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September 25, 2009
Fall Swope lecture to be
delivered by David Sloan Wilson
inSIDE
Homecoming and Family
Weekend is drawing near
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m., Schneebeck Concert Hall
More ways Loggers can
go green
Cellist Jonathan Kramer to
play on campus
Prof. Jeff Matthews receives
President’s Excellence in
Teaching award
Collins Memorial Library
celebrates banned books
Prof. Florence Sandler to
deliver Daedalus lecture
Noteworthy
Calendar of events
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David Sloan Wilson
A daring thinker who approaches the study
of evolution and religion from an intriguing
and challenging point of view, David Sloan
Wilson is an author, researcher, and professor.
On Tuesday, Sept. 29, he’ll explain his ideas at
a free lecture, “Religion as a Product of Evolution,” starting at 7:30 p.m., in Schneebeck Concert Hall. Tickets for the talk are required.
Wilson argues that religion is evolution at
work. The SUNY distinguished professor of
biology and anthropology at Binghamton Uni-
versity in New York, sees religion as a powerful
social force that guides its followers toward behaviors that are, seemingly, the best adaptation
to their circumstances. He compares a religious
group to a beehive or a human body: it operates and adapts in such a way as to optimize its
members' survival. Thus, Wilson suggests, the
religious principles of forgiveness, humility,
and altruism are adaptive behaviors meant to
help preserve the species.
Wilson's ideas are likely to prove challenging to students of both evolution and religion,
even as he works to engage both disciplines.
He is director of EvoS, an unusual campuswide
evolutionary studies program at Binghamton
University, and a columnist for The Huffington
Post. He is the author of Darwin's Cathedral:
Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society
(Chicago, 2002) and Evolution for Everyone:
How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We
Think About Our Lives (Bantam, 2007).
The talk is sponsored by the Swope Endowed Lectureship on Ethics, Religion, Faith,
and Values. The lectureship was established at
Puget Sound through a gift from Major Ianthe
Swope in honor of her mother, Jane Hammer
Swope. It is intended to promote broad discussions, critical thinking, and ethical inquiry
about matters of religion.
Tickets can be reserved by calling x3419 or
picked up at Wheelock Information Center.
500 expected on campus for Fall Campus Day
Future Loggers visit campus en masse Sept. 26
Each fall, the Office of Admission hosts Fall Campus Day for prospective students and families.
High School students—mostly seniors—and their parents and siblings descend on campus for
a day of faculty presentations representing most of Puget Sound’s academic programs, as well as
tours of campus, meetings with faculty and staff members, and more. If you see someone wandering lost and confused, be sure to lend a hand.
Once a Logger, always a Logger
Homecoming and Family Weekend combine this year
Faculty and staff are invited to join students, alumni, parents, and Puget Sound families at
Homecoming and Family Weekend Oct. 9–11. Together for the first time, the weekend combines
fan favorites from Homecoming and Fall Family Weekend, events traditionally held within a few
weeks of each other every fall semester. Fun for all ages, Homecoming and Family Weekend has
something for everyone. Activities include sporting events, receptions, concerts, tours, and more!
Of special interest to faculty and staff:
• PacRim Colloquium
• President’s Welcome Reception—Drinks, food, and mingling with the entire campus
community to kick off Homecoming and Family Weekend
• Logger Family Tailgate
• Logger Football vs. Menlo College
• Faculty Presentations in art, geology, business, or comparative sociology (Saturday
morning) and art or comparative sociology (Saturday afternoon)
Additionally, several affinity groups are celebrating with various receptions, outings, and
events, including the Business Leadership
Program, PacRim, Phi Mu Alpha, and the
Department of Geology’s 75th anniversary. See
a complete list of scheduled events and register
online at www.pugetsound.edu/homecoming.
Tech tools get bigger and better
Your inbox may be getting larger
Over the summer, Technology Services increased campus network shares to 2GB, up from
500MB, on the Alexandria and Merlin2 servers. With the migration to Exchange 2007 currently
underway through Nov. 1, the size of your Puget Sound e-mail inbox will increase to 500MB (up
from 200). Exchange 2007 also offers a better, more feature-rich Web mail interface.
TS will contact each university department or group with support information as they are
migrated to Exchange 2007.
To learn more visit www.pugetsound.edu/Exchange2007.xml.
