2011 University Lectures
Nebraska Wesleyan University hosts renowned expert speakers on a variety of topics every year. Click on the lecture title to see more lecture details.
| Date | Speaker | Lecture title | Time | Location | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, February 24, 2011 | Dr. Ann McKee, Assistant Professor of Neurology & Pathology, Boston University School of Medicine; Dr. Dan Tomes, Neurological & Spinal Surgery, LLC, Lincoln; Blake Lawrence, former Nebraska Cornhuskers football player | Sports-Related Brain Injury Panel | 1:00pm | O’Donnell Auditorium | Spring Forum |
| Thursday, March 3, 2011 | Ken Bloom, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Discovering the Quantum Universe at the Large Hadron Collider | 1:00pm | Olin B Lecture Hall (between Smith-Curtis and Olin Hall) | Spring Forum |
| Thursday, March 10, 2011 | Dr. Beatriz Torres, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Gustavus Adolphus College | Gesundheit! Bless You! Salud! Promoting Health Across Cultures: Facilitating Intercultural Dialogue in Health Care | 1:00pm | Callen Conference Center (lower level of Smith Curtis) | Lambda Pi Eta Communication Lecture |
| Saturday, March 19, 2011 | Jane Goodall, Primatologist | Gombe and Beyond: The Next 50 Years | 7:30pm | O’Donnell Auditorium | Peacemaking Workshop XXIV |
| Thursday, March 31, 2011 | Dr. Cheryl Mitchell | Milking Primary Food Sources | 1:00pm | Olin B Lecture Hall (between Smith-Curtis and Olin Hall) | Fetzer |
| Thursday, April 7, 2011 | Patrick Mureithi, Award-winning documentary filmmaker, artist in residence, Drury University and Missouri State University | ICYIZERE: hope | 1:00pm | Olin B Lecture Hall (between Smith-Curtis and Olin Hall) | Spring Forum |
| Thursday, April 21, 2011 | Dr. Maha Baddar, Writing Department, Pima Community College | From Athens (Via Alexandria) to Baghdad: Medieval Arabic Rhetoric as Dialogic | 3:30pm | Callen Conference Center (lower level of Smith Curtis) | Kenneth Holder Memorial Lecture |
| Wednesday, September 14, 2011 | Dave Zirin, author, columnist, XM Radio host | "Not Just A Game: Power, Politics and American Sports? | 7:00pm | O’Donnell Auditorium | Visions and Ventures Symposium |
| Thursday, September 15, 2011 | Harry Edwards, professor emeritus of sociology, University of California-Berkeley, sports columnist | "Handicapping The Race: The Management And Impact Of Black Images In The Mainstream Sports Media" | 10:00am | O’Donnell Auditorium | Visions and Ventures Symposium |
| Thursday, September 15, 2011 | Rob Baade, Albert Blake Dick professor of economics, Lake Forest College | "Getting Into The Game: Is The Gamble On Sports As A Stimulus For Urban Economic Development A Good Bet?" | 1:30pm | O’Donnell Auditorium | Visions and Ventures Symposium |
| Thursday, September 15, 2011 | Donna Lopiano, president, Sports Management Resources | "Forty Years After Title IX And Still Not Close To Gender Equity" | 7:00pm | O’Donnell Auditorium | Visions and Ventures Symposium |
| Thursday, October 20, 2011 | Norma Ramos, executive director, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women | "Bought And Sold: Modern Day Human Trafficking" | 1:00pm | Olin B Lecture Hall (between Smith-Curtis and Olin Hall) | Fall Forum |
| Wednesday, November 2, 2011 | Eboo Patel, Founder and President Interfaith Youth Core | Leadership in a Time of Global Religious Crisis | 7:00pm | O’Donnell Auditorium | Curtis Lecture on Public Leadership |
| Saturday, November 12, 2011 | David Strayer, professor of psychology, University of Utah | "Multitasking In The Automobile" | 1:00pm | Olin B Lecture Hall (between Smith-Curtis and Olin Hall) | The Cliff Fawl Lecture Series in Psychology |
