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2007
events
Lecture:
"Attack on Psychiatry: The Secrets
of Scientology,"
by Melissa Hutchens, M.D., resident
physician
Dec. 12, 2007 - 4 p.m.
Acuff Auditorium, MA217
University of Missouri-Columbia
Seminar: "Ecology,
Spirituality, and Justice: Restoring
Communities of Land and People,"
a Fisheries and Wildlife Seminar featuring
Leanne Jablonski, FMI, PhD, director
of the Marianist Environmental Education
Center in Dayton, Ohio.
Dec. 3, 2007- 2 p.m.
Room 210, Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources
Building
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Dialogue:
"Difficult Dialogues in the Immigration
Debate," panel with MU
Chancellor Brady Deaton examines immigration's
moral, ethical, historical and contemporary
contexts.
Dec. 3, 2007 - 4-5:30 p.m.
Ellis Auditorium
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Community event:
"From Fears to Friendships - Local
Muslims Share About Islam,"
a Community Circle hosted by the Muslim
Speakers Bureau of Columbia and Citizen
Dialog. Sponsored by the Human Rights
Commission.
Nov. 29, 2007 - 6-8:45 p.m.
Columbia Public Library, 100 W. Broadway.
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Reading:
Scott Cairns, English professor
and director of the MU Creative Writing
Program and Center for the Literary
Arts, speaks on "Slow Pilgrim:
Poetry, Memoir, and Translations of
a God-Obsessive," based on his
recent books.
Nov. 15, 2007 - 5:30 p.m.
Conley House
University of Missouri-Columbia
Awareness Event:
Speak Out Against Hate, an opportunity
to share and discuss local and campus
incidents of hate and microaggressions
related to race, ethnicity or religion.
Hosted by student groups.
Nov. 14, 2007 - 5:30-7:30 p.m.
MU Middlebush Auditorium
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Cultural
Event: Diwali, the Indian Festival of
Lights, celebrated by Hindus,
Sikhs and Jains, is marked with culture
and cuisine on campus. Open to students
and public.
Nov. 10, 2007 - 7-10 p.m.
Memorial Union
Lecture:
Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchu speaks
as part of Center for Arts & Humanities
salon series. She received the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 and authored
“I, Rigoberta Menchu: an Indian
Woman in Guatemala” and “Crossing
Borders.” She is running for president
of Guatamala but living in exile under
threat of Guatemalan authorities. Co-sponsored
by the Center on Religion & the
Professions.
Nov. 9 – 7:30 p.m.
Memorial
Union N201-202
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Lecture: Todd vanPool
presents "Man and Woman Circle
the Hearth: Archaeoastronomy in the
American Southwest," about
how early Native Americans saw amnd
interpreted the sky.
Nov. 7 - 7 p.m.
Physics
Building, Room 126
Lecture:
"God
Goes Digital," a brownbag
lecture by Dr. Debra Mason and Amy White
of the Center on Religion & the
Professions on journalistic experiments
in on-line reporting of religion and
tools for reporting religion in Columbia
and abroad. Spotlights new media projects
around the country aimed at depicting
the complexity, visual poignancy and
diversity of religion.
Nov. 5, 2007 - noon
Lee
Hills Hall, Room 202
Lecture: Robert
Baum, professor of religious studies,
presents "African Women Prophets:
Diola Religion and Resistance in Colonial
Senegal," as part of Center
for Arts & Humanities' salon series.
Nov. 1 - 5:30 p.m.
Conley House
University of Missouri-Columbia
Research
presentation: Lee Wilkins presents "Universal
Professional Ethics," a paper
for review and critique as part of MU
Center for Health Ethics "Works
in Progress" session
Nov. 1, 2007 - 12 noon
Clark Hall, Room 306
Cultural
Event: Cultural Association of India
presents India Nite, a "colorful,
cultural extravaganza" showing
the diverse culture of traditional and
modern India.
Oct. 27 - 7 p.m.
Jesse Hall Auditorium
Discussion
group: "Evolution and Intelligent
Design," part of MU Life
Sciences and Society Program
Oct. 25, 2007 - 12:30-1:30 p.m.
