Entries drawn from the college history timeline
Renee Tajima-Pena, director of documentary My America (or honk if you love Buddha), held a discussion in Denny Hall following the screening of her film. The event was co-sponsored by the departments of American Studies, Community Studies, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and the...
William Ayers, an educator and social activist, gave a lecture titled "The Search for Justice: Activism, Engagement, & a Teacher's Life" during Common Hour in Rubendall Recital Hall. The event was sponsored by the Carlisle Area School District, the Education Department, the Teachers for...
William Ayers, an educator and social activist, delivered a lecture titled "Teaching as an Act of Hope: Reflections on a Moral Enterprise" in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. This event was co-sponsored by the Carlisle Area School District, the Teachers for Tomorrow Program, and the Clarke...
Dr. Bonnie Dowdy, professor of psychology at Dickinson, delivered a lecture titled "When Parents & Teens Talk about Sexuality," which was part of the Clarke Center's "Psychology You Can Use!" series. The event was held in Rubendall Recital Hall on November 11.
"Negotiating the Health Care Maze" featured keynote speaker Senator Rick Santorum and was held in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium on November 17. The Clarke Center and the Carlisle Hospital Medical Care Foundation co-sponsored the event.
Dr. Teresa Baker, a professor of psychology at Dickinson, gave a lecture titled "Where are My Keys? Aging or Alzheimers's?," which was part of the Clarke Center's "Psychology You Can Use" series. The event was held in Rubendall Recital Hall on December 9.
Members of the the Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils held a panel discussion in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium on the topic of "Valuing Greek Life: Identifying the Issues." The Clarke Center co-sponsored the event.
The Clarke Center organized a panel discussion titled "Russia in Crisis (Again)" that was held in Memorial Hall on February 10, 1999. The panelists discussing the future of Russia included Monika Borbely (Russian Legal Reform Program at Princeton University), Russell Bova (Professor of...
The Dickinson College overseas directors meeting was held in Bologna, Italy, on February 19 and February 20. The event included directors from Dickinson programs in Italy, Spain, China, Japan, Russia, France, Mexico, England, Germany, and Cameroon.
Dr. William D. Haglund, the forensic anthropologist for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia Director of the Forensics Program for Physicians for Human Rights, delivered a lecture on February 24 titled "Echoes of Consciousness: Forensic Anthropology in the...
Alan Todd, the CEO of KnowledgeSoft Inc., delivered a lecture titled "How to Become a Billionaire in Three Easy Steps," which was the first in a two part series called "Information Technology and the New Economy." The event was co-sponsored by the International Business and Management...
Carma Hinton, the director of The Gate of Heavenly Peace, participated in a discussion titled "Making Sense of the Remnants of the Past: Challenges in Making 'The Gate of Heavenly Peace'" on March 2, 1999. This event, which was held in the Depot, was co-sponsored by the Department of...
Dr. John Brademas, the recipient of the Benjamin Rush Award, delivered a lecture in Rubendall Recital Hall titled "Building Bridges to the Next Millennium." Brademas was President Emeritus of New York University. The Clarke Center sponsored this event.
Dickinson Psychology professor Dr. Christopher Silva gave a lecture titled "Depression: How to Spot It and What to Do About It" in Rubendall Recital Hall on March 4. The Clarke Center sponsored the talk.
Edward A. Bream, Jr., the director of E-Commerce Strategy at IBM Corporation, delivered an address in Memorial Hall titled "The Changing Boundaries of Industry: E-Commerce in Transition." This lecture, which was the second of a two part series on "Information, Technology, and the New Economy,"...
Dr. Kenneth Green, the Director of the Environmental Program at the Reason Public Policy Institute, delivered a lecture titled "Climate Change Science and Policy: Time to Act or Time to Study?" in Denny Hall. The Clarke Center sponsored the event.
The Clarke Center sponsored a discussion on "Identity and Nationalism in Africa," which was held in Memorial Hall on March 30. The panelists included David Paoli, Robert Ness, Bongasu Kishani, Marc Pape, and Teku Teku Tanyi.
Dr. Mercedes Vilanova, a visiting scholar at Harvard University's Center for European Studies, delivered the 1999 Pflaum Lecture titled "Grassroots Politics in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War: Illiteracy, Worker's Movements, and Women." This event was held in Memorial Hall and was co-...
Gale Wenk du Pont delivered a lecture titled "The Evolution of an Abusive Relationship: the Personal Story of Gale Wenk du Pont" in Rubendall Recital Hall on April 6. The Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland County and the Clarke Center co-sponsored the talk.
Dr. John Lewis Gaddis delivered a lecture titled "National Security for the Next Administration" in Rubendall Recital Hall on April 8. The Clarke Center sponsored the event.
Rodger Kamenetz, author of The Jew in the Lotus, delivered the 1999 Pincus Lecture in Rubendall Recital Hall on April 12. The event was co-sponsored by Hillel and the Clarke Center.
Dr. Gregory Smith, professor of psychology at Dickinson, delivered a lecture titled, "Summer Camp: Through the Eyes of A Child," which was part six in the Clarke Center's "Psychology You Can Use!" series. The event was held in Rubendall Recital Hall on April 13.
As part of the Metzger-Conway Program, John Bailey (Class of 1995) returned to campus to deliver a lecture titled "e-Learning: Education in an Amazon.com Age." Bailey was the Director of Pennsylvania's Office of Educational Technology. The talk, which was held in Anita Tuvin Schlechter...
Christine Todd Whitman, Governor of New Jersey from 1994-2001, addressed the College as part of its 1999 Commencement exercises. Governor Whitman also received an honorary degree from the College.
Lanny Davis (former Special Council to the President Clinton), Tom Baden (Patriot News), and Stephanie Larson (Political Science Professor at Dickinson) participated in a discussion titled "Scandal and Damage Control in Washington: Can the Machine Be Defeated?" The was co-sponsored by...
