BCC Center for Liberal Arts

Center for Liberal Arts 2006-2007 Calendar

Upcoming Presentations:

Searching for Argentina’s Missing Identities: Populism, Dictatorships, and Democracies”
Lucia Zuppa, BCC’s 2007-08 Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence
11:30 am to 12:20 pm, Thursday, May 22, 2008, Room C120 A&B

Ms. Zuppa holds a degree in English instruction from Argentina's Instituto de Formación Docenta Contínua and a diploma in teaching Spanish as a foreign language from Asociación Argentina de Docentes de Español. She is a teacher of English and Spanish in Argentina, and her residency is sponsored by the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program and Institute for International Education, both in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State. Ms. Zuppa resides in San Luis, Argentina. She has been teaching Spanish as a faculty member in BCC’s World Languages program and facilitating weekly Spanish language learning communities in collaboration with Multicultural Services Center.

Instructors: Please RSVP to Nora Lance in Student Programs if you wish to bring an entire class.

Past Events

Celebrating Korea at BCC: “Culture, Economics and Health Care”
Thursday, May 8, 2008, 11:30 am to 12:20 p.m., C-120 A & B

Guest Lecturer: Dr. Sungyoon Huh
BCC Visiting International Scholar 2007-08
Associate Professor, Shingu College

BCC is privileged to host Dr. Sungyoon Huh, who has been teaching and working at the college and living in the Pacific Northwest as part of BCC’s sister school partnership with Singu College. Dr. Huh is an Associate Professor at Shingu College, where she was previously Head of the Dental Clinic and Chair of the Department of Dental Technology. She holds DMD and PhD degrees in Operative Dentistry from Kyunghee University in Seoul, Korea and has completed post-graduate work at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. She has authored numerous textbooks on oral anatomy and operative dentistry. Dr. Huh resides in Bundang, Korea. Her interests include alternative holistic education, economics, and health care. Dissatisfied with the Korean school system educating her two sons, Dr. Huh established with 100 parents the EWOO SCHOOL, an alternative school (K7-K12) in 2003. Her life’s work is to explore ways to integrate education and life practices.

BCC Reads! Author Talk Q&A and Book Signing with Timothy Egan, author of The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Carlson Theater
Book signing will begin at 8:30 p.m.

Timothy Egan will discuss his book The Worst Hard Time, the 2007-2008 BCC Reads! selection. This event is free and open to the public.

This event was part of Earth Week at BCC (visit http://www.scidiv.bcc.ctc.edu/rv/earthweek/ for additional programming and schedule)

Sponsored by the Center for Liberal Arts, The Library Media Center, Student Programs

The BCC Reads! program has been funded in part under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Office of the Secretary of State, Washington State Library division.

BCC Reads! Reception for Timothy Egan, author, The Worst Hard Time
And BCC Reads! Scholarship Winners
Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm, BCC Art Gallery D271
Appetizers and beverages will be served

Sponsors: Center for Liberal Arts, Library Media Center, and Campus Activity Board

BCC Reads! Student Scholarships provided by the generosity of the Bellevue Community College Faculty Association (BCCAHE) Community Fund and Bellevue Community College Foundation

This event was part of Earth Week at BCC (visit http://www.scidiv.bcc.ctc.edu/rv/earthweek/ for additional programming and schedule)

Dave Montgomery, UW Geology – Talk based on his new book Dirt – The Erosion of Civilizations
Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm, C-130

This event was part of Earth Week at BCC (visit http://www.scidiv.bcc.ctc.edu/rv/earthweek/ for additional programming and schedule)

Sponsors: BCC Life Sciences, BCC Biology and Environmental Science Programs, in conjunction with BCC Reads!

Exhibit--Aftermath: Hurricane Katrina
Thursday, April 9, 2008 and Friday, April 10, 2008
OPEN HOUSE, 7:45 am to 4:30 pm, BCC Art Gallery D271

Artists: Christina Anderson, Chris Jordan, Louviere + Vanessa, Jennifer Stanton, and The New Orleans Kid Camera Project

Sponsors: Center for Liberal Arts, BCC Art Department, Student Programs

This event is presented in conjunction with BCC Reads! The Worst Hard Time

The Rainmaker by N. Richard Nash (1950)
Staged Reading by BCC Drama Department (abridged)
Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 9:30 am and 11:30 am
Stop Gap Theater, Building E: Carlson Theatre

You are invited to attend a dramatic staged reading of The Rainmaker, a BCC Reads! event. Set “in a western state on a summer day in a time of drought,” The Rainmaker (1950) concerns a drought that has brought death to the animals and vegetation and hopelessness to the people. A romance about rekindled love in a time of desperation, the story illuminates the power of faith, in oneself, in each other, and in the land itself.

"A New Peace Proposal for Iraq" by Guest Lecturer: Hans Von Sponeck
Thursday, April 3, 2008, 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Library Event Center, D126

Mr. Von Sponeck, former U.N. Asst. Secy. General and Coordinator for Humanitarian Assistance to Iraq, is a member of the TFF Board, a Swedish foundation for the promotion of peace. He served with the UN for over 30 years and worked at the UN headquarters in NY as the UN Asst. Secy. General and Coordinator for humanitarian assistance to Iraq. During the 1990's he managed the Iraq oil for food program, resigning in 1990 in protest to international policies against Iraq.

