as at Carnegie Hall twice, and
has appeared with the Baltimore, Detroit, San Antonio, St. Louis and Chicago
Symphonies. He was appointed Regents’ Lecturer in ethnomusicology
in 1991 at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
The lecture recital is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by
the Center for Peace and Global Studies, the History Academy, and the
Learning Communities at Le Moyne. For more information, call 445-4294.
Activist Lee-Alison Sibley to Speak on Peace Initiatives April 19
Le Moyne College’s Center for Peace and Global Studies will present
a lecture titled "Peace Initiatives Through Different Prisms"
by Lee-Alison Sibley on Monday, April 19, at 7 p.m. in the Curtin Special
Events Room (located in the Campus Center).
Sibley, an actress, singer, educator and author, will speak on her work
as an activist from the perspectives of daughter, wife, mother and teacher.
She has lived and performed around the world. She has been a guest lecturer
at Jadavpur University, Calcutta University and Dhaka University in South
Asia; served as head of performing arts at the Amman Baccalaureate School
in Jordan and performed in productions throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Sibley holds master’s degrees in education and music and speaks
11 languages. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Peace & Global Studies sponsors lecture on Bush's foreign policies
Le Moyne College’s Center for Peace and Global Studies and Peace Action of CNY will host peace correspondent Jonathan Schell in a lecture titled "The Empire Backfires," on Tuesday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society (3800 E. Genesee St.).
Schell, a peace and disarmament correspondent for The Nation and Harold Willens Peace Fellow at the Nation Institute, will speak on the Bush administration’s foreign policies. He will present arguments on why these policies are wrong and how they are failing.
Schell is author of "The Fate of the Earth," which served as a cornerstone of the nuclear abolition movement. His most recent book, "The Unconquerable World: Power, Nonviolence and the Will of the People," sets forth a path to a world where armed conflict is no longer the arbiter of political disputes.
Schell is also a contributor to Harper’s, The Atlantic, The New Yorker and Foreign Affairs.
Transportation will be provided for Le Moyne students. (The van will depart from Grewen Hall at 7 p.m.) For more information on the lecture, call Peace Action of CNY at 478-7442.
Fourth Annual Berrigan Lecture
International House is proud to announce that the fourth annual Rev.
Daniel Berrigan SJ/International House Peacemaker Lecturee will take place
on Monday, April 5, at 6 p.m. in the Panasci Family Chapel. This year’s
lecture will be delivered by Amy Goodman, host and executive producer
of Pacifica Radio’s award winning radio show “Democracy Now!”
Goodman’s talk is titled “Independent Media in Time of War and
Election.” Amy Goodman began her career in community radio in 1985 at Pacifica Radio’s
New York Station, WBAI. She produced WBAI’s Evening News for 10 years.
In 1990 and 1991, Amy traveled to East Timor to report on the U.S.-backed
Indonesian occupation of East Timor. There, she and colleague Allan Nairn
witnessed Indonesian soldiers gun down 270 East Timorese. Indonesian soldiers
beat Goodman and Nairn, fracturing Nairn’s skull. Their documentary,
"Massacre: The Story of East Timor," won numerous awards, including
the Robert F. Kennedy Prize for International Reporting, the Alfred I.
DuPont-Columbia Silver Baton, the Armstrong Award, the Radio/Television
News Directors Award, as well as awards from the Associated Press, United
Press International, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
In 1996, Goodman helped launch Pacifica Radio’s “Democracy
Now!” Two years later, Goodman and producer Jeremy Scahill went to
Nigeria. Their radio documentary "Drilling and Killing: Chevron and
Nigeria's Oil Dictatorship" exposed Chevron’s role in the killing
of two Nigerian villagers in the Niger Delta, who were protesting yet
another oil spill in their community. That documentary won the George
Polk Award, the Golden Reel for Best National Documentary from the National
Federation of Community Broadcasters, and a Project Censored award. In
1999, Amy Goodman traveled to Peru to interview American political prisoner
Lori Berenson. It was the first time a journalist had ever been able to
get into the prison to interview her.
The event is free and open to the public. It is co-sponsored by the Center
for Peace and Global Studies and the Women’s Studies Program. For
more information, call (315) 445-4611.
Mexican Fiesta at Le Moyne College
Le Moyne College is planning a Mexican Fiesta on Thursday March 25th
from 6:00pm-8:30pm in the Campus Center to raise funds for the Mexican
Child Sponsorship Program. Kristin McDermott, a Political Science major,
spearheaded this event. It is sponsored by Student Development, LSPB and
The Center for Peace and Global Studies.
