Events at Stanford: featured events

Breakfast Briefings: Leadership for Innovation

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:56:49 PST

Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010. 7:30 AM.
Location: Stanford Faculty Club 439 Lagunita Ave

Presents: Laura Hill Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University What kind of leadership is needed when innovation is how you compete? How do you make a culture change to one of thriving innovation? How do you keep innovation alive through various lifecycles? In this session, Professor Hill talks about "creating collective genius" that produces a thriving innovation environment in any organization. She presents the results of in-depth research that sheds light on the most successful leadership practices that produce exceptional and exponential innovation. You will learn: * What successful leaders do to foster dynamic innovation * How successful leaders think about their role * What are the key community elements and the core organizational capabilities needed to foster innovation

Exhibition on Photography in Mexico

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:44:27 PST

Date: Ongoing every day from February 10, 2010 through February 13, 2010. 11:00 AM.
Location: Lynn Krywick Gibbons Gallery, Cantor Arts Center

The Department of Art & Art History and Cantor Arts Center present an exhibition on photography in Mexico, in conjunction with Beyond Boundaries Symposium (February 11, 2010), on view February 10-13. The exhibition features select work by Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Tina Modotti, Emmy Lou Packard, and Edward Weston from the museum's collection. Museum hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 11 am-5pm; Thursday, 11am-8 pm. Beyond Boundaries is sponsored by the Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts (SiCA).

Art Focus Lecture: The First Modernists: Cezanne to Picasso

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:03:39 PST

Date: Ongoing every week from February 3, 2010 through February 24, 2010. 4:15 PM.
Location: Cantor Arts Center 328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way Stanford, CA 94305-5060

Brigid Barton, professor emerita at Santa Clara University and long-time lecturer in the Stanford Continuing Studies program, will present four lectures on the emergence of Modernism in France before World War I. ?Moderns and Modernists, February 3 This lecture is an introduction to the period, its major artists, and the concepts of Modern and Modernist in 1880s Paris. ?Cézanne, Seurat, and the Problems of Form, February 10 These two seminal Modernists tackled many of the most pressing issues of emerging Modernism. Their work will be explored in detail. ?Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Symbolism, February 17 The 1880s and 1890s produced a vast array of movements and talents. This lecture focuses on the major artists involved in Expressionism and Symbolism. ?20th Century Modernism, February 24 This final session will trace Modernist ideas into the 20th century with two of its greatest masters — Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso.

Future of Media Conference

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:44:04 PST

Date: Friday, February 12, 2010. 8:00 AM.
Location: Stanford Graduate School of Business

2010 Future of Media Conference brings together key participants to discuss today's media industry. Keynote speaker is Terry Semel, former Chairman and CEO of Yahoo! and Warner Bros. The program also includes panel discussions with a host of experts from companies like Hulu, Facebook, Electronic Arts, Kleiner Perkins, Interscope, and YouTube

Japanese in the World

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:34:06 PST

Date: Friday, February 12, 2010. 12:00 PM.
Location: The Board Room,Stanford Humanities Center

Workshop with Ian Hideo Levy, 2009-10 Visiting Writer, Department of East Asian Studies and Cultures, Stanford University Discussants: James Reichert, Stanford University Christopher Scott, Macalester College Ban Wang, Stanford University Ian Hideo Levy is a recipient of the National Book Award, Noma Prize, Osaragi Jiro Prize and Ito Sei Prize. "Hideo Levy, roaming the riches and desert wastes of language, has added a fresh page to Japanese literature." -- Tomioka Koichiro

LOVE SUCKS: The Raunchiest A Cappella Show On Earth!

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:33:38 PST

Date: Friday, February 12, 2010. 8:00 PM.
Location: Toyon Hall

This is it: Mixed Company's first major show of the year! LOVE SUCKS is our annual no-holds-barred celebration of the spirit of Valentine's Day. Now in its twenty-fourth consecutive year, it's an a cappella extravaganza the likes of which you've never seen before, complete with hilarious skits, high-octane songs spanning all moods and genres, and eighteen scantily clad singers raring to bring down the house for your entertainment. We'd love for you to join us as we pay tribute to the lighter side of Valentine's Day—MixedCo style! For those who are unable to attend in person, we are also broadcasting a live video feed of the entire show as it happens, free of charge! Go to www.zammee.com on February 12 at 8:00pm PST to experience LOVE SUCKS from anywhere in the world! NOTE: Contains adult language and situations. Recommended for ages 14 and up.

