Transformations Begin Here/Las Transformaciones Empiezan Aqui
6th ANNUAL ADAMS STATE COLLEGE AUTUMN@ADAMS
September 12th through September 18th, 2009
"Transformations Begin Here/Las Transformaciones Empiezan Aqui" - a forum to celebrate the creative impulse toward change. Events include film, discussions, poetry, art, music, dynamic speakers, and a chile and wing cook-off. Events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.
Adams State faculty, from a variety of disciplines, write their views and thoughts on evolution.
"What Does Evolution Mean to You"
Cook-Off Form
Transformations Art Exhibit
Saturday, Sept. 12
GREEN CHILE AND WING COOKOFF: 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., front lawn of Richardson Hall; cost for contestants is $10 and $3 for participants tasting and judging the food.
BAKE SALE: 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., proceeds benefit the ASC EARTH Group, front lawn of Richardson Hall
BEAN BAG TOSS: 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., proceeds benefit the SLV Cancer Relief Fund, front lawn of Richardson Hall
Monday, Sept. 14
TRANSFORMATIONS ART EXHIBIT: community and student art show. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday Friday. in the ASC Community Partnerships Art Gallery, located on the corner of Main Street and Edgemont Blvd. Exhibit continues through September 30.
FILM: "Homeless to Harvard" 6 p.m., ES room 103
PANEL DISCUSSION: Jennifer McQuitty, Valerie Serna, Nicolas Sarmiento, and Enrique Guerrero will discuss overcoming personal challenges and their transformations, 8:30 p.m., ES room 103
Tuesday, Sept. 15
FEATURED SPEAKER DR. SEAN CARROLL: "Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origin of Species", 3 p.m. Nielsen Library; and 7 p.m. in ES room 103
"REMARKABLE CREATURES: EPIC ADVENTURES IN THE SEARCH FOR THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES" will focus on the journeys of Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace, and Henry Walter Bates, and how the creatures they saw led each man to their respective discoveries and the making of the theory of evolution.
Free copies of Carroll's book, "Remarkable Creatures", will be available on campus in the Nielsen Library and various academic buildings the week prior to the lectures.
More information on Dr. Carroll
Wednesday, Sept. 16
"EVOLUTION OF GRACE, Walk Through Deep Time", noon, Student Life Center in the Student Union Building, by Cathy Russell, participants explore 13.7 billion years of cosmic, biological, and cultural evolution.
"EVOLUTION OF GRACE, What DNA Tells Us About the Tree of Life", 6 p.m., ES room 103, by Cathy Russell, scientist have revealed a Tree of Life that shows what mystics have known for ages: that we are all one, and that diversity is an expression of underlying unity.
More information on Dr. Cathy Russell
Thursday, Sept. 17
PERSONALITY TESTS: take the Holland Personality test, 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., Solarium in the Student Union Building
LUNCHTIME TALK IN SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS: Dr. Ed Crowther: "Darwin and America's Soul", noon, Porter Hall room 130
POETRY READING: 7 p.m., Luther Bean Museum
Friday, Sept. 18
TRANSFORMATIONS ART EXHIBIT: opening reception from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m., ASC Community Partnerships Art Gallery, located on the corner of Main Street and Edgemont Blvd.
SNEAKERS: concert, 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., front lawn of Richardson Hall, free refreshments served
