Past Events | Program in Community, Culture, and Environment

Benjamin Britten's War Requiem in Context

Apr 11, 2008 - 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

The history and context behind Benjamin Britten’s celebrated “War Requiem” comes alive in a panel discussion among Northern Arizona University faculty members Julie Brown, Edith Copley, David Kitterman, Alyce Jordan, Nancy Paxton, and Todd Sullivan This event, held at NAU’s Ashurst Auditorium includes Italianate buffet. The dinner and panel discussion precedes a performance of "Britten's War Requiem" by the NAU Shrine of the Ages Choir, NAU Women's...

Elizabeth Sackler: A Museum's Work: Art, Acquisitions, and Accords

Apr 9, 2008

For more than a quarter century, arts activist and philanthropist Elizabeth A. Sackler has influenced the national and international worlds of art, collecting and museum practices.

In 1992, Sackler founded the American Indian Ritual Object Repatriation Foundation, whose mission has been to assist in the repatriation of ceremonial objects and to educate the public on the distinction between art that is appropriate for sale and those items needed for spiritual practices of...

Penny Bonda: The Design of Sustainability

Apr 8, 2008 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Penny Bonda, popularly referred to as the “mother” of green interiors, works in the field of environmental communications. She is the founding chair of the US Green Building Council Committee for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Commercial Interiors and the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Sustainable Design Council, and is currently the co-chair of the USGBC/ASID Green Residential Renovation and Interior Remodeling Program. As the Eco Editor...

Corrado Poli: Creating Livable Communities: Examples from Europe

Mar 28, 2008 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Poli will consider urban planning and quality of life issues including income, gender, social status, and traffic as the crucial problems of the contemporary city. He will review successful European and U.S. strategies for the creation of livable communities.

Corrado Poli is professor of Economics and Environmental Ethics at the University of Bergamom, Italy and International Faculty at the Institute for Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins. His most recent book, European Contemporary...

From Dialect to Dialogue: Exploring Jewish-Christian Encounters throughout History

Mar 6 to Mar 27, 2008

Marc Krell, a scholar of Judaic Studies from Tucson, Arizona, will present three lectures on three Thursday evenings in March:

March 6: The Second Temple Period and its Aftermath: Examining Jewish-Christian Co-Emergence March 13: Theology versus History: Destroying the Identity of the Other to Build Up the Self

March 27: From Ambivalence to Affirmation: Jewish and Christian Theologies of the Other Prior to and Following the...

Healing and the Humanities Mini-Symposium

Mar 14, 2008 - 8:00 am to 2:00 pm

Join health-care professionals, humanities scholars, and artists from across the state to explore the important role of the arts and humanities in contemporary medicine. This free half-day symposium features a keynote lecture by Dr. Donna Swaim of the University of Arizona's Medical Humanities Program. Following her remarks, participants may choose three breakout sessions from among nine presentations in three thematic strands: Humanities at the Patient's Bedside,...

What's a Tribal Museum? A Roundtable Discussion with Native American Curators and Directors

Mar 10, 2008 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

The Cline Community Lecture Series on Museums and the Modern World: Challenges, Changes, and Opportunities presents "What is a Tribal Museum?"

This panel discussion includes distinguished Native American directors and curators Jim Enote, Director of the A:shiwi A:wan and Heritage Center, Pueblo of Zuni; Clarenda Begay, Curator of the Navajo Nation Museum; Gloria Lomaheftewa, a NAGPRA specialist with the Museum of Northern Arizona; Monica King, Education Curator for the...

The Museum of Northern Arizona at 80 Years: Reflecting Back, Projecting Forward

Feb 13, 2008

On Wednesday, February 13th, at 7pm in the Cline Library Assembly Hall, Robert Breunig, Director of the Museum of Northern Arizona, will present a lecture entitled "The Museum of Northern Arizona at 80 Years: Reflecting Back, Projecting Forward." Dr. Breunig will be discussing the history of MNA in Flagstaff and the surrounding communities, and visions for the future. ...

Steve Mead and Bryan Cooperrider: Reduce, Reuse, Remodel

Jan 30, 2008 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Join Steve Mead and Bryan Cooperrider as they present tips and tools for greening your house, room by room. Learn how to maximize the energy efficiency of your laundry room, improve the indoor air quality of your bedroom, reduce water usage in your bathroom, or even how to use your front porch to develop a better relationship with your neighbors.Find out how to measure your home's environmental performance and discover what a green renovation can do for your place!

"More and More" to "More of What Matters": Lisa Wise, New American Dream

Nov 28, 2007 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Join Lisa Wise as she presents strategies for simplifying the holidays, reducing our seasonal stress, and our enriching our lives with “more of what matters.” Offering practical tips for having a holiday with more joy and less stuff, Wise will show how to reduce strain and increase personal fulfillment during the holiday season. Wise understands how less “stuff” can leave more room for celebration through her work with New American Dream, a non-profit organization...

	Coconino County Sustainable Economic Development Initiative (SEDI) As a participant in Coconino County's Sustainable Economic Development...
	Flagstaff WIN (Weatherization Initiatives Network) The Flagstaff WIN project will launch immediate, effective, collaborative and...
	Giving Voice to Flagstaff Neighborhoods (GVFN) Through Giving Voice to Flagstaff Neighborhoods, CC&E facilitates on-the-ground...
	NAU Faculty Senate Dr. Romand Coles, McAllister Chair in Community Culture & Environment, has been...
	2009-2010 One Community Sustainable Living Lecture Series (OCSSLS) The One Community Sustainable Living Lecture Series is a partnership among local...

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