Carver College of Medicine Writing Program Events

Writing and Humanities Events
date event/guests genre
May-02 Ludmerer, Kenneth MD. Discussion facilitated by Karen Hsu, M2 writing
September-02 Fineberg, Sarah M1. Literary discussion: Winterson's The PowerBook writing
September-02 Verghese, Abraham MD. AMSA Central Regional Conference Keynote Speaker writing
October-02 Simon, Jr. John F. & Christopher Merrill. "Coding as Creative Writing" & CCOM installation lecture visual art
October-02 Schrock, Lauren M4. Literary discussion: Moore's "People Like That are the Only People Here" writing
February-03 Nigam, Sanjay MD. Transplanted Man discussion and luncheon writing
April-03 Karacay, Bahri PhD & Patrick Hazell. Turkish folk & Iowa Blues performance/slide show music
April-03 Poirier, Suzanne PhD. "Literature & Writing for Med Students" discussion and luncheon writing
September-03 Kenning, Ian M2. Est. Spitatgoats medical student drum circle music
September-03 Wymore, Julia M2. Est. Stringendo medicosum, medical student strings ensemble music
September-03 Abrons, Ron M4. photograph & darkroom instruction visual art
September-03 Steward, Tyler M4. Est. Med student writers' workshop writing
September-03 Henderson, Jesse & David Trawick. Figure drawing session visual art
October-03 Morris, Paula. Iowa Writers' Workshop (IWW) literary lunch hour: Chekhov's "A Doctor's Story" writing
November-03 Kogan, Richard MD. "Tschaikovsky: Music & Melancholy" performance and discussion music
November-03 Kogan, Richard MD. "Tschaikovsky: Music & Melancholy" performance and discussion music
January-04 Wilhelm, Vinnie & Kerry Kvashay-Boyle. IWW literary lunch. Wolff's "Bullet in the Brain" writing
February-04 Coultrane, Fritha. Arabic Dance Seminar & Demonstration dance
April-04 Savitt, Todd, Jack Coulehan, & Angela Belli. UI Press Symposium: "The Healing Scribe" writing
April-04 Digman, Tom. Eat This with Tom. Cooking lessons for medical students culinary
April-04 Savitt, Todd, Jack Coulehan, & Angela Belli. UI Press Symposium: "The Healing Scribe" writing
April-04 Morris, Paula & Gallaudet Howard. IWW literary lunch hour: Lahiri's "Interpreter of Maladies" writing
September-04 Enekwechi, Nonso M1. Movies for med students film
September-04 Solyntjes, Laura M2. decoupage instruction visual art
September-04 Trawick, David & Wilheilmine Bennett. Figure drawing session visual art
October-04 Hakimi, Shinkai M2. acrylic painting instruction visual art
October-04 Bunn, Austin. IWW literary lunch hour: Moore's "People Like That are the Only People Here" writing
October-04 MacKenzie, Jennifer. IWW literary lunch hour: O'Connor's "Good Country People," poems writing
November-04 Gonzalez-Crussi, Frank MD. "The Dead as a Living" writing
December-04 Aspengren, Kate. Performance of monologues from Blue Yonder writing
January-05 Solyntjes, Laura M2. Rubber Stamp Carving visual art
February-05 College of Medicine Music Festival music
March-05 MacKenzie, Jennifer. IWW literary lunch hour: Denis Johnson's "Beverly Home" short story writing
April-05 Roberts, Anthony.  "Swing A Club: facing cancer"  dance
April-05 LeMay, Margaret.  IWW literary lunch hour:  Tribute to Frank Conroy writing
May-05 Dungy, Camille.  Poetry reading (with Bean Community et al.) writing
September-05 Major Grooves, Stringendo medicosum, M4 Tori Moss.  Performances at Learning Communities Institute reception music
September-05 Trawick, David. Figure drawing session visual art
September-05 Turner, Catharyn, M1.  Origami instruction visual art
October-05 Newman, Melissa. Watercolor painting class visual art
October-05 Young, Laura. Still life instruction at the UI Museum of Art visual art
October-05 Lepucki, Edan. IWW  literary lunch hour: AM Homes' "Do Not Disturb"  writing
November-05 Thida, Ma.  Presentation on being an activist, writer and physican in Burma writing
November-05 Wenzel, Richard P., M.D.  Reading of his book Stalking Microbes: A Relentless Pursuit of Infection Control at the Chait Galleries Downtown;  and lunch discussion co-sponsored by Bean Community Writing
December-05 Vollmer, Matthew. IWW Literary Lunch Hour: Raymond Carver's "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" writing
January-06 Turner, Catharyn M1. Est. Med Students Writers’ Group II writing
February-06 Staley, Thomas M1.  Decorative Box-Making workshop visual art
March-06 Kopp, April. IWW Literary Lunch Hour: Poetry and Science--A Love Affair Through Time writing
April-06 Music Festival (4 days) music
April-06 Geerlings, Tim.  Photographic Composition visual art
September-06 Gertken, Andrea.  Figure drawing session visual art
October-06 Koontz, I. Michael.  Literary Lunch Hour discussion of his book, "Under Cloak of Darkness" writing
November-06 Evan Drachman, Mary Au of the Piatigorsky Foundation.  A Celebration of Music, Medicine and Community.  Cello and piano performance and ten-site tour music
November-06 Melissa Newman. Transfer Art. visual art
January-07 Jim Edelen of the Iowa City Recreation Center.  Pottery Class, to benefit the Domestic Violence Intervention Program. visual art
February-07 Thomas Staley, M2.  Decorative Box Making. visual art
February-07 Katy Dion.  IWW Literary Lunch Hour:  discussion of Richard Ford's "Rock Springs" writing
February-07 Steve Kuusisto, MFA, Ohio State University assistant professor of English and Disability Studies. Discussion on poetry, blindness, and vision. writing
April-07 Janet Lauroesch, MFA.  Drawing in the Vanitas Tradition. visual art
April-07 The Examined Life:  Writing and the Art of Medicine conference
September-07 Rinde Eckert, Performance Artist and UI Alumnus writing
October-07 Cello and opera performance by Piatigorsky Foundation's Richard Dowling and Erika Wueschner Music
October-07 Janet Lauroesch, MFA.  Pen and Ink Drawing visual art
November-07 Katy Dion.  IWW Literary Lunch Hour:  discussion of John Cheever's "Goodbye, My Brother" writing
November-07 David Trawick, Figure Drawing visual art
January-08 Decorative Box Making with Thomas Staley, M3 visual art
March-08 Ceramics Class with Amy Schmuckal of the Iowa City Recreation Center visual art
April-08 Exquisite Corpse art class, with Melissa Newman visual art
April-08 The Examined Life:  Writing and the Art of Medicine conference
April-08 Katy Dion. IWW Literary Lunch Hour:  discussion of JD Salinger's "Uncle Wiggley in Connecticut" writing
April-08 Bluestone Project, with weaver Rebecca Bluestone, and classical guitarist Robert Bluestone visual art, Music