Primary Theme: Knowledge
All lectures from noon – 1 p.m. in Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center (except where noted).
Date |
Speaker |
Topic |
Jan. 30 | Mike Robinson, PhD, Professor of Communications Studies, School of Communications and the Arts, University of Lynchburg | It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine |
Feb. 6 | Brian Crim, PhD, Associate Professor of History, John M. Turner Chair in the Humanities, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Lynchburg | Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings: The suppression of knowledge in totalitarian states |
Feb. 13 | Leslie King, Senior Associate at Everyday Democracy, Lynchburg, Va. | A Democracy that works for all (Lecture in Sydnor Auditorium, Schewel Hall) |
Feb. 20 | Derek Polley, Financial Planning Representative at Northwestern Mutual, Lynchburg, Va. | American dreaming |
Feb. 27 | David Lipani, PhD, Professor of English, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Lynchburg | Connecting storytelling to knowledge |
Mar. 6 |
Rev. Nathan Brooks, Retired Pastor of Peakland Baptist Church, Lynchburg, Virginia |
Deciding to change (Lecture in Sydnor Auditorium, Schewel Hall) |
Mar. 20 |
Dan Murphy, MJA, Instructor of Criminology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Lynchburg |
The challenge of being a police officer |
Mar. 27 |
Susan Thompson, PhD, Professor of Literacy Education, School of Education, University of Lynchburg |
It affects you |
Apr. 10 | David O. Freier, PhD, Professor of Biology and Biomedical Science, School of Sciences, University of Lynchburg | What is evidence: Understanding the difference between science and pseudoscience |
Apr. 17 | Sarah Bennet, PhD, Assistant Professor of Finance, School of Business and Economics, University of Lynchburg | Using debt wisely |
Apr. 24 |
Bethany Harrison, Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney, Lynchburg, Va. |
Our legal rights |
May 1 | Sally Selden, PhD, SPHR, Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Management, University of Lynchburg | Leading with big data analytics |