CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY
THE PEDANT
Volume 3,
Number 3
February 2011
A newsletter for
CGU students,
or the
entomologically
inclined.
pages 2-3:
campus news
pages 4-5:
feature: clubbing it
at CGU
page 6: culinary
info for dining at
the consortium
page 7: research
and awards
page 8:
events calendar
and more
Spring has sprung outside Harper Hall . . . in January. Best wishes for an uncharacteristically
fruitful semester.
Taking it easy with the Office of Student
Life and Diversity
The graduate experience can be many
things positive: stimulating, gratifying,
enlivening, even powerful. But none of
us, who, when taking stock of the
entirety of our experience, would dare
call it easy. Graduate life is
fundamentally challenging. As it should
be. And while the newly organized
Office of Student Life and Diversity
(OSLD) isn’t going to do your
homework, it can help make some of
the other challenges that attend
graduate life a little, yes, easier.
This effort has brought together four
existing CGU programs – the Minority
Mentor Program, Preparing Future
Faculty, Residential Life, and the
annual Student Research Conference –
under OSLD’s vast and ever-facilitating
umbrella. They are all concerned with,
as the office’s website (www.cgu.edu/
osld) points out, “Fostering a
foundation of respect, awareness, and
understanding in the CGU community.”
Career Management (as well as all the
Claremont Colleges’ career offices) to
organize Out For Work, a large
conference that promotes LGBTQ
awareness and organizations that have
hiring policies that support diversity.
The conference will include workshops
and a career fair open to all Claremont
College students.
The mentor program itself connects
advanced graduate students with new
minority students to help them make
The Minority Mentor Program
the difficult transition into graduate life.
(MMP)
“We have a really exceptional group of
Of the four, the MMP may have the
mentors this year,” said Tempestoso,
most
misleading
title.
It
does
so
much
“When we created the office, we
who welcomes mentor applications for
more
than
operate
its
student
mentor
wanted to centralize many of our
the next academic year. Mentor training
program:
it
offers
workshops,
hosts
efforts pertaining to student needs and
begins over the summer and positions
events,
and
facilitates
campus
groups
diversity,” said Director of the OSLD,
include a stipend. Visit the MMP
all
concerned
with
celebrating
diversity
Gabriella Tempestoso. “It makes us far
website (www.cgu.edu/mmp) to learn
at
CGU.
For
example,
from
April
7-9
more efficient.”
the MMP is working with our Office of how to get involved.
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campus news
scholarly goals, areas of collaborative interest,
recommended research, and commentary regarding
resources is also hosted. Additionally, students can
embed links to professional websites, resumes, and CVs
hosted online.
GSC president Shanna Livermore cheerleads us on to cheerlead
our research..
Social networking you
can be proud of
Social networking shouldn’t end with status updates on
Facebook about your Farmville escapades, especially for
graduate students. Thus, the Graduate Student Council
(GSC) is introducing Student Research Web Profiles.
Designed to provide an opportunity for networking and
collaboration, the profiles have the potential to
introduce your research to CGU faculty, staff, and
fellow students.
Profiles are searchable by keywords and organized by
acdemic schools. Detailed information including
editor’s note
We are overjoyed that it seems more and
more people are reading the Pedant. Aside
from having to print out progressively more
copies each run, various offices we’ve
profiled report that they have gotten more
students inquiring after their services. The
“Pedant bump,” we like to call it.
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Applications to submit a profile are open at the start of
each semester; check your e-mail for invitations and
information. Submissions will be reviewed by the GSC
and posted upon approval. Interested students can fill
out the questionnaire form, attach a photo, and upload
their submission.
For more information log on to www.cgu.edu/gsc and
click “Student Research”.
THE PEDANT is . . .
Kevin Riel – Managing editor
Jordan Perry – Ranking male model, writer
Rachel Tie – Chief socialite, writer
Scott Kneece – Haute gourmet, writer
One office in particular, our own
Office of University Communications,
has been humming with requests for
student business cards ever since we
did a brief article on it two issues ago.
While we are thrilled with all the
orders, we want to stress the week of
wait time between submitting an order
for cards and actually getting them. In
other words, if you stop by the day
before you leave for an international
conference and were hoping to have a
stack of spiffy new cards to pass
around, you will likely leave
disappointed.
