Tuesday, October 2
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | "Observations from 40 Years of Management and a 4 Month Cruise Around the World," Fred Miller [Tom Hibbard], Kaneko Auditorium
Fred Miller, an economist by training, managed state government departments for 4 different Governors of Oregon before retiring and then moving to Portland General Electric where he retired as Executive Vice President. Most recently, he retired after 3 years as Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Portland. He says that the high point of his career was teaching on the same Economics faculty at Oregon State University with Tom Hibbard. Following his most recent retirement, Fred and his wife Karla, a Willamette University graduate, took a 4 month cruise around the world. You might think that he would have a number of useful observations prompted by his background as an economist, a long-time manager in the public and private sector, and as Karla's husband...We'll see. |
1:30 – 3:30 p.m. | "Music Potpourri," ICL Members [Solveig Holmquist] , Kaneko Auditorium ICL members will share with us some of their favorite music selections. 1:30 Franca Hernandez: The opera Tosca. 1:50 Grant Hagestedt: Piano Encore: Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Sonata in D minor, K9 (1738). 2:10 Phil Caudill: "Play 'Misty' x 3 For Me". 2:40 Lee Coyne: Scott Joplin. 3:00 Dominick Spedale: Cat Stevens. 3:20 Solveig (if time): Kraftwerk: A bit of a ride on the Autobahn.
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Thursday, October 4
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | "Wes Robinson Reads His Poetry," Wes Robinson [Anne Bowden], Kaneko Auditorium
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11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | "Field Based Environmental Research for Students," Michael Weddle [Jinx Brandt], Kaneko Auditorium
Michael Weddle is a former Waldo conservation biology teacher and Milken Award winner. Has worked with Jane Goodall and sponsored the Roots and Shoots programs in the schools. He helped create the Jane Goodall Environmental Middle School in Salem. |
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | "Living On the Pudding: A Whole Lotta Somethin' Going On," Professor W. Todd Jarvis [Karen Trucke], Kaneko Auditorium
Dr. Jarvis is the Director of the Institute for Water and Watersheds at Oregon State University. |
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | "All about our WUICL Archive Collection," Amber J. D'Ambrosio [Virginia Vanderbilt], Kaneko Auditorium
Amber J. D'Ambrosio, MA, MSIS
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Tuesday, October 9
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | "A Brief Look at the Fascinating Theory of Probability," Professor Richard Iltis [Tom Hibbard], Kaneko Auditorium |
1:30 – 3:30 p.m. | "The Geometry of Gerrymandering," Kathryn Nyman [Don Gallagher], Kaneko Auditorium After receiving her bachelor’s in mathematics from Carthage College, Nyman earned a doctorate at Cornell University, where she studied combinatorics. First a post-doc fellow at Texas A&M University, Nyman was an assistant professor at Loyola University Chicago before joining Willamette’s math department in 2009. |
Thursday, October 11
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | "Climate Change and the Need for Sustainable Energy and Transportation: PART 3–Sustainable Automotive Transportation," Peter Ronai [ICL], Kaneko Auditorium
Peter Ronai has been a member of ICL since 2002, and Director of Information Services since 2005. He was born in Hungary, grew up in Australia, and migrated to the USA after being recruited by the University of Colorado's Medical School. He has science and medical degrees, as well as a Ph.D., from the University of Sydney, Australia, and is Board certified in Nuclear Medicine and Radiology. Before moving to Salem he trained and worked in academic institutions in Sydney and Adelaide (Australia), Berkeley (California), Denver (Colorado), and Kansas City (Kansas). He also served as a flight surgeon in the RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force). He is personally committed to home solar photo-voltaic power generation and electric vehicle transportation. |
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | "The Joy is in the Making, the Work is in the Selling: My pursuit of Art as a Second Career," Ted Gaty [Jinx Brandt], Kaneko Auditorium
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1:30 – 3:30 p.m. | "Great Decisions: South Africa’s Fragile Democracy," Sandra Burnett [Jeanette Flaming], Kaneko Auditorium
“The African National Congress (ANC) party has governed South Africa since the end of apartheid in 1994. But the party today suffers from popular frustration over official corruption and economic stagnation. It faces growing threats from both the left and the right opposition parties, even as intraparty divisions surface. Given America’s history of opportunistic engagement with Africa, there are few prospects for a closer relationship between the two countries. Meanwhile, a weaker ANC could lead to political fragmentation in this relatively new democracy.” |
Tuesday, October 16
9:00 - 10:15 a.m. | "October ICL Board Meeting", Kaneko Conference Room 121 |
