Dr. Martha Ayuk gave a lecture titled "Critical Issues in Improving Biodiversity Conservation in Cameroon" in Memorial Hall as part of the Bechtel Lecture Series and the Celebrate Earth Week! event. This event was sponsored by the Clarke Center.
A round table discussion titled "The Future of the Environmental Movement" was held in the Weiss Center for the Arts as part of "Celebrate Earth Week!" This event was co-sponsored by Earth Now, Student Senate, ALLARM, Big Springs Recycling Group, Environmental Science Department, and the Clarke Center.
Senior Stephanie Comastro delivered a lecture based on her research titled "Getting to Know Letort Spring Run: A Year Long Study of Diatoms as Biological Water Indicators" in a Holland Union Building side room as part of the "Celebrate Earth Week!" event. This was co-sponsored by Earth Now, Student Senate, ALLARM, Big Springs Recycling Group, Environmental Science Department, and the Clarke Center.
Environmentalist Dave Foreman gave a lecture, "In Defense of the Wild," in Rubendall Recital Hall as part of "Celebrate Earth Week," a week-long event highlighting environmental issues. This event was sponsored by Earth Now, Student Senate, ALLARM, Big Springs Recycling Group, the Environmental Science Department, and the Clarke Center.
Robert Ellsworth, former Congressman and ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), gave a lecture titled "American National Security in the Early 21st Century" in Rubendall Recital Hall on April 9. The Clarke Center sponsored the event.
Dr. Graydon A. Tunstall delivered the 1997 John C. Pflaum Lecture, titled "The Historian as Detective: How to Rewrite the History of the Origins of World War I," in Memorial Hall. The event was sponsored by the History Department and the Clarke Center.
Dr. Jorge Castaneda, a leading expert on Mexican Politics and Economics, delivered the keynote address of the Latin American Studies Symposium on April 10 in Memorial Hall. Dr. Castaneda's lecture, titled "Mexico: The Politics and Economy of Today and Tomorrow," was co-sponsored by the Clarke Center and the Latin American Studies Department.
Dr. William Gerdts, Lisa N. Peters, David Schuyler, and Irwin Richman participated in a symposium on April 5 titled "American Impressionist Art and Culture." This event, which was held in the Weiss Center, was co-sponsored by the Trout Gallery and Clarke Center.
The Biology Department and the Clarke Center co-sponsored a panel discussion on "Cloning: Scientific Breakthrough or Breakdown?," which was held during Common Hour on March 26 in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. The panelists included Professors Michael Roberts, John Henson, Susan Feldman, David Albright, Marisa Cole, Kim Kendal, and Janet Wright.
Maurice Strong, a U.N. Reformer and Global Environmentalist, received the 1997 Rush Award and delivered a lecture titled "Environmental Sustainability in International Perspective" in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. The Clarke Center sponsored this event.
Donald Bogle delivered a lecture and slide presentation titled "An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films" in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium during the Congress of African Students' annual Black Arts Festival.
Professor Cornel West delivered a lecture in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium titled "Race Matters" on February 12, 1997. The Dickinson Office of Multicultural Affairs, Academic Affairs, the Clarke Center, and the Dickinson School of Law sponsored this event.
Dickinson Professors Sharon Stockton, Dan Shubert, John Henson, and Susan Feldman discussed the Sokal Affair on a panel moderated by Professor John Ransom. This event, which was sponsored by the Clark Center, was held in Rubendall Recital Room on February 12, 1997.
Dr. Warren Smith, an author and activist, delivered a lecture titled "Tibet: Defining the Issue Will China Surrender Tibet?" in Memorial Hall, Old West on February 6. This event was co-sponsored by Students for a Free Tibet, the Clarke Center, the East Asian Department, and the Religion Department.
Gennady Zyuganov, the leader of the Communist Party of Russia, gave a lecture entitled "The Future of Democracy in Russia" in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium on February 19. This event was part of the Public Affairs Symposium (PAS) and was sponsored by the Department of Russian Area Studies and the Clarke Center.
The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies organized a lecture titled "The Struggle for in the Middle East: Water and Peace," which featured student delegations from Israel, Jordan, and Canada. This event, which took place in Old West on January 28, 1997, was sponsored by the Clarke Center.
Jo Freeman, an author, politician and activist, discussed "Feminism Versus Family Values? Women in the Democratic & Republican Parties" during an event held in Memorial Hall on December 4. The Department of Women's Studies and the Clarke Center sponsored the event.
Diane Alwine (Hershey Foods Corp.), Lee Epstein (Chesapeake Bay Foundation), Lori Sandman (Rodale Institutute), and Kevin Orth (Environmental Artist) participated in a round-table discussion as part of the Clarke Center's Environmental Sustainability Symposium. This event took place on November 15, 1996 in the Holland Union Building Social Hall.
Ben Goldman, the former executive director of the Citizens Network for Sustainable Development, and Steve Tasher, Vice President of Environmental Affairs at American Home Products, discussed protecting natural resources during an event held in Memorial Hallon November 14, 1996. This event was part of the Clarke Center's Environmental Sustainability Symposium.
Dr. Mary Barber, the director of the Sustainable Biosphere Initiative of the Ecological Society of America, gave a talk titled "Creating a Sustainable Future: The Role of Science" as part of the Clarke Center's Environmental Sustainable Symposium. The event was held in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium on November 13, 1996.
Adam Warbach, president of the Sierra Club, presented a lecture in the Anita Tuvin Auditorium titled "Faith in the Future." Warbach was the keynote speaker of the Clarke Center's Environmental Sustainability Symposium.
The Clarke Center sponsored an event on November 19 in Memorial Hall to discuss the 1996 Presidential election. The panelists at this event included Fred Barnes (McLaughlin Group), Jack Germond (McLaughlin Group), Mark Singel (PA Democratic State Committee), and Alan Novak (PA Republican State Committee).
An exhibit of the works of environmental artist Kevin Orth was held in the Weiss Center for the Arts from November 11 to November 15, 1996. This event, which was part of an Environmental Sustainability Symposium, was sponsored by the Fine Arts Department, the Trout Gallery, and the Clarke Center.
Philip Nash delivered the keynote lecture in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium titled "Immigration in America: Backbone or Backlash?" as part of the 1996 Multicultural Fair Week. The Clarke Center sponsored this event.