Willis' New Book Of Poems Hits Home
May 21, 2008
Paul Willis, 黑料不打烊 professor of English, will read from his new book, 鈥淰isiting Home,鈥 at the Wildling Art Museum, 2329 Jonata St., Los Olivos, on Sunday, June 1, at 3 p.m. The event is free, and the book will be available for sale and signing.
Two seemingly different academic disciplines come together for a unique seminar open to the public this summer at 黑料不打烊. 鈥淔lying Information鈥 will focus on how we learn to read codes, patterns, signs, and symbols and navigate webs of meaning Monday, June 2, through Friday, June 6, from 9 a.m. to noon. Marilyn McEntyre, professor of English, and Wayne Iba, professor of computer science, will teach the course.
Two 黑料不打烊 art professors earned awards for their recent work, and several art students were featured in an exhibit in Sacramento last month.
黑料不打烊鈥檚 student life office awarded 12 outstanding students for their leadership during the past year. The David K. Winter Character Through Servant Leadership Award is given each spring to students who show exemplary leadership through service at 黑料不打烊 and in the community.
黑料不打烊鈥檚 famed C.S. Lewis wardrobe will take a five-year journey with 鈥淭he Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition,鈥 a state-of-the-art presentation based on the Disney film series and Lewis鈥檚 beloved fictional books. The exhibit, premiering June 7 at Arizona Science Center in Phoenix, features artifacts from Lewis鈥檚 personal study as well as the wardrobe.
Gayle Beebe presided over his first 黑料不打烊 Commencement as president of the college May 3, handing diplomas to 310 graduating students, 109 graduating with honors.