This is a student event and the cost is $5.00 and one meal ticket. Raffle
prizes will be awarded.
Human Rights Activist; Architect and Urban Planner Visits Le Moyne
From February 16-20 Le Moyne College and the Peace and Global Studies
Center will host a Woodrow Wilson Fellow in Residence, Dimon Liu. Ms.
Liu is a well-known Chinese human rights activist, architect and urban
planner. In addition to a public lecture on Thurs., February 19th at 7:00pm in
the Curtin Special Events Room, Ms. Liu will be available for talks to
classes and groups during her week in residence.
Notable activism since 1972 include urging human rights organizations
to embrace the Chinese in their concerns, systematically briefing journalists
on conditions in China, giving teach-ins to Chinese on how to get involved,
and setting up human rights organizations within Chinese pro-democracy
groups. Her writings on human rights, rule of law, democracy, and military
strategy have appeared in many journals and newspapers including Asian
Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, The New York Times, Newsday, The
Washington Times, etc. She has given talks on China at the Council on
Foreign Affairs, American Enterprise Institute, the Heritage Foundation,
the Woodrow Wilson Center, etc.
2003
International Street Fair & Study Abroad Fair
The International Street Fair and Study Abroad Fair will take place Wednesday, Nov. 12th from 4-7 p.m. on the first floor of Le Moyne's Campus Center. Please join the campus community in celebrating our students' diverse backgrounds. Those attending will have the opportunity to visit various table displays hosted by members of the international student club and study abroad representatives. A wide range of lively entertainment will begin at 5 p.m. In addition, a sampling of international foods will be served in the dining hall for dinner, while desserts will be available in the Den. This is a mandatory event for first-year students. Please contact Allison Cuda at 445-4275 with any questions.
Le Moyne Hosts Talk on Violence in the Holy Land
Donald Moore S.J., director of interfaith relations at the Pontifical
Biblical Institute in Jerusalem, will speak at Le Moyne College on Tuesday,
November 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Reilley Room, located in Reilly Hall.
He will offer first-hand reflections on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
Former rector of the Jesuit community at Fordham University and superior
of the West Side Jesuit community, Moore began a two-year leave of absence
from Fordham in January 2000 to serve as director of interfaith relations
at Pontifical Biblical Institute in Jerusalem. He now spends fall semesters
at Fordham and the rest of the year at the Pontifical Biblical Institute.
There, he is involved in working for peace, justice and reconciliation
and serves as pastor for an English-speaking community in the area. Moore
is author of “The Human and the Holy: The Spirituality of Abraham
Joshua Heschel” and “Martin Buber: Prophet of Religious Secularism.”
The talk is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by International
House and the Center for Peace and Global Studies at Le Moyne.
Keith Watenpaugh to Speak on Iraq
Dr. Keith Watenpaugh, assistant professor of history and associate director
of the Center for Peace & Global Studies at Le Moyne, will speak on
Tuesday, October 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Curtin Special Events Room. His
talk is titled "The American Occupation and the Challenges of a Democratic
Iraq." The talk is free and open to the public.
Le Moyne College to Host New York Times Reporter and Author Chris Hedges
New York Times reporter Chris Hedges will speak at Le Moyne College on
“War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning” on Thursday, October
9, at 7 p.m. in the Panasci Family Chapel.
Hedges has spent 15 years covering crises in many conflict-ridden locations
including El Salvador, Nicaragua, Iraq, Sarajevo and Kosovo. His book,
by the same title, is a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle
Award. In it, Hedges addresses humanity’s love affair with war, offering
a moving and thought-provoking perspective on the topic, drawing on classic
as well as contemporary literature of combat.
Hedges served as Middle East Bureau Chief (based in Jerusalem) for the
Dallas Morning News from 1988-90 and for the New York Times (based in
Cairo) from 1991-95. He was a member of the New York Times team that won
the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of global terrorism. Hedges received
the 2002 Amnesty International Global Award for Human Rights Journalism.
He has appeared on a variety of programs including The News Hour, CBS
Sunday Morning, NPR’s Talk of the Nation and CNN.
Hedges holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Colgate
University and a master’s degree in divinity from Harvard University.
He currently teaches at Princeton University.
The lecture is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Center
for Peace and Global Studies at Le Moyne. For more information, call (315)
445-4294.
