2005 Archive
November 14th, 2005: Confessions of a Brown Professor: Lessons Learned from Infants and Children
The Brown Club of Oregon is thrilled to welcome Professor (Emeritus) Lewis Lipsitt of Brown’s Psychology Department for a talk entitled “Confessions of a Brown Professor: Lessons Learned from Infants and Children” followed by Q&A. Check out Professor Lipsitt’s description of the talk:
“I will talk about my work with babies, and those babies growing up, and what I have learned from this Brown University project. I intend to be provocative because I believe that only when we the people understand what is going on in human development, the enormous increase in population in the world, and the increasing anger of the people will we be able to take steps to ameliorate the conditions that will surely destroy the globe…….”
Sounds pretty dang good! Here are the details:
- What: Confessions of a Brown Professor: Lessons Learned from Infants and Children
When: Monday, November 14th, 2005
Time: lightly catered reception at 6:30 PM, program begins at 7:00 PM
Where: Collins and Goudy Conference Rooms, near Vey Conference Center, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Oregon Health Sciences University
Directions: www.ohsu.edu/about/directions.shtml
RSVP: Yes, please, to Sam Blackman (email: sam@orbrown.org, phone: 503-454-1753)
June 7th, 2005: Professor Tannenbaum presents “Powerful Communications”
The Brown Club of Oregon presents one of Brown’s most talented and sought-after professors, Barbara Tannenbaum. Professor Tannenbaum teaches the popular senior seminar Theatre Arts 22, Persuasive Communication. Students put themselves on the waitlist for this class as first years and the lucky ones get into it as seniors! If you haven’t seen her in action, Professor Tannenbaum is a sight to behold, a unique combination of wit and teaching. She consults for politicans, business executives, and anyone who wants to improve their public speaking: her client roster includes Congressman James R. Langevin, Congressman Patrick Kennedy, Conexant, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and other high-powered institutions. This should be one terrific event.
The title of Professor Tannenbaum’s program will be “Powerful Communications.” A brief synopsys is included below.
- What: Powerful Communications: An Evening with Professor Barbara Tannenbaum
When: Tuesday, June 7th, 2005
Time: lightly catered reception at 6:30 PM, program begins at 7:00 PM
Where: Vey Conference Center, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Oregon Health Sciences University
Directions: www.ohsu.edu/about/directions.shtml
RSVP: Yes, please, to Sam Blackman (email: sam@orbrown.org, phone: 503-454-1753)
“Barbara Tannenbaum will share practical and theoretical elements of persuasion to help you use communications to achieve more in your personal life and professional life. Come get a condensed version of a course with a three year waiting list at Brown.”
“Barbara received her ninth Barrett Hazeltine Citation from the senior class in 2004. She also received the Brown University Undergraduate Council of Students Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2004, and in 2003 she received the John Rowe Workman Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Humanities. Previously she has been honored by the Friends of Community Change in Boston with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her work against racism and as Woman of the Year by the Providence Business and Professional Women.”
May 12th, 2005: Social Dinner
The Brown Club of Oregon presents a new kind of event for local alums: a dinner out in Portland. This is a purely social occasion, whose intent is to engender connectedness in our Oregon Brown community. If you enjoyed meeting your local Brunonians at the Ruth Simmons event, this event is for you!
For our first dinner, we have reservations for family supper at Ripe (aka Family Supper) on May 12th, 2005. Ripe has gotten rave reviews and been featured in magazines and journals in Portland and nationwide. There is a link below to the Citysearch review if you want to learn more about Family Supper at Ripe. Once you RSVP that you are coming, we will send you more details.
Please note: Dinner at Ripe usually consists of a salad course, an occasional mid course, and an entrée course. The cost for dinner is $25 – one dessert is available per night for an additional $5. They have a wine and beer list (corkage is $10) – and gratuity is not included in the cost of dinner.
Ripe is located off of Interstate avenue, near the Widmer brew pub. The address is:
2240 N. Interstate Ave
Portland, OR 97227
tel: 503-235-2294
Space is limited, so please RSVP as soon as possible. Significant others are welcome but unfortunately children are not. Maybe we can take over the entire restaurant (their capacity is 45) if we get enough responses!
One final note: If you must cancel at the last minute, please call the restaurant and let them know you will not be attending. The Brown Club will not be responsible for last minute cancellations.
RSVP to cstimac90@comcast.net
Here is a link to Citysearch’s review of family supper at Ripe
February 11, 2005, 8:30 AM: Super Athletes: A Public Dialogue about Genetic Enhancement and Sports
Our very own Greg Fowler’s Geneforum is sponsoring an exciting dialog on Genetic Enhancement and Sports. This will be a fascinating discussion with several leading authorities on genetic enhancement. The science is moving much faster than public debate on the topic, and we need an informed citizenry to deal with these changes. I’m taking a half day off work to participate, and if it is within the realm of possibility please considering attending!
- What: Super Athletes: A Public Dialogue about Genetic Enhancement and Sports
When: Friday, February 11, 2005
Time: 8:30-11:00 a.m.
Where: Portland State University,
Smith Memorial Student Union, Multicultural Center, 1825 SW Broadway, Room 228.
RSVP: YES! caestaff@pdx.edu, or 503-725-5642
The official invite: http://www.netspace.org/~blackman/Random/genetics.pdf
Another invite: http://www.netspace.org/~blackman/Random/breakfast.doc
Geneforum’s website: http://www.geneforum.org/
January 20th, 2005, 7 PM: Debi Coleman is hosting Terrence McNally in her beautiful home high up in the KOIN Tower
This is a fundraiser for Profile Theatre, and is $75 per person (no discounts available on this one!). A great opportunity to support the arts and get some face time with the playwright, if you are interested in attending please email Maggie at Profile Theatre (maggie@profiletheatre.org). A .pdf of the invite is available here.
January 19th, 2005, 7:30 PM: Terrence McNally will be speaking in the Portland Arts and Lectures series
Debi Coleman, aka SuperGrad, has negotiated us a terrific group discount: $15 reserved-seat tickets! These tickets allow entrance into the lecture, and are also good for a catered reception with Terrence afterwards at the Gus Solomon Courthouse.
We *ONLY HAVE* 40 tickets and this show is likely to be sold out, so when they are gone, they are gone. Brown alums can RSVP to Krist Loebbecke at 503-227-2583 (please ask for Kristen). Mention “SFV/Brown Club”. VISA/MC is OK and the tickets will be mailed out or held at ‘will call’.
February 5, 2005: Photos from the President Simmons visit are available online now …
January 12, 2005, 6 PM: Brown President Ruth J. Simmons is here!
This night should be a blast. It’s a reception with:
Ruth J. Simmons
18th President
Join the Brown Club of Oregon
Wednesday Evening, January 12, 2005
in the
Schnitzer Novak Gallery at the
Portland Art Museum
6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
7:00 p.m. Remarks
$20 per person
All payments will be collected at the door and club membership will be available.
Cash or checks payable to Brown University only.
RSVP before January 9 at 401.863.6010
or via e-mail to Maureen_Lapre@brown.edu
