Dear Grinnellians,  

I am writing to provide important information regarding the impact of storm damage on College operations and resources for faculty, staff and students who…

Grinnell College and The Grinnell Area Arts Council (GAAC) will host amateur astronomer from Grinnell, J.R. Paulson, on Wednesday, May 10 from 6:30-8 p.m. to discuss "Imaging the Universe” in conjunction with the “Observing With NASA” exhibition currently on display at the GAAC.

This grant will support a program on food security as part of the Storytime Art in the Park program. Storytime Art in the Park is a collaboration between Drake Community Library and GCMoA that provides eight weeks of free arts and literacy summer programming to children throughout the Grinnell community every year.

Jazz Ensemble Director Mark Laver says the band will be performing the music of Chick Webb — music that was made for dancing. Visiting scholar Christi Jay Wells will lead the dance class before the concert, giving everyone, even beginners, a bit of swing dance experience so they can join in the dance that follows.

Through the Social Innovator in Residence program, students will have the chance to engage with inspiring leaders who are making an enduring difference in the world, fostering interdisciplinary creativity, and promoting civic engagement and social change.

The grant will support her project entitled "Maya Testimonies in the Visual History Archive: Transcribing, Translating, and Accessing Survivor Life Histories."

The moon and the Orion Nebula will be the featured celestial objects at an open house at Grant O. Gale Observatory on Thursday, April 27 at 8:30 p.m.

Grinnell College professors Petrouchka Moïse and Fredo Rivera have won a $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to create a multilingual database by digitizing 1,000+ Haitian artworks held in Haiti and the US as part of their "Haitian Art Digital Crossroads" project.

This Earth Week, April 22-29, sustainability staff at the College are spotlighting these green initiatives while also prompting members of the community to consider their own environmental footprints.