Primary Theme: Freedom
Theme 1 – Knowledge & Learning (Jan. 22 – Feb. 12)
Theme 2 – Health & Science (Feb. 19 – Mar. 19)
Theme 3 – Nature & Sustainability (Mar. 26 – Apr. 23)
All lectures from noon – 1 p.m. in Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center (except as noted)
Date |
Speaker |
Topic |
Jan. 22 | Amy Merrill-Willis, PhD, Associate Professor of Religion, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Lynchburg
Location: Sydnor Performance Hall |
The themes of Frankenstein |
Jan. 29 | Autumn M. Dodge, Assistant Professor, School of Education, Leadership Studies, and Counseling, University of Lynchburg
Location: Sydnor Performance Hall |
Reading toward equity: Leveraging literacy practices to embrace diverse identities and spark change |
Feb. 5 | Deanna Cash, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Education, Leadership Studies, and Counseling, University of Lynchburg
Location: Sydnor Performance Hall |
Voices in my head: Metacognition, knowledge and the world |
Feb. 12 | Tonya Price, MS, Instructor of Health Promotion, School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, University of Lynchburg
Location: Sydnor Performance Hall |
I Have to Cook my own Meals Now?!: Navigating Nutritional Health after College |
Feb. 19 | Denis Tebit, PhD, Assistant Professor of Research, University of Virginia | HIV/AIDS in Africa: A field experience |
Feb. 26 | Kavin Senapathy | GMO’s and social justice |
Mar. 12 |
Laura Henry-Stone, PhD, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, School of Science, University of Lynchburg |
The role of spirituality in sustainability |
Mar. 19 |
Tanha Patel, MPH ’08 |
Transition from data to knowledge and finally, practice |
Mar. 26 | Adam Dean, PhD, Associate Professor of History, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Lynchburg | The origins of America’s best idea: The creation of Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks |
Apr. 9 | Kelsey Pieper, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech
Location: Sydnor Performance Hall |
The Flint water crisis and well water in Virginia |
Apr. 16 | Karrin Warren, PhD, Herzog Family Chair of Environmental Studies and Science, Randolph College | Climate change and community resilience |
Apr. 23 | David O. Freier, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Science, School of Science, University of Lynchburg | The nature of nature |