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| Spring 2007 Day of Dialogue: Sharia’a and Family Law in the Muslim World Friday, February 16 @ 11:30A in KSC208 The presentation provides an overview of the Islamic law and how Muslims integrate the law into their everyday lives. Session hosted by: Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Zahra Tamouh Day of Dialogue: Student Perspectives, Diverse Voices Tuesday, March 27 @ 10:30A in KSC Student Union A student panel representing several forms of diversity within the college’s culture is an opportunity for students to share their perspectives and experiences with other students and promote understanding about several forms of diversity. Professional Development Workshop: The Muslim World Tradition to Modernity Friday, April 6 @ 10:00A-3:00P in M133 A workshop for employees to facilitate understanding about the social, cultural, religious, political, economic, and history of the Islam world. Workshop host: Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Zahra Tamouh El Mercado |
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Fall 2006 Thursday, October 12, 2006, 10:30AM-11:45AM in the KSC Student Union Carrie Kilman, journalist for Teaching Tolerance Ms. Kilman will be speaking about her work on immigration issues from a cross-sectional perspective. Thursday, October 26, 2006, 9:00AM- 10:15AM and 10:30AM- 11:45AM in KSC208 Ms. Azra Hussain of the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Arizona Ms. Hussain will be hosting presentations to facilitate foundational understanding about Islamic belief system and the daily lives of Muslims around the world. Tuesday, November 7, 2006, 10:30AM-11:45AM in the KSC Student Union Day of Dialogue: Student Perspectives, Diverse Voices A student panel representing several forms of diversity within the college’s culture is an opportunity for students to share their perspectives and experiences with other students and promote understanding about several forms of diversity. Monday, November 20, 2006, 10:00AM-1:00PM in the KSC Hallway El Mercado El Mercado is hosted by business and marketing students from the ITESM de Hermosillo and is an opportunity for Mexican and U.S. students to interface on cross-cultural business and communication issues. Free food samples and promotional items are provided. |
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Spring 2006 Day of Dialogue: Student Perspectives, Diverse Voices Thursday, February 16 @ 10:30A in KSC Student Union A student panel representing several forms of diversity within the college’s culture is an opportunity for students to share their perspectives and experiences with other students and promote understanding about several forms of diversity. Visiting Author: Tamin Ansary, West of Kabul, East of New York Tuesday, February 28 @ 10:30A in the Center for the Performing Arts Mr. Ansary will be speaking about growing up in Afghanistan from his perspective on politics, culture, and religion. His presentation will also include insights on the current situations within the country. Day of Dialogue: Understanding Islam Tuesday, March 28 @ 9:00A &10:30A in KSC208 The presentation provides an overview of the five pillars of Islam and how Muslims integrate the fives pillars into their everyday lives. Session hosted by: Islamic Speakers Bureau of Arizona |
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Fall 2005 Day of Dialogue: Student Perspectives, Diverse Voices Tuesday, September 27 @ 10:30A in KSC Student Union A student panel representing several forms of diversity within the college’s culture is an opportunity for students to share their perspectives and experiences with other students and promote understanding about several forms of diversity. Day of Dialogue: Understanding the Islamic Worldview Tuesday, October 11 @ 9:00A 10:30A in KSC208 A discussion on how the West's customs are both similar and different. Session hosted by: Islamic Speakers Bureau of Arizona Visiting Artists: Finding a Common Language through Clay with Xiao Ping, Junya Shao, and Lucy and Lorenzo Bugarini Monday, November 14 & Thursday, November 17 @ 2:00-4:45PM on MW and 11:00AM-1:45PM on TR in Art Studio Finding a Common Language through Clay is a project bringing together ceramic artists from China and Mexico to share their respective ceramic techniques in creating a collaborative piece of art. Artist's Reception: Monday, November 14, 2005 @ 11:00AM-1:00PM Performing Arts Center Art Exhibition: Monday, November 14, 2005-December 1, 2005 in Performing Arts Center |
