"The Network of Networks in the New Global Economy" Lecture

Date of Event
Thu., Feb. 10, 2000

Richard L. McCauley delivered a lecture titled "The Network of Networks in the New Global Economy" in Old West on February 10, 2000. McCauley was Chief Financial Officer of Lucent Technologies and also served on Dickinson's International Business and Management Advisory Board. The Department of International Business and Management and the Clarke Center co-sponsored the event.

"The Road Less Traveled" Panel Discussion

Date of Event
Wed., Feb. 9, 2000

Music Professor Truman Bullard, David Greczek (class of 2000), and associate director of the Clarke Center Michele Hassinger (class of 1980) participated in a discussion in Rubendall Recital Hall on post-college career paths titled "The Road Less Traveled." The event, which was held during Common Hour, was sponsored by the Clarke Center.

Panel Discussion on Smoking

Date of Event
Tue., Nov. 30, 1999

The Clarke Center organized a panel discussion titled "Butting Heads: Health Professionals Confront the Issue of Smoking," which was held in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium on November 30. The panelists included Dr. Robert S. Muscalus, Gary Gurian (Deputy Secretary of Public Health Programs at the PA Department of Health), and moderator Dr. Herbert C. Perlman. The event was co-sponsored by the the Carlisle Hospital Medical Care Foundation, and the Inter-Fraternity and Panhellenic Councils. 

Debate on the constitution and corporate abuse

Date of Event
Thu., Nov. 11, 1999

Richard Grossman (co-director of the Program on Corporations, Law, and Democracy) and Thomas Linzey (CEO of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund) participated in a debate on November 11 titled "Property Beyond Sovereignty: Shadowing the People in Our Corporations, Constitutions, and Democracy." This event was co-sponsored by the Department of International Business and Management and the Clarke Center. 

Debate on the legacy of NATO

Date of Event
Thu., Oct. 28, 1999

Dr. Larry Kaplan (Kent State University) and Professor Douglas Stuart (Dickinson College) debated the legacy of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The event, which was titled "NATO's First Fifty Years: A Legacy of Isolationism," was held in Rubendall Recital Hall and was co-sponsored by the Department of History and the Clarke Center.

"The Globalization of the Media Industry" Lecture

Date of Event
Thu., Oct. 21, 1999

As part of the Metzger-Conway Program, Benjamin N. Compaine (Class of 1967) returned to campus to deliver a lecture titled "The Globalization of the Media Industry." Compaine was the former CEO of Nova Systems, Inc. The talk, which was held in Memorial Hall, was co-sponsored by the Department of International Business and Management and the Clarke Center.

"Scandal and Damage Control in Washington" Discussion

Date of Event
Tue., Sep. 14, 1999

Lanny Davis (former Special Council to the President Clinton), Tom Baden (Patriot News), and Stephanie Larson (Political Science Professor at Dickinson) participated in a discussion titled "Scandal and Damage Control in Washington: Can the Machine Be Defeated?" The was co-sponsored by the departments of Political Science and Policy Studies, as well as the Clarke Center. 

"e-Learning: Education in an Amazon.com Age" Lecture

Date of Event
Thu., Apr. 15, 1999

As part of the Metzger-Conway Program, John Bailey (Class of 1995) returned to campus to deliver a lecture titled "e-Learning: Education in an Amazon.com Age." Bailey was the Director of Pennsylvania's Office of Educational Technology. The talk, which was held in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, was sponsored by the Clarke Center.

1999 Pflaum Lecture

Date of Event
Wed., Mar. 31, 1999

Dr. Mercedes Vilanova, a visiting scholar at Harvard University's Center for European Studies, delivered the 1999 Pflaum Lecture titled "Grassroots Politics in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War: Illiteracy, Worker's Movements, and Women." This event was held in Memorial Hall and was co-sponsored by the Department of History and the Clarke Center. 

Lecture on the changing nature of e-commerce

Date of Event
Tue., Mar. 9, 1999

Edward A. Bream, Jr., the director of E-Commerce Strategy at IBM Corporation, delivered an address in Memorial Hall titled "The Changing Boundaries of Industry: E-Commerce in Transition." This lecture, which was the second of a two part series on "Information, Technology, and the New Economy," was co-sponsored by the Departments of International Business and Management and the Clarke Center.

"The Gate of Heavenly Peace" Film Discussion

Date of Event
Tue., Mar. 2, 1999

Carma Hinton, the director of The Gate of Heavenly Peace,  participated in a discussion titled "Making Sense of the Remnants of the Past: Challenges in Making 'The Gate of Heavenly Peace'" on March 2, 1999. This event, which was held in the Depot, was co-sponsored by the Department of East Asian Studies and the Clarke Center.