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Events of Interest for Faculty, Staff, Students & the Community

February | March | April | May


FEBRUARY EVENTS
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Spring 2008 Departmental Dinner !
February 4th at 5:30pm, Lower Auditorium

Religion majors, minors, interested students, faculty and staff are all invited to a free dinner in the Lower Auditorium of Wingate Hall February 4, 2008, at 5:30pm.

The Departmental Dinners, held each semester, are a great opportunity to spend time getting to know faculty members and other students. Come to both share and learn about life in the Religion Department. (Photos of the event are here!)
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Graduate Hall Director Information Session



-Wednesday, February 6th, at 2:00pm
In the Faculty & Staff Lounge, Wingate Hall

Representatives from the WFU Office of Residence Life & Housing will be on hand to speak to our graduate students about student employment opportunites. A late lunch will be provided, so come with questions and an empty stomach! (click image for a flyer advertising the Hall Director position)
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Letter to the Dead
A showing of the award winning documentary,
with commentary by the filmmaker.


Thursday, February 7th, 2008, at 7:00pm
at the Museum of Anthropology

The showing and commentary by Dr. Andre Iteanu, CRNS, Paris, are co-sponsored by Religion, Anthropology, Film Studies, and the Divinity School. (click image for flyer)
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MARCH EVENTS
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Special Guest Lecture by Mark Pinsky

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008, at 7:00pm
Annenberg Forum, Carswell Hall
Mark Pinsky, journalist and author of The Gospel According to the Simpsons, will give a public lecture on campus at 7pm, Tuesday, March 25th, entitled: "Religion & Popular Culture: Shotgun Wedding, Marriage of Convenience or Match Made in Heaven?" For more info on him, see his website. Pinsky is being brought to campus by the Department of Religion's chapter of Theta Alpha Kappa. (click here for event flyer)
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APRIL EVENTS
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Public lecture by Dr. Jay Ford


Wednesday, April 16th, 2008, at 3:00pm
ZSR Library, Room 204

Associate Professor of Religion and Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Fellow Dr. Jay Ford will present a lecture: Buddhism and the Challenges of Religious Pluralism, Reflections on the Doctrine of Skillful Means.
Click here for an advertisement

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New Horizons Presentation - Dr. Mary Foskett

Friday, April 25th, 2008, at 4:00pm
Wingate Hall, Room 202

Zachary T. Smith Associate Professor of Religion
Dr. Mary F. Foskett will give a New Horizons Faculty Presentation highlighting some of her most recent work.


MAY EVENTS
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rev. 3/5/08

 

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