Honors College
Lecture Series: Fall 2018
| Fall 2018 Honors Lecture Series Governors (UH 3000, CRN# 81393) Mondays, 3:00 to 3:55 p.m. Honors Amphitheatre (Room 106) FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC |  | |
| DATE | SPEAKER(S) | LECTURE TITLE |
| August 27 | Philip Phillips (Honors College Associate Dean) and Mary Evins (History) | Welcome and Introductions Watch YouTube Video |
| September 3 | Labor Day – no classes | |
| September 10 | Carole Stanford Bucy (History, Volunteer State CC), and Robert L. Taylor (History) Ice Cream Social to follow in the Honors Courtyard | Early Tennessee Governors from Blount to Browning Watch YouTube Video |
| September 17 | Honors Students CONSTITUTION DAY | The reading of The Constitution in the Honors Courtyard Watch YouTube Video |
| *September 20 | Gubernatorial Forum | 7:00 p.m. Murphy Center Watch YouTube Video |
| September 24 | Indigenous Peoples Panel moderated by Ashley Riley Sousa, History Reception to follow | MT Engage Week, Indigenous Peoples Respond to U.S. Governance Watch YouTube Video |
| October 1 | James E. K. Hildreth (President, Meharry Medical College) | Lessons from a Life in Science: Governing Principles for Leadership in Healthcare Watch YouTube Video |
| October 8 | David Plazas (Opinion and Engagement Director, The Tennessean) | James Morton, History and Political Science Sarah Wilfong-Joblin, Violin Performance |
| October 15 | Fall Break – no classes | |
| October 22 | David McCargar (Education, Tennessee State University) | Coincidence? You Decide: One Man’s Encounter with Power, Privilege, and Mortality Watch YouTube Video |
| *October 26 | Field Trip to The Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice | Montgomery, Alabama |
| October 29 | Giancarlo Guerrero (Music Director, Nashville Symphony), interviewed by Reed Thomas (School of Music) | Governing from the Stage: The Role of the Music Director in a 21st Century Orchestra Watch YouTube Video |
| November 5 | Ron J. Bombardi, (Philosophy) | Of Tulips, Torts, and Torah; or, Governance and the Pursuit of Liberal Democracy in the Dutch Golden Age Watch YouTube Video |
| *November 12 | Keel Hunt (Author and Columnist for USA Today-Tennessee) Reception to follow | ODK Leadership Lecture From Blue State to Red: Governors Clement to Haslam and Their Times Watch YouTube Video |
| November 19 | Laura Clippard (Honors UFO Coordinator) | Applying for Fellowships and Scholarships Watch YouTube Video |
| November 26 | James Morton, History and Political Science Sarah Wilfong-Joblin, Violin Performance | Thesis Presentations Watch YouTube Video |
| December 3 | Sarah Dixon-Morgan, International Relations Matthew Cureton, Business Management | Thesis Presentation Watch YouTube Video |
Contact Us
Honors College
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