Common Hour
Fall 2025 Events
Common Hour enables the Franklin & Marshall College and Lancaster communities to gather
for culturally and academically enriching events at midday on selected Thursdays during
the academic year. This opportunity to engage in a campus-wide dialogue originates
with Common Hour and then extends beyond the confines of that time into classrooms,
house commons, dining halls and beyond. These are vital international, national, local
and institutional issues that are relevant to all.
September 11, 11:30 a.m.
Lisa Bonchek Adams Auditorium in Kaufman Hall
Leading at F&M
F&M President Andrew Rich and Diplomatic Congress President Caroline Riegel ’26
September 25, 11:30 a.m.
Lisa Bonchek Adams Auditorium in Kaufman Hall
When Math Moves: The Intersection of Motion, Machines and Creativity
Mili Shah, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Mathematics at the Cooper Union
Proposed by: Annalisa Crannell, Carmie L. and Beatrice J. Creitz Emerita Professor
of Mathematics
Sponsors: Computer Science, Mathematics, Pre-Engineering Advising, Instructional and
Emerging Technologies, the National Science Foundation
October 23, 11:30 a.m.
Lisa Bonchek Adams Auditorium in Kaufman Hall
Hooking Up: Carefree Sex or Sex without Care?
Lisa Wade, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology at Occidental College, Sociologist,
and Author of author of American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus
Proposed by: Carey Faulkner, Associate Professor of Sociology
Sponsor: Sociology
Watch Online
Can't make it to Common Hour in person? We record some of our Common Hour events and make them available for you to watch whenever you're able.
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