2006-2007 Program
October 6, 2006
"'Why Can't They Be Like We Were, Perfect in Every Way?' Getting to Know Today's College Student"
Nancy Truesdell
Dean of Students
November 17, 2006
“Alcohol and the Brain: Discoveries in Neuroscience”
Bruce Hetzler
Professor of Psychology
January 12, 2007
“A Plague Upon Our House? Viruses in the 21st Century”
David Hall
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
February 16, 2007
"“Living La Dolce Vita? The Sweet and Not So Sweet Life of an American Scholar in Italy"
Daniel Taylor
Hiram A. Jones Professor of Classics
March 9, 2007
“Artificial Intelligence: Oxymoron or New Frontier?”
Kurt Krebsbach
Associate Professor of Computer Science
April 13, 2007
“The Composer's Muse: How Do You Know When the Notes Are Right?”
Joanne Metcalf
Assistant Professor of Music
May 11, 2007
“Health Tourism: Sun, Sea, and Operations”
Amy Speier
Lawrence Fellow in Anthropology
2005-2006
October 14, 2005
"Bioethics after Terri Schiavo"
Patrick Boleyn-Fitzgerald
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
November 11, 2005
"Telling It Like It Was? Travel Writing Through the Ages"
Monica Rico
Assistant Professor of History
January 13, 2006
"Good Ear For Language: Relation of Musical Training to Learning Chinese
Tones"
Terry Gottfried
Professor of Psychology
February 10, 2006
"Star in a Jar: The Prospects for Fusion Power in the 21st Century"
Matthew Stoneking
Associate Professor of Physics
March 10, 2006
"Shaking Hands with Hitler: France's Dark Years, 1940-1944"
Judith Sarnecki
Professor of French
April 7, 2006
"Human Evolution: Recent Discoveries and What They Mean"
Mark Jenike
Associate Professor of Anthropology
May 19, 2006
"Balancing the Public and the Art in Public Art"
Rob Neilson
Assistant Professor of Art
2004-2005
October 22, 2004
"Health Care Reform: The Tradeoffs Before Us"
Merton Finkler
Professor of Economics
November 12, 2004
"University - K-12 Partnerships in the Arts: The ArtsBridge America Model"
Jill Beck
Lawrence University President
January 14, 2005
"Backfire and Backlash: How Requiring Managers to be Nurturers Can Reinforce Discrimination Against Women"
Peter Glick
Professor of Psychology
February 11, 2005
"'Once Upon a Time...and Once Again': Fairy Tale Voices, Fairy Tale Visions"
Julie McQuinn
Assistant Professor of Music
March 11, 2005
"Spy vs. Spy: Cold War Espionage and the Collapse of the Soviet Union"
Peter Blitstein
Assistant Professor of History
April 15, 2005
"Invasion of the Species: How the Zebra Mussel Threatens the Fox and Wolf River Basins"
Bart De Stasio
Associate Professor of Biology
May 13, 2005
"'Hearing the Battle': Reading the Civil War Through the Lens of American Poetry"
Faith Barrett
Assistant Professor of English
2003-2004
October 10, 2003
"Jazz: What To Listen For"
Fred Sturm
Professor of Music and Director of Jazz and Improvisational Music
November 14, 2003
"A Fragile Peace: The Changing Dynamics of East Asian Security and Stability"
Franklin Doeringer
Nathan M. Pusey Professor of East Asian Studies and Professor of History
January 16, 2004
"Going Batty: What Flying Mammals Can Teach Us Humans"
Jodi Sedlock
Assistant Professor of Biology
February 13, 2004
"From Sauerkraut and Sausages to Döner and Falafel: How Germany is Changing"
Brent Peterson
Associate Professor of German
March 12, 2004
"Iraq, One Year Later: A Retrospective and Look Ahead"
Claudena Skran
Associate Professor of Government
April 16, 2004
"Corps of Discovery/Core of the Matter: The Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1803-1806"
Rex Myers
Lecturer in History and Freshman Studies
May 14, 2004
"Forecasting the 2004 Elections: Can Outcomes be Predicted Before Even a Single Vote is Cast?"
Christian Grose
Assistant Professor of Government
2002-2003
October 11, 2002
"Wisconsin's Environment: Getting Better or Worse? The Challenges We Face"
George Meyer
Stephen Edward Scarff Memorial Visiting Professor in Government
November 8, 2002
"The Art Object in the World of Ideas"
Frank Lewis
Director of Exhibitions and Curator of the Wriston Art Center Galleries
January 10, 2003
"Film as History, History as Film"
Paul Cohen
Professor of History
February 14, 2003
"Unveiling the Secrets of the Nanoworld: The Big Promise of Small Science"
Karen Nordell
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
March 14, 2003
"What Did Your Great-Grandmother Do? Women's Work in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries"
Susan Richards
University Librarian
April 11, 2003
"Nationality and Musical Identity: The Czech Composers"
Derek Katz
Assistant Professor of Music
May 9, 2003
"Deregulating Corporate America: Was It a Mistake or Not?"
