
The Honors Program at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has announced the presentation schedule for its fall Honors Council Lecture Series.
The series provides Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty with a forum to share their expertise and the results of their research with the Bemidji community. This fall also includes a special guest presenter on Sept. 21.
All Honors Council lectures are open to everyone free of charge.
The Honors Council Lecture Series is hosted by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Honors Council, the advisory group to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s honors program composed of 12 faculty members representing each of the university’s colleges. Student representatives are also elected to the council by their cohorts for one-year terms.
Sept. 14 — Carl Isaacson, assistant professor of environmental, Earth and space studies; “Environmental Endocrine Disruption, Reproductive Dysfunction and Population Level Effects.” 7:15 p.m., Hagg-Sauer 102.
Sept. 21 — Dr. Kenneth Stikkers, professor of philosophy and Africana studies, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; “To Preserve Their Freedom’: What African American History Teaches the World Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ What It Means to Be Free.”
Sept. 28 — Dr. Jeanine McDermott, associate professor of nursing; Dr. Tiffany Hommes, associate professor of nursing; and Dr. Sheila Paul, associate professor of nursing; “Sustaining Lifelong Wellness.” 7:15 p.m., Hagg-Sauer 102.
Oct. 5 — Dr. Dennis Lunt, assistant professor of humanities; “Torture and American Philosophy.” 7:15 p.m., Hagg-Sauer 102.
Nov. 1 — Dr. Jessica Durgan, assistant professor of English; “The Cultural Phenomenon of Color.” 7:15 p.m., Hagg-Sauer 102.
Nov. 13 — Dr. Mark Wallert, associate professor of biology; Kyle Bagnell, graduate student in biology; and Clarice Wallert, graduate student in biology; “The Na+-H+ Exchanger Isoform 1 as a Therapeutic Target for the Treatment of Cancer.” 7:15 p.m., Hagg-Sauer 100.