Tuesday, October 1
| 10:00 am-12:00 pm | "Urban planning and the development of the Santiago Metro system," Andra Chastain [Bill Foster], Cone Chapel
Urban planning and the development of the Santiago Metro system, plus the greater subject of neoliberalism in Latin America |
| 1:00 pm-2:00 pm | "Music as a Mirror of History, Video Lecture: Crumb: Black Angels (1970)," Professor Robert Greenberg, San Francisco Performances [Solveig Holmquist], Cone Chapel 
George Crumb's Black Angels for amplified string quartet is inscribed on its title page as having been written "in tempore belli, 1970": "in time of war, 1970." It is cast in 13 movements that Crumb calls images. The first, middle, and last images are threnodies. A threnody is an expression of grief and suffering. The big history behind this lecture is how one-time allies became enemies: how the Cold War between them became hot in the county of Vietnam; and how an American composer from West Virginia managed to capture the heartbreak and futility of that war in a piece for amplified string quartet.Dr. Robert Greenberg is Music Historian-in-Residence with San Francisco Performances and the composer of more than 45 works for a variety of instrumental and vocal ensembles. A former instructor with the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, he is an authority on a range of composers and classical music genres and is a Steinway Artist. His masterful compositions have won three Nicola de Lorenzo Composition Prizes and a Koussevitzky commission from the Library of Congress. |
| 2:00 am-3:00 am | "Full Performance of Black Angels and Discussion of Greenberg lecture," Solveig Holmquist [Self], Cone Chapel 
This is the final lecture in Greenberg's series "Music as a Mirror of History", and I believe it to be one of his most powerful. He takes us through a complex and anguishing period of history that most of us has lived through, with a clarity that, at least for me, deepened an understanding of forces, timelines, and key players. In its entirety, Black Angels lasts only 20 minutes, so luckily we can hear and see the work performed and still have ample time for discussion and reflection. Be prepared also to weigh in on the choice of the next Greenberg series!Solveig Holmquist joined ICL in Fall 2012. |
Thursday, October 3
| 10:00 am-12:00 pm | "The Oregon Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program Overview," Gloria Zacharias [Al Newnam], Cone Chapel
An overview of the Oregon Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program, how it works and who is eligible. Gloria Zacharias currently works for the Oregon Business Development Department’s Infrastructure Finance Authority. She is responsible for managing the department’s delivery of the Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program. She is also Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Community Development Council and partners each year with the State of Idaho to provide training at the NW Community Development Institute. Gloria lives in Salem and has worked for the State of Oregon for more than twenty-five years. |
Tuesday, October 8
| 10:00 am-12:00 pm | "Advocacy at The Oregon State Legislature and Oregon Politics and Elections," Ellen Miller Kudszus [Susan Miller], Cone Chapel 
In the first hour of this two-hour presentation you will learnhow the Oregon Legislature works, what a lobbyist does, and how you can effectively advocate. In the second hour you will get an overview of current Oregon politics. The presentation will end with Ellen’s prediction of state elections in November and what that means for the upcoming 2025 Oregon Legislative Session. Ellen has over 13 years of lobbying experience in Oregon working with legislators, staff, the governor’s office, and state agencies. She works closely with Republicans and Democrats to achieve client outcomes. As a contract lobbyist she has represented public, private, and non-profit clients. She has deep knowledge of state agency programs and budgets based on her time working at the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) as a legislative coordinator and policy analyst. Her lobbying track record includes passing bills, amending bills, preventing damaging legislation from moving forward and securing budget items for clients. On a personal note, Ellen is a recovering, retired professional civil engineer. She spent her first career in the environmental engineering and land development fields. She is a proud graduate of Santa Clara University and Atkinson School of Business at ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ University. She lives in Salem with her family and is a bike, book, and bird nerd. |
| 1:00 pm-2:00 pm | "US - China Trade Rivalry," Mark Kendall [Anita Owens], Cone Chapel 
