Lenfest Commons

Student Research Day 2019

Jenny — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 15:43:17 +0000

Student Research Day 2019

Friday, May 3, 2019 - 4 am

Jenny Wed, 01/23/2019 - 10:43

Our Community, Our Children: The Impact of Poverty

TTosten — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 18:15:19 +0000

Our Community, Our Children: The Impact of Poverty

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 8 am

TTosten Mon, 09/05/2016 - 14:15

Lenfest Commons

By: Jonathan Raber and Christy Unger

Through this presentation, participants will engage in an interactive discussion on poverty and its effects on our communities and our children. Participants will understand the barriers and challenges faced by many individuals and families in our area as they struggle through poverty; as well as learn ways to get involved in local initiatives to assist our children and our families.

Jonathan Raber is a community organizer who works for South Central Community Action Programs (SCCAP). Over the past 7 years he has developed a local community initiative called Support Circles, which builds relationships that inspire and equip people to overcome poverty. Jonathan is also a community speaker and advocate for issues related to poverty. He serves on the Healthy Franklin County taskforce, the Franklin County ReEntry Advisory Board, and the Keystone Health Board of Directors.

Christy Unger has been the Prevention Coordinator at Healthy Communities Partnership for over six years. In this role she coordinates and oversees prevention education in schools, after-school programs, and community agencies; and helps planned healthy alternative events for area youth. Additionally, Christy has been the Student Assistance Program Liaison supervisor in Franklin and Fulton Counties for five years. Coordinating the schools ��Ƶ ’ needs and looking to improve access to resources in the communities in both counties is a large part of Christy ��Ƶ ’s work. She also continues to write grant applications to expand prevention programming and expand upon resources available to kids. Christy serves as the Community Mobilizer for a new Chambersburg Communities That Care coalition, working to prevent risk factors and enhance protective factors of Chambersburg ��Ƶ ’s youth. Christy participates on the Franklin County Criminal Justice Advisory Board (CJAB), and is on the Board of Directors for a local non-profit afterschool program. Christy works to increase awareness of the impact of poverty in the community. Prior to her work at Healthy Communities Partnership, Christy was a high school math teacher at a private school in Tampa, Florida for three years.

Education Programs

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The Common Hour: Engaging Climate Conflict

kconlon — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 18:22:45 +0000

The Common Hour: Engaging Climate Conflict

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 - 7 am

kconlon Wed, 03/02/2016 - 13:22

Lenfest Commons

Dr. Lisa Woolley

Do novels offer an imagination space for transcending the polarizing rhetoric of Climate Change? Barbara Kingsolver's "Flight Behavior" suggests that ecological challenges invite us to better understand ourselves and others.

The Common Hour: Climate Change and Mathematical Modeling

kconlon — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 18:20:35 +0000

The Common Hour: Climate Change and Mathematical Modeling

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 - 7 am

kconlon Wed, 03/02/2016 - 13:20

Lenfest Commons

Dr. Alexander Munson, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at ��Ƶ

The Common Hour: Animals and the Anthropocene

kconlon — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 18:18:27 +0000

The Common Hour: Animals and the Anthropocene

Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 7 am

kconlon Wed, 03/02/2016 - 13:18

Lenfest Commons

Dr. John Elia

Following Elizabeth Kolbert's "The Sixth Extinction," I consider the value of indirect arguments for concern about climate change, specifically, in terms of habitat loss, species extinction rates, and our care for animals.

Global Studies

Philosophy

Religion Studies

The Common Hour: Yearning for the End of All Things

kconlon — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 18:08:30 +0000

The Common Hour: Yearning for the End of All Things

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 6 am

kconlon Wed, 03/02/2016 - 13:08

Lenfest Commons

Yearning for the End of All Things: Who Wants That and Why?

Dr. Lee Barrett, Lancaster Theological Seminary

Fascination with the end-times has recurred with regularity in the history of Christianity. However, each generation seems to project different scenarios of the sometimes feared and sometimes hoped for future. We will look at some of the motivations for this interest, and the ways in which diverse apocalyptic passions have given rise to divergent and often conflicting theologies.

Lee Barrett is Staeger Professor of Theology at Lancaster Theological Seminary. He holds BA, MA, MDiv, and PhD degrees from Yale University and is the author of several books and articles on the thought of Soren Kierkegaard, the theology of the Reformed tradition, and Christianity and popular culture.

Global Studies

Philosophy

Religion Studies