Defiance College offers Six PERC Workshops in Spring Semester Defiance College will hold six Professional Enrichment and Renewal Courses (PERC) during the 2009 spring semester. The workshop series complies with the guidelines of No Child Left Behind requirements for quality professional development and are one credit hour graduate courses. continue | more news
Defiance College Receives Community Engagement Classification Defiance College is one of 119 U.S. colleges and universities selected by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its 2008 Community Engagement Classification. continue | more news
McMaster Symposium | Collegiate Global Summit 2008 Equality of Opportunity
April 9-11, 2008
Please join the Defiance College community in an extended dialogue about the implications of global democracy and learn how McMaster School Scholars and Fellows are advancing humanity in their work internationally. This three-day event allows students, faculty and other campus and community leaders to reflect on their efforts to address critical global issues and serve humanity.
Keynote Speakers
Baldemar Velásquez & The Honorable Alan Page
The Honorable Alan Page McMaster Symposium | Collegiate Global Summit
Thursday, April 10, 2008 7:00pm
Schomburg Auditorium, Dana Hall
Alan Page is Minnesota’s first African-American Supreme Court Justice. An education advocate, he established a foundation to create equal education opportunities for underprivileged children. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings. While still in the NFL, he prepared for his post-football days by earning a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School. Justice Page was first elected to the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1992. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame.
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“In my third year at Defiance, I have already made valuable connections in the business world. An internship at Campbell's Soup placed me in a supervisor position, overseeing an important operation that helped produce Campbell's V8 beverages. I also work at TAS Aviation at Defiance's Airport. Making this connection helped me earn my private pilot's license - one of my lifelong dreams.“
Brad Zarembski
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Schomburg Series and NEA present Russel Martin and the Relics
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 7:00pm
Schomburg Auditorium
Russel Martin and the Relics close out Schomburg season
Russel Martin and the Relics will wrap up the 2007-08 Defiance College Schomburg Series when they perform Tuesday, April 8, at 7 p.m. in Schomburg Auditorium. continue
Abraham Lincoln Series
Monday, January 12
Schomburg Auditorium 7:30pm
Lincoln's Ability to Rise to Greatness - Gerald Bazer Abraham Lincoln 200th Birthday Celebration: A year long series
Presenter:Gerald Bazer is Dean Emeritus of Owens Community College and well-known author on Abraham Lincoln's presidency.
Exhibit: The exhibit will focus on campaign memorabilia and literature of the 1860 campaign.
Abraham Lincoln 200th Birthday Celebration
Defiance College and the City of Defiance invite you to rediscover a life you though you knew. Journey through a year-long series of engaging presentations and exhibits that reflect on the multiple factors of arguably our greatest president. read more
Can I participate in athletics? What is service-learning? Where will I live on campus? Will I get a job after graduation? Is the campus safe? These and many other questions will be answered as you have the chance to learn about all aspects of the Defiance College campus during various campus sessions. The College's vision calls for an educational experience of engagement - civic, cultural, and learning - for all students. Learn more about the McMaster School for Advancing Humanity, the Carolyn M. Small Honors Program, and the Citizen-Leader Program.
You'll tour campus and have the opportunity to meet with our faculty and learn about all of our academic programs. And if you're still deciding about a major, don't worry. There's a session just for you! And remember ... lunch is on us!
Thursday, September 4 11:00am
Gather in the Quad - East of the Serrick Campus Center
Please join us to celebrate the beginning of a new academic year at fall Convocation on Thursday, September 4 at 11:00. We will gather in the quad east of the Serrick Campus Center and process to the Weaner Center. Faculty and students will process by academic areas, which will have designated meeting places in the quad. Convocation will be followed immediately by an all-campus picnic on the lawn across the street from the Weaner Center. This is an important event for welcoming the first-year students to our community and all faculty and staff are urged to attend. Attire is business (business casual for students).
Thinking about transferring to DC? Then visit campus and get answers to your questions. Talk with the Registrar and have an immediate transcript evaluation, learn about transfer merit awards and financial aid, converse with our faculty on major areas of study, learn about our adult programs including the Fast Track program, hear from current transfer students on why they transferred to DC, and tour our growing campus. Accepted transfer students will also schedule their classes for the spring semester during the December Open House and for the fall semester during the April Open House.
