Events
Each academic year the Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty offers a variety of lectures, luncheons and faculty development workshops that feature Smith faculty and visiting professors.
Liberal Arts Luncheons
Liberal Arts Luncheons are sponsored by the Provost and Dean of the Faculty. LALs will be held on Thursdays in the Neilson Browsing Room, unless otherwise noted. Talks begin at approximately 12:10 p.m., and a complimentary lunch is offered for the first 40 attendees (first come, first served).
Date |
Talk |
Presenter |
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February 1 |
Medieval Art in the Age of Napoleon—Appropriation, Spoliation, Restitution |
Brigitte Buettner, Louise I. Doyle 1934 Professor of Art |
February 8 (CANCELED) |
(CANCELED) Fieldwork as [a] Subject: Emotions and Care in Ethnographic Research |
(CANCELED) Ana Del Conde, McPherson/Eveillard Postdoctoral Fellow in Study of Women and Gender and Community Engagement and Social Change |
February 15 |
Quantifying Uncertainty and Containing Chaos: Preparing Students for a Future We Cannot Predict |
Denise McKahn, Associate Provost and Associate Professor of Engineering |
February 29 |
One Contemporary Artist, Many Sites: Younes Rahmoun's Upcoming Retrospective at SCMA, Botanic Garden, and MacLeish |
Emma Chubb, Curator of Contemporary Art, Smith College Museum of Art |
March 7 |
Solving the Mystery of Bermuda: Using Isotope Geochemistry to Understand Volcanism |
Sarah Mazza, Assistant Professor of Geosciences |
March 14 |
Implicit Assessment of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) |
Stephanie Steele, Assistant Professor of Psychology |
March 28 |
Explaining Mansplaining |
Eric McCurdy, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology |
April 4 |
Queenly Visions: Early/Modern Dialogues on Women, Spirituality, and Social Justice |
Theresa Brock, Assistant Professor of French Studies |
April 11 |
Not Judgment but Terror: Contested Notions of Trial by Combat |
Joshua Birk, Associate Professor of History |
April 18 |
The Design Clinic Download Podcast: Alum Voices Validate and Inform Pedagogy |
Susannah Howe, Senior Lecturer of Engineering |
April 25 |
The James Webb Space Telescope: Expanding Our Vision of the Universe |
Gary Felder, Professor of Physics |
Sigma Xi Luncheons
Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, meets regularly for talks and a complimentary lunch throughout the year. Talks are open to all faculty, staff and students.
Talks begin at approximately 12:10 p.m. in McConnell Auditorium. A complimentary lunch is offered in McConnell Foyer. Please visit the Sigma Xi website for the schedule.
Faculty Development Events
The Office of the Provost offers a variety of faculty development workshops and events throughout the year. Please visit the office’s Faculty Development webpage for the schedule.
Celebrating Collaborations
“Celebrating Collaborations: Students and Faculty Working Together” showcases and celebrates the scholarly work of Smith College students. Students present the results of their senior theses, independent study projects, research seminars and other creative work as part of oral sessions, panels, poster sessions, exhibits and performances.