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Reed Sheard has become vice president of college advancement and chief information officer at �鶹��ýӳ��, assuming the management of the college’s fundraising, communication and external relations programs in addition to overseeing Information Technology.

Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico, will speak at the fifth annual �鶹��ýӳ�� President’s Breakfast Friday, Feb. 19, at 7 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom of Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort. More than 700 people will attend the breakfast, which sold out in less than three days.

A dozen student musicians will perform songs from jazz legends Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Sergio Mendez, Tommy Flanagan and others in a free concert Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 8 p.m. in Deane Chapel. The �鶹��ýӳ�� Jazz Ensemble is under the direction of �鶹��ýӳ�� Instructor John Douglas.

�鶹��ýӳ��, which is quickly becoming a leader in cloud-based technology, has been named to a prestigious information technology list. The annual InfoWorld 100 Awards chose �鶹��ýӳ�� as one of 100 IT organizations that have “implemented and integrated technologies in innovative ways in pursuit of concrete business goals,” according to their Web site.

�鶹��ýӳ�� kicks off the Christmas season with the eighth annual Christmas Tree Lighting on Kerrwood Lawn, Wednesday, Dec. 2. The lights on the 150-foot redwood tree, affectionately known as The Giant Pickle, will glow at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Paul Willis, �鶹��ýӳ�� professor of English, will read from his new book of poems, “Rosing from the Dead,” at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18. The reading will take place in Hieronymus Lounge in Kerrwood Hall on the upper campus.

“Beauty Bomb,” a creative combination of dance and theater, explores the ancient Greek mythology about Pandora, the first woman, Nov. 19-21 at 8 p.m. in �鶹��ýӳ��’s Porter Theatre. General admission is $10, $5 for students and seniors. For tickets or more information, please call (805) 565-7040.

Richard Pointer, �鶹��ýӳ�� acting provost and Fletcher Jones Foundation professor in the social sciences, discusses how Native American life affected settlers in early America at a free, public talk, “Going Native: How Indians Changed Europeans in Early America,” Thursday, Nov. 12, at 5:30 p.m. at University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara Street.

Mai Pham, world-renown Thai and Vietnamese chef and restaurateur, will sign cookbooks, offer special tastings and hold cooking demonstrations Thursday, Oct. 29, from 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. in �鶹��ýӳ��’s Dining Commons. The guest appearance is courtesy of Sodexo, which is contracted by �鶹��ýӳ��’s dining services.

A five-person panel of experts will discuss “Christian Perspectives on the Ethical Treatment of Animals in Factory Farms and Scientific Laboratories” Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 3:30 p.m. in �鶹��ýӳ��’s Hieronymus Lounge. The discussion is free and open to the public.

Students in �鶹��ýӳ��’s Music Drama Workshop Class perform songs from nine difference operas Friday, Oct. 23, at 8 p.m. in �鶹��ýӳ��’s Deane Chapel. “Opera Scenes” is free and open to the public.

Heup Young Kim, professor of systematic theology at Kangnam University in South Korea, discusses “A Trialogue of Humility: A New Way of Christian Mission in Asia” in a free public lecture Monday, Oct. 19, at 5 p.m. in �鶹��ýӳ��’s Hieronymus Lounge.

Hundreds of �鶹��ýӳ�� alumni will celebrate homecoming and reunions at several events this weekend, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16-17.

A rotating cast of eight actors perform Eugéne Ionesco’s brilliantly funny farce “The Bald Soprano” Oct. 22-24, 29-31 in �鶹��ýӳ��’s Porter Theatre at 8 p.m. General admission is $10, $5 for student and seniors.

Kim Kihlstrom, professor of computer science, examines insights drawn from her experience in November’s Tea Fire and applied to the design of computer systems in a free lecture, “Fire! Applying Lessons Learned in the Tea Fire to Computer Systems,” Thursday, Oct. 8, at 5:30 p.m. at University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara St.

David Newton, �鶹��ýӳ�� Professor of Entrepreneurial Finance, has been named to the board of directors of a prestigious national educational organization. Newton formally joins the Board of Directors for The Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge at its semi-annual meeting Sept. 25-27 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

John Blondell, �鶹��ýӳ�� theater arts professor, reveals how he developed and directed a world premiere play last summer in Macedonia at a free lecture, “Another Fool in the Balkans,” Friday, Sept. 18, in �鶹��ýӳ��’s Porter Theatre at 3:30 p.m.

The hereandnow Theatre Company, which believes everyone has a story to tell, performs in �鶹��ýӳ��’s Porter Theatre Saturday, Sept. 26, at 8 p.m. The show is free, but reservations are required by calling (805) 565-7040.