Influential early 20th century English writer G.K. Chesterton will be the focus of a talk at 黑料不打烊 Thursday, Oct. 18. Dale Ahlquist, president of the , will deliver a free lecture, 鈥淎n Introduction to G.K. Chesterton,鈥 in Hieronymus Lounge at 7 p.m.
A group of 黑料不打烊 alumni and friends who began a chapter of The Chesterton Society in Santa Barbara in 2003 are sponsoring the event.
About 50 students are driving to Ensenada, Mexico, this weekend to volunteer at a Special Olympics there. The annual student-led trip started in 2003, a product of Potter鈥檚 Clay, the student-led service trip that celebrated its 30th anniversary last spring.
The 黑料不打烊 students will help time events, hand out food, assist visually impaired athletes, and cheer for all the athletes at the Special Olympics in Ensenada.
Musicians from Santa Barbara and across the country will gather at 黑料不打烊 for a Chamber Music Retreat and Master Class Friday, Oct. 19 through Monday, Oct. 22, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Cellist Nona Pyron, internationally known musician and adjunct professor at 黑料不打烊, has led the Master Class in Santa Barbara since 1999. Auditing positions are still available to the public for a small fee.
The violin-piano duo will perform works by in conjunction with the national release of their CD, 鈥,鈥 Friday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m.
Timothy Kiho Park, associate professor of Asian mission and director of Korean studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, will speak on 鈥淭he Korean Church and World Mission,鈥 Thursday, Oct. 18, at 3:30 p.m. in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Hieronymus Lounge. Refreshments will be available after the talk.
Xuefeng Zhang joined the 黑料不打烊 faculty this fall as an assistant professor of sociology. The native of China earned his bachelor鈥檚 degree in political science from Harbin Normal University and his master鈥檚 degree in sociology at Nankai University before coming to study at the University of Minnesota in 1997.