Debate on "America's Role in the World"
On October 16, at 7:30p.m. a debate will be held on "America's Role
in the World" in the Grewen Auditorium
Making Sense of the War? Le Moyne to Host Second Teach-in on War in
Iraq The deans of management and arts & sciences, the student senate,
the faculty senate and the Center for Peace and Global Studies at Le Moyne
College are collaborating to organize a series of "Teach-in"
discussions of the war in Iraq titled "Making Sense of the War?"
According to its mission statement, Le Moyne College "seeks to prepare
its members for leadership and service in their personal and professional
lives to promote a more just society." Consistent with this mission,
the teach-in will offer a series of brief presentations on different aspects
of the war, both as it unfolds in Iraq and at home. These presentations
will stress skills, ideas, and information that will help everyone in
the community to make informed decisions and judgments on this vital issue.
The presenters will be sensitive to the fact that as a "diverse learning
community," no one view of the war predominates.
The second session in the series will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
April 15, in the Community Room of the Chapel, when Wayne A. Grove, assistant
professor of economics, will discuss "The Economic Implications of
the War with Iraq.” In the second half of the program, Susan Behuniak, professor of political
science and chair of the political science department will explore the
important issues of "Clashing Democratic Values: Political Speech
in Time of War, and Privacy in a Time of Terrorism."
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact
Barron Boyd, director of the Center for Peace and Global Studies, at 445-4293.
Le Moyne to Host Teach-in on War in Iraq
The deans of management and arts & sciences, the student senate,
the faculty senate and the Center for Peace and Global Studies at Le Moyne
College are collaborating to organize a series of "Teach-in"
discussions of the war in Iraq titled "Making Sense of the War?"
According to its mission statement, Le Moyne College "seeks to prepare
its members for leadership and service in their personal and professional
lives to promote a more just society." Consistent with this mission,
the teach-in will offer a series of brief presentations on different aspects
of the war, both as it unfolds in Iraq and at home. These presentations
will stress skills, ideas, and information that will help everyone in
the community to make informed decisions and judgments on this vital issue.
The presenters will be sensitive to the fact that as a "diverse learning
community," no one view of the war predominates.
The first session will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, in
the Reilley Room, located in Reilly Hall, when Christina Michaelson, a
clinical psychologist and assistant professor of psychology, will explore
some of the diverse psychological aspects of the war and our response
to it. She will also emphasize strategies for coping with the stressful
effects of war. In the second half of the program, Brian Paul Campbell, S.J., director
of the Le Moyne communications program, will help us sort through the
often bewildering set of media images of the war that we see on TV and
in the newspapers. He will also discuss how our media differs in its presentation
of the situation from the media in the rest of the world.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact
Barron Boyd, director of the Center for Peace and Global Studies, at 445-4293.
Mexican Fiesta at Le Moyne College
Le Moyne College is planning a Mexican Fiesta on Thursday March 27th
from 7:pm-8:30pm in the Campus Center to raise funds for the Mexican Child
Sponsorship Program. Kristin McDermott, a Political Science major, spearheaded
this event. It is sponsored by Student Development, LSPB and The Center
for Peace and Global Studies.
This is a student event and the cost is $5.00 and one meal ticket. Raffle
prizes will be awarded.
Le Moyne College Plans Multiple Events for Women's History Month
Le Moyne College will celebrate Women's History Month with a variety
of activities to be held on campus. All events are free and open to the
public. Silent Witness: An Exhibit to Stop Domestic Violence
In tribute to Lee-Anne Scaccia-Cruz
March 10 - 15, 8:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Lobby of the W. Carroll Coyne Center for the Performing Arts
As a community, we are all silent witnesses to the issue of domestic
violence. The Silent Witness exhibit is a joint initiative of the Junior
League of Syracuse and Vera House. It is part of a larger effort consisting
of more than 300 exhibits nationwide. The Silent Witness figures represent
local victims whose lives were taken by domestic violence. The objectives
of this exhibit are to provide information on the issue of domestic violence
and its effects on our community and to encourage action to create change.
Domestic Violence in Our Community
Loren Cunningham
Co-Coordinator of the Syracuse Area Domestic Violence Coalition
Monday, March 10, 7 p.m.
Curtin Special Events Room, Campus Center
The program will include a general overview of domestic violence dynamics,
in relation to the Silent Witness exhibit (in the PAC Lobby all week).
