Honors College
Lecture Series: Spring 2018
| Spring 2018 Honors Lecture Series American Values(UH 3000, CRN# 10040) Mondays, 3:00 to 3:55 p.m. Honors Amphitheatre (Room 106)FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC |  | |
| DATE | SPEAKER | LECTURE TITLE |
| January 15 | MLK Day, no classes | |
| January 22 | Dr. Philip Phillips (Honors College Associate Dean, MTSU) | Welcome and Introduction |
| January 29 | Dr. Mary Evins (History, MTSU) | American Values, Immutable and Adapting Watch YouTube video |
| February 5 | Steve Joiner (Dean, Lipscomb University College of Leadership and Public Service) | Civil Discourse, Finding Common Ground, and the Value of Difficult Conversations Watch YouTube video |
| February 12 | Sekou Franklin (Political Science and International Relations, MTSU) | African Americans, Democratic Participation, and the Civil Rights Movement’s Citizenship Education Program Watch YouTube video |
| February 19 | Derek Griffin (Vanderbilt University Center for Medicine, Health, and Society) and Gloria Wilson (Art and Design, MTSU) | “Lest We Forget” the Heterogeneity of Blackness: The Art of Pursuing Health Equity in Post-Black America Watch YouTube video |
| February 26 | Marisa Richmond (History, MTSU) | Fighting for LGBTQ Rights as a Core American Value Watch YouTube video |
| March 3 | SPRING BREAK, no classes | |
| March 12 | Kasar Abdulla (Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Valor Collegiate Academies) | “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to be Free”: America’s First Core Value Watch YouTube video |
| March 19 | John R. Vile (Honors College Dean) | American Values and the Declaration of Independence Watch YouTube video |
| March 26 | Amy Sayward (History, MTSU) | Refining American Values in the World Spotlight: The Intersection Between Cold War U.S. Foreign and Domestic Policy Watch YouTube video |
| April 2 | Laura Clippard (Honors College Advisor) | Fellowships and Scholarships Watch YouTube video |
| April 9 | Honors student, Hannah Tybor, “Love Makes a Family: A Collection of Adoption Stories” Watch YouTube Video | |
| April 16 | Anne Passino (Staff Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center, Tennessee) | From Common Sense to Protecting the Commons: The Value of Environmental Stewardship Watch YouTube Video |
| April 23 | Thesis Presentations | Honors Student, Robert Owen, “Examining the Effects of Manipulating Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy on Stress-Induced Nuclear Granules (SINGs) within the Nuclei of Oocytes of Caenorhabditis elegans“ 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