campus visitors
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Poet reading on March 15
Camille Dungy, poet and granddaughter of Madgetta Thorton Dungy ’67, the first African-American woman to graduate from Cornell, will read from her recent books “Suck on the Marrow,” and “Smith Blue” and discuss her work on Thursday, March 15 at 7 p.m.
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Author, blogger speaking at Feminist Symposium
Author and feministing.com founder Jessica Valenti will give the keynote speech at Cornell College’s sixth annual Feminist Symposium at 7 p.m. on March 10 in King Chapel.
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Author speaking about healthcare system Feb. 6
Noted report T.R. Reid, who has written books, made documentary films and recorded commentaries for National Public Radio, was on campus in February to talk about the U.S. healthcare system. In his talk, he examined ways the U.S. can offer better healthcare and insurance coverage.
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Rove, Myers provide 2 perspectives in 1 Delt Lecture May 17
Former presidential advisors Karl Rove and Dee Dee Myers will give the 2012 Delt Lecture on May 17. The talk, moderated by politics Professor Craig Allin, is titled “Election 2012: Two Perspectives.”
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Sen. Rick Santorum visiting Cornell on 12/12
Republican Presidential candidate Sen. Rick Santorum will speak at 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 in the Hedges Conference Room in the Thomas Commons. The talk is open to the public and is part of the ongoing Presidential Candidates Visit program.
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Anita Perry visiting campus on Dec. 8
Anita Perry, wife of Republican Presidential candidate Rick Perry, will visit Cornell College on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 3:30 p.m. She will speak in Hedges Conference Room in the Thomas Commons.
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Capitol Steps performing Feb. 18
On Saturday, Feb. 18, nationally renowned political comedy group Capitol Steps will appear at Cornell College in King Chapel at 8 p.m.
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Visiting writer to read Oct. 11
Wendy Call will read from her work on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. in Shaw Lounge, Thomas Commons.
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Reading set for Oct. 18
The Cornell College English and creative writing department is hosting a reading by an Iraqi poet and translator and a Hatian fiction writer and filmmaker on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. The reading will take place in the Shaw Lounge in the Thomas Commons on Cornell’s campus.
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Quartet San Francisco to play year’s first Music Monday
Grammy-nominated artists Quartet San Francisco will play the first show of the 2011-2012 Music Monday season on Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in King Chapel on Cornell College’s campus.
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Alum to speak on diversity and leadership
Eddie Moore Jr. ’89 will speak in King Chapel on Thursday, Sept. 1 about “21st Century Leadership and Diversity: Are We Ready?”
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Weddle giving Roe Howard lecture
David Weddle, a former longtime Cornell College professor who is now the David and Lucile Packard Professor of Religion (2009–2012) at Colorado College, will give the Roe Howard Freedom Lecture on Thursday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Hedges Conference room in The Commons on Cornell’s campus.
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Holocaust survivor speaking
Elane Geller will share her experiences and reflections on her time in concentration camps as a child in a lecture Thursday, April 7 from 11:10 a.m.-noon in King Chapel on Cornell’s campus. The event is free and open to the public. Area high schools and middle schools are welcome to attend.
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Pulitzer finalist speaking
Angie Estes, author of four books of poetry, will speak at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, in the Shaw conference room in the Commons on Cornell’s campus.
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Poet speaking March 8
Emma Ramey will speak in Hedges conference room in the Commons at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8.