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Artistic director of Shakespeare Behind Bars is Iben Lecturer
Curt L. Tofteland, producing director of the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival and founder of Shakespeare Behind Bars, will give the Iben Lecture at Bradley on Wednesday, November 30, in the Hartmann Center for the Performing Arts.
As an introduction, Philomath Films' award-winning documentary focused on Shakespeare Behind Bars, Tofteland's nationally acclaimed prison rehabilitation program, will be given its regional premiere at 7 p.m. Following a brief intermission, Tofteland will deliver his lecture. The event is free and open to the public.
Shakespeare Behind Bars (program participants shown above) holds the distinction of being the first North American Shakespeare Company contained within the walls of a medium security adult male prison performing exclusively the works of William Shakespeare. The program was created to offer the adult prison population the opportunity to examine relevant personal and social issues within the structure of an aesthetic experience. This drama-in-education approach offers participants the opportunity for safe encounters with complex issues.
"Shakespeare Behind Bars has the power to change an inmate's life through a journey of understanding and accountability for past actions, present, and future behaviors," says Tofteland. "This approach encourages the development of the interpersonal life skills that will contribute to the inmates successful reintegration into society."
Curt L. Tofteland has been the producing director of the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival since 1989 and founded Shakespeare Behind Bars in 1995. His 22 years in professional theater include experience as an Equity actor, director, playwright, arts educator, and teacher. He has held leadership roles in professional theater service organizations at both the international and the state levels. He was a founding member of the Shakespeare Theatre Association of America, has served as its president, and continues on the executive board.
The documentary, which followed the nine-month long process of bringing Shakespeare's play, The Tempest, to performance, was one of 16 films selected for the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. The documentary has been screened at 24 film festivals around the world and has won 10 awards.
The Richard and Gretchen Iben Endowed Lectureship was established by Gretchen Iben in memory or her husband to provide Bradley with a series of master classes, lectures, demonstrations, and performances by highly acclaimed individuals in the field of theatre arts.
For information, call the Bradley Department of Theatre Arts at (309) 677-2660.
"Imagine" series continues with two programs in December
Bradley University will continue its "Imagine the Possibilities" series for area entrepreneurs, educators, scientists, engineers, and innovators with a program on December 2 in the Hartmann Center for the Performing Arts from 1 to 5 p.m.
Greg Monaco, research psychologist and Director for Research for the Great Plains Network, a consortium of universities in seven states, will lead the seminar focusing on uses for high speed networking and developing collaborative opportunities. Following his presentation, Dr. Henry Neeman, Director of the University of Oklahoma Supercomputing Center for Education & Research (OSCER), will give a presentation on supercomputing.
The seminar will conclude with a lecture on Reality Multimedia by Dr. Thomas A. DeFanti, Director of the Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL) at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
The series is underwritten by a grant of $22,000 from the SBC Excelerator Program, funded by the SBC Foundation, the philanthropic arm of SBC Illinois.
Seating is limited. Admission is free but reservations must be made by calling 309 677-2820 or online at http://www.bradley.edu/continue/.
The next program in the "Imagine" seminar series will be held on December 3 in the Horowitz Auditorium in the Caterpillar Global Communications Center with a workshop designed to explore current uses of high-speed connectivity by K-12 teachers and their students. Louis Fox, an internationally acclaimed presenter, will lead the workshop and will be joined by national project leaders who will the exploration of best practices in using high-speed connections to enhance teaching and learning. For program details see http://www.bradley.edu/imagine. To register call 677-2820 or go online to http://www.bradley.edu/continue/.
SBC announced the grant to Bradley earlier this year. The SBC Excelerator program is the largest special grants program undertaken by the SBC Foundation, one of the top corporate foundations in the nation, according to The Foundation Center. Since 1984, SBC Communications and the SBC Foundation have contributed more than $1 billion to nonprofit organizations across the country.
Intellectual Property is subject of seminar
"A Macro View of IP for Business: Learn How to Find, Protect and Leverage Intellectual Property in any Business," is the subject of a seminar that will be offered on Wednesday, December 7 from 8 to 10 a.m. in the Michel Student Center ballroom at Bradley University.
The program is offered by the Bradley University Heartland Illinois Technology Enterprise Center (HITEC) and Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C., and co-sponsors Novus and the Turner Center for Entrepreneurship.
