Friday, September 05, 2008
UCC Speaker Series: Presidential politics, Cuban jazz, the unknown, and evolution
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The University of Southern Indiana’s 2008-09 University Core Curriculum Speaker Series kicks off this month with the annual Constitution Day Lecture, presented this year by Randall T. Shepard, an Evansville native and Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, followed by Debate-A-Palooza, Cuban jazz music, the author of Einstein’s Dreams, and the 150th anniversary of the Theory of Evolution. Here's the schedule: September 17 “Presidential Elections as a Test of the Constitution,” Constitution Day Lecture presented by Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard, 7 p.m. in Kleymeyer Auditorium in the Liberal Arts Center. September 26 Debate-A-Palooza, 6 p.m., USI Quadrangle. Debate-A-Palooza is a nonpartisan voter education program that brings citizens together to watch a televised debate and talk about what they learned. The event will kick off at 6 p.m. with a concert by Deaf Megan, and at 8 p.m. the first presidential debate will be shown on two jumbo screens. This event is free and open to the public. Bring blankets, chairs, and a picnic if you like. If it rains, the event will be held in the Health Professions Center. Debate-A-Palooza is sponsored by the Communications Club. October 10 Paquito d’Rivera, 2 p.m., Forum I, Wright Administration Building. Havana, Cuba native d’Rivera is a multiple Grammy-award winning musician and composer. The National Endowment for the Arts said “he has become the consummate multinational ambassador, creating and promoting a cross-culture of music that moves effortlessly among jazz, Latin, and Mozart. The University Core Curriculum presents this informational performance in cooperation with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra. October 23 Fall Lecture by Dr. Alan Lightman, 7 p.m., Carter Hall, University Center. Lightman is an MIT physicist and English professor and author of Einstein’s Dreams and several other books. He is a featured author in USI’s Bonding through Books program and Evansville’s One Book One Community selection, This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women. His essay hails the power of unanswered questions. Lightman’s lecture is sponsored by Student Development Programs. February 17 Lecture by Dr. Kenneth R. Miller, 7 p.m., Carter Hall, University Center. In 2005, Miller, professor of biology at Brown University, testified in Kitzmiller et al vs. Dover (Pennsylvania) Area School District on the question of whether intelligent design is a religious belief or a scientific theory. It was ruled in the case that intelligent design is a form of creationism and can not be taught in schools under the first amendment. The University Core Curriculum Lecture Series hosts Miller in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Theory of Evolution. For more information, contact Dr. Mark Krahling, director of the University Core Curriculum, at mkrahlin@usi.edu or 812/464-1712. Wendy Knipe Bredhold News and Information Services wkbredhold@usi.edu or 812/461-5259 |
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