Dani Briceno of South Miami, Fla., one of four students who will be speaking at the International Luncheon at Monmouth College on Feb. 7. The photo was taken in India.

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MONMOUTH, Ill. — Monmouth College will host four talks next week, including three on international subjects. All four events will be held on campus and are free and open to the public.

On Feb. 5, John H. Starks, Jr. will deliver a lecture entitled “Vox Feminae, Vox Populi” at 7:30 p.m. in the Morgan Room of Poling Hall. Translated, the title means “The Woman’s Voice, the People’s Voice,” and it will examine the demand for actresses in the Roman world.

Starks is a visiting assistant professor at Randolph Macon Woman’s College. The author of “Latin Laughs: A Production of Plautus’ Poenulus,” he is a graduate of Washington and Lee College and holds a Ph.D. in classics from the University of North Carolina.

On Feb. 7, the college will host an International Luncheon at noon, a Great Decisions forum at 7:30 p.m. and a talk on “GIS and Archaeology,” also at 7:30 p.m.

The latter event will be held in the Morgan Room and will feature MC physics professor Chris Fasano, senior Emily Zvolanek of Lemont, Ill., and Carrie Hritz, a research associate in the department of anthropology at Washington University.

GIS is a collection of computer hardware, software and geographic data for capturing, managing, analyzing and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. Fasano and Zvolanek will give an overview of what GIS is and how it works, as well as some simple applications related to archaeology. Hritz will illustrate ways that GIS is used by archaeologists in the field and in research.

The weekly Great Decisions forum, which will focus on Mexico, will be held in the Tartan Room of the Stockdale Center. It will be led by MC faculty members Shigeko Mato and Leisa Kauffmann.

Earlier in the day, students Dani Briceno, Erin DeFord, Sarah Evans and Leanna Wilson will recount their experiences abroad in India and France last semester.

A buffet lunch, featuring international foods, is available. A meal ticket may be purchased for $6.50 in the food service office in Stockdale Center. Lunch reservations must be made in advance by contacting Leisa Kauffmann at 309-457-2378 or lkauffmann@monm.edu.

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Barry McNamara, Associate Director of College Communications
Phone: 309-457-2117
Fax: 309-457-2330