China exports 20% of the world's goods. That's double the exports of the next nearest nation, Germany. Both foreign investment in China and its share of exports have grown exponentially and in tandem from 5% of global exports in 2000 to 20% in 2022. Global concerns arise over China's elimination of barriers between civilian research, its commercial sectors, defense industrial sector and military, referred to as Military-Civil Fusion (MCF). The resulting military build up and development of the worlds largest navy gives rise to concerns over supply chains, goods reliance, technology weaponization or supply curtailments. China's stance on Taiwan and the South China Sea has been possessive and dialog hostile. The US response has been to take the "small yard, high fence" approach to policy that includes technology denial, export, and outbound investment controls as China asserts more influence abroad throughout Asia and Africa. This presentation explores the policy dilemmas and challenges as nations wend the path through diametric pressures for more globalization and nationalism. Mark joined ICL in Fall 2023 and is a strong advocate of the Foreign Policy Association Great Decisoins Program. |
| 2:00 pm-3:00 pm | "Responding to Severe Childhood Trauma in Our Community," Conner Locke [Brenda Kidder], Cone Chapel 
Liberty House provides a highly effective model for assessing, treating, and preventing child abuse, neglect, trauma, and grief in order to promote hope and healing in children, families, and communities. Untreated childhood trauma can have tragic consequences for individuals and communities. Yet hope and healing can occur when children receive compassionate, intentional care, which Liberty House provides to over 1,000 children yearly. During this presentation, you will learn more about the impact of untreated childhood trauma, Liberty House’s approach to caring for children and families, and the ways we can be involved in cultivating a healthier community. Conner Locke has served as the Donor Relations Officer at Liberty House since May 2023. Before his time at Liberty House, he worked in higher education, overseeing student housing and student experience at Corban University. He graduated from Dallas High School, Corban University, and Western Seminary. He is married to Carley, a school counselor for the Salem-Keizer School District. Coner and Carley have two girls, Piper (4) and Florence (2). |
Thursday, October 10
| 10:00 am-12:00 pm | "Civilization's Greatest Orations: Pericles' Funeral Oration and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address," Rob Chenault [Ann Boss], Cone Chapel
He is completing a book titled Rome Without Emperors: The Revival of a Senatorial City in the Fourth Century A.D. This book argues that the years between 306 and 410 deserve to be seen as a distinct period in the history of the city of Rome. This period saw the institutionalization of what in the earlier Roman Empire had been a temporary, aberrant, and occasionally destabilizing phenomenon: the absence of the emperor from the city of Rome. The withdrawal of emperors from Rome called into question the relationship between Rome and its Empire; for the first time in its history, the city of Rome was not the locus of political power in the Roman state. His book explores the political and cultural consequence of the emperors’ absence and argues that the primary beneficiaries of this vacuum were Rome’s traditional elite, its resident senatorial aristocracy. |
Tuesday, October 15
| 10:00 am-12:00 pm | "Cosmology: The Story of Everything," Ken Ash [Mark Blackburn], Cone Chapel 
This talk concerns what what we know about the cosmos (Parsecs, planets, pandas, petunias, space, time and everything) and how we know it.Ken has been a member of ICL since 2012. |
| 1:00 pm-3:00 pm | "Science and Mapping of the Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake and Tsunami," Anne Trehu [John Kaufmann], Cone Chapel 
Onshore and offshore geologic evidence indicates that the Cascadia subduction zone experiences large earthquakes and tsunamis every 300-500 years, with the last earthquake occurring in 1700. She recently participated in an ambitious project funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation to obtain a comprehensive view of the sub-seafloor structure of the subduction zone from the Oregon/California border to British Columbia. She will discuss the findings of this project and, more generally, how crustal imaging using techniques analogous to medical imaging (CAT-scans and ultrasound) are used to evaluate potential relationships between geologic structure and slip during large subduction zone earthquakes. The imaging results contribute to models of the shaking we should be prepared for when the subduction zone experiences another large earthquake and tsunami.Anne Trehu is Professor Emerita in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University. Her interest is imaging the geologic structure beneath Earth’s surface of the Cascadia subduction zone. |
Thursday, October 17
| 10:00 am-12:00 pm | "Historic Archaeology in the Pacific Northwest," Doug Wilson [Al Newnam], Cone Chapel 
This talk will introduce historical archaeology as a unique way to explore the history of the North American Pacific Northwest from the late 17th to 20th centuries. Wilson will illuminate the extraordinary confluence of places, people and conflict that has shaped our region. Historical archaeology contextualizes the human experience in the region, breaking apart historical biases, and linking past and present. Artifacts, belongings, and landscapes are contrasted with the documentary record to explore the critical place of Indigenous peoples and Immigrant groups in the region’s history. This talk will touch on early exploration, including colonial forts and explorer’s campsites, post-contact Indigenous sites and landscapes, and colonial settlements highlighting the ongoing important connections between historic places and modern people.Douglas C. Wilson is an archeologist with the National Park Service and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Portland State University. He has written extensively on colonial and historical archaeology of the Pacific Northwest. His newest book will arrive in December 2024 “HistoricalArchaeology of the Pacific Northwest” by University of Florida Press. |
