“Cities of our Future: What Should People of Faith Be Striving For?” – Dr. Michael O. Emerson
Dr. Michael O. Emerson, provost at North Park University, presents the monthly University Colloquium lecture on: “Cities of our Future: What Should People of Faith Be Striving For?”
“Performing Community: Building Civic Practice Committed to Hospitality and Capacity” – Heidi Winters Vogel
Heidi Winters Vogel, associate professor of theater, presents the monthly University Colloquium address in Mainstage Theater. Heidi’s presentation is entitled “Performing Community: Building Civic Practice Committed to Hospitality and Capacity.” Heidi is committed to using theater as a tool for social justice. This program offers an opportunity to hear more about how she does that.
“Sex, Seven, Sass: The Negotiation of Racial Identity in Fresh Air Rural Housing Programs, 1939-1979” – Tobin Miller Shearer
Tobin Miller Shearer, Director of the African-American Studies Program at University of Montana, presents the monthly University Colloquium Lecture. He is a historian who has done extensive research on the history of race relations in American Mennonite communities. The title of his lecture is “Sex, Seven, Sass: The Negotiation of Racial Identity in Fresh....
University Colloquium – Dr. Steve Cessna
Dr. Steve Cessna presents the November Colloquium address based on his sabbatical work. Steve’s presentation is entitled: “What do Students Gain from Research Experience?” A Scientist Dabbles in Qualitative Education Research.”
University Colloquium – Dr. Annmarie Early
Annmarie Early, Professor of Counseling at EMU, opens this year’s Colloquium Series with, “The Wisdom of Native Healing Practices.”
“Unaccountable” – Dr. Janine Wedel
Dr. Janine Wedel, professor at George Mason University, School of Policy, Government and International Affairs, presents on “UNACCOUNTABLE: How elite power brokers corrupt our finances, freedom, and security.”
“Old Order Amish Women’s Literacy Practices” – Vi Dutcher
Dr. Vi Dutcher, professor of language and literature, presents on “’I bet this thing would really go!’: Old Order Amish Women’s Literacy Practices.”
“The Morality of Socially Responsible Investing” – Jared Peifer
Dr. Jared Peifer offers the monthly University Colloquium presentation on “The Morality of Socially Responsible Investing.” Peifer is Assistant Professor of Management at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College in New York. He is an economic sociologist who has done significant research on the economics and sociology of socially responsible investing. (Please note....
“Regional and Age-Dependent Variability in Calcium Channels in the Striatum” – Greta Ann Herin
For the October University Colloquium address, Dr. Greta Ann Herin presents on “Regional and Age-dependent Variability in Calcium Dependent Inactivation of Calcium Channels in the Striatum.”
“Scenes of Instruction” Dr. Peter Dula
Dr. Peter Dula presents from his his sabbatical for the monthly University Colloquium lecture.