Cunningham will discuss a coordinated community response to domestic violence
and what we as community members can do to bring safety and respect to
all in Onondaga County. The presentation will include a screening of the
award winning video, "Faces of Domestic Violence," produced
by Vera House. The Deep Historical Origins of Catholic/Protestant Violence in Ireland
Dr. Barbara Blaszak, professor of history, Le Moyne College
Wednesday, March 12, 7 p.m.
Reilley Room, Reilly Hall
In preparation for the upcoming Berrigan Lecture by Nobel Prize Laureate
Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Le Moyne's own Dr. Barbara Blaszak will discuss
the beginnings of the Irish conflict. She will give an informal talk that
will concentrate on the period from 1880-1914 and that will pave the way
for Mairead Corrigan Maguire's discussion of present-day efforts to resist
violence in Northern Ireland.
A Personal Story of Overcoming Family Violence
Rae
In tribute to Alicia Kromer-Humphreys
Thursday, March 13, 7 p.m.
Reilley Room, Reilly Hall
The struggles of family violence are much more than physical. Rae will
discuss both her own experience and that of her friend, Alicia Kromer-Humphreys,
one of the women featured in the Silent Witness exhibit. She will show
how complex each individual case can be, resulting in vastly different
outcomes.
Building a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence
The Rev. Daniel Berrigan/International House Peacemaker Lecture
Mairead Corrigan Maguire
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Wednesday, March 19, 7:30 p.m.
Panasci Family Chapel
Mairead Corrigan Maguire was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for
her peacemaking initiatives. Maguire has continued to work ceaselessly
for peace and justice in Northern Ireland and around the world. Her talk
will be about her own experiences in Northern Ireland and her visits to
places in the Middle East, including Iraq.
Why doesn't she just leave?
Joshua M. Price, assistant professor of human development
Binghamton University
Thursday, March 20, 7 p.m.
Reilley Room, Reilly Hall
The question, "Why doesn't she just leave?" seems to be asked
of all battered women. This question assumes that all battered women are
battered in the home, can leave that home, and have somewhere to go. In
his talk, Dr. Price will show how the inadequacy and inappropriateness
of this question becomes obvious if we examine different women's accounts
of space. With an eye to dismantling the fiction that women's experiences
of violence are homogenous, he will discuss how attention to space allows
us to uncover the multiplicity of violence that different women face.
Naming the Violence Against Women: Gender, Power and Oppression
The Students of PSY 275 (Psychology of Women)
Tuesday, March 25, 3:30 - 5:30 pm
Reilley Room, Reilly Hall
Dr. Maria DiTullio's Psychology of Women classes at Le Moyne College
invite you to attend their poster session entitled "Naming the Violence
Against Women: Gender, Power, and Oppression." Browse through the
research posters highlighting the literature that explores the many forms
of violence against women.
Rethinking Violence Against Women of Color
Maria C. Lugones, associate professor of comparative literature
Binghamton University
Wednesday, March 26, 7 p.m.
Reilley Room, Reilly Hall
Dr. Lugones will consider how violence against women of color works in
the midst of racism, capitalism and colonialism. This analysis provides
a new perspective on what "gender" and "gender violence"
are. Living in Coalition against Violence
INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence
Thursday, March 27, 7 p.m.
Grewen Auditorium How are you affected and how do you affect the intersection of state
and interpersonal violence against women of color? INCITE! Women of Color
Against Violence is a national, activist organization of radical feminists
of color that is mobilizing to end all forms of violence against women
of color and communities of color. By supporting grassroots organizing,
they hope to advance a national movement to nurture the health and well-being
of communities of color, as well as global peace, justice and liberation.
This workshop is open to persons of all races and genders.
The Accused
Film and Discussion
Tabor Fisher, facilitator, visiting assistant professor of philosophy
Le Moyne College
Monday, March 31, 7 p.m.
Reilley Room, Reilly Hall
Jonathan Kaplan's "The Accused," which is based upon an actual
story, takes a frank look at the intersections between gender, violence
and the law. Jodie Foster plays Sarah Tobias, a tough, attractive, young
woman who is raped in a local bar and who struggles with prosecutor Kathryn
Murphy (played by Kelly McGillis) to see that justice is done. After the
film, Dr. Tabor Fisher of the philosophy department will facilitate a
discussion.
Please take into consideration that the movie is about a violent rape.
It may be extremely disturbing to some viewers, especially those who have
experienced sexual violence themselves.
