Centers of Distinction

Hiram College has created seven distinct Centers of Distinction in which teaching and learning occur collaboratively, capitalizing on the College’s longstanding strength of applying interdisciplinary approaches to complex, multi-faceted questions that do not lend themselves to straightforward solutions.

Calendar of Upcoming Events

January

12, 19, & 26: English and Creative Writing Capstones, 4:30 p.m. in Bonney Castle (Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature)

18: Fireside Chat: Acting Intrapreneurially! with Erik Weyls, President of Coventya, Inc., 7-9 p.m. in East Hall Forum (Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship)

25: Fireside Chat: Applying 21st Century Technology to a Centuries-Old Process! with Tom Lix, CEO of Cleveland Whiskey, 7-9 p.m. in East Hall Forum (Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship)

February

1: Fireside Chat: A Family E-Affair! with Bill Moss '79, President of Towpath Polymers, and David Moss, Founder of MossMedia, 7-9 p.m. in East Hall Forum (Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship)

6: Seminar Speaker Zachary Karabell: "The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship? China, the U.S. and the Future of the World's Most Important Bilateral Economic Relationship," 4:15-6:15 in Kennedy Center Ballroom (Garfield Institute for Public Leadership)

7: Margaret Clark Morgan Scholar Lisa Kovach, 6:30 p.m. (Center for Literature, Medicine and Biomedical Humanities)

8: Fireside Chat: Hatching Great Ideas! with Jim Cossler, Chief Evangelist of Youngstown Business Incubator, and John Dearborn, President of JumpStart, Inc. and Dar Caldwell, Founder and managing Partner, Shaker LaunchHouse, 7-9 p.m. in East Hall Forum (Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship)

9: Reception for writing minors, 4:30 p.m. in Writing House (Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature)

13: Deadline for Barbara Thompson fiction contest (Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature)

15: Fireside Chat: The Internship Queen! with Lauren Berger, CEO of Intern Queen Inc., and National College Speaker, 7-9 p.m. in East Hall Forum (Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship)

16: Convocation with Lauren Berger, "The Intern Queen," Noon-1 p.m. in Kennedy Center Ballroom (Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship, co-hosted with Career Center)

22: Fireside Chat: The Power of Love! with Alka Subramanian, Founder of the Power of Love Foundation, 7-9 p.m. in East Hall Forum (Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship, Center for Literature, Medicine and Biomedical Humanities)

23: Reading for Kroehle Contest in Creative Nonfiction winners, 12 p.m. in the Writing House (Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature)

29: Fireside Chat: Success=Integrity + Connecting the Dots! with Dr. Fujita, Founder, President and CEO of Quality Electrodynamics LLC (QED), 7-9 p.m. in East Hall Forum (Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship)

29: Chris Mooney, 6:45 p.m., Kennedy Center Ballroom. (Center for Literature, Medicine and Biomedical Humanities; Center for Engaged Ethics; Center for Deciphering Life's Languages; Center for the Study of Nature & Society)

March

12: Seminar Speaker John  Mearsheimer: "Why China Cannot Rise Peacefully," 4:15-6:15 in Kennedy Center Ballroom (Garfield Institute for Public Leadership)

13: Young adult author Chris Crutcher, 7p.m. in Pritchard Room (Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature)

14: Fireside Chat: Focused on Success! with Lisa Orlandi, Founder and President of Focus Design Technologies, 7 p.m. in Pritchard Room (Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature)

14: Fireside Chat Speaker (TBD), 7-9 p.m. in East Hall Forum (Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship)

15: ideabuild! 2012, 5-8:30 p.m. in Dix Dining Hall of Kennedy Center (Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship)

20: Convocation with Thrity Umrigar, 12p.m. in Pritchard Room (Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature)

21: Fireside Chat: Building a Bio-Enterprise in Northeast Ohio! with Jon Snyder, President and CEO of Neuros Medical, 7-9 p.m. in East Hall Forum (Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship)

28: Entrepreneurship Education Consortium ideaLabs 2012, 4-8 p.m. in Dix Dining Hall of Kennedy Center. Participating schools include: University of Akron, Ashland University, Baldwin-Wallace College, Cleveland State University, Case Western Reserve University, John Carroll University, Kent State University, Lake Erie College and Hiram College. (Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship)

29:  Reception for Barbara Thompson Contest in Short Fiction winners, 4:30 p.m. in the Writing House (Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature)

30-April 1: Crisis Simulation Weekend (Garfield Institute for Public Leadership)

April

4: Fireside Chat Speaker (TBD), 7-9 p.m. in East Hall Forum (Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship)

26-29: Physician and poet Rafael Campo (Center for Literature, Medicine and Biomedical Humanities)

30: Reading for Lindsay and Stamm winners/Celebration of National Poetry Month, 4:30 p.m. in Writing House (Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature)

May

13-17: Faculty E-Workshop (Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship)



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