To secure a batch, send an e-mail to
mandy.bennett@cgu.edu with your
name, e-mail, phone number, school,
the degree you’re working towards,
and your home or school address
(optional). After you have heard back
from Bennett and signed off on a
proof of the cards, expect about a
week before you come by the Jagels
building (150 East 10th Street) to pick
your cards up. The prices are $27.44
for 250 cards and $32.93 for 500.
Kevin Riel
kevin.riel@cgu.edu
the Pedant
Volume 3, Number 2
October 2010
Many thanks to our new student writers, as
well as John Dulay, Shanna Livermore,
and Tom Bosley (RIP). No thanks to Norv
Turner.
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Scholarship and
grants, hold the
spam
Balancing act:
making it to your
first conference
Gaudy, flashing advertisements and stock
photographs of attractive students should be
familiar to any past seeker of financial assistance
online – they usually portend the menace of
1,001 spam e-mails. While Scholarships and
Grants (www.scholarshipsandgrants.us) –
recently listed on our Office of Student
Financing’s excellent “Searchable Scholarship
Opportunities” webpage – may appear to possess
a similar aesthetic, beneath its exterior lies a
viable resource for students seeking assistance in
financing their education.
Being a successful graduate student doesn’t
end with straight A’s. We’re all expected to
work on projects outside course work,
padding that CV. Participating in
conferences is a crucially important
extracurricular activity (for reasons why
check out our first issue at www.cgu.edu/
thepedant). Although balancing schoolwork
and life leaves little time for conference
traveling. No need, taking part in CGU’s
own annual conference might be just the
ticket.
Scholarships and Grants connects
students to relevant funding opportunities
offered by various organizations, while
delivering a minimum of the advertising
fluff, such as the contests and “special
offers” that many scholarship and grant
websites are synonymous with.
The website’s design is straightforward
and uncomplicated, with scholarships
organized by field of study. Each section
lists regularly updated links to new
opportunities. With promotions funded by
organizations such as the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, the OP Loftbed Company,
and the American Nudist Research
Library, the offerings range from the
traditional to the surreal.
On Friday, March 4, CGU will hold
its 12th annual Student Research
Conference and Art Exhibition.
Hosted by the Office of Student Life
and Diversity (formerly the Minority
Mentor Program), the event is open
to all students of the Claremont
Colleges and beyond.
This year’s theme, The Balancing Act:
Theory & Practice, addresses the
challenges scholars face in separating
research methodology from activism.
Research methods typically demand
an unbiased commitment and
detachment from a subject of study.
Ironically, this distances a researcher
from their subject and is often at
odds with their personal investment.
With a long tradition of dialogue and
discourse, this annual conference
encourages emerging scholars from
all fields of study to actively
participate in a transdisciplinary
conversation that aims to establish
new ways of incorporating theory
and practice.
Proposals of 250-300 words are
currently being accepted (with a brief
CV). A more detailed list of proposal
requirements and conference
information is available at
www.cgu.edu/mmp.
The conference schedule will include
an art exhibition from CGU student
artists, approximately five forums, a
keynote speaker, discussion panels,
and a luncheon.
This is an excellent opportunity for
professional development and to
share research with peers and faculty
to generate constructive feedback
and publicity. Even if you don’t have
time to present this semester, show up
and support your peers; ask
questions, learn what people are
researching, and get ideas for next
year’s conference.
Additional information is provided on
grants and essay contests, but special
notice should be paid to each listing’s
eligibility requirements, as some
organizations have specific age and
education requirements or are seeking
specific qualifications.
Fear not a deluge of spam, check out
Scholarships and Grants and get funded.
2009’s keynote speaker (recently added to the Claremont School of Theology
faculty), Najeeba Syeed Miller.
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What to
expect
when you’re
expecting a
⋄⋄
PhD
by Rachel Tie
So you are working on a PhD. Or, you are
an MA student considering a PhD program.
Whichever the case, the word that ominously
looms over every doctoral candidate’s future
is DISSERTATION.
A daunting prospect, to be sure.
However to keep the d-i-s-a-s-t-e-r out
of your “DISSERTAtion” it helps to
understand the dissertation process
before get ting started. Briefly, the
dissertation has four distinct phases:
forming a committee and selecting an
advisor, submitting a proposal, writing
the dissertation, and the dissertation
defense.
Below is an outline of the distinct steps
of the dissertation, along with practical
advice for each step, including
common pitfalls and how they can be
avoided.
