Schedule of Events
Inaugural Week Special Events
In the Wright Museum of Art:
llustrations, Illuminations and the Bound Images. An exhibition examining the relationship between text and image. Logan and Wright Education Collections. A selection of objects available for classroom use from the Logan Museum of Anthropology and the Wright Museum of Art.
Asian Icons: Religious icons from Thailand, Burma, China, Japan, and Tibet from the Wright and Logan Museums’ permanent collection.
In the Logan Museum of Anthropology
Soundscaping: Tools of the World's Music. A showcase of percussion, string, and wind instruments from the Pacific Islands, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, sub- Saharan Africa, North America, and South America—from the Logan's collection.
Epic Struggle in the Shadows: Javanese Wayang Kulit. Explores the origins, performance, and meaning of the traditional shadow puppets of Java.
In the Col. Robert H. Morse Library and Richard Black Information Center
Display of selected inaugural proclamations, citations, and greetings to President Scott Bierman from around the world.
Monday, September 21
“Caterpillars and Cocoons: Why So Many People (but not all) Love To Kill a Mockingbird,” The Big Read presentation by Tom McBride, Keefer and Keefer Professor of the Humanities; 7 p.m., Richardson Auditorium, Morse-Ingersoll Hall.
Tuesday, September 22
“Race, Class and Community Work in Beloit.” A public panel discussion about race, class, and community work that involves both the College and the people and institutions who work with its members; 7 p.m., Moore Lounge, Pearsons Hall.
Wednesday, September 23
“100 Years of Community Organizing: Alinsky to Obama,” Duffy Community Partnership Fall Forum, 7 p.m., Moore Lounge, Pearsons Hall.
Friday, September 25
“Colloquium of Integrating Asian Arts and Material Culture into the Undergraduate Curriculum” presented with the support of a grant from the Freeman Foundation.