Academic Lecture Series - Fall 2008 | 2008

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Academic Lecture Series - Fall 2008

Queens Campus

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Date	Time	Topic	Speaker	Bio	Location
9/15/08	7 p.m.	Fighting Sexual Violence On College Campuses	Don McPherson	Philanthropist	Bent Hall, Room 277
9/23/08	12:15 – 1:20 p.m.	Catholicism/Salsa	Jose Obando and Salsa Group	Music Group	University Center
9/24/08	3 - 5 p.m.	Connected Or Not Connected, That Is The Question	Lawrence Watkins	Entrepeneur	UC Storm Center
9/25/08	5 p.m.	Conscious Consumption: A Solution To Our Planetary Crisis	Bianca Alexander	Television Personality	Little Theatre
9/30/08	12:15 p.m.	Reporting On The 2008 Presidential Election: An Insider’s View	Michael Luo	Reporter	Council Hall
10/6/08	4:30 p.m.	Musicophilia: Tales Of Music And The Brain	Oliver Sacks, M.D.	Author	Little Theatre
10/07/08	3 p.m.	Zing! Your Life And Leadership	Nancy Hunter Denney	Keynote Speaker Author	UC Commons
10/09/08	3 p.m.	Making Politics Real And Relevant	Gideon Yago	News Correspondent Producer	Little Theatre
10/14/08	7 p.m.	Speaking Of Faith in The 21st Century	Krista Tippett	Author	Carnesecca Arena
10/16/08	4 p.m.	Science, Faith and the New Atheism	Dr. John F. Haught	Author Professor	Bent Hall, Room 277 A/B
11/17/08	6 - 8 p.m.	Wealth Creation and Poverty Alleviation — Two Sides of the Same Coin	Amir Dossal	United Nations Representative	Bent Hall, Room 277 A/B

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Staten Island Campus

Date	Time	Topic	Speaker	Bio	Location
9/11/08	12:15-1:10 p.m.	Procrastination — Put First Things First	Joseph R. Ferrari, Ph.D.	Professor Administrator	Kelleher Center, Kiernan Suite
9/18/08	12:15-1:10 p.m.	The Battle Of Gettysburg	John Brennan, Ph.D.	Professor	Kelleher Center, Kiernan Suite
9/23/08	7 p.m.	The MySpace Elections	Lee Brenner	Producer	Campus Center Gym
9/25/08	12:15-1:10 p.m.	Conscious Consumption: A Solution To Our Planetary Crisis	Bianca Alexander	Television Personality	Kelleher Center, Lower Level
10/21/08	12:15 – 1:20 p.m	The Other Side of Sierra Leone	Ahmed Deen Kargbo	President, USSLA	Kelleher Center, Lower Level
10/28/08	12:15 – 1:20 p.m.	World War II: New York Goes To War	James Weiss, Ph.D.	Professor	Kelleher Center, Kiernan Suite
10/28/08	7 p.m.	The 2008 Presidential Election And The Future Of The Nation	Michael Waldman, William Kristol	Political Pundits	Center for the Arts (1P), Concert Hall, College of Staten Island
11/6/08	12:15 – 1:10 p.m.	Aphasia Rehabilitation	Linda Carozza, Ph.D.	Professor	Kelleher Center, Kiernan Suite
11/17/08	7 p.m.	The Meaning of the Presidential Election	Azedine Layachi, Ph.D. William Bryne, Ph.D. Richard Flanagan, Ph.D. Jeffrey Kraus, Ph.D.	Professor	Spiro Hall, Room Two, Wagner College
11/18/08	7 p.m.	Science, Faith and the New Atheism	Dr. John F. Haught	Author Professor	Campus Center Gym

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Community Dialogues

Date	Time	Topic	Location
9/15/08	5 p.m.	What is your opinion on the Sean Bell and Jena Six Verdicts?	Kelleher Center, Lower Level, Staten Island Campus
9/17/08	12:15 – 1: 15 p.m.	Myth-Buster!	Council Hall, Queens Campus
9/17/08	12:15 – 1:15 p.m.	Choosing A President The Electoral College: The Real Voters?	Kelleher Center, Kiernan Suite, Staten Island Campus
9/29/08	5 p.m.	State of Latinos in America	Kelleher Center, Kiernan Suite, Staten Island Campus
11/20/08	12:15 – 1:30 p.m.	President’s Multicultural Advisory Committee	Donovan Community Room, Queens Campus