Events – Fall 2004

September 8, 2004 – ENSCOG Brown Bag Series

ENSCOG Brown Bag Series – Kickoff luncheon

Environmental Studies Colloquium Group. Kickoff luncheon. Noon, CUE 518


September 17–23, 2004 – Conference

Conference. International Christian University (ICU) – WSU Peace and Security Research.

A group of 20 scholars from ICU and WSU present papers on 10 different disciplines.


September 20, 2004 – Public Lecture

Susan Pharr: “Securing the Peace: In Search of Civil Society in Asia”

Susan Pharr, Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government: Director, Program on U.S.-Japanese Studies, Harvard University, presents Securing the Peace: In Search of Civil Society in Asia” at the First Annual Peace and Security Lecture 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., CUE 203


September 23, 2004 – Sociology Colloquium Series

Brian Powell: “We Are Family, Are You? Public Constructions of ‘the Family.’”

Brian Powell, Indiana University, presents “We Are Family, Are You? Public Constructions of ‘the Family.’” 3:30 p.m., CUE 518

In association with the Department of Sociology


September 30, 2004 – Foreign and Defense Policy Brown Bag Series

Foreign and Defense Policy Brownbag Series – Kickoff luncheon

Kickoff luncheon. Noon, CUE 518


October 13, 2004 – ENSCOG Brown Bag Series

Environmental Studies Colloquium Group

Environmental Studies Colloquium Group. 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., CUE 518


October 13, 2004 – Policy Forum

Policy Forum: Sustainable Management of Publicly Owned Aquatic Lands

2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Todd 334

Forum participants:

  • Michael W. Beck
  • Jay Udelhoven
  • James Good
  • Jim Peters
  • Bill Dewey

October 18, 2004 – Guest Lecture

David Magleby lecture

David Magleby, Brigham Young University teaches Travis Ridout’s class Voting & Election. 3:10 p.m. – 4:25 p.m., Todd 413


October 19, 2004 – Brown Bag

David Magleby: “Accessing Reform: Financing the 2004 Election.”

David Magleby from Brigham Young University presents “Accessing Reform: Financing the 2004 Election.” Noon, CUE 512


October 19, 2004 – Public Lecture

David Magleby: “George Soros, Swiftboat Veterans, and 527s: The New World of Campaign Finance in America”

David Magleby, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, Dean of the College of Family Home and Social Science, Brigham Young University, presents “George Soros, Swiftboat Veterans, and 527s: The New World of Campaign Finance in America.” 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Johnson Hall C107


October 28, 2004 – Foreign and Defense Policy Brown Bag Series

Thomas Preston: “North Korea: The Growing Challenge for U.S. Foreign Policy”

Thomas Preston presents North Korea: “The Growing Challenge for U.S. Foreign Policy.” 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., CUE 518


October 28, 2004 – Policy Forum

Policy Forum: “The 2004 Election: Battlegrounds, Issues, Horse Races, and Implications for the Future”

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., CUE 518

Forum participants:

  • Lance LeLoup
  • Bruce Pinkleton
  • Travis Ridout

October 29, 2004 – Public Lecture

Jesse Ventura lecture

Jesse Ventura, Visiting Fellow, Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, Former Governor of Minnesota. 8:00p.m. – 10:00 p.m., Beasley Coliseum


November 10, 2004 – ENSCOG Brown Bag Series

Thomas Leschine: “Is the Hanford Cleanup Built to Last?”

Environmental Studies Colloquium Group. Thomas Leschine, Director and Professor, School of Marine Affairs, University of Washington, presents “Is the Hanford Cleanup Built to Last?” 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m., CUE 512


November 10, 2004 – Public Lecture

Tom Leschine: “Long-Term Stewardship of Hazardous Waste: Institutional Buildings Like Never Before”

Tom Leschine, Director and Professor, School of Marine Affairs, University of Washington, presents “Long-Term Stewardship of Hazardous Waste: Institutional Buildings Like Never Before.” 3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Todd 302


November 15, 2004 – Brown Bag

Ronald Hill lecture

Ronald Hill, United States Geological Survey Geologist/Geochemist, presents a “discussion on his research.” 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., Johnson Tower 801


November 16, 2004 – Public Lecture

Ronald Hill: “Desire Initiatives Alternatives to Help Us Move Beyond Dependence on Fossil Fuels, etc.”

Ronald Hill, U.S. Geological Survey, presents “Desire Initiatives Alternatives to Help Us Move Beyond Dependence on Fossil Fuels, etc.” 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Carpenter 102


November 18, 2004 – Foreign and Defense Policy Brown Bag Series

Scott Minnich: “Experiences of a United States Weapons Inspector in Iraq”

Dr. Scott Minnich, University of Idaho, presents “Experiences of a United States Weapons Inspector in Iraq.” 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., CUE 518


December 3, 2004 – Policy Forum

Policy Forum: “The Bush Presidency, The Constitution, and The Supreme Court”

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., CUE 518

  • Professor David O’Brien, Department of Politics, University of Virginia
  • Professor H.W. Perry, Department of Government, University of Texas
  • Professor David Yalof, Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut
  • Nancy Kassop, Department of Political Science and International National Relations at State University of New York at New Paltz.

December 9, 2004 – Foreign and Defense Policy Brown Bag Series

Chet Herbst: “The Current U.S. National Security Strategy (‘Bush Doctrine’)—overview, issues”

Colonel Chet Herbst presents “The Current U.S. National Security Strategy (‘Bush Doctrine’)—overview, issues.” 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., CUE 512


December 14, 2004 – Board Meeting

Foley Board Meeting

Foley Board Meeting. 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., Johnson Tower 801.