[ ; ] Each year, 20-25 students participate in Herron’s International Study Program. This summer, Assistant Professor of Photography Flounder Lee and Assistant Professor in Visual Communication Helen Sanematsu led a trip to Germany which included an optional, extended three-day trip to Basel, Switzerland during the International Art Fair, Art Basel. The students experienced German rural, urban and village life. It’s a great way to help globalize Indy’s local art students.

[ ; ] The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Pavel Polanco-Safadit appear for Marian’s Richard G. Lugar Franciscan Center for Global Studies Global Studies Speaker Series

When: Tuesday, September 14, 7 p.m.
Where: Marian University 3200 Cold Spring Road

Register Online here

[ ; ] Dr. Eboo Patel is the Executive Director of the Interfaith Youth Core, a Chicago-based organization bringing youth together from varied backgrounds to work on dialogue and community service. He also serves along with Dalia Mohgahed on President Obama’s Advisory Council for the Office for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

When: Thursday November 4, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Franklin College, [...]

[ ; ] Elected officials want to know what their constituents think; candidates for elective office are eager to learn from the people they hope to represent. The Chamber of Commerce’s HobNob bills itself the premier political event in Central Indiana, an opportunity to speak with politicians on a one-to-one basis.

When: Thursday, Sept. 2, 1-5 p.m. Policy conference, [...]

[ ; ] In his new book Indiana (In)decision, Mark Akers says Indiana is at an economic crossroads. Its history and culture do not embrace change, yet its economy is heavily tied to manufacturing and exports—both of which are highly sensitive to the ever-changing global economy. Let’s hear what he suggests we do.

When: Wednesday October 6, 11:00 a.m.
Where: [...]

[ ; ] Good Fortune explores how massive international efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa may be undermining the very communities they aim to benefit. Through portraits of two Kenyans in conflict with aid organizations—a rural man whose farm is submerged and a Nairobi woman whose makeshift home demolished— the film presents a perspective on foreign aid from [...]