College of Liberal Arts

Calendar of Events

January 2009

EXHIBITS

January – February

To Soma Heliakon, CUB Gallery.

January – March

Intolerable Beauty: Portraits of American Mass Consumption, Chris Jordan, CUB Gallery.

Monday, January 12 – Friday, January 30

Roger Rowley: Fruit Plate, Fine Arts Gallery 2. Opening reception at 4:30 p.m. on January 16.

Wednesday, January 14 – Saturday, April 4

Chris Jordan: Running the Numbers, Museum of Art.

EVENTS

Thursday, January 1

Academic Notice: New Year's Day, all-university holiday.

Monday, January 5

Seattle event: "Mo Yan and Reemergence of Literary Voice in Contemporary China: An Evening of Bilingual Readings and Conversations," Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle Public Library—Central Library (1000 4th Avenue, Seattle), 7:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages & Cultures. More info.

Monday, January 12

Academic Notice: Spring semester begins.

Thursday, January 15

IPEM seminar: "Exploring a 'Tragedy of the Commons' in Host–Pathogen Metapopulations," Benjamin Kerr (biology, University of Washington), Murrow 53 (Pullman) and CL 116 (Vancouver), 3:30–5:00 p.m.

Music performance: Guest recital, Nancy Grunewald, voice, Bryan Hall Theatre, 8:00 p.m.

Friday, January 16

Music performance: Guest recital, Rothko Trio, Kimbrough Concert Hall, 3:10 p.m.

Opening reception for Fruit Plate exhibit, Fine Arts Gallery 2, 4:30 p.m.

Monday, January 19

Academic Notice: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all-university holiday.

Tuesday, January 20

Public forums on university budget, CUB Auditorium, 12:00–1:00 p.m. and 5:15–6:15 p.m. Forums will also be streamed live at experience.wsu.edu.

International Film & Lecture Series: Gegen die Wand / Head-On (Germany, 2004; in German and Turkish with English subtitles), presented by Rachel Halverson, CUE 202, 7:00 p.m.

Music performance: Faculty recital, Nick Wallin, tuba, Kimbrough Concert Hall, 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, January 21

Foley Institute public lecture: "Hope for a Heated Planet: How We Can Promote Change and Stop Global Warming," Robert K. Musil (former executive director of Physicians for Social Responsibility), CUE 202, 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, January 22

Art a la Carte: Chris Bruce and Keith Wells (Museum of Art), CUB 210, 12:00 p.m.

IPEM seminar: "A Model for the Evolutionary Diversification of Religions," Michael Doebeli (zoology, University of British Columbia), Murrow 53 (Pullman) and CL 116 (Vancouver), 3:30–5:00 p.m.

Artist lecture: Chris Jordan will talk about his work (currently on display in the Running the Numbers exhibit at the Museum of Art), CUB Auditorium, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, January 23

History Department's Professional Development Series: "What Can I Do with a History Major?" Stefany Unda (Center for Advising and Career Development), Wilson-Short Hall 333, 1:10 p.m.

CANCELLED - Music performance: Jazz Combo concert, Kimbrough Concert Hall, 3:10 p.m.

Music Faculty Artist Series: Meredith Arksey, violin, and Sheila Converse, mezzo-soprano, Bryan Hall Theatre, 8:00 p.m. WSU students with ID admitted free; general admission $10; seniors (60+) and other students $5.

Monday, January 26

Anthropology colloquium: "The Benefit of the Gift: Exchange and Social Interaction in the Late Archaic Great Lakes," Mark A. Hill (Ph.D. candidate, anthropology), College Hall 125, 3:30–5:00 p.m.

Music performance: Bill Bolick Jazz Night, Kimbrough Concert Hall, 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, January 27

Music clinic: Jazz guitarist John Stowell discusses music marketing, Kimbrough Music Building 101, 9:10 a.m.

Foley Institute public lecture: "QCA: Innovation in Research," Benoît Rihoux (Université catholique de Louvain [Belgium]), CUE 203, 12:00 p.m.

Music clinic: Jazz guitarist John Stowell discusses improvisation, Kimbrough Music Building 115, 1:10 p.m.

International Film & Lecture Series: La Haine / Hate (France, 1995; in French with English subtitles), presented by Sabine Davis, CUE 202, 7:00 p.m.

Music performance: Guest recital, John Stowell, jazz guitar, with WSU music faculty, Kimbrough Concert Hall, 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, January 29 - Saturday, January 31

Theatre performance: Raised in Captivity, Jones Theatre, Daggy Hall, 7:30 p.m. Admission will be charged.

Thursday, January 29

IPEM seminar: "Which Sex Does What, and Why?" Hanna Kokko (biological and environmental sciences, University of Helsinki), Murrow 53 (Pullman) and CL 116 (Vancouver), 3:30–5:00 p.m.

Friday, January 30

History Department's Professional Development Series: "Professional Resume Writing," Stefany Unda (Center for Advising and Career Development), Wilson-Short Hall 333, 1:10 p.m.

 

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