Archive of Community Conversations Lectures (click the drop-down below to view full quarter presentations)
October 2, 2025 -
Presented by: Gillis Williams
October 9, 2025 -
Presented by: Adam Wolfer
October 16, 2025 -
Presented by: Emme McCarthy
October 23, 2025 -
Presented by: Taryn Williams
October 30, 2025 - Silent Pleas - The Making of a Mystery
Presented by: Presenter: Mary Stone
November 6, 2025 -
Presented by: Trey Batey
November 13, 2025 -
Presented by: Heidi Bauer
November 20, 2025 -
Presented by: Michael Strayer
April 17, 2025 -
Presented by: Jessica Kooiman
April 24, 2025 -
Presented by: Julia Mitchell and Ian King
May 1, 2025 -
Presented by: Lindsey Schuhmacher
May 8, 2025 -
Presented by: Alexander Ivory-Brown
May 15, 2025 -
Presented by: Fighting Smelt
May 22, 2025 -
Presented by: Sue Orchard
May 29, 2025 -
Presented by: Daniel Ruiz
June 5, 2025 -
Presented by: Sarah Griffith
October 3, 2024 -
Presented by: Julia Mitchell
October 10, 2024 -
Presented by: Ashley Cahill
October 17, 2024 -
Presented by: Louis LaPierre and Adrienne Godschalx
October 24, 2024 -
Presented by: Stefan Rijnhart
October 31, 2024 -
Presented by: Morgan Salisbury
November 7, 2024 -
Presented by: 黑料社 International Programs
November 14, 2024 -
Presented by: Danielle Casey
November 21, 2024 -
Presented by: Natalie Tonn
April 11, 2024 -
Presented by: Adrienne Godschalx
April 18, 2024 -
Presented by: 黑料社 eLearning
April 25, 2024 -
Presented by: David Rosi
May 2, 2024 -
Presented by: Heidi Bauer
May 9, 2024 -
Presented by: Fighting Smelt Speech and Debate
May 16, 2024 -
Presented by: Kristine Langley
May 23, 2024 -
Presented by: Mark Gaither
May 30, 2024 -
Presented by: 黑料社 Bee Project
April 6, 2023 -
Presented by: Trey Batey
April 13, 2023 -
Presented by: Chris Tower
April 20, 2023 -
Presented by: Geof Richie
April 27, 2023 -
Presented by: Lucas Meyers
May 4, 2023 -
Presented by: Courtney Shah
May 11, 2023 -
Presented by: Ryan Meagher and Douglas Detrick
May 18, 2023 -
Presented by: Alexis Khoury
May 25, 2023 -
Presented by: Marie Boisvert
This quarter's community conversations is sponsored by a grant from 
September 28, 2023 -
Presented by: Adam Wolfer
October 5, 2023 -
Presenter: Danielle RobbinsOctober 12, 2023 -
Presented by: Ron Holcomb
October 19, 2023 -
Presented by: Chris Towers
October 26, 2023 -
Presented by: Mark Gaither
November 2, 2023 - Cowlitz Tribe: The Forever People (no recording available)
Presented by: Tanna Engdahl
November 9, 2023 -
Presented by: Chris Tower
November 16, 2023 -
Presented by: Elena Boleyn-Ross
January 12, 2023 -
Presented by: Ashley Cahill
January 19, 2023 -
Presented by: Becky Connolly
January 26, 2023 -
Presented by: Hiedi Bauer
February 9t,2023 -
Presented by: Hilary Walther
February 16, 2023 -
Presented by: Adam Wolfer and Mavourneen Rister
March 2, 2023 -
Presented by: Fighting Smelt
March 9, 2023 -
Presenter: Alan Rose
This quarter's community conversations is sponsored by a grant from
October 6, 2022 -
Presented by: Chance Stewart
October 13, 2022 -
Presented by: Matthew Daems and Klint Hull
October 20, 2022 -
Presented by: Jennifer Houge
October 27, 2022 -
Presented by: Geof Richie
November 3, 2022 -
Presented by: Alex Brehm
November 10, 2022 -
Presented by: Joanna Mosser
November 17, 2022 -
Presented by: Michael Strayer
December 1, 2022 -
Presented by: Courtney Shah
April 14, 2022:
Presented by: Klint Hull and Chris Tower
April 21, 2022:
Presented by: Leslie Slape
April 28, 2022:
Presented by: Mark Gaither
May 5, 2022:
Presented by: Betsy Richard
May 12, 2022:
Presented by: Adam Wolfer
May 19, 2022:
Presented by: Allison McCrady
May 26, 2022:
Presented by: Lucas Myers
June 2, 2022:
Presented by: Michael Strayer and Ann Williamson
What's In A Name
January 13, 2022:
Presented by: Kristine Langley and Michelle Strozyk
January 20, 2022:
Presented by: Hiedi Bauer
January 27, 2022:
Presented by: The 黑料社 Fighting Smelt
February 3, 2022:
Presented by: Bryana Kowalski
February 17, 2022:
Presented by: the Ian King
February 24, 2022:
Presented by: Marie Boisvert
March 3, 2022:
Presented by: Morgan Salisbury
March 10, 2022:
Presented by: David Benson
Across the Lifespan
September 30, 2021:
Presented by: Courtney Shah
October 7, 2021:
Presented by: Kristine Langley and Michelle Strozyk
October 14, 2021:
Presented by: Allison McCrady
October 21, 2021:
Presented by: Anita Quirk
October 28, 2021:
Presented by: Annette Ward
November 4, 2021:
Presented by: the Shiree Bent
November 18, 2021:
Presented by: Karen Joiner
December 2, 2021:
Presented by: Michael Strayer
Race in America and Beyond
April 15, 2021: Tangled: Why Your Hair Matters to Society
Presented by: Anu Taranath (Humanities Washington speaker)
April 22, 2021:
Presented by: Roy Vu (North Lake College, TX)
April 29, 2021:
