Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne’s (IPFW) chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society and the National Collegiate Honors Council invite the public to experience the 2009 Honors Seminar Series at no charge. The series, which presents lectures via prerecorded video, features three presentations on topics related to Phi Theta Kappa’s 2008-10 honors study topic, “The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges, and Consequences.”
Speaker - Ray...
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne’s (IPFW) chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society and the National Collegiate Honors Council invite the public to experience the 2009 Honors Seminar Series at no charge. The series, which presents lectures via prerecorded video, features three presentations on topics related to Phi Theta Kappa’s 2008-10 honors study topic, “The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges, and Consequences.”
Speaker - Ray Suarez. Monday, Oct. 19, 6-8 p.m., Walb Student Union, Room 222-226
Mr. Suarez is the former host of NPR’s Talk of the Nation and joined PBS’ The NewsHour as a Washington-based senior correspondent in 1999. A longstanding member of the Washington press corps, Suarez is well-known for his expertise on quintessentially American issues, including politics, demographics, race and religion. He has also released several critically-acclaimed books, including The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration: 1966-1999, and his latest, The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America.
Suarez Live Panel Discussion with Mitch Harper, 4th District City Councilman; Kenneth White Jr., Allen Co Libertarian Party Representative; Frederick Hasecke, Senior Pastor, Trinity English Lutheran Church; Hedayeh Samavati, Ph.D., IPFW Professor of Economics; and Jeff Scherer, Ivy Tech, Vice President of Student Government.
Speaker - Jessica Jackley. Monday, Nov. 9, 6-8 p.m., Walb Student Union, Room 222-226.
Ms. Jackley is the cofounder of Kiva, the peer-to-peer micro loan Web site winning raves from Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton, and countless world leaders. At Kiva.org, users can make loans directly to specific entrepreneurs in the developing world, who then use the money to grow a small business and lift themselves out of poverty. To date, 300,000 users have loaned a staggering $67 million to over 40,000 people in the Third World.
Jackley Live Panel Discussion with Andrew Hoffman, director, NeighborLink Fort Wayne, and Professor Pat McCormick, Ivy Tech.
Speaker - Ralph Nader. Monday, Nov. 16, 6-8 p.m., Walb Student Union, Room G21-21A.
Nader is an internationally known consumer advocate for issues related to product safety, the environment, clean water, and health. He was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Americans in the Twentieth Century. In recent years, Mr. Nader has been an independent candidate for President, pledging to work for the public interest by returning government to the citizens by addressing concerns such as health, energy sources and corporate welfare.
Nader Live Panel Discussion with local community leaders and advocates.