Dan Alger
Associate Professor of Economics
2001-2002
September 28, 2001
"Envisioning the Future: The Changing Face of the Lawrence Campus"
Richard Warch
Lawrence University President
November 9, 2001
"Bucks on Broadway: Who has 'Em and Why it Matters"
Katherine Privatt
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Drama
January 11, 2002
"U.S. Relations with the Developing World: Defining our Role in an Era of Change"
Charles Ahlgren
Stephen Edward Scarff Memorial Visiting Professor in Government
February 15, 2002
"Up the Creek: How Urban Sprawl is Affecting our Water Resources"
Jeffrey Clark
Assistant Professor of Geology
March 15, 2002
"Death and Dinners: Entertainment in Ancient Rome"
Randall McNeill
Assistant Professor of Classics
April 12, 2002
"Lessons from Abroad: A Cellist's Insights from Teaching and Performing in Haiti, Argentina, and China"
Janet Anthony
Professor of Music
May 10, 2002
"Straddling the Himalayas: Challenges for the U.S. in the Growing Rivalry between India and China"
Mark Frazier
Assistant Professor of Government
2000-2001
October 13, 2000
"Japan Faces the New Century: Challenges and Opportunities for Japan as a Society and Nation"
Ambassador Takakazu Kuriyama
Stephen Edward Scarff Memorial Visiting Professor of Government
and former Japanese ambassador to the United States
November 10, 2000
"Don't Let the Numbers Fool You: The Use and Abuse of Statistics in Our Daily Lives"
Joy Jordan
Assistant Professor of Statistics
January 12, 2001
"The Post-Soviet Decade: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"
Rebecca Epstein Matveyev
Assistant Professor of Russian
March 9, 2001
"The Sixties: How They Changed America"
Jerald E. Podair
Assistant Professor of History
April 6, 2001
"Islam in America"
Kathryn M. Kueny
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
May 11, 2001
"Folklore Meets Science: Discovering the Microbes in the Foods We Eat"
William J. Perreault
Professor of Biology
June 1, 2001
"Bridging the Avenue: Con Meets College — Do We Do More Than Coexist?
Kathleen M. Murray
Professor of Music and Dean of the Conservatory of Music
1999-2000
October 8, 1999
“Relics, Ritual, and Reverence: The Art of the Altar in the Middle Ages”
Michael T. Orr
Associate Professor of Art History
November 12, 1999
“Chastity, Vegetarianism, and Non-Violence: Gandhi's Thoughts on God"
Dirck Vorenkamp
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
January 14, 2000
"Changing Attitudes, Changing Behaviors: A Psychologist's Approach to Working With Controversial and Emotion-Laden Subject Matter"
Hazel Spears
Assistant Professor of Psychology
February 11, 2000
“Anonymity or Musical Immortality: The Composer’s Lot”
James H. DeCorsey
Associate Professor of Music
March 10, 2000
“How the Irish – And the Italians! – Saved Civilization”
Daniel J. Taylor
Hiram A. Jones Professor of Classics
April 14, 2000
"Poverty, Upward Mobility, and Welfare Reform"
Corry Azzi
Edwin N. and Ruth Z. West Professor of Economics
May 12, 2000
"Can't Live With Them, Can't Live Without Them: Man's Relationship With the Insect World"
Bradford G. Rence
Professor of Biology
1998-1999
October 9, 1998
"Magnetic North: The Challenges of Conducting Geologic Research in Arctic Norway"
Marcia Bjornerud
Associate Professor of Geology
November 13, 1998
"More than Meets the Eye or Ear: Recognizing the Subtle Distinctions Among Theatre, Opera, and Musicals"
Timothy X. Troy
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Drama
January 8, 1999
"Freaks: Modern Representations of the Extraordinary Body"
Brian C. Rosenberg
Dean of the Faculty and Professor of English
February 1, 1999
"Berlin Witness: A Firsthand Account of the Fall of Communism and Lessons for Building a New Europe"
G. Jonathan Greenwald
Stephen Edward Scarff Memorial Visiting Professor of Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
March 12, 1999
"Witchcraft and Witch-Hunting: Confronting Popular Myths"
Edmund M. Kern
Associate Professor of History
April 9, 1999
"The Changing Face of China: Impressions From The Lawrence China Internship Program"
Jane Parish Yang
Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures
May 14, 1999
"The Traditional and the Novel in Undergraduate Science Instruction"
David M. Cook
Professor of Physics and the Philetus E. Sawyer Professor of Science
1997-1998
October 10, 1997
"When to Say Yes, When to Say No: Improving the Quality of Life Support Decisions"
John Stanley
Professor of Religious Studies and the Edward F. Mielke Professor of Ethics in Medicine, Science, and Society
November 14, 1997
"Sic Transit Gloria: The Passing of Historical Reputations"
Richard Harrison
Dean of Faculty and Professor of History
January 16, 1998
"Musings: An Artist Examines Her Sources"
Helen Klebesadel
Associate Professor of Art
February 13, 1998
"The Changing Character of Intelligence and Diplomacy in a Post-Cold War World: Why America Still Needs Diplomats and Spies"
Ambassador David Swartz
Stephen Edward Scarff Memorial Visiting Professor of Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
March 13, 1998
"Youth at Risk: Are We Making Progress?"
