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Lectures
Penn State Intercom......November 27, 2002
Panel discussion explores
Nobel winner Kertesz
The Comparative Literature Luncheon, a weekly informal lunchtime gathering of students, faculty and other members of the University community, has announced the next speakers in this semester's series.
A panel discussion on Imre Kertesz, the Nobel Prize-winner for Literature this year, will be held Monday, Dec. 2.
The participants are:
* Marianne Posner, Humphrey Felllowship Program, on "To be a Jew Persecuted by the Nazis is also a Kind of Life: Why Imre Kertesz Deserves a Nobel Prize"; and
* Andras Toth, Humphrey Fellowship Program, on "About Imre Kertesz."
The events begin with lunch from 12:15 to 12:40 p.m. in 102 Kern Building on the University Park campus. Participants may bring their own lunch or buy something in Kern Cafeteria. Coffee and tea are provided. The speaker will begin at about 12:40 p.m. The events are free to the public.
For information, e-mail
Daniel Walden at dxw8@psu.edu.
Students vie in
speaking contest
A new competition sponsored
by the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences' Center for Public
Speaking and Civic Engagement and The New York Times promises to
give students the chance to be heard on a local and national level.
The Civic Engagement
Speaking Contest allows for one student from each section of the class
"Effective Speech," also known as CAS 100-A, to be nominated by their
peers to participate. On Dec. 3, the students chosen will engage in two
rounds of competition by presenting a six- to eight-minute speech to a
panel of judges composed of course instructors. Six students will be selected
to vie for the three winning spots awarded after the third round of speeches
given on Thursday, Dec. 5.
The competition,
scheduled for 7 p.m. Dec. 5 in Ballroom C of The Nittany Lion Inn, is
open to the public.
Four judges for
the final round are: Janis Jacobs, vice provost of undergraduate education
and international programs; Kevin Cappallo, The New York Times;
Rubina Javeri, Undergraduate Student Government president; and Elaine
Meder, Webster's Bookstore, State College. The students receive a monetary
gift as well as recognition from The New York Times. In addition,
one of the speeches will be published in The New York Times online
newspaper.
"The goal of
CAS 100A is to give students the critical thinking and presentation skills,
and the confidence, to clearly articulate their concerns in the public
sphere," said Elizabeth Davis, CAS basic course director and organizer
of the contest. "We also want students to understand that their participation
in a democratic society has already begun. They don't have to wait until
they graduate from college to become active and engaged citizens."
The speeches
must be persuasive; address a social or civic issue in a thoughtful manner;
and reflect a significant degree of research and preparation.
Agronomy seminar
to be held Dec. 6
Matthew Myers, master
of science candidate in agronomy, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences,
will present "Assessing the Potential for Single Pass Postemergence Weed
Control in Corn" from 3:35 to 4:25 p.m. Dec. 6 in 101 Agricultural Sciences
and Industries Building on the University Park campus. The Department
of Crop and Soil Sciences is host. For information, call (814) 863-1601.
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