SILCS Blog » dr. lisa lebduska http://wheatoncollege.edu/silcsblog Just another Wheaton College weblog Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:41:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Week One http://wheatoncollege.edu/silcsblog/2009/06/08/week-one-2/ http://wheatoncollege.edu/silcsblog/2009/06/08/week-one-2/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:53:43 +0000 Lindsay Davignon http://vpsweb.wheatoncollege.edu/silcsblog/2009/06/08/week-one-2/ It’s been a very busy first week here at SILCS. Last Sunday, May 31, all of the students arrived on campus for a welcome dinner with President Ronald Crutcher and his wife, Dr. Betty Neal Crutcher. The food was delicious and the conversation engrossing, as the President regaled us with stories of how he first became a cellist and everyone shared details about themselves. Several of the students discovered a mutual interest in playing the guitar (badly).

Monday was the start of classes. Dr. Robyn Warhol-Down joined SILCS once again as an instructor. The students read Barthes, Foucault, Benjamin, and Fish, and began to do research for their final project. Dr. Herman Beavers from the University of Pennsylvania spoke to the students Monday night about the idea of risk and how it relates to African American Studies. On Wednesday, the students heard Dr. Lisa Lebduska from Wheaton College speak about rhetoric and composition, and on Thursday Dr. Dagmawi Woubshet from Cornell University spoke about his work in comparative literature.

The Brown University English Department and John Carter Brown Library welcomed the students for a visit on Friday. The day was unfortunately rainy, but the rain cleared on Saturday in time for a relaxing trip out on Narragansett Bay with Save the Bay.

There are many more events scheduled for this month so keep watching this space for more updates!

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