Audio Archive
Guest Presentations at Calvin College
This archive of guest presentations at Calvin College is presented for educational purposes. The views and opinions expressed are strictly those of the author and not necessarily the views of the Calvin College.
Additional audio of guest presentations at Calvin College can be found here.
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Affiliation |
Title |
Date |
Audio |
| [+] Peter Anderson |
Grand Valley State University |
Getting Away with It: How Bad Jokes are a Mark of a Wise Man
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Peter says on his abstract, "No experience with
Roman poetry or philosophy is necessary [to understand his lecture], but you
need to have some experience with bad jokes."
This lecture was sponsored by the Classics Department. It was held in Hiemenga Hall. |
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Oct. 18, 2006 |
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(25.4 Mb) |
| [+] Raymond Gant |
Leona Group |
Diversity in Higher Education
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As part of the faculty/staff development workshops, Raymond Gant will be presenting on the topic of "Diversity in Higher Education". We will be looking at the complications and challenges associated with the championing of diversity and anti-racism. The event is in collaboration with the Office for Multicultural Affairs.
Gant is currently vice-president of marketing for the Leona Group. His credentials include over 20 years of laboring to inspire and motivate the minds of youth. As founding director of the office of minority student affairs at Ferris State University, Mr. Gant has developed a plethora of active initiatives. For several years, he served as special assistant to the president at Ferris while maintaining directorship of the office of minority student affairs. Gant is the author of "Leading Shadows: An Examination of the African American Experience at Ferris Between 1910 and 2004."
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Nov. 14, 2007 |
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| [+] Richard Gorsuch |
Fuller School of Psychology |
Science and Humanities: Can Either Address Truth?
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Professor Gorsuch is Professor of Psychology at Fuller School of Psychology. He has served as editor for several journals and has authored
chapters in over 20 books. He has been listed as an Outstanding Scholar of the 21st Century by England's International Biographical Centre. One of Professor
Gorsuch's current projects includes Integrating Psychology and Spirituality: An Introduction.
This lecture was hosted by the Pscyhology Department. It was held in Science Building Room 110. |
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Oct. 29, 2007 |
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(28.4 Mb) |
| [+] Stephen Henderson |
Detroit Free Press |
Death is Different: Investigating Legal Defense in Death Penalty Sentencing
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Nov. 15, 2007 |
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| [+] Benne van Popta |
Royal Dutch Association of Small and Medium Enterprises |
The Impact of the European Union on Business in the Netherlands
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This lecture addressed the development of entrepreneurship in the Netherlands and the European Union's influence on these developments in the Netherlands.
Benne van Popta is Deputy Secretary General and CFO of the Royal Dutch Association of Small and Medium Enterprises. This lecture was hosted by the Meijer Chair in Dutch Language and Culture, in collaboration with the Economics and Business Departments. It was held in NH161. |
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Sept. 13, 2007 |
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| [+] Rene van Woudenberg |
Free University, Amsterdam |
What is belief?
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Rene van Woudenberg, a philosopher at the Free University in Amsterdam whose work is widely known on both sides of the Atlantic, will share some of his current work on the nature of belief in an informal lecture at Calvin for philosophy faculty and students. Part of a larger project, this presentation will focus on four questions:
1. What is the metaphysical nature of belief?
2. Can we make sense of the notion of 'degrees of belief'?
3. Which conditions have to be satisfied for S to believe that p?
4. How is belief distinguished from its near relatives: acceptance, faith?
This is an add-on to the Philosophy department's lecture series.
Outline
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Nov. 15 , 2007 |
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(23 Mb) |
| [+] Genzo Yamamoto |
Wheaton College |
Navigating the Euro-American Enlightenment: Japan, Modernity, and Alternative Modernities
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This lecture was sponsored by the History Department. It was held in Hiemenga Hall 429.
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Oct. 18, 2007 |
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| [+] Zhiyong Zhu |
Beijing Normal University |
State Schooling and Ethnic Identity in China
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This week a small delegation of Chinese visitors will be visiting Calvin College. While the main purpose of their visit is to learn more about "moral" education, they have also asked for the opportunity to make two presentations
during their time here. Dr. Zhiyong Zhu will present a lecture titled 'State Schooling and Ethnic Identity' in China. Dr. Zhu is a Fulbright scholar who speaks English fluently. (Commons Annex Board Room) |
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May 1, 2007 |
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(25.8 Mb) |
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