SINE NOMINE

Lasell Village - Retirement Community at Lasell College

120 Seminary Road

Saturday, April 3, 2004

1:30 - 5:00 PM (directions follow the program)

PROGRAM: Faculty from Wellesley, Assumption, MIT, St. Anselm, Lasell Colleges, and the French Library

Title: Current Cultural Quirks: Bringing us up to date

Rather than on pedagogy, the focus of our afternoon get-together will be to update us on the culture/economics/culture of some of the countries about which we teach.

Moderator: Helen Alcalá Associate Professor of French and Spanish - Lasell

1:30 PM Refreshments

2:00 PM Wilga Rivers, Professor Emerita, Harvard University: Welcome and Announcements

2:15 - 3:15 PART I

(Japan): Kimiko Abramoff - Lecturer - Babson College

Yoshimi Maeno - Lecturer - Wellesley College

Conversation : Some cultural phenomena in the younger and elder generations

China: Julien Wheatley - Senior Lecturer - MIT

Topic - surprise

3:15 Break

3:30 - 4:30 Part II

France: French Library and Cultural Center, Alliance Française of Boston and Cambridge: Barbara Bouquegneau, Director of Programs and Communications & Nathalie Drouglazet, Director of Education

Title: Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité & hijab ?

Dominican Republic: Jennifer Estrella - Saint Anselm College

"A Country in Suspense: The Dominican Republic Today."

Mexico: Helen Alcalá - Associate Professor - Lasell College

Service-Learning and current economic situation of Mexico - Coatepec, Veracruz

4:30 - More good conversation

How to get to Lasell Village

Pardon our looks! We are building a new student center on the corner of Woodland Road and Seminary. Carpooling (or T-travel) is suggested, as April 3 is an open house day at the main campus. If you encounter last minute difficulties parking, park at the Riverside T-station, only 1/2 mile from Lasell.

Directions by car:

From the West: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90) to exit 14 (Route 128, 1-95 North/South). Take the "128 North 30" ramp to exit 24 East (Route 30, Commonwealth Avenue). Travel east on Route 30 for 1.4 miles to the sign for Lasell on the right. Turn right onto Cheswick Road. Go up to the end of Cheswick Road and turn right onto Woodland Road. Go straight on Woodland Road to the construction site of the new student center (about 1/8 of a mile) and take a left onto Seminary Road. Go down the hill until you can find parking somewhere on Seminary near the Town Hall (the name of the building) of the Village (it will be on your left and has a clock tower). Ask at the desk for Froebel (the name of the room where we will have our session).

From the South: Take Route 95 (also 128) North to exit 24 East. Follow sign to Route 30. Take exit 24 (Route 30), Newton/Wayland). Turn right on Route 30/Commonwealth Ave. East - Newton/Boston. Travel east on Route 30 for 1.4 miles to the sign for Lasell on the right. Turn right onto Cheswick Road. Go up to the end of Cheswick Road and turn right onto Woodland Road. Go straight on Woodland Road to the construction site of the new student center (about 1/8 of a mile) and take a left onto Seminary Road. Go down the hill until you can find parking somewhere on Seminary near the Town Hall (the name of the building) of the Village (it will be on your left and has a clock tower). Ask at the desk for Froebel (the name of the room where we will have our session).

From the North: Take Route 95 (also 128) to exit 24. Travel 1.4 miles to the Lasell sign and turn right onto Cheswick Road. Go up to the end of Cheswick Road and turn right onto Woodland Road. Go straight on Woodland Road to the construction site of the new student center (about 1/8 of a mile) and take a left onto Seminary Road. Go down the hill until you can find parking somewhere on Seminary near the Town Hall of the Village (it will be on your left and has a clock tower). Ask at the desk for Froebel (the name of the room where we will have our session).

From the East: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90) to Route 16 (Newton-Wellesley) exit. Bear right (Route 16 West) off the ramp onto Washington Street. Go .7 mile and turn right onto Commonwealth Ave. Turn left onto Cheswick Road at the Lasell sign. Go up to the end of Cheswick Road and turn right onto Woodland Road. Go straight on Woodland Road to the construction site of the new student center (about 1/8 of a mile) and take a left onto Seminary Road. Go down the hill until you can find parking somewhere on Seminary near the Town Hall of the Village (it will be on your left). Ask at the desk for Froebel (the name of the room where we will have our session).

Directions to Lasell by MBTA (the T)

Take the Green Line, D train, that says Riverside. Riverside is the last stop. It is about a half-mile walk (or ride) to Lasell Village. Go out to the street from the T and turn left onto Grove Street. Walk along Grove Street until you encounter a large sign for Lasell Village. Turn right into the Village, walk along past the parking under the building and turn left. The first building on your right is the Town Hall (this building has a clock tower). Go in and turn left and ask at the desk for Froebel, the room in which we will be meeting.