More ways Loggers can go green
New opportunities for the Puget Sound community to make a difference
Responsible transportation is one of the
biggest ways you can have a positive impact on
your carbon footprint. The Transportation
Task Force encourages the campus community
to attend a workshop to help develop the city
of Tacoma Mobility Master Plan on Monday,
Sept. 28, 5:30–7:30 p.m., in Rasmussen
Rotunda. The city’s goal is to create a policy
for a comprehensive network for bicycle and
pedestrian mobility citywide. The plan will
outline goals, policies, and implementation
strategies for multimodal transportation in
Tacoma. Join the discussion regarding existing
conditions and opportunities to improve
Tacoma’s bicycling and walking networks, as
well as connectivity to other destinations and
transit.
Looking for more direct ways to make a
difference in your transportation footprint?
Try the new ORCA card! This regional
public transportation card takes the place
of previous products, such as a Sound
Transit or Washington ferries pass. ORCA
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stands for One Regional Card for All, and is
intended to offer the convenience of one-stop
shopping for your Puget Sound-area public
transportation needs, covering Pierce Transit,
Kitsap Transit, King County Metro Transit,
Sound Transit, Washington State Ferries, and
more. This system allows you to load your card
electronically with funds, and then just tap
it when you get on the bus, train, or ferry to
be charged for your fare. It’s safer than cash!
Register your card to receive balance protection
if your card is lost, stolen, or damaged. ORCA
cards cost $5, but are available FREE for a
limited time. For more information on the
ORCA card, visit www.orcacard.com.
Afraid you’re missing out on sustainability
news and events on campus? Sign up for the
new Sustainability Events listserv to receive
periodic updates on sustainability-related
events on campus (and even some offcampus). Learn more at www.pugetsound.edu/
loggerslivegreen.
Jonathan Kramer pays
homage to Pablo Casals
Thursday, Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m.,
Kilworth Memorial Chapel
The life of Pablo Casals, the Catalan cellist
who mixed music and politics in pursuit of justice for his countrymen, will be celebrated by
cellist Jonathan Kramer on Thursday, Oct. 8, at
7:30 p.m., in Kilworth Memorial Chapel. The
performance will include an illustrated commentary on Casals' life and legacy.
Pablo Casals, a musician, conductor, and
composer, used his fame and talent to protest
the near 40-year dictatorial regime of Spain's
Francisco Franco, following the 1936–39 Spanish Civil War. Living and performing during
an era of tyranny by figures such as Hitler,
Stalin, Mussolini, and Franco, Casals managed
to draw world attention to his causes, but he
never lived to see the end of the Franco regime,
when the general died in 1975.
Kramer, ethnomusicologist at North Carolina State University and Duke University, has
performed as principal cellist of the Tucson
Symphony and as a member of the San Francisco Opera and Ballet orchestras, as well as
internationally.
The performance is sponsored by the Catharine Gould Chism Fund.
Kramer also will
give a talk on Friday,
Oct. 9, at 10 a.m., in
Music 333, on "The
Music of Suriname."
Formerly Dutch Guyana, the country is one
of the most culturally
diverse societies in the
Western Hemisphere.
The talk is free and
open to the public.
Jonathan Kramer
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Professor Jeff Matthews recognized
Ross Mulhausen
Matthews is 2009 receipient of President’s Excellence in Teaching award
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 6 p.m., Murray
Boardroom
Jeffrey Matthews, director of the Business Leadership Program,
has been honored with the 2009 President’s Excellence in Teaching
Award, presented annually by President Ron Thomas at the Faculty
Awards Dinner.
Matthews teaches leadership and international business courses
in the School of Business and Leadership, as well as courses in the
Honors Program and history department. He draws on historic and
modern business examples to teach the art of leadership, bringing
in inspirational speakers and encouraging students to take an
interdisciplinary approach to their studies.
Matthews has published two books on military leadership and
diplomatic history, and is currently working on several book projects
Jeff Matthews
related to Colin Powell, African American business history, and
transformational leadership.
The President’s Excellence in Teaching Award was established by former trustee Hal
Eastman ’60 and his wife, Jacque ’61, to recognize faculty who demonstrate exceptional teaching
skills, independent of accomplishments in scholarship, research, or publication. Recipients are
selected for their passion for teaching, ability to inspire, capacity to motivate students, and an
enduring intellectual capacity.
Collins Memorial Library celebrates banned books
Faculty and staff are invited to join students
and members of the community to celebrate
Banned Books Week with the library at the
Banned Books Tea. The tea will be held Thursday, Oct. 1, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., in Library 020.
