Past Events, beginning fall 2001
REAL (Religious Exploration at Lycoming) events !
Big News for Fall 2007 (scroll down):
Fall Symposium on the Abrahamic Faiths!
Check out our new ARCHAEOLOGY COLLOQUIUM (Thursdays at 4:00 pm in C-303)!
Chinese offered at Lycoming College!
Coming in March 2007 (scroll down):
Field Trip to Phila to see the Tutankhamun and Amarna Exibits
at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the U.Penn. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology!
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Fall 2007
Friday September 7th, 8:00 pm, UCM Lounge in Honors Hall:
Archaeology Movie Night - Enjoy "The Big Dig" and introductions all around!
Monday September 10, 7:30 pm, in Heim G-11:
Fall Symposium on the Abrahamic Faiths - Interfaith Panel featuring: Marvin Hurwitz, member and former President of Temple Beth HaShalom
Mrs. Zooka Rajjoub, member of the Williamsport Islamic Community
Rev. Ken Weiss, Pastor of First Church of Christ Disciples
all of the Williamsport Interfaith Council
Wednesday September 12, 6:00 pm, in Heim G-11:
Study Abroad Forum!
Thursday September 13, 11:45 am, in the Jonas Room:
Theological Professions Advisory Committee Lunch
For students interested in future Ministry of any kind, a lunch-time get-together.
Bring up a tray from the cafeteria!
Wednesday September 19, 7:30 pm, in Heim G-11:
Fall Symposium on the Abrahamic Faiths - Public Lecture by
Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow and renowned journalist Deborah Horan
on "Jerusalem: City of Faith, City of Conflict"!
Thursday September 20, 4:00 pm, in C-303:
Archaeology Colloquium with Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow Deborah Horan
followed by an informal discussion over dinner!
Thursday September 27, 4:00 pm, in C-303:
Archaeology Colloquium by Robin VanAuken on Anthropological Theory and Archaeology,
followed by an invitation to visit the Muncy excavation to dig (6:00 pm)!
Wednesday October 3, 7:30 pm, in Clarke Chapel:
Fall Symposium on the Abrahamic Faiths features The Faith Club -
A Muslim, a Christian, a Jew - three mothers from three faiths search for understanding...
Thursday October 4, 11:45 am, in the Jonas Room:
Theological Professions Advisory Committee Lunch
Featuring Rev. John Charnock on hospital chaplaincy!
For students interested in future Ministry of any kind, a lunch-time get-together.
Bring up a tray from the cafeteria!
Friday October 5, 6:15 pm, in Wertz:
Fall Archaeology Welcome Gathering - featuring student presentations on summer digs!
Bring up your tray from the caf and enjoy dinner, meet other Arch majors, and see the slides!
Wednesday October 24, 7:30 pm, in Heim G-11:
Fall Symposium on the Abrahamic Faiths - Public Lecture by F.E. Peters of NYU on
"Tolerance and Monotheism: An Unhappy History"
Thursday October 25, 11:45 am, in the Jonas Room:
Theological Professions Advisory Committee Lunch!
For students interested in future Ministry of any kind, a lunch-time get-together.
Bring up a tray from the cafeteria!
Thursday-Saturday, November 1-3:
Dr. Pamela Gaber, director of the Lycoming dig at Idalion, Cyprus
Th 11/1, 4:00 pm in C-303: Archaeology Colloquium on determining cultural relationships
Th 11/1, 8:00 pm in Heim G-11: Public Lecture on "God's Wife" with husband Bill Dever
Fr 11/2, 7:45 am in B-309: Course Lecture for New Testament Archaeology
Fr 11/2, 10:15 am in B-309: Course Lecture for Old Testament
Fr 11/2, 11:30 am in the Fine Arts Lecture Hall: Course Lecture for Art History
Fr 11/2, 12:45 pm in B-309: Course Lecture for Biblical Archaeology
Sat 11/3, 10:00 am in B-309: Archaeological Methods Workshop
Thursday November 8, 11:45 am, in the Jonas Room:
Theological Professions Advisory Committee Lunch!
For students interested in future Ministry of any kind, a lunch-time get-together.
Bring up a tray from the cafeteria!
More to come...!
Fall 2006
Friday September 15th, 7:00 pm, UCM Lounge in Honors Hall:
Archaeology Movie Night!
