February 2012
Exhibits
Through Thursday, February 16
ID: New Works by Stacy Isenbarger and J. Casey Doyle, Fine Arts Gallery 2.
Through Saturday, March 31
From the Vault: Recent Acquisitions, Museum of Art.
Thursday, February 23 – Thursday, March 29
Spencer Moody and Coco Howard, Fine Arts Gallery 2. Lecture February 23 at 6:00 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium; reception to follow.
Week of January 30
Wednesday, February 1
Columbia Plateau Seminar Speaker Series: "Contemporary Pathways in Indian Country," Michael O. Finley (chairman, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation), CUB Junior Ballroom, 12:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 2
Festival of Contemporary Art Music: Student composers' concert, Kimbrough Concert Hall, 11:10 a.m.
Coffee & Politics: "Why Negative Ads Are Good for You!" Michael Franz (associate professor of government, Bowdoin College), Bundy Reading Room, Avery Hall, 12:00 p.m.
Coffee & Politics: "Why Good Science Fails to Become Good Policy," Brian Baird (former U.S. Representative for Washington's 3rd congressional district), Bundy Reading Room, Avery Hall, 2:45–3:45 p.m.
IPEM seminar: "Occupy the Amazon: What Increasing Status Inequality among the Tsimane of Bolivia Tells Us about the Evolution of Social Complexity," Christopher R. von Rueden (post-doctoral scholar, Integrative Anthropological Sciences, UC Santa Barbara), Webster B14/VMMC 204, 3:30–5:00 p.m.
Public panel discussion: "When Money Talks: Political Campaigns after the Citizens United Decision," CUB Auditorium, 6:00–7:30 p.m.
Festival of Contemporary Art Music: Faculty composers' concert, Bryan Hall Theatre, 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 2 – Saturday, February 4
Performing arts: Stage Two, an evening of one-act plays, Wadleigh Theatre, Daggy Hall, 7:30 p.m. Admission will be charged.
Friday, February 3
Festival of Contemporary Art Music: Composer Lowell Liebermann will discuss his recent music in a guest lecture, Kimbrough Hall 346, 11:10 a.m.
Festival of Contemporary Art Music: Electroacoustic music concert, Kimbrough Concert Hall, 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 4
Festival of Contemporary Art Music: Guest composer's concert, featuring the works of Lowell Liebermann, Kimbrough Concert Hall, 8:00 p.m.
Week of February 6
Tuesday, February 7
Open forum on college integration recommendations, CADD 21, 4:00 p.m. Topic: faculty evaluation. Regional locations: SAC401A, WSU West Executive Conference Room, VCLS117.
Common Reading lecture: "Ethics for Scientists and Science-Savvy Citizens," William Kabasenche (philosophy), CUE 203, 7:00 p.m. (Rescheduled from fall 2011.)
Music performance: Jazz concert, Kimbrough Concert Hall, 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 9
IPEM seminar: "Testosterone, Energetics, and Male Life History," Benjamin Trumble (Ph.D. student, University of Washington, Anthropology Department, and Center for the Studies in Demography and Ecology), Webster B14/VMMC 204, 3:30–5:00 p.m.
Friday, February 10
Music performance: Student recital, Dillon Robertson, tenor, Bryan Hall Theatre, 3:10 p.m.
Music performance: Student recital, Nick Wilson, percussion, and Michelle Scott, bassoon, Kimbrough Concert Hall, 4:10 p.m.
Music Faculty Artist Series: "String Music, Etc., by William Grant Still," Bryan Hall Theatre, 8:00 p.m. General admission $10, senior citizens (60+) and non-WSU students $5, WSU students free with ID. All proceeds benefit the School of Music scholarship fund.
Week of February 13
Tuesday, February 14
Music performance: Orchestra, Bryan Hall Theatre, 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 15
Open forum on college integration recommendations, CADD 21, 4:00 p.m. Topic: synergistic opportunities. Regional locations: SAC401A, TWST224, WSU West Executive Conference Room, VCLS116.
