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Independent Scholars' Evenings

1997 Events

January 30th

NIETZSCHE, MORALITY AND RELIGION
Dr. Roman Bonzon, Professor of Philosophy. Augustana College

February 4th.

MEET: BUDDHIST MONK: GEHLONG THUPTEN TSULTRIM
who will speak according to the groups requests and questions.
Buddhist Monk: George Chrinoff/ Gehlong Thupten Tsultrim

February 13th.

ALTERNATIVE TO APOCALYPSE: HOPE FOR THE TURNING MILLENNIUM
Readings from Dr. Bowman’s manuscripts for a book to be published in the new Millennium.
Dr. Len Bowman, Author and Professor of Religious Studies. Marycrest International University

February 20th.

THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE
Dr. David Hill, Chair Professor of Philosophy. Augustana College.

February 27th.

THE LATIN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE:
Dr. Jeaneth Vazquez. Assistant Professor of Spanish, Augustana

March 6th.

GOTHIC CATHEDRALS OF FRANCE
Mr. Trevis Freeman, Architect in the Quad Cities.

March 13th.

INTRODUCTION TO ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE.
Dr. Marvin Collentine. Retired ENT physician and Alternative practioner and researcher.

March 20th.

“HOLI” NORTH INDIAN SPRING FESTIVAL
Dr. Fred Smith, Associate Professor of Sanskrit and Classical Indian Religion, University of Iowa.

March 27th.

No event – Easter weekend.

April 3rd.

“AM I A TEXT?”
Mr. Tom Moran. Director, Moline Public Library.

April 10th.

ARTS AND SPACE.
Mr. Peter Xiao. Artist and Professor Department of Art. Augustana

April 17th.

WHAT CHALLENGES FACE RUSSIA AND US?
Sister Kathleen Ebertdt. Professor of History, Teikyo Marycrest University.

April 24th.

FENG SHUI: THE SCIENCE OF ARRANGING SPACE:
Dr. Nirmala Salgado. Department of Religion, Augustana College
Dr. Jen Mei Ma. Department of Chinese, Augustana College.

April 30th.

POWER IN INDIA AFTER 50 YEARS OF FREEDOM: A FIRST HAND REPORT.
P.Sainath, Journalist – presentation will be held at John Deere Lecture Hall, Augustana College.

May 1st.

AUTO COLONIALISM AND POLITICS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.
Naichi Ummonachi, Professor of Philosophy. Scott Community College. Bettendorf.

May 8th.

PLAN SAFETY AND ETHICS OF NUCLEAR SAFETY
Mr. Matthew Benson, Commonwealth Edison Nuclear Plant, Cordova. Illinois.

May 15th.

CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTS
Rev. Paul Weathers. President of Quad Cities Branch, Director of Alpha-Omega Research Institute, Inc. East Moline, Illinois.

Saturday Afternoon Tea:

April 5th.

OUTSIDERS ALWAYS: AMERICANS IN CHINA.
Mrs. Judith Sutherland. Fulbrite scholar.
This event is sponsored by the Iowa Humanities Council.

May 31st.

IOWA AND THE LEGACY OF FARM POETRY.
Dr. Phil Hey. Professor Souix City. Iowa.
This event is sponsored by the Iowa Humanities Council.

June 10th.

50 YEARS OF FREEDOM: THE POLITICS OF COMMUNAL AND INTERFAITH RELATIONSHIPS OF MODERN INDIA
Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer. Visiting Islamic scholar from India.

June 26th.

Our first three part certified workshop:

July 1st.

July 3rd.

WORKSHOP ON THE ART OF CRITICAL THINKING:
“WHAT’S THE ASSUMPTION?”
Dr. David Hill. Professor. Augustana College.

July 19th.

T.S. ELIOTT AND TEA WITH ROALD TWEET
Dr. Tweet is Chair of English Department, Augustana College.

Fall 1997 Beginning our 2nd. Year:

Sept. 4th

TANKA – SHORT POEMS.
Carl Sesar, translator of these short poems from the original Japanese of Ishikawa Tabuboku

Sept. 11th.

