On Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. in the library living room, NHTI will present the first of this season's free public “Wings of Knowledge” lectures, “Ratification of the Constitution in New Hampshire.” The Granite State came very close to voting against ratification of the Federal Constitution. Had it done so, the nation we know today might not exist. How did supporters of ratification snatch victory from defeat?
Presenter Jere R. Daniell, professor emeritus at Dartmouth College, has published extensively on New Hampshire politics, colonial history and the New England frontier. This program, commemorating Constitution Day on Sept. 17, is sponsored in part by the New Hampshire Humanities Council.
Launched in 2001-02, “Wings of Knowledge” is an annual series of cultural events presented by the college. All events are free and open to the public. The series supports and expands upon NHTI's wide variety of academic offerings, and is another element in the college's expanding community college mission. Subsequent events in the series will include:
– Oct. 6: “A Night with the Stars!” Co-sponsored by the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center.
– Nov. 3: “John Gilbert Winant, New Hampshire's Most Charismatic Governor.”
– Dec. 1: “The Renaissance of the Apprentice-trained Midwife in North America.” With Carol Leonard.
– Feb. 16: Celebration of National Engineers Week. Co-sponsored by the NHTI Architectural Engineering Technology Club.
– March 2: “Is There An Asian Longhorned Beetle in Your Garden?” With John Weaver.
– April 6: “Culture in Many Societies.” NHTI foreign students share insights of home and culture.
– May 4: “History of an Artist's Development.” With Jerry Lofaro.
For more information, call 271-7186 or visit nhti.edu and click on “All Campus Events.”
