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Discussion Day draws MC, neighbors to
consider U.S. role from an international view
Community invited to
join in week
of conversation,
lectures, panels and films
Continuing a 30-year tradition, Manchester College will draw students,
faculty, guest speakers and the community together for intense,
invigorating discussion during the week of March 7. Discussion Day 2005
focuses on “America’s Role in the World: An International Perspective,”
and spans several days this year, rather than the original one-day
event.
The public is welcome throughout this week-long, campus-wide
conversation – from the 10 a.m. Monday convocation, to panels,
colloquies, mealtime discussion tables and the keynote address.
Students, faculty and
 guests will have opportunity to hear many views
and lend their own viewpoints.
Keynoting the event is Dr. G. John Ikenberry, co-director of the
Princeton Project on National Security, a collaborative project to
examine the changing character of America’s international security
environment. The widely respected author, lecturer and advisor is a 1976
Manchester College graduate. Ikenberry will deliver his address,
“American Power and the Future World Order,” at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday,
March 9 in Cordier Auditorium. Of course, opportunity for discussion
will follow.
“Discussion Day 2005 will explore the role the United States plays in
world affairs and its impact on people around the world,” said James
Brumbaugh-Smith, associate professor of mathematics and committee chair
of Discussion Day 2005, a biennial event. The committee also includes
Debra J. Lynn, associate professor of music; William E. Day, associate
professor of accounting and business; Kenneth L. Brown, professor of
religion and philosophy; and Ingrid N. Rogers, professor of modern
languages.
Among questions the MC community and its guests will discuss include:
The Role of the United States in the International Scene,
Convocation, 10 a.m., Monday, March 7, Cordier Auditorium – faculty
panel of Timothy A. McElwee, associate professor of peace studies,
Bradan D. Pyrah, associate professor of accounting and business, Kendall
Rogers, professor of religion and philosophy, Thelma Rohrer, director of
international studies
Immigration Policy and U.S. Leadership in Science and Technology,
4 p.m. Monday, March 7, Holl-Kintner Room 100 – faculty panel of Jeffrey
Osborne, assistant professor of chemistry and Christer Watson, assistant
professor of physics
Isolation to Intervention: A Brief History of the United States’ Role
in the World, 8 p.m. Monday, March 7, Upper Union Lounge – Katherine
Tinsley, associate professor of history and political science
Keynote Address: American Power and the Future of World Order by
Dr. G. John Ikenberry of Princeton University, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday,
March 9, Cordier Auditorium
Following his address and a brief break for refreshments Wednesday
morning, Ikenberry will discuss his opinions further and respond to
questions in a half-hour “Talk On” at 11 a.m. in the Cordier lobby.
During lunch, tables will be set up in the Upper Union for students,
faculty and guests to continue the discussions about America’s Role in
the World.
The U.S. Image Abroad, 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, Wine Recital
Hall – student-faculty panel of Katharine Ings, assistant professor of
English; Bradley Yoder, professor of social work; senior Rebecca
Hollenberg of Osceola and senior Amy Fry-Miller of Fort Wayne
U.S. Engagement in the World, 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, Winger
Room 111 – student-faculty panel of Sunday A. Isang, assistant professor
of communication studies; senior Wendy Matheny of Peoria, Ill.;
sophomore Nickolas Simons of Bristol; sophomore Ritodhi (Gorky)
Chakraborty of India and first-year student Maggie Siddiqui of Fort
Wayne
Views from Europe, 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, Winger Room 111
– student-faculty panel of Beate Gilliar, associate professor of
English; sophomore Fabrice Navrez of France; sophomore Johannes
Weinreich of Germany and senior Kris Kardaszewicz of Poland
U.S. Impact on Human Rights and Economic Development, 2:15 p.m.
Wednesday, March 9, Wine Recital Hall – student-faculty panel of Peter
Gitau, director of multicultural affairs; junior Eman Jamal of West
Bank; sophomore Hani Ghazi of Israel and junior Stephen Case of St. Joe,
Ind.
On the Moral Duties of an Only Superpower, 5 p.m., Thursday,
March 10, Upper Union Lounge – Religion & Philosophy Colloquy
Paying the Way: A Bipartisan Discussion on the Role of the United
States in the Changing World Economy, 8 p.m., Thursday, March 10,
Upper Union Lounge –a town hall format led by members of the MC
Accounting & Business Club and Manchester Students Against Sweatshops
Two films will be shown during the week in Wampler Auditorium,
each followed by discussion:
A Lover’s Quarrel with His Country, by William Sloane Coffin, a
voice for progressive religion in America, 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 8
11’09’’01 – September 11, 11 short films by film directors in 11
countries, 8 p.m., Wednesday, March 9
The week’s events will culminate with an International Buffet from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 13, sponsored by the Manchester College
International Association. Cost is $7 for adults; $5 children; $3 MC
students with meal plan.
For more information about Discussion Day, visit the Manchester College
home page at
www.manchester.edu
Manchester is a Church of the Brethren college with 1,075 students from
23 states and 30 countries.
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