Andrew Belser, director of the Arts & Design Research Incubator; professor of Movement, Voice, and Acting at the Penn State School of Theatre; 2017-2018 Penn State Laureate Topic: FaceAge: Empathy Rising Across Generations Location: President’s Hall, The Penn Stater Introduction: David Gray Moderator: Carolyn Donaldson Andrew Belser teaches movement, voice and acting in the MFA Performance program […]

SOLD OUT John Urschel, mathematician and retired NFL player Topic: Order and Chaos Location: Ballroom, Nittany Lion Inn Introduction: Eric Barron Moderator: Cheraine Stanford John Urschel is a PhD candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the recipient of MIT’s prestigious Dean of Science Fellowship and is the author of numerous papers published […]

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David and Andrew Lewis Professor of Space Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology

Topic: Our Generation’s Space Race

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USAF (retired); Former Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

Topic: National Security in the 21st Century

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President and CEO of Chimp Haven

Topic: Chimpanzees in Captivity: From Research to Retirement

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Survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombings with Tracy Snipe, Assoc. Professor at Wright State
Topic: Forgotten Girl, Forerunners to the Civil Rights Act & Voting Rights Act

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Associate Professor of Theatre at Penn State; 2014-15 Penn State Laureate

Topic: Making Change Make Sense

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President & CEO of CONSOL Energy Inc.
Topic: Shale Development and Environmental Protection: Finding the Right Balance While Capitalizing on Pennsylvania’s Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity