Speaker Series Scheduled
The 2004-05 Alma College Speakers Series topics reflect society's current interest in terrorism, politics and the origins of humankind.
Combating terrorism, understanding Islamic society, and analyzing the rhetoric of the Presidential campaign highlight the Fall Term.
Winter Term gets underway with National Football Hall of Fame inductee and Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice Alan Page delivering the College's Martin Luther King Day keynote address.
Dr. Richard Leakey, the world's most famous paleoanthropologist and discover of some of the most significant fossils of the 20th century, delivers the keynote address for the annual Kapp Honors Day.
2004-2005 Alma College Speakers Series
Dr. Jeffrey Simon: "Combating Terrorism"
Wednesday, September 15th, 2004
8 p.m., Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall
Former Rand Corporation consultant Jeffrey Simon wrote the critically acclaimed book The Terrorist Trap: America's Experience with Terrorism and has become one of the country's leading experts on political violence. His presentation emphasizes what responses do and don't work in the battle against what he calls an "endless conflict."
Dr. Roderick Hart: "Presidential Campaign Talk in 2004"
Tuesday, October 12th, 2004
8 p.m., Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall
Rod Hart is director of the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation at the University of Texas at Austin and a leading specialist in the analysis of politics and the mass media. His most recent books include Campaign Talk: Why Elections Are Good for Us and Seducing America: How Television Charms the Modern Voter. Dr. Hart's two-day residence is jointly sponsored by the College's Communication, Political Science and Public Affairs programs.
Dr. Farooka Gauhari: "Women in Islamic Society"
Wednesday, November 16th, 2004
8 p.m., Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall
Farooka Gauhari was the first Afghan woman to publish an English language memoir: Searching for Saleem: An Afghan Woman's Odyssey. Her presentation shares her insights about the problems facing a woman living in an Islamic society, the future government of Afghanistan, and the role of women in rebuilding the country after Taliban rule.
Justice Alan Page: "The Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr."
Monday, January 17th, 2005
8 p.m., Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall
Alan Page set his sights on a career in law long before he became an NFL Hall of Fame member of the Minnesota Vikings' "Purple People Eaters" defensive line in the 1970's. He became an associate justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1993, was named the NCAA's Theodore Roosevelt Award winner in 2003, and has had a remarkably distinguished career in many areas, especially as a passionate defender of equal education for children. Justice Page delivers the College's 2005 Martin Luther King Day keynote address.
Columnist Deb Price: "Growing Up Gay and Lesbian"
Wednesday, February 9th, 2005
8 p.m., Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall
In May of 1992, Deb Price of The Detroit News launched the first syndicated gay-issues column to appear in mainstream newspapers. She and her long-time partner, National Journal managing editor Joyce Murdoch, were among the first couples to seek civil union in Vermont. Price's most recent books include Courting Justice: Gay Men and Lesbians v. The Supreme Court. Sponsored by the College's chapter of PRIDE but open to all.
Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey: "Why Our Origins Matter"
Wednesday, April 6th, 2005
8 p.m., Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall
Son of the now-legendary Drs. Louis B. and Mary Leakey, Richard Leakey has served his native Kenya as a senior government official, opposition political activist, conservationist, museum director, scientific researcher, author and farmer. He is also the world's most famous paleoantropologist, credited with some of the most significant fossil discoveries of the 20th century. Dr. Leakey delivers the College's 2005 Honors Day keynote address. Sponsored by the Craig-Thorn Lecture Fund.
Admission to most Speakers Series events is free. Reserved seating tickets for Remick Heritage Center events may be reserved or purchased by visiting the Box Office Monday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. or calling (989) 463-7304. VISA, Discover and MasterCard sales are accepted. You can also order tickets via e-mail at boxoffice@alma.edu.
Free tickets are not released until the day of an event or on Friday for a weekend event. Please be prompt picking up reserved tickets. Reserved tickets not claimed by 30 minutes before performance time will be made available to the general public.
Posted: Wed, June 2nd, 2004 at 11:26AM
