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The PUB Gallery of Art at Peninsula College will feature a retrospective of two-dimensional art by Cory Ench from February 26 through April 3.

Ench, an International and Washington State Art Commission rostered artist, will offer a presentation focused on his artistic journey through life that features his public murals, poster designs, cover art, fractal art, and paintings during his artist lecture as part of the Stadium Generale series on Thursday, March 6 at 12:35 pm.

Meet Gabe Van Lelyveld: Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker and Storyteller

Gabe Van Lelyveld is a celebrated visual storyteller with a passion for bringing real-life struggles and triumphs to the screen. With a B.A. in American History and Political Economics, Gabe's work in documentary film is driven by his desire to illuminate the human condition, touching on issues of social justice, addiction, and resilience.

Studium Generale is delighted to welcome poet Zoe Berger as we celebrate the beginning of Spring Quarter, National Poetry Month, and Gentle House in Port Angeles, a unique and vital home for poetry. 

Zoe Berger is a queer, Filipino-Jewish writer based in Brooklyn. Her poems have been published or are upcoming in The Poetry Society of New York's journal Milk Press, Antiphony Press, Wild Roof Journal, and The Naïve Journal, and she recently completed a residency with Tupelo Press to refine her manuscript for a forthcoming book of poems.

Up On The Mountain film screening followed by a conversation with Director and Producer, Olivier Matthon.

Alex Markunas, Program Coordinator and Peninsula College Cybersecurity Faculty and Ray Pulsipher, Faculty Member, will present Digital Safety: Navigating the Evolving Digital World.

Join us at 12:35 pm in The Little Theater on the main campus of Peninsula College or join us on Zoom. Meeting ID: 834 3095 5029

For more information, please contact Kate Reavey, Studium Generale Coordinator, at kreavey@pencol.edu.

In this new book, just published by Empty Bowl Press, long-time wilderness guide and meditation teacher Kurt Hoelting charts the evolution of his path from his early encounters with wildness and risk on commercial fishing vessels in Alaska to his embrace of Zen practice as a gateway to the wild within.

Meet Rico Quirindongo: Visionary Architect and Civic Leader

Rico Quirindongo, Director of Seattle's Office of Planning and Community Development, has dedicated over 30 years to revitalizing historic landmarks and reimagining neighborhoods in his hometown. Through his passion for architecture, civic engagement, and sustainable design, Rico has been at the forefront of projects that breathe new life into Seattle’s urban fabric, ensuring that growth aligns with community values and environmental stewardship.

James Vukelich Kaagegaabaw, a descendant of Turtle Mountain, is a renowned international speaker, author and digital creator. He is known on Instagram and Facebook for his series of short videos on indigenous language and culture and is the author of The Seven Generations and the Seven Grandfather Teachings.

His keen insights were developed through speaking with and recording elders and Native language speakers across North America as part of the Ojibwe Language Dictionary Project.  

Join us for High Mountain Lakes Response to Shifting Climate with Bill Baccus, climate ecologist at Olympic National Park, and Dr. Steve Fradkin, a coastal ecologist and limnologist at Olympic National Park, as they present about the importance of mountain lakes. In an ecology that is only ice-free for about five months each year, lakes offer a unique area of study. Our guests will present information from long-term datasets and offer analysis as well as an opportunity for questions and answers.

Writer in Residence Caroline Fraser was born in Seattle. She holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University in English and American literature. Formerly on the editorial staff of The New Yorker, she is the author of three nonfiction books, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder, God's Perfect Child: Living and Dying in the Christian Science Church, and Rewilding the World: Dispatches from the Conservation Revolution, all published by Metropolitan Books.