'Martin Moments' events for Spring 2008
The following events have been approved for Martin Moment credit for the Spring 2008 semester. Additional events could possibly be designated as worthy of Martin Moment credit throughout the semester, so students should refer to this page periodically for updates.
For information about Martin Moments requirements and related graduation policies, click here.
If you would like to request that a particular event be considered for Martin Moments credit and added to this list, fill out a event posting form, which includes Martin Moments credit request.
Religious Expression
| Event |
Date |
Time |
Location |
| Worship |
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| Thursday Morning Chapel |
Jan. 17
|
9:30 a.m. |
Martin Hall Auditorium
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Ash Wednesday Service
|
Feb. 6
|
noon |
Martin Hall Auditorium |
| Thursday Morning Chapel |
Feb. 7
|
9:30 a.m. |
Martin Hall Auditorium
|
| Thursday Morning Chapel |
Feb. 21
|
9:30 a.m. |
Martin Hall Auditorium |
Thursday Morning Chapel / Maundy Thursday
|
March 20
|
9:30 a.m. |
Martin Hall Auditorium |
| Thursday Morning Chapel |
April 3
|
9:30 a.m. |
Martin Hall Auditorium |
Thursday Morning Chapel
|
April 17
|
9:30 a.m.
|
Martin Hall Auditorium |
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Service and Social Justice
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Martin Luther King Jr. Trip to Montgomery, Ala.
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Jan. 18-21
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Contact the Rev. Laura Kirkpatrick for details
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Discussion of the motion picture, "The Great Debaters"
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Feb. 3
|
4:15 p.m.
|
Upperman Room
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Intellectual Enrichment
| Event |
Date |
Time |
Location |
| Convocations |
|
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"Race and Religion" featuring Dr. William Morris,
retired bishop of the United Methodist Church
|
Jan. 15
|
9:30 a.m.
|
Martin Hall Auditorium |
| Honors Day Convocation |
April 17 |
9:30 a.m. |
Martin Hall Auditorium |
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| Lectures |
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The Big Picture: "Are Science and Religion Compatible?"
Presented by biology professor Wayne Price
and student Jill Williams
|
Jan. 22
|
6:30 p.m. |
Upperman Room |
|
MMC Lecture Series: "Child Sexual Abuse"
Presented by psychology professor John Lancaster
and criminal justice professor John White
|
Jan. 29
|
6:30 p.m. |
Upperman Room
|
The Big Picture, presented by Dr. Dominic Nigrelli,
director of the Center for Church Leadership
|
Feb. 19
|
6:30 p.m.
|
Upperman Room
|
"From Over There to That Old Ennui: How War, Depression and Jazz Influenced the 1920s"
Presented by music professor Albert Hughes and history professor Ken Vickers
*(Part of The Big Read focus on The Great Gatsby)
|
Feb. 21
|
6:30 p.m.
|
Colonial Hall Gallery
|
Martin Methodist Reads "The Great Gatsby"
Excerpts from F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic American novel
*(Part of The Big Read focus on The Great Gatsby)
|
Feb. 23 |
1 p.m.
|
The President's Home
|
2nd annual Business Ethics Symposium: "Is Ethics Good Business?"
|
Feb. 26 |
6:30 p.m. |
Upperman Room |
"How You Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm: Giles County in the 1920s"
Panel discussion moderated by history professor Bill Rutherford
*(Part of The Big Read focus on The Great Gatsby)
|
March 10
|
7:30 p.m. |
Colonial Hall Gallery |
"The Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg: Symbols and Motifs in The Great Gatsby"
Presentation by English professor Steve West
*(Part of The Big Read focus on The Great Gatsby)
|
March 18
|
6:30 p.m. |
Colonial Hall Gallery
|
The Big Picture: "What's Really News in an 'Entertainment Tonight' Society?"
Presented by Grant Vosburgh, director of communications, and student Katie Cooper |
March 25
|
6:30 p.m. |
Upperman Room |
2nd annual Chief Justice Joe W. Henry Law Lecture
featuring U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey
|
April 3
|
7:00 p.m. |
Martin Hall Auditorium
|
The Big Picture: "Why Didn't Shakespeare Speak English --
'Culture' in the Age of Technology" presented by English professor Kayla Wiggins
and student Jessica Miller |
April 8 |
6:30 p.m. |
Upperman Room |
"Gatsby: America's Masterpiece"
Presented by Jonathan Yardley, literary critic of the Washington Post
*(Part of The Big Read focus on The Great Gatsby)
|
April 10
|
7 p.m.
|
Martin Hall Auditorium
|
*THE BIG READ is an initiative of the National Endowment of the Arts designed to restore
reading to the center of American culture. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is the novel that Giles, Maury, and Lawrence counties will be reading as part of their
participation in The Big Read. Martin Methodist College is a partner with the
Giles County Public Library in that effort.
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Campus Life Events
| Event |
Date |
Time |
Location |
| Convocation for Evening College students |
Feb. 28
|
7:15 p.m. |
Martin Hall Auditorium
|
Honors Day Convocation
|
April 10
|
9:30 a.m.
|
Martin Hall Auditorium
|
| Convocation for Evening College students |
April 28 |
7:15 p.m. |
Martin Hall Auditorium |
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