Values, Ideas, and the Arts (VIA)

Values, Ideas, and the Arts enhances the core general education program through cultural exposure and intellectual enrichment. Academic credit is earned through attendance.

Values, Ideas, and Arts brings to the campus speakers, musical and dramatic performers, and gifted persons from within the University community.

Students are required to arrive on time and remain for the entire program to receive VIA credit.

Thursday, January 31
7 p.m.
Cordier Auditorium

 Commemorating the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s address to the Manchester community with re-enactor T. Leon Williams
Dr. Martin Luther King’s spirit comes to life at Manchester University 45 years after his visit to the North Manchester campus. Professional re-enactor T. Leon Williams will deliver excerpts from King’s speech from the same podium and microphone the Civil Rights leader used on Feb. 1, 1968. Read news release. Sponsored by Multicultural Affairs, Campus Ministry and VIA.
Sunday, February 3
2 p.m.
Cordier Auditorium

Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra, Crossing the Stream
This chamber ensemble concert by The Phil offers a program of classical music by Elgar, Tiensu, Sibelius and Haudn. Read news release. This community concert is free to MU students who pick up their ticket in person in advance at the Office of Academic Affairs (Dean’s Office) in the Administration Building before 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1. Must show MU student I.D. to receive ticket; one ticket per student. Non-students pay $12. Behavior at classical performances.
Literary Film Society
Friday, February 8
6:30 p.m.
Flory Auditorium
Science Center		 The Stoning of Soraya M.
A drama adapted from French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam’s book, La Femme Lapidee, which is based on a true story and banned in Iran. While stranded with car trouble in a remote Iranian village in 1986, a journalist meets a woman who tells him about her niece, Soraya, who was in an arranged and abusive marriage and stoned to death. More about The Stoning of Soraya M. Movie is 116 minutes. VIA credit = movie + post-movie discussion.
Tuesday, February 12
3:30 p.m.
Cordier Auditorium
 President Jo Young Switzer, Your Money and Your Future
For this traditional spring semester convocation, President Switzer talks about how students handle their money while they are in college and how they prepare for the role of money in their lives after college. Expect some surprising facts, some suggestions and candid, yet fun conversation.
Tuesday, February 19
3:30 p.m.
Cordier Auditorium		 Bach and Sons, multimedia organ concert
This multimedia organ concert by Dr. Jeannine Jordan celebrates the life and music of Johann Sebastian Bach and his sons. The concert “involves hearing the music of Bach and his three sons, seeing the women in their lives while they narrate the story and following the live cameras while I play their great music,” says Jordan, who will perform on MU’s 45-rank pipe organ. Her media-artist husband, David Jordan, has created a continuously changing backdrop of visuals to give insight into Bach’s life and his music. Live camera feeds will show the organist’s feet and hands during her performance. More about the Jordans.
Discussion Day
Wednesday, February 27
10 a.m.
Cordier Auditorium		 David Zirin, Human Rights and Sports
Zirin, a political sports editor for The Nation magazine and one of UTNE Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing the World,” brings a unique perspective on human rights – through the eyes of a sports journalist. His books, including A People’s History of Sports in the United States, trace how American sports glamorize militarism, racism, sexism and homophobia. We’ll learn about rebel athletes who stood up to power and fought for social justice. More about David Zirin, a frequent guest on MSNBC and ESPN Now! Sponsored by Discussion Day, Peace Studies Institute and VIA.
Discussion Day
Wednesday, February 27
7 p.m.
5 locations: Click Here		 Human Rights Film Festival
For Discussion Day, MU offers five films about a broad range of human rights issues: Bitter Seeds, Two Spirits, Which Way Home, The House I Live In and Half the Sky. All will be shown at the same time, in various sites on campus. Students will select a film that interests them, with VIA credit for one film. Click here for a brief synopsis of the Discussion Days films.
Monday, March 11
7 p.m.
upper Union		 DUI: Don’t Underestimate the Influence
Manchester alumni will discuss the lasting consequences of their experiences with alcohol. Drug and alcohol offenses have far more than immediate or short-term consequences. Careers and life after Manchester can be affected. An MU Student Development staff member will join the panel to explain campus alcohol and drug policies. Sponsored by Manchester Substance Abuse Prevention and Education.
Tuesday, March 12
3:30 p.m.
upper Union		 Indiana Court of Appeals, Appeals on Wheels
The Court of Appeals hears several oral arguments each year at locations throughout the state to enable Hoosiers to learn about the judicial branch. After an oral argument (about 40 minutes), members of the Court and attorneys will stay to answer questions about the Indiana judicial process. Read the news release.
Tuesday, March 26
3:30 p.m.
Cordier Auditorium		 Cara Wade, Insidious Charms
This program of photography and digital imaging by Cara Wade is the fascinating result of her Master of Fine Arts thesis. Wade admits to a love/hate relationship with the notion of beauty and the quest to attain it: “These images have emerged from this dichotomy.” Wade is program director of studio art and associate professor of photography and digital imaging for University of Saint Francis. Sponsored by VIA.
Wednesday, April 3
7 p.m.
upper Union		 Samhita Mukhopadhyay of feministing.com
Mukhopadhyay is executive editor of feministring.com, a popular national website/blog that focuses on feminist concerns. She is a frequent lecturer on the college circuit about race, politics, technology, sexuality and feminism and is author of Outdated: Why Dating is Ruining Your Love Life. More about Samhita Mukhopadhyay. Underwritten by the Mary E. and Opal D. Stech Fund (VIA) and MU departments of Gender Studies, English, Sociology and Social Work and Political Science and History.

