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Monmouth College will host four talks on Feb. 18-19, all part of ongoing series on campus. The talks include an archaeology lecture, the next Great Decisions discussion, the monthly meeting of Monmouth Associates and the second program of the college's year-long "Darwinpalooza" celebration.
All of the events are free and open to the public, although there is a $9 charge to eat the buffet lunch at Monmouth Associates.
Gregory Guzman, professor emeritus of history at Bradley University, will speak on barbarians on Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Whiteman-McMillan Highlander Room of the Stockdale Center. His talk is sponsored by the MC Classics Department in cooperation with the Western Illinois Society of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA).
Titled "Barbarians: A Negative or Positive Factor in Early Human History?," Guzman's talk suggests that these nomads can and should be viewed as making a postive contribution to evolving human civilization in a number of areas.
At the same time in the Tartan Room of the Stockdale Center, assistant professor of history Amy Caldwell de Farias will lead a Great Decisions discussion on "Global Food Supply."
Global prices for food staples have risen dramatically, resulting in protests and unrest around the world. What factors are driving prices up, and can they be tamed? What will the political fallout be for governments that fail to act, and what role can global institutions play?
The program will be the fifth in the series, which will conclude March 18. For more information, contact Ira Smolensky at 309-457-2102 or Caldwell de Farias at 309-457-2243.
On Feb. 19 at noon in the Highlander Room, the Monmouth Associates program will feature accounting professor Judy Peterson speaking about the college’s participation in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA).
Reservations can be made by calling 309-457-2316 by Feb. 16, by e-mail at mcarwile@monm.edu, or online at www.monm.edu/alumni/associates.htm.
A free shuttle van transports passengers from two locations to every Associates luncheon. The van will stop at the Faith United Presbyterian Church parking lot at 11:45 a.m. and at the northeast quadrant of the Public Square at approximately 11:50 a.m. It will return to both locations immediately following the program. Shuttle reservations should be made by calling the above number.
Open to the community, Monmouth Associates is a monthly luncheon that showcases the work of MC faculty, students and staff. Programs range from talks on contemporary topics to musical and dramatic performances.
Monmouth's "Darwinpalooza," which celebrates this month's bicentennial of the birth of Charles Darwin, will continue on Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Whiteman-McMillan Highlander Room with the second of three talks by MC biology professor Ken Cramer. He will speak on "Evolution: The Evidence and Significance."
"In response to the question, 'Why should I care?,' the talk concludes with a discussion of the importance of evolution to a variety of fields from medicine to agriculture to psychology, with some specific examples," said Cramer.
(Submitted by Monmouth College) |
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