African Art at Marian University

African art is on display through 16 October in the Fine Arts Gallery at Marian University, 3200 Cold Springs Road, Indianapolis. to be held in Marian University’s Fine Arts Gallery. The artworks from the private collection of ViAfrika.

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"Understanding China through Its History"

"Understanding China through Its History", a presentation by Dr. Edward McCord, begins at 7 p.m. 5 March in Mother Theresa Hackelmeier Memorial Library auditorium of Marian College, Indianapolis.

McCord is an associate professor of history and international affairs and director of the Taiwan Education and Research Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University. The presentation is the First Annual Alumni Global Studies Lecture.

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"Great Decisions" Series Starts Next Month

The Great Decisions Lecture Series addresses eight current international issues important to the United States. The series includes a lecture followed by group discussion.

Participation in this Indy-based series, sponsored by the Indiana Council on World Affairs, is open to the public, with sessions scheduled for eight Tuesday evenings. They will be held in the Pharmacy Building, Butler University, Indianapolis. Registration begins at 7 p.m. with the program following at 7:30 p.m.

THE ARCTIC AGE - 3 February - Richard Fredland, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Political Science, Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis

AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN - 10 February - Milind Thakar, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of International Relations, University of Indianapolis

ENERGY & THE GLOBAL ECONOMY - 17 February - Jesse Kharbanda, Executive Director, Hoosier Environmental Council

THE U.S. AND RISING POWERS - 24 February - Pierre Atlas, Ph.D., Director of the Richard G. Lugar Franciscan Center for Global Studies, Marian College

EGYPT IN THE 21ST CENTURY - 3 March - Amira Mashhour, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, World Languages and Cultures, IUPUI

GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLY - 17 March - James Morris, Former Executive Director of the U.N. World Food Program

CUBA AFTER CASTRO - 24 March - Gaston Fernandez, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, Indiana State University

UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS? - 31 March - Paul Hanson, Ph.D., Professor of History, Butler University

For further information on the local, contact Annette Johansson, 317:879-1338.

"Great Decisions" is a program of the Foreign Policy Association.

First Global Studies Speakers Scheduled at Marian

"Hoosiers and Interfaith Dialogue in Turkey" is the topic for the first Global Studies Speakers Series event at Marian College in Indianapolis, scheduled for 7 p.m. 16 October in the Bishop Chartrand Memorial Chapel.

Panelists are:
• Dr. Pierre Atlas (pictured), director of The Richard G. Lugar Franciscan Center for Global Studies and assistant professor of political science at Marian College
• Bilal Eksili, executive director of The Holy Dove Foundation in Indianapolis
• Dr. George LaMaster, ordained Presbyterian minister and assistant professor of communication at Marian College
• Rabbi Dennis Sasso, senior rabbi at Congregation Beth-El Zedeck and adjunct professor of theology at Marian College

Atlas, LaMaster, and Sasso have participated in three different interfaith trips to Turkey through The Holy Dove Foundation, each led by Eksili.

Marian's Haberski Receives Fulbright Award

Dr. Raymond J. Haberski Jr. (pictured), associate professor of history and director of the Honors Program at Marian College, has been named the Danish Distinguished Chair in American Studies through the Fulbright Scholar Program.

The Marian news bureau reports that during the 2008-09 academic year, he will teach courses at the Center for the Study of the Americas at Copenhagen Business School and further his research on U.S. intellectual and cultural history.

Haberski has taught at Marian College since 2000 and written three books that use American movie culture to explore how mass culture has changed assumptions about what constitutes art (It’s Only a Movie, 2001), how culture becomes controversial (Freedom to Offend, 2007), and why free speech protection for movies is significant (The Miracle Case, 2008).

International Interfaith Symposium

An innovative series of programs kicks off tomorrow evening with “Stories and Photos from the Middle East, 1978-2003”, a presentation by Bill Foley, photojournalist, at 7 p.m. in Marian College's Allison Mansion.

The event, titled “International Interfaith Symposium”, kicks into high gear on Wednesday (19 March), with all events in the Campus Center at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis.

The first speaker (2 p.m.) is Klaus Martin Finzel, founder of the International Interfaith Initiative, followed by Giles Hoyt (discussing German philanthropist Mas Kade), Robert J. Helfenbein (on faith and civil society), Bill Foley and others discussing the Middle East, Shaw Towfighi (Persian New Year), Henry Cole (citizen diplomacy), Ref. Felipe Martinez and John Clark (Hispanic America).

Thursday’s (20 March) packed schedule, also in the Campus Center of IUPUI, begins with a youth dialogue (10 a.m.) and continues through the day with Dr. Chalmer Thompson, Ayumi Suzuki, Terry Morris-Downs, Sally Brown, Michael Greven, Charlie Wiles, Dr. Kevin Logan and more.

