Former mayor of Bremen and former president of the Bremen Senate, Klaus Wedemeier, spoke at the Baccalaureate service for the 1995-1996 academic year.
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Former mayor of Bremen and former president of the Bremen Senate, Klaus Wedemeier, spoke at the Baccalaureate service for the 1995-1996 academic year.
Thomas J. Ridge, Governor of Pennsylvania from 1995–2001, addressed the College as part of its 1996 Commencement exercises. Governor Ridge also received an honorary degree from the College.
Kathleen McGinty, chair of President William J. Clinton's Council on Environmental Quality, gave a lecture titled "Environmental Policy in the Clinton Administration." The event was held in Rubendall Recital Hall and was sponsored by the Clarke Center.
Lowell Weicker (former Connecticut Governor and U.S. Senator) delivered the Constitution Address titled "The Constitution: Any Present Value?" in Rubendall Recital Hall. The Clarke Center organized the event.
Arie Rudnik (Jewish Agency of Israel) gave a two-part lecture series with the titles "The Relationship between Religion and Law in Israel" and "The Peace Process in the Middle East." The events, which were held at the Dickinson School of Law and in Memorial Hall respectively, were sponsored by...
As part of Homecoming Weekend festivities, alumni and students meet to discuss their current and prospective career fields.
Vine Deloria delivered a lecture in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium titled "Issues Facing Native Americans in 21st Century" was part of the 1996 Multicultural Fair Week. The Clarke Center sponsored this event.
Philip Nash delivered the keynote lecture in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium titled "Immigration in America: Backbone or Backlash?" as part of the 1996 Multicultural Fair Week. The Clarke Center sponsored this event.
Adam Warbach, president of the Sierra Club, presented a lecture in the Anita Tuvin Auditorium titled "Faith in the Future." Warbach was the keynote speaker of the Clarke Center's Environmental Sustainability Symposium.
An exhibit of the works of environmental artist Kevin Orth was held in the Weiss Center for the Arts from November 11 to November 15, 1996. This event, which was part of an Environmental Sustainability Symposium, was sponsored by the Fine Arts Department, the Trout Gallery, and the Clarke Center...
Dr. Mary Barber, the director of the Sustainable Biosphere Initiative of the Ecological Society of America, gave a talk titled "Creating a Sustainable Future: The Role of Science" as part of the Clarke Center's Environmental Sustainable Symposium. The event was held in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter...
Ben Goldman, the former executive director of the Citizens Network for Sustainable Development, and Steve Tasher, Vice President of Environmental Affairs at American Home Products, discussed protecting natural resources during an event held in Memorial Hallon November 14, 1996. This event was...
Diane Alwine (Hershey Foods Corp.), Lee Epstein (Chesapeake Bay Foundation), Lori Sandman (Rodale Institutute), and Kevin Orth (Environmental Artist) participated in a round-table discussion as part of the Clarke Center's Environmental Sustainability Symposium. This event took place on November...
The Clarke Center sponsored an event on November 19 in Memorial Hall to discuss the 1996 Presidential election. The panelists at this event included Fred Barnes (McLaughlin Group), Jack Germond (McLaughlin Group), Mark Singel (PA Democratic State Committee), and Alan Novak (PA Republican State...
Jo Freeman, an author, politician and activist, discussed "Feminism Versus Family Values? Women in the Democratic & Republican Parties" during an event held in Memorial Hall on December 4. The Department of Women's Studies and the Clarke Center sponsored the event.
The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies organized a lecture titled "The Struggle for in the Middle East: Water and Peace," which featured student delegations from Israel, Jordan, and Canada. This event, which took place in Old West on January 28, 1997, was sponsored by the Clarke Center...
Dr. Robert Markley, an English Professor at West Virginia University, delivered a lecture titled "Fictions of the Fall: From Universal History to Environmental History" on January 29, 1997 in Rubendall Recital Hall. The English Department and the Clarke Center sponsored this event.
Dr. Warren Smith, an author and activist, delivered a lecture titled "Tibet: Defining the Issue Will China Surrender Tibet?" in Memorial Hall, Old West on February 6. This event was co-sponsored by Students for a Free Tibet, the Clarke Center, the East Asian Department, and the Religion...
Professor Cornel West delivered a lecture in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium titled "Race Matters" on February 12, 1997. The Dickinson Office of Multicultural Affairs, Academic Affairs, the Clarke Center, and the Dickinson School of Law sponsored this event.
Dickinson Professors Sharon Stockton, Dan Shubert, John Henson, and Susan Feldman discussed the Sokal Affair on a panel moderated by Professor John Ransom. This event, which was sponsored by the Clark Center, was held in Rubendall Recital Room on February 12, 1997.
Gennady Zyuganov, the leader of the Communist Party of Russia, gave a lecture entitled "The Future of Democracy in Russia" in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium on February 19. This event was part of the Public Affairs Symposium (PAS) and was sponsored by the Department of Russian Area...
Maurice Strong, a U.N. Reformer and Global Environmentalist, received the 1997 Rush Award and delivered a lecture titled "Environmental Sustainability in International Perspective" in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. The Clarke Center sponsored this event.
The Biology Department and the Clarke Center co-sponsored a panel discussion on "Cloning: Scientific Breakthrough or Breakdown?," which was held during Common Hour on March 26 in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. The panelists included Professors Michael Roberts, John Henson, Susan Feldman...
Dr. William Gerdts, Lisa N. Peters, David Schuyler, and Irwin Richman participated in a symposium on April 5 titled "American Impressionist Art and Culture." This event, which was held in the Weiss Center, was co-sponsored by the Trout Gallery and Clarke Center.
Robert Ellsworth, former Congressman and ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), gave a lecture titled "American National Security in the Early 21st Century" in Rubendall Recital Hall on April 9. The Clarke Center sponsored the event.