In honor of our 150th anniversary, these programs and projects from across the university were created to
highlight the many ways UNH inspires innovation and transforms lives.
March
RESCHEDULED EVENT - How Land-Grant Universities Transformed American Higher Education: The Past As a Foundation for the Future -- A talk and panel discussion
Dr. Nathan Sorber of West Virginia University will speak about the history and impact of land grant universities and the key roles they should have moving forward. Following Dr. Sorber's talk, in honor of the 150th, we will look to the future with a panel discussion and questions and comments from the audience: What Is UNH's Role in Serving the Public Good?
Wednesday, March 29, 4:30pm; Huddleston Ballroom
The event will be followed by a reception celebrating UNH faculty and staff, which will include an exhibit of faculty contributions to the CELEBRATE 150 Academic Series.
Sponsored by the Carsey School of Public Policy, CELEBRATE 150 Academic Series, and the Rudman Center's Public Forum Series. Registration is requested.
April
UNH is 150! Archaeology Helps Us Understand Our School's Past, Present, and Future
NEW DATE! Saturday, April 8, 2017; 1pm; Huddleston Ballroom
Spring 2017 Open Archaeology & Anthropology Day - As part of the UNH 150th celebrations, our event will be bigger and better than ever, including workshops (flint knapping, mock dig, prehistoric foods, atlatl throwing, iron smithing), a walking tour of historic sites and Campus Archaeology excavations led by the Anthropology Club, as well as a number of exhibits by multicultural student clubs/orgs. This event is an opportunity for students and the public to cultivate awareness and acceptance of all people and their cultures, in the past, present, and future.
Thompson School Town Fair
Saturday, April 1, 2017; 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM; Cole Hall
Get a glimpse of what life was like in the 1860s and experience how our programs helped prepare students for careers in agriculture, forestry, horticulture, and other subjects as the Thompson School grew throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries. Our Culinary Arts students will be preparing food commonly served during the period, while our Civil Technology department will be displaying and demonstrating the use of historic surveying equipment. The Forestry team will process timber using tools and techniques representative of the times, while Integrated Agriculture and Applied Animal Science staff and students will display oxen, sheep, and chickens. Our Horticultural Technology team, while also taking part in the UNH Greenhouse Open House going on that day, will feature a display in the greenhouse about 19th century horticultural practices.
7 Boxes of Books
April 19-23, 2017; Hennessy Theatre
A Devised Piece Created By The Cast - A collaboration between the UNH Theatre & Dance Department and Mask And Dagger Dramatic Society - Directed by Aimee Blesing
One hundred and fifty years ago, a field with a stone building became what is known today as the University of New Hampshire. That building and seven boxes of books are what planted the roots for a great institution. Throughout the years UNH has been a part of some many great moments in history. Come and join the journey that is this original play.
Original Composition "The Poets' Guide to New Hampshire"
Christopher Kies, Dept. of Music - An original musical composition to be performed by the UNH Concert Choir, the texts for which will be taken from two collections of Poetry entitled, The 2008 (and 2010) Poets' Guide to New Hampshire.
Fall 2016 Events & Programs
September
Social Innovation Week 2016 - Careers with Impact: How UNH Alums Are Driving Transformative Change
Tuesday, September 27 - 3:40 PM - 5:00 PM; MUB Theater 1
Questions? Contact Faina Bukher 603-862-3697
Learn more about Social Innovation Week 2016
Agricultural Innovation and Research at UNH: Twilight Meeting and Research Field Day
Wednesday, September 28 - 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM Kingman Farm
Questions? Contact Lori Wright 603-862-1452
Sidore Lecture: Priscilla Wald - "From Angels to Replicants: 'What is Human Now'?”
Thursday, September 29 - 2:15 PM - 4:00 PM Memorial Union Building - Theatre II
Part of the Saul O. Sidore Memorial Lecture Series 2016-17: "Who’s Human Now? Historical and Philosophical Ideas About Humanity and Personhood”
Questions? Contact Katie Umans 603-862-4356
ED Talks: UNH Celebrates 150 Years of Learning In and Beyond the Classroom
"Reducing Head Impacts in American Football: The HuTT® helmetless tackling training technique"
Thursday, September 29 - 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Dunleavy Reading Room, Special Collections, Dimond Library Level One
Erik Swartz (UNH Kinesiology)
All welcome. Refreshments will be served.
Questions? Contact the Dimond Library at 603-862-3152
Social Innovation Week 2016 - Unlikely Allies: The Powerful Story of a Global Corporation and an NGO Collaborating
Thursday, September 29 - 3:40 PM - 5:00 PM MUB Theater 1
Questions? Contact Faina Bukher 603-862-3697
Learn more about Social Innovation Week 2016
College of Liberal Arts: Public Archaeology Day
Friday, September 30 - 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Outside Congreve Hall, at the corner of Edgewood Road and Main Street
The Department of Anthropology is sponsoring an archaeological dig right on the UNH campus. Join in for a chance to help uncover artifacts from UNH's 150-year history!
