Senior Symposium Fall 2009
Schedule of Speakers
12 to 12:50 p.m. Hall Campus Center
The Economy - Government and Business
*Alliance and Diversity theme
September 7 - Joseph Turek, PhD. Dean School of Business, Lynchburg College
Topic: "Drawing a line in the sand: how much government is too much?"
*September 14 - David Radcliff, director of the New Community Project, Elgin, Ill.
Topic: "One planet, two worlds"
September 21 - David Murphy, PhD. Professor, School of Business and Economics, Lynchburg College.
Topic: "Fighting corruption in the public sector"
*September 28 - Dr. Stanley Eitzen, PhD. Professor Emeritus, Colorado State University, Visiting Professor, Bethel College
Topic: "Inequality and the Unraveling of the Social Fabric"
*October 5- http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03282008/watch.html
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03282008/watch2.html
Topic: "Civil Disorders Yesterday and Today - Revisiting the Kerner Commission Report"
*October 12 - Mr. Robert Barlow, Executive Director, Free Clinic of Central Virginia
Topic: " Health care solutions - national and Central Virginia
October 19 - Mr. Mark Dwelle, MBA. Senior Vice President and Equity Analyst, Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc.
Topic: "Getting Wall St. and Main St. back on the same page"
*October 26 - Ms. Anahi Martinez, International Relations & Spanish major and Bonner Leader, Lynchburg College
Topic: "Journey of a refugee": Ms. Martinez talks about her work with refugee families
The Economy and the Arts
*November 2 - Charles Walton, PhD. Associate Professor of Sociology, Assistant Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Chair, Sociology and Criminology.
Topic: "Don't call what you're wearing an outfit": Class politics and authenticity in popular music
November 9 - Mr. Jere Real, Writer and Photographer, Professor of English and Film Emeritus, Lynchburg College
Topic: "Film as art: Reality at 24FPS"
November 16 - William McIntosh, PhD. Director D-Day Memorial, Bedford, VA
Topic: "Forging an artistic program to support understanding of public monuments"
November 30 - Delane Karalow, PhD. Assistant Professor of Art and Department Chair, Lynchburg College
Topic: "Why does the art look like that? Understanding the importance of patronage in the creation of works of art"
December 7 - Mr. Richard S. Kordos, Executive Director, Academy of Fine Arts, Historic Downtown Lynchburg, Virginia
Topic: "The Academy of Music Theatre: A legacy re-born"