Goucher College Digitizes Important Archival Books for Universal Online Use

Goucher College recently participated in a pilot project to digitize unique and historically important items from its special collections and archives and make them accessible on an online archive.

Fall 2008 Innovation Grants

The winners of Fall 2008 Innovation Grants have been named. Now in its 11th year, the program has provided seed money to implement many exciting and effective campus projects proposed by Goucher students, faculty, and staff.

New Report Features Goucher’s Award-Winning Internationalization Efforts

NAFSA: Association of International Educators, the largest professional worldwide education association, has included a lengthy profile of Goucher College in its latest report on the outstanding accomplishments of U.S. higher education in the area of internationalization.

Todd Dance Concert
Goucher College's Dance Department presents the Todd Dance Concert on Friday, December 5, through Sunday, December 7, in the Todd Dance Studio Theatre. The concert features original works by Goucher's advanced choreography students.
[full story] For more information: Kory Dodd, kory.dodd@goucher.edu

Habitat

Habitat — an exhibit that investigates architecture, objects, comfort, safety, and gender issues within the home — will be presented in Goucher College's Rosenberg Gallery from Monday, November 3, through Sunday, December 7.

Goucher Professor Elizabeth Spires Publishes New Poetry Collection

To be released in early February 2009, Goucher Professor of English Elizabeth Spires' “I Heard God Talking to Me: William Edmonson and His Stone Carvings” is a collection of 23 free-verse poems and photographs that paints a portrait of this “outsider” artist and his art.

Recent Goucher alumni featured in “Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex and Power”

Goucher students were the initial inspiration behind “Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex and Power,” a recently published collection of essays written by and about feminist men that was edited by a former professor of women’s studies at the college.

Spring 2009 Meyerhoff Visiting Professor: Dr. Wangari Muta Maathai

Dr. Wangari Muta Maathai—the Kenyan environmental and political activist who, in 2004, became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize—will present a lecture in Goucher College’s Kraushaar Auditorium at 8 p.m. on Monday, February 9, 2009.

“Messianism and Its Discontents" an Evening with Gershom Gorenberg

Gershom Gorenberg—the compelling Middle Eastern political expert and historian and Jerusalem-based journalist—will discuss “Messianism and Its Discontents” at Goucher College on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. in Buchner Hall of the Alumnae/i House.

The 49th Annual Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Lecture-Performance: Nathan Gunn

Nathan Gunn, one of the most acclaimed and in-demand baritones performing today, will be the featured artist for Goucher College’s 49th Annual Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Lecture-Performance, held on Sunday, March 1, 2009, at 7 p.m. in Kraushaar Auditorium.

Drug Policy Reformer Ethan Nadelmann Delivers Kurtz Seminar Lecture

Ethan Nadelmann—the founder and executive director of two prominent organizations that promote alternatives to the “War on Drugs”—will be the guest lecturer at Goucher College’s fourth annual Myra Berman Kurtz ’66 Seminar, held Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. in Buchner Hall of the college’s Alumnae/i House.

Kratz Center for Creative Writing Presents Jessica Anya Blau

Jessica Anya Blau—whose first novel, “The Summer of Naked Swimming Parties,” was a fixture on summer reading lists last year—will read from her works on Thursday, April 23, at 8 p.m. in Goucher College’s Haebler Memorial Chapel.

Goucher College Purchases Renewable Energy from Constellation NewEnergy to Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Goucher College announced it will purchase renewable energy from Constellation NewEnergy to match a portion of its electricity usage at its Baltimore-based campus and support the college's mission of environmental sustainability.
[full story] For more information: Kory Dodd, kory.dodd@goucher.edu

Sharon Hassan Elected to Serve on the College Board’s Middle States Regional Council

Sharon Hassan, Goucher College’s director of student financial aid, has been chosen to serve as the chair-elect of the College Board’s Middle States Regional Council, effective February 2009.

Goucher Student Appointed to Maryland Youth Advisory Council

Goucher College first-year student Dennis Teegardin will serve on the Maryland Youth Advisory Council, following an appointment by Maryland’s governor, state Senate president, the speaker of the House of Delegates, the Maryland Association of Student Councils, the  University System of Maryland Student Council, and the Maryland Higher Education Commission Student Advisory Council.       

