The presentations last from 2-5 p.m. and a reception will follow. The public is welcome.

Presentations include:

Tom Salina - "The Contemporary Carnival Grotesque: An Exploration of the Structurally Subversive and Socially Transformative Potential of the Festival"

Stina Janssen - "Stories from the Belly of the Beast: Young Women Speak out on Body Image, Food and Eating"

Rachel Sabin - "What Hides Beneath: An Exploration of Techniques and Sexual Subtexts in Old Master Paintings"

Paxton Gehling - "Jazz and Persian Music: An Introduction to the Radif"

Korina Keaton - "Man vs. Wild: An Artistic Exploration of Human Impacts on the Environment"

Megan Delph - "Por la Patria: Arguments of the 2008 Ecuadorian Constitution"

From 2-2:30 p.m., Benjamin Clanton will present "Exploring 'Child': Creating a Picture Book" and Alyssa Anderson will present "Remembering to Forget: The Construction of Memory in Post-Apartheid South Africa" from
2:30-3 p.m.

A reception will follow at 3 p.m.

CAMIO offers art images that are rights-cleared for educational use. The database has about 95,000 art images — photographs, paintings, sculpture, decorative and utilitarian objects, prints, drawings and watercolors, jewelry and costumes, textiles and architecture — plus audio, video and mixed media.

More information on CAMIO is available here.

Archive Grid offers detailed, archival collection descriptions written by archivists and collection descriptions from more than 2,500 libraries, museums and archives worldwide.

More information on Archive Grid is available here.

You can also search for recipes, restaurant reviews, and obtain industry information.

Business & Company Resource Center is a great starting point when you are looking for company specific information, since it accesses over a dozen corporate & industry directories. You can search for company information by several different methods, and it also contains Market shares and Rankings within an industry.

Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection focuses on both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field, while also allowing for focused study of specialized aspects of the industry - including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, and economic aspects of tourism.

Small Business Resource Center has information on how to start, finance or manage your small business. Resources include sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites.

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The database is a next generation consumer market research tool that delivers sophisticated demographic, segmentation, and targeting data for media planners and consumer marketers.

The books are available in libraries and bookstores and are highly recommended for all Oregonians to read during the sesquicentennial.

The list is available to download in PDF and Word formats.

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