2008 Honors Seminar Series Announced
Phi Theta Kappa's 2008 Honors Seminar Series is scheduled for September
23, October 7, October 21 and November 18. Subscribe by July 21 to receive
the lowest rate.
The Honors Seminars consist of a series of four
lectures by outstanding academicians, all experts in their fields, addressing
an interdisciplinary aspect of the 2008-2010 Honors
Study Topic, The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges,
and Consequences.
Two subscription options are available:
a satellite downlink, allowing viewers to interactively participate
by phoning or emailing questions to presenters; and also through video
downloads.
Honors Seminar subscriptions received by July
21 are $375 for the satellite downlink and $425 for the satellite link and
online video download. After July 21, the cost for the downlink is $450;
and for the link and online video download, $500.
Download a
subscription
form. Online subscriptions will be available soon.
Scheduled
presenters and topics for the 2008 Seminars include:
September
23, Dr. Richard Heinzl, Doctors without Borders - North America
Through
Doctors without Borders, Dr. Heinzl has observed the paradox of affluence
while providing medical care to persons in crisis all over the world, including
Turkey, Cambodia and Iraq. He is author of Cambodia Calling: A Memoir
from the Frontlines of Humanitarian Aid.
October 7,
Dr. Michael Galaty, Archaeological Evidence for the Origins of Affluence
Dr.
Galaty, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Millsaps College in Mississippi,
has conducted research into the archeology of complex societies and state
formation at sites around the world. He is director of the Shala
Valley Project, which studies the archaeology and history of
the territory of the Shala tribe in northern Albania.
October
21, Eric Weiner, The Geography of Bliss
A foreign correspondent
for National Public Radio, Weiner is author of The Geography of Bliss,
an examination of the role of place in humanity's search for happiness.
Over the past decade, he has reported breaking news from more than 30 countries.
Weiner has also provided commentary for the Los Angeles Times,
Slate and The New Republic.
November 18,
Alan Weisman The World Without Us (Tentative)
Weisman's
prize-winning best-seller, The World Without Us, is a provocative
account of what would happen to the planet if humankind were to suddenly
vanish. An environmental journalist and author, Weisman's documentaries
have aired on National Public Radio and Public Radio International.
Since
2002, Phi Theta Kappa chapters and community colleges have used the Honors
Seminar Series as an honors programming resource and as an opportunity
to raise awareness about the Society and the host colleges.
Some
Honors Seminar Best Practices include inviting high school honors
students to attend, as a recruitment opportunity for the college; involving
community leaders as moderators for post-seminar discussions; and asking
college faculty to give extra credit to their classes for attending.
Comments
from 2007 Honors Seminar subscribers:
"Two instructors brought
their classes and at least five instructors gave extra credit for attending.
.. A record attendance included high school students and visitors from
other chapters, as well as entire classes."
- Anna Joy, Sacramento
City College, California
"An audience of students, faculty
and community members participated in a discussion and question-and-answer
session."
- Diane Hipsher, North Central State College, Ohio
"Three
chapters from St. Petersburg College's Seminole, Tarpon Springs and St.
Petersburg campuses watched the telecast and held a discussion afterward.
Students have enjoyed the experience of not only examining current issues
related to the Honors Study Topic, but the fellowship as well."
- Steve
Meier, St. Petersburg College
