University Governance: Faculty Speakers Bureau

Aerospace Engineering - NASA activities in Kansas, propulsion systems for general aviation aircraft
Anthropology- Anthropology and human rights, Peruvian Amazonian,
Architectural Engineering-Solar energy, energy conservation, indoor air quality/ventilation Architectural & Urban Design-Urban design in cities, design in Metropolitan counties
Baseball- Heroes in fact and fiction Biological Sciences-Evolution, Bio-threats, adaptations of unusual plants in unusual places, learning and memory: The brain at work
Business-E-marketing, return, risk and common sense in the stock market, portfolio analyses, power pricing Civil Engineering-Crazy traffic signs, beyond GIS, using the art museum in engineering classes
Different Career Choices for Women-Women in math, science. How women change the practice of engineering.
Diversity-balancing family life and career in two cultures, facing new challenges and making changes in communities Ecology and Evolutionary Biology-Invasive species, nature's flyers
Employment Issues-hiring, firing, laws against discrimination, the Americans with Disabilities Act Freedom of Speech
Genetics- why do some people age faster, chemical/genomics revolution German- Germans and the anti-slavery struggle in territorial Kansas, German settlement dialects of Kansas and Missouri, German heritage of Kansas
Health care issues -Is there a right to health care, ethical issues in medical research, what's wrong with the American health care system
Housing and Retail Space -Do we have a housing problem or an income problem, costs and consequences of retail expansion Internet Communication- Social life on-line, Internet: Social or anti-social
Issues in Education (Birth - College)
Journalism - Media, Sports and Media, News coverage, sports marketing and promotions, super bowl advertising,
Kansas African Studies - Muslim women scholars, African Muslim women's literature and culture Kansas- NASA activities in Kansas, Kansas legal history, Coral Reefs, Ethnic and racial groups in Kansas History, arts in the community, topics pertaining to the people and state
Kansas Biological Survey - impact of nutrients on Kansas lakes and streams, effects of urban sprawl on water quality Latin American Studies - A visit to a Latin American country, indigenous and creole languages in Latin America,
Law- Privacy/Patriot act issues, American legal history, legal ethics, Welcome to the Supreme Court
Marine Biology- Coral Reefs, marine biology in Kansas, the truth about finding Nemo
Math- Women in math, science, and engineering, randomness in the modern world, Information technology: Changes to come in college education Media - Sports and the Media, News, Super Bowl Advertising, Sports Marketing & Promotions
Music and Dance- Broadway musicals, music therapy, music in special education, 2th century american music
Natural History Museum- Science and society: Evolution, creation and the respect for knowledge, bio-threats and the biodiversity museum of the 21st century
Nuclear Issues- What is a dirty bomb
Performing Arts-The importance of the arts in your community
Physics and Astronomy - What do we know about the universe, astronomical roots of calendar systems, physics is fun, will the universe expand forever Political Science - Kansas politics and policy making, what is wrong, and right, with congress and the state legislature, lobbying and special interest are better for us than you think
Polluted movement in ground water, ground water clean up Psychology - behavior and brain development in infancy and early childhood, evolution and the brain, speech errors: what do they mean, coping with depression, understanding stuttering
Religious Studies- Cults In America:Another point of view
Relationships
Marital & Families
Resolving disputes through negotiation and mediation Spanish and Portuguese-Eva Peron: Recent representations of the Former Argentine First Lady, Latin American women's writing in the U.S.
Theatre and Film - Children and mass media, designing for theatre productions, history of costume/clothing, Latin American Film cinema, Hollywood and Latin America

 

 


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