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interest, I am struck by the general lack of concern for animals in universities. It seems to me that nonhuman animals have not fared well in American higher education. Photo taken during a J-term course in Uruguay in 2014 by Mariann Funkhouser (‘16) When I refer to academic animals, I am not referring directly to animal experimentation in universities, though this is a related issue. Rather, I refer to the ways academics are likely to conceptualize nonhuman animals—the animals we construct, the animal

, Bannon hopes that the Chicago Library can be a model for others around the country. “I hope to continue to push the thinking about the role of libraries in our current stage and era,” Bannon said. Kraig said she is extremely proud of Bannon’s accomplishments and can’t wait to see where the future leads him. “It’s been a real privilege for me to know him, to watch him thrive,” Kraig said. “I just feel like I’m watching the Brian Bannon show.” Read Previous I never thought I’d study away four times and

-Polelle hopes it touches students and affects their perception of that era. One of the most important things she wants to bring to the school’s Holocaust Studies is lectures from survivors. Griech-Polelle’s desire to study and teach about the Holocaust stems from her desire to use one of the greatest tragedies in history as a positive tool. She believes that learning and acknowledging are important elements of that process, as well as recognizing survivors and making sure their experiences are never

Neal Sobania, experiencing everything from exploring Christian-era tombs to spending an afternoon with a silversmith.  Wonderly observed Sobania and his partner, Raymond Silverman, conduct their own research with church painters and artists. “From my standpoint, she is an outstanding student who took an interest in a topic from class to dig deeper into the subject” Sobania said, who considers Wonderly one of his best students. “I find this desire to take a topic from class and want to learn more

earliest days of the Jesus movement to the contemporary era. As these courses make clear, sources of illness, approaches to healing, and ways of making sense of death have changed in the history of Christianity. Biblical narratives of Jesus healing the sick, the lives of medieval saints known for their miracle cures, religious orders that founded hospitals and missions for the poor, Pentecostal faith workers, twenty-first century support groups for recovery from addiction; all understand wellness and

. Print books on display: The new black vanguard : photography between art and fashion The block : poems (Romare Bearden) The art of John Biggers : view from the upper room Aaron Douglas : African American modernist Jacob Lawrence : paintings, drawings, and murals (1935-1999) : a catalogue raisonné Symphonic poem : the art of Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Family legacies : the art of Betye, Lezley and Alison Saar Betye Saar : extending the frozen moment Beholding Christ and Christianity in African

APO show opens in the Studio Theater Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 1, 2012 November 1, 2012 “Buried Child,” written by Sam Shepard, opens December 5 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater. The production will run December 5*, 6, 7, 8 at 7:30pm and December 9 at 2pm. First presented in 1978, this powerful and brilliant play probes deep into the disintegration of the American Dream. It won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and launched Shepard to national

October 1, 2013 ‘Making Seafood Sustainable’ Mansel G. Blackford will be this year’s speaker for the Ninth Annual Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic history at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 in the Anderson University Center. Blackford, Emeritus Professor of History at the Ohio State University, will speak on “Making Seafood Sustainable: American Experiences in Global Perspectives.” Blackford has taught at OSU for the past 28 years and has received numerous honors and awards, including two

APO show opens in the Studio Theater Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 1, 2012 November 1, 2012 “Buried Child,” written by Sam Shepard, opens December 5 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater. The production will run December 5*, 6, 7, 8 at 7:30pm and December 9 at 2pm. First presented in 1978, this powerful and brilliant play probes deep into the disintegration of the American Dream. It won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and launched Shepard to national

keyboards and Jacques Willis on drums and performs original compositions in the jazz/rock fusion style of groups such as Tribal Tech, Steps and Weather Report. JBLM’s Swingin’ Sounds of Courage played a Veterans Day performance at PLU in November 2013. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Aug. 7 JBLM Swingin’ Sounds of Courage Big Band A full big band with 20 members, Swingin’ Sounds of Courage is one of the larger ensembles in the 56th Army Band. The band performs swing hits from the Big Band Era, including