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | "Music as a Mirror of History, Video Lecture: Chopin: Etude in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12 (1831)," Dr. Robert Greenberg [Solveig Holmquist, Facilitator], Kaneko Auditorium
Robert Greenberg earned a B.A. in music, magna cum laude, from Princeton University and received a Ph.D. in music composition, from the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied with Olly Wilson. At the San Francisco Conservatory of Music he was chairman of the Department of Music History and Literature and Director of the Adult Extension Division. Dr. Greenberg is currently Music Historian-in-residence with San Francisco Performances. Greenberg has lectured for some of the most prestigious musical and arts organizations in the United States, and is the resident composer and music historian for National Public Radio’s Weekend All Things Considered. He is also the Music Historian in Residence at San Francisco Performances, and hosts their "Saturday Morning Series" (a lecture combined with performances) with the Alexander String Quartet. |
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | "Immersing Ourselves in Chopin's Piano Works," Solveig Holmquist [ICL], Kaneko Auditorium
Our presenter is ICL member and WOU Music Professor Emerita Solveig Holmquist. |
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | "Why YA? The Value (and Fun!) of Investing in Library Services Targeted to Teens," Sonja Somerville [Toni Peterson], Kaneko Auditorium
Although Sonja Somerville has worked at Salem Public Library since 2003, she was a brand-new librarian when she took over the Teen Services position just four days before the grand opening of the new Teen Scene area in 2011. She has continued to use her background in journalism, grant development, and marketing as tools to build a vibrant and appealing space for teens. Sonja earned her Masters of Library and Information Science from Drexel University. She is past president of the Oregon Young Adult Network, a division of the Oregon Library Association, and the 2018 recipient of the OYAN “You’re Awesome” Award, recognizing excellence in service to young adults. She is currently completing a second year as a coordinator for one of 20 Teens’ Top Ten Panel groups for the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and was one of 50 recipients of an 2018 Inclusive Internship Initiative Grant from the Public Library Association, also a division of ALA. |
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | "Great Courses, Video Lecture: A Skeptics Guide to History: Myths About American Isolation and Empire," Bob Muir [ICL], Kaneko Auditorium
Our lecturer for this Great Courses video course is Dr. Mark Stoler, who holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Wisconsin and is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Vermont. |
Thursday, October 18
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | "What Do You Know?," Ken Ash [Don Gallagher], *** Ford 122 *** NOTE CHANGE IN VENUE
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1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | "Native Space," Professor Natchee Barnd [Karen Trucke], *** Ford 122 *** NOTE CHANGE IN VENUE
Associate professor of Ethnic Studies & Native American Studies at Oregon State University. He is a scholar interested in the intersections between ethnic studies, cultural geography, and indigenous studies. His research focuses on issues of race, space, and indigenous geographies. His second book, A People's Guide to Portland and Beyond will highlight lesser known sites of social justice and oppression across Portland. Natchee also writes on pedagogy, contemporary media, college cultural centers, and popular culture. His articles and chapters appear in Journal of Geography, American Indian Culture and Research Journal, Diversity in Disney Films (MacFarland), Teaching Race in the 21st Century (Palgrave/ Springer), Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, and Nexus: Complicating Community and Centering the Self (Cognella). Natchee serves as Secretary for the Association for Ethnic Studies, a national scholarly organization, and is an associate editor for the Ethnic Studies Review journal. He also leads the Social Justice Tours of Corvallis, a walking history and geography tour created by his students and focused on the stories of people of color, indigenous communities, and larger issues of power in Corvallis. |
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | "Climate Change and the Need for Sustainable Energy and Transportation: PART 4–Sustainable Transportation–An Entirely Electric Transportation System," Peter Ronai [ICL], *** Ford 122 *** NOTE CHANGE IN VENUE
Peter Ronai has been a member of ICL since 2002, and Director of Information Services since 2005. He was born in Hungary, grew up in Australia, and migrated to the USA after being recruited by the University of Colorado's Medical School. He has science and medical degrees, as well as a Ph.D., from the University of Sydney, Australia, and is Board certified in Nuclear Medicine and Radiology. Before moving to Salem he trained and worked in academic institutions in Sydney and Adelaide (Australia), Berkeley (California), Denver (Colorado), and Kansas City (Kansas). He also served as a flight surgeon in the RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force). He is personally committed to home solar photo-voltaic power generation and electric vehicle transportation. |
