Goucher Supports the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program

Goucher College has chosen to participate in the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program to ensure that veterans returning from Iraq, Afghanistan, and other duty stations have an opportunity to benefit from a private liberal arts college education.

Goucher Announces the Elizabeth Deale Lawrence ’66 and Bryan Hunt Lawrence Prizes for Innovative Teaching

Goucher College is pleased to announce the Elizabeth Deale Lawrence ’66 and Bryan Hunt Lawrence Prizes for Innovative Teaching, a new award to support recipients during their service in the Teach for America program or at a charter school.

Goucher Creates the Brooke Peirce Center for Undergraduate Research in Special Collections and Archives

Goucher College has created the Brooke Peirce Center for Undergraduate Research in Special Collections and Archives to engage undergraduate students in special collections and archives research and hands-on learning. The center will honor Brooke Peirce, a beloved Goucher professor of English from 1954 to 1985 who passed away in 2003. 

Summer Reading Selection 2009

This summer, new students at Goucher College will explore the extraordinary technological progress and emerging urban threats that helped shape the United States in the 20th century by reading and discussing The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson. The book is Goucher’s 2009 summer reading assignment for incoming first-year and transfer students.

Farmers' Markets at Goucher This Fall

In keeping with the ongoing emphasis on raising awareness about environmental sustainability—including how food choices affect the global ecosystem—Goucher College will host a series of farmers’ markets throughout the fall semester.

Eat Local Challenge
Goucher College’s food services provider, Bon Appétit Management Company, will serve a lunch made entirely from ingredients originating within a 150-mile radius of campus on Tuesday, September 29, as part of the "Eat Local Challenge."
[full story] For more information: Kristen Keener, kristen.keener@goucher.edu

Kratz Center for Creative Writing Presents Carolyn Chute

Carolyn Chute — a novelist and inadvertent leader of a nonpartisan populist militia — will read from her works on Thursday, October 22, at 8 p.m. at  a presentation by Goucher College's Kratz Center for Creative Writing.

Goucher Names 2009-2010 Jane Austen Scholar-in-Residence

Juliette Wells, a prominent Jane Austen scholar and associate professor of English literature at Manhattanville College, has been named Goucher College’s Burke Jane Austen Scholar-in-Residence for 2009-2010.

"Reading Lolita in Tehran" Author Azar Nafisi to Speak at Commencement

Azar Nafisi, award-winning author of the acclaimed memoir Reading Lolita in Tehran, will deliver the keynote address at Goucher College’s 118th Commencement on Friday, May 22, 2009.

Donning of the Kente Cloth
Goucher College students of African descent will honor their heritage and accomplishments during the Donning of the Kente Cloth ceremony at 12 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, in Merrick Lecture Hall.
[full story] For more information: Kristen Keener, kristen.keener@goucher.edu

Spring 2009 Innovation Grants

The winners of Spring 2009 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.

Goucher College Undertakes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory

Goucher College recently contracted with Environmental Health and Engineering (EH&E), Inc., a Massachusetts-based environmental and engineering consulting firm, to complete a greenhouse gas emissions inventory, as required by the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. Goucher College President Sanford Ungar signed the commitment in the summer of 2007.

History Professor Robert Beachy Wins Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship

Robert Beachy, associate professor of history at Goucher College, has been named a 2009 John Simon Guggenheim Fellow for his work on homosexuality in German history.

Playworks
Goucher’s Theatre Department presents Playworks— a festival that features one-act plays that are written, produced, directed, and designed by students—on Friday, May 8, through Sunday, May 10, at 8 p.m. in the college’s Mildred Dunnock Theatre.
[full story] For more information: Kory Dodd, kory.dodd@goucher.edu

A Moving Narrative: Facing Immigration

Goucher students interviewed and photographed local immigrants to create A Moving Narrative: Facing Immigration, an exhibition that will be on display in the college’s Geen Community Center May 5-8.

Goucher College’s Musical Theatre Workshop Presents “Nine”
Goucher College’s Musical Theatre Workshop will present a production of the Tony Award-winning musical Nine at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, and Friday, May 8, in Merrick Lecture Hall.

