The days leading up to ECLA week were full of preparations: late night essay writing, the purchasing of book making and gardening supplies, sign-up lists for special workshops and concerts, debate and choir rehearsals, campaigning for student-delegate candidates and Annual Conference themes and football practice. The faculty/student football/soccer showdown received special attention and inspiration from
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WORKSHOP: Books, books, books
At ECLA, we are surrounded by books all of the time: by Plato, Homer and Sophocles. But the book as an object is not really something to which we usually pay much attention. It is just a means to an end, an object necessary to convey the ideas and thoughts that interest us. What does
College Community Takes Part in ‘ECLA Week’ Events
The fifth week of Fall semester is ‘ECLA Week’, a week that allows students, faculty and administration to take a break from the regular academic routine and participate in community-building activities. The special week was initiated last year and includes events ranging from academic to social to athletic. ECLA invited Michael Cullen to open the
ECLA Week Features Guest Lecturers Eduardo Velasquez and Levent Soysal
ECLA Week in Winter Term this year featured guest lecturers Eduardo Velasquez (Washington and Lee University) and Levent Soysal, who has been a regular visitor to ECLA since year-round teaching began in 2002. Velasquez spoke and led a seminar on the play Copenhagen, while Soysal lectured on immigration cultures in Berlin. A site visit to the heavily Turkish neighborhoods
ECLA Week
Fifth week of Autumn quarter is ECLA Week. During this week special events and seminars are scheduled that focus on the ECLA community and special resources for students. The week opens with a lecture from Wayne C. Thompson on the expansion of the European Union. Other events include a trip to a concert of the German