SII Gala 2

We had our second SII Gala tonight in the Handlery Room at Lone Mountain.  

For dinner we had creamy chicken, pasta, wild rice, asparagus and eggplant parmesan. For dessert, we had a specially made SII strawberry cake.

Our guest speaker was Dr. Peter Novak, who gave a very exciting talk about the performance of Shakespeare in American Sign Language.

It was a great way to spend an evening with SII students and professors, as well as lovely non-SII guests.

 

  

  

 

  

  

  

  

 

Agatha Christie Night

Thanks to everyone who came to our first ever Agatha Christie Film Night. It was a great success and we thank Fr. Recio for his wonderful intro to Christie and the murder mystery genre. Further, it was awesome to watch the classic film Death on the Nile. You all looked beautiful and handsome in your 1920s attire. Even if you didn't dress up, thanks for coming and you looked beautiful and handsome anyway!

Giants Game

We all got together to root for the Giants last Friday at AT&T Park. It was a great game and we beat the Diamondbacks 2-0.

 

 

 

  

  

 

Agatha Christie Murder Mystery Movie Night

****This is NOT a re-enactment of a murder mystery.

It is a film night.****

Come to SII's Agatha Christie murder mystery film night!

When: Sunday, April 19 @ 7:30 p.m.
Where: SII Office, KA 144
Attire: 1920s cocktail-wear encouraged
What: A wonderful evening of an intro to the murder mystery genre, an exciting film, delightful company and (of course) free refreshments!


Dress up in 1920s cocktail attire and join us for an evening of murder, mystery and fun as we watch a classic Agatha Christie film.

The movie choices are Nemesis, Death on the Nile and The Secret Adversary. Post a comment to vote for your favorite.

Fr. Recio will give a brief intro to the film and to Agatha Christie's role in the murder mystery genre.

As always, refreshments will be provided! Bring your friends. Thanks and see you there!

New Curriculum

Hello everyone! Just a heads up in case you haven't checked your mailboxes: SII is making some changes to the curriculum.

In the past students were required to complete five courses in addition to USF's core curriculum: Medieval Philosophy, Medieval Literature, Modern Philosophy, Modern Literature and the SII Senior Seminar.

Due to study abroad and the need to take courses for majors/minors, students may find it difficult to complete these courses. As a result, the classes were often under-enrolled. Therefore, SII is no longer requiring students to take these five courses.

Instead, SII will require students to take one symposium for each academic year they are on campus. Because SII is a Great Books program, each symposium will be a two-unit course in which a small number of students will work with a professor to discuss and learn about significant primary texts in the Western tradition.

I got all of this info straight from the letter we were sent. More information will be available this Tuesday, April 7 at 6:30pm in the SII Office (KA 144). See you then!

Mucho <3,
Teresa