FARMERS MARKET PLANNED FOR FALL
The Linfield Farmers Market will be held Tuesdays, Sept. 2 and 16, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dillin Hall.
The event will feature items from Yamhill River Farm, Growing Wild Farm, Home Grown Food Products and The Linfield Garden. It is sponsored by Linfield Student Health, Wellness and Counseling.
For more information, contact Duncan Reid, sustainability coordinator, at sustainability@linfield.edu, ext. 2738.
PDX HOSTS ART, CULTURAL EVENTS
Two events will be held on the Portland Campus on Thursday, Sept. 4, at noon.
The Loveridge Gallery will host a First Thursday art reception to celebrate the opening of “Farm to Table in Oregon,” featuring photography by Ken Thompson. Light refreshments will be served.
In addition, Cultural Connections will be held in the Wildcat Den. Meet Norma Sanchez, assistant director of student life for inclusion and access, learn about multicultural programming, and eat a delicious, locally-sourced snack.
Submissions are being accepted for fall shows in the Loveridge Gallery; contact pdx-loveridge-gallery@linfield.edu. All nursing, RN-BSN and prenursing students, alumni, faculty and staff are invited to submit artwork in any two-dimensional medium.
For more information, call Ryen McGrath, rmcgrath@linfield.edu, 503-413-7210.
HISPANIC HERITAGE DAY PLANNED
Linfield College will host the seventh annual Hispanic Heritage Day Sunday, Sept. 7, from noon to 3 p.m. on the Intramural Field.
The event will be preceded by the Cesar Chavez 5k Run/Walk at 11 a.m. A suggested donation for the run/walk is $6, $5 with a Linfield ID and $3 for children 12 and under. Pre-registration is suggested at linfieldhhd@gmail.com.
Activities will include food, games, live music, dancing, piñatas, crafts and a children’s area. The event is a celebration of September as Hispanic Heritage Month. In addition to the food provided, additional cultural food will be available for purchase.
The event is open to the community and sponsored by Linfield College Latinos Adelante, MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán), the Spanish Club and the Multicultural Programs Office.
For more information, contact Jason Rodriquez at 503-883-2574, jrodriqu@linfield.edu.
TWO TALKS SET FOR CONSTITUTION DAY
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jack Rakove will deliver two public talks on Monday, Sept. 8, in celebration of Constitution Day.
Rakove will present “A Politician Thinking: The Political Thought of James Madison” at 12:30 p.m. in 201 Riley Hall. Lunch will be served on a first-come, first-served basis. Later that evening, he will speak on “How Do We Know What the Constitution Means?” at 6:30 p.m. in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium.
Rakove is the William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies and professor of political science and (by courtesy) law at Stanford, where he has taught since 1980. His principal areas of research include the origins of the American Revolution and Constitution, the political practice and theory of James Madison and the role of historical knowledge in constitutional litigation. He is the author of six books, including “Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution,” which won the Pulitzer Prize in History, and “Revolutionaries: A New History of the Invention of America,” which was a finalist for the George Washington Prize. He is the editor of seven other books, including “The Unfinished Election of 2000.” Rakove is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a past president of the Society for the History of the Early American Republic.
The event is sponsored by the Frederick Douglass Forum on Law, Rights, and Justice, PLACE and the Office of Academic Affairs. For more information, contact Nick Buccola at nbuccol@linfield.edu or ext. 2246.
TOUTONGHI KICKS OFF FALL READINGS
Fiction author Pauls Toutonghi will discuss his book, “Evel Knievel Days,” on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Austin Reading Room of the Jereld R. Nicholson Library. The event is part of the “Readings at the Nick” series.
“Evel Knievel Days” tells the story of Khosi Saqr, who has always felt a bit out of place in Butte, Mont., hometown of motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel. Half-Egyptian, full of nervous habits, raised by a single mother, owner of a name that no one can pronounce – Khosi has never quite managed to fit in. But when a mysterious stranger arrives in town, Khosi takes his first daredevil-like risk and travels to Egypt to find his father and a connection to his heritage.
Toutonghi is a winner of the Pushcart Prize for his short story, “Regeneration,” which appeared in The Boston Review. In addition to “Evel Knievel Days,” Toutonghi is the author of “Red Weather.” His work as also appeared in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Granta, Zoetrope: All-Story, One Story, Five Chapters, Book Magazine and more. Toutonghi teaches fiction writing and English literature at Lewis and Clark College.
It is sponsored by Linfield Nicholson Library and the Linfield English Department. For more information, contact Susan Barnes Whyte, ext. 2517, swhyte@linfield.edu.
COMMUNITY NEWS
The Linfield community welcomes a number of new faculty this year. Additions include Megan Bestwick, assistant professor of chemistry; Malynda Bjerragaard, visiting assistant professor of communication arts; Bonnie Bolkan, visiting assistant professor of biology; Tania Carrasquillo, assistant professor of Spanish; Sarah Coste, assistant professor of health and human performance; Leonard Finkelman, assistant professor of philosophy; Julie Fitzwater, visiting assistant professor of nursing; Megan Ludena, visiting assistant professor of nursing; Priya Meyer, visiting assistant professor of nursing; Pamela Pearson, assistant professor of education; Andrea Reinkemeyer. assistant professor of music; Evan Schick, visiting assistant professor of health and human performance; Paul Smith, assistant professor of nursing; Brittany Teahan, assistant professor of economics; Cecilia Phillips Toro, visiting assistant professor of biology; Beth West, assistant professor and reference and distance education librarian; Isaac Winkler, visiting assistant professor of biology; and Patrick Wohlmut, visiting assistant professor and reference and instructional librarian.
CAMPUS CALENDAR
TUESDAY, SEPT. 2
11 a.m.: Farmers Market, Dillin Hall
8 p.m.: Men’s soccer at Trinity Lutheran
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3
Noon: German language table, Dillin
THURSDAY, SEPT. 4
Noon: “Farm to Table in Oregon,” Loveridge Gallery, Portland Campus
Noon: Cultural Connections, Wildcat Den, Portland Campus
2 p.m.: Study abroad fair, Fred Meyer Lounge
FRIDAY, SEPT. 5
7 p.m.: Men’s soccer vs. Oregon Tech
7 p.m.: Volleyball vs. Clackamas Community College
SATURDAY, SEPT. 6
11 a.m.: Women’s soccer at UC-Santa Cruz
2:30 p.m.: Men’s soccer vs. Dallas
SUNDAY, SEPT. 7
11 a.m.: Women’s soccer at Cal Lutheran
11 a.m.: Hispanic Heritage Day 5k, IM Field
Noon: Hispanic Heritage Day, IM Field