Sponsored by the Social Sciences Division, Center for Liberal Arts, and Campus Activities Board

Women, Race, and Sexual Orientation in the Workplace: Discussion Panel
Wed. March 5th, 2008, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Library Events Center
Part of International Women's Day

Engage in a discussion with BCC Faculty and Staff: Cora Nixon, Humaira Jackson, Paula Sebastian and Jerry Bunce
*This discussion will possibly be recorded upon panelist’s permission

Passport to Cultural Diplomacy: Book Talk and Q & A with Maliha Masood, author of Zaatar Days, Henna Nights: Adventures, Dreams and Destinations across the Middle East
Thursday, March 6, 2008, 10:30 am to 11:30 am, in LMC Event Center
Book signing from 11:30 am to 12:00 pm
Sponsored by Center for Liberal Arts, BCC Muslim Student Association, and Library Media Center
Part of International Women’s Day at BCC.

Fueled by curiosity and unbridled wanderlust, Pakistani-born Masood ventures on a yearlong expedition through Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. The Mideast she discovers is a wildly chaotic and invigorating place, emotionally complex and full of turmoil as well as beauty and joy. Navigating the duality between her Islamic roots and Western culture, Masood speaks to both sides, often engaging humor to negotiate the hearts and minds debate. Culminating her journey just ten days prior to the events of September 11, Masood reveals how her travels in the Arab world challenged her opinions of religion, culture and identity and ultimately gave new meaning to life.

Global Women: Balancing Personal & Professional Roles
Brown Bag Luncheon and Talk
Thurs. March 6th, 2008, 11:30am -1:00pm, C-202, Student Programs Office

Spend your lunch in conversation with BCC’s Visiting Scholars, Dr. Sungyoon Huh (South Korea) and Lucia Zuppa (Argentina).
This event is sponsored by the Center for Liberal Arts, Library Media Center, BCC Muslim Student Association, BCC Rotaract, Associated Student Government, Campus Activities Board, Student Programs, and Multicultural Services.

Afganistan after the Taliban
Thursday, February 21, 2008, 9:30 and 11:30 in D126
How did the Taliban come to power and who were/are they? What are the expected and unexpected consequences of the "reconstruction" efforts in Afghanistan? Afghan-American author Tamim Ansary will explore these questions and many more in his presentation.

Guest Lecture: Growing Sustainable BioFuels by Patrick Mazza, Research Director and Writer with ClimateSolutions.org
Tuesday, February 26, 2008, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, in LMC Event Center
This is a BCC Reads! event. BCC Reads! is a collaborative cross-college common book program sponsored by the Center for Liberal Arts, Library Media Center, and Student Programs

“The Plight of the Iraqi Refugees in Syria” by Geraldine Haynes, R.N.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 8:30 am to 9:30 am, in LMC Event Center
Ms. Haynes is a Board Member of the United Nations Association Seattle and a former officer of Physicians for Social Responsibility. She will share her experiences and photos of her travels to Syria and Iraq. This event is sponsored by Center for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Division.

January 29, 2008, 9:30 in D126, 11:30 in N201
Dealing with the Dragon: America's Economic Relationship with China
Zanny Minton Beddoes,The Economist's Washington economics editor, will discuss America's relationship with China and how it will shape the global economy of the 21st century.

January 15, 2008. 9:30 in D126, 10:30 in N201
American Theocracy: Politics, Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century
Kevin Phillips, political writer and analyst, will discuss the "nexus of ills" that has come to define America's political and economic identity at the beginning of the 21st century.

October 1-December 12, Library Media Center, D-126
The Dust Bowl by FSA and Bill Ganzel
This photo exhibit combines the 1930s Farm Security Administration (FSA) photographs and interviews by Nebraska photographer Bill Ganzel, who set out in the 1970s to find and re-photograph Dust Bowl survivors. The photos are brought to us by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, BCC Student Programs, and the Center for Liberal Arts. Curriculum support materials are available.

November 29, 2007, 10:30 in D126P, 2:30 in C130 A & B
How to win a Cosmic War
This is the first presentation in a four-part Honors Satellite Seminar Series examining the global dynamics of power. Reza Aslan's "How to win a Cosmic War" will be shown with a discussion to follow.

9:30 am - 10:30 am, Thursday, Oct. 25, in D126 (Library Multimedia Room)
A BCC Reads Event!: The Plow that Broke the Plains
Free screening of the Pare Lorentz documentary: The Plow that Broke the Plains (b/w 1938)
Scott Bessho, BCC English Instructor, hosts the 30 minute screening and facilitates a discussion afterward.

12 pm -1 pm, Tuesday, Oct. 23, in D126 (Library Multimedia Room)
A BCC Reads Event!: The River
Free screening of the landmark Pare Lorentz documentary: The River (b/w 1936)
Michael Korolenko, BCC Communication Instructor, hosts the 30 minute screening and facilitates a discussion afterward.

Wednesday, October 3, 9:30 am, 11:30 am, 1:30 pm, Library Event Center, D-126
Journey from the Dust, written by Rachel Atkins, performed by Living Voices
Synopsis: Share the story of America's families confronted by the stock market crash of 1929 and the Dust Bowl. Struggling to keep his family together, one young man experiences the loss of his home, the Separation of his family, and economic prejudice. Travel hundreds of miles from Oklahoma to the Grand Coulee Dam; discover an American tragedy and the courage to survive.

This is an interactive multi-media presentation that offers a perspective on history and culture by combining theater, video, and live performance. The performance is presented by Living Voices and brought to us by BCC Student Programs and the Center for Liberal Arts.

Curriculum support materials for teachers and students are available at http://www.livingvoices.org/teachguide/teachguide.html.

Instructors bringing their classes must RSVP with Star Rush at the CLA: srush@bcc.ctc.edu.