Questions? Contact Meghan Howey
UNH Outdoor Education: Through the lens of the life and legacy of Evelyn Browne
Friday, September 30 - 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Browne Center
Display and program chronicling the life and legacy of Evelyn Browne, who donated land to UNH so that the Browne Center could be established. Event will include refreshments and tours of the Browne Center property. Shuttling to/from the event will be available.
Questions? Contact Jayson Seaman 603-862-1162
HCUR International Undergraduate Research Symposium
Friday, September 30 - 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. MUB Theatres 1 & 2
This year’s International Undergraduate Research Symposium will feature brief illustrated research presentations crafted for a general audience of faculty, students, administrators, supporters, families, and invited guests.
Questions? Contact Peter Akerman 603-862-4323.
October
Beyond Brexit: What Comes Next for Great Britain & the EU
Speaker: Harriet Cross, UK Consul General to Boston
Tuesday, October 4 - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, UNH Manchester, 88 Commercial St, Room 201
Part of the Global Tipping Points - World in Transition speaker series in partnership with the World Affairs Council of NH
Questions? Contact Dana Pierce
Wind Symphony Concert - Sesquicentennial Fanfare
October 12 - 8:00 PM Johnson Theatre
This concert will feature the premiere of Old Ben's Farm (Fanfare for Wind Symphony), composed in honor of the UNH sesquicentennial celebration.
Questions? Contact Andrew Boysen
Questions? Contact Andrew Boysen
180 Blue Restaurant
Thursdays, October 13, 20, 27 - 5:30-7:30pm; Cole Hall
180 Blue Restaurant is run by the Thompson School's Culinary Arts & Nutrition Program. This fall the featured cuisine is American Regional with one dish being created from a recipe from the 1890's to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of UNH. Thursdays: October 20, 27; November 3, 10, 17
Questions? Contact Charlie Caramihalis 603-862-1025
ED Talks: UNH Celebrates 150 Years of Learning In and Beyond the Classroom
“Using Geospatial Technologies to Create Better Understanding of Ancient Sites”
Professor Meghan Howey (Anthropology)
Wednesday, October 26 - 4:00 p.m.- 5:30 p.m., Dunleavy Reading Room, Special Collections, Dimond Library Level One
All welcome. Refreshments will be served.
Questions? Contact the Dimond Library at 603-862-3152.
Sidore Lecture: Anita Superson - "Feminism and Liberalism on Bodily Autonomy: Not Such Strange Bedfellows After All"
Anita Superson, Professor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky
Thursday, October 27 - 2:15 PM-3:30 PM, Memorial Union Building - Theatre II
Questions? Contact Katie Umans katie.umans@unh.edu 2-4356
The Saul O Sidore Memorial Lecture Series was established in 1965 in memory of Saul O Sidore of Manchester, New Hampshire. The purpose of the series is to offer the University community and the state of New Hampshire programs that raise critical and sometimes controversial issues facing our society. The University of New Hampshire Center for the Humanities sponsors the programs. The theme of this year's series is "Who's Human Now? Historical and Philosophical Ideas About Humanity and Personhood."
November
Heilbronner Lecture: Dariusz Stola
Tuesday, November 1 - 5:00pm Murkland Hall, Rm 115 (auditorium)
Dariusz Stola is an historian; director of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews; professor at the Institute for Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences; and fellow at the Center for Migration Research, Warsaw University.
The Hans Heilbronner lecture series honors the memory of Hans Heilbronner, professor of history, who served the University of New Hampshire with distinction from 1954 until 1991. This event is sponsored by the Endowed Fund for Holocaust Education.
180 Blue Restaurant
Thursdays, November 3, 10, 17 - 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM; Cole Hall
Questions? Contact Charlie Caramihalis 603-862-1025
180 Blue Restaurant is run by the Thompson School's Culinary Arts & Nutrition Program. This fall the featured cuisine is American Regional with one dish being created from a recipe from the 1890's to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of UNH.
The Long Game: How Obama Defied Washington and Redefined America’s Role in the World
Tuesday, November 15 - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, UNH Manchester, 88 Commercial St, Room 201
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With the unique perspective of having served at the three national security power centers during President Barack Obama’s tenure— the White House, State Department, and Pentagon—Derek Chollet will examine the President’s foreign policy legacy and offer important lessons for the next president. Part of the Global Tipping Points - World in Transition speaker series in partnership with the World Affairs Council of NH |
Questions? Contact Dana Pierce
Sidore Lecture: Steven M. Wise - "The Struggle to Attain Legal Rights for Nonhuman Animals"
Thursday, November 17; 2:15 PM-4:00 PM; MUB Theater I
Questions? Contact Katie Umans 862-4356
The Saul O Sidore Memorial Lecture Series was established in 1965 in memory of Saul O Sidore of Manchester, New Hampshire. The purpose of the series is to offer the University community and the state of New Hampshire programs that raise critical and sometimes controversial issues facing our society. The University of New Hampshire Center for the Humanities sponsors the programs. The theme of this year's series is "Who's Human Now? Historical and Philosophical Ideas About Humanity and Personhood."
