Event Roundup
Editorial Writer and Columnist from Philadelphia Inquirer to Discuss Journalism and Humanitarianism
The Center for Peace & Justice Education is sponsoring a talk by Carolyn Davis as part of its series on Careers in Social Justice Forum entitled, “Journalism & Humanitarianism: Contributing to Justice & World Peace,” on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. in Room 200 in he Health Services Building. Davis is an editorial and column writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer who focuses on education, juvenile justice, child protection, and foreign affairs. She earned the 2004 First Place Tom Wellman Award for her series on Combating Violence Against Children. She also is the author of the U.N. Report on Status of Women’s Rights in Cambodia (HIV/AIDS as women’s rights issue).
For more information, please visit: http://www.peaceandjustice.villanova.edu/events/davis.html.
Office of Mission Effectiveness Sponsors the “Catholic Social Teaching and Ecology” Conference
The Office of Mission Effectiveness and the Journal of Catholic Social Thought are sponsoring the “Catholic Social Teaching and Ecology” conference on Nov. 9 to 11.
For more information, please visit: http://www3.villanova.edu/mission/journal/ecology/webdirectory.htm.
The Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures Hosts Poetry Recital with Fernando Operé
Fernando Operé, a Spanish poet and professor of Hispanic literature, will visit campus on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 6 p.m. in the Connelly Center Cinema.
For more information, please contact Anne-Marie Joyce at:
anne-marie.joyce@villanova.edu
The Ethics Program Sponsors “Science, Religion, and the Environment”
As part of the Ethics Program’s 2005-2006 lecture series, “Caring for the Earth,” come hear Mark Sagoff,
Ph.D., senior research scholar at the School of Public Policy at the
University of Maryland College Park, speak about “Science, Religion, and the
Environment” on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 3 p.m. in the Villanova Room of
Connelly Center. Registration is free for all Villanova faculty and
students. For more information about the conference, please visit:
http://www.ethics.villanova.edu/Lecture Series/20042005.htm.
The Inauguration of the Senghor-Damas-Césaire Lecture in Africana Studies
Idah Nambeya Mukuka, senior counselor at the Centre for Infectious Diseases in Zambia (CIDAZ), and current Fellow at the Coady International Institute at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, will deliver a talk on “Strategies for HIV Prevention and Treatment Access in Lusaka, Zambia: Community Mobilization, Peer Education, and the Fight Against Stigma and Discrimination,” on Monday, Nov. 14, at 5 p.m. in the East Lounge of Dougherty Hall. Refreshments will be served.
This event is sponsored by the Africana Studies Program, with generous support from the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Center for Health and Wellness Education, the Center for Peace and Justice Education, the Office of Mission Effectiveness, the Student Nurses’ Association of Pennsylvania (SNAP), the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, and the Women’s Studies Department.
“Idah Mukuka is, quite simply, a phenomenon, said Stephen Lewis, a U.N. Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. “In the midst of the AIDS pandemic, decimating lives and hopes on every front, Idah has been a beacon of strength, particularly to women, as she counsels them through the terror and pain of learning that they're HIV-positive.”
For more information about this lecture and other events sponsored by the Africana Studies Program, please visit
http://www.artsci.villanova.edu/africanastudies/.
“Mathematics, Infinity, and the Place of Mystery in Theology”
The Department of Philosophy and the Department of Theology and Religious Studies will sponsor a lecture featuring Karen Kilby of the University of Nottingham. She will speak about “Mathematics, Infinity, and the Place of Mystery in Theology” on Nov. 18.
For more information, please visit
http://www.philosophy.villanova.edu/events/lectures/kilby.htm.
Department of Computing Sciences Hosts 2005-2006 Colloquia Series
The CSC department’s colloquia series invites guest speakers from academia and industry to present their work on campus. The general public is welcome to attend. Refreshments and informal discussion with the speaker follow the presentation.
Please visit
http://csc.villanova.edu/events/colloquia to check out who will be visiting campus in the days and weeks ahead.
Lecture Series – Anthropology: The Story of Humanity
The Office of Mission Effectiveness and many other departments in the College are co-sponsoring a series of lectures all year long on Anthropology: The Story of Humanity.
To learn more, please visit
http://www90.homepage.villanova.edu/lowell.gustafson/anthropology/.
The Department of Theatre proudly announces Incorruptible
The Department of Theatre proudly announces Incorruptible, which will be performed in Vasey Theatre Nov. 15 to 20 and Nov. 29 to Dec. 4.
In this dark comedy about the Dark Ages, the good brothers of a down-on-its-luck monastery in Priseaux, France, are getting desperate: The river flooded again last week, the chandler’s shop just burned to the ground, nobody's heard of the wheelbarrow yet, and the abbey’s patron saint hasn't produced a miracle in 13 years. All seems lost until the destitute monks cross paths with a one-eyed traveling minstrel who teaches them an outrageous new way to pay off old debts.
Don’t miss this clever comedy written by Michael Hollinger, Villanova’s resident playwriting professor, and directed by Harriet Power. Philadelphia Weekly calls it “a farcical romp, scintillating and irreverent.”
For more information, visit
http://www.theatre.villanova.edu/2005-2006 Season/Incorruptible.htm.
Department of Sociology to Host 26th Annual Mid-Atlantic Undergraduate Social Research Conference
The Department of Sociology will host the 26th Annual Mid-Atlantic Undergraduate Social Research Conference on April 20, 2006. This conference offers undergraduates the opportunity to present their research in a number of topic areas, including African-American Studies, Education Political Science, Psychology, Women’s Studies, Sociology, and many more.
For more information, please contact Thomas Arvanites, Ph.D., professor and chair of the department of sociology, at
Thomas.arvanites@villanova.edu.
Save the Dates!
Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006 The Office of University Admission will host Early Action Candidates’ Day.
Saturday, April 22, 2006 The Office of University Admission will host Candidates’ Day.
Open Houses
Thinking about changing the format of your departmental open house? Why not invite current students enrolled in your program to participate in your open house along with faculty and staff? Students in your program may offer new insight and a different perspective on life at Villanova and often are better equipped to answer many of the questions prospective students and their parents have. Be sure to prep your students beforehand on how to be a good ambassador of your department, the College, and the University.
University Style Guide Takes Guesswork Out of Publication Production
After a University-wide effort lasting nearly a year, the University's Style Guide was completed and formally distributed in fall 2003.
The Style Guide was developed in order to assist faculty and staff to effectively and consistently use the University’s logo and associated typestyle, colors, etc., in the production of printed and digital communication pieces. Today, most academic and non-academic areas embrace these guidelines enthusiastically.
The Style Guide is a concise reference piece and is part of a larger technical guide, which can be found in PDF format on the Communication and Public Affairs Web site at
http://www.publicrelations.villanova.edu/logo.
It is important to remember that as your area begins production of new or revised items, it should adopt the guidelines as suggested in the Style Guide.
For more information and assistance in revising and printing publications, including posters and flyers, please contact Kate Szumanski at
kathryn.szumanski@villanova.edu.
