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2011-2012 CHAP Theme: The Decade of the 1970s

1970s graphicFor this academic year, Porterville College will explore issues that arose in the 1970s. Beginning in September 2011 and continuing through May 2012, CHAP will sponsor numerous events with a seventies theme. Stay tuned as the year progresses and be sure to come back to this site to see our updated list of events as we continue to add to them.

2011-2012 Schedule of Events:

Note: All events are free and open to the public and will take place in the PC Theatre, unless otherwise indicated.

September 2011

  • Friday, September 16, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
    The Watergate Scandal, presented by Professor Jay Hargis.
  • Monday, September 19, 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
    Interpreting the Constitution: Is it Alive?, presented by the Honorable Glade Roper, Tulare Co. Superior Court Judge

October 2011

  • Friday, October 14, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
    Native American Granite Cisterns of the Sierra Nevada, presented by Dr. James Moore
  • Wednesday, October 19, 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
    Gay Rights Movement Comes of Age in the '70s, presented by Professor Ann Marie Wagstaff

November 2011

  • Wednesday, November 9, 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
    Vietnam Veterans Panel Discussion
  • Thursday, November 10, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
    Vietnam: My Experiences as an Army Nurse, presented by Nancy Chadwell

February 2012

  • Wednesday, February 22, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
    Lives and People of Allensworth, presented by Steven Ptomey, Interpreter at Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park
  • Wednesday, February 29, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
    We Shall Overcome: The Disability Movement in the Seventies, presented by Susan Lala, PC Disability Resource Center Program Coordinator

March 2012

  • Friday, March 2, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
    Hmong Veterans Panel Discussion
  • Wednesday, March 7, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
    Women in the '70s Panel Discussion
  • Wednesday, March 14, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
    Elvis: The King's Greatest Tragedy, presented by professor David Bezayiff
  • Friday, March 23, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. & 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
    '70s and Beyond Concert, featuring PC staff & students
  • Wednesday, March 28, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
    Soldados: Chicanos in Vietnam, presented by Charley Trujillo, author of the book of the same title

April 2012

  • Wednesday, April 11, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
    The Fall of Saigon: The Final Act in America's Lost War, presented by Professor Jay Hargis
  • Friday, April 13, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
    The Fall of Saigon: The Final Act in America's Lost War, presented by Professor Jay Hargis
  • Wednesday, April 18, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
    Double Luck: Memoirs of a Chinese Orphan, presented by Lu Chi Fa (Gordon Lu), author of the book of the same title
  • Wednesday, April 25, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Multicultural Food Festival, presented by PC students, faculty, and staff

May 2012

  • Friday, May 4, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
    Lucy Redux: What's New in Early Human Origins, presented by Dr. William Kimbel