Community Calendar

Missouri State University's Reynolds College of the Arts, Social Sciences & Humanities and the departments of Political Science & Philosophy, History, and Sociology, Anthropology and Gerontology will host a political science lecture on April 21 at 5:30 pm in Glass Hall 108.

Dr. Ben Kleinerman of Baylor University will present "The Enduring Principles of the Declaration."

Dr. Kleinerman is the R.W. Morrison Professor of Political Science at Baylor University where he teaches classes on political thought and political institutions. Kleinerman's first book, The Discretionary President: The Promise and Peril of Executive Power, explores the role of discretionary executive power in our constitutional order and he is completing another book, The Crisis Presidency. Prior to Baylor, Kleinerman held positions at Harvard University, Princeton University, and the James Madison College at Michigan State University.

The Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities at Missouri State University, in collaboration with the Department of Art and Design, Sculpture Walk Springfield, and the History Museum on the Square are sponsoring a public talk by the internationally recognized artist Janet Echleman on Thursday April 23 at 6:00 in the Fox Theatre in downtown Springfield. The talk is free and open to the public.

Echleman’s work crosses disciplinary boundaries between art, urban design, engineering, computer science, and performance. Her monumental installations have been installed in museums and public spaces around the globe. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Harvard Loeb Fellowship, a Fulbright Sr. Lectureship, and other prizes. Her TED talk “Taking Imagination Seriously” has been viewed more than two million times.
Immediately following her public talk at the Fox Theatre, Echelman will be signing copies of her recently published career-spanning book Radical Softness: The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman. Copies of the book can be ordered through Bookmarx as well as purchased at the signing.

Questions about the event can be sent to ArtandDesign@missouristate.edu

Watch ancestral skills specialist Don Brink transform simple rocks into artistic and functional points similar to the ones used by early humans. Learn the basics and try your hand at this age-old skill. Ages 10 and up. Registration required. Register online at mdc.mo.gov/SouthwestEvents or call 417-888-4237 for more information.