Programs held in 1998-1999
John Deere Chapter of Sigma Xi
Program List Archive

"The Future of the Liberal Arts and Sciences"

Stephen Jay Gould

Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology
Professor of Geology, Harvard University
President, American Academy for the Advancement of Science

10:00 am, Saturday, October 31, 1998
Centennial Hall
Augustana College
Rock Island, Illinois

After the talk, two new buildings on the Augustana campus were dedicated - the Science Building and the Olin Educational Technology Building. At 11:45 am, Sigma Xi members gathered in the lobby of the Science Building and proceeded on a tour of both buildings. The tour guides were Sigma Xi members Cecilia Vogel, Dave Renneke, Lori Scott, Dave DeWit, and Stacey Rodman.

• Sigma Xi Annual Meeting in Vancouver - November 13-15, 1998 - Bonnie and Jim Smith attended and represented the John Deere Chapter. There was also a two-day forum on November 12-13 to explore academic, industry, and policy perspectives on international cooperation in science and technology. The forum chronicled cooperative experiences in areas such as high-energy physics, space, global environment, health sciences, standards development, and international security, and addressed the practical issues that complicate collaboration, such as intellectual property, patents, funding mechanisms, and geopolitical influences.

• QCESC Annual Banquet - Friday, February 26, 1999 at Jumers in Bettendorf. 5:30 pm - social hour, 6:30 pm - banquet, 7:15 pm - program. The speaker was Dr. Martin J. Vanderploeg, Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Engineering Animation Inc., Ames, Iowa. The title of the talk was "Virtual Reality - 3D Computer Modeling - Immersion". The cost of the banquet was $20. There was a $5 charge for attending the program only. Reservations were made by calling 309-748-2050 by Tuesday, Feb. 16.

"Recreational boating and aquatic ecosystems - Are they compatible?"

Tim Asplund

Aquatic Biologist, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 pm, Monday, March 29, 1999
New Science Building - Room 304
Directly south of 7th Ave. and 35th St.
Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois

Parking is available on 7th Ave. as well as in Parking Lot H located on top of the hill northwest of the building. A few parking spaces adjacent to the north entrance are handicap only. Room 304 is at the south end of the building where the main outside doors are located.

"An Excursion to the Land of Polyhedra"
or
"What Do Mathematicians Do Anyway?"

Dr. Margaret Bayer

Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer
Professor of Mathematics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Friday, April 30, 1999

If you will be attending the banquet, the cost is $12 per person. Please send a check payable to John Deere Chapter of Sigma Xi to Stacey Rodman, Mathematics Department, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL 61201. Reservations are due by April 20.