Archived Themes and Events

Archived Events

Did you miss some of our events? Many of our past Humanities presentations have been recorded and are linked here for viewing. 

2019-2020

Fall 2019

  • Tuesday Travelogues, October 1 - November 12

Winter 2020

  • Faculty Guest Speakers Series for HUM 196, January 21 - March 10

Spring 2020

2018-2019

Fall 2018

  • "Collective Memory and the Transformative Power of the Humanities", October 11 and November 8
  • Tuesday Travelogues, October 9 - November 13
  • "Genocide in the Twentieth Century", November 14

Winter 2019

  • Faculty Speaker Series, January 15 - March 5

Spring 2019

  • Holocaust Survivor Speaker Series, April 17 - May 23

2017-2018

Fall 2017

  • Coffee, Cake, & Islam, October 26
  • "The Old Men Will Die First", November 20
  • Tuesday Travelogues 

Winter 2018

  • Film and the Memory of War, January 16
  • "Moving From Dystopia to Utopia: The Revolution to Change Our Mindset, To Change Our Reality." February 14
  • Honors Symposium Faculty Lectures - Theme: What is Reality? 

Spring 2018

  • Holocaust Survivor Forums, April 11 - May 23
  • Film Screening
  • Tuesday Travelogues 
  • Riding into the Heart of Patagonia, May 31

2016-2017

Fall 2016

  • Food Day, October 20
  • Oktoberfest, October 25
  • Tuesday Travelogues
  • Nishiyama Japanese Garden

Winter 2017

  • Faculty Lecture Series & Honors Symposium, 2017 Theme: Finding Middle Ground in an Age of Certainty: "The Marriage of Heaven & Hell," various dates
  • Faculty-Student Panel Discussion: Is American Blind?: Finding Middle Ground in an Age of Certainty, March 7

Spring 2017

  • Special Screening: "The Boys of Terezín" Documentary, April 18
  • "The Ethics of Care in Tumultuous Times," faculty lecture, May 4
  • Dr. Andrew Tadie lecture: Futurism from G.K. Chesterton to H.G. Wells, May 15
  • "The Pine Tree & the Cherry": Japanese-Americans in Washington, May 16
  • Ven. Ananda Bhante, Buddhist Monk, May 23
  • Honors Forum Keynote Address: Christian Moran, June 1
  • Holocaust Survivor Forums (four Wednesdays)
  • Tuesday Travelogues
  • Japanese Anime & Manga Arts Festival (JAMAF 2017), May 19th & 20th

2015-2016

Fall 2015

  • PSW: Lunch Poems Series - Mary Szybist, September 30
  • China Town Hall, October 19
  • Food Day, October 22
  • Oktoberfest, October 27
  • Tuesday Travelogues
  • Real Talk Wednesdays
  • Nishiyama Japanese Garden

Winter 2016

  • Exploring Unintended Consequences: The "Faustian Bargain," faculty lecture series
  • Modern-Day Slavery, Feb. 11
  • Real Talk Wednesdays

Spring 2016

  • (repeat) Exploring Unintended Consequences: The "Faustian Bargain," faculty lecture series
  • Holocaust Survivor Forums (four Wednesdays)
  • Tuesday Travelogues
  • Panel Discussion: The Refugee Experience: Fleeing War & Violence, April 18
  • The ​Festival of Foreign Film & Philosophy​, five Tuesdays
  • Possession Sound Writers presents: Lunch Poems with Rick Barot, April 28
  • Special Screening: "The Boys of Terezín" Documentary, May 5
  • Modern-Day Slavery: Human Trafficking, May 19
  • Japanese Anime & Manga Arts Festival (JAMAF 2016), May 20th & 21st

2014-2015

Fall 2014

  • Real Talk Wednesdays, (every Wednesday)
  • China Town Hall, October 16
  • Slavery Symposium, October 21 and 23
  • Food Day Panel, October 21
  • Oktoberfest, October 28
  • Yurei: Japanese Ghost Stories, October 29
  • Engineer-Turned-Poet: Reflections on Hanford, October 29
  • Spooktacular Halloween & Club Fest, October 30
  • “Mayhem” Opening Reception at the Russell Day Gallery, Oct. 27-Dec. 5
  •  Study Abroad Club, Every other Friday
  •  Living Voices: Native Vision, November 3
  •  Lecture: Making a Living as a Musician, November 6
  • Japanese Club Tea House Fundraiser, November 12
  • Possession Sound Writers: Award-Winning Poet Ed Skoog, November 17
  •  National Geography Awareness Week Activities, November 19 -20
  • “The Man Outside” -- Fall Play, Nov. 20-22 and Dec. 4-6
  • 2nd Annual R.I.S.E Conference, November 22
  • Nishiyama Japanese Garden
  • Tuesday Travelogues

Winter 2015

  • Lecture Series:  Humanities and STEM -- two cultures?
  • Festival of Foreign Film & Philosophy, Every Thursday, Jan. 22 - Feb. 19
  • International Club, Every Thursday 2:30-3:30 pm
  • PSW and EvCC Reads: The Boys in the Boat, February 10
  • Mass Media Speaker Series, once monthly,Feb. 11 - May 27
  • Ray Bradbury Lives Forever: Faith in the Stories of Ray Bradbury, February 17
  • The Empowerment Project Film Screening, February 19
  • Plays by EvCC instructor Beth Peterson in theaters in February: Guido in Therapy and Evil Twin
  • Terry Hawkins Conference, February 25
  • Daring Women: One Young Female's Journey Abroad, March 5
  • Real Talk Wednesdays, every Wednesday
  • Study Abroad Club, every other Friday

Spring 2015

  • Tuesday Travelogues
  • The STEM & Humanities Café (series repeated from Winter 2015)
  • Mass Media Speaker Series, once monthly, starting February 11-May 27
  • Holocaust Survivor Forums (four Wednesdays)
  • Documentary Film: The Boys of Terezín, April 27
  • April Poetry Month Read-In, April 29
  • Derek Smith & Kevin Craft, Under the Sea: Poetry & Marine Archaeology,  May 12
  • 8th Annual Passport to Culture & 2nd Annual Bali Bazaar, May 18
  • 2nd Annual EvCC Luau, May 20
  • Comedy Show with Sara Schaefer, May 26
  • Japanese Animé Arts Festival, May 29 and 30
  • Real Talk Wednesdays, every Wednesday
  • Study Abroad Club, every other Friday

Past Humanities Themes

  • Finding Middle Ground in an Age of Certainty: "The Marriage of Heaven & Hell," (Fall 2016, Winter/Spring 2017)
  • enlightenment (Fall 2013) and Making a Living, Making a Life: Work, Money, and Meaning (Winter/Spring 2014)
  • Revolutions (Fall 2012) and enlightenment (Winter/Spring 2013)
  • Islam in America: Common Ground (Fall 2011) and Revolutions (Winter/Spring 2012)
  • Global Expressions & Cultural Collisions -- Special Focus: Islam in America, 2010-2011
  • Inquiry: Unity, Patriotism, World Citizenship, 2009-2010
  • Dreams, 2008-09
  • Happiness, 2007-08
  • Memory: The Metaphor of the Muses, 2006-07