April 17, 2008
7:00 pm

Smith Recital Hall, Silver Center for the Arts 

Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project, will focus on the consequences of the nation’s current levels of imprisonment.

For more information, contact Mark Fischler at mjfischler@plymouth.edu.


March 25, 2008
7:00 pm

Joshua Rubenstein, northeast regional director of Amnesty International USA, and the writer/editor of seven books, will discuss the international arms trade in the Smith Recital Hall at the Silver Center for the Arts.


February 14, 2008
7:00 pm

A panel discussion entitled “Personal Perspectives on Discrimination will be held in the Smith Recital Hall at the Silver Center for the Arts.   The panel features Michael Fischler, a PSU professor of Education, Daryl Browne a former adjunct faculty member in the Computer Science and Technology Department and Terri Lessard, the training coordinator for Information Technology Services. 


February 7, 2008
7:00 pm

Nadine Strossen has served as President of the American Civil Liberties Union since 1991 and is the author of more than 250 published works.  Her presentation will be entitled “Maintaining Personal and National Security Post 9/11.” The lecture will be held in the Smith Recital Hall at the Silver Center for the Arts.


December 14, 2007
8:00 pm

The PSU men’s and women’s A cappella groups will perform in Hyde Room 220.  Tickets are five dollars at the door or three dollars if purchased in advance in the HUB between 12-4 p.m. on Friday. 


December 11, 2007
7:00 pm

Dennis Meadows will give a presentation Tuesday, December 11 at 7 p.m. at Heritage Commons entitled “Oil shortages and New Hampshire - Problems and Solutions.”
Meadows holds a PhD in Management from MIT and honorary doctorates from three European universities for contributions to environmental education. He is also the author or co-author of ten books. One, The Limits to Growth, was translated into more than 30 languages.
Meadows was a professor for 35 years respectively at MIT, Dartmouth College, and UNH, serving as director of various public policy institutes and receiving tenure in business, engineering, and social sciences.
During his presentation at PSU, Meadows will summarize the facts that suggest global oil production has already started to decline, and will indicate what effects we may see from this in New Hampshire. He will also suggest what could be done at a municipal level to reduce the consequences.
The event, sponsored by the Center for Rural Partners, is free and open to the public.  Light refreshments (local cider and other locally produced fare) will be served.  Please RSVP to Marsi Wisniewski (marsi@plymouth.edu, 603-535-3275), since seating may be limited.  


December 5, 2007
7:30 pm

Jim Merkel, author of Radical Simplicity and recently the Sustainability Coordinator at Dartmouth, will be presenting a program on Wed. Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Boyd Hall Room 144.  The program is being sponsored by Common Ground, PSU’s environmental and social justice student organization, PSU Center for the Environment, Starr King Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, and D Acres Organic Farm and Educational Homestead.


December 13, 2007
11:00 amto1:00 pm

An event to honor PSU faculty that are published authors will be held at the University Bookstore 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.. This event will feature general books published by faculty during the current calendar year. New releases will be highlighted with a small display featuring the book with a write up about the book and author.

Faculty Author books published previous to 2007 will also be highlighted and available for sale. All faculty author books purchased during the event will be sold at a 20% discount. Faculty members will be on hand to discuss and sign copies of their books. Refreshments will be served. This event is sponsored by the Plymouth State University Bookstore.


December 5, 2007
11:30 amto1:00 pm

Geography and Tourism Development Professor Mark Okrant will be giving a multimedia presentation at the University Bookstore in the Hartman Union Building about his latest mystery,  I Knew You When (Oak Manor Publishing, Inc, November 2007).
I Knew You When is the second book in Okrant’s Kary Turnell Mystery Series, which is set in historic resort hotels. The author will encourage discussion about the writing process and grand resort history, take questions, and sign copies of his books. Copies of Okrant’s books, including I Knew You When, will be available for sale at a 20% discount during the event. Refreshments will be served.
The reception will begin at 11:30 a.m. with the presentation and discussion to follow. This event is sponsored by the Plymouth State University Bookstore.


December 4, 2007
8:00 pmto10:30 pm

A viewing and discussion of The Iraq War Tapes will be presented by PSU’s Model United Nations Tuesday, December 4 from 8-10:30 p.m. in Boyd 144.  

In March 2004, just as the insurgent movement strengthened, several members of one New Hampshire National Guard unit arrived in Iraq with cameras, including Sergeant Steve Pink, a 2002 PSU graduate.

Straight from the front lines in Iraq, The War Tapes is the first war movie filmed by soldiers themselves. It is Operation Iraqi Freedom as filmed by Sergeant Pink, Sergeant Zack Bazzi and Specialist Mike Moriarty and other soldiers. While they battled unconventional forces, they recorded events that conventional journalists have been unable to capture. They mounted tripods on gun turrets, inside dashboards and used POV mounts on their Kevlar helmets and vests. They filmed over 800 hours of tape, all of it in Iraq. In the end, The War Tapes is a complex, heartbreaking, and completely unique opportunity for millions to witness first-person experiences of war and the experience of homecoming.

The film will be followed by a guest speaker and discussion regarding the war in Iraq. Refreshments will be provided.
 



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