Advisor and committee
Securing supportive advisors and
committee members is the most
important aspect of the dissertation
process. You want a committee that is
convinced of the importance of your
idea and will back you up in a pinch,
but will also engage critically with
your work. Take time and
consideration in picking your
committee, but also make yourself
known to potential members. This
means taking their classes, becoming
familiar with their research, and
planning meetings to get to know one
another and discuss your academic
goals.
“You do not need to be best friends
with your advisor,” said Chair of
CGU’s English department, Lori Anne
Ferrell. “This does not need to be a
cookie-baking, best-friends-forever
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type of relationship. In fact, that can be
counterproductive. It does have to be
straightforward and professional
because it is the advisor’s job to
sometimes say some very
uncomfortable things. In short, it has to
be someone you trust – someone who
can help you start growing the thick
skin you need to survive in this world.”
While it is important to begin
considering potential advisors and
committee members early on, you
could be doing yourself a disservice by
not keeping an open mind. Take the
time to consider a variety of options,
and even interview potential members
to find out more about their work and
to see if they are a good fit. Ask about
their availability, how many doctoral
students they have worked with, how
often they expect to meet, and what
their working style is. You may find
that your coveted professor simply
does not have the time to offer you the
guidance you need; or, conversely,
requires too-frequent check-ins that
could hamper your progress.
The proposal
David Madsen, author of Successful
Dissertations and Theses, contends that
the research proposal is often the key
element to the successful dissertation
and, as such, the most important step in
the whole process: “There is no
question that the care lavished on the
proposal will be repaid a thousand
times.” With this in mind, what exactly
is the proposal and how should you go
about, er, proposing it?
The first step is to pick an original
research topic. Although you should
have had a basic idea about your topic
when picking your advisor and
committee, now is the time to refine it.
In Secrets for a Successful
Dissertation, authors Jacqueline
Fitzpatrick, Jan Secrist, and Debra J.
Wright outline five criteria that will
help guide your decision: Your
knowledge of and experience in the
specific area; career advancement
potential; access to the needed data;
time required to collect the data
needed; and acceptability to advisor/
committee.
Once the topic is picked, the writing
begins. The proposal should introduce
and summarize your research goals, as
well as methods of investigation. The
more clear and guided the proposal, the
easier the dissertation will be. Would
you build a house without a blueprint?
Not likely.
The dissertation
Having already bestowed meticulous
attention on your proposal, the
psychologically epic proportions of the
dissertation are now drastically tamed.
Outline in hand and sources ready for
review, the dissertation is the step that
moves you from one type of writing to
another and, ultimately, from student to
scholar.
According to Secrets of a Successful
Dissertation, “This style of writing is
not about creativity or casual writing, it
is basically a defense and exercise in
your ability to meet academic rigor
established more than 100 years ago.
Remember, you will have to defend
every subjective statement you make.
Your opinions at this point are
worthless: You are just a struggling
doctoral student, so what do you
know?”
Lori Anne Ferrell agrees with this
sentiment: “Trying to sound smart and
original is wrong. Trying to sound clear
and definite is right.”
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But thinking clear thoughts and getting
them down on paper are two different
things, and many students find that
their biggest pitfall is the writing itself
– something of an issue, considering
that the dissertation is, well, written.
Students deploy a variety of methods –
some sound, some not – to stoke the
writing process, including swilling
several Big-Gulps of coffee, rewarding
word-count goals with an episode of
Tots in Tiaras, or just going to The
Press. But according to Ferrell, writing
is not ushered in by inspiration – or
elaborate reward schemas – it is simply
the result of showing up and doing the
work.
whether you understand not only your
own argument, but also the discourse
around your topic, including pertinent
research and counterarguments.
Second, the dissertation defense is the
time to prove that you actually wrote
the dissertation. This means being able
to speak to every point you made and
every piece of research used.
⋄ Did members take a blood oath of
confidentiality regarding the evening’s
conversation topics?
⋄ Do members readily crack jokes; do
faculty and student imitations; plot
successful revolutions; and maintain a
code of silence as they tilt at ivory
towers without getting caught?
⋄ Will members appear at your
dissertation defense, willing to stare
To prepare, research the defense
down the committee in an attempt to
protocols for your school and
intimidate them into total submission
discipline. The more you know what to and speechlessness, and graciously
expect, the more at ease you will be.
hand over the pen for members to sign
Sit in on colleagues’ defenses and
their approval?
practice by anticipating questions that
could be asked of you.
