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The University of Denver will be hosting debate-related lectures, salons and other events throughout the months leading up to the debate. The University also offers enrichment courses for the general public, which take on the great political issues of the day.

— If you're a DU student, look for this icon; if an event listing has this golden ticket beside it, you can attend it and enter your name into our debate ticket lottery for a chance to attend the Oct. 3 presidential debate on campus.

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Thursday, Feb. 2

Bridges to the Future: Undercurrents of the 2012 Election

Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Gates Concert Hall inside the Newman Center for the Performing Arts

This was the second lecture in this 2011-2012 series by Anne-Marie Slaughter, former director of policy planning for the U.S. State Department and professor at Princeton University.

Monday, Feb. 6

Dismantling Paradigms: Libya One Year after the Arab Spring, by Professor Tamara Sonn

Time: Noon
Location: Cheou-Kang Center, Room 150, inside Ben M. Cherrington Hall, 2201 S. Gaylord St.

Tamara Sonn, a professor of religion and humanities at the College of William & Mary, visited DU to discuss Islam from a modern perspective. Sonn is the author of A Brief History of Islam.

Wednesday, Feb. 8

Professor Spencer Wellhofer presents "Transplanting Democracy: Hardy Perennial or Artificial Flower?"

Time: 7 p.m.

Political science professor Spencer Wellhofer spoke at this Humanities Institute Salon about past successes and failures of exporting democracy.
Thursday, March 1

The Rivalry, a reenactment of the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates

Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Gates Concert Hall, inside the Newman Center for the Performing Arts

The DU community and greater community at large enjoyed this L.A. Theatre Works presentation of The Rivalry, an on-stage depiction of the 1858 series of senatorial debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas.

The Rivalry offers a glimpse into an era without television, bloggers and other media presenting analysis of a political contest touching on such issues as slavery, freedom, equality and states' rights. The production uses original debate transcripts to bring to life a critical time in America's history.

Monday, March 5

Bodies Don't Just Tell Stories; They Tell Histories

Photo courtesy the University of Washington

Time: 11 a.m. - noon
Location: Craig Hall, 2148 S. High St., in the Boettcher Foundation Community Room

In her presentation, Bodies Don't Just Tell Stories; They Tell Histories: Embodiment of Historical Trauma and Microaggression Distress, University of Washington professor Karina L. Walters examined emotional and psychological injury from a cataclysmic history of genocide and microaggression—interaction among those of different races, cultures or genders that can be interpreted as non-physical aggression.

Walters, founder and director of the University of Washington's Indigenous Wellness Research Institute, investigates historical, social and cultural determinants of physical and mental health among American Indians and Alaska natives.

Saturday, March 24

Temple Grandin speaks at the University of Denver's National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference

Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Davis Auditorium, inside Sturm Hall, 2000 E. Asbury Ave.

Temple Grandin—a professor and leader in animal sciences—spoke during the National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference at the University of Denver.

Grandin is perhaps best known for the 2010 Emmy-winning HBO movie Temple Grandin, which explores how she found success in the field of animal husbandry despite her struggles with autism as a youth.

She's the author of several books, including Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals and Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior.

March 29, and April 5, 12 and 19

Dying of Thirst: The Right to Water in a Globalized World

Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Sié Cheou-Kang Center, Room 150, inside Ben M. Cherrington Hall, 2201 S. Gaylord St.

The Center on Rights Development's 13th Annual Symposium focused on international water rights.

The 2012 symposium featured four panels:
- March 29—Micro water management: Individual access to water and sanitation
- April 5—Water in the West: Scarcity and management issues in our own backyard
- April 12—Who owns water: The move toward privatization and corporate responsibility
- April 19—Rivers of conflict: Water as the source of inter- and intra-state conflict
Monday, April 2

A Conversation with Dr. Condoleezza Rice and Ambassador Christopher Hill

Time: 5 - 7 p.m.
Location: The Cable Center, 2000 Buchtel Blvd.
Dr. Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State under the George W. Bush administration, visited her alma mater for this special discussion with Ambassador Christopher Hill—dean of DU's Josef Korbel School for International Studies.

