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October 6, 2005 - Hastings College symposium to address Terrorism 20th anniversary year
Eight speakers at Hastings College will discuss “Terrorism,” Wednesday, Oct. 19 to Wednesday, Oct. 26, during the annual Artist Lecture Series (ALS) Student Symposium. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the lecture series, planned by students during an 18-month process. All presentations are free and will take place in French Memorial Chapel. Keynote speaker for the symposium will be Lt. Col. (Ret.) Brian Birdwell, a severely burned, September 11, Pentagon survivor. Other speakers include: Dr. Elisabeth Porter, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Christine Newlon and Joyce Crawford, Bill Snead, Tom Leyden, and Rev. Dr. Barry Penn-Hollar. Dr. Elisabeth Porter - Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. Porter is research director for INCORE (International Conflict Research). She is a professor of political science at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland, where she teaches peace, war and international politics, as well as feminist theory and women’s studies. She is widely published in issues relating to women and peace, and her research areas focus on gender and security, women and peace-building. Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz - Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. O’Keefe Aptowicz is a slam poet and former staff member of the National Conference for Community and Justice, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry and racism. O’Keefe Aptowicz lives in New York City, N.Y., and has written three books of poetry and three screenplays. She recently completed a month-long project and performance at the Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia, and is working on an oral history of the slam movement for Soft Skull Press. O’Keefe Aptowicz will also perform at the Blue Moon Coffee House, Friday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. Christine Newlon and Joyce Crawford- Friday, Oct. 21, at 10 a.m.Newlon and Crawford, who work for the State of Nebraska, will address bioterrorism and how it affects Nebraskans. Bill Snead - Monday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. Snead is senior editor of the Lawrence Journal World, Lawrence, Kan. He was a UPI photographer in Vietnam and a photo editor at National Geographic magazine. While working for the Washington Post, he was named “White House Photographer of the Year.” Tom Leyden - Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. Leyden, a reformed activist and recruiter will address “Turning Away from Hate.” After 15 years as a neo-Nazi white supremacist skinhead, Leyden has spent the last three years talking about hate to policemen, teachers, legislators and thousands of students. He explains how hate groups recruit through racist rock music and the Internet. Leyden advocates the importance of diversity and cultural appreciation. Rev. Dr. Barry Penn-Hollar - Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 10 a.m., chapel servicePenn-Hollar, chaplain and professor of religion and philosophy at Shenandoah University, Winchester, Va., has published and preached about morality and the war on terrorism. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Brian Birdwell - Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. Birdwell is sole survivor of those working in the directorate at the time of the attack on the Pentagon, September 11, 2001. After hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 collided into the Pentagon, he was thrown to the ground and engulfed in flames. He will address his unwavering faith, undying patriotism and unconditional love. Birdwell and his wife, Mel, have recounted their story in the gripping book Refined by Fire. The ALS Student Symposium, created through the efforts of Jack Kramer, professor of business administration and economics, is a program designed to bring artists and lecturers to campus each year that focus on a selected topic. Past symposiums topics have featured such topics as: Freedom, Generation X, America and the World, Global Village, Competition, Play, and Revolutions.
October 6, 2005 - Hastings College symposium to address Terrorism 20th anniversary year
Eight speakers at Hastings College will discuss “Terrorism,” Wednesday, Oct. 19 to Wednesday, Oct. 26, during the annual Artist Lecture Series (ALS) Student Symposium. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the lecture series, planned by students during an 18-month process. All presentations are free and will take place in French Memorial Chapel. Keynote speaker for the symposium will be Lt. Col. (Ret.) Brian Birdwell, a severely burned, September 11, Pentagon survivor. Other speakers include: Dr. Elisabeth Porter, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Christine Newlon and Joyce Crawford, Bill Snead, Tom Leyden, and Rev. Dr. Barry Penn-Hollar. Dr. Elisabeth Porter - Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. Porter is research director for INCORE (International Conflict Research). She is a professor of political science at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland, where she teaches peace, war and international politics, as well as feminist theory and women’s studies. She is widely published in issues relating to women and peace, and her research areas focus on gender and security, women and peace-building. Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz - Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. O’Keefe Aptowicz is a slam poet and former staff member of the National Conference for Community and Justice, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry and racism. O’Keefe Aptowicz lives in New York City, N.Y., and has written three books of poetry and three screenplays. She recently completed a month-long project and performance at the Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia, and is working on an oral history of the slam movement for Soft Skull Press. O’Keefe Aptowicz will also perform at the Blue Moon Coffee House, Friday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. Christine Newlon and Joyce Crawford- Friday, Oct. 21, at 10 a.m.Newlon and Crawford, who work for the State of Nebraska, will address bioterrorism and how it affects Nebraskans. Bill Snead - Monday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. Snead is senior editor of the Lawrence Journal World, Lawrence, Kan. He was a UPI photographer in Vietnam and a photo editor at National Geographic magazine. While working for the Washington Post, he was named “White House Photographer of the Year.” Tom Leyden - Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. Leyden, a reformed activist and recruiter will address “Turning Away from Hate.” After 15 years as a neo-Nazi white supremacist skinhead, Leyden has spent the last three years talking about hate to policemen, teachers, legislators and thousands of students. He explains how hate groups recruit through racist rock music and the Internet. Leyden advocates the importance of diversity and cultural appreciation. Rev. Dr. Barry Penn-Hollar - Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 10 a.m., chapel servicePenn-Hollar, chaplain and professor of religion and philosophy at Shenandoah University, Winchester, Va., has published and preached about morality and the war on terrorism. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Brian Birdwell - Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. Birdwell is sole survivor of those working in the directorate at the time of the attack on the Pentagon, September 11, 2001. After hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 collided into the Pentagon, he was thrown to the ground and engulfed in flames. He will address his unwavering faith, undying patriotism and unconditional love. Birdwell and his wife, Mel, have recounted their story in the gripping book Refined by Fire. The ALS Student Symposium, created through the efforts of Jack Kramer, professor of business administration and economics, is a program designed to bring artists and lecturers to campus each year that focus on a selected topic. Past symposiums topics have featured such topics as: Freedom, Generation X, America and the World, Global Village, Competition, Play, and Revolutions.
