Valparaiso University's 150th Anniversary

September 2008 - November 2008

Christ College Sesquicentennial Symposium Series

Each event will take place on a Thursday night 6:30pm-7:30pm at the Christ College Refectory in Mueller Hall, Valparaiso University and will be open to all without charge. The special 150th Anniversary Fall schedule includes the following:

September 4, 2008 -- Refugees and International Humanitarian Work Today
 Sarah Deardorff ’04, Refugee Resettlement Case Manager, World Relief

September 11, 2008 -- Reflections in the Dark
 Fredrick Barton ’70,  Fiction Writer and Film Critic, University of New Orleans

September 18, 2008 -- Einstein’s “Happiest Idea:” Gravity and Curved Space-Time
 Eric G. Adelberger, Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Washington
 * Located in the Auditorium of Niels Science Center

September 25, 2008 -- Meditation and Monasticism: Making the Ascetic Self in Thailand
Joanna Cook, George Kingsley Roth Research Fellow in Southeast Asian Studies
Christ’s College, University of Cambridge, England
* Located in the Community Room of the Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources

October 2, 2008 -- Domestic Vision: A Retrospective on the Art of Joel Sheesley
 Joel C. Sheesley, Artist, Professor of Art, Wheaton College

October 9, 2008 -- Faith and Work, Love and Life
 Homecoming Symposium—A Christ College Alumni Panel

October 16, 2008 -- Christ College Student Scholarship Symposium (Session I)

October 30, 2008 -- Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities & the Arts: The Postdoctoral Fellows
 John Steven Paul ‘73, Professor of Theatre
 Program Director, Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts

November 6, 2008 -- Holden Village: With Christ in the Wilderness for the Life of the World
 Mark Schwehn ’67, Professor of Humanities, Christ College
  with Recent Holden Villagers

*For more details send inquiries to  http://www.valpo.edu/christc 
or contact via phone at  (219) 464-5022