121 Life Sciences Center
"Medicine,
Culture and Religion: Live Kidney Transplantation
in Pakistan,"
a lecture by Dr. Farhat Moazam on bioethics
and organ transplantation in a Muslim
society. Moazam is founding chair of
the Centre of Biomedical Ethics and
Culture at Sindh Institute of Urology
and Transplantation in Karachi, Pakistan.
Oct. 24, 2007 - noon
Monsanto Auditorium, Bond Life Sciences
Center
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Conference:
MU Health Ethics Conference, "Spirituality
in Health and Healing "
Oct. 11, 2007
MU Reynolds Alumni Center
Oct. 12-13
Hilton Garden Inn, 3300 Vandiver Dr., Columbia,
Mo.
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Lecture:
Lee Strobel, Christian author and
former journalist, speaks about his bestselling
book, "The Case For Christ." A
1974 Missouri School of Journalism alum,
the former Chicago Tribune editor turned
his investigative journalist skills on the
Christian gospel and went from atheist to
believer. Sponsored by MU Christian Leadership
Fellowship.
Sept. 27, 2007 - 7 p.m.
Hearnes Center Field House, University of
Missouri-Columbia
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Lecture:
"Evolution versus Intelligent Design,"
a lecture by Dr. Elliott Sober of the Department
of Philosophy at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sept. 20 - 4 p.m.
Monsanto Auditorium, Bond Life Sciences
Center
University of Missouri-Columbia
Open
House: Keynote speaker Stephen Prothero,
author of "Religious Literacy: What
Every American Needs to Know - And Doesn't,"
a lecture, reception and booksigning kicking
off the Center on Religion & the Professions'
fall Open House
Sept. 7, 2007 -- 6:30 p.m.
Reynolds Alumni Center
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Film
series: Center kicks off free "Religion
& Politics" film series,
16 films explore intersection of faith,
politics and film, August 2007-April 2008
First film is "Malcolm X,"
directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel
Washington
Aug. 29, 2007 -- 7 p.m.
Fisher Auditorium, Gannett Hall, Room 87
Missouri School of Journalism
Presentation:
"What Christians Believe,"
Dr. Rod Becher leads a Bible-based discussion
of the major ideas of Christian belief
July 8, 2007
Campus Lutheran Church
304 South College Ave.
Lecture:
"Ancient Wisdom for Global Crisis"
Dr.
G. Lakshman speaks about insights from the
Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita, and
current events
July 6, 2007 -- noon
Tucker Forum, Gannett Hall, Room 85
Missouri School of Journalism
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Lecture:
"Transmigration: Encountering ‘Others’
in Today’s Pluralistic Nations,"
with Dr. Peter Gardner, emeritus professor
of anthropology. Dr. Gardner recently participated
in the prestigious Oxford Round Table on
“Migration.”
June 21, 2007 -- noon-1 p.m.
S203 Memorial Union
Lecture
and booksigning: "Little Mosque on
the Prairie: Muslims in North America,"
a lecture
and booksigning by Amir Hussain, author
of Oil & Water, Two Faiths: One
God. Hussain, a Canadian Muslim, is
an associate professor in the Department
of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount
University, where he teaches courses on
world religions and specializes in the study
of Islam.
June 20, 2007 -- 7 p.m.
Reynolds Alumni Center
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Symposium:
Health Care and Rehabilitation in America:
Communication in the New Media Landscape:
Emerging demographics and health care trends;
communication strategies for reducing racial
and cultural disparities; status and challenges
of health communication; and increasing
health-related social support.
June 18-19, 2007
Life Sciences Building, Glass House Conference
Room
Symposium:
Symposium on Global Partnerships for
AIDS Research fosters cross-disciplinary
research and linkages, including African
traditional healing in addressing AIDS
May 30, 2007 -- 9 a.m.-5 p.m
Health Sciences Center, Acuff Auditorium
Workshop:
"Agenda Going Global," covers
navigating cultural differences throughout
the world and understanding cultural nuances
that can affect success in global markets
May 15 -- 8:30 a.m.-noon
Buttonwood Business Center
3610 Buttonwood Drive, Columbia
Lecture:
"Sex,
Politics and the Ethics of Stem Cell Research,"
by Dr. Bill Bondeson, MU Curators' Professor
of Philosophy and Ethics
May 8 -- 7-8:30 p.m.
