Immediate: January 9, 2018
Garden City, NY — The ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ Winter 2018 Traveling Professor Lecture Series has something for everyone. Explore the world through this unique and engaging travel series. From China to Rwanda, these diverse speakers from the ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ faculty will share their fascinating travel experiences and observations with the community:
Captivated by China: Teaching and Travelling Summer 2017
Elizabeth Fonseca and Maryanne Kildare, LIÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½
Thursday, February 1 at 11:30 a.m., CCB 251
Cuba: January 2018 - Yolanda Roth, HPER
Wednesday, February 7 at 12:30 p.m., CCB 251
Utah's National Parks: Zion, Bryce, Arches, Canyonlands
Darshna Katwala, Reading/Basic Education
Thursday, February 8 at 10:00 a.m., CCB 251
The New York Yankees: 100+ years, 27 World Championships, Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio,
Mantle, Berra, Jeter and Judge! What's the Outlook for 2018?
John DeSpagna, Accounting and Business
Monday, February 12 at 9:30 a.m., CCB 252/253
Budget Travel: AKA Backpacking - Tom Bruckner, Physical Sciences
Monday, February 12 at 11:00 a.m., CCB 252/253
Southern Italy: Calabria and Tiriolo - Alfredo Mellace, Chemistry
Monday, February 12 at 12:30 p.m., CCB 252/253
Go West: Adventures From a Cross-Country Trip Carolyn Monastra, Art
Monday, February 12 at 2:00 p.m., CCB 252/253
A Missionary Trip to Rwanda and Tanzania - Tara Comiskey, Criminal Justice
Tuesday, February 13 at 5:30 p.m., TBD
The Other Suffolk: a Delicious Ramble Down the Country Lanes, Farms and Fisheries
of England's Foodie County - Natalia DeCuba, LIÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½
Wednesday, February 14 at 11:00 a.m., CCB 251
Small Museums: the Unknown Gems of America - Bentley Whitfield, English Wednesday, February 14 at 12:30 p.m., CCB 251 (note—also offered on February 27)
Mexico - Cara Tuzzolino-Werben, LIÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½
Wednesday, February 14 at 2:00 p.m., CCB 251
Big Sky Country: Montana - Tonia Payne, English
Thursday, February 15 at 11:30 a.m., CCB 251
Young Artists Learn from Old Masters: Studying Art and Drawing in Italy (Art 111 is an ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ course held in Rome and Tuscany) - Nathan Wasserbauer, Art
Thursday, February 15 at 1:00 p.m., CCB 251
WOMYN and MUSIC and ASL—Oh My! (Interpreting at the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival) - Jennifer Wilkinson, Communications
Tuesday, February 27 at 10:00 a.m., CCB 254
Small Museums: the Unknown Gems of America - Bentley Whitfield, English
Tuesday, February 27 at 1:00 p.m., CCB 254 (Note-also offered on February 14)
Myths, Legends and Folklore of the Philippines - Dolores DeManuel-Kraus, English Tuesday, February 27 at 2:30 p.m., CCB 254
All Traveling Professor programs are free and open to the public. Visitors are asked to stop off at Public Safety and pick up a parking permit when they arrive on campus. The series is sponsored by the ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ Cultural Program. For further information, call 516.572.7148.
Media Contact
Alicia Steger 516.572.9634; alicia.steger@ncc.edu ncc.edu/newsreleases
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