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| Spring 2005 Artist Events Visiting Artists: Lorenzo Bugarini Thursday, January 27 @ 8:45A—4:45P in the Art Studio This Mata Ortiz artist will host a ceramic arts presentation on traditional clay techniques. Visiting Artists: Ana Thiel Monday, May 2 @ 11:00AM in J141 This San Miguel de Allende glass sculptor will host a presentation on the creative process of design in contemporary glass sculpture. Visiting Artists: Jiang Hua Tuesday and Thursday, March 22 and 24 @ 8:45A—4:45P in the Art Studio A ceramic skills presentation, which includes the potter's wheel, and hand building with slabs of clay. His work is contemporary in style, relying upon juxtaposition of contrasting textures, form and color to create a strong emotional effect. Day of Dialogue: Examining Alternative Belief Systems Thursday, April 21 @ 10:30A in KSC208 A presentation on several alternative beliefs systems including, but not limited to Santeria and Wicca. |
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| Fall 2004 Artist Events Lucy and Lorenzo Bugarini Tuesday, August 31 @ 8:30A—1:30P in the Art Studio Mata Ortiz artists will host a ceramic arts presentation on traditional clay techniques. Jiang Hua Tuesday and Thursday, September 28 & 30 @ 8:00A—1:45P in the Art Studio A presentation of ceramic skills on the potter's wheel, and in hand-building with slabs of clay. His work is contemporary in style, relying upon juxtaposition of contrasting textures, form and color to create a strong emotional effect. Professor F. Arturo Rosales, Ph.D. Professor of History at Arizona State University Tuesday, October 19 @ 9:00AM in KSC208 A Day of Dialogue on Ethnicity entitled Understanding Our Hispanic Community a Visual History Understanding the Islamic Worldview Tuesday, November 9 @ 10:30A in KSC Gallery (upstairs) A discussion on how the West's customs are both similar and different. Session hosted by: Islamic Speakers Bureau of Arizona |
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| Fall 2003 Artist Events Mata Ortiz Ceramics Thursday, August 28 @12:30P and 6:00P in the Art Studio Luci and Lorenzo Bugarini are returning to our campus to show their amazing skill at transforming simple clay into beautiful works of art. They will form a pot, polish the surface and paint an intricate decoration using a human hair brush. This is a rare opportunity to witness firsthand: "The Miracle of Mata Ortiz" World Music Marathon Saturday, September 27 @ 7:30-9:30pm in the Studio Theatre Anya - Afro-Cuban/Afro-Brazillian music, Mariachi Corazon de Phoenix, and Nosotros--Latin/South American music will perform as part of fundraiser for the Palomino Elementary School’s library. $5 admission, plus a children’s book. All proceeds will be donated to the Palomino Elementary School library. Ethnic Dialogue Tuesday, October 7 @ 10:30A in the Amphitheater Dr. Joseph L. Graves, Jr., Professor of Evolutionary Biology, will be speaking about his research and recent publication entitled, The Emperor's New Clothes: Biological Theories of Race at the Millennium. Dr. Graves host a book signing immediately following his presentation. |
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| Spring 2003 Artist Events Chinese Visiting Artists Thursday, February 6 @ 9:00 AM and 12:30 PM in the Art Studio Chinese ceramists, Luo Xiao Ping and Luo Junya, host a one-day presentation and demonstration on the traditional methods for making teapots. Teapots and other wares will be for sale. Diversity Panel and Potluck Thursday, April 17 @ 10:30AM in B208 A panel presentation with individuals representing a variety of backgrounds, which include age, disabilities, ethnicity, sexual preference, etc. The presentation will be followed by a potluck luncheon. |