Wednesday, April 4

A Peace Corps Panel: How the Peace Corps Changed my Life

Photo courtesy Peace Corps

Time: 5 - 7 p.m.
Location: Cyber Cafe, inside Ben M. Cherrington Hall, 2201 S. Gaylord St.

The University celebrated the 51st anniversary of President Kennedy's establishment of the Peace Corps with this special panel event.

A Panel of returned Peace Corps volunteers shared stories about the countries in which they served, the work they performed, challenges they faced and lessons they learned. Other speakers included Christopher Hill, dean of DU's Josef Korbel School of International Studies and former U.S. ambassador to Iraq.

Thursday, April 5

TEDxDU Salon

Time: 5:30 - 8 p.m.
Location: Marcus Commons, inside the Daniels College of Business
Cost: Free

DU paired live speakers with a broadcast of TEDxChange from Berlin. This TED event focused on the big picture—why we as a society continue to invest in global health and development, and work across borders and political boundaries to make positive change.

April 5, 12 and 19

Dying of Thirst: The Right to Water in a Globalized World

Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Sié Cheou-Kang Center, Room 150, inside Ben M. Cherrington Hall, 2201 S. Gaylord St.

DU's Center on Rights Development's held its 13th Annual Symposium on international water rights. April panels included:
- April 5—Water in the West: Scarcity and management issues in our own backyard
- April 12—Who owns water: The move toward privatization and corporate responsibility
- April 19—Rivers of conflict: Water as the source of inter- and intra-state conflict
Friday, April 6

U.S. Policy in Africa and its Intersection with China's Interests, featuring David Bruce Wharton

Photo courtesy U.S.
State Department

Time: 5 - 6:30 p.m.
Location: Sié Cheou-Kang Center, Room 150, inside Ben M. Cherrington Hall, 2201 S. Gaylord St.

DU's Center for China-U.S. Cooperation welcomed to campus David Bruce Wharton, deputy assistant secretary for African Affairs at the State Department.

Wharton—who spoke about the connection between U.S. policy in Africa and China's interests—has worked at several posts at the State Department, and served at U.S. embassies in Argentina, Bolivia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Tuesday, April 10

Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa

Photo courtesy
Columbia University

Time: 11 a.m. - noon
Location: Boettcher Foundation Community Room, inside Craig Hall, 2148 S. High St.

Columbia University School of Social Work and International Affairs Professor Fred M. Ssewamala brought his extensive research on sub-Saharan Africa's economic and development challenges to this lecture, "Impact of Economic Empowerment Programs on Health & Educational Outcomes of Orphaned and Vulnerable Children: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa."

Tuesday, April 10

Cultural Encounters in the Modern World—An African Perspective

Photo courtesy Kwara
State University

Time: 4:30 p.m. wine reception, followed by the lecture at 5 p.m.
Location: Room 251 of Sturm Hall, 2000 E. Asbury Ave.

Kwara State University Professor Abiola Irele presented his talk, "Cultural Encounters in the Modern Wolrd: An African Perspective" at this public event. Irele, provost of Kwara State University's College of Humanities and Social Sciences, discussed how human interaction and cultural convergences define the history and experience of Africans.

Tuesday, April 10

Dean Baker presents "The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive"

Time: 7 - 8:45 p.m.
Location: The dining room in the Joy Burns Center, 2044 E. Evans Ave.

Dean Baker, founder and co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C., presented this lecture based on his 2011 book, The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive.

Wednesday, April 11

Sharon Welch on professional responsibility in a democratic society

Time: Noon
Location: Sié Cheou-Kang Center, Room 150, inside Ben M. Cherrington Hall, 2201 S. Gaylord St.

Sharon Welch led an audience in exploring the nature of professional responsibility in a democratic society. Welch, provost and professor of religion and society at the University of Chicago's Meadville Lombard Theological School, spoke about what happens when professionals become responsive to continually emerging and evolving political critiques and aspirations of social movements.