ED Talks: UNH Celebrates 150 Years of Learning In and Beyond the Classroom
"Students Getting Their Feet Wet and Their Vision Widened"
Wednesday, November 30 - 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Dunleavy Reading Room, Special Collections, Dimond Library Level One
Professor Emeritus Art Borror (Biology)
All welcome. Refreshments will be served.
Questions? Contact the Dimond Library at 603-862-3152.
CELEBRATE 150: The History of Diversity and Equity at UNH
A video featuring representatives presenting the history of the Office of Community, Equity and Diversity, (Assoc. VP Jaime Nolan) and the President’s
Commissions on equity and inclusion. Campus leaders tell stories of advocacy and explain how new understandings and collaborations are building a diverse, welcoming community. They share a passion for specific accomplishments on the Commissions and their service to the university in supporting equity and inclusion.
Celebrating the Student!
September 29, 2016 - Spring 2017, Dimond Library Foyer
A selection of full-sized photo images of students from several eras will mingle in the foyer and invite “selfies.”
A selection of full-sized photo images of students from several eras will mingle in the foyer and invite “selfies.”
UNH Durham Campus 3D View Through Time
Robert Henry, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Chao Yang, graduate student, Civil Engineering - 3D view of the UNH Durham campus 1909-2014.
UNH is 150! Archaeology Helps Us Understand Our School's Past, Present, and Future
September 30, 2016 Public Archaeology Day; Spring 2017 Open Archaeology Day
UNH 150th Historical Walking Tour of Campus and Historic Map Exhibit
Michael Routhier, Geospatial Science - Construction of a mobile web-mapping application which will feature an interactive map of the UNH campus. This project will be ongoing through December 2016.
150 Years of Bees at UNH
Sandra Rehan, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences - The Rehan lab is conducting a long-term assessment of floral requirements and habitat preferences for native bees in efforts to better conserve local populations. Students have developed a database of historic records of bees including 14,000 bee specimens spanning 150 years in the state to examine former ranges and population numbers for the 200+ species found locally. A display of 6000+ bee specimens showcases the diversity of native bees in NH.
7 Boxes of Books
A Devised Piece Created By The Cast - A collaboration between the UNH Theatre & Dance Department and Mask And Dagger Dramatic Society - Directed by Aimee Blesing
April 19-23, 2017; Hennessy Theatre
One hundred and fifty years ago, a field with a stone building became what is known today as the University of New Hampshire. That building and seven boxes of books are what planted the roots for a great institution. Throughout the years UNH has been a part of some many great moments in history. Come and join the journey that is this original play.
Equine Sesquicentennial: Riding Through the Years
November 28 - December 14 - UNH Museum, Dimond Library, M-F 12:00-4:00PM, W 12:00-8:00PM
Cindy Burke, Director, UNH Therapeutic Riding Program - A student produced multi-media display on the transformation of the equine on campus from a mode of transportation and farm work animal to its current role within our BS Equine Studies and AAS Equine programs.
"Land, Sea, Space" - A mural painted by students
Dimond Library, 2nd floor
Jennifer Moses, Department of Art & Art History - Mural that speaks to UNH's rich history; researched, themed, developed, and painted by students in Art & Art History.
Original Composition "Old Ben's Farm" - UNH Wind Symphony
Andrew Boysen, Department of Music - An original piece composed in honor of the UNH sesquicentennial celebration, Old Ben’s Farm (Fanfare for Wind Symphony).
Original Composition "The Poets' Guide to New Hampshire"
Christopher Kies, Dept. of Music - An original musical composition to be performed by the UNH Concert Choir, the texts for which will be taken from two collections of Poetry entitled, The 2008 (and 2010) Poets' Guide to New Hampshire
Women's Studies Course: The Fruit of The Struggle
Spring 2017; WS 505.05; T/R 9:40-11:00am
Jane Stapleton, Affiliate Faculty, Women's Studies Program - Inspired by UNH’s Sesquicentennial Celebration, this course will engage students in an honest and empowering examination of diversity challenges on a number of axes faced at UNH over the course of its 150 years. We will begin by exploring women’s changing roles at UNH throughout time and how they correspond with changes in the larger culture. This analysis will extend to a diversity of identities at UNH, including race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, class and sexual orientation. Through studied exploration of important work in the area of diversity, the class will produce an archival record for public display. This display will concretely demonstrate the innovative strategies tested in our long history of hardship and hope at UNH. The course will bring into specific relief the ways a land-grant university can transform the region and beyond by the work we do on campus and the people that we help to shape. (Fulfills Discovery Historical Perspectives and Inquiry requirements.)