Of course, group members should also
be reliable and of high intellectual
“It’s a professional way of working, it’s A note on staying connected
caliber (coaxing you out of your
not waiting for the muse to show up.
All of the literature about writing a
Fortress of Solitudes even when you
The muse shows up when you’re
dissertation emphasizes the importance only long for the steadfast
sitting in your chair; the muse doesn’t
of study/discussion groups. The grey
companionship of your MacBook and
put you there,” said Ferrell. “You might lady of academia herself – the
flannel pajamas). But what can be
as well treat it like a job, and stop
Chronicle of Higher Education – noted gleaned from the wry observations
treating it like it’s precious and angelic. this in a recent issue:
above is that along with supporting
It’s work. And all those things can
your dissertation, group members
come, but they’re not going to come
“Life for advanced graduate students is should support you.
when you’re avoiding them. They
inherently isolating – and that isolation
come when you’re sitting down.”
can easily stall a dissertation. Consider
that a graduate student goes from
taking courses (where everyone reads
The defense
and talks about the same texts) to
The dissertation defense is typically a
In each issue, we at the Pedant have,
studying for comprehensive exams
meeting with your advisor and
in our infinite wisdom, published a tip
(where candidates often work together from CGU professors Paul Gray and
committee members in which you
in reading groups). Then it’s time for
present the main arguments of your
David E. Drew’s book What They
something completely different:
dissertation, followed by a questionDidn’t Teach You in Graduate School:
and-answer period. The purpose of the writing a dissertation that’s supposed to 199 Helpful Hints for Success in Your
defense is twofold: First, it determines be creative and original, that takes each Academic Career. For the dissertation,
student into a specialized world
it would be downright negligent not to
uniquely his or her own.”
share their advice about the
dissertation, which, surprisingly
A study group can help keep you sane
enough, amounts to: get it done!
and connected, but can also offer
insights into your work, progress, and
“Finish your PhD as early as possible.
dubious hygiene. Secrets of a
Don’t feel that you need to create the
Successful Dissertation offers several
greatest work that Western
handy pointers for making sure you
civilization ever saw. Five years
select the right members for your
from now the only thing that will
group: beware the “emotional
vampires . . . the needy folks who want matter is whether you finished. If
you don’t finish, you are likely to
to take large bites of your knowledge
and energy, offering nothing in return”; join the ranks of the “freeway
and the “Darth Vaders” who can
flyers,” holding multiple part-time
sabotage your work by giving
teaching jobs.”
misleading information and offering
negative comments (before ultimately
While the idea of holding any job at
cutting off your hand with a light
all may rule out all other practical
saber). They also offer a checklist for
considerations, Gray and Drew have
group members, including (but not
a point: though you may consider
limited to):
your dissertation the magnum opus
that will define your career, it is only
⋄ Did members support any and all
dissertation discussions, no matter how the opening act – your ticket into the
club that is academia, but far from
outrageous?
the final word.
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Preparing Future Faculty (PFF)
The PFF program mentors students for yet
another transition: getting an academic job
after graduate school. PFF offers 12
seminars a year in various aspects of highereducation teaching. Being an all-graduate
university, teaching assistantships are
scarce, so this is a good way to build up
your pedagogical chops. Depending on how
many seminars you attend, you can receive
a diploma or certificate of completion (CV
candy!). You must register at least a week in
advance by sending an e-mail to
mmp@cgu.edu with your name, program,
degree, and a list of the seminars you will
attend. For a schedule of this year’s
remaining seminars, go to www.cgu.edu/pff.
Residential Life
After a long month of classes, mentoring,
and PFF seminars, it’s time for a break. The
Residential Life program sponsors a range
of fun and relaxing events such as the
annual welcome back BBQ, student
potlucks, study breaks, and field trips. These
events are a great opportunity to blow off
some academic steam and get to know your
fellow Pedant.
Student Research Conference
Another way to get acquainted with students
and the kind of work they’re doing is to
attend this year’s Student Research
Conference, titled The Balancing Act:
Theory and Practice. Conference presenters
will address the challenges scholars face in
separating research methodology from
activism. Whether you’re presenting or
simply there to take it all in, “the conference
is an excellent opportunity to get
accustomed to presenting your research in
an academic environment,” said
Tempestoso. “It’s friendly, it’s not nearly as
cutthroat as some other conferences, and we
usually have faculty there who give
feedback. Plus, it’s free, and open to all. It
will really give students a feel for what an
academic conference is like and the chance
to find out what your colleagues are
doing, both in your discipline and in
others.”
