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Penn State Forum Series 2006- 2007

Date

Speaker

Topic

Place

Friday,

Sept. 1

Derek Smith, Chairman & CEO, ChoicePoint

“Risk Revolution: The Dangerous and Growing Gap between Technology and Human Insight” See article by Saalim A.Carter

NLI

Thursday, Sept. 14

James Broadhurst, Chairman and CEO Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, Inc., PSU Board of Trustees

“Making Smiles while Building a Business”     See article by Saalim A.Carter

Penn Stater

Friday,

Sept. 29

Joe Wilson, Foreign Policy Expert and former Senior U.S. Diplomat

“The Three Great Debates Over the War with Iraq” See article by Saalim A.Carter

Penn Stater

Friday,

Oct. 20

Kent Vrana, Elliot S. Vesell Professor and Chair Dept of Pharmacology, Penn State College of Medicine

“Stem Cell Biology: The Good and the Bad”    See article by Saalim A.Carter

NLI

Monday, Nov. 6

Richard Alley, Even Pugh Professor of Geosciences, Penn State

It's worse and better than we thought: the meaning of global warming
See article by Saalim A.Carter

NLI

Monday, Dec. 4

Frank Deford, NPR, Senior Contributing Editor at Sports Illustrated

“Sports: The Hype and the Hoopla”
See article by Saalim A.Carter

Penn Stater

Wednesday, Jan. 17

Pedro A. Cortes, Secretary of the Commonwealth

“A Historical Perspective on Voting in PA”
See article by Saalim A.Carter

NLI

Monday, Jan. 29

Albie Hecht, President, Worldwide Biggies, Inc.

“Creating New Entertainment Experiences for the Digital Family”
See article by Catherine Ravago

NLI

Wednesday, Feb. 14

William Dietz, Director, Div. Of Nutrition & Physical Activity in the Center for Chronic Disease Prevention

“How do you Reduce Obesity in the United States?”

Penn Stater

Thursday, March 8

Barry Scheck, Attorney, DNA Expert and Co-Counder, The Innocence Project & Bob Shaler, Director, Forensic Science, Penn State University

“What You Don’t Know About Forensics”

Penn Stater

Friday, March 30

DeWayne Wickham, USA Today Columnist

“Role of Media in Public Policy Decision Making”
See article by Eliot Schmidt

Penn Stater

Wednesday, April 4

Gary Chapman, Pastor, Speaker and Author

“Keeping Love Alive when the Tingles Evaporate”

Penn Stater

Monday, April 23

Jacqueline Royster, Assoc, Prof. Of English, Ohio State University

“Subverting Double Jeopardy: Continuities of Rhetorical Action by African American Women Writers”

Penn Stater

Thursday, May 10

Tanya Biank, Journalist, Author, Fulbright Scholar

“The Bride Wore Green: Marriage and the Military, an Author’s Walk in her Own Storyline”

NLI

Date	Speaker	Topic	Place
Friday, Sept. 1	Derek Smith, Chairman & CEO, ChoicePoint	“Risk Revolution: The Dangerous and Growing Gap between Technology and Human Insight” See article by Saalim A.Carter	NLI
Thursday, Sept. 14	James Broadhurst, Chairman and CEO Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, Inc., PSU Board of Trustees	“Making Smiles while Building a Business” See article by Saalim A.Carter	Penn Stater
Friday, Sept. 29	Joe Wilson, Foreign Policy Expert and former Senior U.S. Diplomat	“The Three Great Debates Over the War with Iraq” See article by Saalim A.Carter	Penn Stater
Friday, Oct. 20	Kent Vrana, Elliot S. Vesell Professor and Chair Dept of Pharmacology, Penn State College of Medicine	“Stem Cell Biology: The Good and the Bad” See article by Saalim A.Carter	NLI
Monday, Nov. 6	Richard Alley, Even Pugh Professor of Geosciences, Penn State	It's worse and better than we thought: the meaning of global warming See article by Saalim A.Carter	NLI
Monday, Dec. 4	Frank Deford, NPR, Senior Contributing Editor at Sports Illustrated	“Sports: The Hype and the Hoopla” See article by Saalim A.Carter	Penn Stater
Wednesday, Jan. 17	Pedro A. Cortes, Secretary of the Commonwealth	“A Historical Perspective on Voting in PA” See article by Saalim A.Carter	NLI
Monday, Jan. 29	Albie Hecht, President, Worldwide Biggies, Inc.	“Creating New Entertainment Experiences for the Digital Family” See article by Catherine Ravago	NLI
Wednesday, Feb. 14	William Dietz, Director, Div. Of Nutrition & Physical Activity in the Center for Chronic Disease Prevention	“How do you Reduce Obesity in the United States?”	Penn Stater
Thursday, March 8	Barry Scheck, Attorney, DNA Expert and Co-Counder, The Innocence Project & Bob Shaler, Director, Forensic Science, Penn State University	“What You Don’t Know About Forensics”	Penn Stater
Friday, March 30	DeWayne Wickham, USA Today Columnist	“Role of Media in Public Policy Decision Making” See article by Eliot Schmidt	Penn Stater
Wednesday, April 4	Gary Chapman, Pastor, Speaker and Author	“Keeping Love Alive when the Tingles Evaporate”	Penn Stater
Monday, April 23	Jacqueline Royster, Assoc, Prof. Of English, Ohio State University	“Subverting Double Jeopardy: Continuities of Rhetorical Action by African American Women Writers”	Penn Stater
Thursday, May 10	Tanya Biank, Journalist, Author, Fulbright Scholar	“The Bride Wore Green: Marriage and the Military, an Author’s Walk in her Own Storyline”	NLI