Thursday, June 26, 2008 Friday, June 27, 2008 Saturday, June 28, 2008 8:00pm
Schomburg Auditorium
Sunday, June 29, 2008 2:00pm
Schomburg Auditorium
Fort Defiance Players to perform "Urinetown"
“Urinetown,” to be presented by Fort Defiance Players on June 26 – 29, is a really great show with an admittedly awful title—and mildly disgusting subject matter. continue
You are about to embark on a new and exciting chapter in your life. Defiance College is committed to making this a positive and fulfilling experience for each and every student.
The last step to finalize your Fall Semester 2008 enrollment is for you to schedule your classes and take care of any other items. The Orientation Program is designed to give incoming accepted students and parents a broad overview of the academic and co-curricular programs at Defiance College. continue
Baldemar Velásquez McMaster Symposium | Collegiate Global Summit
Wednesday, April 9, 2008 7:00pm
Schomburg Auditorium, Dana Hall
Baldemar Velásquez founded the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) in 1967 and has become a highly respected national and international leader in the farm labor, Latino, and immigrant rights movements. Velásquez has spent his life working for social justice for all peoples. Velásquez holds a B.A. in Sociology from Bluffton University and honorary doctorates from Bowling Green State University and the University of Toledo. Widely recognized for his work, Velásquez is a recipient of a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellowship.
"Life in Occupied Palestine: Eyewitness Stories and Photos" McMaster Symposium | Collegiate Global Summit
Thursday, April 10, 2008 5:30pm
St. John United Church of Christ
"Life in Occupied Palestine: Eyewitness Stories and Photos" will be presented by author Anna Baltzer as part of this year's McMaster Symposium on Thursday, April 10, at 5:30 p.m. in St. John United Church of Christ. Baltzer is the author of Witness in Palestine: A Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories. The purpose of her presentation and her book is to provide those interested in the Palestine conflict with critical information and documentation that can be difficult to obtain through mainstream media sources, and to encourage dialogue towards taking action on the issue. Anna's hope is that her presentation and book will also offer a thoughtful perspective given her background as the granddaughter of Polish-born Holocaust refugees. She sees it as her responsibility to expose the injustices of today in light of those of the past. She is a graduate of Columbia University, a Fulbright Scholar, and three-time volunteer with the International Women's Peace Service. Her presentation is free and open to the public.
"Celebrate Diversity" Workshop McMaster Symposium | Collegiate Global Summit
Thursday, April 10, 2008 3:30pm
Schauffler Hall
A workshop on diversity will be offered as part of this year’s McMaster Symposium/Global Summit at Defiance College. “Celebrate Diversity” is the theme of a 90-minute workshop led by Dr. Sandra Golden, assistant professor of education at DC.
The workshop will be held on Thursday, April 10, at 3:30 p.m. in Schauffler Hall on the DC campus. In the session, participants will learn about dimensions of diversity and how to create climates of inclusiveness, define diversity, self-investigate, and develop a diversity action puzzle. “Participants will gain the skills and knowledge to continue the process of self-investigation and inclusiveness,” said Dr. Golden. continue
Hench Autism Studies Program at Defiance College to Host Open House
Thursday, December 4 4:00pm - 7:00pm Serrick Campus Center
The Hench Autism Studies Program at Defiance College will hold an open house event on Thursday, December 4, from 4 – 7 p.m. in the Serrick Campus Center.
The open house will feature information about the resource and referral center for families of children and adults with autism; tours of the on-campus public school classroom for adolescents with autism; and the new licensure within the Master of Arts in Education Program for Intervention Specialist, Mild and Moderate with an emphasis in Autism. There will also be opportunities to speak with DC professors, teachers in the new licensure Master’s program, and current DC students participating in initiatives of the Hench Autism Studies Program. continue
Senior Students in Theater Directing Class Present
"Come Blow Your Horn"
Friday, April 18, 2008 Saturday, April 19, 2008 7:30pm
Schomburg Auditorium
Sunday, April 20, 2008 1:30pm
Schomburg Auditorium
Please note the following time changes. The performance, 'Come Blow Your Horn', will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.
DC theater students to perform ‘Come Blow Your Horn’ Neil Simon’s “Come Blow Your Horn” will be presented April 18-20 by senior students in the Theater Directing class at Defiance College. The three-act comedy will be performed in Schomburg Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are available at the door for $6 for adults and $5 for students. continue
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brownto speak at Defiance College
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
6:30pm - Doors Open
7:30pm - Speakers Begin
Hubbard Banquet Room - Serrick Campus Center
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brownto speak at Defiance College Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown will be appearing in support of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign Tuesday, Oct. 28, on the Defiance College campus. The event will be held in the Hubbard Banquet Room of the Serrick Campus Center. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the speakers beginning at 7:30 p.m. continue