International Dinner: Hosted by The Institute.

Sept. 18th.

“THE NEW HONG KONG: IS ‘ONE COUNTRY TWO SYSTEMS’ A WORKABLE MODEL?”
Dr. Jim Winship, Professor of Political Science, Augustana. Chair of Freistat Endowment for International Peace.

Sept. 25th.

‘THE DETOXIFICAITON DIET’
Jane Makepeace: Heritage Natural Foods, Inc.

Oct. 2nd.

THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IN THE NEW MELLENNIUM: WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU
Richard Paulin, Director of Mercator Group, and international trading, export Management and consulting firm, Chicago, Illinois. Director of International Trade Association of Greater Chicago.

Oct. 9th.

NATUROPATHY
Pamela Taylor ND Moline.

Oct. 16th.

MEASURING TIME IN THE 7TH. CENTURY – HOW GALILEO BROKE THE CODE
Dr. David Hill, Prof. And Chair, philosophy department, Augustana.

Oct. 23rd.

ANTI-CANCER DIET
Dr. Marvin Collentine, Physician and Alternative medicine scholar.

Oct. 30th.

I AIN’T GOT NO HOME: AMERICAN PROTEST MUSIC
Mr. Clark “Bucky” Halker, Illinois Humanities Board. Event sponsored by the Illinois Humanities Council

Nov. 6th.

TODAY’S PROBLEMS OF HIGHER EDUCAITON
Dr. Tom Treadway, President Augustana College.

Nov. 13th.

LOOKIN’ BACK, LOOKIN’ UP
Dorian Byrd, Director of Imani Dancers and Instructor of Dance, Augustana

Nov. 20th.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, COPYRIGHT AND INTERNET.
Dr. Gary Monnard, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Marycrest International University.

Nov. 27th.

Thanksgiving break.

Dec. 4th.

ANCIENT MILITARY ARMIES AND MODERN AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Dr. David Hill, Prof and chair of the department of Philosophy, Augustana.

Dec. 11th.

GREGORIAN CHANT AND MODERN MYSTICISM
Dr. Benita Moor, Professor Emerita, Marycrest International University.

Dec. 18th.

Christmas party.

Intergrative Wholistic Healing

1997 Events

1st. Annual Retreat.

July 31st To August 3rd.

Keynote speakers:
“THE NEW PARADIGM IN HEALTH CARE”
Dr. Myron Fields. M.D.

July 31st

Dr. Fields is a practicing physician and surgeon who has practiced Holistic Medicine for the past 10 years. He is an active member of the American Holistic Medical Society.

CHINESE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
Dr. Hungpo Kuo. M.D. (Bejing China) and Doctor of Aug. 1st. Chinese Traditional Medicine.

Dr. Kuo studied traditional Chinese medicine and Allopathic medicine at Bejing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology where she taught for 4 ½ years. She also worked at “Tallmogarden” clinic, Sweden.

Aug. 2nd.

PRACTICING INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE: THE PERSONAL JOURNEY OF AN ALLOPATHIC FAMILY PHYSICIAN.

Dr. Evan Kligman. M.D.
Dr. Kligman has been actively involved with integrated medicine and has collaborated with Dr. Andrew Weil. He is currently the Professor and Head of Department of Family Medicine, at the College of Medicine, University of Iowa.

Teachers:
MEDITATION:
John Cianciosi:
Was an Abbot and Spiritual Director in Austrialia.

YOGA:
Adele Gale. LMT

THERAPEUTIC TOUCH:
Shirley Miller. RN
Phyllis Doe, BSN, RN

CHI QUONG
Bai Yong Min. Master of 9th. Degree.

TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY.
Beverly Combs. MTS.

CHIROPRACTIC
Michael McNulty. DC.

NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE
Pamela Taylor. ND

Oct. 23rd. 1997

ANTI-CANCER DIET
Dr. Marvin Collentine, Physician and Alternative medicine scholar.