Writers in Camden Continues 10/18 with Novelist Lydia Millet

The Writers House will continue  its 2017-2018 Writers in Camden series on Wednesday, October 18th, with a reading by novelist Lydia Millet.   Lydia Millet is an American novelist and conservationist. Her third novel, My Happy Life, won the 2003 PEN Center USA Award for Fiction, and she has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize as well as a Guggenheim fellow, … Continue reading Writers in Camden Continues 10/18 with Novelist Lydia Millet

MAT in Spanish Lecture Series Begins 10/11

The Master of Arts in Teaching Spanish program will present its fifth lecture series in applied linguistics on Wednesday, October 11th.  Eduardo Negueruela-Azzarola of the University of Navarra in Spain will be the guest speaker.  His lecture, “Sociocultural Psychology for the L2 Classroom,” will discuss the main tenets of Sociocultural Psychology, applied to the teaching … Continue reading MAT in Spanish Lecture Series Begins 10/11

Math Lecture Series Continues 10/17

The Department of Mathematical Sciences will collaborate with the Center for Computational and Integrative Biology for a joint seminar featuring Dr. Charles Epstein, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania.  Dr. Epstein will discuss “The Ins and Outs of the Diffusion Approximation.”   In this talk, Dr. Epstein will discuss diffusion approximation in the context of Population Genetics.  … Continue reading Math Lecture Series Continues 10/17

SkypeOnArt Continues 10/16 with Leslie Garcia

SkypeOnArt will return Monday, October 16th, with a presentation called “Biology and Sound,” by artist and researcher Leslie Garcia, who works in the field of sound prosthesis.  Garcia designs instruments that obtain information on the functioning and cycles of various physiological functions of an organic body. She calls the mechanism that she creates “audible prosthesis” and … Continue reading SkypeOnArt Continues 10/16 with Leslie Garcia

Mallery Concert Series Continues 10/11 with Pianist Clipper Erickson

The Fall 2017 Mallery Concert Series will continue on Wednesday, October 11th, with a performance by pianist Clipper Erickson.  Dr. Joseph C. Schiavo is the Artistic Director of the Mallery Concert Series.   The event begins at 11:20 a.m. in the Mallery Room, located on the second floor of the Fine Arts Building.  Admission is free.   Free parking will be available … Continue reading Mallery Concert Series Continues 10/11 with Pianist Clipper Erickson

LGBTQ+ History Month Film Screening Continues 10/11

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program will continue its film series, which is part of the month-long celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month.  The next film to be shown is The Imitation Game, a critically acclaimed film about the English mathematician and logician Alan Turing, who helped crack the Enigma code during World War II.  Dr. Jim Brown and Dr. … Continue reading LGBTQ+ History Month Film Screening Continues 10/11

Join the Digital Studies Center for an Edit-a-Thon to Help Puerto Rico

The Digital Studies Center (DiSC) will host an Edit-a-Thon to help with the Puerto Rico relief process on Thursday, October 5th, from 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.  Learn how to create detailed maps by marking out building for the Red Cross.  More detailed maps can help save lives.   No experience is necessary.  Lunch will be … Continue reading Join the Digital Studies Center for an Edit-a-Thon to Help Puerto Rico

Visiting Artists Program Begins 10/9 with Dona Nelson

The Department of Fine Arts will begin its Fall 2017 Visiting Artists Program on Monday, October 9th, with a visit by painter Dona Nelson.  This fall’s lecture series, titled “Beyond the Medium,” will feature nationally and internationally acclaimed artists present lectures about their work, professional practices, and their perspectives on contemporary art. Ms. Nelson’s lecture … Continue reading Visiting Artists Program Begins 10/9 with Dona Nelson

Register Now for a Cooper Street Writing Workshop on 11/11

Dr. Shanyn Fiske, Associate Professor of English, will lead a Cooper Street Writing Workshop, “Using Typewriters to Bust Through Writers’ Block,” on Saturday, November 11th.  This workshop will teach participants about the “slow writing” movement; explore how typewriters can enhance the creative process; and learn strategies for overcoming writers’ block.   The event is from 10 … Continue reading Register Now for a Cooper Street Writing Workshop on 11/11