St. Lawrence String Quartet and Stanford Philharmonia

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:42:16 PST

Date: Friday, February 12, 2010. 8:00 PM.
Location: Dinkelspiel Auditorium

Part of the Pan-Asian Music Festival, Feb. 5-21. The St. Lawrence String Quartet will join forces with the Stanford Philharmonia Orchestra to present the West Coast premiere of young Japanese-American composer Takuma Itoh's Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra. The concert also will feature Hawaii-based Canadian composer Neil McKay's koto concerto Voice of the Phoenix, as well as California original Henry Cowell's Ongaku.

Pan-Asian Music Festival

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:32:48 PST

Date: Ongoing from February 5, 2010 through February 20, 2010. See details for exact dates and times.
Location: Dinkelspiel Auditorium

Now in its sixth year, the Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival has established itself as one of the most important Asian music festivals in the U.S. The festival is dedicated to promoting an understanding and appreciation of music in contemporary Asia through an annual series of concerts and academic activities. Each year the festival features an art form or geographical region. This year, we will focus on Asian music in a visual context, incorporating dance, calligraphy, painting, and performance into the music-making process.

Hal Buell: Defining Moments in Photographic History

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:33:48 PST

Date: Monday, February 15, 2010. 7:30 PM.
Location: Annenberg Auditorium, Cummings Art Building

There are dozens, perhaps hundreds, of great photographs of historic events that occupy special places in our collective memory. Some of them are so familiar that they come to mind with the briefest description—“Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima”— while others are harder to describe, but are no less indelibly burned into our memories, such as Eddie Adams's Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of General Nguyen Ngoc Loan executing a Viet Cong officer. In this presentation, Hal Buell will draw on his forty-year career in photojournalism to tell the stories behind these photos, many of which became “defining moments” and are entries in a kind of “History's Notebook.” Buell will tell how these pictures were made (often with video recollections by the photographer) and discuss world reaction to their publication. More often than not, the stories behind the photos are as compelling as the pictures themselves. HAL BUELL, Photo Editor Hal Buell is a veteran photo editor who worked on assignment in more than thirty-five countries, and headed the Associated Press Photo Service for twentyfive years, supervising an international staff of 300 photographers. His career spanned news photography from the days of flash bulbs to the use of digital cameras, and many of the pictures of the last half of the 20th century crossed his desk. Buell is the author of more than a dozen books on news photography, including Moments: Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographs, and Uncommon Valor, Common Virtue, the story of the Iwo Jima flag raising. His latest book, The Kennedy Brothers, was published in 2009. He has appeared on American and global television networks, including CNN and the BBC, as a commentator on photography, produced film documentaries for History Channel, published numerous magazine articles, and lectured across the country.

The Evolving Intersection of Physics and Biology

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:33:26 PST

Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010. 4:15 PM.
Location: Hewlett Teaching Center, Rm. 201

Prof. Jan Liphardt of the Physics Dept. at UC Berkeley will give the Applied Physics/Physics colloquium entitled, "The Evolving Intersection of Physics and Biology." Liphardt will discuss some of the problems in cell and developmental biology, and will explain why approaches, tools and ideas from the physical sciences are currently reshaping biological research.

Walking Tour of the Stanford University Medical Center Architecture

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:07:09 PST

Date: Ongoing from January 13, 2010 through March 10, 2010. See details for exact dates and times.
Location: Tour meets at the fountains in front of the Stanford Hospital on Pasteur Drive.

Put on your walking shoes and come explore the architectural landscape of the Stanford University Medical Center and School of Medicine.

"China's One Child Policy and Its Looming Demographic Crisis," presented by Feng Wang of the University of California-Irvine for the Morrison Institute Winter Colloquium

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:32:54 PST

Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010. 4:15 PM.
Location: Herrin T-175

China's one child policy, designed as an emergency policy to curb rapid population growth, is reaching its thirtieth anniversary. No government policy in human history has been as drastic and as controversial in population control as this policy. While the negative social consequences of this policy have long been recognized, policymakers in China have yet to act to phase out the policy. Indeed, changing China's fertility policy in light of China's new demographic reality has become a politically sensitive topic. This talk introduces the recent evolution of the policy, reviews the drastically changed demographic and social landscape in recent years, and explains why the continuation of the policy will push China over a demographic cliff that has profound implications for China as well as the world.

