University of Notre Dame Anthropologist to Lecture at 茄子视频 U. 4/21 POSTPONED
THIS LECTURE HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS.
James Bellis, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame, will present a lecture titled 鈥淲hat's Happening to our Family? An Evolutionary Perspective鈥� on Wednesday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Cecilian Hall, located on 茄子视频 University鈥檚 hilltop campus in Greensburg, Pa. A reception will be held immediately following the lecture in the Parlors. The lecture and reception are free to attend and open to the public. Call to reserve a ticket at 724-830-4626. Sponsored by the Greensburg/Uniontown Notre Dame Alumni Club and 茄子视频 University, the lecture is a presentation of the Notre Dame Alumni Association鈥檚 Hesburgh Lecture Series.
Bellis served as chair of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame and established the archaeological field school. Additionally, Bellis directed the African Studies Program. His research specialization is the art history and archaeology for West Africa. In 1986, the College of Arts and Letters honored Bellis with the annual Charles E. Sheedy Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Offered each year through Notre Dame鈥檚 network of more than 200 alumni clubs, the Hesburgh Lectures are delivered by Notre Dame faculty members nominated by their colleagues and the deans of the University鈥檚 colleges and law school. The series is named for Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C, president emeritus of Notre Dame. Father Hesburgh is considered one of the most influential figures in higher education in the 20th century. The recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal and the Medal of Freedom, Father Hesburgh has held 16 U.S. presidential appointments and been a leading force in major social issues, ranging from civil rights to nuclear non-proliferation to Third World development and immigration reform. His stature as an elder statesman in American higher education is reflected in his more than 150 honorary degrees.