Faculty Lectureships Calendar

September 19, 2011
ROBIN WRIGHT on "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World"
7:30 pm
Rosse Hall
Award-winning journalist and author, Robin Wright has reported from more than 130 countries on six continents for The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Sunday Times of London, CBS News and The Christian Science Monitor.
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October 4, 2011
RefWorks Session
11:10 am
Chalmers Classroom in Olin Library
Are you overwhelmed by the number of sources you've found for a research paper? Do you have trouble organizing material for different projects? Consider using citation management software to help keep you organized. Join us for a fifty minute session for an introduction to RefWorks and other citation managers. Not only will these tools ensure that you never lose a citation again, they can help you generate bibliographies for your papers.
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October 20, 2011
Body Appreciation?
11:00 am
Samuel Mather Hall, Room 201
Come hear Professor of Psychology, Dr. Sarah K. Murnen, talk about what the research has to say about people's ability to appreciate their bodies with a focus on how to help people develop resilience to sociocultural pressures that threaten body appreciation.
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November 3, 2011
Conversation with FR. COLUMBA STEWART OSB
11:00 am
Peirce Hall Lounge
"Saving the Sacred: The Bible - Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow"
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November 15, 2011
Google Mail: Priority Inbox
11:10 am
Chalmers 114 (MLL)
Curious about how you can use Google's Priority Inbox feature to help organize your email? We will demonstrate some examples of how we are using it and offer suggestions on the pros and cons. How Priority Inbox Works (The Basics) Settings/Options Importance markers Filters Customizations (With examples of how I/others are using it) Pros Cons
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February 15, 2012
Alva Noë on "Varieties of Presence"
7:30 pm
Higley Auditorium
Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, Alva Noë is the author of Out of Our Heads: Why You Are Not Your Brain and other Lessons from the Biology of Consciousness. His current research focus is art and human nature and is the subject of his newest book and title of his talk, Varieties of Presence. He also wrote Action in Perception.
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February 23, 2012
The African Diaspora: Lessons and Experiences from Study Abroad
11:10 am
Center for Global Engagement
Student returning from study abroad will share their experiences with members of the Kenyon community. Students considering studying in Africa are encouraged to attend.
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February 29, 2012
Nalini Nadkarni on "Views from the Top: Ecological Interactions in Tropical and Temperate Rainforest Canopies"
7:30 pm
Higley Auditorium
Renowned canopy biologist Nalini Nadkarni directs the Center for Science and Math Education at the University of Utah. For her "ground-breaking research in forest canopy science," Nalini received the 2010 National Science Board Public Service Award, which honors those who have made substantial contributions in increasing public understanding of science in the United States. She received a Guggenheim Fellowship for excellence in scholarship and creativity. She is co-founder and president of the International Canopy Network. Her most recent book is "Between Earth and Sky: Our Intimate Connections to Trees."
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