September 23, 2009Harding Honors College presents first speaker in L.C. Sears Collegiate Seminar SeriesSEARCY, Ark.— The Harding University Honors College will welcome SashaDmochowski, a member of the American Ballet Theatre, as the first speaker in the 2009-10 L.C. Sears Collegiate Seminar Series. Dmochowski will speak on how the human body expresses narrative and emotion through dance, in particular, ballet. The title of her program is “Muscle Memory: How to tell stories on your toes.” As a member of the American Ballet Theatre since 2001, Dmochowski has both performed and taught ballet for nearly 20 years. She studied at the Boston Ballet School and danced with the Boston Ballet from 1994-2001. The L.C. Sears Collegiate Seminar Series is a student-organized lecture series, where the students of the Honors College and its officers, the Honors Council, choose topics of interest and invite speakers under the supervision of the dean. Dmochowski is the first speaker of the 2009-10 school year. The seminar will be held Sept. 27, 2009, in American Studies 200 and is free to students and faculty. Harding had a record enrollment this year of more than 6,600 students from all 50 states and 49 foreign countries. It is the largest private university in Arkansas and attracts more National Merit Scholars than any other private university in the state. Harding also maintains campuses in Australia, Chile, England, France/Switzerland, Greece, Italy and Zambia. |
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