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ARTS & SCIENCES - LECTURE SERIES
Wednesdays, 9/23 thru 11/18, 2009
3:15 pm - 5:15 pm
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Sequim High School Board room, 503 North Sequim Avenue, Sequim WA
Cost $46.00
Register ONLINE, Item #S945, or Call Registration at (360) 452-9277
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9/23/09
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Shift Happens: The American Community College’s Role in Today’s Ever-Changing world. |
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Dr. Tom Keegan
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Peninsula College president Dr. Thomas Keegan will provide an overview of the potential of American Community colleges to lead the way in preparing graduates to succeed in a global economy. He will also address the current political and economic landscape, and the emerging role Community Colleges will play in spurring innovation and becoming a tool for revitalizing the economy.
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9/30/09
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In Search of E. R. Murrow |
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Rich Riski
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In 1913 a family moved from North Carolina to the Pacific Northwest. The parents and their three young boys struggled to make a living at a time when the country, the economy and the political landscape were poised for profound change.
Despite hardship, the family found work in logging and the railroad communities in Blanchard and later on the Olympic Peninsula. Through hard work and education, the family launched the careers of their three extraordinary young men. The first two men changed the state of Washington. The last one changes the nation. PC Journalism professor Rich Riski will examine E.R. Murrow's pioneering work in distance education, rescue diplomacy and broadcast radio and television and the historic standards it set.
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10/7/09
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Empathy: Not Just a Feeling Anymore |
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Janet Lucas M.A.
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PC English professor Janet Lucas will discuss, through a variety of media, the common assumptions of the meaning of empathy and its physiological basis. She will also examine how is it understood and misunderstood, how it affects us emotionally and cognitively, its role in altruistic action, and why it is absolutely necessary for the success of international communication and cooperation. |
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10/14/09
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The Edward L. Tisch Memorial Arboretum |
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Barbara Blackie
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PC Biology instructor Barbara Blackie will discuss the late Edward Tisch’s vision for the campus arboretum, which was officially opened and dedicated in June 2009. Tisch taught Biology & Botany at Peninsula College for 40 years. The arboretum is designed as a living laboratory and teaching tool featuring endemic plants from the North Olympic Peninsula.
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10/21/09
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Takhi-The Przewalski Horse Project |
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Mike Daniel
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PC Math professor Mike Daniel will provide an overview of the reintroduction into the wild of Takhi, a nearby extinct horse in Mongolia. Daniel will discuss the highlights of his experience on the project as an eco-volunteer research assistant in Hustai National Park, Mongolia in 2008.
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10/28/09
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Improving Lives One Laugh at a time |
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Dr. Lara Starcevich
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Autobiography, auto-comedy, and Improv ~"All part of improving lives one laugh at a time." PC Drama professor Dr. Lara Starcevich will explore the ways in which women's comedy transforms both performer and spectator.
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11/4/09
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What Page Are You on, Abbott? |
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Dr. Matt Teorey
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PC English professor Dr. Matt Teorey will look at popular radio shows from the 1940s and 1950s, specifically the relationship weekly shows built with their audiences. The lecture will feature excepts from actual radio scripts written by Dr. Teorey’s grandfather, an original writer for The Green Hornet and co-creator of Challenge of the Yukon and Famous Jury Trials.
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11/11/09
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Veteran's Day - No Lecture |
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11/18/09
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Funding the Future: Public Higher Education and the Economy |
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Deborah Frazier, VP
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How is higher education financed in Washington? PC Vice President Deborah Frazier will look at the educational needs of the future and societal implications. She will also present information on our state budget process, findings of recent research in Washington about the skills and training needed for the economy, and the effect of education on individual social status. |