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Title: University Lecture Series — Mike Woodard
The Basics: Mike Woodard, a founder of Jubilee House Community, Inc., will speak about the Center for Development in Central America. The Jubilee House Community is a service ministry that provides shelter, food, and medical treatment for the poor and homeless.
The group’s current focus is on providing these services to communities in Central America, particularly Nicaragua.
The lecture is part of the University Lecture Series.
When: Monday, September 10, 4:30 p.m.
Where: Adamson Wing (Baker Hall 136A)
Title: Center for the Arts in Society Research Forum
The Basics: Hilary Robinson, the Stanley and Marcia Gumberg Dean of the College of Fine Arts and author of Reading Art, Reading Irigaray, will discuss the work of Luce Irigaray, a celebrated feminist theorist in philosophy, gender, linguistics, and psychoanalysis. Robinson hopes to expose a wider audience to Irigaray’s work through a clear explanation of the theorist’s main ideas.
The lecture is sponsored by the Center for Arts in Society.
When: Tuesday, September 18, 4:30 p.m.
Where: Hunt Library, Fine and Rare Book Room (fourth floor)
Title: University Lecture Series — Journeys Series
The Basics: Randy Pausch, professor of human-computer interaction and co-founder of Carnegie Mellon’s Entertainment Technology Center, will speak about the everyday joys and challenges of his job.
Pausch’s work specializes in human-computer interaction, virtual reality, entertainment technology, and introductory computer programming.
This is the first lecture in the “Journeys Series,” in conjunction with the University Lecture Series.
When: Tuesday, September 18, 4:30 p.m.
Where: Adamson Wing (Baker Hall 136A)
Title: SCS Distinguished Lecture Series — Kai-Fu Lee
The Basics: Kai-Fu Lee, vice president of Google, will discuss the engineering, product development, and public affairs initiatives he designed to help develop Google’s operations in China.
Lee graduated from Carnegie Mellon with a Ph.D. in computer science. From 1988 to 1990, Lee served as an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon, during which he developed the world’s first speaker-independent continuous speech-recognition system. He joined Google in 2005.
The lecture is part of the School of Computer Science Distinguished Lecture Series.
When: Thursday, September 20, 4 p.m.
Where: McConomy Auditorium, University Center
Title: University Lecture Series — David Harvey
The Basics: David Harvey, a professor in the Ph.D. program in anthropology at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City, will speak about his work. Harvey specializes in issues regarding urbanization, environment, political economy, and advanced capitalist countries.
The lecture is co-sponsored by the English department and the Humanities Center. It is part of the University Lecture Series.
When: Thursday, September 20, 4:30 p.m.
Where: Adamson Wing (Baker Hall 136A)