Sustaining Humanity: Sharing Spaces/ Sharing Places
Join us for a modern perspective on the timeless questions of humanity with renowned speakers from across the range of academic disciplines.
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All lectures are free and open to the public. Please call 440-826-2322, |
What would it mean to live in a sustainable world— where we can meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs? How do we reconcile competing environmental, economic and cultural demands? The future of the planet and humanity hangs in the balance amid our struggle to cultivate solutions. Explore these issues with us in the 2008-2009 Enduring Questions Lecture Series.
2008-2009 lectures occur in September, October, January and March.
Sponsored by the Academic and Cultural Events Series, the David Brain Leadership Program, the Office of Core Curriculum and the Office of Multicultural Student Services.
E.O.Wilson
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 8:00 p.m.
One of the worlds most distinguished scientists, Dr. Edward O. Wilson, Pellegrino University Professor Emeritus at Harvard, is considered the founder of the sustainability movement. A gifted story
]teller, Dr. Wilson has changed the way scientists and nonscientists view the natural world. He has received over 100 awards, including the National Medal of Science, the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement and two Pulitzers. Some of his most groundbreaking works include The Insect Societies, On Human Nature, Diversity of Life and The Future of Life.Cosponsored by the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Strosacker Distinguished Lecture Series
Kulas Musical Arts Building, 96 Front St., Berea
Stuart Hart
Monday, October 20, 2008 - 8:00 p.m.
A leading authority on the implications of sustainable development and environmentalism for business strategy, Dr. Stuart Hart is the Samuel C. Johnson Chair of Sustainable Global Enterprise and Professor of Management at Cornell University. His book, Capitalism at the Crossroads, is in its second edition with a new foreword by Al Gore. Dr. Hart believes environmental meltdown and a widening gap between rich and poor pose challenges for global capitalism. He maintains that corporations technology, resources, capacity and global research can accelerate transformation.
Cosponsored by the Charles E. Spahr Chair of Managerial & Corporate Ethics and the Buckhorn Chair in Economics Distinguished Lecture Series
Stuart Hart's keynote address kicks off B-W's Sustainability Symposium, October 20-21. The next day's sessions will feature four consecutive panels comprised of Ohio's leading experts on sustainability from business, municipal government, higher education and the nonprofit community. Each sector will address critical challenges and share best practices for a sustainable future. All sessions are free and open to the public.
Shakti Butler
Friday, January 23, 2009 - 8:00 p.m.
Producer and director of the groundbreaking documentaries The Way Home and Light in the Shadows, Dr. Shakti Butler is an inspirational facilitator and lecturer, and is a powerful voice for social justice in the world today. As a multiracial African
]American, Dr. Butler strives to create venues for conversations on oppression through the lens of racism, classicism, sexism and homophobia. A powerful speaker, Dr. Butler supports building sustainable communities through equity and social justice. She comes to B]W as the Martin Luther King Week 2009 keynote speaker.Cosponsored by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Week Committee 2009
Kleist Center for Art & Drama, 95 E. Bagley Rd., Berea.
Kwame Appiah
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - 8:00 p.m.
Having been described as a post
modern Socrates, Dr. Kwame Appiah is the Lawrence S. Rockefeller Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University. A prolific author, editor and lecturer, Dr. Appiah explores critical issues facing our society. He challenges us to look beyond the boundaries that divide us to see our common humanity. In a world where cultural sustainability is becoming increasingly important and complex, Dr. Appiah delves into issues of identity and ethical behavior where the shifting sands of race, ethnicity, religion and nationalism affects us as a society and as individuals.Kleist Center for Art & Drama, 95 E. Bagley Rd., Berea.
Enduring Questions Lecture Series Planning Committee - Third Year
Barbara Rolleston, Chair
Jay T. Hairston
Tiffany Hansbrough
David Krueger
Bob Ebert
Randy Molmen
275 Eastland Rd.