2012 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, January 26, 2012 | Dr. Jorg Gerlach, professor, Department of Surgery, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine | "Stem Cell Treatment for Burn Victims: Stem Cell Spray Gun" | 1:00pm | Olin B Lecture Hall (between Smith-Curtis and Olin Hall) | Spring Forum |
| Wednesday, February 8, 2012 | Dr. Curt Meine | Film screening of "Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic For Our Time | 7:00pm | Olin B Lecture Hall (between Smith-Curtis and Olin Hall) | Fetzer |
| Thursday, February 9, 2012 | Curt Meine, senior fellow, Aldo Leopold Foundation, director, Conservation Biology and History Center for Humans and Nature | "From Wild Lands to Working Lands to Urban Lands: Connecting Conservation Across the Landscape" | 1:00pm | Olin B Lecture Hall (between Smith-Curtis and Olin Hall) | Fetzer |
| Tuesday, February 21, 2012 | Panel discussion with NWU faculty | Forum Film Screening: "Happy" | 7:00pm | Olin B Lecture Hall (between Smith-Curtis and Olin Hall) | Spring Forum |
| Thursday, March 29, 2012 | Raj Patel, writer, activist, food policy expert | "Stuffed and Starved: The Battle for the World Food System" | 1:00pm | Olin B Lecture Hall (between Smith-Curtis and Olin Hall) | Spring Forum |
| Monday, April 2, 2012 | Jason Edwards, assistant professor of communication studies, Bridgewater State University | "Telling America's Story: Political Advertising in the 2012 Electoral Campaigns" | 1:00pm | Callen Conference Center (lower level of Smith Curtis) | Lambda Pi Eta Communication Lecture |
| Thursday, April 12, 2012 | JoAnn Wypijewski, former senior editor, The Nation | "Carnal Knowledge: The Intersection of Sexuality, Politics, and Culture" | 1:00pm | Olin B Lecture Hall (between Smith-Curtis and Olin Hall) | Spring Forum |
| Thursday, April 19, 2012 | Doug Bereuter, former president, CEO, The Asia Foundation | "Does the U.S. Have a Leadership Role in Asia Today?" | 7:00pm | Olin B Lecture Hall (between Smith-Curtis and Olin Hall) | Curtis Lecture on Public Leadership |
| Thursday, April 26, 2012 | Diana Butler Bass, writer, speaker, scholar | "Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Beginning of a New Spiritual Awakening" | 1:00pm | Callen Conference Center (lower level of Smith Curtis) | Mattingly Visiting Distinguished Scholar Series |
| Thursday, April 26, 2012 | LuMing Mao, professor of English, director of Asian and Asian American Studies Program, Miami University of Ohio | "Beyond Bias, Binary and Border: Enacting a Discursive Third in Comparative Rhetoric" | 3:30pm | Callen Conference Center (lower level of Smith Curtis) | Kenneth Holder Memorial Lecture |
| Wednesday, September 19, 2012 | Panelists: Sterling Miller (’85), Executive Vice President, Sabre Holdings; Vidette Mixon (’74), Director of Corporate Relations for Wespath Investment Management, a division of the United Methodist Church; Judith Patrick (’72), Board of Directors, La Cocina Food Kitchen | “Providing Models of Social Responsibility and Obtaining the American Dream” | 7:00pm | O’Donnell Auditorium | Visions and Ventures Symposium |
| Thursday, September 20, 2012 | Panelists: Denise Bulling (’82), Senior Research Director, University of Nebraska Public Policy Center; Susan Schultz (’86), Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine; Scott Shipman (’91), Director of Primary Care Initiatives and Workforce Analysis, Association of American Medical Colleges | “Contributions Toward Human Health” | 9:30am | O’Donnell Auditorium | Visions and Ventures Symposium |
| Thursday, September 20, 2012 | Panelists: Mark Eisenhart (’90), Senior Business Development Manager-Pfizer Account, Adayana; Douglas Maxwell (’68), Professor Emeritus, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Scott Young (’01), Executive Director, Food Bank of Lincoln | “Opportunities to End Hunger” | 2:00pm | O’Donnell Auditorium | Visions and Ventures Symposium |
| Thursday, September 20, 2012 | Betty Press (’64), Photographer, Adjunct Professor of Photography, University of Southern Mississippi | Elder Gallery Talk: “I Am Because We Are: Photos of Africa” | 3:30pm | Elder Gallery | Visions and Ventures Symposium |
| Thursday, September 20, 2012 | Panelists: Erin Duncan (’96), Federal Lobbyist, National Education Association; Jay Lemons (’83), President, Susquehanna University; Antwan Wilson (’95), Assistant Superintendent, Office of Postsecondary Readiness, Denver Public Schools | “Education Policy and Practice” | 7:00pm | O’Donnell Auditorium | Visions and Ventures Symposium |