Through all of its efforts the OSLD is
ensuring that CGU’s student community
remain lively, connected, and diverse.
While relative ease will rarely figure into
your life here at CGU, it’s nice to know
the OSLD is providing you with less to
worry about while you’re worrying about
what counts: your education.
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Feasting – and fattening –
your way through
graduate school
by Scott Kneece
Dining on campus or around the 5Cs
can be an uncertain endeavor,
especially if you don’t have the time
to investigate. The following is part
of a serialized list of what’s out there,
with some brief descriptions to let
you know what you’re getting into.
This issue’s installment looks at
Claremont McKenna College.
The Hub Grill – 390 East Ninth
Street
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 11
a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m.-2
a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 8 p.m. (yes,
that says p.m.)-2 a.m.
The nature of this place is all in the
name: “hub,” meaning a center of
activity, and “grill,” suggesting to
Collins Dining Hall – Corner of
torment as if by . . . wait, that’s not
Eighth Street and Amherst Avenue
right – suggesting, well, a grill. On
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-7
the CMC campus, the Hub Grill is
p.m.; Weekends/Holidays, 10:30
where students go to get away from
a.m.-6:15 p.m.
their studies and hang out. There’s a
lot of comfortable seating (like sofas
Like all of the dining commons on
and other furniture-type stuff)
the 5C campuses, the menu options at televisions, a couple of pool tables,
Collins Dining Hall vary amongst the and of course food prepared on a
several food stations. The basics
grill. They also have reasonably
include a grill, salad-bar, oven, and
priced deli sandwiches for those
deli. They also have a station called
students who, with profound
Farm to Fork, geared toward
unnaturalness, don’t enjoy burgers.
vegetarians and those particularly
The hours are a little tricky, intended
earthy breed of eaters called vegans,
as they are to serve mostly CMC
where the food is served soil to plate. students, but if you ever find yourself
A favorite of students, however, is the hungry and, for some reason,
@ Home station, featuring classic
wandering the CMC campus at 1
comfort entrees for breakfast, lunch,
a.m. on the Lord’s Day, you know
and dinner, just like Ma used to
where to go.
make. The standard prices as a guest
at any of the 5C dining halls – and
keep in mind this is all-you-can-eat –
are as follows: breakfast, $8.50;
brunch/lunch, $11.50; dinner, $14.50.
Open on weekends until 2 a.m., the Hub Grill could be the new latenight hub of your gastronomic life.
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research and awards
2010-2011 Hillcrest
Transdisciplinary
Research Awards
The Transdisciplinary Studies
Program is accepting proposals for
the 2010-2011 Hillcrest
Transdisciplinary Research Awards.
The awards are designed to fund and
encourage student transdisciplinary
research and collaboration. Ranging
from $500 to $1,500 per group,
awards will be very competitive –
granted from a limited pool of funds
– so get on it!
Eligible groups must contain three or
more students representing at least
three disciplines and, preferably, two
schools at CGU. Proposals should
include a description of the project,
plan of activities and goals, list of
participants with a description of
their research agendas, summary of
anticipated expenses, explanation of
the transdisciplinary nature of the
project, and a CV for each
participant.
Students who receive funding must
also schedule a public presentation
for the CGU community about the
results of their collaborative projects.
Presentations may include public
colloquia and discussions, poster
sessions, exhibitions, or other
formats.
Proposals should be submitted by
November 8, 2010, no later than 5:00
p.m., to Transdisciplinary Studies
Program/ Hillcrest Award/
Attention: Mary Ellen Wanderlingh,
Administrative Assistant/ Claremont
Graduate University/ 150 East 10th
Street/ Claremont, California 91711.
For more information, contact Vice
Provost of the Transdisciplinary
Studies Program Wendy Martin
(wendy.martin@cgu.edu).
Transdisciplinary Reading
Groups
Proposals for transdisciplinary
reading groups are now being
accepted for spring 2011. Grants of
$500 will be given to students and
faculty groups to undertake readings
and research across the disciplines on
a given topic. These grants may be
used to pay for books, refreshments,
and other related expenses.
