Events Fall 2011

Bison Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Presented by Arthur Kane Scott, Dr. Steven Borish and Dr. Mietek Kolipinski.

Creekside 12-1:30 p.m.

No species in North America today more powerfully represent the United States than the bison; preserving genetic integrity of this species (Bison bison) is important to the nation. Arthur, Steve and Mietek examine bison's special historic importance to North American Native American cultures (including hunting, ceremonies and spirituality); events leading to 19th century near-extinction; early conservation successes; and prospects for bison protection.

Pitching in the Promised Land: A Story of the First and  Only Season In the Israel Baseball League

Presented by Aaron Pribble

Creekside 12-1:30 p.m.

Aaron Pribble played collegiate baseball at the University of Hawaii then professionally in the western and Central Baseball Leagues, in France, and in the Israel Baseball League. He has a masters degree in political science and teaches at Tamalpais High School, in Mill Valley, California.

Disrupting Homelessness: Alternative Christian Approaches

Presented by Laura Stivers

Creekside 12-1:30 p.m.

Disrupting Homelessness unmasks the futile assumptions of our present approaches to homelessness and suggests ways in which Christians and Christian communities can create a prophetic social movement to end poverty and homelessness.

New Visions for Liberal Education

Presented by Dr. Nicola Pitchford

October 19 Creekside 12–1:30 p.m.

As the new selected Dean of the School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Dominican University of California, Dr. Nicola Pitchford will be discussing the new directions that the school is following in order to "equip students to engage ethically and carefully with others and adapt their skills to both existing and emerging challenges and career opportunities."

Journeying Through Words

Presented by Nafisa Haji

Creekside 12-1:30PM

The daughter of immigrants to America, granddaughter and great-granddaughter of immigrants who crisscrossed the Indian Subcontinent in search of a living and in service to the British Raj, Nafisa Haji has written much on the subject of journeys over continents, across oceans, and through cultural and religious divides.

Living Positively: Narratives of Forgiveness and Imagination Among Women With HIV

Presented by Dr. Hamaseh Kianfar

12-1:30 p.m.

Hamaseh’s research study explores the challenges, successes and lives of selected HIV positive women.Through the medium of language, these women have shared their stories and illustrated the unique obstacles, prejudices and accomplishments they have faced.conversations with these women, they have shared how the process of reremembering their past through the lens of forgiveness has helped them create an identity of hope and a newly imagined future.