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What's for
Dinner?: The Personal and
Political Implications of Our Food
Choices
November 20, 2008
Among other activities, students discussed menu options and the reasons
they might or might not choose them at the "What's for Dinner?" program.
IU professors Christine Barbour of political science and Peter
Todd of cognitive science spoke about
the choices we
make regarding food and the consequences for ourselves and society.
During informal experiments, students made choices among less healthy
and more healthy snacks and drinks, among mono-colored and multicolored
candies, and among flavors of ice cream served with big and small
spoons.
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HHC Evening at the
Theatre: Shakespeare's
Hamlet,
Featuring a Pre-performance Talk by Ray Smith
November 18, 2008
In a pre-performance discussion, Vice Provost Ray Smith, who has
taught Shakespeare for many years in many contexts, challenged students
to think about Hamlet's state of mind and the choices he made: Was he
indecisive or incisive? Was he a man who could not make up his mind or
a man of action? Smith then joined students for a
modern performance of the classic play at the Ruth N. Halls Theatre that
was followed by a curtain talk with members of the cast and director
Murray Gibson.
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From the Locker Room to
the
Board Room:
Discussion Supper with Leadership and Communications Strategist Anne
Doyle
November 17, 2008
Anne Doyle, who helped to break the glass ceiling as a female
sports
broadcaster in the 1970s and -80s, spoke with students about her
experiences and gave advice regarding career advancement today at this
supper, co-sponsored by the Wells Scholars Program.
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Iran: Preserving
Cultures:
Discussion Breakfast with Iran Scholars
Richard Frye and Eden Naby
October 31, 2008
Richard Frye, Aga Khan Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies at
Harvard University and co-founder of its Center for Middle Eastern
Studies, and cultural historian Eden Naby joined students for
breakfast to discuss ancient and contemporary Iran. This breakfast was
co-sponsored by the Wells Scholars Program.
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What Is the Future of
the
Past?:
Discussion
Supper with Classics
Scholar James O'Donnell
October 30, 2008
James O'Donnell, the second Patten Lecturer of the 2008-2009
academic year, and the students seated at his table engaged in a hearty
discussion over dinner. O'Donnell, provost at Georgetown
University, is a classics scholar who is also known for his use of new
technologies in higher education. This supper was co-sponsored by the
Wells Scholars Program.
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Torture, Human
Rights, and American Values:
Discussion Supper with
Darius
Rejali
October 20, 2008
Darius
Rejali, the author of Torture and Democracy, spoke with
students about the causes and consequences of torture, particularly in
democratic nations. This supper was co-sponsored by the Wells
Scholars Program, and Rejali's visit to campus was sponsored by the
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Divided People, Divided
Government?:
Party Politics and the 2008 Elections:
Discussion Lunch with Gary Jacobson,
Author of American Parties in Decline
October 16, 2008
Gary Jacobson, a political
science
professor from University of California, San Diego, answered students'
questions about the November 2008 election at this lunch, co-sponsored
by
the Wells Scholars Program.
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HHC Evening at the
Theatre:
Tim Robbins' Dead Man
Walking
and the Jury Experience in Death Penalty Cases
October 14, 2008
Prior to seeing a production of Dead Man Walking at the Ruth N.
Halls
Theatre, students were invited to hear death-penalty attorney Lorinda
Youngcourt and Marla Sandys of the IU Department of
Criminal Justice talk about the experiences of selecting and serving
on a
death penalty jury. Following the performance, students had the
opportunity
to
participate in a curtain talk with members of the cast and crew.
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HHC Evening at the
Opera: Verdi's
La
Traviata,
Featuring a Pre-performance Talk by World-renowned Soprano Carol
Vaness
October 4, 2008
Before seeing the IU Opera Theater's first production of the season,
Verdi's immortal classic La Traviata, students were provided with
the opportunity to hear IU voice professor and world-renowned soprano
Carol Vaness talk about the life of an opera star.
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Lunch with West
African Band Etran
Finatawa
October 3, 2008
In Bloomington for Lotus Festival, Nigerien band Etran Finatawa
devoted part of their afternoon to meeting with students to eat
lunch and answer questions about their music and culture. This lunch
was co-sponsored by the Wells Scholars Program.
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HHC at the IU
Auditorium: Sweeney
Todd
September 30, 2008
Students watched a new staging of the musical Sweeney
Todd and
then had the opportunity to talk about the production with members of
the national touring company cast and crew following the performance.
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Making Change
Happen: "Strategy" Lunch with
Community Activist Ava
Hernández
September 29, 2008
At this lunch, students from the HHC and various student groups from
around campus had the opportunity to discuss ways to facilitate change
with Ava Hernández, a woman who has done a lot in her own
community. She was on campus as a guest of La Casa in
recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month. The lunch was
co-sponsored by the Wells Scholars Program.
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Discussion Supper with
Nobel Economist Thomas
Schelling
September 25, 2008
Students had the opportunity to discuss an array of issues with the
first Patten Lecturer of the 2008-2009
academic year, Thomas
Schelling, a co-recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize in economics. The
supper was co-sponsored by the Wells Scholars Program.
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Origami Workshop at
the
IU Art Museum's
Coffeehouse Night
September 18, 2008
Students from the Asian
American Association provided instruction to
students and community members in the art of folding origami. The
origami workshop complemented the IU Art Museum's Coffeehouse Night,
featuring
art and music from Japan.
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Rediscovering The Diary
of Anne
Frank:
Discussion Supper with Broadway Playwright
Wendy Kesselman,
Holocaust
Scholar Alvin Rosenfeld, and Cardinal Stage Company Artistic
Director Randy White
September 16, 2008
At this supper, co-sponsored by the Wells Scholars Program, students had
the opportunity to talk
face-to-face with Broadway playwright Wendy Kesselman, Holocaust
scholar Alvin Rosenfeld, and Cardinal Stage Company artistic
director Randy White about Anne Frank and their various
perspectives of her legacy.
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Honors
Olympics!
September 7, 2008
The Honors Olympics proved a good time for all, including new HHC Dean
Matthew Auer, as students, staff, and their family members
participated in a
cornhole tournament, played Ultimate Frisbee ®, and enjoyed
refreshments
together.
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HHC Mixer at the IU Art
Museum's Coffeehouse
Night: The
Beat Goes On!
September 4, 2008
Many HHC students attended the mixer, taking advantage of the
opportunity to meet their fellow students, members of the HHC faculty,
and new HHC Dean Matthew
Auer and to sample coffee and sweet treats while taking in the
sights of the museum.
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Freshman Welcome
Session
August 28, 2008
New HHC Dean Matthew Auer opened the meeting by likening the HHC
experience to a crucial cooking ingredient. Much as a half teaspoon of
salt
transforms great chocolate chip cookies into sublime cookies, the HHC
experience transforms a fine education into something truly exceptional.
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