Presented by: Tanna Engdahl (Cowlitz Elder)
May 6, 2021:
Presented by: Trey Batey
May 13, 2021:
Presented by: Anita Quirk
May 20, 2021: >
Presented by: the Kent Chamber of Commerce
May 27, 2021:
Presented by: Angie & Mark Agaba-Gaither and Dana & Brian Cummings
June 3, 2021:
Presented by: Michael Strayer
Get the Message
January 14, 2021:
Presented by: Stefanie Gilberti
January 21, 2021:
Presented by: Presented by David Rosi
January 28, 2021:
Presented by: Abbie Leavens
February 4, 2021:
Presented by: Melissa Johnson
February 11, 2021:
Presented by: Trey Batey
February 18, 2021:
Presented by: Betsy Richard
February 25, 2021:
Presented by: Ian King & Lindsay Keevy
March 4, 2021:
Presented by: Adam Wolfer
Big Ideas
October 1, 2020:
Presented by: Michelle Ashby, Cowlitz County Health Department
October 8, 2020:
Presented by: Chris Tower and Abbie Leavens
October 15, 2020:
Presented by: Alex Brehm and the 黑料社 Fighting Smelt
October 22, 2020:
Presented by: Ann Holaday
October 29, 2020:
Presented by: Geof Richie
November 5, 2020:
Presented by: Mark Gaither
November 12, 2020:
Presented by: Michal Ann Watts and Catie Graham
November 19, 2020:
Presented by: Michael Strayer
黑料社 at 85
January 16, 2020:
Presented by: Courtney Shah
January 23, 2020:
Presented by: Presented by: Faculty Panel
January 30, 2020:
Presented by: Presented by: Amber Lemiere and Joe Green
February 6, 2020:
Presented by: Helen Kuebel and Karen Joiner
February 13, 2020:
Presented by: Retired and Current Faculty
February 20, 2020:
Presented by: Paul Laufman
February 27, 2020:
Presented by: 黑料社 Learning Commons Faculty & Staff
March 5, 2020:
Presented by: 黑料社 President Chris Bailey
Preparedness
November 21, 2019:
Presented by: Hiedi Bauer
November 14, 2019:
Presented by: Mark Gaither
November 7, 2019:
Presented by: Lorraine Churchill
October 31, 2019:
Presented by: Chris Tower
October 24, 2019:
Presented by: Teresa Purcell
October 17, 2019:
Presented by: Brian Atwater
October 10, 2019:
Presented by: Mavourneen Rister
October 3, 2019:
Presented by: Stephen Fuller and Mike Claxton
Sex and Gender
June 6, 2019:
Presented by: Amber DiGerlando, Social Justice Advocate
May 30, 2019:
Presented by: Michael Strayer, Psychology Instructor
May 23, 2019:
Presented by: Chris Tower, Adjunct Faculty
May 16, 2019:
Presented by: Sue Orchard, Vice President of Student Services
May 9, 2019:
Presented by: Darlene de Vida, Retired Dean of Instruction
May 2, 2019:
Presented by: Nicole DiGerlando, English Instructor
April 25, 2019:
Presented by: Courtney Shah, Social Science Instructor
April 18, 2019:
Presented by: Dani Trimble, Director of Workforce Programs
Beyond Survival: Food's Meaning to Us
January 17, 2019:
Presented by: Jessica Kooiman, Instructor of Natural Science
January 24, 2019:
Presented by: Armando Herbelin, Instructor of Chemistry/Natural Science
February 7, 2019:
Presented by: Kyle Hammon, Dean of Instruction
February 14, 2019:
Presented by: Merry Bond, Instructor of Nursing
February 21, 2019:
Presented by: Trey Batey, Instructor of Anthropology
February 28, 2019:
Presented by: Louis LaPierre, Instructor of Biology
March 7, 2019:
Presented by: Amber Lemiere, Instructor of English, and Morgan Salisbury, Instructor of Earth Science
March 14, 2019:
Presented by: Alex Brehm, Oregon Brew Crew Education Chair, and Len Hallock, 2018 Oregon State Homebrewer of the Year
The Mind at Work
October 4, 2018:
Presented by: Elizabeth West, Longview School District Director of Special Education
October 11, 2018:
Presented by: Elena Ross, 黑料社 Health, Fitness and Nutrition Instructor
October 18, 2018:
Presented by: Janell Haynes-Hughes, 黑料社 English Instructor
October 25, 2018:
Presented by: Michael Strayer, 黑料社 Social Science Instructor
November 1, 2018:
Presented by: Annette Ward, 黑料社 Nursing Instructor
November 8, 2018:
Presented by: Michele Waltz, 黑料社 Chemical Dependency Instructor
November 15, 2018:
Presented by: David Rosi and Don Derkacht, 黑料社 Computer Science Instructors, and Mark Gaither, 黑料社 Business Technology Instructor
Heroism
April 12, 2018:
Presented by: David Benson, 黑料社 Political Science Instructor and Michael Strayer, 黑料社 Psychology Instructor
April 19, 2018:
Presented by: Courtney Shah, 黑料社 Social Science Instructor
April 26, 2018:
Presented by: Adam Wolfer, 黑料社 Chemistry Instructor
May 3, 2018:
Presented by: Geoff Richie, 黑料社 Psychology Instructor
May 10, 2018: A Debate on Superheroism
Presented by: The Fighting Smelt Debate Team and the 黑料社 Science Fiction Club
May 17, 2018:
Presented by: Tamara Norton, 黑料社 RN, MN, Assistant Nursing Program Director, eLearning Coordinator
May 24, 2018:
Presented by: Lt. Col. Tim McPharlin
May 31, 2018:
Presented by: Jeanne Hamer, 黑料社 Nursing Instructor
June 7, 2018:
Presented by: Shannon Wachob, 黑料社 Workfirst Transitions Specialist
