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HUMANITIES SYMPOSIUM 2008
The Viterbo University School of Letters and Sciences presents
Friendship: The Other Family
February 4–5, 2008
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| Monday, Feb. 4, 2008 |
| 9 a.m. |
Friendship: A Gift for a Lifetime
Fine Arts Center Main Theatre
Thomas Thibodeau, Associate Professor, Religious Studies/Philosophy
Viterbo University |
| 10 a.m. |
Cross-Cultural Friendship: Valuing Hospitality and a Limitless Family
Fine Arts Center Main Theatre
Katie Krueger, Resource Development Manager
Sun Prairie Area Schools (Wis.) |
| 11 a.m. |
The Good Things Good Friends Do for Us: Friendship’s Role in the Moral Life
Fine Arts Center Main Theatre
Paul Wadell, Professor, Religious Studies
St. Norbert College – De Pere, Wis.
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| 12 p.m. |
Free Soup Luncheon
Reinhart Center Board Room |
| 1:15 p.m. |
Panel Discussion – Friendship Close to Home: Special Ways for Special People
Fine Arts Center Lobby
Morning Speakers and Invited Guests |
| 3 p.m. |
Film Discussions: Cinema Paradiso (Italian) and The River Runs Through It
Reinhart Center Board Room and RC127
Discussion Leaders: Viterbo Honors Students
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| 7 p.m. |
A Particular Kind of Love: The Kaleidoscope of Friendship
Fine Arts Center Main Theatre
Mary Garman, Professor, Theology
Earlham College – Richmond, Ind. |
| Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008 |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Spiritual Friendship
Fine Arts Center Main Theatre
Marci Madary, Affiliation Co-Minister, FSPA
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Gender Differences in Friendship
Fine Arts Center Main Theatre
Marlene Fisher, Associate Professor, Sociology/Social Work/Criminal Justice
Viterbo University |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Friendship Across Political Divides
Fine Arts Center Main Theatre
Keith Knutson, Associate Professor, History
Viterbo University
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Free Soup Luncheon
Reinhart Center Board Room |
| 1:15 p.m. |
Panel Discussion – Friendship: Where to Go from Here
Fine Arts Center Lobby
Morning Speakers and Invited Guests |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Film Discussions: Without a Trace (Mexican) and Midnight Cowboy
Reinhart Center Board Room and RC127
Discussion Leaders: Viterbo Honors Students
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All events are free and open to the public. Registration is not required. If you have questions, please contact William Reese at 608-796-3708 or wjreese@viterbo.edu.
Viterbo University
900 Viterbo Drive
La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601
608-796-3000