Monday September 21 2:00 p.m. C-1030
Title: Celebrating Two Forums for Contemplation: Normandale's Japanese Garden and the Richard Brown Colloquium Series.
Description: Interweaving two important aspects of Normandale's history and emphasizing the value of community, this new Richard Brown Memorial lecture celebrates together the 50th anniversary of Normandale's amazing Japanese Garden and the 20th anniversary of the Richard Brown Colloquium Series. Speakers: Jason Brown, Medtronic Sr. Principal Statistician and Technical Fellow, Jane Fenton, Executive Director of Normandale's Foundation, and a panel of community and faculty speakers (TBD).
Mon, Sept 28 from 2:00 - 2:50 p.m. C-1030. Title: Going to the Well: Wisdom literature that built your life philosophy. Panel: TBD.
Mon, Oct 5 2:00 - 2:50 p.m. C-1030. Title: Giving Birth Astride a Grave: Understanding the compassion transcending the absurdity of Samuel Beckett's masterpiece, Waiting for Godot. Presenter: Patrick O'Donnell, English Faculty.
Mon, Oct 12 - 2:00-2:50 p.m. C-1030. Title: "In 1655 AD, Minnesota Was Crowded” - The Wilderness Had Blossomed - exploring Indigenous presence. Presenter, Susan Krook, retired Anthropology faculty.
Mon, Oct 19- 2:00-2:50 p.m. C-1030. Title: A Historian's Viewpoint on AI and Fascism. Presenter: Jack Norton, History faculty.
Mon, Oct 26- 2:00-2:50 p.m. C-1030. Title: Protest in Music and Art. Presenters: Rob Gronemann, Music faculty, and Molly Skjei, Art faculty.
Mon, Nov 2- 2:00-2:50 p.m. C-1030. Title: TBD (Tentative: reflections on writing Ashes to Ashes and new poetry). Presenters, Tom Maltman, English faculty and Sonia Greenfield, English faculty.
Mon, Nov 9- 2:00-2:50 p.m. C-1030. Title: Evolution: Neanderthals, Humans, and More Cousins. Presenters: Hattie Drambroski, Biology faculty, and Steve Wiley, retired Anthropology faculty.
Mon, Nov 16- 2:00-2:50 p.m. C-1030. Title: E.T. Phone Home: Depictions of Technology in Fiction. Presenter: Steve Woodward, English faculty.
Mon, Dec 7- 2:00-2:50 p.m. C-1030. Title: Building social connection: Tips for casual conversations to enhance relationships. Presenter: Carly Byrnes, Communication faculty, Teaching Studio.
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