Banned books will be on display and attendees
will be invited to share stories or read from
selected books. Light refreshments—and tea, of
course—will be served.
On display in the library will be numerous
banned books, with special focus on the work
of Stephen King. This prolific author has
Prof. Florence Sandler to
deliver Daedalus lecture
countless fans. Who hasn’t heard of Carrie
or Cujo? It is hard to believe but in libraries
throughout the United States, books are
challenged. From Stephen King to Harry Potter,
books are often banned from library shelves
due to what some consider offensive language
or themes.
Visit the library home page at www.
pugetsound.edu/library, and click on the
Banned Books Tea link to learn more and share
your thoughts about the freedom to read.
The first Daedalus dinner of the fall semester will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 6 p.m.,
in Murray Boardroom. Professor of English
Florence Sandler will discuss a New Zealand
woman who is representative of the generation
whose lives spanned the 20th century.
Ruby was a teacher and advocate for women in a generation of women who, following
Eleanor Roosevelt’s leadership, felt the responsibility to put the world right again after World
War II. Just before her 80th birthday, Ruby was
ordained as an Anglican priest and spent her
last decade in that role.
Four times each year, the Puget Sound
Daedalus Society sponsors an evening of scholarship, debate, and dinner, at which colleagues
can become familiar with each other’s areas
of research and expertise. Established at Puget
Sound in the 1970s, the Daedalus dinner has
become a popular mainstay of the campus calendar covering a wide range of programs and
topics. Dinners are open to faculty and staff
members who are encouraged to bring interested students as their guests.
The evening begins at 6 p.m., with wine
and hors d’oeuvres, followed by the featured
presentation, a catered buffet dinner, coffee,
dessert, and discussion. Reservations are $15
per person on a first-come, first-served basis,
and must be made by Wednesday Sept. 30. For
more information or to make reservations,
please call x3207.
Noteworthy
“Meeting Mishka” by Jane Carlin,
Collins Memorial Library director, was
published in award-winning tween magazine
KIKI. The article provides insight into the
work of Mishka Navarre, costumer for
Puget Sound’s theatre arts department, and
includes illustrations of Navarre’s designs
and highlights the many activities of Puget
Sound theater.
only one other team has been able to do in the
past two seasons.
Ruth Dangelmaier, training director in
Counseling, Health, and Wellness Services,
co-authored the paper “Does Typography
of Substance Abuse and Dependence
Differ as a Function of Exposure to Child
Maltreatment?,” published in the Journal of
Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse.
Kittredge Gallery’s exhibit of wood sculptor
Paul Vexler and watercolor paper crafter Maki
Tamura was featured in a story with photo in
Tacoma Weekly.
Congratulations to the Logger women’s
soccer team, who defeated second-ranked
Wheaton (Ill.) on its home field—something
Please submit Noteworthy accomplishments to
openline@pugetsound.edu.
Contract magazine mentioned Trimble
Hall in a recent article about how to retain
students through residential hall design.
Respected wine blog Classification 1855
listed Professor of International Political
Economy Michael Veseth’s blog, Wine
Economist, in a short list of the best wine
blogs.
Look who’s talking!
Puget Sound in the news
President Ronald Thomas wrote a full-page
story in The Chronicle of Higher Education
reflecting on the costs and benefits of an
American college education and the dangers of
selling it short.
Seth Weinberger, assistant professor of
politics and government, was recently
quoted in Metro, a Philadelphia newspaper,
on the waning impact of national security as
an election issue.
To receive monthly updates of Puget Sound press
coverage, contact the media relations office at
mediarelations@pugetsound.edu or x2611.
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Kittredge Gallery Exhibition
Paul Vexler, Wood and Space
Maki Tamura, Constellations
Kittredge Gallery
Gallery Hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday–
Friday; noon–5 p.m., Saturday
Friday, Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m.
Jacobsen Series:
A Tribute to the Genius of Django Reinhardt
Featuring NW Sinfonietta Jazz Quintet
Schneebeck Concert Hall
Tickets: $8.50 for faculty and staff; FREE for
Puget Sound students
saturday, sept. 26
Fall Campus Day
saturday, sept. 26
Noon: Women’s Soccer vs. Whitworth
2:30 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs. Whitworth
Baker Stadium
sunday, sept. 27
Noon: Women’s Soccer vs. Whitman
2:30 p.m.: Men’s Soccer vs. Whitman
Baker Stadium
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m.
