Summer Seminar Series
The Summer Seminar Series features an eclectic set of topics highlighting the talent and diversity of our faculty, visiting scholars, and expert community members. Join us weekly for engaging lectures, complimentary refreshments, and great company! This series is free and open to the public.
Complimentary parking is available after 4:30 pm in lot P61 and A 47 (Campus Map). Please use google maps to start the navigation to our building.
Please note: McConnell Drive just West of the intersection of E. McConnell Drive and E. Pine Knoll Drive is closed through August 18. The freeway off-ramp exit onto McConnell Drive is also closed. Although McConnell Drive through campus will be open, including the intersection of E. McConnell Drive and E. Pine Knoll Drive, there will be no access to Beulah Boulevard or I-17/Milton Road. If you typically use that route to enter or exit campus, please use University Drive (by Target) throughout the closure. Please allow for extra travel time.
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Thursday, June 6, 2019
Opportunity and Dilemma in Putin’s Russia
Presented by: Dr. John P. “Pat” Willerton, Professor of Political Science, UA
5:30 – 7 p.m., SBS West (Building #70), Room #200
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Wit and Humor as Ethical Categories
Presented by: Dr. Julie Piering, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy, NAU
5:30 – 7 p.m., SBS West (Building #70), Room #200
Thursday, June 20, 2019
The Mobilization of Hate: Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century
Presented by: Dr. Alex Alvarez, Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, NAU
5:30 – 7 p.m., SBS West (Building #70), Room #200
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Pure Land and the Healing Power of Nature
Presented by: Annette McGivney, MA, Principal Lecturer, School of Communication, NAU
5:30 – 7 p.m., SBS West (Building #70), Room #200
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Between Iraq and a Hard Place: The Saudi-Iranian Rivalry
Presented by: Dr. Paul Lenze, Senior Lecturer, Politics & International Affairs, NAU
5:30 – 7 p.m., SBS West (Building #70), Room #200
Please note: Due to the July 4th holiday, this lecture will be held on July 3.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Crisis at the Border: What Should be the US Response?
Presented by: Lynn Marcus, JD, Director, Immigration Law Clinic & Clinical Professor of Law, UA
5:30 – 7 p.m., SBS West (Building #70), Room #200
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Political Economy of the Syrian Civil War
Presented by: Dr. Hal Tagma, Assistant Professor, Politics & International Affairs, NAU
5:30 – 7 p.m., SBS West (Building #70), Room #200
Thursday, July 25, 2019
The Perils of Anonymous Political Contributions
Presented by: Matt Miller, JD and Terry Goddard, JD
5:30 – 7 p.m., SBS West (Building #70), Room #200
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Dark Skies: Why and How to Keep Them That Way
Presented by: Dr. Jeff Hall, Director, Lowell Observatory
5:30 – 7 p.m., SBS West (Building #70), Room #200
Thursday, August 8, 2019
Make Democracy Work Again
Presented by: Dr. Tom Miller, Professor of English and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, UA
5:30 – 7 p.m., SBS West (Building #70), Room #200
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Climate Change, Myths, & the Search for Real Solutions
Presented by: Dr. Brian Petersen, Assistant Professor, Geography, Planning, and Recreation & Interim Director Sustainable Communities Program, NAU
5:30 – 7 p.m., SBS West (Building #70), Room #200