THE SCHEMEL FORUM

THINK FALL - THINK SCHEMEL

For Cultural Enrichment and Education in the Community
A program of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library
Programs for Fall 2009
The Second Annual
UNIVERSITY FOR A DAY
Food for Thought—Nourishment for Mind and Heart
University for a Day is made possible through the generous support of the Neighborhood Development Trust Fund and the Scranton Area Foundation.
Saturday, September 12, 2009

Start the new season thinking! We invite you to join us for a day of listening to, reflecting on and talking about some ideas and people that have changed our world. Take part in this feast for the mind at The Schemel Forum’s second annual University for the Day. Our subjects are literature featuring Toni Morrison’s latest novel, A Mercy; biological science—in particular, the discovery of DNA from the perspective of Rosalind Franklin, a lesser known, underappreciated member of the research team; the sociology of crime, as revealed in an in-depth probe into the degree and consequences of white collar crime in our current economic tsunami; and globalization, an examination of its inevitability and its positive and negative features.

All this plus morning coffee, lunch and a closing wine reception in very good company for a very low price!

Free to current Schemel Forum Members
$25.00 Schemel Forum Non-Members

  • Toni Morrison’s A Mercy: A Paradigm and a Cautionary Tale of Interdependence in a New World
  Stephen Whittaker, Professor of English and Theater Morrison’s brief yet challenging new novel is a profound and timely meditation on ethnicity and servitude and on the difficulty of constructing a functional “family” from the orphaned vestiges of Native, European and African cultures.
  • Rosalind Franklin: Another Twist in the DNA Double Helix
  Janice Voltzow, Professor of Biology The tale of Rosalind Franklin’s contribution to the discovery of the structure of DNA unravels a potential web of intrigue, egotism, sexism and anti-Semitism.
  • The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Run it: White Collar Crime and the Global Financial Crisis
  David Friedrichs, Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice An analysis of white collar crime as an important element in the increasingly interdependent 21st century world of finance—how it came to be so and how to minimize it in the future.
  • Globalization: for Better and Worse
  Goodwin Cooke, Professor of International Studies, Syracuse University Globalization has enriched most states participating in it but the distribution of new wealth among them has been grotesquely uneven. Why? What measures--political and economic--can be taken to address the resulting inequities?
To register for programs, contact:
Kym Balthazar Fetsko, Schemel Forum Events Coordinator
570-941-7816
Email fetskok2@scranton.edu
For more information on the Schemel Forum, contact:
Sondra Myers, Schemel Forum Director
570-941-4089
Email myerss2@scranton.edu