Lecture Hall, S2-3

Topic: Education As The 4th Global Goal By The United Nations
Venue: Student Life Building room S2-03
Date and Time: Thursday, April 7th, 2016 From 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

One of The United Nation's Global Goals is to ensure that by 2030, all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and Goal-4 effective learning outcomes. The event is free and students from different countries and cultures will speak about the importance of quality education.

Dr. Cathlyn Mariscotti, professor of History at Holy Family University

A Big Read event, celebrating the Philadelphia Work of Edgar Allan Poe through October and November 2015

Poe scholar and author, and University of Pennsylvania Professor of History, Dr. John Tresch, will give our keynote lecture from his forthcoming book on Edgar Allan Poe, focusing on nineteenth-century science and technology. This talk will present Poe in his contextualized space of Philadelphia as well as illuminate the technological and scientific advances of his era.

What Orphan Train Teaches Us about the Past and the Present: Christina Baker Kline will briefly read from her novel Orphan Train and discuss what the immigration experience of the past can teach us about the experience of immigrants today. She will present a slide show on the history of her topic and answer questions about her research and writing process. A book-signing will follow. Open to the public. Co-sponsored by the Free Library of Philadelphia.