African American Arts Winter Lecture Series: Huey Copeland

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:34:43 PST

Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010. 5:00 PM.
Location: Cummings Art Building, AR2

Practicing Negressity This lecture examines the negress, a key figure within Western artistic production of the last two centuries, who takes us from the maid featured in Edouard Manet's Olympia (1863) to the fictional hybrids populating the work of contemporary artists such as Wangechi Mutu, Kara Walker, and Donelle Woolford. By remaining attentive to the phantasms that have haunted the appearance of “Africanist” femininity as well as to black women artists' ways of recasting them, this paper newly frames and interprets the visual practices that have not only produced the negress but also fundamentally shaped the modern aesthetic. Huey Copeland (Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 2006) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Art History and affiliated faculty in the Department of African American Studies at Northwestern University.

George Schaller: A Naturalist in the World's Wilderness

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:35:34 PST

Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010. 7:00 PM.
Location: Bishop Auditorium, Graduate School of Business "GSB"

Jhumki Basu Memorial Lecture in "Science & Adventure" George Schaller, "A Naturalist in the World's Wilderness" is the Senior Conservationist, Wildlife Conservation Society and Vice President, Panthera, which is devoted to saving the world's wild cats. He is best known for his work saving gorillas, tigers, pandas, and snow leopards. His 50-year career has been dedicated to species conservation. He was awarded National Geographic's Adventure Lifetime Achievement Award. Discover magazine says Schaller, "is considered the finest field biologist of our time and the most powerful voice for conservation in more than 100 years." http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/best-of-adventure-2007/wildlife/george-schaller.html He has studied and helped protect species as diverse as mountain gorillas, lions, giant pandas and Tibetan antelopes, as well as trained nationals in their own country to carry on the work. These studies have been the basis for his scientific and popular writings including 16 books, among them, The Deer and the Tiger, The Year of the Gorilla, The Serengeti Lion, and The Last Panda. Schaller's talk will honor Dr. Sreyashi Jhumki Basu, '98 HumBio, Associate Professor at New York University, who passed away in December 2008 after a brave battle with cancer. She was passionate about removing inequities in the teaching of science in America and access to higher education. http://jhumkibasu.org/bio.html

THE CLARA SUMPF YIDDISH LECTURE SERIES - Naomi Seidman -"The Rise of the Jewish Novel and the Sexual Transformation of Ashkenaz " (in English)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:11:52 PST

Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010. 8:00 PM.
Location: Levinthal Hall - Stanford Humanities Center - 424 Santa Teresa Street

Naomi S. Seidman is Professor of Jewish Culture and Director of the Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Theological Union. Her interests include Yiddish, modern Hebrew literature and the Midrashic imagination, feminist and literary theory and their applicability in literary analysis. Prof. Seidman is the translator (and co-editor with Prof. Chana Kronfeld) of The First Day and Other Stories by Dvorah Baron, and Conversations With Dvora by Amia Lieblich. In addition, she is the author of A Marriage Made in Heaven: The Sexual Politics of Hebrew and Yiddish, all published by University of California Press.

Ann Blair, Harvard University: "Methods of Information Management in Early Modern Europe"

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:01:03 PST

Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010. 05:30 PM.
Location: Margaret Jacks Hall (Building 460), Terrace Room (Room 426)

Guest Speaker: Ann Blair, Henry Charles Lea Professor of History. Ann Blair is a 2002 MacArthur Fellow (http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2002/09.26/01-macarthur.html)

RENT

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:06:17 PST

Date: Ongoing every day from February 18, 2010 through February 28, 2010. 8:00 PM.
Location: Roble Studio Theater

Winner of the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; 1996 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score. Directed by Harry Elam, Jr. Based loosely on Puccini's opera "La Bohème," the rock musical Rent follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York's East Village. AIDS functions in each characters' life as a forceful reminder of mortality, futility, and uncertainty, but also as an inspiration for strength through optimism, friendship, humor, and enthusiasm for embracing the day. Features musical numbers "One Song Glory," "La vie Boheme," and "Seasons of Love." "...An exhilarating, landmark rock opera…[that] shimmers with hope for the future of the American musical.” --The New York Times, Ben Brantley. Contains adult language and situations. Recommended for ages 14 and up. Please note that there will be no late seating for this production.

