Mark your calendars for these upcoming
special events.
6 p.m.March 6, 2008
Westin Crown Center Hotel,
Kansas City,MO
Special Guest Speaker: Michael Beschloss
Join us as William Jewell
College celebrates 64 years
of alumni achievement
with special guest speaker
Michael Beschloss,
presidential historian
and author of the recent
best-seller Presidential Courage:Brave Leaders and
How They Changed America,1789-1989.
For Achievement Day ticket and
sponsorship information, please contact
Susan Tideman at 816-415-7550.
William Jewell’s Stocksdale Gallery of Art hosts
a variety of exhibitions of professional and
student work throughout the academic year.
Sept. 9-Oct. 26, 2007:
Seth Price, Digital Images
Nov. 11-Dec.14, 2007:
Graduating Senior Exhibit
Jan. 20-Feb.15, 2008:
Biennial William Jewell College
Art Faculty Exhibit
Feb. 24-March 28, 2008:
Liberty Public Schools Art Programs &
William Jewell Art Department Joint Exhibit
April 6-May 3, 2008:
Graduating Senior Exhibits
For more information, visit the Jewell
website or contact
gallery director Rob
Quinn at 816-415-5968.
 Each season, the Harriman-Jewell Series
provides opportunities for the community to
interact with internationally renowned
performing artists in informal settings that
include master classes and 'conversations' with
the performers. Locations include owntown
performance venues and
the William Jewell College
campus. For updated
information on the
Educational Events
schedule, visit the
Harriman-Jewell Series
website at www.harriman-jewell.org
September 14:
Daniel Belcher, baritone; master class
October 17:
Houston Ballet, young persons’ performance
October 20:
Stefan Jackiw, violinist; conversation
March 19:
Jennifer Larmore,mezzo-soprano; master class
April 10:
Lambert Orkis, pianist; master class
April 17:
Diavolo Dance Theater; master class
April 18:
Diavolo Dance Theater,
young persons’ performance
May 3:
Ingrid Fliter, pianist; conversation
 “Journeys of Mind and
Faith” is an annual series
of faculty lectures that
aims to engage students
in conversations about the interpenetration
of religious faith and academic study.
William Jewell College faculty are invited to
share their stories of faith and learning,
reflecting upon how the two have or have
not influenced the other, reflecting upon
how one holds to faith in the face of academic study. The series enriches the
general faith and learning conversation
that defines the mission of the college.
Lectures are presented at 7 p.m. in Room
221 of Yates-Gill College Union on the
William Jewell campus.
September 25:
Dr. Ian Coleman
Associate Professor of Music and Chair
October 24:
Dr.Kim Harris, Professor of Communication
February 12:
Dr.Donna Gardner
Associate Professor of Education and Chair
March 25:
Dr.Mayumi Derendinger
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
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William Jewell College’s “Perspectives on
the Common Good” lecture series focuses
on themes of selfhood and responsibility,
challenging listeners to explore the
complexities of values in a pluralistic world.
Through the generosity of several
benefactors, William Jewell has created a
distinctive lecture series that facilitates
both internal and external community
conversation about defining contemporary
issues.All lectures are free and open to the
public at 7:30 p.m. in John Gano Memorial
Chapel on the William Jewell campus.
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September 26: The Peggy
Kern Lecture on Women and
Society;
Speaker: Barbara
Martinez Jitner, “Femicide at
Our U.S.Border: To Be a Woman
in Juarez is a Death Sentence” |
November 6 (7:30 p.m.) &
November 7 (10:15 a.m.): The Binns Lecture on Sacred
and Secular;
Charles A.
Kimball, Author and
Professor, “When Religion
Becomes Evil” |
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February 5: The Cope Lecture on Science,
Technology and the Human Experience; Chris
Mooney, Science Journalist and Author, “Storm
World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over
Global Warming” |
| March 6: Special Achievement Day Lecture; Michael Beschloss,
Historian (time TBA) |
For updated information on the “Journeys of Mind and Faith”and
“Perspectives on the Common Good” lecture series, visit the
William Jewell website at www.jewell.edu
 A variety of vocal and instrumental music
events are an important part of the annual
calendar of cultural events at William Jewell
College.
Faculty of the William Jewell College music
department are joined by distinguished alumni and friends in this
new concert series held in John Gano Memorial Chapel. All
performances are free, but donations to the department’s
scholarship fund are accepted.
October 7-3 p.m.:
Chamber Music for Voice, Organ, and Strings, featuring various
combinations of Jewell faculty, including the Jewell Trio
February 17-3 p.m.:
Elaine Brown, flute, with Trilla Ray-Carter, cello; Betty Dunham,
piano;Mark Bentley & Jim Grimm,guitar;Stephanie Cox,trombone
March 28-7:30 p.m.:
Suzanne Hatcher, soprano;Calvin Permenter, piano
For more information about events by the Chamber Orchestra,
Liberty Symphony Orchestra, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Concert
Choir, Chapel Choir, Chamber Singers, Opera Theater, , Handbell
Choirs or Chamber Music, visit www.jewell.edu/depts/music/
An engaging schedule of thought-provoking performances make
up the William Jewell College theater season.All performances are
in the newly renovated Peters Theater in Brown Hall on the William
Jewell campus.Evening performances begin promptly at 7:30 p.m.
Mainstage Series performances include Saturday matinee
performances at 2 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
| Mainstage Series |
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November 15,16 & 17
“The Laramie Project” by Moises Kaufman |
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April 3-5 and 10-12
“A Circle of Grandmothers” a play cycle in two parts by William
Jewell College Theatre Professor
Dr.Kim B.Harris |
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December 7 & 8
“Untrodden Ways”, an original play and Senior
Theatre Performance by Jenny Bellington |
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January 18 & 19
“The Fourth Wall” by A.R.Gurney
a Senior Theatre Performance
by Ashley Jones |
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April 25 and 26
“Levels of the Soul”
an original play
and Senior Theatre Performance
by Lyndal Jenkins |
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Please note:
For updated scheduling information, please visit the William Jewell
College website at www.jewell.edu
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