Sunday, May 15th
9:00AM Continental breakfast available, Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd floor Barnard Hall
9:15AM – 12:00PM Class, Held Auditorium, 3rd floor Barnard Hall, Professors Callahan, Hutchinson, and McCaughey
The history of the mighty Hudson, its role in the commercial development of the Empire State and the nation and an examination of the art inspired by the Hudson River.
There will be a 15-minute break during the morning lectures.
12:15PM – 1:15PM Lunch, Sulzberger Parlor
After lunch we will board a bus to the 79th Street Boat Basin.
2:00PM – 5:00PM Sail the Hudson aboard the Clearwater Sloop
The Clearwater, America’s Environmental Flagship, was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 for its role in the environmental movement. The 106-feet-long sloop was built and launched in 1969. The sloop was among the first vessels in the U.S. to conduct science-based environmental education aboard a sailing ship, creating the template by which such programs are conducted around the world today.
Professor Callahan and the crew of the Clearwater will guide us as we travel up river and learn about the ecology of the Hudson.
5:00PM Return to the 79th Street Boat Basin
(Participants will depart from the Boat Basin)
Sunday, May 22nd
8:30AM Depart for Black Rock Forest
We will meet at the Barnard Gates to travel by comfortable motor coach to the Black Rock Forest in Cornwall, NY.
Black Rock Forest is a nearly 4000-acre natural living laboratory for field-based scientific research and education, operated by a unique consortium of colleges and universities, public and independent schools, and scientific and cultural institutions. At the Forest, Professor Callahan and Black Rock staff will lead two gentle explorations of the forest. Located in the Hudson Highlands, 50 miles north of New York City, the 3830-acre Forest encompasses native terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems now increasingly rare in the region. It features dramatic topography with more than 1000 feet of relief and numerous lakes and streams, and retains high habitat and species diversity.
12:30PM Departure from Black Rock Forest – Travel to Olana
LUNCH An elegant box lunch will be served on the bus as we travel further up the
Hudson Valley to visit Olana, the historic home of Hudson River school landscape painter, Frederic Edwin Church.
2:00PM – 4:00PM Introductory film and small group tours of Olana
4:00PM Departure for Return Trip to the Barnard campus
FEES
A comprehensive fee of $250 includes lectures, transportation, meals, and entrance fees. Participants must register for both days of the Hudson River Seminar.
ENROLLMENT will be capped at 42 Barnard alumnae and their guests. We will keep a waiting list should emergencies prevent a registrant from participating.
About the Faculty
Hilary Callahan
Professor Callahan’s integrative research examines many different features of plants—from roots to flowers to seeds. She teaches courses in Plant Evolution and Diversity, Applied Ecology and Evolution, Global Change Ecology, and Evolutionary Genetics. She oversees the living collections of the Arthur Ross Greenhouse on the roof of Milbank Hall and serves as an affiliated faculty member of Columbia’s Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology. She receives funding from the National Science Foundation, and many of her students’ research projects have been supported by Barnard’s Hughes Science Pipeline Project.
Elizabeth Hutchinson
Elizabeth Hutchinson teaches courses on American visual culture from the colonial period through the early twentieth century. Her classes focus on both fine art and mass culture and trace the material expressions of the diverse populations of North America, including Anglo-Americans, African-Americans, and Native Americans. She has developed specialized classes on Native American art, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Hudson River school, all of which make use of the rich resources of New York City. Professor Hutchinson’s research and scholarship have received support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, and Winterthur Museum and Country Estate.
Bob McCaughey
Bob A. McCaughey, professor of history and Janet H. Robb Chair in the Social Sciences, joined the faculty of Barnard in 1969. His teaching specialties include the social history of American intellectual life, the history of American colleges and universities, and early American maritime history. Professor McCaughey was a recipient of Barnard’s Emily Gregory Teaching Excellence Award in 1987. He was the founding director of the Barnard first-year seminar program and has served several terms as chair of Barnard’s history department. From 1987 to 1993 he served as dean of the Barnard College faculty. Professor McCaughey was selected by Columbia University to write a comprehensive history of the university for its 250th anniversary celebration; that book is Stand, Columbia: A History of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1754-2004, published in 2003.
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| | | Date & Location | Date: 5/15/2011 to 5/22/2011
Time: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Location: On May 15, attendees will meet at Sulzberger Parlor (3rd Floor Barnard Hall) at 9:00am. On May 22, attendees will meet in front of the main gates of Barnard before departing by motor coach to Black Rock Forest in Cornwall, NY.
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