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