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Academic Festival > Panel Presentations: Session IV - The Community Contributes to the Advancement of Knowledge
Session IV: Panel Discussions 1:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
(Donnelley and Lee Library)
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Thinking About 1857: a Course and a Question Abstract: 1857, the year Lake Forest College was founded, could be considered a turning point in American history. The Supreme Court delivered its infamous decision in the Dred Scott case; the attempts to manipulate the terms of Kansas statehood posed a troubling test to the union; a series of bank failures caused an economic panic; the Republican party grew rapidly into a serious political force. In America as well as in Europe, the ideal of freedom and the tragedy of slavery dominated intellectual discourse; yet the connotations of these terms were very different than those which surround them today. In our spring course, “1857,” team-taught by President Stephen Schutt and Dean of Faculty Janet McCracken, we reflected on life in the year our College was founded, its impact on our lives today, and the vicissitudes of history, scholarship, and the liberal arts. In our panel, we will share some of those reflections. |
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Forester Athletics 150: Interesting Facts and Defining Moments
Jackie Slaats, Athletic Director and Women’s Basketball Coach, Chair
Holly Swyers, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology
Arthur Miller, College Archivist/Librarian for Special Collections
Tony Fritz, Head Men’s Ice Hockey Coach
Mike Dau ’57, Handball Coach, Former Athletic Director
T.R. Bell ’96, Director of Summer Conferences, Assistant Director of Academic Year
Conferences, Women’s Soccer Coach
Hannah Michal ’09, Midwest Conference student-athlete advisory committee member
and handball and softball player
Ann Gebhardt ’93, Women’s Basketball Alumna
Matt Nielsen ’94, Men’s Ice Hockey Alumnus
(Library, Main floor, Reference Reading Room)
Abstract: Forester Athletics 150: a discussion of significant events, defining moments, and interesting facts every Forester Fan should know about the evolution of Lake Forest athletics and the impact our alumni have had on the sports world today. Find out the answers to some of the following questions:
• Do you know in what decade the North gym fire transpired on campus?
• Did the varsity ice hockey team really play in an outdoor rink?
• What happened to varsity baseball at the College?
• Do you know what Athletic Director at the College also taught Russian?
• Which Forester team has won the most conference championships?
• How many Forester athletes have appeared in Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd?
Liberal Arts Education and Real World Applications: Internships and Beyond
George Speros, Associate Dean of the Faculty, Former Director of Internships, Chair
Rami Levin, Associate Dean of the Faculty, Director of Internships
Paul Fischer, Emeritus Professor of Politics
Cathy Benton, Former Director of Business and Economics Internships
Peter DuBois ’85, Morgan Stanley
Laney Shaler ’08, intern at Korn/Ferry International
(Library, Lower level, Reading Room)
Abstract: The panel discussion will focus on how a more career-related perspective can be successfully integrated into a liberal arts curriculum. For over thirty years, Lake Forest College has been engaged in expanding the definition of liberal arts education to bring the practical and the theoretical together. They include a range of endeavors from ever-expanding internship opportunities to course-based faculty student research rooted in solving “real world” problems. Examples will be discussed from a number of disciplines and pedagogical points of view.
The Academy: Ethical Model or Mere Ivory Tower?
Louis Lombardi, Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Ethics Center, Chair
Steve Tammelleo, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Worth Hawes ’93
Alexandra Hales ’07
Kylie McGonigal ’08
(Library, Lower level, Spadafora stacks)
Abstract: The academy has long been viewed as an isolated realm, somehow divorced from the pressures and struggles of ordinary life. Part of this popular vision relates to the ideals underlying academic institutions, where scholars join a community of shared values, devoted to the free and cooperative pursuit of knowledge. Of course, the reality has never completely matched the image. How far outside the mainstream the academy lies. On values issues, from freedom to integrity to diversity, perhaps the closer the better. The evolution of Lake Forest College’s values has been closely connected to broader social debates and trends. The College has long viewed the education it provides as a foundation for efforts by alums to better themselves and the world. To what extent can our efforts to create a cooperative community, celebrating diversity and encouraging the free exploration of even unpopular subjects, serve as a model for the broader society?
The World at Our Doorstep: Global Cultures and International Business in Chicago
Les Dlabay, Professor of Business, Chair
Lawrence Lukoma ’07
Maria Siezar ’08
(Library, Second floor, Room 203)
Abstract: Chicago provides an outstanding learning environment for global cultures and related international topics with more than 70 distinct cultural groups represented. In addition, over 40 cultural centers, museums, theatres, and other performing arts facilities reflect an international scene. There are over 130 consulates and foreign trade offices along with the headquarters of many international companies in Chicago. This presentation will include a virtual tour of Chicago’s ethnic communities, to view and experience their cultures, values, foods, clothing, music, customs, and buying habits. In the process, panelists will address: (1) the degree of isolation and integration among Chicago cultural communities, (2) the use of field research experiences to assess political, economic, and social issues, and (3) the recommendations for business development and improved quality of life in various Chicago communities.
Living the Liberal Arts in Lake Forest/Lake Bluff: A Panel Discussion
Shelley Sherman, Associate Professor of Education, Chair
Harry Griffith, Superintendent of Lake Forest Elementary School District 67 and
Lake Forest High School District 115
Marsha Hestad, Executive Director of Student Learning, School District 67
Julie Cooley, Executive Director of Special Services (K-12), School District 67 and 115
Kathy O’Hara, Service Coordinator Lake Forest High School District 115
Susan Armbruster, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Lake Bluff
School District 65, Principal, East School
Kyle Schumacher, Executive Director of Educational Services, Lake Forest School
Districts 67 and 115
(Library, Second floor, Periodical Room)
Abstract: There is a long history of living and celebrating the liberal arts tradition in the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff community. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, a hallmark of the community has been the emphasis, both in public and private schools, of offering students a curriculum that reflects the best educational practice of the time, weaving a strong appreciation of the arts and sciences into educational goals. The community has built on the vision of forward-thinking predecessors; our current instructional vibrancy reflects the legacy they established. This presentation focuses on the history of liberal arts in our community and on the current K-16 initiative between Lake Forest College and the Lake Forest and Lake Bluff school districts.