CHSBS Events

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Mid-Michigan Fashion, 1850-1970

August 14 - December 13
Museum of Cultural and Natural History

CMU's Museum of Cultural and Natural History will glance into fashion trends of the past with its new temporary exhibition. "Mid-Michigan Fashion, 1850-1970" opened to the public Aug. 14 and runs until Dec. 13. By giving us a peek inside their closets and pantries, the exhibition provides clues to the consumer tastes, sense of style and eating habits of previous generations of Isabella County residents.

The exhibition will feature four distinct eras in Isabella County's history.

  • "The Pioneer Era," 1850 to 1880, illustrating the scarcity of material goods as loggers and farmers first settled in Isabella County.
  • "Isabella County's Gilded Age," from 1880 to 1910, showing how goods became more sophisticated, diverse and plentiful as the population grew and American manufacturing matured.
  • "Modernizing Mid-Michigan," 1910-1945, portraying the fast-changing culture of the interwar years as industry expanded and county residents brought electricity and city goods into their homes.
  • "Mid-Century Modern," illustrating the growth of mass consumerism from the end of the Second World War into the 1970s.

The museum is located in Rowe Hall, on the corner of East Campus Drive and Bellows Street. Gallery hours are Monday thru Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact 989-774-3829 or cmuseum@cmich.edu or visit www.museum.cmich.edu.

U.S. Senator Carl Levin

"Keeping an Ethical Course in a Political Storm"
U.S. Senator Carl LevinSunday, November 22
Bush Theatre in Moore Hall
7 p.m.

U.S. Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich.) will be the inaugural speaker for the Philip A. Hart and William G. Milliken Endowed Speaker Series for Integrity in Politics. Senator Levin was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978 and reelected in 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002 and 2008. He is the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, where he has earned a reputation as a strong supporter of our national defense, a tireless advocate on behalf of our service men and women, and an effective fighter against wasteful government spending.

The Philip A. Hart and William G. Milliken Endowed Speaker Series for Integrity in Politics challenges interested parties--students in particular--to approach politics in a way that embraces America's diversity of ideas and perspectives. It brings to campus individuals from the public and private sectors who have demonstrated a commitment to stimulating positive change in the public policy arena. The series will be hosted annually on CMU's Mount Pleasant campus and provides a forum where students can listen, learn, and engage in meaningful dialogue focusing on a range of current political and policy-making issues.

For more information, contact Sarah Buckley in the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences at 989-774-3341 or CHSBS@cmich.edu.

Poet Christine Rhein

Monday, December 7
Art Reach Center
319 S. University, Mt. Pleasant
7 p.m.

The Central Michigan University English Department and Art Reach Center of Mid Michigan have teamed up to host the Wellspring Literary Series, a forum for the Mount Pleasant and CMU community to hear the work of established and emerging regional writers as well as works-in-progress by CMU graduate writing students and faculty writers.

For more information about the 2009-2010 schedule for the Wellspring Literary Series, contact Robert Fanning, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing, at robert.fanning@cmich.edu or (248) 462‐2488. Readings are generally held on the first Monday of the month (download schedule).

CHSBS Holiday Open House

Thursday, December 10
Anspach 113 & Anspach 106
1 to 3 p.m.

All CHSBS faculty, staff, graduate students and student employees are welcome to attend.

Creating Significant Learning Experiences

Presented by Jim Therrell
Wednesday, December 16
12 to 1:30 p.m.
Park Library 413D (FaCIT)

This workshop is hosted by the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences Teaching Excellence Committee and FaCIT to help faculty members enhance their courses for the spring semester. To register call (989) 774-3615 or e-mail facit@cmich.edu. For more information about other workshops, visit www.facit.cmich.edu/calendar.

How Do I Improve My Course?

Presented by Ireta Ekstrom and Kelly Preece
Thursday, December 17
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Park Library 413D (FaCIT)

This workshop is hosted by the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences Teaching Excellence Committee and FaCIT to help faculty members enhance their courses for the spring semester. To register call (989) 774-3615 or e-mail facit@cmich.edu. For more information about other workshops, visit www.facit.cmich.edu/calendar.

How Do I Update My Course Using Blackboard?

Presented by Ireta Ekstrom
Thursday, December 17
12:30 to 2 p.m.
Park Library 413D (FaCIT)

This workshop is hosted by the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences Teaching Excellence Committee and FaCIT to help faculty members enhance their courses for the spring semester. To register call (989) 774-3615 or e-mail facit@cmich.edu. For more information about other workshops, visit www.facit.cmich.edu/calendar.