The Complete Organ Works of Bach, Part IX performed by Dr. Robert Huw Morgan

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:15:11 PST

Date: Friday, February 19, 2010. 8:00 PM.
Location: Memorial Church

Part of the 14 part series, The Complete Organ Works of Bach performed by Dr. Robert Huw Morgan, University Organist Open to the public

A. Jess Shenson Recital Series: Melody Moore, soprano, and Laura Dahl, piano

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:42:15 PST

Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010. 2:30 PM.
Location: Campbell Recital Hall

Music at Stanford presents Melody Moore, soprano, and Laura Dahl, piano, in a program that will feature Schubert, Poulenc, Dohnanyi, and American composers Carlisle Floyd and John Musto. The program is part of the A. Jess Shenson Recital Series at Stanford.

Compline - An Evening Service of Song

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:55:50 PST

Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010. 9:00 PM.
Location: Stanford Memorial Church

A reflective 30-minute musical service of hymns, chant and psalms sung by a variety of Stanford and local choirs in the serene candle-lit ambiance of Memorial Church. This quarter's lineup will include: January 24: Trinity Lutheran January 31: Christ Church Portola Valley February 7: Stanford student ensemble February 21: Early Music Singers February 28: Palo Alto High School March 7: Valley Presbyterian Church

The Roger W. Heyns Lecture in Religion and Community featuring Jim Wallis

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:24:46 PST

Date: Monday, February 22, 2010. 7:00 PM.
Location: Annenberg Auditorium, Cummings Art Building, 435 Lasuen Mall

New York Times-bestselling author Jim Wallis will bring his message on politics, religion and justice to the Stanford University campus on Monday, February 22, 2010 at 7:00 pm, as a part of the Roger W. Heyns Lecture in Religion and Community series. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Annenberg Auditorium (Cummings Art Building) and will include a lecture by the Mr. Wallis and audience Q & A session. He will be hosting a book signing after the lecture in the auditorium lobby. The Roger W. Heyns Lectureship in Religion and Community was established in 1994 to honor a longtime congregant of University Public Worship at Stanford Memorial Church. Dr. Heyns was formerly the Chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley, and he was committed to the importance of religious life within the liberal arts.

IT Open House: Improving Efficiencies with IT

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:33:10 PST

Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010. 10:00 AM.
Location: Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center

This year's annual IT Open House, with the theme “Improving Efficiencies with IT,” will feature ways to leverage information technology to be more efficient in these lean times. Exhibitors include campus service providers and vendors who will provide information and advice. Expert “wizards” will be there to answer your questions, and guest speakers will fill you in on the latest developments in technology. There will be gifts and prizes--and maybe some surprises too.

Health Care Disparities and Health Care Reform

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:03:20 PST

Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010. 7:00 PM.
Location: 320-105, Braun Hall, "Geo Corner"

Dr. Brawley, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer of the American Cancer Society, will talk about defining disparities, and how health care reform will improve but not solve the problem. As the chief medical and scientific officer and executive vice president of the American Cancer Society, Otis Webb Brawley, MD, is responsible for promoting the goals of cancer prevention, early detection, and quality treatment through cancer research and education. He champions efforts to decrease smoking, improve diet, detect cancer at the earliest stage, and provide the critical support cancer patients need. He also guides efforts to enhance and focus the research program, upgrade the Society's advocacy capacity, and concentrate community cancer control efforts in areas where they will be most effective. Further, as an acknowledged global leader in the field of health disparities research, Dr. Brawley is a key leader in the Society's work to eliminate disparities in access to quality cancer care. Dr. Brawley currently serves as professor of hematology, oncology, medicine and epidemiology at Emory University. He is also a medical consultant to the Cable News Network (CNN). From April of 2001 to November of 2007, he was medical director of the Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, and deputy director for cancer control at the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University. He has also previously served as a member of the Society's Prostate Cancer Committee, co-chaired the U.S. Surgeon General's Task Force on Cancer Health Disparities, and filled a variety of positions at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), most recently serving as Assistant Director. Currently, Dr. Brawley is a member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection and Control Advisory Committee. He served as a member of the Food and Drug Administration Oncologic Drug Advisory Committee and Chaired the NIH Consensus Panel on the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. He is listed by Castle Connelly as one of America's Top Doctors for Cancer. Among numerous other awards, he was a Georgia Cancer Coalition Scholar and received the Key to St. Bernard Parish for his work in the U.S. Public Health Service in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Dr. Brawley is a graduate of University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case-Western Reserve University, and a fellowship in medical oncology at the National Cancer Institute. Oct. 2009 in NYTimes http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/health/21cancer.html

