Cornell College Events
Monday, February 16th (link)
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| 8:00 am-Feb 18th 4:30 pm | Off-campus housing lottery for 2009-2010 seniors Residence Life OfficeOff-campus housing lottery for 2009-2010 Seniors will be held Monday through Wednesday. Stop by the Residence Life Office during office hours to participate. Bring your ID. Questions x4113. |
| 9:00 am-12:00 pm | Chautauqua Term - 6 The CommonsPresented by M. Philip Lucas, PhD. As we approach the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth on Feb. 12, 2009, this course explores the questions: How did the 51-year-old get the presidential nomination of the Republican Party? What did he do with the first fifty years of his life? Why do historians rank him as one of our best presidents? This course continues Feb. 23. Open to adults of all ages. Cost of the four week program is $30. |
| 11:00 am-1:00 pm | Iowa Roots, Global Impact: The Life and Legacy of George Washington Carver Cole LibraryAmerican scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor whose studies and teaching revolutionized agriculture in the Southern United States. This exhibit displays just a few of his amazing accomplishments. Sponsored by the African-American Museum and Cultural Center of Cedar Rapids Iowa, Cole Library, and Cornell's Office of Intercultural Life. Tyla Cole, Eastern Iowa Coordinator, African-American Museum of Iowa, will be present to answer questions. |
| 11:30 am | Lunch and Learn: Career in Financial Services The RattGrab your lunch in Sodexo, then come down to the round table in the Ratt on Monday, Feb. 16 at 11:30 a.m. to meet Rachel from Northwestern Mutual Financial Network. She’ll answer questions about career opportunities in the financial services industry and with NMFN.
If you’re interested in attending, e-mail mlyons by Friday, Feb. 13 at noon! |
| 3:00 pm-4:00 pm | Reading for Writing Cole LibraryCome to the first Reading for Writing workshop to learn how to read like a writer. In every workshop we’ll read and focus on one contemporary short story, poem, or essay. The goal of each session will be to uncover the craft that each writer puts into his/her work with the hope of learning something that can be used in your own creative writing. Up for discussion: Tobias Wolff’s short story, “Bullet in the Brain.” Copies will be provided. |
| 4:00 pm | Katrin Sjursen presentation The CommonsKatrin Sjursen, a candidate for the teaching position in the department of history, will give a presentation titled "Peaceweavers’ Sisters: Medieval Noblewomen as Military Commanders in Northern France." Members of the community are welcome to attend. Reception to follow in Hedges Conference Room. |
| 5:00 pm | Wrestling @ IIAC JV Championships |
| 6:30 pm | 1001 Black Inventions Kimmel TheatreA play that features the lives of ingenious men and women, then travels into The Twilight Zone, a world gone mad when the inventions of Africans and African Americans disappear. Audiences laugh themselves into realizing that black ingenuity is an integral part of their everyday lives. |
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