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