First Christian Church
2601 West Broadway, Columbia
Lecture:
"Islamic Civilization Scientific Contributions,"
a lecture
by Dr. Rihab Sawah
May 4 -- 8:30 p.m.
Stotler Lounge, Memorial Union
Lecture:
"Medical Futility: Philosophy and Politics"
by
Robert L. Fine, MD, FACP
April 26, 2007 -- 7 p.m
Old Alumni Center
1105 Carrie Francke Drive
Lecture:
"Medical Futility: Philosophy and Clinical
Practice" by
Robert L. Fine, MD, FACP
April 26, 2007-- noon
Acuff Auditorium
MU School of Medicine
Exhibit:
South Asian Sculpture exhibit features Buddhist
and Hindu sculpture
April 22, 2007 -- ongoing
Museum of Art and Archeology
Workshop:
Eden Summit - MU professors of nuclear
science, engineering and environmental sciences
speak at workshop on churches' role in protecting
the environment
April 21, 2007 -- 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Community Methodist Church
Book
signing: Columbia resident Ibtisam Barakat,
author of "Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian
Childhood," signs books
April 19, 2007 -- 1-2 p.m.
University Bookstore
Lecture
and book signing: "What Gets Left Out:
Religious Persecution in Context "
with author Mary Jane Engh
April 18, 2007 -- noon
Tucker Forum, 85 Gannett Hall
Missouri School of Journalism
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Conference:
"Achieving Health Equity: Ensuring
Access to Care"
April 17, 2007 -- 1-6:30 p.m.
April 18, 2007 -- 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Kauffman Foundation Conference Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Workshop:
Chinese Calligraphy Workshop with Professor
Lamp Leong
introduces masterpieces' concepts of Daoism,
meditative quality, mark-making, rhythmic
strokes and shifting perspective.
April 14, 2007 -- noon-6 p.m.
MSA/GPC Craft Studio
Lecture:
"Crossing Over: Images of Death and
the Afterlife in the World's Religions"
with
Bill Young, professor, Department of Classics,
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Westminster
College
April 12, 2007 -- 5:30 p.m. reception; 6
p.m. lecture
Museum of Art and Archeology Cast Gallery;
Room 106
Awareness
activities: Islam Awareness Week activities
hosted by MU Muslim Students Organization
April 9-14, 2007
University of Missouri-Columbia
Lecture:
Literary Arts Lecture by Elaine Pagels:
Author and Princeton religion professor
Pagels on "Reading Judas"
April 5, 2007 -- 7:30 p.m.
Reynolds Alumni Center
Lecture:
"Clinical Trials of African Traditional
Medicine" by MU biochemistry professor
Bill Folk
March 31, 2007 -- 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Monsanto Auditorium, Life Sciences Center
Reading:
Columbia author Ibtisam Barakat reading
from her autobiographical book "Tasting
the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood"
March 20, 2007 -- 7:30 p.m.
MU Arts & Science Building, Room 113
Conference:
5th Annual Diversity Conference
March 16, 2007 -- 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Reynolds Alumni Center
Lecture:
Sam E. Antar, a Richard M. Orin Ethics
Symposium
March 16, 2007 -- 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Bush Auditorium, Cornell Hall
Lecture:
"Science and Theism: Concord or
Conflict," by Rob Koons, professor
of Philosophy, University of Texas
March 6, 2007 -- 11 a.m.
217 Mumford Hall
Lecture:
"A Conversation With An Iraqi Journalist,"
featuring Zainab Mineeia, Fulbright
scholar at the Missouri School of Journalism
who reported and translated for the
L.A. Times and the New York Times in
Baghdad.
Feb. 13, 2007 -- 6:30 p.m.
Tucker Forum
Lecture:
"Pope Benedict & Islam"
by Catholic scholar George Weigel
Feb. 9, 2007
St. Thomas More Newman Center
Exhibit:
"Final Farewell: The Culture of
Death and the Afterlife"
Feb.
10-May 20, 2007
MU Museum of Art and Archeology
Lecture:
"Feeling Jesus in the Backbeat:
Gender, Emotion, and Practice in a Post-Modern
Church" by Kevin McElmurry
Feb. 9, 2007 -- 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Middlebush 209
Conference:
"Dying in America: Conversation
Before the Crisis"
Feb. 8, 2007 -- 7 p.m.
Missouri Theatre, Columbia, Mo.
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