Tuesday September 19, 8:00 pm in Clarke Chapel
- opening event:
Fall Symposium on Asia
World renowned Pipa virtuoso Wu Man will perform traditional Chinese Pipa music.
Tuesday September 19, 8:00 pm in Clarke Chapel
- opening event:
Study Abroad Forum
Wednesday September 20, 6:00 pm, Heim G-9
Learning about other cultures and different viewpoints is a crucial component of the traditional liberal arts education. There is no better way to accomplish this than to study abroad. Find out how YOU can make Study Abroad a part of YOUR education! Come to the Study Abroad Forum on Monday and find out about the possibilities!
Wednesday September 20, 7:30 pm in Heim G-11:
Fall Symposium on Asia
Animation Artist LiQin Tan.
Thursday September 21, 4:00 pm in Snowden Art Gallery:
Fall Symposium on Asia
Gallery opening reception for "Across the Divide II - Twenty Asian Artists."
Friday September 22nd, 6:15 pm at Ohev Sholom Synagogue on Cherry St., Williamsport:
Rosh Hashanah service (Jewish New Year)
Monday September 25th, 6:00 pm in Pennington Lounge:
Passport Acquisitions and Renewals made easy!
Bring your documents (birth certificate and picture ids or previous passport, plus 2 passport photos and $$) and get or renew your passport! For more info, go here.
Thursday September 28, 11:45 am, in the Jonas Room:
Theological Professions Advisory Committee Lunch!
For students interested in future Ministry of any kind, a lunch-time get-together.
Bring up a tray from the cafeteria!
Friday September 29, 5:00 pm in Snowden Art Gallery:
Fall Symposium on Asia
Gallery opening reception for student artwork from the 2006 May Term Trip to
Vietnam and Cambodia!
Friday October 13th, 6:00 pm in the Schultz Room in Wertz Student Center:
The Annual Archaeology Welcome Gathering and Summer Dig / Internship Report
Featuring reports from the field in Israel, Egypt and Muncy, plus internships!
Thursday October 19th, 11:45 am in the Jonas Room in Wertz Student Center:
TPAC lunch with Philippine Missionaries Paul and Elvie Barner.
Bring up your tray from the cafeteria (commuter students contact Dr. Steve Johnson for tickets) and find out about working in missions!
Saturday October 21st, in Harrisburg:
Ordination Service for the new Episcopal Bishop of Central PA - Desmond Tutu to preach!
Sunday November 5th, 5:00 pm at Trinity Episcopal Church on W. 4th St.:
A Service of Evensong
Featuring the joint choirs of Trinity Episcopal Church and Christ Church,
directly following a special ceremony for the "seating" of the new Bishop of Central Pennsylvania.
Wednesday November 8th: Dr. Steven Fine will speak in Williamsport!
11/8, 6:15 pm, at Ohev Sholom Synagogue on Cherry St. in Williamsport (more):
"'When I Went to Rome, I Saw the Menorah...':
The Jerusalem Temple Implements between 70 C.E. and the Fall of Rome"
11/8, 8:00 pm, at Lycoming College in Heim G-11:
"Art and Judaism in the Greco-Roman World: Toward a New Jewish Archaeology"
11/9, 8:30 am, at Lycoming College in the Jonas Room, Wertz Student Center:
Breakfast workshop on "Idolatry and Judaism"
(for archaeology students - bring up your tray from the cafeteria)
Steven Fine is Professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University in New York City, where he focuses upon the interrelationships between ancient Jewish literature, art and archeology. Dr. Fine wrote his doctorate in Jewish history from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and holds an MA in art history from the University of Southern California and a BA in religious studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Steven Fine's most recent book is Art and Judaism in the Greco-Roman World: Toward a New Jewish Archaeology (Cambridge University Press, 2005). He is also an editor of IMAGES: A Journal for the Study of Jewish Art and Visual Culture (E.J. Brill).
Tuesday November 14, 7:30 pm in Heim G-11:
Fall Symposium on Asia
Public Lecture on Education in China by Chinese Secretary of Education Dr. Dexiang Zhang.
November 15 - 21, Washington D.C.:
ASOR and SBL Annual Meetings, including a field trip to the National Holocaust Museum.
Contact Robin Knauth, Margaret Cohen or Steven Johnson if you would like to attend.
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Spring 2007
Big News for Spring 2007 (scroll down):
March Field Trip to Phila to see the Tutankhamun and Amarna Exibits
at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the U.Penn. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology!
