ORR TO DISCUSS GENDER RESEARCH
Amy Orr, associate professor of sociology at Linfield College, will discuss “Gendered Capital: Sex-Role Socialization and the ‘Boy Crisis’ in Education,” on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in 201 Riley Hall at Linfield.
Orr’s research looks at the effect of gender on teacher assessments in kindergarten. The goal of the study was to understand why girls receive higher marks than boys, despite scoring lower on a number of standardized tests. Orr argues that parents encourage the development of behavior dispositions in their children through direct interaction. For instance, girls are more likely than boys to engage in stereotypical “female” activities, to exhibit positive social behavior and to have positive attitudes about school. Orr explains that these factors have positive effects on grades.
The lecture will include the general results of her research and a discussion of the role of teacher evaluation criteria in the process.
Orr received her bachelor’s degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University and both her master’s and Ph.D. at the University of Notre Dame. Orr teaches courses at Linfield on a variety of topics including gender, sociology of education, race and ethnicity, research methods and social policy. Her research focus is primarily on educational inequality.
The lecture is free and open to the public. The Linfield College faculty lecture series offers one presentation each month by a member of the Linfield faculty. For more information call 503-883-2409.
CHIN READING ON TAP AT “THE NICK”
Award-winning poet and novelist Marilyn Chin will present her latest novel, “Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen,” and poetry on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Austin Reading Room in the Jereld R. Nicholson Library at Linfield. Chin will also visit creative writing classes to discuss their works during her visit.
Chin’s previous novels include “Rhapsody in Plain Yellow,” “Dwarf Bamboo” and “The Phoenix Gone, the Terrace Empty.” Her newest addition, “Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen,” is a tale of two Chinese-American girls’ coming of age and the complexities of ethnic identity in America’s melting pot. Chin explores the way generational differences both hinder and enrich a deeper understanding of one’s heritage.
Chin was born in Hong Kong and raised in Portland. Her books have become Asian-American classics and are taught in classrooms internationally. Awards for her writing include the United Artist Foundation Fellowship, the Radcliffe Institute Fellowship at Harvard, the Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship at Bellagio, two NEAs, the Stegner Fellowship, the
PEN/Josephine Miles Award, four Pushcart Prizes and a Fulbright Fellowship to Taiwan.
Chin was featured in Bill Moyers’ PBS series “The Language of Life,” and has been a guest poet at universities around the world including Beijing, Hong Kong, Manchester, Sydney and Berlin. Chin currently teaches in the Master of Fine Arts program at San Diego State University.
The lecture is sponsored by the Linfield English Department, Office of the President and Friends of Nicholson Library. For more information, contact Susan Barnes Whyte, college librarian, at 503-883-2517, swhyte@linfield.edu.
McMENAMINS ARTISTS TO SHOW WORK
“After Hours,” an exhibition of the private work of the McMenamins artists, will be on display Oct. 13 through Nov. 21 at the Linfield College Fine Art Gallery.
For over 20 years, a group of local artists have been lending and amending their styles to suit the walls of a growing cluster of bars, hotels and movie theaters in Oregon and Washington. These people always seem to have a private stash of paintings and other projects they’ve done on their own time, for their own enjoyment. Linfield Gallery has assembled a temporary collection of these works.
The Linfield Gallery will exhibit the paintings, prints, sculptures and mixed media works by Lyle Hehn, a former student of the Linfield Art Department, Jenny Joyce, Cathie Joy Young, Myrna Yoder, Joe Cotter, Olivia Behm, Isaka Shamsud-Din and Kolieha Bush.
A round table discussion with the artists, open to the public, will be held Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 4 p.m. in the gallery, followed by a reception from 6-8 p.m. For more information, call 503-883-2804 or visit www.linfield.edu/art/gallery.php.
LINFIELD GEARS UP FOR HOMECOMING
Homecoming festivities for Linfield College students and alumni will be held the week of Oct. 12.
Student activities begin Monday, Oct. 12, with a tug-of-war and root beer float social on the Riley intramural field. Other activities throughout the week include the annual College Bowl, a parade featuring student homecoming teams, a song and banner contest and a relay race. Student homecoming events will conclude Friday, Oct. 16, with the Mr. and Mrs. Linfield contest at 8 p.m. in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall. The doors open for early admission at 7:30 p.m. for those who donate two cans of food.
Registration for alumni activities begins Friday, Oct. 16, at 11 a.m. in the Fred Meyer Lounge in Riley Hall. A Founders’ Society luncheon, honoring those who have included Linfield in estate plans, will be held at noon. Other activities include a wine tasting at 1:30 p.m. at WillaKenzie Estates, and the opportunity to attend classes. At 2 p.m., alumni are invited to learn about a study of cancer cells with Anne Kruchten, assistant professor of biology, or the effects of television on aggression in young girls with Jennifer Linder, associate professor of psychology. Kristine Oller, a 1993 Linfield graduate and recipient of the Alumni Service Award, will present “Creating the Life You Want” at 3:30 p.m. in the Nicholson Library.