Friday, April 13

Madeleine Albright presents a Conversation on U.S. Diplomacy

Photo courtesy Albright
Stonebridge Group

Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: The Cable Center, 2000 Buchtel Blvd.

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright returned to the University of Denver campus for this discussion with Ambassador and DU Dean Christopher Hill on U.S. diplomacy. Daughter of Josef Korbel—onetime dean and namesake of DU's Josef Korbel School of International Studies—Albright was the first woman to be named U.S. Secretary of State.

Monday, April 16

Politics, Religion and the 2012 Election: An Oxymoron?

Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Room 286 of Sturm Hall, 2000 E. Asbury Ave.

Investigative journalist Chip Berlet visited DU for this discussion of hot topics in the upcoming 2012 election.

An award-winning journalist and photographer, Berlet has written for such publications as The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Chicago Sun-Times and Columbia Journalism Review. He's also the co-author of Right-Wing Populism in America: Too Close for Comfort.

Tuesday, April 17

An Updated Strategic Rationale for U.S.-China Relations

Time: Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Sié Cheou-Kang Center, Room 150, inside Ben M. Cherrington Hall, 2201 S. Gaylord St.

The DU community learned about U.S.-China relations from the perspective of Dr. Daniel B. Wright, former U.S. Treasury Department managing director for China and the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED).

Wright's talk focused on the strategic rationale for the countries' relationship, from Washington to Iowa to Beijing to Chengdu.

Tuesday, April 17

"Stories I Steer By," a Lecture by Julia Alvarez, Author, Activist & Middlebury Professor

Photo courtesy Bill
Eichner

Time: Reception begins at 6 p.m., followed by the speech at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Davis Auditorium inside Sturm Hall, 2000 E. Asbury Ave.

Julia Alvarez, author of such books as In the Time of Butterflies, kicked off this inaugural speaker series through DU's Divisions of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Thursday, April 19

Is Consensus Possible?: A Conversation on Health Care Policy

Time: 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Location: The Garden Room in the Chambers Center for the Advancement of Women, aka the Women's College, 1901 E. Asbury Ave.
Panelists for this discussion on U.S. health care and the ongoing debate around the most effective means of providing it included:
- Jandel Allen-Davis, MD, vice president of Kaiser Permanente
- Debbie Welle-Powell, Exempla Healthcare
- Anne Warhover, president and CEO, Colorado Health Foundation
- Joan Henneberry, principal, Health Management Associates
Friday, April 20

Women's Voices: The Textures of Our Lives

Time: 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Chambers Center for the Advancement of Women, aka the Women's College, 1901 E. Asbury Ave., and the Cable Center, 2000 Buchtel Blvd.

We held our 17th Annual DU Women's Conference, "Women's Voices: The Textures of Our Lives," which featured DU alumna and keynote speaker Dafna Michaelson sharing stories of civic engagement and agricultural entrepreneurship she encountered after visiting all 50 states in 2009.

Friday, April 20

DU Earth Day Summit

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.; post-summit meet and greet from 1 - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Joy Burns Center, 2044 E. Evans Ave.

In this annual celebration of Mother Earth and DU's continuing efforts toward greater sustainable practices, we welcomed to campus such speakers as DU energy engineer Tom McGee, Professor Michael Kerwin and Mike Harris, the DU Sustainability Council's social sustainability co-chair.

Other guests included renowned Colorado landscape photographer John Fielder and Auden Schendler, vice president of sustainability at Aspen Skiing Company.

Friday, April 20

PeaceJam 2012 featuring Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Shirin Ebadi

Photo courtesy PeaceJam

Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Machebeuf Hall at Colorado Heights University, 3001 S. Federal Blvd., Denver

During this annual event, Dr. Shirin Ebadi—2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner for her work toward increased peace, democracy and human rights in Iran and the Middle East—discussed how removing religious and cultural barriers can aid in creating peace and social justice.

