The Valpo Core

Guest speaker: Leon R. Kass, MD, PhD
Former Chair, President’s Council on Bioethics

Thursday, October 25, 6:30 pm
Community Room, CCLIR

Dr. Kass chaired President Bush’s Council on Bioethics 2002-2005. His published essays in biomedical ethics address issues of in vitro fertilization, cloning, genetic screening and genetic technology, organ transplantation, aging research, euthanasia and assisted suicide, and the moral nature of the medical profession.

http://www.valpo.edu/christc/events.html

Brauer Museum of Art

Student Coffee Hour

Video Art Presentation
Decasia: The State of Decay
A film by Bill Morrison

For this fascinating video Morrison edited together found film footage that shows advanced decay over time from the deterioration of the emulsion, which is the photosensitive coating on film. An atmospheric musical score accompanies the haunting visions.

Wednesday, November 7, 7 pm
Brauer Museum of Art

Refreshments will be served.
This event has been approved for CORE 5th hour credit.

For more info on Decasia: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303325/

Approved for 5th-hour credit:

Ever wonder what worship was like in the First Century? Wonder why the Church adopted a different form of worship from that which we see in the New Testament? Want to experience what it may have been like to worship with Paul and Peter?

Then come and experience the Chapel of the Resurrection-sponsored Agape Meal, a reenactment of First Century Worship.

When: Friday, Oct. 26th, 6:00-8:00 pm
Where: Chapel of the Resurrection
What: Free Food, and Worship!

Brandt Hall will be hosting Prof. Steinwart for a discussion of Professionalism.  Prof. Steinwart will discuss appropriate communication and actions when working with a supervisor or in an internship.  She will conclude with a question and answer session. The session is scheduled to be in Brandt’s classroom on Wednesday, Oct. 24th at 8:30 pm.

This event, which takes place November 1st at 5 pm in the CCLIR Community Room, is an opening reception for a student/faculty art show that will be exhibited in the Christopher Center from Nov. 1-16. The reception will be showing all the works of art that focus on the issue of identity. Prof. Nina Corazzo will give an opening speech about the exhibition and the artists will be available for questions about their pieces.

Refreshments will be provided.

Sponsored by the VU Art Department.

Approved for Core 5th-hour credit.

On Thursday, October 25th at 6 pm, come to 807 Mound Street for some good soup and bread and a chance to learn about a widespread problem: hunger.

This informational event will give insight into the nature and extent of world hunger as well as in the United States, with a focus on what can be done here at school to help solve this problem.

Sponsored by the Office of Residential Life and SALT (Social Action Leadership Team).

Approved for Core 5th-hour credit.

Flyer: Focus on Hunger: The Soup Kitchen Discussion

“A Platform of Reconciliation: The Truth Commission as a Means of Making Things Right in Societies in Transition”
by Hannah Cartwright, Senior

“In Pursuit of Truth: Searching for Significance in the Lives of Investigative Reporters”
by Joshua Weinhold, Senior

Thursday, October 18
6:30 pm
Mueller Hall Refectory

http://www.valpo.edu/christc/events.html

Thursday, October 18th in the CCLIR Community Room at 7:00 pm, Ean Barnard will be coming to speak for National Coming Out Day.  He will be speaking on his many experiences with coming out, from dealing with the troubles of coming out as the president of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at the University of Illinois Champaign, to his inner battle with coming out while growing up Christian and the issues he had with his faith. He will also speak of other experiences that he has encountered as his life progressed. Afterwards there will be a short Q&A session.

Sponsored by Alliance.

Approved for Core 5th-hour credit.

The event described below is approved for 5th-hour credit:

“One Time Blind”

Monday, October 22 at 9:00 pm in the Union Great Hall

Come check out an exciting one hour presentation of upbeat step, rap, percussion, music and short sketches! This professional drama group will be addressing topics such as being authentic, thinking outside standard answers, and personal relationships.

Sponsored by Campus Crusade for Christ and Union Board

The events described below are approved for 5th-hour credit.

Valparaiso University’s Eta of Indiana Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa invites you to attend the following events:

Lecture: “Why the European Union Will Not Become a Superpower” by Prof. James J. Sheehan, Stanford University.

Thursday, October 25th at 6:30 pm in the Great Hall of the Union. Open to the public.

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A faculty panel discussion: “States, Nations, and the Problem of the Nationstate”

Friday, October 26 at 3:00 pm, in Kade-Duesenberg German Cultural Center

Prof. Sheehan will be joined by the following VU faculty: Prof. Jon Kilpinen, Geography; Prof. Kevin Ostoyich, History; Prof. Matthew Lundin, Christ College. Refreshments to follow. Open to the Public.