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IWU Art ExhibitTaylor/Anderson Faculty ShowJanuary 6-26, 2007Credit Value: 1Maximum students: unlimitedThis is one of two art exhibits that are to be on display this semester in theBeard Art Gallery. Students may view an exhibit and turn in a one-pagesingle-spaced report on their interaction with the material to the JWHCOffice to receive a credit for this event.Q&A: Dr. Mariam Ayad, EgyptologistHonors Center LoungeFriday, January 12, 20073:30 PMCredit Value: 1Maximum students: unlimitedDr. Mariam Ayad, an Egyptian Christian, will be sharing her testimony ofgrowing up Christian in Cairo, Egypt and the journey that led her to theUniversity of Memphis. Dr. Ayad is Assistant Professor of Art Historyand Assistant Director of the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology atthe University of Memphis. She teaches Middle and Late Egyptiangrammar and hieratic and offers courses in Egyptian literature. InFebruary 2006, her team made the largest archaeological find since KingTut’s tomb was uncovered in 1922. A previously overlooked Egyptiantomb containing 5 mummies who have been untouched and unseen forover 3000 years.Ballet: CinderellaPresented by the Moscow Festival BalletEmens Auditorium, Ball State UniversityFriday, January 19, 20077:30 PMCredit Value: 2M it d t 12The Moscow Festival Ballet was founded in 1989 when legendary principaldancer of the Bolshoi Ballet Sergei Radchenko sought to realize his vision of acompany which would bring together the highest classical elements of the greatBolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies in an independent new company within theframework of Russian classic ballet. The company’s rendition of the storybookclassic, Cinderella, will be performed in three acts, utilizing music, costumes,and the fluidity of the dancers to recreate the tale with which many generationsgrew up.
JWHC Chess TournamentSaturday, January 20, 2007Location: Honors CenterTime: 7:30 PMCredit Value: 1, 2, or 3Maximum students: unlimitedAll IWU students are invited to engage in a chess tournament throughoutJanuary. In this single-elimination match, the top three chess players from thetournament will play simultaneously against the skill and intellect of ProfessorIvan Pongracic. Cash prizes will be awarded to those three students whosurvive to the final round courtesy of the HCSA. For completion of onegame, a Forum student will be awarded one credit. If a Forum student makesit to the second round or higher, that student will receive 2 forum credits. Ifthat student beats Professor Pongracic, he or she will be awarded 3 creditsalong with the cash prize. Further information will be given to students whoregister or contact Billy in the Honors Office, x2752.IWU Art ExhibitBeard Art GalleryTalmud: the art of Ben Zion and Marc ChagallFebruary 2-26, 2007Credit Value: 1This the second of two art exhibits that are to be on display this semesterin the Beard Art Gallery. Students may view an exhibit and turn in a onepage single-spaced report on their interaction with the material to theJWHC Office to receive one credit for this event.Theater: Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure”Friday, February 2, 2007IWU Student Directed Play7:30 PM, PPACCredit Value: 2Maximum Students: 15Measure for Measure is considered a comedy, which is sometimesmisleading. Some critics consider it a particularly "dark" comedy for itsbitterness and cynicism. The play certainly raises important moral issuesin its detailed descriptions of Christianity. The structure is based aroundsecret identities and a lot of manipulation.
Opera: “La Perichole”Performing Arts Series—Opera TheaterSunday, February 4, 2007Taylor University3:00 PM, Recital HallCredit Value: 2M iSt d t 12The story concerns two impoverished Peruvian street-singers, too poor to afforda marriage license, and a lecherous viceroy, Don Andrès de Ribeira, who wishesto make La Périchole his mistress. Highlights include La Périchole's letter song,"O mon cher amant"; her "tipsy" aria, "Ah! quel diner!"; and her third-act ariato Piquillo, "Tu n'es pas beau, tu n'es pas riche."“Constitutional Orders and Fundamental Beliefs inNon-Western Societies.”Dr. Kunle Oyerinde4:00 PM, February 7, 2007Beard Arts Center, Room 150Credit Value: 1Lecture: “No More Slow Dances with Jesus: Using Contemporary WorshipMusic Responsibly”Dr. Tom Bergler7:00 PM, Thursday, February 8, 2007Zurcher Auditorium, MCACredit Value: 2Maximum students: 11Departure Time: 5:30 PMIWU Faculty: Dr. Constance CherryDr. Bergler, recipient of a Ph.D. in history from the University of NotreDame, serves as assistant director of the Link Institute at HuntingtonUniversity and edits the Journal of Youth Ministry. His presentation willidentify strengths and weaknesses of contemporary praise and worshipmusic by evaluating it in light of biblical teaching on worship and Christiandiscipleship. Finally, it will suggest steps that individual worshippers,worship leaders and song writers can take to foster a sound, biblicallygrounded spirituality through singing.