Tuesday, October 22
| 10:00 am-11:00 am | "Design of The James Webb Space Telescope," Dr. Daniel Borrero [John Kaufmann], Cone Chapel  This presentation will focus on the design and construction of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and how it operates. Dr. Daniel Borrero is Associate Professor of Physics Department, ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ University. |
| 11:00 am-12:00 pm | "Findings of The James Webb Space Telescope," Dr. Richard Watkins [John Kaufmann], Cone Chapel 
This hour will focus on the images from the JWST and what we are learning from them about the cosmos. Dr. Richard Watkins is Professor in the Physics Department, ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ University. |
| 1:00 pm-3:00 pm | "The Making of the Oregon Encyclopedia and Films Made in Oregon," Jim Scheppke [Ann Lovejoy], Cone Chapel 
The Making of the Oregon Encyclopedia Launched in 2008 to celebrate the 2009 Oregon Sesquicentennial, the Oregon Encyclopedia is Oregon’s premier online public history resource. A project of the Oregon Historical Society, the Oregon Encyclopedia features over 2,000 articles and essays written by over 1,000 scholars. The Encyclopedia serves a worldwide audience and logs more than one million visitors each year. In this presentation, former Oregon State Librarian Jim Scheppke, a founding member of the Oregon Encyclopedia Editorial Board, will describe how the project came to be, what the Encyclopedia includes, and how it is used. He will also give a look under the hood to show how new content is developed according to the highest standards of historical scholarship. Films Made in Oregon: Six Hits and a Miss Jim Scheppke has contributed seven articles to date to the Oregon Encyclopedia that tell the stories of the most famous films that were made in Oregon. They range from silent films to contemporary films and include hits like One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Goonies, and Animal House. In this presentation Scheppke will describe in depth how the films came to be made in Oregon and how the filming went. He will talk about his favorites among the films and about the one film he will never watch again. Jim Scheppke was the State Librarian of Oregon from 1991 to 2012. He worked at the State Library of Oregon for twenty-five years and before that at the Texas State Library. He served as president of the Oregon Library Association and of the Western Council of State Libraries, and has written numerous articles for professional library publications. In his retirement he has contributed 27 articles to the Oregon Encyclopedia and has served on the Editorial Board and Executive Committee. He holds a Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of Texas at Austin. |
Thursday, October 24
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Tuesday, October 29
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| 1:00 pm-3:00 pm | "The Invisible Menace: public responses to the Italian plague of 1628-31," Ann Moore , Cone Chapel 
In his historical novel The Betrothed (ed. 1827,1840-42), considered one of the greatest works of Italian fiction, Alessandro Manzoni vividly describes how people reacted to a devastating occurrence of the plague in 1630. Despite our supposedly greater understanding of contagion today, this well researched narrative sounds uncomfortably familiar. Join me as we meet some fascinating characters, explore the novel’s gorgeous setting, and speculate about how “scientific” understandings and human nature interface in the presence of an invisible and deadly menace. In the second hour, we will look at a few modern representations of pandemics in art and popular culture. Was there a transformation in the role of the plague in fiction as the danger of actual pandemics seemed to fade? What has COVID taught us about human nature and our response to a danger we cannot see, but must choose to accept as real?Ann Moore formerly taught foreign language and humanities classes, and managed international programs at several colleges and universities. She enjoys taking an interdisciplinary look at great works of literature. Ann joined ICL in Fall 2023. |
Thursday, October 31
| 10:00 am-12:00 pm | "Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz in Portland and Beyond," Bill Foster, Cone Chapel 
This program will focus the life and art of Mark Rothko, his place in art history, along with information about the new Portland Art Museum wing.Bill Foster has been an ICL member since 2015 and is a retired architect. Much of his career he spent planning, constructing, and managing facilities for the State of Oregon and ten years as State Architect. While working for the State of Oregon, he had the opportunity to collaborate on various projects with the Oregon Arts Commission Public Art Program. |