AND
Opportunities for East Asian Studies: Chinese to be offered next fall!
(see news for the
Spring Symposium on Asian Immigration)
AND
Lycoming College continues to be an official sponsoring consortium school for
an archaeological excavation at
Tel Gezer in Israel - come dig with us!
(application deadline is April 25th)
January 2007:
The new Biblical Archaeology Society "Dig List" is out! Drop by one of our offices (D-319, D-320) to take a look and get ready to sign on for next summer's dig!
Saturday January 20th, 2:00 pm in Pennington Lounge:
The History Club sponsors a "Lord of the Rings" Trivial Pursuit Tournament.
Monday January 22nd, 7:00 pm at Trinity Church (4th St.):
Taize Service
Wednesday January 24th, 7:00 pm in Honors Hall:
King's Dream (in honor of Martin Luther King Day)
Friday January 26th, 7:00 pm in Clarke Chapel:
GospelFest
Thursday March 1st - Friday March 2nd, in Baltimore MD:
Regional SBL/AAR meetings.
Saturday March 10th, all day, in Philadelphia:
King Tut Exhibit at Franklin Institute
Amarna Exhibit at U.Penn. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Contact Lindsay Vosburg or Robin Knauth if you would like to go!
Tuesday March 13th, 7:30 pm in Honors Hall:
Magdalen Hsu-Li
"Smashing the Ceiling" concert and "Redefinition of Identity" artist talk
Sunday March 18th, 1:30 - 4:00 pm in Honors Hall:
Foreign Exchange Student Open House
Thursday March 22nd, 7:30 pm in Heim G-11:
Visiting Artist-in-Residence, film-maker Spencer Nakasako
Film Screening and Artist Talk for the Spring Symposium on Asian Immigration
Tuesday March 27th, 7:00 pm in Heim G-11:
Eric Liu (former White House speech-writer, advisor for President Clinton) will speak on
the new generation of Asian Americans for the Spring Symposium on Asian Immigration
Friday March 30th:
Art Trip!
Wednesday April 11th, 8:00 pm at the Knauth's house:
Old Testament Women Seminar Movie Night - Hollywood's Esther
Friday April 13th, 6:00 pm in B-309:
Gezer Dig Meeting and Presentation
Thursday April 19th - Friday April 20th, in OH:
Regional SBL and ASOR meetings.
Contact Margaret Cohen if you would like to attend.
Sunday April 22nd, 2:00 pm in the Gym:
Honors Convocation. Come see who won this year's Hebrew Prize!
Special congratulations to:
Marcella Barbosa, winner of the Eduardo Guerra Prize in Biblical Languages for
Hebrew;
Lindsay Vosburg, winner of the Faculty Prize in Archaeology, the Ewing Prize in
History,
the Mix Research and Writing Prize in History (for the best paper in
Historical Methods,
on "Travel and Tourism in the Roman Empire During the Pax
Romana"), and the
Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Scholarship, for graduate study at the
U. of Memphis;
Kent Hayden, winner of the Faculty Prize in Religion;
Sarah Hughes and Kent Hayden, winners of the McDowell Scholarship for Ministry;
Celeste Purosky, winner of the Durkheim Prize in Sociology/Anthropology;
Meghan Engelman, winner of the Gillette Prize for French;
Kyle Kissell, winner of the Gillette Prize for German, a Phi Kappa Phi travel fellowship,
and the DAAD fellowship for study abroad in Germany;
Kirsten Darby, winner of a Phi Kappa Phi travel fellowship for study abroad in
Germany;
Katherine Kressler, winner of the Trask Chemistry Prize; and
Meghan Strong, for her honors project in Archaeology on "The Indiana Jones Effect."
Tuesday April 24th, 7:00 pm in Honors Hall:
Induction Ceremony for Theta Alpha Kappa Religion Honor Society
Featuring speaker Dr. John F. Piper, Jr.
Wednesday April 25th, 5:00 pm at your local Post Office:
Application Deadline for Digging at Gezer this summer!
Friday May 4th - Sunday May 6th at Ohev Sholom Synagogue (Cherry & Belmont):
Centennial Celebration Events
May Term Trips to Medieval Barcelona Spain (History) and Europe (choir)!
May Term Dig in Muncy! Contact Robin VanAuken if interested in participating.
June 14 - July 21 at Gezer in Israel:
Come dig with us! The application deadline is April 25th.
