Campus News
Sports
• Nick Anderson '14 is providing updates of the Titan men's basketball trip to Costa Rica, through Aug. 16.
> Find more highlights at
www.iwusports.com.
Kudos
• General Biology Lab Coordinator Nisa Blackmon presented a three-day, pre-conference workshop entitled, "Tab Construction and Folding Techniques for Enameled Forms," at the 2013 Biannual International Conference of The Enamelist Society in Covington, Ky., July 31 - Aug. 4. She presented two breakout sessions on the same topic during the conference.
Blackmon also presented this workshop in February to students in the Metal Program at the School of Art & Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
• An interview with Professor of History Thomas Lutze was featured in a documentary, The Great Turning Point, which aired on Chinese national television (CCTV) and on Hebei provincial television in a series of segments in July. The film examines the history of the final three decisive years of China's revolutionary civil war, 1947-1949, through documentary photos, film footage, and interviews with surviving participants and historians, both Chinese and foreign.
A photo from the taping (scroll to the end of the page at http://www.hebtv.com/special/turning/ )
shows Lutze being interviewed, accompanied by two of his research assistants,
Kong Yelei '13 -- now beginning law school at Columbia University -- and Peng Siming '16.
• Matthew T. Dearing '00, co-producer of dynamic patterns theatre, announced the first production in a new Science at the Theatre Series, QED: A Play, depicting a day in the life of Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman.
> Find faculty publications and research and creative activity on the University website or Digital Commons @ IWU.
Announcements
Alumni Invited to Join Summer Reading Discussions
It's not too late to join the IWU community in reading the 2013 Summer Reading Program selection, Outcasts United by Warren St. John, or, if you live near campus, to sign up to be a co-facilitator.
Participating in the Summer Reading Program is a wonderful opportunity to introduce our incoming students to our engaged campus community. Feel free to share your thoughts about the book on Facebook or Twitter (#IWUunited).
If you're interested in joining the discussion as a co-facilitator, expectations include: reading and reflecting on Outcasts United, attending a pre-discussion planning session on Monday, Aug. 19, from 4-5 p.m., and co-facilitating a discussion during Turning Titan Orientation on Wednesday, Aug. 21, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Each discussion group will be comprised of a Gateway class, 1-2 student leaders, and 1-2 faculty, staff or alumni. If you wish to participate, please send a message to advising@iwu.edu
Upcoming
Friday, Aug. 16 - Monday, Aug. 19 -- International Student Orientation
Saturday, Aug. 17 - Monday, Aug. 19 -- MALANA Pre-Orientation
Saturday, Aug. 17 - Monday, Aug. 19 -- Engaging Diversity pre-orientation program
> Find more events on the Campus Calendar.
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