Alonzo and Virginia Decker Bequeath $3.7 Million to Goucher College
Goucher College has received a $3.7 million bequest from the estate of Virginia G. and Alonzo G. Decker, Jr., President Sanford J. Ungar announced today. The gift will be used to improve Goucher’s athletic facilities; to help complete the Athenaeum, the new centerpiece building on campus; and to fund other college priorities.
[full story] For more information: Kristen Keener, kristen.keener@goucher.edu

Judy Lewent '70 Gives $500,000 to Support Goucher's Summer Science Research Program

Judy Lewent, a business executive with a distinguished career in the pharmaceutical industry and a 1970 Goucher alumna, has made a gift of $500,000 to the college to establish an endowed fund that will provide financial support to Goucher’s summer research program in the sciences.

Goucher Chamber Symphony Concert
The Goucher Chamber Symphony, will present its fall concert on Wednesday, November 19, at 8 p.m. in Haebler Memorial Chapel. Directed by Assistant Professor of Music Elisa Koehler, the Goucher Chamber Symphony is the college's student orchestra.

[full story] For more information: Kory Dodd, kory.dodd@goucher.edu

2008 Dancers in Action Fall Dance Concert
Goucher College's 2008 Dancers in Action Fall Dance Concert - scheduled for Thursday, November 20, and Friday, November 21, in Kraushaar Auditorium - will feature choreography by guest artists Dermot Burke, Thaddeus Davis, Tanya Wideman-Davis, and Heidi Henderson, and premiere works by Goucher faculty.
[full story] For more information: Kory Dodd, kory.dodd@goucher.edu

Student Chamber Music Concert

The Goucher Chamber Music Seminar will present its fall concert on Monday, November 24, at 8 p.m. in Merrick Hall. Directed by Professor of Music Lisa Weiss, the Goucher Chamber Music Seminar provides an opportunity for small ensembles of talented student musicians to study and perform works from a wide range of traditional and contemporary repertoire.

An Evening of Chamber Music with Gliss! and Friends
Gliss! the chamber ensemble—featuring Goucher faculty members Lisa Vaupel on violin and Gretchen Gettes on cello—will perform an evening of chamber music classics on Monday, November 17, at 8 p.m. in Merrick Lecture Hall.
[full story] For more information: Kory Dodd, kory.dodd@goucher.edu

"The Future of Food" Film Discussion

Film director Deborah Koons Garcia will discuss how the relationship between agriculture, big business, and government affects how and what Americans eat on Wednesday, November 12, in Goucher College’s Kelley Lecture Hall. A screening of Garcia’s 2004 documentary “The Future of Food” will begin at 7:30 p.m., to be followed immediately by her lecture.

Nonprofit Leaders Discuss Challenges Facing Youth Development Programs in Baltimore

Goucher College will continue its Baltimore Speakers Series with “Challenges Facing Youth Development Programs in Baltimore,” a roundtable panel discussion among nonprofit leaders in the city, on Thursday, November 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Piano Room of Welsh Hall.

The Global Financial Crisis: Who, What, Where, Why, and How

Goucher College will hold a panel discussion titled “The Global Financial Crisis: Who, What, Where, Why, and How” to try to unearth the causes and culprits behind this fiscal meltdown. This event will be held Monday, November 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Buchner Hall of Goucher College’s Alumnae/i House. It is free and open to the public.

Telling Tales: An Evening of Latina/o One-Act Plays
Goucher College’s Theatre Department will present “Telling Tales: An Evening of Latina/o One-Act Plays” at 8 p.m. from Wednesday, November 5, through Sunday, November 9, in Mildred Dunnock Theatre.
[full story] For more information: Kristen Keener, kristen.keener@goucher.edu

Goucher Presents Kenyan Trio Jabali Afrika

The Kenyan music and dance trio Jabali Afrika will perform at Goucher College’s  Merrick Lecture Hall on Monday, November 3, at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

“Images of the Kristallnacht: Visual Representation and Remembrance”

Tobias Ebbrecht, professor at the Film and TV Academy in Potsdam, Germany, and a co-teacher of Goucher College’s 2009 Film in Berlin ICA, will discuss “Images of the Kristallnacht: Visual Representation and Remembrance” on Monday, November 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Soper Room of the Julia Rogers Library.

“As Maryland Goes, So Goes the Nation”

Former Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. will localize the impact of the presidential election during “As Maryland Goes, So Goes the Nation,” a conversation with Goucher President Sanford J. Ungar. This event will be held in Kelley Lecture Hall on Thursday, October 30, at 7:30 p.m.

Goucher Featured in 2009 Edition of "The Best 368 Colleges"
With its “first-rate” academic programs, high “green” rating, and “laid back” and accepting community, Goucher College has been included in the 2009 edition of The Princeton Review’s book The Best 368 Colleges.
[full story] For more information: Kristen Keener, kristen.keener@goucher.edu