Making the World a Better Place
January 11, 2018:
Presented by: Hiedi Bauer, 黑料社 Language and Literature Instructor
January 18, 2018:
Presented by: Becky Connolly, 黑料社 Language and Literature Instructor
January 25, 2018:
Presented by: Michael Strayer, 黑料社 Psychology Faculty
February 1, 2018:
Presented by: Amber Lemiere, 黑料社 English Instructor
February 8, 2018:
Presented by: Amber DiGerlando, Social Justice Advocate
February 15, 2018:
Presented by: Allison McCrady, 黑料社 CEO Instructor
March 1, 2018:
Presented by: Annette Ward, 黑料社 Nursing Instructor
Movies & Meaning
September 28, 2017:
Presented by: Klint Hull, 黑料社 Language & Literature Instructor
October 5, 2017:
Presented by: Mavourneen Rister, 黑料社 English Instructor
October 12, 2017:
Presented by: Merry Bond, 黑料社 Nursing Instructor
October 19, 2017:
Presented by: Nicole DiGerlando, 黑料社 English Instructor
October 26, 2017:
Presented by: Alex Brehm and the Fighting Smelt, 黑料社 Communications Studies Instructor
November 2, 2017:
Presented by: Geoffrey Richie, 黑料社 Psychology Instructor
November 9, 2017:
Presented by: Dennis Shaw, Retired 黑料社 Faculty
November 16, 2017:
Presented by: Janell Haynes-Hughes, 黑料社 Language & Literature Instructor
November 30, 2017: Silent but Sexy: How Early Movies Became Sex Education
Presented by: Courtney Shah, 黑料社 Social Science Instructor
What Culture Means to Me
April 13, 2017:
Presented by: Trey Batey, 黑料社 Anthropology Instructor
April 20, 2017:
Presented by: Mark Gaither, 黑料社 Business Technology Instructor
April 27, 2017:
Presented by: Dana Cummings, 黑料社 Business Instructor
May 4, 2017:
Presented by: John Killian, 黑料社 Education Planner & Multicultural Advisor
May 11, 2017:
Presented by: Melinda Harbaugh, 黑料社 Interim Dean of Instruction & Learning Resources
May 18, 2017:
Presented by: Janell Haynes-Hughes, 黑料社 Language & Literature Instructor
May 25, 2017:
Presented by: Terese Rogmno
June 1, 2017: Just Act Normal, That's Crazy Enough! A Firsthand Comparison of Dutch and American Cultures
Presented by: Stefan Rijnhart, 黑料社 Computer Science Instructor
Sports and Society
January 19, 2017:
Presented by: Eddie Smith, 黑料社 Head Baseball Coach/ Student Retention Specialist
January 26, 2017:
Presented by: Lucas Myers, 黑料社 Natural Sciences Instructor
February 2, 2017:
Presented by: Alex Brehm, 黑料社 Speech Communication Instructor
February 9, 2017:
Presented by: Elena Ross, 黑料社 Physical Education Instructor
February 16, 2017:
Presented by: Shelby and Jarad Miller, 黑料社 Fitness Center Manager
February 23, 2017:
Presented by: Annette Ward, 黑料社 Nursing Instructor
March 2, 2017:
Presented by: Jeff Lucas and Jim Franz, 黑料社 Economics & Social Sciences Instructor
March 9, 2017:
Presented by: Michael Strayer, 黑料社 Social Sciences Instructor
Elections/ Current Issues
September 29, 2016:
Presented by: Adam Wolfer, 黑料社 Chemistry Instructor
October 6, 2016:
Presented by: Brian Hatfield, former Washington State Senator
October 13, 2016:
Presented by: Jim Franz, 黑料社 Economics/Social Sciences Instructor
October 20, 2016:
Presented by: Carolyn Long, Associate Professor of the School of Politics, Philosophy and Public Affairs, Washington State University, Vancouver
October 27, 2016:
Presented by: 黑料社 instructors Michael Strayer, 黑料社 Psychology Instructor & David Benson, 黑料社 Political Science Instructor
November 3, 2016:
Presented by: Nicole DiGerlando, 黑料社 English Instructor
November 10, 2016:
Presented by: Cary Rhode, 黑料社 Mathematics Instructor
Politics in the Animal Kingdom -
November 17, 2016:
Presented by: Courtney Shah, 黑料社 Social Sciences Instructor
Birds, Bees, and Sexualities
April 14, 2016:
Presented by: Stacey Spencer, Emergency Support Shelter
April 21, 2016:
Presented by: Louis LaPierre, 黑料社 Biology Instructor
April 28, 2016:
Presented by: Mark Gaither, 黑料社 Business Technology Instructor and Siri
May 5, 2016:
Presented by: Geoffrey Richie, 黑料社 Psychology Instructor
May 12, 2016:
Presented by: Klint Hull, 黑料社 Language & Literature Instructor
May 19, 2016:
Presented by: Alisha Williams, 黑料社 I-BEST Instructor
May 26, 2016:
Presented by: Michael Strayer, 黑料社 Psychology Instructor, David Benson, 黑料社 Political Science Instructor, and Nicole DiGerlando, 黑料社 English Instructor
June 2, 2016:
Presented by: Trey Batey, 黑料社 Anthropology Instructor
Music: The Rhythm of Societies
January 14, 2016:
Presented by: Lucas Myers, 黑料社 Natural Sciences Instructor
January 21, 2016:
Presented by: Amber Lemiere, 黑料社 English Instructor and Eric Lemiere
January 28, 2016:
Presented by: Dennis Shaw
February 4, 2016:
Presented by: Tamra Davis, 黑料社 Music Instructor
February 11, 2016:
Presented by: Nicole DiGerlando, 黑料社 English Instructor
February 18, 2016:
Presented by: Gina Challed, 黑料社 Choir Director
February 25, 2016:
Presented by: Michael Strayer, 黑料社 Psychology Instructor.
