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‘The Flourishing Child’ 2011 Events Schedule
Dec. 9, 7 p.m., Mercy Heritage Room
Lecture: Mercyhurst Civic Institute Research Analyst Kristen Burillo and Natalie Montero of the Strengthening Families-Erie Family Center on “Family Ties: How Parents Influence Adolescent Substance Abuse.” Free and open to the public.
Feb. 15, 7 p.m., Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center
Concert: The Young People’s Chorus of Erie, the only comprehensive youth chorus program in northwestern Pa., performs. Free and open to the public.
March 9, 4 p.m., Faculty Dining Room
March 23, 4 p.m., Mercy Heritage Room
April 20, 4 p.m., Mercy Heritage Room
Book Discussion: A Lenten Opportunity: Read and Act. A discussion of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn, focusing on the exploitation of girls and young women around the world. For Mercyhurst employees. (The book can be purchased at the Mercyhurst Bookstore)
March 24, 7:30 p.m., Mercy Heritage Room
Lecture: Fr. George Strohmeyer and Vicki Washek of Erie’s l’Arche Community deliver the annual Bishop Oscar Romero Lecture. L’Arche enables people with and without disabilities to share their lives in communities of faith and friendship. Free and open to the public.
April 13, 4 p.m., Mercy Heritage Room
Panel: Student Rachel Brown, Dr. Natasha Duncan and Professor Lena Surzhko-Harned speak on topics covered in Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn, such as female sexual slavery, honor/shame killings, and maternal mortality. Free and open to the public.
April 14, 9 a.m.-noon, Mercy Heritage Room
Lecture: Pennsylvania State Police Corporals Govan Martin and Shawn German (retired) on “The West Nickel Mines Amish School Shooting and Effective Crisis Intervention.” Free and open to the public. (Pre-registration and a $15 fee required to earn three social work continuing education credits. Call Dr. Peggy Black, 824-2453.)
