2008 Program

Off-Season Programs | 10:45 a.m. Lectures/Theme Weeks | Religion 2 p.m. Lectures | Contemporary Issues

Contemporary Issues Forum Come. Listen. Engage. For over a century the Chautauqua Women's Club programming has emphasized civic, political, educational, and social issues of the time. CWC is again proud to announce the 2008 beginning roster of speakers and lectures for the annual Contemporary Issues Forums.

Andrew Sorensen and college sports panel Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 3:30 pm "Maintaining the Amateur Status of Intercollegiate Athletics" A special panel co-sponsored with the Chautauqua Institution will open the Contemporary Issues season. Andrew Sorensen PhD, President of The University of South Carolina, will lead a panel discussion on sports and higher education including implications of college football. With an educational and professional background rich in ethics and medical sociology, Dr. Sorensen brings deep insight to this multifaceted issue. Ward Manuel, athletics director, Univ. of Buffalo Chris Plonsky, Women's Athletics director, Univ. of Texas at Austin Robert Foglesong, PhD Saturday, June 28, 2008 - 3:00 pm "Developing Leaders for the 21st Century" Leading in to the fourth of July week will be Robert Foglesong PhD, current President of Mississippi State University and retired four star general in the United States Air Force. Having spent a significant amount of the past decade as a national security advisor at Cabinet and Presidential levels, Dr. Foglesong will share his understanding of developing relevant leadership given a constantly changing national and international environment. CWC Clubhouse Dialogue Norm Ornstein and Jennifer Brunner Monday, June 30, 2008 - 4:00 pm Norman Ornstein, Chautauqua's program consultant for Week Two, is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in Washington, DC. He also serves as an election analyst for CBS News and writes a weekly column called "Congress Inside Out" for Roll Call newspaper. His campaign finance working group of scholars and practitioners helped shape the major law, known as McCain/Feingold that reformed the campaign financing system. The first woman in Ohio to be elected to the office of secretary of state, Jennifer Brunner brings a unique perspective and exceptional credentials to the role of Ohio's top election official. Her prior service as Legislative Counsel for the Secretary of State's Office, 13 years of election law private practice experience, including serving as a special prosecutor for election fraud, and past experience as a member of the Franklin County Board of Elections have prepared her well for the office of Secretary of State. Thomas Cottle, PhD Saturday, July 5, 2008 - 3:00 pm "Adolescent Search of Self" Thomas Cottle, PhD, is a sociologist and clinical psychologist, as well as a Professor of Education at Boston University. He has done extensive research on how social construct influenced greatly by popular culture has effected the adolescence period. CWC Clubhouse Dialogue Roger Rosenblatt Wednesday, July 9, 2008 - 3:30 pm Roger Rosenblatt is a journalist, author, playwright and teacher. William Safire of The New York Times wrote that his work represents “some of the most profound and stylish writing in America today.” His television essays for “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” on PBS have won a Peabody and an Emmy award. His essays for TIME magazine have won two George Polk Awards, awards from the American Bar Association, the Overseas Press Club, and others. Jane Pauley Saturday, July 12, 2008 - 3:00 pm "Talking About Mental Illness--How Being Bipolar Has Effected My Life" An American television Journalist, Jane Pauley has been involved in news reporting since 1975. She is most known for her 13 year tenure on NBC's "Today" program and later 12 years on "Dateline NBC," and has acknowledged publicly her struggle with mental health and bipolar disorder. sponsored by the Brown-Giffin Women's Club Lectureship Martha Reitman, MD and Bennett Weintraub, PhD Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 3:30 pm "New Medical Therapies" Dialogue addressing scientific research, government regulation, and business will be presented by Martha Reitman MD and Bennett Weintraub PhD. Sharing their world of work from bench to bedside, the lecture dialogue will reveal the hurdles of healthcare discovery, product development, and Wall Street reaction. Thomas Coburn, PhD Saturday, July 19, 2008 - 3:00 pm "Contemplative Practice: Mindfulness and Learning" Thomas Coburn PhD, President of Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, will discuss the contemplative approach to learning in which the best of Eastern and Western educational traditions are integrated. Dr. Coburn will share how the depth of insight and concentration reached through disciplined contemplative practices alters the teaching learning landscape. Lynn Kerr, MD, PhD Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 3:30 pm "Autism: Stories From Health Care Crisis" Because a new case is diagnosed every twenty minutes, CDC now recognizes autism as a national threat affecting families worldwide. Lynn Kerr MD PhD, a pediatric neurologist at the Utah Department of Health's Autism Clinic, will focus on the societal impact of autism. She will offer suggestions of how we can communicate with and support these children and families in our communities. Richard Payne, MD Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 3:00 pm "Compassionate Pain Care" Currently serving as director of the Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life, Richard Payne MD is an international expert in pain relief, oncology, and caring for those near death. Hear his compassionate prescription for improved care of suffering and dying patients and their families including rediscovering old wisdoms about the spiritual dimension of caring at life's end. Robert Smoldt Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 3:30 pm "Healthcare Reform" Robert Smoldt is executive director of the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center which has convened more than 400 national leaders to help develop a new consensus-driven vision for health care in America. He will share perspectives from Mayo Clinic's spring 2008 National Symposium on health care reform. David Kozak Saturday, August 2, 2008 - 3:00 pm "Road to the White House" Harvey Kronberg Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - 3:30 pm "How Blogs and Polls Effect Elections" Rosemarie Hidalgo-McCabe, JD Saturday, August 9, 2008 - 3:00 pm "Social Action to End Domestic Violence" In her work as Director of Policy & Research for the National Latino Alliance for Elimination of Domestic Violence, Rosemarie Hidalgo-McCabe will explore the social crisis that transcends race, ethnicity, economic class, or educational level. She will address the social action needed to prevent and intervene in elder abuse, intimate partner abuse, and same sex abuse. CWC Clubhouse Dialogue Tim and Nina Zagat Wednesday, August 11, 2008 - 3:30 pm Gary Chapman Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 3:00 pm "Society and the Future of Technology: What Will Happen With Television?" An LBJ School of Public Affairs researcher at the Univ. of Texas at Austin, Gary Chapman teaches and conducts research on Internet policy, telecommunications policy, and science and technology policy. Edward Larson Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 3:00 pm