Friday, April 20 & Saturday, April 21

American Society of Microbiology Rocky Mountain Branch Spring 2012 Meeting

Time: 7 - 9 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday
Location: Olin Hall, 2190 E. Illiff Ave., Denver.

DU's Dr. Todd Blankenship (Friday) and Dr. Yousif Shamoo of Rice University (Saturday) spoke at this two-day event.

Blankenship discussed cell dynamics that drive organismal shape while Shamoo looked at using experimental evolution to complete the link among genomics, biochemistry and prediction in antibiotic resistance.

Sunday, April 22

What is Wrong with Congress & How Do We Fix It?

Photos courtesy Vail Symposium

Time: 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Boettcher Foundation Community Room, inside Craig Hall, 2148 S. High St.

DU hosted this special evening with U.S. Senators Chris Dodd and Hank Brown. They discussed the future of the U.S. Congress by looking at its function and dysfunction.

Tuesday, April 24

The Holy Vote, by Ray Suarez of PBS' NewsHour

Photo courtesy PBS

Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Gates Concert Hall, in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave.

Ray Suarez, senior correspondent for PBS' NewsHour, discussed key themes from his 2006 book, The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America.

Suarez's book and presentation explored the role of organized religion in American politics and how faith in government may transform our country in the future.

Wednesday, April 25

Diplomatic Lessons Learned: From Honduras to Rwanda by way of North Korea

Time: Noon
Location: Cyber Cafe, inside Ben M. Cherrington Hall, 2201 S. Gaylord St.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda W. Stuart Symington discussed his diplomatic experiences in this lecture.

Symington's career has included service as ambassador to Dijbouti (2006-2008) and Rwanda (2008-2011), and helping U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte in Iraq's election process (2004-2005).

Thursday, April 26

CounterPoints: The New Energy Economy

Time: 4 - 5:30 p.m., post-event reception from 5:30 - 6 p.m.
Location: Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave.

This panel debate focused on the connection between renewable and traditional energy sources, and their impact on the economy. Panelists included former Colorado Gov. Richard Lamm; Lee Boughey, co-chair of the Colorado Energy Coalition; K.K. DuVivier, professor at DU's Sturm College of Law; Alice Madden, Wirth Chair in Sustainable Development at CU Boulder; and Christopher Votoupal, deputy director of Colorado Cleantech Industry Association.

Saturday, April 28

The United Nations: Myth and Reality

Time: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Ben M. Cherrington Hall, 2201 S. Gaylord St.

Timothy E. Wirth—former Colorado senator and president of the United Nations Foundation and the Better World Fund—led this day of discussions and workshops about the myths and realities surrounding the United Nations.

Local nonprofits and UN experts held workshops and discussed the misperceptions cast around the United Nations.

Monday, April 30

Making Sense of the World of Corporate Mergers

Time: 11:45 a.m. - 12:55 p.m.
Location: The Cable Center, 2000 Buchtel Ave.
Register: This event is full.

Enjoy this provost's luncheon with featured speaker Don Bergh, a professor in the Daniels College of Business.

Bergh's talk, "Making Sense of the World of Corporate Mergers," will explore the successes and failures seen in mergers and acquisitions.

Monday, April 30

Alina Fernandez, daughter of Fidel Castro, kicks off International Celebration Week

Time: 7 - 9 p.m.
Location: Davis Auditorium, inside Sturm Hall, 2000 E. Asbury Ave.
Cost: Free
Register: No registration necessary

We're hosting a series of events and speakers—including Alina Fernandez, daughter of Cuban leader Fidel Castro—for our annual International Celebration Week.

Fernandez's speech helps kick off this week-long event, which ends with the University's Festival of Nations celebration.
Tuesday, May 1

Author & journalist Greg Campbell speaks at the 6th Annual Penrose Library Author's Lecture

Time: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Davis Auditorium, inside Sturm Hall, 2000 E. Asbury Ave.

