Friday, March 12, 2010
Core Speaker Series features music, innovative philanthropist, noted author
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Wendy Knipe Bredhold Media Relations Specialist, News & Information Services 812/461-5259 March 19, 2010 At 2 p.m. Friday, March 19, in Carter Hall in the University Center, flutist Kelly Sulick and harpist Megan Stout will present an educational performance in advance of their "Beauty and Grandeur" concert on Saturday, March 20, with the Evansville Philharmonic. The performance is free and open to the public, as are all events in the series. March 31, 2010 Jessica Jackley, a founder of Kiva.org, will present "The Story of Kiva: Connecting People through Microlending to Alleviate Poverty," at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 31, in Forum I in the Wright Administration Building. Her lecture is sponsored by the University Core Curriculum and the College of Business. Kiva.org is a non-profit microfinancing website that allows people to lend as little as $25 to a specific third world entrepreneur, empowering borrowers to lift themselves out of poverty. April 23, 2010 The UCC Speaker Series co-sponsors the College of Liberal Arts 2010 Distinguished Scholar Lecture by acclaimed author Alan Cheuse at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, in Mitchell Auditorium in the Health Professions Center. Cheuse is the author of four novels, three collections of short fiction, and the memoir Fall Out of Heaven. He is a regular contributor to National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" as a book commentator. He teaches in the writing program at George Mason University and the Squaw Valley Community of Writers. All programs in the UCC Speaker Series are free and open to the public. For more information, call Dr. Mark Krahling, director of the University Core Curriculum, at 812/464-1712. |
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