The upcoming session features Jason Brown, who is the Senior Principal Statistician and Technical Fellow at Medtronic. It will be titled The Sublime Through the Lens of a Scientist: The Life and Writings of Carl Sagan.
"The Colloquium Series was meant to provide additional learning and discussion opportunities outside the traditional classroom setting for Normandale students and the general public,” said Richard Brown’s son Jason Brown. “My dad would be honored and thrilled that the series continues to this day in his name."
The Colloquium Series is an important part of the living history of Normandale. It is a welcoming platform for sharing ideas in free talks given by a variety of speakers, usually but not exclusively faculty.
It originally ran from 2006-2018 and was renamed the Richard Brown Colloquium Series by the English Department to honor the faculty member who largely ran it. Brown passed in 2020. The series was revived across 2023-2024. Since that 2023 revival, more than 20 faculty in English, Art, Music, History, Theatre, and World Languages have all participated.
This spring semester has featured three colloquium presentations. The three included:
The final three sessions will be:
Later in September 2026, the Colloquium Series will celebrate its 20th anniversary (with a break of a few years from 2019-22). You can find all of the Colloquium series listings at normandale.edu/events.
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