“The ‘Sword of the Lord’ or Just Wanting My OwnWay? Contemporary Issues of Faith/Violence:Tension in the Life of Martyr James Renwick.”Dr. Michael Buck4:00 PM, February 14, 2007Beard Arts Center, Room 150Credit Value: 1Maximum Students: unlimited6th Annual Cranium Challenge!Thursday, February 15, 2007Credit Value: 1Maximum Students: 6Time: 5:00 PMMatch wits with IWU’s faculty in this multi-faceted board game. Two studentteams will compete against the IWU profs to win back the JWHC title. Craniumrules can be found at:http://www.playcranium.comcranium games/cranium/howtoplay.htmWHEN:February 15-18, 2007WHERE:Trinity Christian College,Deerfield, IL.Credit Value: 4Maximum Students: 6Departure Time: 1:00 PMIWU Faculty: TBA
“A Bare Bones Update on Osteoporosis Research atIWU.”Dr. Dan Jones4:00 PM, February 21, 2007Beard Arts Center, Room 150Credit Value: 1Maximum Students: unlimitedDocumentary: Century of Self, Part IWednesday, February 23, 2007Honors CenterCredit Value: 1Maximum Students: unlimitedTime: 6:00 PM"This series is about how those in power have used Freud's theories to tryand control the dangerous crowd in an age of mass democracy." - AdamCurtis. The Century of the Self asks deeper questions about the roots andmethods of modern consumerism, representative democracy and itsimplications. It also questions the modern way we see ourselves, theattitude to fashion and superficiality.The business and, increasingly, the political world uses PR to read andfulfill our desires, to make their products or speeches as pleasing aspossible to us. Curtis raises the question of the intentions and roots of thisfact. He cites a Wall Street banker as saying "We must shift America froma needs- to a desires-culture. People must be trained to desire, to wantnew things, even before the old have been entirely consumed. [.] Man'sdesires must overshadow his needs."Lecture: “Capitalism for the Common Good”Dr. Jon Gunneman7:00 PM, Tuesday, February 27, 2007Clowes Memorial HallCredit Value: 2Maximum students: 11Departure Time: 5:30 PMIWU Faculty: TBAWithin the reality of global capitalism and the ever increasing demand formarket-driven profits, is there a place for the classic concept of capitalismas a force for social good? Keynote speaker: Dr. Jon Gunneman, professorof social ethics at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University.
“La Idea Salvadora: Immigration and ColonizationPolitics in Early Mexic0Dr. David Burden4:00 PM, February 28, 2007Beard Arts Center, Room 150Credit Value: 1Maximum Students: unlimitedMovie: “Amazing Grace: The WilliamWilberforce Story”Wednesday, February 28, 2007Location and Time: TBAMaximum Students: 15Credit Value: 2“You can choose to look the other way but you can never again say you did notknow.” Amazing Grace follows Wilberforce's career through his 20's and 30's,when he and his fellow humanitarians made the issue of slavery a talking point,not only in political circles, but also throughout the country. They waged thefirst modern political campaign, using petitions, boycotts, mass meetings andeven badges with slogans to take their message to the country at large.Wilberforce steered this cause through the corridors of power and ultimatelyopened the way for the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire. Hissuccess came after decades of fighting, when Parliament finally passed the firstanti-slavery bill in 1807.Lecture: “Behind the Screen: HollywoodInsiders on Faith, Film, and Culture.”Ms. Barbara Nicolosi7:00 PM, Tuesday, March 13, 2007Zurcher Auditorium, MCAMaximum Students: 15Departure Time: 5:30 PMMs. Nicolosi is Executive Director of Act One, Inc., an interdenominationaltraining program preparing Christians for professional careers in mainstream filmand television. Barbara received an MA in film from Northwestern University inEvanston, Illinois and has written several screenplays currently in production. Inaddition, she has served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the arts anda consultant on many film and television projects. Barbara recently co-edited abook “Behind the Screen: Hollywood Insiders on Faith, Film and Culture” (BakerBooks) and will speak on the subject of Christian faith and the craft offilmmaking.
