Lyceum Series Schedule
All Lyceum lectures are Wednesdays, 1:00-1:50 pm, in WAH 103 or Corbet Theatre. For more information, see the Events Calendar or contact Susanne Weil, sweil@centralia.edu, (360) 736-9391, ext. 239.- Print Winter 2010 Lyceum Schedule (doc)
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Fall 2009 Theme: The Paradox of Affluence
Date |
Presenter |
Topic |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 09/23 |  |
Susanne Weil, English Dept. | Introduction to Lyceum 2009. |
| 09/30 |   |
Eric Schwartz and Brandon Swanson, staff writer and photographer for The Chronicle | Chronicling the Chehalis: From Beauty to Disaster. Reporter Eric Schwartz and photographer Brandon Swanson covered the floods of 2007 and 2009 for the Centralia Chronicle. When the flood waters subsided in January 2009, the pair wanted to discover what the Chehalis was like when it wasn’t a site of natural disaster. They set out to kayak the river, from the Twin Cities to its confluence at the Pacific Ocean, and find out. These dynamic journalists will share what they discovered about life along the river—in all its moods. They will also present a slideshow from not only their trek, but the floods of ’07 & ’09. |
| 10/07 |  |
Maximilian MacDonald of Maximilian Motors, Chehalis | Maximilian Motorsports: Driving into the Green Future. MacDonald will talk on recycling and the future of the car. See storyofstuff.com. |
| 10/14 |  |
Jim Bach, retired WA State Apiarist | A World Without Honeybees? Honeybee Behavior, Genetics, and Colony Collapse Disorder. Bach will explain this threat to honeybees, its implications for human beings, and recent research into solutions. Two presentations are offered: 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm, both in Corbet Theatre. |
| 10/21 |   |
Atara MacNamara, Psychology Dept.
Joe Martins, Fluke Corporation |
The Phoenix Process: How Creative Teamwork Can Reinvent a Business. Don’t let the economy get you down: Joe Martins, business consultant, and Atara MacNamara, Centralia College Psychology professor, will offer a positive approach to business in challenging times. Presented in Corbet Theatre. To learn more about the Phoenix process, see Here, Innovation Is No Fluke: Fast Company (pdf). |
| 10/28 |  |
Brian Tyrrell, Theatre Dept. and CC drama students perform in Wickstrom Studio Theatre. | Dramatic Monologues on "The Paradox of Affluence." Performances by Tyrrell and drama students. Drama students will perform a series of original monologues that explore the contradiction between wealth and poverty—and the part each plays in a range of human conditions. For decades, humorists and philosophers have used this timeless human foible—deprivation amidst plenty—to illustrate their comic skits or deep questions. This may be one of the most rigorous examinations of the immovable "paradox of affluence" you're going to hear anytime soon. |
| 11/04 thru 12/02: Lyceum Revisits the 11/11/1919 "Centralia Tragedy" with four speakers exploring different perspectives. | |||
| 11/04 | |
Susanne Weil, English Dept. | The Centralia Tragedy of November 11, 1919: Its Causes and Enduring Impact. Centralia 1919: A Tragedy of Clashing Visions (doc) |
| 11/11 | Veteran's Day-No classes. Students may visit relevant local sites; 90 years after the Centralia Massacre; commemorative events will be announced in 11/4 class. | ||
| 11/18 |  |
Aaron Goings, instructor of labor history at Saint Martin's University. Goings's research specialization is Pacific Northwest history. His dissertation, "Red Harbor: Class, Violence, and Community in Grays Harbor Washington, 1900-1934," focuses on the I.W.W. | Business As Usual: Employers Terrorize Workers in Centralia, 1919. |
| 11/25 |  |
Dr. Earl Nordby, Chaplain, American Legion Grant Hodge Post #17, Centralia | Veterans Attacked By Wobblies: the November 11, 1919 Legionnaire-Wobbly Catastrophe. |
| 12/02 |  |
Dr. Laurie Mercier, WSU-Vancouver History Dept. | Out Front and Behind the Scenes: Women in the Pacific Northwest Labor Movement. |