March 3, 2016:
Presented by: Rob Davis, 黑料社 Instrumental Music Instructor and Heidi Bauer, 黑料社 Language & Literature Instructor.
Jobs and Environment: Imagine the Possibilities
October 1, 2015:
Presented by: Doug Boleyn, Cascade Solar
October 8, 2015:
Presented by: Terry Campbell, Sustainable Northwest Wood, Inc.
October 15, 2015:
Presented by: Cliff Gilmore, Renewable Northwest
October 22, 2015:
Presented by: Courtney Shah, 黑料社 History Instructor
October 29, 2015:
Presented by: Brian Magnusson, Cascade Networks
November 5, 2015:
Presented by: Jim Dillinger, 黑料社 Automotive Instructor
November 12, 2015:
Presented by: Eric Corey Freed, International Living Future Institute
November 19, 2015:
Presented by: Andy Rovelstad, Rovelstad Architects
December 3, 2015: Roundtable Discussion
A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words
April 16, 2015: Should Beauty Calm the Savage Beast? Order, Balance and Terror in David's The Death of Marat
Presented by: Hiedi Bauer, Language & Literature Instructor
April 23, 2015: Why I named My P-51 Mabel: Aircraft Nose Art and Other Images*
Presented by: Brendan Glaser, Vice President of Instruction
April 30, 2015: From Paddy-Wagons to Pride: Defining Images of Queer Culture
Presented by: Nicole DiGerlando, Language & Literature Instructor
May 7, 2015: Light and Color in Science Fiction Film
Presented by: Klint Hull, Language & Literature Instructor
May 14, 2015: Don't Tug on Superman's Cape: An Analysis of Superman's Image
Presented by: Dan Schabot, former Speech Instructor
May 21, 2015: Motivation and the Media: Leadership and its Role in the Future
Presented by: Chance Stewart, Program Coordinator, Workforce Programs
May 28, 2015: Hidden Pictures: Subliminal Messages in Print Advertising
Presented by: Melinda Weatherford, Faculty Librarian
June 4, 2015: Bureaucracy: The Influence of THE SYSTEM on the Individual and Society
Presented by: Mark Gaither, Business Technology Instructor
Turning Points in Science
January 15, 2015: Thomas Kuhn and the Dialectics of Scientific Progress
Presented by: Dennis Shaw, Anthropology instructor
January 22, 2015: The Magic of the Transistor
Presented by: Cary Rhode, Mathematics Instructor
January 29, 2015: When you were a tadpole and I was a fish: Developmental genetics reveals our deepest ancestry
Presented by: Louis LaPierre, Biology Instructor
February 5, 2015: Galileo Galilei: King of Night Vision, King of Insight
Presented by: Adam Wolfer, Chemistry Instructor
February 12, 2015: Designer Genes
Presented by: Katrina Fuller, Biology Instructor
February 19, 2015: Infection Control Through History
Presented by: Annette Ward and Merry Bond, Nursing Instructors
February 26, 2015: Cancer Research: Perceptions & Reality
Presented by: Lucas Myers, Natural Science Instructor
March 5, 2015: Catastrophic (?) Floods/Ideas (!)
Presented by: David Cordero, Earth Science Instructor
Monsters in Our Midst!
October 2, 2014: Mirror, Mirror: Why Heroes Make the Best Villains
Presented by: Dan Schabot, Speech Instructor
October 9, 2014: Battling Monsters: The Literary Roots of Role-Playing Games
Presented by: Mark Gaither, Business Technology Instructor
October 16, 2014: Dystopian Visions: Monstrous Consequences of Perceived Trends
Presented by: Dennis Shaw, Social Science Instructor
October 23, 2014: Victim or Willing Participant? Vampires and Our Desire for the Sexual "Other"
Presented by: Nicole DiGerlando, Language & Literature Instructor
October 30, 2014: Zombies: History and Hysteria!
Presented by: Roy Staples
November 6, 2014: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: The Monster in the Mirror
Presented by: Joan Herman, former Language & Literature Instructor
November 13, 2014: "They called me MAD!!!": Mad Scientists as Monsters and Villains
Presented by: Adam Wolfer, Chemistry Instructor
November 20, 2014: The Monsters Among Us: Narcissists, Predators and Psychopaths, Oh my!
Presented by: Michael Strayer, Psychology Instructor
December 4, 2014: Making Monsters, Making War
Presented by: David Benson, Social Science Instructor
Looking Back to 1964
April 17, 2014: Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove: How to Laugh at American/Russian Brinksmanship
Presented by: Roy Staples, 黑料社 Instructor, Transitional Studies
April 24, 2014: Riding the Swell: Demographics and the Culture of Teenage Consumption
Presented by: Dennis Shaw, 黑料社 Instructor, Philosophy
May 1, 2014: Education: Failing to Realize Azimov's Technological Dream
Presented by: Mark Gaither, 黑料社 Instructor, Business
May 8, 2014: The 1964 Civil Rights Act and the World
Presented by: Daniel Kotin, 黑料社 Instructor, History
May 15, 2014: "You're Neither Unnatural, nor Abominable, nor Mad": Homosexuality and Cultural Expectations of Mental Illness
Presented by: Nichole DiGerlando, 黑料社 Instructor, English
May 22, 2014: Academic Support for Students: Past, Present, and Future
Presented by: Zack Frey, Charlotte Persons, Maggie Stuart, Melinda Weatherford, 黑料社 Learning Commons Staff
May 29, 2014: Gender and the Civil Rights Act
Presented by: Courtney Shah, 黑料社 Instructor, History
June 5, 2014: Celebrating John F. Kennedy in Comic Books
Presented by: Dan Schabot, 黑料社 Instructor, Speech
June 12, 2014: Take Me Out to the Ball Game: When Math and Sports Finally Got Serious
Presented by: Jeff Lucas, 黑料社 Instructor, Math
Health and Wellness in Our Community
January 16, 2014: Place Matters: What Determines Our Health?