For more information about any event, contact 445-4159 or 445-4773.
Women's History Month events are co-sponsored by the Diversity Committee,
Campus Ministry, the Lecture Committee, the Peace and Global Studies Program,
and International House at Le Moyne, and by Amnesty International.
Center for Peace and Global Studies Lecture
Professor Patricia Lorcin, department of history, Texas Tech University,
will present her paper, "Africa Made Me:
Gender, Imperialism and Nostalgia in the Genesis of Literary Personality,"
on Thursday, February 27, at 5 p.m. in the faculty lounge.
The central argument of this paper is that colonial Africa was an essential
factor in the literary development of Isabelle Eberhardt (1877-1904) and
Isak Dinesen, (1885-1962). Although they remained firmly anchored to the
context of their times in that they endorsed the imperial endeavor, in
creating their literary identities they manipulated the images of gender
and imperialism in such a manner as to transcend ordinary colonial mentalities
and provide an appeal which extended beyond the boundaries of colonial
literature to a post-colonial audience. The formulation of this process
became a template for nostalgia, the legacy of which still resonates today.
For copies of the paper, please contact Dr. Watenpaugh .
Patricia M. E. Lorcin specializes in nineteenth and twentieth century
France with a particular interest in French imperialism, colonialism and
post-colonial studies. The focus of her published work is colonial Algeria.
Her publications include Imperial Identities (1995/99), and various articles
on French cultural Imperialism in edited volumes and scholarly journals.
She is at present working on two projects: a monograph, which will examine
the construction of gender and imperialism in the works of women novelists,
and an edited volume on identity, memory and nostalgia in colonial Algeria.
She is also coordinating efforts to establish an overseas program and
center for Texas Tech students in
Brussels.
Peace and Global Studies Faculty Seminar 2002-2003: Feminist Approaches
to Peace, War and Global Studies
To promote faculty dialogue and development, the Center for Peace and
Global Studies is pleased to announce the formation of the first annual
faculty seminar. For this seminar, the center has chosen the theme of
feminist perspectives on peace, war and global studies and has asked Lynne
Arnault, associate professor of philosophy and director of women’s
studies, to serve as the facilitator.
The purpose of the seminar will be to bring together a diverse group
of faculty who are interested in reading and discussing some of the work
that feminists in different disciplines and from various schools of thought
have produced on issues in peace and global studies.
The Center for Peace and Global Studies will be covering the costs of
reading materials, refreshments, and a $300 stipend for each participant.
The seminar will meet five or six times during the remainder of the academic
year, beginning in November, and participants will have an opportunity
to contribute to the seminar’s specific agenda.
The seminar will ask a series of questions including:
What do women have to do with war?
In what ways are gender and war mutually reinforcing phenomena?
What is the complex relationship between wartime violence and everyday
violence?
When violence, loss, and deprivation are everyday conditions of life,
how are maternal practices affected?
When the homefront is the battlefield, what should we say is the opposite
of war?
How does gender intersect with communal, sectarian and genocidal violence?
How does the legal and social tolerance of violence against women contribute
to broader views and policy on peace and war?
How can feminists draw attention to the uses of rape in warfare "without
allowing women who have endured rape to be turned into symbols of ‘national
humiliation’ or allowing news of rapes to inflame masculinized revenge?"
What are the liabilities as well as merits of a human rights approach
to the relationship between gender and war?
The Center plans to invite Nancy Scheper-Hughes, author of "Death
Without Weeping: The Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil," to meet
with the seminar during Spring Semester.
Faculty who are interested in participating in this year’s seminar
should contact Keith Watenpaugh
watenpkd@lemoyne.edu
at the Center for Peace and Global Studies by October 24. Junior faculty
are encouraged to apply.
2002
 Thursday,
September 5, 2002
"The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality"
John Esposito
7:30 pm
Panasci Family Chapel
Webcast Information
About the Center
The talk is sponsored by the Le Moyne College Center for Peace and Global
Studies and will be the Center's inaugural event. The Center was established
in the spring of 2001 by the College with the assistance of a U.S. Department
of Education Title VI matching grant. By developing a major in Peace and
Global Studies, expanding study abroad opportunities for students, enhancing
language study, and organizing a speakers program, the Center aims to
improve understanding of the enormously complex issues of today's global
environment. True to its Jesuit heritage, the Center will emphasize an ethical and
values-based approach to understanding the challenges of the contemporary
world both in its course development and ongoing programs for the campus
and community. For more information on the Center, its programs, or its activities,
please contact us at one of the e-mails below or call (315) 445-4293
J. Barron Boyd, Jr.
,
boyd@lemoyne.edu
Director Keith D. Watenpaugh,
watenpkd@lemoyne.edu
Associate Director
About Dr. John L. Esposito
University Professor as well as Professor of Religion and International
Affairs and of Islamic Studies at Georgetown University, John L. Esposito
is also Founding Director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding:
History and International Affairs in the Walsh School of Foreign Service.