George Lakoff: Why You Can't Understand 21st-Century Politics with an 18th-Century Brain

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:12:29 PST

Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010. 7:30 PM.
Location: Cubberley Auditorium, School of Education

“Our democracy is in danger. That danger has its roots in money, power, social structure, and history, but the ultimate source of that danger is in the brains of our citizens.” —George Lakoff, The Political Mind (2008) George Lakoff, one of the world's best-known linguists and cognitive scientists, has written books for those who want to know their own minds better, to understand why so many Americans are willing to vote against their own interests, and to figure out why so many progressive leaders don't seem to make much progress. The title of this evening's program is the subtitle of his latest book, The Political Mind, in which Lakoff argues that the political divide in the US between red and blue, conservative and progressive, has its source in the deep cognitive frames, prototypes, and metaphors we use to make sense of the world we live in. Political reason is not as reasonable as we suppose, but its unconscious and emotional logic can be better understood — in fact, it has to be understood if we hope to defend our most valuable political ideals: freedom, equality, and democracy. This event is co-sponsored by the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies. GEORGE LAKOFF, Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics, UC Berkeley George Lakoff is the author of more than ten books including these bestsellers, Metaphors We Live By; Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservative Think; Don't Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate: The Essential Guide for Progressives; and Whose Freedom? The Battle over America's Most Important Idea. Lakoff has been an advisor to presidential candidates and a frequent consultant to the Democratic party.

Parents' Weekend

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:07:03 PST

Date: Ongoing every day from February 26, 2010 through February 27, 2010.
Location: Stanford campus

Full schedule and registration information available soon.

Frank Levy Piano Recital

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:06:41 PST

Date: Saturday, February 27, 2010. 7:00 PM.
Location: Campbell recital hall

A classical piano recital of Schubert and Liszt music, by acclaimed pianist Frank Levy.

Compline - An Evening Service of Song

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:56:22 PST

Date: Sunday, February 28, 2010. 9:00 PM.
Location: Stanford Memorial Church

A reflective 30-minute musical service of hymns, chant and psalms sung by a variety of Stanford and local choirs in the serene candle-lit ambiance of Memorial Church. This quarter's lineup will include: January 24: Trinity Lutheran January 31: Christ Church Portola Valley February 7: Stanford student ensemble February 21: Early Music Singers February 28: Palo Alto High School March 7: Valley Presbyterian Church

An Evening with Chris Anderson

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:12:34 PST

Date: Monday, March 1, 2010. 7:30 PM.
Location: Cubberley Auditorium, School of Education

Join us for an entertaining evening with Chris Anderson, Editor in Chief of WIRED magazine, prize-winning author, and one of the most imaginative thinkers about the cultural, social, and economic implications of living in a technologically wired world. In his bestselling book of 2006, The Long Tail — called “the most important business book since The Tipping Point”— Anderson argues that online and peer-to-peer consumption is bringing about a radical transformation of our economy and culture. Because brick-and-mortar stores can only stock so much inventory, they will always bet on the “big hits.” But Amazon, eBay, and other online retailers have infinite shelf space where consumers can find oddball niche products, the total volume of which may be equal to the mass market big hits. In his more recent book, FREE: The Future of a Radical Price (2009), Anderson tracks another profound effect of the online economy: since production costs approach zero, and the economics of scarcity don't apply to bandwidth and hard-drive storage…why not just give stuff away? Chris Anderson has a knack for finding fresh and completely new ways of looking at things that are familiar. An evening with him is both thought-provoking and refreshing; one goes away feeling optimistic and energized by new possibilities. It is no surprise that Anderson was named in 2007 to the Time 100, the news magazine's list of the year's 100 most influential men and women.

Books, Manuscripts, and Archives: Collections from the Stanford Libraries

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:12:40 PST

Date: Saturday, March 6, 2010. 10:00 AM.
Location: Location will be confirmed once registered for workshop. Stanford Campus.

