Thursday, September 10, 2009
UCC Speaker Series brings notable scholars, musicians to USI and the community
Policinski
Contact for more information:
Wendy Knipe Bredhold Media Relations Specialist, News & Information Services 812/461-5259 Policinski will present "The State of the First Amendment in a Time of Twitter" at 2 p.m. Friday, September 18, in Carter Hall in the University Center. Policinski is a veteran journalist whose career has included work in newspapers (he was a founding editor of USA Today), radio, television, and the web. He oversees operations and programs of First Amendment Center, which works to preserve and protect First Amendment freedoms through information and education. The center serves as a forum for the study and exploration of free-expression issues, including freedom of speech, press, and religion, and the rights to assemble and to petition the government. With offices at Vanderbilt and at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., the First Amendment Center is an operating program of the Freedom Forum. Policinski is co-author of the weekly syndicated newspaper column, "Inside the First Amendment," and executive producer/host of the touring multimedia stage production, "Freedom Sings." He also serves as an adjunct professor at Winthrop University in South Carolina and is a member of the journalism alumni board at Ball State University. He is a Ball State graduate and attended the Nashville School of Law. October 23, 2009 The series continues with an informational performance by concert pianist Nino Cocchiarella at 2 p.m. Friday, October 23, in Rice Library's Grand Reading Room. Cocchiarella, an Evansville native, will perform for the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra's "Night with Nino!" on Saturday, October 24. February 24, 2010 Global economist Dr. Noreena Hertz will lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 24, in Carter Hall in the University Center. In her best-selling book The Silent Takeover, Hertz predicted that unregulated markets and massive financial institutions would have serious global consequences, impacting the ordinary citizen. Following the financial meltdown and recession of 2008-09, many commentators have described Hertz as "a visionary." March 19, 2010 At 2 p.m. Friday, March 19, also in Carter Hall, flutist Kelly Sulick and harpist Megan Stout will present an educational performance in advance of their "Beauty and Grandeur" concert on Saturday, March 20, with the Evansville Philharmonic. April 23, 2010 Finally, the College of Liberal Arts will present the 2010 Distinguished Scholar Lecture by acclaimed author Alan Cheuse at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, in Mitchell Auditorium in the Health Professions Center. Cheuse is the author of four novels, three collections of short fiction, and the memoir Fall Out of Heaven. He is a regular contributor to National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" as a book commentator. He teaches in the writing program at George Mason University and the Squaw Valley Community of Writers. All programs in the UCC Speaker Series are free and open to the public. For more information, call Dr. Mark Krahling, director of the University Core Curriculum, at 812/464-1712. |
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