Academic Lecture Series - Spring 2008

Academic Lecture Series co-Sponsored by Department of Student Life, Office of the Provost, Discover New York and Core Curriculum, Student Government, Inc. and the President’s Multicultural Advisory Committee. For more information, contact the Department of Student Life at (718) 990-6567, or view the brochure (PDF).

Spring 2008 Calendar

DateTimeTopicSpeakerCampusBioLocation
1/2912:15 PMReporting on the Healthcare Needs of the World's Less FortunateDonald G. McNeil,Jr.QUAuthorUC Storm Center
1/307 PMGive and Grow Rich: Success Strategies for LeadersJoe MartinQU
Author
Professor
University Center Commons
2/2
4:30 PM
Think Pink: 11th Annual Women in Sports Day
Lisa Leslie -Lockwood
QU
Athlete
Marillac Terrace
2/7
12:15 PM
Strategies for Student Success: Working with Diverse Student PopulationsShaun Harper Ph.D
QU
Professor
Council Hall
2/7
7 PM
Envisioning Equity and Social Justice in Higher Education: The College Experience De-/ Re-Colored
Shaun Harper Ph. D
QU
Professor
Marillac Terrace
2/11-2/15
10 AM - 4PM
Human Race MachineInteractve Dialogues
QU
Artist Nancy Burton
Marillac Terrace
2/134:30 PM Reception
7 PM Speaker
Bellas Gate Boy: An Autobiographical PlayTrevor RhoneQUAuthorLittle Theatre
2/1412:15, 5 PMThe Greatest Gift: The Courageous Life and Martyrdom of Sister Dorothy StangBinka Le BretonSI/QUAuthorSI-Kelleher Center, Lower Level
QU-Bent Hall, 277 A/B
2/147 PMGet Up Stand Up: Bob Marley's Revolutionary LegacyVivien GoldmanQUProfessor
Author
University Center Commons
3/1312:15 PMLiving Like Mama D – Lessons in Community Service and Leadership
Patti RameyQUEducatorUC Storm Center
3/184:30 PMNaming the Violence, Reversing the Shame: Female Activists and Truth Commissions in Latin America and South AfricaDr. Temma KaplanQUProfessorCouncil Hall
3/2512:15 PMWomen of New YorkJames Weiss, Ph.D.SIAuthorKelleher Center
3/27
12:15 PM
For Women Only
Brent Scarpo
QU
Director
UC Storm Center
4/164:30 PMFrench-American Relations TodayStephane Gerson, Ph.D.
Eric Touya, Ph.D.
QUProfessorsOld Faculty Club
4/2412:15 PMLaptops, Rats and Taxis: Ordinary People and the Politics of Global ChangeDr. Craig WarkentinQUProfessorUC Storm Center
4/246 PMEntrepreneurship, Breaking into the Fashion IndustryMychael KnightQUDesignerLittle Theatre