Center for Communal Studies to hold 40th anniversary colloquium

University of Southern Indiana's Center for Communal Studies will host a 40th anniversary colloquium from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 19 in Rice Library 0017. All presentations are free and open to the public.

"This year, the Center for Communal Studies is celebrating our 40th anniversary with a colloquium featuring USI faculty from across several disciplines, as well as local experts, each presenting every half-hour on topics related to communal studies," said Casey Harison, professor of history and director of the Center for Communal Studies.

Below is a list of presentations and presenters:

• 9:00 a.m. - Casey Harison, "What Is the Center for Communal Studies?"
• 9:30 a.m. - Jennifer Greene, Rice Library reference and archives librarian, "Archiving Community and Challenges in the 21st Century"
• 10:00 a.m. - Donald E. Pitzer, professor emeritus of history and director emeritus of the Center for Communal Studies, "The Remarkable Origin and Formative Decades of the Center for Communal Studies"
• 10:30 a.m. - Kevin Celuch, Blain Chair of Business Science and professor of economics and marketing, "Paradox and Contradiction: The 'Tug-of-War' Peril and Promise for Social Innovation"
• 11:00 a.m. - Silvia Rode, chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures, "From Intentional Utopias to Heterotopias: Showcasing Utopian Spaces"
• Noon: Donald E. Pitzer, "The Remarkable Origin and Formative Decades of the Center for Communal Studies"
• 12:30 p.m. - Elissa T. Mitchell, assistant professor of social work, "Hope Meadows: Lessons from an Intentional Intergenerational Community"
• 1:00 p.m. - Patricia Sides, archivist at Willard Library, "A Hoosier in the Holy Land: Rosamond Dale Owen's Quest for Utopia"
• 1:30 p.m. - Mike Strezewski, . associate professor of anthropology, "The Changing Face of New Harmony during the Harmonist Period (1814-1825)"

A free reception will be held at 2 p.m. in Rice Library 0017. Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, contact Casey Harison at 812-465-7150 or charison@usi.edu.