Swope Endowed Lectureship:
Religion as a Product of Evolution
David Sloan Wilson
Schneebeck Concert Hall
Tickets: Event is free; ticket required.
wednesday, sept 30, 4 p.m.
Career Fair
Marshall Hall, WSC
thursday, oct. 1, 3 p.m.
Banned Books Tea
Collins Memorial Library
Light refreshments and tea will be served.
Thursday, oct. 1, 4 p.m.
Thompson Hall Science and Math Seminar:
Natural History of the Galapagos Islands
Dennis Paulson, Slater Museum
Thompson 175
oct. 2–3
Northwest Honor Choir Festival 2009
Music Building
oct. 2, 3:30 p.m.
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Research Symposium
Collins Memorial Library
Refreshments will be served. Contact Jane
Brazell for more information at x3207 or
jbrazell@pugetsound.edu.
oct. 5, 4 p.m.
Presentation on Animation and Cartooning
Scott Bateman ’86
Wyatt 109
tuesday, oct. 6, noon
Logger Lunch
Room 101, WSC
Hear the latest about Logger athletics.
wednesday, oct. 7, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
TIAA-CREF Personal Financial Counseling
Session
Shelmidine Room, Collins Memorial Library
Call 800.732.8353 to set up your FREE onehour session with a TIAA-CREF consultant.
wednesday, oct. 7, 11 a.m.
Exploring Text and Image: A Conversation
About Artists’ Books, Chapter 2
McCormick Room, Collins Memorial Library
wednesday, oct. 7, 6 p.m.
Daedalus Dinner and Lecture Series:
Setting the World Right—Down Under
Florence Sandler, English
Murray Boardroom, WSC
Tickets: $15 per person
Reservation deadline is Sept. 30; contact
Deanna Kass at dkass@pugetsound.edu or
x3207 for reservations or more information.
thursday, oct. 8, 4 p.m.
Vaccines, Autism, and Anxieties: Public
Resistance to Compulsory Vaccination
Mark Largent, Michigan State University
Wyatt 101
thursday, oct. 8, 7:30 p.m.
Homage to Pablo Casals, Artist of
Conscience
Jonathan Kramer, cello
Kilworth Memorial Chapel
thursday, oct. 8, 7:30 p.m.
Town Crier Speaks One-Act Festival
Rausch Auditorium, McIntyre 003
Tickets: Available at Wheelock Information
Center.
Check out this student-written, -directed, and
-produced one-act play festival.
oct. 9–11
friday, oct. 9, 12:05 p.m.
Organ at Noon
Joseph Adam, organ
Kilworth Memorial Chapel
friday, oct. 9, 1 p.m.
Thompson Hall Science and Math Seminar:
Breakthroughs in Imaging
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, National
Institutes of Health
Thompson 175
friday, oct. 9, 7 p.m.
Volleyball vs. Linfield
Warner Gym
friday, oct. 9, 7:30 p.m.
University Wind Ensemble Concert
Gerard Morris, conductor
Schneebeck Concert Hall
friday, oct. 9, 3:30 p.m.
Careers in Mental Health and Clinical
Psychology: What are the options? How do
I Start?
Lisa Fortlouis Wood, Kristin Shelesky
Howarth 011
saturday, oct. 10, 1 p.m.
Football vs. Menlo College
Baker Stadium
saturday, oct. 10, 4 p.m.
Choral Concert featuring all university
choral ensembles
Schneebeck Concert Hall
saturday, oct. 10, 7 p.m.
Volleyball vs. George Fox
Campuswide
sunday, oct. 11, 2:30 p.m.
Men’s Soccer vs. Pacific Lutheran
University
Baker Stadium
oct. 12–nov. 14
Kittredge Gallery Exhibition
Large and Small galleries: Gather Image,
Fugitive Form
Kittredge Gallery
Gallery Hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday–
Friday; noon–5 p.m., Saturday
wednesday, oct. 14
University Symphony Orchestra
Christophe Chagnard, conductor
Maria Sampen, soloist
Schneebeck Concert Hall
More information:
• All events listings at events.pugetsound.edu
• Arts and Lectures at
www.pugetsound.edu/artsandlectures
• Athletics at www.pugetsound.edu/athletics
sunday, oct. 4, noon
Women’s Soccer vs. George Fox
Baker Stadium
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