2 RAPS SHEET n NOVEMBER 2022 CO-PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE November is here, and with it another great RAPS guest talk IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE that November is actually here. After a slow start to summer and an elongated fall, here we are in the eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar. Actually, November is derived from the word “novem,” which is Latin for nine—its position in the early Roman calendar. OK, enough of your history lesson for today. I hope you were able to attend our reception with President Stephen Percy in early October and Michael Alberty’s Oregon wine presentation later in the month. These were great ways to kick off the new academic year. Our next program will occur on Thursday, November 17. It features Nicholas Kristof, son of Jane and Ladis (Kris) Kristof, who were longtime professors at PSU. Nick’s topic will focus on challenges facing Oregon and his vision for addressing them. Nick was born in Chicago and raised on his family’s farm in Yamhill. He graduated from Harvard University and studied law at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. As a columnist for The New York Times he won two Pulitzer Prizes: the first, shared with wife Sheryl WuDunn, for coverage of the Tiananmen Square uprising and the second for his reporting on the genocide in Darfur. He is also a regular CNN contributor. He and his wife have authored five books—most recently Tightrope, which is about inequality in America and their ideas of how to fix it. Currently Nick is the general manager of the Kristof Farms. I hope you are able to join us at this program and our upcoming Holiday Party in December. Wishing you and yours a happy and joyous Thanksgiving. —Bruce Stern Upcoming RAPS events. DECEMBER Friday, December 2 Guided tour of Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA) featuring an exhibit on “The Art of Food,” with more than 100 works in a variety of media showcasing works by prominent 20th and 21st century artists. Tour leader is Anna Kienberger, education and communication coordinator. Thursday, December 8 Annual Holiday Party, Augustana Lutheran Church in Northeast Portland. JANUARY Thursday, January 19 William Comer, professor of Russian and director of PSU’s Russian Flagship Program, speaking on the RussiaUkraine War. In-person or Zoom to be determined. FEBRUARY Thursday, February 16 Jett Koda, recipient of the 2021-22 RAPS Robert Vogelsang Scholarship, now working as a medical social worker at Care Partners Hospice & Palliative Care, speaking on creating a forum for discussing death as a means of appreciating life. In-person or Zoom to be determined. The President Percy reception and Michael Alberty’s wine presentation were great ways to kick off the academic year.
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