A film festival and book discussions will take place on Friday and Saturday (21-22 March). Exhibits will be open on the fourth floor of IUPUI’s Campus Center between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. All events are free and open to the public.

The complete schedule is here. For more information, see website or call Charlie McDonald, 317:283-2730.

International Interfaith Initiative is a collaborative effort between Indiana University School of Education’s Center for Urban and Multicultural Education, Peace Learning Center, Max Kade German American Center, Sagamore Institute for Policy Research, and members of the Indianapolis community - all working toward the realization of the vision to create a network that facilitates and initiates interfaith cooperation to strengthen civil society.

The Middle East in Stories and Photos

“Stories and Photos from the Middle East, 1978-2003,” is the topic for a talk by Bill Foley (left) at Marian College in Indianapolis.

Foley is an award-winning photojournalist who grew up in Indianapolis and has worked in 47 countries over the last 30 years, including nine years in Cairo and Beirut. His series on the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacres earned him a Pulitzer Prize in 1983.

Foley’s talk, at 7 p.m. 18 March in the college's Allison Mansion, is sponsored by The Richard G. Lugar Franciscan Center for Global Studies at Marian College, in conjunction with the International Interfaith Initiative, and is part of the Global Studies Speaker Series.

The event is free and open to the public; registration is required.

The event is part of the 2008 International Interfaith Symposium, “Faith, Civil Society, and International Relations,” which will take place 19-22 March at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis.

FCGS Renamed for Richard G. Lugar

Marian College in Indianapolis announced today that it is renaming its global studies center to The Richard G. Lugar Franciscan Center for Global Studies at Marian College. The center has been directed by Dr. Pierre M. Atlas, a political science professor at the college, since its founding in 2004. The center sponsors an academic program in global studies for Marian College students as well as the Global Studies Speaker Series, a platform for public discussions and workshops featuring international diplomats, journalists, academics, clergy, and global activists. Senator Lugar (pictured), who grew up in the neighborhood near Marian College and attended Shortridge High School, has been a longtime friend of the college.

Lee Hamilton to Speak At Marian College

The Honorable Lee Hamilton (right) will give his "Thoughts on American Foreign Policy" as part of the Global Studies Speaker Series at Marian College, 3200 Cold Springs Road, Indianapolis. His presentation, at 7 p.m. 26 September in the Indianapolis Civic Theatre on the Marian campus is open to the public at no charge. However, Advance registration is required.

Lee Hamilton represented Indiana’s 9th congressional district from 1965-1999. He served as chairman and ranking member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and he chaired the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and numerous other House committees. In 2006, Hamilton was co-chair of the Iraq Study Group, a forward looking, bi-partisan assessment of the situation in Iraq. He served as vice-chair of the 9/11 Commission and co-chair of the 9/11 Public Discourse Project, established to monitor implementation of the Commission’s recommendations.

Hamilton is currently a member of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and the President's Homeland Security Advisory Council, and he serves on the advisory boards of several government agencies on national security matters. Lee Hamilton is president and director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and director of The Center on Congress at Indiana University.

Who knew? Marian has connections with Togo!

Dean Peterson, who spent 2-1/2 years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo, is the coach of the Marian College bicycling team.

According to NUVO Newsweekly, his focus as a Peace Corps volunteer was to teach locals how to repair bicycles and implement programs that brought in bikes for the people of West Africa.

Of course, that was back in the 1980s, just after his graduation from Purdue University. Peterson also was a silver medalist at the Pan American Masters Cycling Championships in 1991 and is a VeloSport Vacations guide for bicycle tours during the Tour de France.

Cycling is, of course, a big deal at Marian -- located across Cold Springs Road from the Major Taylor Velodrome. Marian will open an indoor cycling training center on campus for its students and cycling team in the fall.

NUVO reports that Marian has won national track titles in NCAA Division I in 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2006.

Workshop on Darfur at Marian College

Concerned about the crisis in Sundan? Consider attending a "Workshop on Darfur" from 6:30-9 p.m. Monday (16 April) in the Allison Mansion on the campus of Marian College, 3200 Cold Spring Road, Indianapolis.

It's sponsored by The Franciscan Center for Global Studies (FCGS) at Marian, and co-sponsored by Catholic Relief Services, American Jewish World Service, Citizens for Global Solutions, Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council, Archdiocese of Indianapolis, and Indiana Coalition to Save Darfur.

Designed as a forum for expert discussion that will emphasize audience participation, education, and—most important—taking action, this workshop is for anyone who is concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan.

Featured speakers:

Scott LeFevre (left), Catholic Relief Services, Darfur specialist; Joshua Bloom (second from left), American Jewish World Service, Darfur field organizer; Julia Fitzpatrick (third from left), Citizens for Global Solutions, Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow; Anita Sharma (right), ENOUGH, Executive Director."