Please join us for the first in what is expected to be an ongoing series with the Stanford University Libraries, which will bring together collectors, bibliophiles, scholars, and others. Each session will feature expert presentations and detailed examination of rare or unique materials from Special Collections and, in some cases, private holdings. A workshop on medieval manuscripts is being planned for Spring 2010. Perspectives on 21st-Century Book Collecting The nature and definition of “collectible” printed books, manuscripts, and related materials is constantly changing, as is their supply and demand. So are the practices and tools by which they are found, assembled into collections, and shared with other collectors, bibliophiles, and scholars. This full-day program will comprise four sessions and examines a wide range of opportunities and challenges that face the modern collector: Content and Colleagues: Which collected subjects will I most enjoy? What expertise is necessary to gather and appreciate them? How do I create a collection with research value? Who shares my interests? Should I join a bibliophilic society? Digital Implications: How has the Internet changed book buying and selling? Should I consider digitizing and sharing the content of my collection? Does digital availability diminish or enhance the rewards of owning original materials? Whither Our Collections? Which current issues in conservation, appraisal, record keeping, insurance, taxes, and estate planning most affect collectors? To whom should I eventually give, sell, or donate my collection? The Enduring Role of Private Collectors: What is the role of private collections in relation to institutional collections? Have all the important materials already been collected? What do young collectors collect? How do collectors foster collecting? This workshop will encourage lively discussion among participants, most of whom likely will have some prior collecting interest and experience. Examples of rare materials drawn from Stanford Libraries' Special Collections and private libraries will be on hand to illustrate several topics. BRUCE CRAWFORD, Author Bruce Crawford has been collecting rare books and manuscripts since 1963. He serves as a council member and secretary for the Grolier Club of New York and as chair of the executive council for the Stanford University Libraries Rondel Society. Crawford is the co-author of three books: The Extraor dinary Life of Charles Dickens, Charles Dickens & Show Biz, and Mary Webb: Neglected Genius. DAVID JORDAN, Associate Curator for Paleographical Materials; Assistant Director, Library Development David Jordan has been collecting medieval manuscripts for twenty-five years. He recently co-taught a graduate seminar on paleography and codicology with Professor Emeritus George Hardin Brown and Rare Books Librarian John Mustain.

Compline - An Evening Service of Song

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:13:37 PST

Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010. 9:00 PM.
Location: Stanford Memorial Church

A reflective 30-minute musical service of hymns, chant and psalms sung by a variety of Stanford and local choirs in the serene candle-lit ambiance of Memorial Church. This quarter's lineup will include: January 24: Trinity Lutheran January 31: Christ Church Portola Valley February 7: Stanford student ensemble February 21: Early Music Singers February 28: Palo Alto High School March 7: Valley Presbyterian Church

Breakfast Briefings: Leading in A Connected World

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:23:57 PST

Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010. 7:30 AM.
Location: Stanford Faculty Club 439 Lagunita Ave

Presents: Rob Cross Professor of Management, University of Virginia Networks of both formal and informal relationships are increasingly the means by which organizations create value and drive innovation. However, most leaders have only a vague idea of the networks around them and often don't consider the possibility of trying to manage them to boost their organizations' performance. Our research over the past decade has shown that leaders who are attuned to the informal networks in their organization are more successful over time. Specifically, those who are in the top 20% performer category throughout their careers tend to tap into networks to compensate for weaknesses in formal structures and obtain a multiplier effect on key talent and expertise in their organization. In this session you will learn how successful leaders obtain performance impact through networks by: ? Managing the center of the network: Minimizing collaborative bottlenecks and acknowledging/developing high performers who also make their colleagues more effective. ? Leveraging the periphery of the network ? Selectively bridging organizational silos ? Developing awareness of colleagues' expertise throughout the network ? Minimizing insularity

Stanford Pioneers in Science: Stanley N. Cohen

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:12:51 PST

Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010. 7:30 PM.
Location: Cubberley Auditorium, School of Education