"If businesses are going to succeed in today's global economy, intellectual property rights must be understood and leveraged," said William Shay, an attorney with Howard & Howard. "Small businesses, often lauded as the cornerstone of American economic success, are most prone to suffer from misunderstanding, non-enforcement, and piracy of IP. A foremost cause of this plight is their erroneous assumptions that IP is only for bigger companies and high-tech firms, and that IP is just another word for "patents." IP is really a bundle of business tools that also include confidential information, trademarks and copyrights. Business managers too often overlook these other forms of IP, which can be just as effective as the venerable patent and are often more accessible to the small business," he said.
Mr. Shay and other members of Howard & Howard's Intellectual Property Group will give presentations on how to inventory businesses to find Intellectual Property, how to avoid infringing the Intellectual Property rights of others and how to protect Intellectual Property.
The cost of the seminar is $30 per person, and includes resource materials and a buffet breakfast.
For more information and to register, call (309) 999-6304 or email tdw@h2law.com.
Women's Choir to present winter concert
The Bradley University Women's Choir, under the direction of Dr. Kerry Walters, will present a Winter Concert of music for treble voices on Saturday, December 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Dingeldine Music Center, located at 1417 W. Barker Avenue. Admission is free for students and $5 for the general public. Tickets will be available at the door the evening of the performance.
The program will incorporate a variety of sacred music including arrangements of Jewish Sabbath songs and Early American hymn-tunes from The Sacred Harp. Works by G. F. Handel, Michael Haydn, and arrangements of spirituals will complete the program. Pianist Ramona Carlyle will provide piano accompaniment for the group.
The BU Women's Choir was established in 1990 to provide young women at Bradley with the opportunity to sing music especially written for treble voices in an atmosphere of collegial and congenial music making. The group is made up of both music majors and those majoring in other fields of study.
Ms. Walters is associate professor of music at Bradley where she teaches voice and music education and conducts the Bradley Opera Workshop. Ms. Carlyle serves as accompanist for the Department of Music and is music director at University United Methodist Church.
For more information call 677-2601.
Chorale and Chamber Singers present Holiday Concert
The Bradley University Chorale and Chamber Singers, directed by Dr. John Jost, will present a concert of holiday music on Sunday, December 4, at 3 p.m. in the Dingeldine Music Center. Admission is $5 for adults and free for students.
The program will include music by Palestrina, Ravenscroft, Bennet, Debussy, Poulenc, Hindemith, Holst, Conrad Susa, Zdenek Lukas, George Shearing, and others.
The Bradley Chorale has performed extensively across the United States and Europe. Last year the Chorale sang at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C., and this spring will present concerts in St. Louis, Atlanta, Nashville, Sarasota, and Port Charlotte. The Chorale also will present a workshop in February for the American Choral Directors Association Central Division convention in Chicago.
For more information, call 677-2600.
Nominations sought
Nominations for the Samuel Rothberg Award for Professional Excellence are being accepted in the Office of the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences through December 16.
The Award recognizes outstanding achievements in research and creativity by a senior faculty member. Recipients are expected to make original contributions to their field and submit the contributions to the critical appraisal of their professional peers.
The criteria include evidence of prolonged and ongoing research and/or creative activity. The nominee should be currently affiliated with Bradley and should have been affiliated with the University for not less than four years.
Holiday greetings
A tradition of sending a holiday greeting card to the entire Bradley family with the names of those who make a special donation to the Bradley scholarship fund was started more than two decades ago. The tradition continues this year.
Those who would like to send holiday greetings to Bradley colleagues and support the Scholarship Fund may make a gift of $10 or more to the Fund no later than Monday, December 5. Gifts will be accepted by Cheryl Lohnes, Gift Records Coordinator, Swords Hall room 10. The greeting cards will be distributed the week of December 12.
Of Note
Anna named 2005 Administrator of the Year
Gary Anna, vice president for business affairs, was recongized as the 2005 Alliance Library System Administrator of the Year at the organization's annual meeting on October 20. The award is presented annually to an outstanding supporter and advocate of library service. Anna was cited for his dedication and support of excellent library service.
Pitts receives Fulbright Scholar Award
Dr.Gregory Pitts, associate professor of communication, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture at the University of Montenegro during the Spring semester. His work will focus on media training for students and the job outlook among media professionals. He is one of nearly 850 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel abroad to some 150 countries this academic year through the Fulbright Scholar Program.