Presented by: Paul Youmans, Executive Director Pathways 2020, Cowlitz County
January 23, 2014: Wellness & Prevention: A Matter of Life and Death
Presented by: Anik St. Martin, Doctor of Chiropractic, Advantage Chiropractic and Massage, Longview
January 30, 2014: School Gardens: Real Food, Real Life Lessons
Presented by: Ian Thompson, Director, Lower Columbia School Gardens
February 6, 2014: Living Well to Prevent Diabetes: Early Detection, Aggressive Treatment, and Optimal Glycemic Control
Presented by: Annette Ward, 黑料社 Nursing Instructor and Christine Trabucco, Diabetic Educator at PeaceHealth SW Medical Center in Vancouver
February 13, 2014: The Affordable Care Act In Washington State
Presented by: Amber Rosewood, Community Relations Liaison, Family Health Center, Longview
February 20, 2014: Restorative to Hot Yoga: Paths to Wellness and Strength
Presented by: Desiree Ouellette, Owner/Instructor, Holos Yoga, Longview
February 27, 2014: Food, Weight, and Exercise: The Truth Behind Our Obesity Epidemic and Strategies for Successful Change
Presented by: Elena Ross, 黑料社 Physical Education Instructor
March 6, 2014: Mental Health in America: Fighting the War on Depression
Presented by: Michael Strayer, 黑料社 Psychology Instructor
March 13, 2014: Mobilizing Collective Impact for Health: The Cowlitz County Health & Human Services Community Health Improvement Plan
Presented by: Michael O'Neill, Community Mobilization Coordinator, Cowlitz County Health & Human Services
News Stories:
The Daily News | January 28, 2013
The Daily News | January 16, 2013
Favorite Lessons: Sample the Best from 黑料社 Instructors
October 3, 2013: How to Publish Your Writing and Art
Presented by: Hiedi Bauer, English Instructor; student editors, The Salal Review
October 10, 2013: Columbus: Myth, Meals, and Meaning
Presented by: Courtney Shah, History instructor
October 17, 2013: To Be or Not To Be: Shakespeare鈥檚 Hamlet
Presented by: Don Correll, Drama instructor
October 24, 2013: The Damsel in Distress and the Femme Fatale in DC Comics Identity Crisis
Presented by: Dan Schabot, Communications instructor
October 31, 2013: The Meandering Sensibilities of an Ontological Naturalist
Presented by: Dennis Shaw, Philosophy instructor
November 7, 2013: The Art of Social Science; Why You Can't Prove a Theory to be True or Why Economists Have So Many Hands
Presented by: Jim Franz, Economics instructor
November 14, 2013: American Skin Politics
Presented by: David Benson, Political science instructor
November 21, 2013: Computer Science Demystified
Presented by: Don Derkacht, Computer Science instructor
December 5, 2013: The Teen Brain: Miraculous and Dangerous
Presented by: Mike Strayer, Psychology instructor
Cowlitz County: Our Growing International Connections
Examining emerging opportunities for economic growth and development of the future.
Speakers will include regional experts on economic development, transportation, global competitiveness, intercultural endeavors, and globalization. Join the conversation on Twitter at #talkglobal
April 11, 2013: Educating Our Future Workforce: Chinese Teacher Exchanges and Language Programs
Presented by: Suzanne Cusick, Superintendent, Longview School District
April 18, 2013: 黑料社's Role in the Region's Future
Presented by: Chris Bailey, President, 黑料社
April 25, 2013: Increasing Washington's International Competitiveness
Presented by: Eric Shinfeld, President, World Trade Council, and Chief of Staff, Seattle Chamber of Commerce
May 2, 2013: A Look into the Future Economy of Cowlitz County
Presented by: Ted Sprague, Director, Cowlitz Economic Development Council
May 9, 2013: Benefits and Opportunities in International Education
Presented by: Margit Brumbaugh, Director, 黑料社 International Programs
May 17, 2013: Space Policy and its Entrepreneurial Impact in the Pacific Northwest
Presented by: Paul Laufman, retired CEO, United Paradyne (Administration Building, Heritage Room)
May 23, 2013: Connection of our Major Industries to World Markets and Producers
Presented by: Peter Bennett, Vice President of Business Development, Millennium Bulk Terminals
May 30, 2013: Longview Sister City Commission: Expanding Our Intercultural Connections
Presented by: Eileen Bergeson, Business Faculty, 黑料社; Tom Hutchinson, Longview City Council
June 6, 2013: Our Regional and International Transportation Connections
Presented by: Geir-Eilif Kalhagen, CEO, Port of Longview; and other port representatives
June 13, 2013: Preparing for the Future: Clean Up of Former Reynolds Aluminum Site
Presented by: James DeMay, Department of Ecology; Josh Wilund, ALCOA, Teresa Purcell, Community Advisory Board Member
News story:
The Daily News | March 28, 2013
Northwest Jobs of the Future
Local employers and community experts examine employment trends for emerging occupations of the Northwest including the knowledge, skill set, and strategies needed for success in the new economy.
January 17, 2013: Economic Demand and Job Skills for the Economy of the Future
January 24, 2013: Employment Trends in K-12 Education
January 31, 2013: Small Business Development
February 7, 2013: Emerging Careers in Energy and Engineering
February 14, 2013: Why You Should Consider a Career in the Trades
February 21, 2013: Growing Demand for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
February 28, 2013: High-Growth Careers in Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing
March 7, 2013: The Changing Field of Occupations in HealthCare
March 14, 2013: The Future of Social Work and Human Service Occupations
News story:
The Daily News | January 15, 2013
Elections 2012: Local, State and National
黑料社 faculty and community experts examine the impact of voter decisions on the economy, healthcare, taxes and a coal terminal in Longview and assess the impact of the media, candidate debates and the Electoral College on election results.
September 27, 2012: The Economy, The Election, A Prediction
Presented by: Jim Franz, 黑料社 Economics Instructor
October 4, 2012: Low and in the Dirt, The Rhetorical Significance of Ceremonial First Pitches in Presidential Campaigns
Presented by: Dan Schabot, Faculty, 黑料社
October 11, 2012: How Your Vote Could Change Your Healthcare
Presented by: Randy Querin, Public Affairs and Governance Specialist, PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center
October 18, 2012: Taxes and Spending: Top Issues in this Election
Presented by: David Benson, Faculty, 黑料社
October 25, 2012: The Perception of Media Bias in Election Coverage
Presented by: John Markon, Editor, The Daily News
November 1, 2012: The Effect of National Decisions on Local Issues, The Proposed Coal Export Terminal in Longview
Presented by: George Raiter, Commissioner, Cowlitz County
November 8, 2012: The Washington Legislature and Educational Reform
Presented by: Roy Maier, Lower Columbia WEA Uniserv
November 15, 2012: Higher Education and Politics
Presented by: Chris Bailey, President, 黑料社
November 29, 2012: The Myth of the Electoral College
Presented by: Cary Rhode, Faculty, 黑料社
News stories:
The Daily News | November 16, 2012
The Daily News | September 24, 2012
Plugged In: The Future of Technology
April 12, 2012: From Shared to Open, The Evolution of Open Resources
Presented by: Connie Broughton, SBCTC Director of eLearning & Open Education
April 19, 2012: My Math Lab: A Student View
Presented by: Brad Benjamin, Faculty, 黑料社
April 26, 2012: Engaging with the Open Course Library & Other Educational Resources
Presented by: Tom Caswell, Open Education, Policy Association
May 3, 2012: Free Media
Presented by: Chris Bailey, President, 黑料社
May 10, 2012: Full Access Feedback with Tegrity Lecture Capture
Presented by: Nadine Lemmons, Faculty, 黑料社
May 17, 2012: The Use of Technology for Student Success
Presented by: Lisa Matye Edwards, Vice President of Student Success, 黑料社
May 24, 2012: Technology and Changing the Way We Teach and Learn
Presented by: Scott Dennis, MPA, eLearning Professional Development Manager, SBCTC
May 31, 2012: Clickers in the Classroom
Presented by: Katrina Fuller, Faculty, 黑料社
June 7, 2012: Tots, Teens, Twitter and Texting: The Psychological Effects of Living in a Constantly Connected World
Presented by: Michael Strayer, Faculty, 黑料社
News story:
The Daily News | April 4, 2012
Guilty Pleasures: Books We Love to Read
January 12, 2012: Stainless Steel Rats and Other Wonders of Science Fiction
Presented by: Klint Hull, Faculty, 黑料社
January 19, 2012: Alan Moore and the Deconstruction of Mythic Individualism
Presented by: Dennis Shaw, Faculty, 黑料社
January 26, 2012: Sylvia Plath: What's in the Words?
Presented by: Alexis Franz, Faculty, 黑料社
February 2, 2012: Stephen King: Stories Not For the Timid
Presented by: Adam Wolfer, Faculty, 黑料社
February 9, 2012: Ken Follett: History and Imagination
Presented by: JoAnne Booth, Staff, 黑料社
February 16, 2012: Gothic Fiction
Presented by: Joan Herman, Faculty, 黑料社
February 23, 2012: Laura Ingalls Wilder: America's Childhood
Presented by: Courtney Shah, Faculty, 黑料社
March 1, 2012: Denis Johnson: Literary Bad Boy Makes Good
Presented by: Joe Green, Faculty, 黑料社
March 8, 2012: How a College Instructor Justifies Reading Ann Rice
Presented by: Hiedi Bauer, Faculty, 黑料社
News stories:
The Daily News | January 13, 2012
The Daily News | December 4, 2011
Community Partnerships.