Greg Campbell, author of Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World's Most Precious Stones—the inspiration for the 2006 Leonardo DiCaprio film Blood Diamond, spoke at the 6th Annual Penrose Library Author's Lecture.

Thursday, May 3

Dr. David Ellerman on Knowledge and Ignorance in the Post-Socialist Transition Debates

Time: Noon
Location: Room 301 of Ben M. Cherrington Hall, 2201 S. Gaylord St.

Dr. David Ellerman of the University of California, Riverside, presented this 20-year retrospective on the debate on how best way to transition socialist economies to market ones.

Thursday, May 3

Not Your Father's Crisis: Productive Incoherence, Developmental Policy Space and the Global South

Time: 5 p.m.
Location: The Center Theater inside The Cable Center, 2000 Buchtel Ave.

As the U.S. financial crisis offers opportunities and challenges, Ilene Grabel—a professor at the University of Denver's Josef Korbel School—looked back at how other nations responded to similar crises—and how we might emerge stronger.

Friday, May 4

Jeffrey Johnson speaks at DU's 11th Annual Diversity Summit

Time: 9 - 10 a.m.; daylong panels, lunches and breakouts run from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Davis Auditorium, inside Sturm Hall, 2000 E. Asbury Ave.

Jeff Johnson, an award-winning Washington, D.C.-based journalist, will speak at the University's 11th Annual Diversity Summit—which will focus on inclusive excellence.

Johnson has worn many hats throughout his career, including those of investigative journalist, activist and social entrepreneur.

Friday, May 4 & Saturday, May 5

Beyond History: Reconciliation and Sources of Conflict between China and its Asian Neighbors

Time: 12:30 - 9 p.m. on Friday; 9 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. on Satuday
Location: Daniels College of Business, 2101 S. University Blvd.
Cost:
- Students
  $65—Conference and dinner
  $20—Conference only
  $50—Reception and dinner only
- General public
  $75—Conference and dinner
  $30—Conference only
  $50—Reception and dinner only
Register: RSVP (PDF)

James Keith— former U.S. ambassador to Malaysia—will lead a series of speakers (PDF) in this 10th Annual International Symposium.

Event speakers represent such countries as South Korea, Japan, China and India.

Friday, May 4

Changing Education for the Better, by Sal Khan

Time: 6 - 7:15 p.m.
Location: Magness Arena, inside the Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness, 2240 E. Buchtel Blvd.

Acclaimed educator Sal Khan visited DU for his lecture, "Changing Education for the Better: Providing Free, World-Class Education to Enhance Learning in the Classroom."

Saturday, May 5

Morgridge Family Foundation 2012 Share Fair

Time: 9 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Location: Katherine A. Ruffatto Hall, 1999 E. Evans Ave.

Featured speaker Sal Khan—renowned educator and founder of the online education platform Khan Academy—joined a group of fellow educators during this day-long event.

Saturday, May 5

Festival of Nations

Time: 2 - 7 p.m.
Location: Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports & Wellness

During this 29th annual event, University students and the community celebrated the richness of diversity. The Festival of Nations brings to campus a variety of music, dance, food, games and other activites that immerse participants in numerous cultural traditions.

Tuesday, May 8

Undergraduate & Graduate Research Symposium

Time: 3 - 7 p.m.
Location: Joy Burns Center, 2044 E. Evans Ave.

Our best and brightest presented their research and creative projects through demonstrations, exhibitions and live performances at this annual event.

Tuesday, May 8

The Arab Spring Reconsidered: A Question of Freedom

Time: 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Location: Cyber Cafe, inside Ben M. Cherrington Hall, 2201 S. Gaylord St.

Event panelists—including University of Denver Josef Korbel School Professor Dr. Nader Hashemi and Dr. Wael Farouq, professor of Islamic Studies at Egypt's Copto-Catholic Faculty of Theology—discussed the Arab Spring in Egypt through its social, political, and economic determinants and its consequences.

