2009-10 Lecture Series
Ron Mallet "Time Traveler: A Scientist's Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality"
In his popular lectures, attended by his peers and interested onlookers, Mallett explains his theories, which are derived from the work of Einstein and Godol and from his own experiments over thirty years (much of which has been published in journals). But behind the science -- which is delivered in clear, captivating language with inspired metaphors (a spoon stirring a glass of water) -- lies Mallett's personal story. He touches on the death of his father when he was a boy (which set him on his current path to invent a time machine) and tells us how he overcame poverty and racism to become one of the few African-American Ph.Ds in theoretical physics.
January 28, 2010 at CB
Black History Month Speaker: Frederick Smith
Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Frederick Smith is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism and Loyola University Chicago. A finalist for the 2004 PEN Center Emerging Voices Fellowship, and a member of the 2004 VONA (Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation at the University of San Francisco) novel seminar, Fred is an advocate for social justice and equality issues. He lives in Los Angeles. His first novel, DOWN FOR WHATEVER, was published in 2005, and his second, RIGHT SIDE OF THE WRONG BED, was published in 2007.
February 4, 2010 at CB
Martin Zied, Network Television Producer/Director writer and 5 time Emmy Award Winner
Martin Zied/Producer/Director/Writer
Network Television Producer/Director Writer and 5 time Emmy Award winner Martin Zied recently collaborated on a riveting film about the burgeoning relationship between the United States and Vietnam. The film, "A Painful Reconciliation," shot in the U.S. and in Vietnam, has been playing at film festivals across the country. The film reconnects American G.I.'s from the Vietnam War, with their once mortal enemies, the Viet Cong, in a powerful and gripping story of youth, pride, survival and finally, apology and cooperation. As a longtime Network Television Producer/Director, he has created multiple episodes of the long running CBS hit show, "48 Hours Mystery," and has produced numerous stories for ABC's newsmagazines, "20/20," "20/20 Downtown," and "Primetime."
Throughout his career, Zied has also found time to tell revealing and personal stories about his first love, music, and the people who make it. In 2005, he produced a fascinating behind the scenes biography of Grateful Dead guru, Jerry Garcia, for A&E's "Biography." The multiple Emmy Award winner has also taught courses in television production and careers in television at Drexel University and has been a guest lecturer for his alma mater, Penn State.
March 2, 2010 at CB
Candace Bushnell & Jennifer Weiner
"Sex in the City" Steps "In Her Shoes"
IN CONVERSATION: Candace Bushnell and Jennifer Weiner, two wildly popular contemporary authors whose books speak to women of all ages, come together to deliver a presentation guaranteed to entertain. Bushnell has gone from writing about "women who have sex like men to women who have careers like men." Weiner`s books have earned her many fans because they "feature smart, funny, struggling, relatable female protagonists." In a conversation peppered with candor and laughter, Jennifer and Candace talk about the creative process, self-esteem, having it all, relationships and, of course, shoes.
Friday, March 19, 2010 6:00PM ($10 for faculty and staff)
Thomas Lucas
Thomas Lucas is the Director and Master Printer at Hummingbird Press in Chicago. Hummingbird Press works to collaborate with artists by invitation with the goal of creating unique printed editions. Utilizing printmaking techniques such as mono-print, lithography, relief and screenprint, Thomas will demonstrate the process of transferring images to a leather- hard clay surface. Students will then be able to experiment with the techniques. The campus at large will be invited to observe both the demonstration and the workshop. This program will coincide with both the 40th Annual Southern Graphics Printmaking conference and the Philagraphica - both in Philadelphia.
March 22-23, 2010
Lectures from earlier this semester -
Dr. Christian Brady
The Christian movement began as simply one Jewish sect among many in the first century. It grew quickly, but primarily among non-Jews. What was it that most Jews of the day did not believe Jesus was the Messiah and how did this grafted branch grow so far from its roots?
Thursday, October 22, 2009 CB Woodland 112
Michael Uslan Batman Executive Producer & Comic Book Historian:
Pow! Zap! Oy! How Jewish Immigrants Created Super-Heroes
Michael Uslan is best known as the originator and Executive Producer of the Batman movie series, starting with Tim Burton's 1989 film, and continuing to 2008's box office record-breaking The Dark Knight. Less well known is that the first Batman film was the culmination of Uslan's more than two decades of work to bring a serious, dark version of the character to the big screen. Uslan's start in the world of comics was as unlikely as his success in bringing Batman to the theaters. Born into a blue collar family in New Jersey, Uslan was instilled at an early age to find work to be passionate about. Knowing he loved comics and films, he set about creating a career.
Tuesday October 27, 2009 during Common Break