Bert Waugh, a 1966 Linfield graduate and recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award, will discuss his work with two important humanitarian efforts at 4:30 p.m. in the Nicholson Library. Waugh, president of Prudential Northwest Properties, works with Transitional Youth, a non-profit dedicated to reducing youth homelessness, and Medical Teams International, which helps people affected by disaster, conflict and poverty around the world.
“Linfield’s Finest” will be held at 6 p.m. at the McMinnville Grand Ballroom with a reception for alumni, faculty and staff, and the presentation of the 2009 Alumni Awards. In addition to Oller and Waugh, others to be honored include Bernie Turner, who will receive the Walker Service Award for his work as a member of the Linfield College Planning Council, the accreditation self-study team, the Academic Affairs Committee and the Linfield Board of Trustees; and Michelle Johnston-Holthaus, a 1995 Linfield graduate who will receive The Outstanding Young Alumna Award for her accomplishments and success at Intel and in the technology industry.
Events continue Saturday, Oct. 17, with registration starting at 9 a.m. and a 10 a.m. brunch for speech and debate alumni hosted by current members of the Linfield forensics program. A reunion for education majors and alumni will take place at 10 a.m. in Potter Hall and a brunch for the class of 1949 will be held at 10 a.m. in Dillin Hall.
Ken Ericksen, professor of English; Mindy (Legard) Larson, assistant professor of education and a 1995 Linfield graduate; and current Linfield students will share Linfield stories during an “It’s Our Linfield” panel at 11 a.m. in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall. An all-alumni barbecue will follow at noon in the Vivian A. Bull Music Center parking area, followed by the Linfield Wildcats vs. Lewis and Clark Pioneers football game at 1:30 p.m.
For more information about student activities contact Dan Fergueson, director of college activities, at 503-883-2435 or dfergue@linfield.edu. For more information on alumni events contact Debbie Harmon, director of alumni relations, at 503-883-2607 or dharmon@linfield.edu.
PHOTOGRAPHY ON EXHIBIT IN PDX
Work by Michelle Bates of Seattle, Wash., will be on display through Oct. 23 at the Camerawork Gallery, located in Peterson Hall at the Linfield College-Good Samaritan School of Nursing.
Established in 1970, the community gallery is the oldest fine art photography gallery in the United States. It has hosted 492 continuous shows through the end of 2008. Exhibits are typically by Northwest Photographers, but national photographers have been represented. The gallery is associated with Good Samaritan Hospital. For more information, go to http://www.thecameraworkgallery.org/.
LEA JOINS OPERATION SANTA
The Linfield Employees Association (LEA), Linfield Students and the McMinnville community will join forces to make the holidays a bit brighter for our troops through Operation Santa USMC.
Holiday stockings and platoon boxes will be sent to Marines during the holiday season. Items can be dropped off now through Oct. 23 at Movietime Video or at the Linfield Bookstore, Nicholson Library or donation barrels around campus. A Care Package Packing Party will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 10 a.m. in 201 Riley Hall.
Needed items include:
• Men’s and women’s white crew socks
• Snack bars
• Hand warmers
• Hot chocolate mix
• Toothbrush/toothpaste
• Paperback books
• Beef jerky
• Candy, cookies, nuts
• Wrapping paper
Donations are tax deductible. For more information, contact Lisa McKinney, 971-237-5504, lmckinn@linfield.edu, or go to http://marinecorpsfamilyfoundation.org/Santa.html.
CAMPUS CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14
Noon: German conversation table, Dillin
4 p.m.: Artists’ roundtable, “After Hours,” Fine Art Gallery
5 p.m.: Women’s soccer vs. Willamette
6 p.m.: Artists’ reception, “After Hours,” Fine Art Gallery
7:30 p.m.: Amy Orr faculty lecture, 201 Riley
THURSDAY, OCT. 15
Noon: Chinese conversation table, Dillin
7:30 p.m.: Marilyn Chin, “Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen,” Nicholson Library
FRIDAY, OCT. 16
Noon: Spanish conversation table, Dillin
7 p.m.: Volleyball vs. Whitman
SATURDAY, OCT. 17
Today and tomorrow: Men’s and women’s golf at NWC Fall Classic
10 a.m.: Cross country at Puget Sound Invitational
Noon: Women’s soccer vs. Lewis and Clark
1:30 p.m.: Football vs. Lewis and Clark
2:30 p.m.: Men’s soccer vs. George Fox
6 p.m.: Volleyball vs. Whitworth
SUNDAY, OCT. 18
Noon: Women’s soccer at Pacific
2:30 p.m.: Men’s soccer vs. Pacific
