University Forum is a speaker series that introduces diverse perspectives to the campus community. Each year, distinguished guests speak on a variety of issues, ranging from environmental concerns to theological ethics. A list of upcoming Forum events appears below.

To learn more about University Forum, contact committee chair, professor Elaine Kruse, 465.2443 or emk@nebrwesleyan.edu.

Spring 2007 Forums

February 12
6:30 p.m., O'Donnell Auditorium
Film: Why We Fight
8 p.m. Lecture presented by Eugene Jarecki,
Award-winning dramatic and documentary filmmaker

February 22
1 p.m., O'Donnell Auditorium
Without Conscience: Science and the Psychopath
presented by Robert Hare,
Professor Emeritus of Psychology,
University of British Columbia

March 21
7 p.m., Olin B Lecture Hall
Film: North Country
based on the nation's first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit

March 22
1 p.m., O'Donnell Auditorium
North Country:
My Up Close and Personal Struggle for Justice
presented by Lois Jenson,
inspiration behind the film, North Country

March 22
7 p.m., Olin B Lecture Hall
Violent Video Games: Theory, Research, and Public Policy
presented by Craig Anderson,
Distinguished Professor of Psychology,
Iowa State University

March 28
7 p.m., Olin B Lecture Hall
Film: Earth
based on author Bapsi Sidwa's internationally-acclaimed novel, Cracking India

March 29
1 p.m., O'Donnell Auditorium
Cracking India: Fiction, Film, and Politics of the 1947 Partition
presented by Babsi Sidhwa,
Author

3:30 p.m., Olin B Lecture Hall
Holder Lecture: Language is a Lava Lamp
presented by John McWhorter
Senior Fellow,
Manhatten Institute for Policy Research

7 p.m., Callen Conference Center
reading by Bapsi Sidhwa

April 5
1 p.m., O'Donnell Auditorium
The Communication Discipline's Commitment to Engaging Social Issues
presented by Julia T. Wood,
Distinguished Professor of Interpersonal and Organizational Communication,
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

April 12
1 p.m., Callen Conference Center
Mattingly Lecture: Reading the Bible in Africa and Asia
presented by Philip Jenkins,
Professor of History and Religious Studies,
Pennsylvania State University

April 19
1 p.m., O'Donnell Auditorium
The Power of Production Design
presented by Chad S. Frey,
Set Designer, Art Director,
Hollywood, California