Tuesday, October 23
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | "A Legacy of Empowering the Financial Future of Oregonians: The Past, Present and Future of Oregon State Treasury," Tobias Read [Tom Hibbard], Kaneko Auditorium
Tobias Read was elected in 2016 as Oregon’s 29th State Treasurer. Prior to elected office, he worked in the U.S. Treasury and as a liaison between designers, engineers and manufacturing units for Nike Inc. |
1:30 – 3:30 p.m. | "Why Butterflies Matter," Chris Carvalho [GwenEllyn Anderson], Kaneko Auditorium
Chris has had a lifelong interest in butterflies. He has been a collector and displayer of mounted butterflies. He has moved from collection to photographing butterflies. He has participated in an OPB production titled: |
Thursday, October 25
8:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | "Field Trip - Sustainability," Field Trip [George Moeller, Carol Moeller], Meet at Willamette Heritage Parking Lot
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Tuesday, October 30
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. | "Fall Coffee," Social Services [ICL], *** Montag Den *** NOTE CHANGE IN VENUE Last names A to M bring a goodie to share. |
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | "Two Distinctly Different American Heroes: What We Can Learn from the first WWII Nurse to Die After the Landings at Normandy and Revolutionary High-Jumper Dick Fosbury," Bob Welch [Anne Bowden], Kaneko Auditorium Author Bob Welch pulls from two of his books, one the Oregon Book Award-finalist “American Nightingale” and the other the forthcoming “Wizard of Foz: Dick Fosbury’s One-Man High-Jump Revolution,” to share how each inspired their countries in different ways and in different places and in different times. Slanger stirred the hearts of thousands of America GIs with a letter she wrote on October 21, 1944 form her field-hospital tent just short of the German-Belgium border. She was killed the next night in a mortar attack, the soldiers so grieved, and inspired, that they insisted she never be forgotten. She became the first woman to have a ship named in her honor. In re-creating her story for radio, actress Joan Fontaine called Slanger’s legacy “one of the most moving stories to come out of the war—a story of an army nurse that surpassed anything Hollywood has ever dreamed of.” Her inspiration? That, like pebbles in the water, our ripples of influence go farther than we think. Oct. 20, 2018 marks the 50-year anniversary of Dick Fosbury’s gold-medal-winning jump in the Mexico City Olympics that revolutionized the high-jumping event. Five years before that moment the Medford High grad was one of the worst prep high jumpers in the state. And after that moment the Oregon State athlete was an instant hero, his backward-over-the-bar style so thoroughly revolutionizing the event that virtually every high-jumper in the world has used the “Fosbury Flop” since. But Fosbury’s story is way deeper than failed-jock-makes-good. It’s about learning to go on after loss. Learn the inner story of the iconic hero who, amid the turbulent ‘60s, changed the world by literally turning his back on the establishment. A storyteller by nature, Welch mines much of his speaking fodder from his books and the nearly 2,000 columns he's written for The Register-Guard, Oregon's second-largest newspaper. He has twice won the National Society of Newspaper Columnists's highest award for writing. In addition, he has won dozens of other journalism awards, including the 2010 and 2011 Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association's "Best Writing" awards. He's also the winner of the Seattle Times C.B. Blethen Award for Distinguished Feature Writing. |
1:30 – 3:30 p.m. | "Wondering How to Create Stylish Outdoor Settings for People and Pollinators in Your Landscaping?," Elizabeth Powers [Don Gallagher], Kaneko Auditorium Elizabeth Powers, principal of The Garden Angels Landscape Design & Consulting of Salem, offers her perspectives and experience in the design and installation of successful and sustainable residential landscapes. The discussion offers colorful portfolio photos of outdoor projects, large and small. She will offer her favorite ways to eliminate or reduce lawn space, lower maintenance activities, and manage drainage and water use. A hardscaping specialist and plants woman, Elizabeth will offer some of her favorite textural combinations and beautiful outdoor living solutions for challenging residential sites, especially for smaller suburban properties, large house footprints, and tight budgets. You will be inspired to try out new and simple updates for your own outdoor spaces! Elizabeth established her design and consulting firm in 1994. She is a founding member, active volunteer, and member of the board of directors with the Lord & Schryver Conservancy, and teaches an accredited course in sustainable landscape architecture at Chemeketa Community College. She has extensive experience working with native plants on large commercial and public sites in the field of riparian (riverbank) and wetlands restoration including the Brown’s Island Restoration project in April 2000.
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