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Past Dr. James Borland Convocation
Series
For more information,
please contact the Office of Academic Affairs
by phone or e-mail at 517-265-5161 x4466 or
swilt@adrian.edu.
2010-2011
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Jonah Lehrer
Author of How We Decide and Proust Was a Neuroscientist
Jonah Lehrer -- hailed as "an important new thinker" by The Los Angeles Times -- is the author of Proust Was a Neuroscientist and the instant bestseller, How We Decide. Captivating, accessible, and never dull, he talks about how we make decisions -- and how we can make better decisions. "Lehrer ingeniously weaves neuroscience, sports, war, psychology, and politics into a fascinating tale of human decision making," says Dan Ariely (Predictably Irrational). "He makes us much wiser."
 March 9, 2011 (Disabilites Awareness Week)
Kevin Michael Connolly
Kevin Connolly was born in Helena, Montana in August of 1985. Born without legs, Kevin was otherwise a healthy baby and grew up like any other Montana kid; getting dirty, running in the woods, and getting dirty some more. In the way developments tend to snowball, Kevin began skateboarding and taking photographs for the first time in 2005. His first taste of living abroad came in 2006 when he left to study in New Zealand for one year. It was on the return home - skating down a backstreet in Vienna - that Kevin took his first prototype photo for what was to become The Rolling Exhibition.
2009-2010
Dr. James Horton
Opening Convocation
September 16, 2009
Chapel 12:00 (Noon)
"Slavery,
Anti-Slavery, and the Coming Civil War"
Dr. James Horton has served as historical advisor
to several museums in the United States and
abroad, including the Underground Railroad Freedom
Center in Cincinnati, OH. Dr. Horton is also
an advocate of public history; he has been a
historical consultant to numerous film and video
productions including those seen on ABC, PBS,
the Discovery Channels, C-Span TV, and the History
Channel. Currently, he is researching the history
of the antislavery movement at Adrian College.
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 24, 2010
Mr. Rupert Isaacson
“The Horse Boy: A Father’s Quest
to Heal His Son”
Dawson Auditorium
12:00-1:00
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 17, 2010
Mr. Ryan D’Agostino
“Rich Like Them”
Dawson Auditorium
12:00-1:00
2008-2009
 Stephen
Lewis
August 27, 2008
Chapel 12:00 (Noon)
Stephen Lewis is one of
the world's most influential speakers on human
rights, social justice and international development.
The former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in
Africa, he has been named by TIME as one of
the 100 Most Influential People In The World
-- in the same category as The Dalai Lama
and Nelson Mandela.
Click
here to listen to Stephen Lewis'
convocation address.
WMA Format
David Westbrook
October 22, 2008
Chapel 12:00 (Noon)
 Whether
practical, political, or theoretical in intention,
David Westbrook's scholarship is grounded
by his considerable experience in both European
and American governments, private legal practices,
and academies. He is the author of several
critically acclaimed books, including Deploying
Ourselves: Islamist Violence, Globalization
and the Responsible Protection of U.S. Force;
and Between Citizen and State: an Introduction
to the Corporation. Professor Westbrook
is the Floyd H. & Hilda L. Hurst Faculty
Scholar & Professor at the University
of Buffalo and holds a B.A. degree from Emory
University, and a Juris Doctorate degree from
Harvard University.
http://www.law.buffalo.edu/faculty_and_staff/
dynamic_general_profile.asp?firstlevel=0&secondlevel=1&
faculty=westbrook_david
Click
here to listen to David Westbrook's
convocation address.
WMA Format
Dan
Pero
November 19, 2008
Chapel - 12:00 (Noon)
 Pero
is President of the American Justice Partnership,
a nationwide coalition to advocate for legal
reform at the state level. Mr. Pero is a leading
expert in political campaigns and issues management
with more than 25 years experience in state
government, grassroots organizing, communications
and public affairs. He was recently named
Michigan’s best Republican political
consultant of the past 50 years by the Michigan
Political History Society. He also served
as a Michigan Legislature employee, and as
a consultant for numerous other candidates
and issues around the country. He has also
worked in private industry, learning more
about legislative issues from the corporate
side.
Click
here to listen to Dan Pero's convocation
address.
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Wambui Bahati
January 21, 2009
Dawson Auditorium – 12:00 (Noon)
 Bahati
is an actress, singer, writer, storyteller,
inspirational and motivational speaker. She
began her formal theatrical studies at New
York University School of the Arts and made
her professional theatrical debut in Godspell
at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. She
went on to perform in the Broadway productions
of Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar.
Wambui's regional and touring credits include
starring roles in The Magic Show, Joseph Papp's
rock version of Two Gentlemen of Verona, Little
Ham, Nunsense, Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope,
Gone With the Wind –the musical, The
Wiz and Crowns.
Wambui wrote, produced and stars in the one-woman
musicals Balancing Act and I Am Domestic Violence.
Both of these shows have received national
acclaim for the unique way that they provide
outstanding entertainment while dealing with
important issues in our communities.
http://www.wambui-bahati.com/
Click
here to listen to Wambui Bahati's
convocation address.
WMA Format
Ralph Votapek
February 11, 2009
Dawson Auditorium – 6:30 P.M.
 Ralph
Votapek is the first gold medallist of the
first Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
and winner of the prestigious Naumberg Award.
Born in Milwaukee, he studied at Northwestern
University, the Manhattan School of Music
and the Julliard School. Ralph has made hundreds
of appearances with most of the major American
orchestras, including sixteen appearances
with the Chicago Symphony. He has made a special
commitment to Latin America where he has toured
every other year for four decades.
In the United States, his solo recitals have
taken place in Carnegie Hall, Chicago's Orchestra
Hall, Washington's Kennedy Center, and on
numerous college campuses. His chamber music
experience includes concerts with The Julliard,
Fine Arts, New World and Chester String Quartets.
While on the faculty of Michigan State University,
he recorded over 40 programs, many of which
were distributed on the PBS network. His most
recent CDs on the Ivory Classics label feature
the complete Goyescas of Granados and the
24 Preludes of Debussy.
http://www.paulvotapek.com/bio.html?bio=Ralph
Click
here to listen to Ralph Votapek's
convocation address.
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Sheila Taormina
March 11, 2009
Dawson Auditorium – 12:00 (Noon)
 Sheila
Taormina was on the swim team at the University
of Georgia, making All-American for four straight
years and winning the 400 IM at the Southeastern
Conference Championships in her senior year.
Taormina made the US Olympic swim team in
1996 and won a gold medal in the 4 x 200 freestyle
relay. In 1999 she turned her swim and endurance
talents to the triathlon and began competing
internationally in that sport. She became
one of the world’s top triathletes,
winning three World Cup races, one each in
2001, 2002, and 2003. Her 2003 victory was
in Madeira, Spain, and on that same course,
she won the 2004 ITU World Championships.
In 2005 she was also World Champion in the
aquathlon (swimming and running). Taormina
competed at the Olympics in both 2000 and
2004 in the triathlon, her best finish being
sixth in 2000 in the Olympic race.
After the 2004 Olympics
Taormina set her sights on another sport –
the modern pentathlon. Her swimming talent
and triathlon abilities helped her in the
swim and run phases, but the other sports
were new to her. But her obvious athletic
talent served her well and she became a top
international competitor. In early 2008 she
qualified for the US Olympic modern pentathlon
team, becoming the first woman to compete
at the Olympics in three distinct sports.
Click
here to listen to Shelia Taormina's
convocation address.
WMA Format
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