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

Dr. Bernard L. Herman Gives the 2009 Irwin C. Schroedl Jr. Lecture
Dr. Bernard L. Herman, the George B. Tindall professor of American culture at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, will give a lecture titled “Black Duck and Dumplings, Oyster Cakes, and Hayman Sweet Potato Pies: Foodways, Material Culture, and Human Ecologies” on Thursday, April 30, at 7 p.m. in Goucher College’s Kelley Lecture Hall.
[full story] For more information: Kory Dodd, kory.dodd@goucher.edu

Celebrate Gaypril 2009
Goucher College is raising awareness of gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender issues with a month-long series of programs. Everyone is welcome to attend any of these events, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
[full story] For more information: Kory Dodd, kory.dodd@goucher.edu

Goucher Chamber Symphony Spring Concert
The Goucher Chamber Symphony, under the direction of Assistant Professor of Music Elisa Koehler, will present its spring concert on Wednesday, April 29, at 8 p.m. in the college’s Kraushaar Auditorium.
[full story] For more information: Kory Dodd, kory.dodd@goucher.edu

Three Goucher Teams Play for Landmark Titles

Goucher's No. 1 seeded men's lacrosse team will play in the Landmark Conference semi-final championship tournament on Wednesday, April 29, at 4 p.m. in Gopher Stadium. Goucher's women's tennis and women's lacrosse teams will also play in two Landmark Conference post-season games that day.

“The Obama Phenomenon: What’s Next?” a President's Forum Lecture by Political Strategist David Plouffe

Best known as Barack Obama’s chief presidential campaign manager, David Plouffe will present a President's Forum lecture titled “The Obama Phenomenon: What’s Next?” on Monday, April 27, at 8 p.m. in Goucher College’s Kraushaar Auditorium.

Letters, Words, and Phrases
Letters, Words, and Phrases, an exhibition exploring the incorporation of language into visual art, will be presented in Goucher College’s Rosenberg Gallery from Monday, March 23, through Sunday, April 26.
[full story] For more information: Kory Dodd, kory.dodd@goucher.edu

The Skin of Our Teeth
Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Skin of Our Teeth is being presented by Goucher senior theatre majors and minors on Friday, April 17, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, April 18, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Thursday, April 23, through Saturday, April 25, at 8 p.m. in the college’s Mildred Dunnock Theater.
[full story] For more information: Kory Dodd, kory.dodd@goucher.edu

2009 Dancers in Action Spring Dance Concert
The 2009 Dancers in Action Spring Dance Concert—held on Thursday, April 23, and Friday, April 24—will feature Goucher students performing works by guest artists Armando Luna and Mino Nicolas.
[full story] For more information: Kory Dodd, kory.dodd@goucher.edu

Kratz Center for Creative Writing Presents Jessica Anya Blau

Jessica Anya Blau—whose first novel, “The Summer of Naked Swim 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.

Low Carbon Diet Day
In celebration of Earth Day, Goucher’s food services provider, Bon Appétit, is declaring Wednesday, April 22, Low Carbon Diet Day. The college’s dinning facilities will serve foods that help illustrate key principles of how food production and consumption can help reduce climate change.
[full story] For more information: Kristen Keener, kristen.keener@goucher.edu

Goucher Presents a Conversation With Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Goucher College presents a conversation with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first elected female head of state, on Thursday, April 16, at 7 p.m. in Kraushaar Auditorium.

2009 Visiting Scholar of the Roxana Cannon Arsht Center for Ethics and Leadership: Helen Thomas

Regarded as the “dean of the Washington, D.C., press corps,” veteran political correspondent Helen Thomas will give a lecture titled “Front Row at the White House” on Thursday, April 2, at 8 p.m. in Goucher College’s Kraushaar Auditorium. Thomas is the 2009 visiting scholar of the Roxana Cannon Arsht Center for Ethics and Leadership at Goucher College.

The 2009 Fisher Music Residency: Karen Gomyo, Violin

Violin prodigy Karen Gomyo will be the featured performer at Goucher College’s 23rd Annual Janet and Avery Fisher Music Residency. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 27, in the college’s Merrick Lecture Hall.

Ask Big Questions
Goucher College's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life and Goucher Hillel will launch the Ask Big Questions program this February. The program will prompt the entire campus to contemplate a variety of existential questions and engage in meaningful discussions about these important issues.
[full story] For more information: Kory Dodd, kory.dodd@goucher.edu