Thursday, April 4
7 p.m.
upper Union

 An Evening with Novelist V.V. Ganeshananthan
This Sri Lankan American fiction writer, essayist and journalist explores international issues in her work. Many students may have read her book, Love Marriage in World Literature class. For this presentation, Ganeshananthan will read from her latest work in progress and answer questions. More about V.V. Ganeshananthan. Sponsored by the English Department and the Mary E. and Opal D. Stech Fund.
Friday, April 5
7 p.m.
Cordier Auditorium		 Salaam Dunk, Iraqi Women’s Basketball Documentary
Most of the women on the basketball team at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) had never even run before, much less played on a team with other women. They came from all corners of Iraq to attend this prestigious school, but many cannot tell family back home they go to an "American" university. More about Salaam Dunk. Movie is 78 minutes. VIA credit = movie + post-movie discussion.
Thursday, April 11
7 p.m.
upper Union
 Philip Gulley, The Evolution of Faith
This well-known Quaker speaker is author of a number of books on issues of faith. His latest, The Evolution of Faith, calls Christians to “discard slavish obedience to antiquated faith claims and worldviews” and seek faith that is meaningful for today. More about Philip Gulley. Underwritten by the Religious Life Christian Leadership Endowment Fund.
Peace Week
Tuesday, April 16
3:30 p.m.
Cordier Auditorium		 Kim Schultz, No Place Called Home
This critically acclaimed one-woman musical written and performed by Kim Schultz is based on her journey through Jordan, Lebanon and Syria to interview Iraqi refugees about their lives and the war. More about No Place Called Home. Underwritten by the Dr. Everett L. Refior Lectureship In Establishing Peace Through Enforceable World Law, Peace Studies Institute and Office of Multicultural Affairs.

Friday, May 3
3:30 p.m. film

upper Union

7 p.m. lecture
Cordier Auditorium

 Chris Nowinski, Head Games
Former football player and wrestler Chris Nowinski went on a quest to uncover the truth about the consequences of sports head injuries. He researched the science of brain trauma, sought advice on how to deal with sports concussions and met with those who suffer from football, hockey, soccer and other high-impact sports injuries. His book and the 2012 movie, Head Games, ask “How much of you are you willing to lose for a game?” VIA credit = the lecture OR the 95-minute movie, not both, but students will want to attend both. More about Chris Nowinski.
Sunday, May 5
3 p.m.
Cordier Auditorium		 Manchester Symphony Orchestra, Student Concerto Competition Concert
For its final performance of the season, the Manchester Symphony Orchestra features winners of its annual Student Concerto Competition. The 50-member non-profit orchestra is comprised of musicians from the surrounding communities and Manchester University, directed by Scott Humphries, assistant professor of music. More about Manchester Symphony
Orchestra. Behavior at classical performances.

 


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