Transdisciplinary reading groups
should consist of students and faculty
from at least three disciplines,
preferably distributed across two or
three schools at CGU. Priority will be
given to topics that show promise of
becoming the focus for future
transdisciplinary courses as well as
proposals that combine quantitative
and interpretive approaches.
Proposals should indicate research
topic, readings, and names of
participants with information about
their schools/fields, as well as the
name of the convener (who will
submit receipts for reimbursement no
later than June 10, 2011). A schedule
of meeting dates should also be
included. Groups should plan to meet
at least three times a semester.
Proposals must be submitted by
November 12 at 5 p.m.;
announcements of awards will be
made shortly thereafter. Send a hard
copy of your proposal to the
Transdisciplinary Studies Program/
Transdisciplinary Reading and
Working Group/ Attention: Mary
Ellen Wanderlingh, Administrative
Assistant/ CGU, 150 East 10th
Street/ Claremont, California 91711.
The more interestingly diverse your reading
group, the better your shot at the Benjamins.
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event in
focus:
November 6: Drucker Centennial
Day is the
culmination of a
year’s worth of events
commemorating the
life of management
guru Peter Drucker.
The event spans a
whole day of
networking,
presentations, and
mini-classes taught by
Drucker faculty,
including a keynote
address by Tom Peters, co-author of In
Search of Excellence. To register, get more
information, and for a full schedule, visit
www.drucker100.com.
graduate tips
CGU Professors Paul
Gray and David E.
Drew, authors of What
They Didn’t Teach You
in Graduate School:
199 Helpful Hints for
Success in Your
Academic Career, have
been kind enough to
allow us to publish one
helpful hint from their
book in each issue. This
is so that one day you don’t raise your fist in
the air and curse CGU for not teaching you
to . . .
53. LEARN GRANTSMANSHIP. It is a skill
like any other. If necessary, attend special
workshops. Educate yourself about who funds
your type of research. Don’t be snobbish! You
may feel deep down that you did not train
yourself for a life of the mind in order to
become a peddler of slick prose to federal and
foundation bureaucrats. But an ability to raise
money can have a seismic effect on your
career. Simply imagine yourself as one of two
finalists for the plum academic position you
always dreamed about. Your competitor has a
six-hundred-thousand-dollar grant and you
don’t. What are the odds in your favor?
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events calendar
CGU
November 2 – MFA thesis exhibition and reception of Tania Alvarez and
Andrew Ballstaedt. 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at the East & Peggy Phelps Galleries
(251 East 10th Street).
November 3-December 19 – “Steve Roden: when words become forms”
consists of new paintings and a new large-scale installation created
specifically for the Pomona College Museum of Art. Elements of the
installation will include large-scale sculptural forms, sound compositions,
and hand drawn film/video projections. Pomona College Museum of Art
(330 N. College Way).
November 4 – Poetry reading by 2010 Kingsley Tufts Award winner D.A.
Powell. 4 p.m. in the Board of Trustees Room, Harper Hall.
November 6 – Drucker Centennial Day (see “event in focus”).
School of Religion fall lecture and reception. Professor Hamid Mavani,
“An Innovative Approach to Islamic Studies.” 1 p.m.-3 p.m. (831 North
Dartmouth Avenue).
November 8 – Drucker Institute writers-in-residence present on their
book, The Puritan Gift: Reclaiming the American Dream Amidst Global
Financial Chaos. 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. in the Albrecht Auditorium.
November 9 – MFA thesis exhibition and reception of Jennifer Mitchell
and (the Pedant’s very own) Liz Nurenberg. 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at the East &
Peggy Phelps Galleries.
November 9 – Alice Waters – chef, author, social entrepreneur, proponent
of “slow food” – at Scripps College. 8 p.m. at the Garrison Theatre
(corner of 10th Street and Dartmouth Avenue)
November2 – MFA thesis exhibition and reception of Summer Grijalva
and Sharon Mealey. 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at the East & Peggy Phelps Galleries.
November 17 – Registration for spring 2011 begins.
November 18 – GSC Thanksgiving Potluck. 4 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the
Ombudsman’s Office in the McAlister Center (919 North Columbia
Avenue).
November 25-26 – Thank heavens for Thanksgiving break
December 13 – Due date for dissertation/thesis/critique and final degree
requirements for this semester’s candidates (way to go!).
December 17 – Registration for spring 2011 closes.
December 18 – Last day of fall semester, have a terrific break and a happy
new year!
January 18 – Already? Back to the grind: spring semester begins.