September 29, 2012: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
Presented by: Corie Dow, Executive Director,
October 6, 2012: Lower Columbia Mental Health Center (LCMHC)
Presented by: Eric Yakovich, Executive Director,
October 13, 2012: Helping People Understand Each Other
Presented by: Bill Reade, Executive Director, Ethnic Support Council
October 20, 2012: Lower Columbia Community Action Programs (CAP) and the War on Poverty, 1964-2011
Presented by: Alan Rose, Community Relations Director
October 27, 2012: Lower Columbia Head Start
Presented by: Suzanne Johnson, Assistant Director, Lower Columbia Head Start/ECEAP
November 3, 2012: The Homeless
Presented by: Melissa Taylor, Senior Managing Planner, Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments (CWCOG)
November 10, 2012: Life Works: Developmentally Disabled Adults
Presented by: Marti Johnson, Executive Director, Life Works
November 17, 2012: The Aging
Presented by: Diane Craft, Marketing Director, Canterbury Inn, Koelsch Senior Communities
December 1, 2012: Victims of Crime
Presented by: Sherrie Tinoco, Executive Director, Emergency Support Shelter
News stories:
The Daily News | September 28, 2011
The Daily News | September 18, 2011
College Relations | September 13, 2011
April 14, 2011:
Presented by: Louis LaPierre, Faculty, 黑料社
April 21, 2011: Truth is Powerful and It Prevails, Sojourner Truth
Presented by: Courtney Shah, Faculty, 黑料社
April 28, 2011: Shattered Illusions: Levi Strauss and the Search for the Primitive
Presented by: Dennis Shaw, Faculty, 黑料社
May 5, 2011: How Keynes Came to America
Presented by: Jim Franz, Faculty, 黑料社
June 9, 2011: W. Edwards Deming, Japan's American Hero
Presented by: Jeff Lucas, Faculty, 黑料社
May 19, 2011: Karl Marx: The Man Behind the Ideas
Presented by: David Benson, Faculty, 黑料社
May 26, 2011: Quiet Genius Pushing Boundaries: Madame Curie
Presented by: Adam Wolfer, Faculty, 黑料社
June 2, 2011: Linus Pauling: Echoes of His Influence in Today's World
Presented by: Armando Herbelin, Faculty, 黑料社
June 9, 2011: W. Edwards Deming: Japan's American Hero
Presented by: Jeff Lucas, Faculty, 黑料社
Law, Order and the Public Good
January 13, 2011: Public Perception of Law Enforcement
Presented by: Mark Nelson, Cowlitz County Sheriff
January 20, 2011: Technologies & New Changes in Law Enforcement
Presented by: Andrew O. Hamilton, Kelso Chief of Police
January 27, 2011: The Role of the Public Defender
Presented by: Terry L. Mulligan, Director, Cowlitz County Office of Public Defense
February 3, 2011: The Participants in the Criminal Justice System
Presented by: Hon. James J. Stonier, Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge
February 10, 2011: Raising Ethical, Responsible Boys
Presented by: Alex Perez, Police Chief, City of Longview
February 17, 2011: The State of Correction
Presented by: Marin Fox Hight, Director, Cowlitz County Corrections
February 24, 2011: Overview of the Juvenile Justice System in Cowlitz County
Presented by: Chad Connors, Administrator, Cowlitz County Juvenile Court
March 3, 2011: The Children's Justice & Advocacy Center
Presented by: Susan I. Baur, Prosecuting Attorney, Cowlitz County
March 10, 2011: New Mental Health Court
Presented by: Michael H. Evans, Judge, Cowlitz County District Court
March 17, 2011: An Overview of Emergency Management
Presented by: Grover Laseke, Director, Cowlitz County Department of Emergency Management
News story:
The Daily News | January 10, 2011
The Green Earth: Our Playground & Responsibility
September 30, 2010: The Body Toxic
Presented by: Nena Baker, Author
October 7, 2010: Climate Change
Presented by: Louis LaPierre, Faculty, 黑料社
October 14, 2010: Sustainability and the Built Environment
Presented by: Andy Rovelstad, Leavengood Architects
October 21, 2010: Water Quality Issues
Presented by: Josh Johnson, Stormwater Manager, City of Longview; Van McKay, Senior Engineer, City of Kelso
October 28, 2010: Insects and Human Food Security
Presented by: Scott Black, Executive Directo,The Xerces Society
November 4, 2010: E-recycling: Waste Control and Recycling Issues
Presented by: Gregg Hannon, Solid Waste/Recycling/Code Compliance Manager, City of Longview
November 18, 2010: Air Quality & You
Presented by: Laurie Hulse-Moyer, Air Quality Specialist, Southwest Clean Air Agency
December 2, 2010: The Politics of Green
Presented by: Axel Swanson, Commissioner, Cowlitz County
Wings on the Human Spirit: The Visual and Performing Arts
April 8, 2010: The Arts in a Community
Presented by: Gian Paul Morelli, Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts
April 15, 2010: What Time Collects: Photography as Art
Presented by: Bob Farr, photographer, Kelso
April 22, 2010: Politics, Propaganda and Music
Presented by: Gary Nyberg, Faculty, 黑料社
April 29, 2010: Music and Dance in the Balkans
Presented by: Daniela Ivanova-Nyberg, dance researcher and anthropologist
May 6, 2010: The Play's theThing
Presented by: Don Correll, Faculty, 黑料社
May 13, 2010: An Exploration in Dance
Presented by: Megan Jasurda, Faculty, 黑料社
May 27, 2010: Theatre as Consciousness
Presented by: Kurt Beattie, A Contemporary Theatre, Seattle
June 3, 2010: Why Poetry?
Presented by: Joseph Green, Faculty, 黑料社
June 10, 2010: Blues With a Feeling
Presented by: Dale Groff and Dennis Shaw, Faculty, 黑料社
News story:
The Daily News | April 2, 2010
Looking Back: Obama's First Year
January 7, 2010: The Stimulus Package: Too Much or Not Enough?
Presented by: Jim Franz, Faculty, 黑料社
January 21, 2010: Stimulus Dollars and the Recovery
Presented by: George Raiter, Commissioner, Cowlitz County; Alex Perez, Police Chief, City of Longview
January 28, 2010: Foreign Policy: And the Ship Sails On
Presented by: David Benson, Faculty, 黑料社
February 4, 2010: Race as Sub-Text in Obama's America
Presented by: Dennis Shaw, Faculty, 黑料社
February 11, 2010: Obama鈥檚 Rhetoric: Rousing the Masses
Presented by: Mike Dugaw, Faculty, 黑料社
February 18, 2010: Healthcare Legislation by PeaceHealth,
Health Care Legislation by Kaiser Permanente
Presented by: Representatives from PeaceHealth and Kaiser Permanente, moderated by healthcare consultant Jim Meskew
February 25, 2010: Financing Health Care Reform,
Health Care Reform by Kaiser Permanente
Presented by: Representatives from PeaceHealth and Kaiser Permanente, moderated by healthcare consultant Jim Meskew
March 4, 2010: Mud Slinging: Incivility in the Civil Arena
Presented by: Michael Strayer and Jerry Zimmerman Faculty, 黑料社
March 11, 2010: The First Lady's First Year
Presented by: Laura Brener, Vice President of Instruction, 黑料社
March 18, 2010: Reflections on the Obama Courts
Presented by: Barbara Vining, Attorney, Prosecutor鈥檚 Office Child Support Division
News stories:
The Daily News | January 7, 2010
The Daily News | December 27, 2009
The Examined Life: The World of Great Ideas
September 24, 2010: The Mystery of Mysteries: Darwin's Search for the Origin of Species
Presented by: Dennis Shaw, Faculty, 黑料社
October 1, 2010: I Think, Therefore I Am Uncertain
Presented by: Richard Kelley, S.T.L.
