The season concludes with the always popular Townsend Concerto Competition winner, along with popular favorites in the canon. Dvořák’s elegant "Serenade for Strings" was composed in just two weeks, but has enjoyed a far longer run in popularity. Then hear “Jupiter,” so named due to the stunning scope of Mozart’s longest and most complex work, to wrap up a heavenly year of music. Adults $25-35, Students FREE with valid ID

Panel I: Rousseau on Human Being (9:00am, April 18, 2023) 9:00-10:30am in the Presidents Dining Room of the University Center Arthur Melzer (Political Science, Michigan State University) "The Natural Weakness of Man" Emma Planinc (Political Science, Notre Dame) "Pride Goes Before Destruction: On the Use of Orgueil in Rousseau's Second Discourse" Samuel Stoner (Philosophy, Assumption University) "Rousseau on the Origin of Ideas and the Nature of Human Thinking"

Panel II: Rousseau on Government and Citizenship (10:45 am, 4/18) 10:45am-12:15pm in the Presidents Dining Room of the University Center Flora Champy (French, Princeton University) "Rousseau, a Philosopher of Government" Daniel Cullen (Philosophy, Rhodes College) "Rousseau's Conservative Radicalism" Denise Schaeffer (Political Science, College of the Holy Cross) "Travel as Education: Toward Philosophy and Citizenship in Rousseau's Emile"

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Faculty and Staff Retirement and Recognition Ceremony

Panel III: Rousseau's Reveries (4:00pm, April 18, 2023) 4:00-5:30pm in the Presidents Dining Room of the University Center Laurence Cooper (Political Science, Carleton College) "The Philosopher as Natural Man" Eve Grace (Political Science, Colorado College) "Solon's Saying" Christine Dunn Henderson (Political Science, SMU) "Rousseau's Reveries: On the Condition of Women"

Closing Lecture (6:00pm, April 18, 2023) Christopher Kelly (Political Science, Boston College) "Misunderstanding Rousseau: The Enigmas of Rousseau: Judge of Jean-Jacques" 6:00pm in the Presidents Dining Room of the University Center

The Jubilee Concert Series closes the 22-23 Season with a resounding performance by Grammy and Emmy-award winning baritone Reginald Smith, Jr., the 2021 US representative at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. Mr. Smith has been lauded as a “passionate performer” (New York Times) with an “electric, hall-filling” (The Baltimore Sun) and “thrillingly dramatic” (Opera News) voice that is “one of the most exciting baritone sounds to come along in years” (Opera News). A native of Atlanta, Mr.…

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Mercer University continues to offer innovative programs that connect you to opportunities in today’s workplace. Our programs are designed specifically for working adults, making it possible for you to manage the important things in life while pursuing any one of our industry-focused programs. Please join Mercer's Office of University Admissions to learn how our evening, weekend, and online curriculum can help you reach your educational goals!