Wednesday, May 9

Re-envisioning Rosie: Mexican American Women and the Wartime State

Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Humanities Institute Room, room 286 of Sturm Hall, 2000 E. Asbury Ave.

History Professor Elizabeth Escobedo led this look back at a time when Mexican American women labored to defend the nation and strategically drew upon federal institutions and ideologies to challenge their treatment as second-class citizens.

Wednesday, May 9

Jennifer Siebel Newsom on Misrepresentations of Women in the Media

Time: 4:30 - 6 p.m. screening of Newsom's film Miss Representation; 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. discussion with Newsom
Location: The Cable Center, 2000 Buchtel Blvd.

Jennifer Siebel Newsom—writer, director and producer of the 2011 Sundance documentary Miss Representation—spoke at The Women's College Leadership Salon about how the media's misrepresentations of women have led to the under-representation of women in positions of political power and influence.

Thursday, May 10

The Private Sector & Sustainable Development in Africa

Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: The Garden Room inside the Chambers Center for the Advancement of Women, 1901 E. Asbury Ave.

This day-long symposium featured keynote speaker David Abdulai, president and CEO of the African Graduate School of Management and Leadership, discussing topics such as enabling private sector growth, and governance, conflict and political risk.

Friday, May 11

New Media Influence on Campaign Politics

Time: 2 - 4 p.m.
Location: Davis Auditorium, inside Sturm Hall, 2000 E. Asbury Ave.
Cost: Free
Register: RSVP

During this panel, four political and media experts discussed how the age of online media is changing and shaping the political landscape and elections. The speakers were: Brent Blackaby, online political consultant, Trilogy Interactive; Jay Newton-Small, congressional correspondent, Time Magazine; Dorian Warren, assistant professor of political science, Columbia University; and David Weigel, political reporter, Slate magazine and MSNBC.

Wednesday, May 16

Students Share their Experiences Studying Abroad in South Africa

Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Cyber Cafe, inside Ben M. Cherrington Hall, 2201 S. Gaylord St.
Cost: Free
Register: No registration necessary

Hear a group of University of Denver students disucss their experiences during their travels and studies abroad in South Africa.

The panelists will offer varying perspectives to held build cultural understanding and bring into focus the 2012 presidential election from an international standpoint.

Saturday, May 19

2nd Annual New Beginnings Spring Powwow

Time: 3 - 9 p.m.
Location: Driscoll Green, 2190 E. Asbury Ave.
Cost: Free
Register: No registration necessary

The University's Native Student Alliance hosts this second annual powwow to honor the cultural traditions of Native Americans.

Join us in this free, public gathering to learn about and celebrate Native American art and history.

Monday, May 21

Get Schooled: The State of Education Reform in Colorado

Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Joy Burns Center, 2044 E. Evans Ave.
Cost: Free
Register: Email studentsfored.du@gmail.com to RSVP.
More information: Parking will be available at 2130 High St.—just behind the Joy Burns Center.

Education reform organizations across Denver will gather at the University for this panel exploring the current landscape of education reform initiatives in Colorado.

Moderator Andrew Freeman—chief of staff to Lt. Gov. Joseph Garcia—will lead the panel, which will feature:
- Colorado Sen. Michael Johnston (D-Dist. 33)
- Sean VanBerschot, executive director of Teach of America Colorado
- Kayla McGannon, advocacy director at Stand for Children Colorado
- Jeani Frickey Saito of JFS Public Affairs Group
Tuesday, May 22

Metro Vision 2040 Listening Tour & Sustainability Roundtable

Time: 9 - 11 a.m.
Location: The Commons inside Katherine A. Ruffatto Hall, 1999 E. Evans Ave.
Cost: $7 donation suggested
Register: RSVP
More information: Contact Jill Locantore at 303-480-6752 or by email at jlocantore@drcog.org.

If you care about the environment and the future of Denver's sustainable growth, transportation and environmental efforts, you won't want to miss this listening tour, presented by the Denver Regional Council of Governments.

