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Dr. James Perkins, professor of English at Westminster College, will present "Being a Scholar in Your Spare Time" at Faculty Forum Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 11:45 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater located in the McKelvey Campus Center.
"I will discuss how I have managed to publish a dozen books while teaching a full load most of the time, focusing on curiosity and questioning as the keys to successful scholarship," Perkins said. I will try to show how I solve literary problems and discuss the problems in the works of Emily Dickinson, T.S. Eliot, Robert Penn Warren, and Ralph Waldo Emerson."
Two of Perkin's more recent books include: "Snakes, Butterbeans, and the Discovery of Electricity," which was published in 2003 by the Mercer University Press; and "The Cass Mastern Material: The Core of Robert Penn Warren's 'All the King's Men,'" which was published by the Louisiana State University Press in March 2005.
During the fall term of 1998, Perkins was a Fulbright Visiting Professor at Seoul National University in Korea. He has also been honored as a Henderson Lecturer and McCandless Fellow. His publications also include three chapbooks of poetry, "For the Record: A Robert Drake Reader (a collection edited with Randy Hendricks), and collections of short stories, and "Southern Writers at Centuries End," (a collection of essays co-edited with Jeffrey Folks).
Perkins, who has been with Westminster College since 1973, earned his undergraduate degree from Centre College, his master's from Miami University, and his Ph.D. from Catholic University of America.
Faculty Forum, established in 1990, serves as a venue for the exchange of ideas and information among Westminster College faculty. Speakers present their research, teaching ideas, lectures, performances, special programs, and uses of technology to keep faculty informed about the work of colleagues from many disciplines.
The event is free and open to the public. Contact Perkins at (724) 946-7347 or e-mail jperkins@westminster.edu for more information.
Dr. Richard Konzen, professor of music and college organist at Grove City College, will perform an organ concert Monday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.
Jennifer Ombres, a senior English major at Westminster College, took first place East Central College's (ECC) Tenth Annual Student Literary Competition in the poetry division for her poem, "What I Know About Jeff."
The Westminster College Men's and Women's Choirs will give a concert Friday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
Westminster College announces several personal enrichment and leisure courses to the community. Continuing Education classes and seminars are non-credit and are open to all interested individuals. Formal admission to Westminster College is not required.
Total Yoga is scheduled on Mondays, Feb. 4-March 4, at 5:30 p.m., and is taught by Kathy Birkholz. This class will focus on proper breathing form and alignment. Poses provide gentle stretching that acts to lubricate the joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and other parts of the body. Stress reduction and meditation are a vital part of these sessions.
Westminster College continues the "Get Real" life preparation series with "Apartment and House Hunting Tips" March 22 at 12:35 p.m. at McKelvey Campus Center Berlin Club Room.
Westminster College's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning hosts students from Campbell (Ohio) Memorial High School at the Bright Futures Performing Arts Program "Going Global: Music, Dance, and Drama Around the World" June 9-20.
The seventh annual New Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Business Expo is set for Saturday, March 14, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Westminster College Memorial Field House. The event is free and open to the public.
Westminster College's Office of Diversity Services and Peace Studies Program will sponsor the fifth annual International Festival Wednesday, Dec. 2, 5-8 p.m. in the Berlin Lounge of the McKelvey Campus Center.
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