October 8, 2010: Economics Systems Isms vs. Isms
Presented by: Jim Franz, Faculty, 黑料社
October 15, 2010: Democracy: Power to the People
Presented by: Courtney Shah, Faculty, 黑料社
October 22, 2010: The American Criminal Justice System: Crime and Punishment
Presented by: Judge Stephen M. Warning
October 29, 2010: Architecture and a Sense of Place
Presented by: John Crook, Architect
November 5, 2010: The Evolution of Psychology
Presented by: Carol Pahlke, Ph.D.
November 12, 2010: Einstein's Space and Time, Reexamining the Obvious
Presented by: Peteris Livins, Faculty, 黑料社
November 19, 2010: The World of Islam
Presented by: Hazar Jaber
December 3, 2010: Math: Descartes' Other Contributions
Presented by: Jeff Lucas, Faculty, 黑料社
News stories:
The Daily News | October 7, 2009
The Daily News | September 22, 2009
The Good Life: Food, Nutrition & Environmental Wellness
April 9, 2009: Nutrition: Are We What We Eat?
Presented by: Anik St. Martin, D.C.
April 16, 2009: The Water We Drink, The Air We Breathe: Environment and Disease
Presented by: Dr. Sheila Lynam
April 30, 2009: Pesticides & Plastics: A Benefit or Detriment?
Presented by: Louis LaPierre, Faculty, 黑料社
May 14, 2009: Exercise as Medicine and How to Implement It
Presented by: Marie Magnuson, MS, ARNP; Brian Mahon, PA; Deanne Ochitwa, Personal Trainer
May 21, 2009: What Time Collects, Ethics and Primary Care Geriatrics
Presented by: Harry Krulewitch. M.D., Northwest Geriatrics
May 28, 2009: Obesity in Children, The Tender Years, Girls on the Run
Presented by: Blaine Tolby, M.D.
June 4, 2009: Mirrior, Mirror on the Wall: Media & The Beauty Myth
Presented by: Michael Strayer and Jerry Zimmerman, Faculty, 黑料社
June 11, 2009: From Farm to Table
Presented by: Joan LeMieux and Laura and Jim Works
News stories:
The Daily News (Letter to the Editor) | June 19, 2009
The Daily News | June 5, 2009
The Daily News | May 28, 2009
The Daily News | May 15, 2009
The Daily News | May 14, 2009
The Daily News | April 15, 2009
The Daily News | April 10, 2009
The Daily News | April 8, 2009
The New Frontier: Science, Medicine and the Future
January 8, 2009: Public Health and Vaccinations: A Shot in the Dark
Presented by: Courtney Shah, Faculty, 黑料社
January 22, 2009: Science Fiction Evolving into Science Fact
Presented by: Klint Hull and Louis La Pierre, Faculty, 黑料社
January 29, 2009: Advantages in Surgical Technology: The Cutting Edge
Presented by: Dane Moseson, M.D.
February 12, 2009: Genetics: the Right (and Wrong) Stuff
Presented by: Robert Sandstrom, M.D.
February 19, 2009: Eugenics and the Legal System: the Underbelly of a Good Birth
Presented by: Jerry Zimmerman, Faculty, 黑料社
February 26, 2009: Gerontology: Who Will Care For Me?
Presented by: Richard Kirkpatrick, M.D.
March 5, 2009: Technology and Education: The Wired Future, or Brother Can you Spare a Mouse
Presented by: Cable Green
March 12, 2009: Bioethics: Easy Answers, Tough Questions
Presented by: Geary Greenleaf and Kyle Hammon, Deans, 黑料社
March 19, 2009: Pharmacology: Brave New World Revisited
Presented by: Adam Wolfer, Faculty, 黑料社
News stories:
The Daily News | February 20, 2009
The Daily News | February 13, 2009
The Daily News | January 30, 2009
The Daily News | January 28, 2009
The Daily News | January 23, 2009
The Daily News | January 22, 2009
T
he Daily News | January 4, 2009
Elections 2008: Exploring the Critical Issues
September 25, 2008: Setting the Tone
Presented by: Jerry Zimmerman, Faculty, 黑料社
October 2, 2008: Smashing the Class Ceiling: Race and Gender
Presented by: Courtney Shah, Faculty, 黑料社
October 9, 2008: Food, Gas, Mortgages: The Role of the Economy in the 2008 Campaign
Presented by: Jim Franz, Faculty, 黑料社
October 16, 2008: How Big is Your Carbon Footprint? The Politics of the Environment
Presented by: Dave Cordero and Louis La Pierre, Faculty, 黑料社
October 23, 2008: Critical Paths: American Health Care
Presented by: Jim Meskew, Independent Consultant; Alicia Thompson, Deputy Director, Community Health & Communicable Diseases
October 30, 2008: The Struggle for Conscience, Conviction and Kind: Religion & American Politics
Presented by: Dennis Shaw, Faculty, 黑料社
November 6, 2008: Framing the Issues: Media Coverage in Politics
Presented by: Bob Gaston, Former Managing Editor, Longview Daily News; Bob Martinson, Former Local News Editor, Pittsburg Post-Gazette; Cal FitzSimmons, Editor, Longview Daily News
November 18, 2008: Law & Order: The Future of the Courts
Presented by: Jerry Zimmerman, Faculty, 黑料社
November 20, 2008: American Foreign Policy: What Does the Future Hold?
Presented by: David Benson, Faculty, 黑料社