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Alumni College 2008 Event Schedule

Thursday, June 5
	Event	Location
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.	Arrival, registration and check in	New Residence Hall
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.	Pizza Party and program introduction	New Hall Lobby
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.	Wittenberg Guild dinner and speaker - Ohio Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Stratton. To register, contact Linda Himes at 937 327-7432. $30 additional charge per person. Event Opptional
Friday, June 6
	Event	Location
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.	Morning Exercises with Dr. Caroline Zimmerman – Assistant Professor Emerita of Health, Fitness and Sport and Mrs. Claire (Reis) Longman ’57	New Hall Lawn
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast	Center Dining Room in the Student Center
9:00 – 11:30 a.m.	Class I – Dr. Janice Glowski ’87 – Adjunct Wittenberg faculty in East Asian Studies Chinese Religious Traditions – This session explores Taoism and Confucianism, two major religious traditions in China. We will discuss the historical foundations and philosophies of these traditions, as well as the rituals and practices that are central to the lives of practitioners.
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.	Luncheon and Speaker – Dr. YU Bin - Professor of Political Science – “China: 30 Years After”	Shouvlin Center Room 105
1:45 – 2:15 p.m.	Tai Chi demonstration and opening moves	New Hall Lawn
2:30 – 5:00 p.m.	Class II – Dr. Janice Glowski and Thomas Library Chinese Art – How does art express a culture’s views of the world? What roles does it play in the continuous dance between religion, politics and social structure? This session explores these questions by looking at the arts of China, including Taoist and Confucian art. In addition, we have a rare opportunity to see and discuss Chinese art in Wittenberg’s permanent collection.
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.	Social Hour and buffet dinner	Bayley Alumni House
7:30 – 9:00 p.m.	Current student panel and sharing of your Wittenberg memories	Bayley Alumni House
9:30 – 10:30 p.m.	Observatory with Dr. Daniel Fleisch - Assoc. Professor of Physics. Weather permitting	Weaver Observatory
Saturday, June 7
	Event	Location
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.	Morning exercises with Dr. Zimmerman and Mrs. Claire Longman	New Hall Lawn
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast	New Hall Lobby
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.	Class III – Dr. Caroline Zimmerman Overview of the Olympics - Have the Olympics changed is it the Olympians who have changed? Would Baron Pierre de Coubertin be pleased with today’s Olympics? Americans idolize their sports and their athletes. Has winning progressed from citius, altius, fortius to win at any cost? What have been the largest influences on the Olympics throughout the years?
10:45 – 11:45 a.m.	Chinese Medicine – Dr. Gerard Poortinga, Chiropractor in Yellow Springs.
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.	Brunch	Center Dining Room
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.	Tai Chi – practice your moves together and learn a bit more	New Hall lawn
2:15 – 3:45 p.m.	Class IV – Dr. Zimmerman and Mrs. Longman Panel discussion of Olympics We have Attended and what to look for in the 2008 Beijing Summer Games. Caroline has attended ten Olympics beginning with Mexico City. Claire has attended five games beginning with Seoul, Korea. They are planning on being in Beijing this August.
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.	Field trip to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Westcott House, a recently restored home on High Street here in Springfield. House tour with refreshments in the garden. Provide your own transportation.	Frank Lloyd Wright’s Westcott House
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.	Cookout in the Hollow with group picture	Myers Hollow
7:30 – 9:00 p.m.	Young’s Run – ice cream and fun – provide your own transportation
9:30 – 10:30 p.m.	Observatory – if we didn’t go Friday night	Weaver Observatory
Sunday, June 8
	Event	Location
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast	New Hall Lobby
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.	Tai Chi – practice your moves together and learn a bit more.	New Hall lawn
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.	Morning devotions and Alumni College Graduation	Graduation Hollow
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.	Check out of New Hall and pick up your “Make and Take” Lunch. Have a safe trip home and a great rest of the summer.	New Hall