The Honorable Robert Hawley, '71
Winnebago County Circuit Judge
April 10, 1998
"From Egg to Organism: Insights into Biological Development"
Nancy Wall
Assistant Professor of Biology
May 8, 1998
"Turning Music into a Competitive Sport: What Lies Ahead for the Talented Young Musician?"
Michael Kim
Assistant Professor of Music
1996-1997
October 4, 1996
"Education and Display: The Role of the University Art Collection"
Nadine Wasserman
Wriston Art Galleries Curator
November 8, 1996
"Jane Austen at the Multiplex"
Timothy Spurgin
Associate Professor of English
January 10, 1997
"Russia: The Untested Transition"
J. Michael Hittle
Professor of History
February 14, 1997
"Archaeology in Syria"
Peter Peregrine
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
March 14, 1997
"Gender Studies: At Home in the Liberal Arts"
Eilene Hoft-March
Associate Professor of French
April 11, 1997
"Rags to Riches Bel Canto Style: Cinderella, An Opera by Rossini"
Patrice Michaels
Assistant Professor of Music
May 9, 1997
"The Politics of Compassion"
William Sloane Coffin
Stephen Edward Scarff Memorial Visiting Professor of Religious Studies
1995-1996
October 13, 1995
"The Legacy of African-American Composers"
Dominique-Rene de Lerma
Visiting Professor of Music
November 10, 1995
"The Playwright and His Audience"
Frederick Gaines
Professor of Theatre and Drama
January 12, 1996
"Protestant Pentecostalism in Catholic Italy"
George Saunders
Professor of Anthropology
February 9, 1996
"The Geology and The Ecology of Lake Winnebago"
George Smith
Assistant Professor Geology, and
Bart De Stasio
Assistant Professor of Biology
March 8, 1996
"Health in the Andes: The Case for Tradition Medicines"
Lynn Sikkink
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
April 12, 1996
"The Cultural Roots of Brazilian Drumming"
Dane Richeson
Associate Professor of Music
May 10, 1996
William Sloane Coffin
Stephen Edward Scarff Memorial Visiting Professor of Religious Studies
1994-1995
October 14, 1994
"Oxford Then and Now"
William Chaney
George McKendree Steele Professor of History
November 11, 1994
"Destination Senegal: Breaking New Ground in Francophone Africa
Judy Sarnecki
Assistant Professor of French
January 13, 1995
"The Fate of Music in the Modern World"
Robert Dodson
Dean of the Conservatory of Music
February 10, 1995
"Fertility Decline in Africa and the Future of World Population"
Candice Bradley
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
March 10, 1995
"Ancient Coins: Portraits as Propaganda"
Carol Lawton
Associate Professor of Art History
April 21, 1995
"A New Infrared Sensor for Use in Laser Surgery"
Susanne Lee
Assistant Professor of Physics
May 12, 1995
"The Federal Reserve System's Economic Policy Role"
Karl Scheld
Stephen Edward Scarff Memorial Visiting Professor of Economics
1993-1994
October 8, 1993
"State of the Liberal Arts; State of the College"
Richard Warch
Lawrence University President
November 12, 1993
"Ethical Issues in Bio-Engineering"
Elizabeth De Stasio
Assistant Professor of Biology
January 14, 1994
"A Season Wrap-Up and a Look Ahead"
Rick Coles
Lawrence University Head Football Coach
February 11, 1994
"The Role of Music in Education"
Bridget-Michaele Reischl
Assistant Professor of Music
March 11, 1994
"Refugee Policies Today"
Claudena Skran
Assistant Professor of Government
April 8, 1994
"America and the Persian Gulf"
Donald Leidel
Stephen Edward Scarff Memorial Visiting Professor of Government
May 13, 1994
"Issues in Education Policy: School Reform in the 1990s and Beyond"
Stewart Purkey
Associate Professor of Education