Stanford Pioneers in Science: Stanley N. Cohen Please join us this Winter as we continue the Stanford Pioneers in Science series. These events offer the public an opportunity to learn about the scientific contributions and lives of Stanford faculty members who have been awarded Nobel Prizes, National Medals of Science or Technology, and MacArthur Fellowships. Each event consists of a presentation about the professional accomplishments of the featured scientist, an interview with the scientist, and Q&A with the audience. This series is your chance to engage with some of the most consequential thinkers of our day—people who have helped to shape the scientific, technological, and economic fabric of our modern world. The Stanford Pioneers in Science Series for the 2009-2010 year is sponsored by Stanford's Continuing Studies Program and by the Stanford Historical Society. Stanley N. Cohen, The Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in the School of Medicine As a boy in New Jersey, Stanley Cohen was interested in atomic physics, but a biology teacher in high school inspired his interest in genetics. He went on to study biology at Rutgers, and received an MD degree at Penn. In 1968, Cohen came to Stanford, and in 1973, he and Herbert Boyer at UCSF invented the technique of DNA cloning, which allowed genes to be transplanted between different biological species. Their discovery was revolutionary, signaling the birth of genetic engineering, and fueling the growth of the entire biotech industry. Cohen and his team are currently studying mechanisms by which viruses and bacteria exploit genes and genetic pathways of host cells in order to produce disease. His numerous honors and awards include the National Medal of Science, the National Medal of Technology, the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, and the Wolfe Prize in Medicine. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine, and is past president of the San Francisco Bay Area Society of Medical Friends of Wine. He is also quite accomplished on the five-string banjo. Stanley Cohen will be introduced by his distinguished colleague, Lucy Shapiro, Ludwig Professor of Cancer Research in the School of Medicine, and Director of the Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine. Wednesday, March 10 7:30 pm Cubberley Auditorium, School of Education FREE; no registration required Open to the public For more information on the series visit: The Pioneers in Science Events page. (http://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/publicprograms/pioneers.php)

Whitopia vs. ObamaNation: America's Demographic Future in a “Post-Racial” Age

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:40:44 PST

Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010. 4:00 PM.
Location: Levinthal Hall, Stanford Humanities Center 424 Santa Teresa Street Stanford, CA, 94305

In this lecture, Benjamin reveals the qualities that make a Whitopia (pronounced Why-TOH-pee-uh) and explores the urgent socio-political implications of this phenomenon. Nationally, what will it mean to be white when whiteness is no longer the numeric majority, nor even the “mainstream”? If the end of white America is thought to be a demographic and cultural inevitability, what will the new mainstream look like? More, Benjamin examines a central conundrum: the avowed public yearnings for a “post-racial” age juxtaposed to the racial and economic divides still vexing America. Obama's presidency, Benjamin argues, raises the stakes in a struggle between two versions of America: one that is broadly comfortable with diversity yet residentially segregated (ObamaNation) and one that does not mind a “little ethnic food, some Asian math whizzes, or a few Mariachi singers--as long as these trends do not overwhelm the white dominant culture” (Whitopia). The demographic, social, and political developments Benjamin confronts are here for the long haul. The question: What will Americans do next? Book signing and reception immediately following lecture.

Incredible Journey: Anglo-American Secular and Sacred Songs in Concert

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:12:55 PST

Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010. 7:30 PM.
Location: Campbell Recital Hall, Braun Music Center

Last Winter, we offered this concert to a standingroom- only house in Campbell Hall, followed by a reception with more spontaneous singing. It was an exhilarating evening; so we're doing it again! Please join Marsha Genensky — one of the founding members of the internationally renowned vocal quartet, Anonymous 4 — and singers from her Winter quarter Continuing Studies course for an “exploration concert” of the rich heritage of Anglo-American secular and sacred song, from the 18th century to the present day. The roots of this music can be traced through a wonderful interweaving of oral and written traditions, in which favorite tunes have been printed again and again in tunebooks and hymnals, carried in the memories of generation after generation of singers, recorded on 78s, LPs, CDs, and mp3s, and have sometimes even become huge commercial hits. This program, designed by the class, includes songs from living Anglo-American musical traditions old and new. Concertgoers will hear folk songs, ballads, psalm and hymn settings, revival tunes, gospel songs, and more. Please stay and sing a few tunes with us after the performance is over. A convivial reception will follow the performance. For more information on the companion course, Long Time Traveling: The Roots of Anglo-American Secular and Sacred Song, please visit our course catalogue. MARSHA GENENSKY, Singer; Founding member of Anonymous 4 Marsha Genensky is a longtime singer and student of Anglo-American folksong with an advanced degree in Folklore & Folklife from the University of Pennsylvania. She fell in love with American spiritual song many years ago, after hearing a young boy sing the tune “Abbeville” in a Primitive Baptist Church in rural Arkansas. She is the main force behind Anonymous 4's American music projects, including the Billboard chart-topping CDs, American Angels and Gloryland.