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All of SRJC’s Arts & Lectures events are open to the public and are free unless otherwise indicated. Parking permits ($4 per day) are required for both the Santa Rosa and Petaluma campuses and are available for sale at permit machines located in campus parking lots. The machines take dollar bills or quarters.
For more information about events at the Santa Rosa Campus, call the Community Education Office at (707) 527-4372. For more information about events at the Petaluma Campus, please call the Mahoney Library, (707) 778-3974.
Monday, January 30, 2012, 12:15 PM
Newman Auditorium, Emeritus Hall
Santa Rosa Campus
The iconic work of early 20th century architect Bernard Maybeck, has influenced generations. His landmark buildings include the Palace of Fine Arts and First Church of Christ, Scientist. An emphasis on the open use of natural materials marks him as a pioneer in sustainable architecture or “green design” and his buildings are still in use throughout several states. Mark Anthony Wilson has master’ degrees in history and media. He teaches art and architecture at UC Berkeley Extension and Santa Rosa Junior College. He is the author of Julia Morgan: Architect of Beauty and Bernard Maybeck: Architect of Elegance.
Monday, February 6, 2012, 12:00-1:15 PM (please note begins at 12 noon)
Newman Auditorium, Emeritus Hall
Santa Rosa Campus
Proposition 209 passed in California in 1996. It ended the ability to apply the principles of affirmative action to public education, employment and contracting in the state. While some argue that the end of affirmative action has irrevocably changed opportunities in California for the worse, others argue that a “beyond race” system must stay in place. Join us for a moderated discussion over whether affirmative action is no longer necessary with Ward Connerly, political strategist, businessman and former UC regent; and Ajuan Mance, professor of English at Mills College.
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 7pm
Newman Auditorium, Emeritus Hall
Santa Rosa Campus
Leonard Mlodinow, author and lecturer at Cal Tech, demonstrates how our lives are profoundly informed by chance and randomness and how everything from wine ratings and corporate success to school grades and political polls are less reliable than we believe. By showing us the true nature of chance and revealing the psychological illusions that cause us to misjudge the world around us, Mlodinow gives us the tools we need to make more informed decisions. Dr. Mlodinow is also the co-author, with Stephen Hawking, of The Grand Design in which he argues that invoking God is not necessary to explain the origins of the universe. He followed this with War of the Worldviews: Science vs. Spirituality, co-authored with Deepak Chopra.
Monday, February 13, 2012, 12:15 PM
Newman Auditorium, Emeritus Hall
Santa Rosa Campus
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 7:00 PM
Mahoney Library Reading Room,
Petaluma Campus
Two Santa Rosa Junior College instructors and poets, Donna Emerson (Counseling) and Terry Ehret (English), will read from their new poetry collections, Wild Mercy, and Night Sky Journey, exploring the faces of love. This will be just in time for Valentine’s Day and the poems will be arranged to "talk" to each other.
Monday, March 5, 2012, 12:15 PM
Newman Auditorium, Emeritus Hall
Santa Rosa Campus
One woman's remarkable journey from a life sentence, to educational success & freedom. Linda Lee Smith served 30 years for an unjust conviction. In prison, she obtained her bachelor's depgree, started her master's degree, and worked as a tutor for Chaffey College's model AA-degree-in-prison program.
Monday, March 12, 2012, 12:15 PM
Newman Auditorium, Emeritus Hall
Santa Rosa Campus
There are many rights that Islam gives to women that emphasize the importance of and respect for women. Presenters Dr. Heidi Saleh, SRJC art history instructor and Jaleelah Siddiqui will explore various interpretations of Sharia law regarding Muslim women, as well as how in several countries Muslim women are provided with equal rights and opportunities to thrive professionally and academically. The presenters will also discuss why Muslim women choose to veil, Muslim women leaders and feminists, and the negative and stereotyped media portrayals of Muslims. Expect also to learn about various cultural and historical influences upon women that are separate from Islamic code.
Monday, April 2, 2012, 12:15 PM
Newman Auditorium, Emeritus Hall
Santa Rosa Campus
Painter Michael Hofmann reveals both the aesthetic technique and spiritual lessons learned from his long apprenticeship with Japanese master brush (sumi-e) painter and Zen priest Jikihara Gyokusei. Through a combination of slides and video, Hofmann will share inspiring moments of his life and studies in Kyoto, including footage of his 91-year-old teacher painting a large mural in a Japanese temple.
Friday, April 6, 2012, 7:00 PM
Newman Auditorium, Emeritus Hall
Santa Rosa Campus
For 17 months, from June 1905 to November 1906, the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco sent out an expedition of eight young men as sailor-scientists on the 89-foot schooner Academy to collect specimens in the Galápagos Islands. Each of the collectors had a scientific specialty: birds, reptiles, plants, insects, fossils, rocks, mammals, and seashells. In total, they collected some 75,000 specimens, all still housed in San Francisco at the California Academy of Sciences. The enduring legacy of the 1905-06 expedition encompasses much of what we know about the Galápagos today. The presenter is Matthew J. James, professor of paleontology, Department of Geology, Sonoma State University.
Monday, April 9, 2012, 12:00 PM (please note begins at 12 noon)
Newman Auditorium, Emeritus Hall
Santa Rosa Campus
Celebrations all over the world have marked this year’s 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, arguably the greatest novelist in the English language. Using examples from Great Expectations—the English Department's Work of Literary Merit for Spring 2012—and elsewhere, John O. Jordan will show that Dickens remains funny, relevant, and eminently readable in the 21st century. Jordan is professor of literature at UC Santa Cruz and director and co-founder of the Dickens Project, the academic consortium responsible for what New Yorker Magazine recently described as "Dickens Camp." He is the editor of The Cambridge Companion to Charles Dickens and the author of Supposing "Bleak House".
Monday, April 23, 2012, 12:15 PM
Newman Auditorium, Emeritus Hall
Santa Rosa Campus
This year, SRJC celebrates its 10 year anniversary of the Swedish Program. Each spring, 20 students from SvenEriksonsgymnasiet in Borås, Sweden, come to SRJC to take classes and stay with host families. Come and hear what some of the former students are doing now and how their experiences at SRJC and in Sonoma County have influenced their lives. This event will be presented by the Swedish students currently at the college. At the end of the presentation there will be time to ask questions and have open discussions.