2008-2009 Public Lecture Schedule

Sisyphus and Leviathan Meet Goldilocks – The Strengths & Weaknesses of the American Presidency
Thursday, October 16, 2008, 5:00 p.m.
OCCE Forum Bldg, Norman, OK
Michael A. Genovese, Loyola Chair of Leadership, Loyola Marymount University

Russian Émigré Artists in the Context of American Culture
Gary Shteyngart reading
Wednesday, October 22, 5:30-6:30 p.m.  Auditorium of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
Vladimir Nabokov:  Russian or American Writer?”
Catharine Nepomnyashchy
Thursday, October 23, 5:30-6:30 p.m.  OCCE Forum Building
Vitaly Komar presentation
Friday October  24  5:30-6:30 Auditorium of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
University of Oklahoma

Was There a Darwinian Revolution?
Thursday, February 12, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
University of Oklahoma
John M. Lynch, honors faculty fellow & senior lecturer, Barrett Honors College,
Arizona State University

Water Matters: The Competition for Fresh Water
Thursday, February 26, 2009  7:00 p.m.
Student Union Ballroom
Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford
Sandra Postel, Founder and Director, Global Water Policy Project

Costa Rican Democracy:  A Latin American Anomaly
Tuesday, March 10, 2009   7:00 p.m.
Education Center Auditorium
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Dr. Mario Carvajal, former Costa Rican ambassador to the European Union/EEC;
President, Cocos Island Foundation

Information about 2007-2008 Public Lectures