ATHENS AND JERUSALEM SEMINARDr. Richard T. HughesDistinguished ProfessorThursday, March 15At 4:00 PMBanquet RoomsHughes is an accomplished scholar and author on American religion and culture. Prior tocoming to Messiah College from his role as distinguished professor of religion at PepperdineUniversity (Calif.), where he founded and directed the Pepperdine Center for Faith andLearning. Hughes has been a compelling voice in the nationaldialogue about the significance ofChristian higher education for contemporary society, and has published several worksincluding his most recent, “The Vocation of a Christian Scholar: How Christian Faith CanSustain the Life of the Mind,” and “Myths America Lives By,” which critically examines theideologies that have historically shaped the core of American identity.Hughes holds a doctorate in the history of Christianity from the University of Iowa; a master’sdegree from Abilene Christian University (Texas); and a bachelor’s degree in Bible and historyfrom Harding University (Ark.). He has held teaching positions at Pepperdine University(1971-76, 1988-present); Abilene Christian University (1982-88); and Southwest MissouriState University (1976-82). He has also served in various academic administrative positionsincluding: director of “The Pepperdine Voyage: a Lilly Endowment-funded project on ‘thetheological exploration of vocation,’” (2001-2005); chair of the department of history atAbilene Christian University (1983-85); and assistant to the president at Abilene ChristianUniversity (1982-83).He has authored numerous books and other publications on the history of American religionand on Christian higher education.Credit Values:2 Reading Groups (TBA) & Lecture: 3 credits totalLecture only: 1 creditPlease distinguish when requesting confirmation
Documentary: Century of Self, Part IIWednesday, March 21, 2007Honors CenterCredit Value: 1Maximum Students: unlimitedTime: 6:00 PM"This series is about how those in power have used Freud's theories to tryand control the dangerous crowd in an age of mass democracy." - AdamCurtis. The Century of the Self asks deeper questions about the roots andmethods of modern consumerism, representative democracy and itsimplications. It also questions the modern way we see ourselves, theattitude to fashion and superficiality.The business and, increasingly, the political world uses PR to read andfulfill our desires, to make their products or speeches as pleasing aspossible to us. Curtis raises the question of the intentions and roots of thisfact. He cites a Wall Street banker as saying "We must shift America froma needs- to a desires-culture. People must be trained to desire, to wantnew things, even before the old have been entirely consumed. [.] Man'sdesires must overshadow his needs."Event: Planetarium and Museum of ArtBall State University, Muncie, INThursday, March 22, 200712:30 PMCredit Value: 2Maximum students: 11Departure: 11:30 AMIWU F lt TBAThe Ball State Planetarium is a sky theater that can simulate the nightsky at any place on Earth, at any time of the year. Programs presentedduring the year explore topics such as constellation patterns, planets,galaxies, and black holes. Various audiovisual special effects enhancethe presentations.Field Museum of Natural HistorySaturday, March 24, 2007Chicago, ILCredit Value: 3Maximum students: 10Departure Time: 6:00 AMFaculty Rep: TBAWith a breathtaking view of Chicago’sincomparable skyline along expansive LakeMichigan, The Field Museum draws visitors fromall over the world with more than 35world-renowned exhibitions.
Musical: Fiddler on the RoofPPACSaturday, March 31, 20077:30 PMCredit Value: 2Maximum students: 15Check in at the box office. Tickets will be held in your name.The play is set in the small Jewish shtetl (town) of Anatevka in TsaristRussia in 1905. The story centers on Tevye, the father of five daughters,and his attempts to maintain his family and religious traditions while theworld and civilization around the shtetl change rapidly. These changesmanifest themselves chiefly in the strong-willed actions of Tevye's eldestthree daughters — each daughter's choice of husband moves progressivelyfurther and further away from established village custom.Palm Sunday Service, St. George Antiochian Orthodox Churchfollowed by Q&A with Very Reverend Father Nabil HannaIndianapolis, INSunday, April 1, 200710:00 AMCredit Value: 2Maximum students: 11Departure Time: 8:40 AMF lt RD D id RiOrthodox worship is a beautiful worship. You will get to experience PalmSunday at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church. If this will be yourfirst time at an orthodox church, you may check out this helpful hintsprovided by one of St. George’s own parishioners:http://www.stgindy.org/Features/first visit to an orthodox churc.htm. Father Nabil will hold a Q&A after the service.5th Annual Celebration of ScholarshipLocation: Student Center Banquet RoomsTime: TBDCredit Value: 1, 2, 3Maximum students: unlimitedMonday, April 10th through Thursday, April 12th, the best and brightestof IWU will be presenting their research during the 5th AnnualCelebration of Scholarship. Throughout the day, students and professorsfrom various divisions will share their research in both poster and oralpresentations. Students will attend three oral presentations to receive onecredit (up to three credits total). Students may also choose to review theposter presentations and turn in a two-page, double-spaced paper brieflydescribing the four posters that they found to be most interesting for asingle credit. For further information, please refer to the followingwebsite. More information will be posted as it becomes available:http://jwhc.indwes.edu/celebration of scholarship/2006 schedule.htm
Faith and Learning LuncheonHenry West Banquet HallFriday, April 13, 200712:00 PMCredit Value: 2Maximum students: unlimitedDetails to be announced at a later date. John Wilson editor of Books andCulture will be speaking.“Follow the North Star”Saturday, April 14, 2007Conner PrairieTime: 7:30 PMMaximum Students: 11Credit Value: 2IWU Faculty: Dr. David BartleyBecome a fugitive slave on the Underground Railroad. Will you find safety andfreedom? Will you be captured by the slave hunters? Every moment is filledwith uncertainty. Play the role of runaway and encounter a slave sale and awide range of people, including a belligerent transplanted Southerner, areluctantly helpful farm wife, a slave hunter motivated by financial rewards, aQuaker family and a free black family. This glimpse into our shared past willaffect you in ways that reading a book or watching a movie about this painfulpart of America's history cannot. This program takes place outside in all kindsof weather, and participants walk approximately one mile on rough terrain.Keep in mind that the emotional impact is strong. Participants are treated asslaves and are told to keep their eyes down and not to speak unless spoken to.Students will participate in the program. A post-event discussion will be led byDr.David Bartley.
training program preparing Christians for professional careers in mainstream film and television. Barbara received an MA in film from Northwestern University in . coming to Messiah College from his role as distinguished professor of religion at Pepperdine University (Calif.), where he founded and directed the Pepperdine Center for Faith and
