The McGregor Connections Initiative

The original concept of Denison's Connections Initiative builds upon an initiative of the Office of First-Year Programs, begun in 2003, which invites entering students and members of Denison's faculty and staff to produce creative works in response to a theme inspired by the college's Opening Convocation speaker for the year. In 2005, the Connections Initiative received a grant from the McGregor Fund, thus expanding the vision of the program by supporting the integration of the theme into the full college curriculum through speakers, arts events, community collaborations, and other means.

With McGregor's support and with themes that are explicitly cross-disciplinary in nature, both entering students and older students are given opportunities to explore important subjects in greater depth, to identify and investigate connections between apparently disparate fields of study, and to link curricular and co-curricular learning.

Featured Events

Thursday, March 8
11:30 am, Slayter Auditorium
John Prendergast

Thursday, March 29
6:00 - 8:00 pm, Slayter third floor
DIRE Sudanese dinner

Tuesday, April 10
4:30 pm, Burton-Morgan Auditorium
Patricia McFadden

Thursday, April 12
11:30 am, Slayter Auditorium
Richard Rodriguez

Thursday, April 26
7:30 pm, Cleveland Annex 104
Monica Vorbeck, "Resonances: A Sample of Contemporary Art from Ecuador"