You'll hear about DRCOG's Metro Vision 2040 Plan, which aims to identify common values and regional priorities, highlight challenges and opportunities, guide decisions, present a call to action, and much more.

Thursday, May 24

The China Factor in Taiwan's Foreign Relations

Time: Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Room 150 in Ben M. Cherrington Hall, 2201 S. Gaylord St.
Cost: Free
Register: Email ccusc@du.edu
More information: Visit the Center for China-U.S. Cooperation online.

The University welcomes National Chengchi University Associate Professor Dr. Kwei-Bo Huang for this lecture.

A member of Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou’s recent campaign team, Dr. Huang researches international conflict management, U.S. foreign policy and decisionmaking, public diplolmacy and politico-military relations of Southeast Asia.
Friday, June 1

Did the Party Decide?: How the Republicans Got Their 2012 Presidential Nominee

Time: 2 - 4 p.m.
Location: Davis Auditorium, inside Sturm Hall, 2000 E. Asbury Ave.
Cost: Free
Register: RSVP

Explore the Republican Party's road to the White House—and the impact of the average voter—with this panel of experts:
- Marty Cohen, James Madison University
- David Karol, University of Maryland
- Hans Noel, Georgetown University
- John Zaller, University of California, Los Angeles
Tuesday, June 12

Healing the Heart of Democracy

Time: 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Lunch: Boettcher Community Room, inside Craig Hall, 2148 High St.
Presentation viewing: Ruffatto Hall, 1999 E. Evans Ave.
Cost: Free
Register: Contact Kristi Dale at kdale16@hotmail.com or 303-652-7186.

Gather with students, clergy and lay leaders for this interactive video conference from Dr. Parker Palmer about his book, Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit.

You'll enjoy a brief discussion over our catered lunch, followed by the interactive video conference, which will explore the role of religion in society—including how we can better create community, a sense of personal voice and agency, and understand our collective role in healing our democracy.

Tuesday, June 26 - Thursday, June 28

Centenary Symposium 2012: Discovery of Cosmic Rays

Times: See the symposium agenda (PDF) for each day's schedule.
Location: Davis Auditorium, inside Sturm Hall, 2000 E. Asbury Ave.
Cost:
General public:
- $250 through May 31
- $300 in June
Students enter free if they're nominated by their research advisers. Otherwise:
- $37 through May 31
- $50 in June
Register:
- Student RSVP form (DOC)
- General public RSVP form (DOC)
More information: Contact Jonathan Ormes at 720-842-4452 or by email at JFOrmes@comcast.net.

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of cosmic rays with this historical review of developments since this important scientific breakthrough.

Symposium speakers will include Pierre Sokolsky, dean of the University of Utah's College of Science.
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Thursday, Sept. 20

David Sanger, The New York Times White House correspondent

Time: 6 p.m. reception, followed by the lecture at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Davis Auditorium, inside Sturm Hall, 2000 E. Asbury Ave.
Cost: TBA
Register: RSVP

David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, will speak as part of the University's Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Distinguished Speaker Series.

Best-selling author of the book The Inheritance, Sanger will speak on the heels of his latest book, An Age of Reckoning: Obama's Surprising Use of American Power.

Sanger has spent more than two decades covering and analyzing news from the White House, includsing foreign policy, national security and the politics of polarization.
Wednesday, Oct 3

2012 Presidential Debate at the University of Denver

Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Magness Arena, inside the Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness, 2240 E. Buchtel Blvd.
Register: Tickets are not available to the public

*Time is subject to change

Thursday, Oct. 4

Campaign 2012: Why is This Happening to Us?

Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Davis Auditorium, inside Sturm Hall, 2000 E. Asbury Ave.
Cost: Free
Register: Registration will open later this summer.

University of Denver alumnus and Time magazine Editor-at-Large David Von Drehle returns to campus to discuss the changing presidential campaign process, and how it affects and is influenced by the media.

Join Von Drehle for this special event and a question-and-answer session after the lecture.