Honors College
Lecture Series: Spring 2015
| Honors Lecture Series Spring 2015 NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES |  | |
| DATE | SPEAKER | LECTURE TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| January 26 | Philip Phillips Associate Dean, University Honors College/English | Introduction to the Series |
| February 2 | Kevin Smith Sociology and Anthropology | Gifts from The People: The Cultural Legacy of Native America WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEO |
| February 9 | Drew Sieg Biology | From Ethnobotany to Natural Products Chemistry: Using Native American Folklore as a Source for New Medicines WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEO |
| February 16 | Tom Strawman English | Beyond the Human/Non-Human Binary: Cultivating Ecological Imagination in Louise Erdrich’s The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse (Honors Open House) CANCELLED BY ICE STORM |
| February 23 | Lauren Rudd Human Sciences | Traditional Native American Dress and Clothing WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEO |
| March 2 | Sara Bell (Special Guest) | Pine Ridge Reservation: The Good, the Bad, and Beautiful WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEO |
| March 9 | SPRING BREAK NO CLASSES | |
| March 16 | Laura Clippard Honors College Advisor | Applying for Fellowships and Scholarships VIDEO NOT AVAILABLE |
| March 23 | Paul Ironcloud (Special Guest) | Lakota Housing at Pine Ridge: Trail of Hope WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEO RECEPTION TO FOLLOW |
| March 30 | Brad Bartel University Provost | Fort Lewis: Military Post, Native American Boarding School, and Liberal Arts College WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEO |
| April 6 | James “Bo” Taylor (Distinguished Visiting Lecturer) | Cherokee History, Language, and Culture from a Native Perspective NO VIDEO AVAILABLE |
| April 6 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. | James “Bo” Taylor | Special Presentation of Storytelling, Music, and Dance by James “Bo” Taylor NO VIDEO AVAILABLE RECEPTION TO FOLLOW |
| Both April 6 events will be presented with support from the MTSU Distinguished Lecture Committee | ||
| April 13 | Krystal S. Tsosie Vanderbilt University | The Controversial Nature of Genetics Research in Native American Communities NO VIDEO AVAILABLE |
| April 20 | RESCHEDULED FROM 2/16/2015 Beyond the Human/Non-Human Binary: Cultivating Ecological Imagination in Louise Erdrich’s The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEO | |
| April 27 | Honors Students TBA | Thesis Presentations WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEO |
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Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building
Campus Box 267
1737 Blue Raider Drive
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Main Office: HONR Room 205 (Dean’s Suite)
Main Office Phone: 615-898-2152
Email: uhc@mtsu.edu