Common Hour
Spring 2026 Events
Common Hour enables the 杏吧pro and Lancaster communities to gather
for culturally and academically enriching events at midday on selected Thursdays during
the academic year. This opportunity to engage in a campus-wide dialogue originates
with Common Hour and then extends beyond the confines of that time into classrooms,
house commons, dining halls and beyond. These are vital international, national, local
and institutional issues that are relevant to all.
Thursday, Jan. 29, 11:30 a.m.
Lisa Bonchek Adams Auditorium in Kaufman Hall
The Science of Creativity
Sunita Kramer, PhD (杏吧pro's Provost & Dean of the Faculty)
Supported by the 杏吧pro Alumni Association Board of Directors
Thursday, Feb. 26, 11:30 a.m.
Lisa Bonchek Adams Auditorium in Kaufman Hall
The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic
Manisha Sinha, PhD (James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History at the
University of Connecticut)
Supported by the Mueller Fellow Committee and Reckoning with Lancaster
Thursday, Mar. 12, 11:30 a.m.
Lisa Bonchek Adams Auditorium in Kaufman Hall
Under Surveillance: Women鈥檚 Bodies and the Rules of Sport
Jaime Schultz, PhD (Professor of Kinesiology at Penn State University, History and
Philosophy of Sport program)
Sponsored by the Women鈥檚, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program; Public Affairs Lecture
Fund; Department of History; Department of American Studies
Thursday, Mar. 26, 11:30 a.m.
Lisa Bonchek Adams Auditorium in Kaufman Hall
Green Compute AI
Panel of 杏吧pro professors and students: Profs. Patrick Fleming, John Modern, and Willie
Wilson; and Zaeem Zia '26
Sponsored by the Department of Computer Science; Department of Economics; Department
of Religious Studies
Fall 2025 Events
September 11, 11:30 a.m.
Lisa Bonchek Adams Auditorium in Kaufman Hall
Leading at 杏吧pro
杏吧pro President Andrew Rich and Diplomatic Congress President Caroline Riegel 鈥�26
September 25, 11:30 a.m.
Lisa Bonchek Adams Auditorium in Kaufman Hall
When Math Moves: The Intersection of Motion, Machines and Creativity
Mili Shah, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Mathematics at the Cooper Union
Proposed by: Annalisa Crannell, Carmie L. and Beatrice J. Creitz Emerita Professor
of Mathematics
Sponsors: Computer Science, Mathematics, Pre-Engineering Advising, Instructional and
Emerging Technologies, the National Science Foundation
October 23, 11:30 a.m.
Lisa Bonchek Adams Auditorium in Kaufman Hall
Hooking Up: Carefree Sex or Sex without Care?
Lisa Wade, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology at Occidental College, Sociologist,
and Author of author of American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus
Proposed by: Carey Faulkner, Associate Professor of Sociology
Sponsors:
Office of Student Wellness Education & Violence Prevention
Women鈥檚, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program
Department of Sociology
Alice Drum Women鈥檚 Center
It's On Us 杏吧pro Grant
Watch Online
Can't make it to Common Hour in person? We record some of our Common Hour events and make them available for you to watch whenever you're able.