A consultant to the Department of State as well as corporations, universities,
and the media worldwide, he specializes in Islam, political Islam, and
the impact of Islamic movements from North Africa to Southeast Asia. Esposito
has served as President of the Middle East Studies Association of North
America and the American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies and
is Vice Chair of the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy.
Esposito is Editor-in-Chief of the 4 volume Oxford Encyclopedia of the
Modern Islamic World and The Oxford History of Islam, a Book-of-the-Month
Club and History Book Club selection. His more than 25 books include:
The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality?; Islam:The Straight Path;
Islam and Politics; Islam and Democracy and Makers of Contemporary
Islam (with John Voll); Political Islam: Revolution, Radicalism
or Reform?, Religion and Global Order (with M. Watson), Islam and
Secularism in the Middle East (with Azzam Tamimi); Iran at the
Crossroads (with R.K. Ramazani); The Iranian Revolution: Its Global
Impact; Islam, Gender, and Social Change and Muslims on the Americanization
Path (with Yvonne Haddad); Women in Muslim Family Law; Voices
of Resurgent Islam; Islam in Transition: Muslim Perspectives
(with John Donohue); Islam in Asia: Religion, Politics, and Society;
and Islam and Development. Esposiito's books and articles have
been translated into Arabic, Persian, Urdu, bahasa Indonesia, Turkish,
Japanese, Chinese and European languages.
Esposito has been interviewed or quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The
New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, ABC Nightline, CBS, NBC, BBC
and in newspapers, magazines, and the media in Europe, Asia, and the Middle
East. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he currently resides in Washington,
D.C. with his wife, Dr. Jeanette P. Esposito.
Luncheon with Seonaid (Shona) Falconer
Le Moyne College's Center for Peace and Global Studies and the Women's
Studies Department will be hosting a luncheon for Seonaid (Shona) Falconer
on Monday, October 7 from 11:30-12:30pm in the MBA Conference Room. She
will speak about her experience of excelling as a female in a traditionally
male-dominated international field.
Shona, a citizen of England, has maintained an exciting international
career. She was educated at the Lansdowne House School in Edinburgh, Scotland,
Queen Anne's School in Caversham and Leeds University in Leeds, England.
During the past two years, she served as the Head of Science Communications
at the UK academy of science. Previously, Shona worked at Shell UK Limited,
one of the largest industrial enterprises in the world, and HM Diplomatic
Service.
Please join us for this luncheon as Shona shares the story of her own
international success and the challenges of working in a male-dominated
field. This luncheon is available for 10 students on a first come, first
serve basis. Lunch will be provided free of charge.
Service Learning Discussion/Luncheon with Ralph Lawrence in Chapel
The luncheon with Ralph Lawrence to discuss service learning will take
place in the Community Room of the Panasci Family Chapel on Thursday,
October 10, from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Ralph Lawrence is the dean of service learning programs at the University
of Natal-Peitemaritzburg, South Africa, and works closely with service
learning professors at Princeton and Rutgers. Lawrence will show us a
video about service learning and lead us in a discussion of service learning
on our campus.
The Study Abroad Fair/International Festival
The Study Abroad Fair/International Festival will be held Thursday, November
14th from 4:00pm-8:00 pm at the Lemoyne College Campus Center. There will
be foods from many different countries and groups of students will performing
music and dancing from their native countries. We are planning a raffle
for the students with a trip to London during spring break as the grand
prize.
Debate on War on Iraq Set for Tonight
Tonight, Tuesday, November 19, at 8 p.m. in the James Commons special
events room, Le Moyne will host a debate over the possible war with Iraq.
Dr. Keith Watenpaugh (history department) and two students will argue
against the war. Dr. Jonathan Schonsheck (philosophy department) and two
students will take the opposing viewpoint. Charles J. Beirne, S.J., president
of Le Moyne College, will moderate. The debate is free and refreshments
will be served.
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