"Doing Business on the Pacific Rim" Symposium: Keynote lecture, "The Lius of Shanghai: A Chinese Family in Business, War, and Revolution," Sherman Cochran (Hu Shih Professor of Chinese History, Cornell University), Todd Hall 276, 5:00 p.m. Refreshments will follow.
Performing arts: The Second City Laugh Out Loud Tour, Jones Theatre, Daggy Hall, 7:30 p.m. Admission will be charged.
Thursday, February 16
Coffee & Politics: "How the Past Is Present in Chinese Politics," Sherman Cochran (Hu Shih Professor of Chinese History, Cornell University), CUE 518, 10:30–11:30 a.m.
VPLAC performance: Portland Cello Project, CUB Sr. Ballroom, 12:00 p.m. Tickets are free but required for admission. Seating is first come, first served.
IPEM seminar: "Using Network Methods to Assess Prosociality in Korean and U.S. High School Students," Junhong Kim (Ph.D. student in anthropology, University of Washington), Webster B14/VMMC 204, 3:30–5:00 p.m.
"Doing Business on the Pacific Rim" Symposium: Expert roundtable, "Economic Opportunities and Challenges in China and Japan," CUE 203, 4:30 p.m. Refreshments will follow.
Fine arts lecture: "Art and Politics Now: Cultural Activism in a Time of Crisis," Susan Noyes Platt, Fine Arts Auditorium, 6:00 p.m.
Music performance: "Singing for Justice: Songs of the American Civil Rights Movement," Bryan Hall Theatre, 8:00 p.m.
Friday, February 17
Off-campus event: "A Century of Citizen Initiatives in Washington: Are They Still Democratic?" General Administration Auditorium in Olympia, Washington, 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Buffet lunch from 11:30 a.m. More info »
Week of February 20
Monday, February 20
Academic Notice: Presidents' Day, no classes, university offices remain open.
Tuesday, February 21
Open forum on college integration recommendations, CUB 210, 9:30 a.m. Topic: resource allocation. Regional locations: SAC401A, TC209W, WSU West Executive Conference Room, VCLS116.
Deadline extended: Applications to be CLA/CoS student ambassadors due by 5:00 p.m. See application & qualifications and reference form.
Thursday, February 23
IPEM seminar: "HIV Phylogenetics and Sexual Networks," Steven M. Goodreau (associate professor of anthropology, University of Washington), Webster B14/VMMC 204, 3:30–5:00 p.m.
Lecture and opening reception for Spencer Moody and Coco Howard exhibit, Fine Arts Auditorium, 6:00 p.m.
Week of February 27
Monday, February 27
English lecture: "How to Do Things with William Blake: Remediation and the Digital Humanities," Roger Whitson (Andrew W. Mellon Fellow, Digital Scholarship Commons, Emory University), Bundy Reading Room, Avery Hall, 12:00 p.m.
Anthropology lecture: "Where Soul Meets Body: Exploring the Extended Intersubjective Field of the Highland Maya of Chiapas, Mexico," Kevin P. Groark, College Hall 125, 4:10–5:15 p.m.
Tuesday, February 28
Coffee & Politics: "1960s Counterculture and WSU," Paul Brians (professor emeritus, English), CUE 518, 12:00 p.m.
Common Reading lecture: "Radioactive Thinking: Nuclear Imagery and American Culture," Paul Brians (professor emeritus, English), CUE 203, 7:00 p.m. This lecture is cosponsored by the College of Liberal Arts, WSU Libraries, the Foley Institute, and the Department of English. Reception following.
Music performance: Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, Bryan Hall Theatre, 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 29
VPLAC performance: The Gregory Brothers "Auto-Tune the News," CUB Sr. Ballroom, 7:00 p.m. General admission $5; WSU students admitted free with ID.
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