STETSON UNIVERSITY VALUES COUNCIL PROGRAMS
Stetson University Values Council 2010-2011
The Stetson University Values Council theme for the 2010-2011 academic year is "Change: What? Why? How?" Theme events are sponsored by the seven councils of the Values Counciland include guest lectures, book discussions and other venues. Guest speakers for 2010-2011 include Todd Peppers, an Associate Professor at Roanoke College and Lecturer at Washington and Lee University. Peppers has many publications relating to his experience as a law clerk including his book Anatomy of an Execution: The Life and Death of Douglas Christopher Thomas. Other guest speakers include Norma Ramos who is being co-sponsored by the Women and Gender Studies program and the Artists & Lecturers Committee. Ramos is an international activist for women's rights and is the Co-Executive Director of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women. She combines several approaches feminism, a global human rights agenda, and ecofeminism that fit with Stetson's value commitments.
Professors and academic programs are urged to partner with the Values Council to make theme events attractive and educational for students; and to encourage students to attend, and even lead, book discussions.
The seven individual values chairs for 2010-2011 are Professors Ramee Indralingam (Gender Equity), Dixon Sutherland (Ethical Decision-Making), Greg Sapp (Community Engagement),Anne Hallum (Environmental Responsibility), Michele Skelton (Health and Wellness), Jamil Khader and Kimberly Flint-Hamilton (Diversity), and Stetson Chaplain Michael Fronk (Religious and Spiritual Life). Dr. Sutherland is also overall chair of the Stetson University Values Council.
Values Council Lectures and Eventsfor the 2010-2011 Year
Thursday, September 9, 2010: Islamophobia
- Panel Discussion with Stetson Professors led by Dr. Khader
- Participants include Dr. Emily Mieras, Dr. Phillip Lucas, Dr. Eric Kurlander, and Dr. Kimberly Flint-Hamilton
- 6 p.m., Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand
- Free and open to the public
Monday, October 18, 2010: Dr. Todd Peppers
- Author of Anatomy of an Execution: The Life and Death of Douglas Christopher Thomas
- Lecture title: "The Death Penalty in Modern America"
- 7 p.m., Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand
- Free and open to the public
Tuesday, October 19, 2010: Norma Ramos
- Co-Executive Director of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
- Lecture title: "Ending Human Trafficking in Our Lifetime"
- 7 p.m., Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand
- Free and open to the public
Tuesday, November 16, 2010: FRESH film screening
- A documentary offering a practical alternative to the food contamination and natural destruction of industrial agriculture with healthier, sustainable models. Panel discussion to follow.
- 7 p.m., Rinker Audiorium, Lynn Business Center, E. Michigan Ave., DeLand
- Free and open to the public
Thursday, November 18, 2010: Jack Shaheen
- Internationally Acclaimed Author and Media Critic, and Former CBS News Consultant on Middle Eastern Affairs
- Presenting film screening of Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People
- 7 p.m., Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand
- Free and open to the public
Tuesday, January 18, 2011: Jim Lucas
- Well known for performing stirring and dramatic recitations and interpretive readings depicting MLK, Jr.
- Lecture title: "The Life and Times of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr."
- 7 p.m., Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand
- Free and open to the public
Thursday, January 27, 2011: Civility and Violence
- Panel Discussion with Stetson Professors entitled "The Crisis of Civility and the Rise of Violence in Public Discourse"
- Participants include Dr. William Nylen, Dr. Paul Lachelier, Dr. Rebecca Watts, Dr. William Ball, Dr. Michael McFarland
- 7 p.m., Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand
- Free and open to the public
Tuesday, February 8, 2011: Julia Bolton Holloway
- Famous writer, lecturer, and world traveler, who now focuses on a literacy program for the poor in Romania
- Lecture Title: "Spiritual Politics in Medieval Christendom"
- 7 p.m., 25L of the DuPont-Ball Library, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand
- Free and open to the public
Thursday, February 10, 2011: Egyptian Revolution
- Panel Discussion with Stetson Professors and Studentsentitled "The Egyptian Revoltion and the Future of American Arab Relations"
- Panelists include: Marina Mansour, Dr. Hala ElAarag, Dr. Margaret Venzke, Dr. Eugene Huskey, and Dr. Jamil Khader
- Free and open to the public
Wednesday, February 16, 2011: Joseph Price
- Professor of Religious Studies at Whittier College as well as a writer and editor of six books, most recently Rounding the Bases: Baseball and Religion in America
- Lecture title: "Sport as Religion"
- 7 p.m., President's Lounge, Edmunds Center, Pennsylvania Ave., DeLand
- Free and open to the public
Wednesday, February 23, 2011: Joe Romm
- An American author, blogger, physicist, and climate expert who concentrates on methods of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and global warming and increasing energy security
- Lecture title: "Jobs in a Globally Warming World"
- 7 p.m., Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand
- Free and open to the public
Monday, March 14, 2011: Carl Wilkens
- Former head of Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) in Rwanda
- Lecture title: "Witness to Genocide"
- 7 p.m., Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand
- Free and open to the public
Tuesday, March 22, 2011: "Sisters on the Planet"
- Film screening illustrating climate change and hunger issues facing women in poor countries
- Faculty panel discussion to follow. Panelists include: Dr. Mary Pollock, Dr. Tony Abbott, Dr. Anne Hallum, and Dr. Jamil Khader
- 7 p.m., Rinker Auditorium, Lynn Business Center, E. Michigan Ave., DeLand
- Free and open to the Public
Thursday, March 24, 2011: Dr. Jonah Lehrer
- Author of two NY Times bestsellers: Proust Was a Neuroscientist and How We Decide
- Lecture title: "How We Decide: The New Science of Decision-Making"
- 7:30 p.m., Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand
- Free and open to the public
Tuesday, March 29, 2011: "That Takes Ovaries!"
- Open mike discussion meant to empower women and girls by mixing art with activism through the celebration of gutsy, sassy, and even touching true tales of women's estrogen-powered deeds
- 7 p.m., Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand
- Free and open to the public
Thursday, April 7, 2011: Mark Hyman
- A four-time New York Times bestselling author and an international leader in "functional medicine"
- Lecture Title: "Ultrawellness"
- 7 p.m., Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand
- Free and open to the public
Monday, April 11, 2011: TJ Leyden (Rescheduled from March 21)
- A former neo-Nazi white supremacist activist and recruiter who experienced a profound change of heart, turned away from hate and began teaching tolerance.
- Lecture title: "Turning Away from Hate"
- 7 p.m., Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand
- Free and open to the public
Wednesday, April 20, 2011: Ken Meyer
- Co-director of the Avian Research and Conservation Institute, Gainesville, FL
- Lecture title: "The Conservation Biology of Swallow-tailed Kites and Other Rare Birds of Florida"
- 7 p.m., 25L of the DuPont-Ball Library, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand
- Free and open to the public