Fall 2004
September 8
ENSCOG Brownbag Series. Environmental Studies Colloquium Group. Kickoff luncheon. Noon, CUE 518
September 17–23
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
Public Lecture. 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
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September 23
Sociology Colloquium Series. 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
Foreign and Defense Policy Brownbag Series. Kickoff luncheon. Noon, CUE 518
October 13
ENSCOG Brownbag Series. Environmental Studies Colloquium Group. 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., CUE 518
October 13
Policy Forum. Sustainable Management of Publicly Owned Aquatic Lands.2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Todd 334
• Michael W. Beck
• Jay Udelhoven
• James Good
• Jim Peters
• Bill Dewey
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October 18
Guest Lecturer. David Magleby, Brigham Young University teaches Travis Ridout’s class Voting & Election. 3:10 p.m. – 4:25 p.m., Todd 413
October 19
Brownbag. David Magleby from Brigham Young University presents“Accessing Reform: Financing the 2004 Election.” Noon, CUE 512
October 19
Public Lecture. 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
Foreign and Defense Policy Brownbag Series. 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
Policy Forum. “The 2004 Election: Battlegrounds, Issues, Horse Races, and Implications for the Future.” 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., CUE 518
• Lance LeLoup
• Bruce Pinkleton
• Travis Ridout
October 29
Public 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
ENSCOG Brownbag Series. 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
Public Lecture. 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
Brownbag. 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
Public Lecture. 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
Foreign and Defense Policy Brownbag Series. 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
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.
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December 9
Foreign and Defense Policy Brownbag Series. 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
Foley Board Meeting. 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., Johnson Tower 801.