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| Fall 2002 Author Events Dorothy Ellis Barnett’s “Losing Geography, Discovering Self” September 17, 2002 @ 2pm PVCC Room B208Ms. Barnett has won numerous awards for scholarship and writing. She is founding editor of two Texas poetry journals. She writes fiction, poetry, nonfiction and screen-plays. She is the Program Coordinator for Creative Writing at Austin Community College where she is Associate Professor of Creative Writing. Tom Miller September 24, 2002 @ 10:30am PVCC Library, E-building Mr. Miller has written about the American Southwest and Latin America for more than thirty years. He is the editor of Travelers' Tales Cuba: True Stories and serves as Adjunct Research Associate in the Latin American Area at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Denise Chávez October 1, 2002 @ 7pm PVCC Room B208 Ms. Chávez is a novelist, short story writer, playwright, actress, and teacher. She is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at New Mexico State University. Her one-woman show, Women in the State of Grace, has toured throughout the United States. Rubén Martínez October 10, 2002 @ 10:30am • PVCC • Student Union, B-building Mr. Martínez is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, poet, author, and performer. He is a correspondent for Religion & Ethics news Weekly, WNET-PBS, Independent View, KQED-PBS, and contributing essayist on All Things Considered, National Public Radio. He has appeared as a commentator on CNN, ABC's Nightline and Politically Incorrect, and PBS's Frontline. O. Ricardo Pimentel October 15, 2002 @ 9am • PVCC • Room B208 Mr. Pimentel is an editorial columnist for The Arizona Republic and writes on public policy with an emphasis on Latino affairs. He is also nationally syndicated with Tribune Media Services. He has authored two fiction books. He was managing editor of the Tucson Citizen, and a Washington D.C. correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers, covering Congress, federal agencies and the U.S. Supreme Court. David Lee October 21, 2002 @ 12 Noon • PVCC • Room B208 Mr. Lee is currently the Chair of the Department of Language at Southern Utah University. Known as Utah's "Pig Poet" for his many poems of rural life and particularly poems about pig farming, Lee is a poet with a national reputation. He has published more than seven full-length books of poetry. His collection of poems, My Town, was the winner of the 1995 Western States Book Award for Poetry. He was named Utah's First State Poet Laureate in 1997, and will serve in the position for five years. Alberto Ríos October 29, 2002 @ 10:30am • PVCC • Room B208 Mr. Ríos is a poet and Regents' Professor of English at Arizona State University. His is the author of several books, one of which won the Western States Book Award. Rios holds numerous awards including the Arizona Governor's Arts Award and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Stella Pope Duarte November 7, 2002 @ 10:30am • PVCC • Room B208 Ms. Duarte is the critically acclaimed author of Fragile Night, a short story collection. She was born and raised in South Phoenix, in the barrios of Sonorita, and her background heavily inspires and influences her writing. She has taught courses at the University of Phoenix and Arizona State University, and currently works as Chair of counseling at Cesar Chavez High School. |
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| Spring 2002 Peace and Conflict Resolution Presentation Sir Ronnie Flanagan, Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (formerly the Royal Ulster Constabulary).Presentation included political science, intercultural relations, and many other related topics. Nature vs. Nurture Art Workshop Artists, Justine Mantor and Jean Thomsen, conducted a two-day workshop to heal nature and heal ourselves through the use of landscapes and milagros. Chinese Ceramics Presentation Luo Xiao Ping and Luo Juna demonstrated teapot ceramics and sold tiny ceramic teapot necklaces and pottery tools. |
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| Fall 2001 Mexican Artists Series Erika Harrsch is a Mexican painter from San Miguel de Allende, who uses the human figure in innovative ways. MAYA: Masters of Time Lecture and slide presentation by Art Humanities professor, Gene Rister. Co-Sponsored with the Friends of Mexican Art. Glass Sculpture Symposium Glass Sculptress Ana Thiel from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico conducted a two-day symposium on glass sculpture. Mata Ortiz Potters Workshop Award-winning potters Lucy and Lorenzo Bugarini of Juan Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico demonstrated their ceramic art form at PVCC. Ceramic Art Workshop Three-day workshop featuring Juan Quezada, founder of the Mata Ortiz Chihuahua, Mexico ceramic artists colony. |
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