Friday Afternoon Lectures
Each fall and spring we offer a series of lectures open to anyone. Our lectures are announced here and via the Student Honors Activities Council (SHAC) e-mail distribution list.
If you have a suggestion for a lecture or you would like to volunteer to present a lecture, please contact:
Edward McCord
emccord@pitt.edu
412-624-6886
| SPRING 2008 SCHEDULE (Term 2084) | ||
| Date | Lecture Topic |
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| January 11 at 2 pm (3500 CL) | Summer 2007: Plein Air Studio at the Honors College Preserve in Wyoming David Muenzer, Class of 2009, Yale University |
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| January 18 at 2 pm (3500 CL) | Fire and Ice: What Happens When Volcanoes Erupt Underneath Glaciers? Ian Skilling, Professor, Department of Geology and Planetary Science |
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| January 25 | No Lecture | |
| February 1 at 2:15 pm (3500 CL) | The "New" Sappho: How Many Poems? How Many Traditions? Edwin Floyd, Professor, Department of Classics |
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| February 8 | No Lecture | |
| February 15 at 2 pm (3500 CL) | Progressive Loyalism in the 1970s: The Search for Common Ground Tony Novosel, PhD, Department of History |
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| February 22 at 4 pm (3500 CL) | Pitt Now Holds Most Extensive Collection of European Union Documents in North America Phillip Wilkin, PhD, Bibliographer for West European Studies Collection Development, Hillman Library |
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| February 29 | No Lecture | |
| March 7 | No Lecture | |
| March 14 | No Lecture | |
| March 21 at 2 pm (3500 CL) | Migrating Eagles and Wind Turbines: Resolving Conflict in an Information Void Todd Katzner, PhD, Director of Conservation and Field Research, National Aviary; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences |
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| March 28 | No Lecture | |
| April 4 | No Lecture ("Puppies!" a cappella group will perform at 2:15 pm in 3500 CL) |
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| April 11 | No Lecture | |
| April 18 | No Lecture | |
PREVIOUS LECTURES
Fall 2007 Schedule (Term 2081)
Spring 2007 Schedule (Term 2074)
Fall 2006 Schedule (Term 2071)