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A resource for life-long learning.
Life-long learning is an Albright tradition, as is community service. We are delighted to be able to share the expertise of our faculty and staff as a resource with our community. Speakers are provided free of charge to non-profit organizations in Berks County.
In this guide you will find speakers on a wide variety of topics, from the arts and sciences to computer technology, health, economics, spirituality, travel, politics and sports.
Founded in 1856, Albright College is a nationally recognized, four-year, liberal arts college with an interdisciplinary focus and pre-professional programs.
To request a speaker, please call the College Relations Office at 610-921-7526.
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Speakers Bureau
AEROSPACE History of Aviation Technology The Concorde Do We Really Need a Space Program? Why the Wright Brothers Made a Difference Zeppelins (author of Zeppelin!: Germany and the Airship 1900-1939) - Guillaume de Syon, Ph.D., Professor of History
ALBRIGHT COLLEGE Albright College: Past, Present and Future A Sesquicentennial Journey in Photographs - Barbara Marshall, M.A., Associate Vice President of College Relations & Marketing
Albright’s Holocaust Resource Center - Dan Tannenbaum, M.S.W., Coordinator of the Holocaust Resource Center, Gingrich Library
ANTHROPOLOGY War and Violence: Why Humans Are So Mean! Evolution and Natural Selection: What’s All the Fuss About? The Confusion of Human Sexuality Human Nature and Human Evolution: If Only We Had a Brain! - Barton Thompson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies
ARTS AND LITERATURE Shakespeare’s Plays Milton’s Poems Post Modern Aesthetics – “Men Have Named Her:” What Does the Mona Lisa Mean? - Alberto Cacicedo, Ph.D., Professor of English
Poetry Reading: Painting God’s Portrait - Paul E. Clark, M.Div., Chaplain and Director of the Multifaith Center/Lecturer in English
Magical Realism in Modern Art and Literature Tradition and Revolution in “One Hundred Years of Solitude” - John S. Incledon, Ph.D., Professor of Spanish
Needlework: Samplers and More - Fianna Holt, M.S., Technical Services Librarian, Gingrich Library
Critical Approaches to Hip-Hop Culture - Teresa Gilliams, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English
The History of Watercolor Painting - Richard Hamwi, M.F.A., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Art
Totalitarianism and Art German Literature The World and Work of Marcel Proust The Problems of Literary Culture in a Visually-Oriented Culture History of Photography Art History from 1700 to the present - Newton A. Perrin, Ph.D., Professor of German and Art History
John Updike: John Updike’s Poetry - Denise Greenwood, M.A., Instructor of English
Facing Reading: Stories from the “Faces of Reading” Portrait Project - John R. Pankratz, Ph.D., Professor of History/Photographer
Rider and Other Works by Wolbers - Marian Frances Wolbers, Instructor of ESL and English
The Banned Bible: Apocrypha and other Non-Canonical Literature - Jennifer Koosed, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Chair of Religious Studies
Images of Professors in Popular Film, 1985-2005 - Brent Harger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology
ATHLETICS Competitive Swimming Lacrosse Athletic Recruitment: Division III - Gregory E. Eichhorn, M.B.A., Vice President of Enrollment Management/Dean of Admission
Sports Medicine - William Santoro, M.D., Medical Director, Health Center
Athletics Recruiting - Christopher Boehm, Director of Admission
Building a Quality Team - Steve Opgenorth, Assistant Football Coach and Recruiting Coordinator
AUTOMOBILES Car Culture: The Automobile’s Arrival as Seen in Early Postcards The Beetle: A Look at the Volkswagon Beetle’s Early History - Guillaume de Syon, Ph.D., Professor of History
BUSINESS AND MARKETING What Rate of Return Did Your Portfolio Manager Earn? Methods of Calculating Average Rates of Return Introduction to Investing - David A. Martin, C.F.A., Professor of Economics and Business Administration
Statistics: Use, Misuse and Abuse - Stephen G. Mech, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology
Conference and Event Planning -Lois A. Kubinak, Director of Conferences
Building a Quality Team - Steve Opgenorth, Assistant Football Coach and Recruiting Coordinator
Gossip at Work: Unsanctioned Evaluative Talk about Other People - Brent Harger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology
COMMUNICATION Public Relations Basics for Community Organizations - Barbara J. Marshall, M.A., Associate Vice President, College Relations & Marketing
History of Journalism: Chicago, Newsboys and Foreign Language Press - Jon Bekken, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communications
Social Media: Texting, Facebook, YouTube and other Social Media Trends - David Johnson, M.B.A., Manager of Marketing Communications, College Relations & Marketing
Conference and Event Planning -Lois A. Kubinak, Director of Conferences
Gossip at Work: Unsanctioned Evaluative Talk about Other People -- Brent Harger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology
ECONOMICS The European Union and Turkey: Is it a Clash of Civilization? How Much do We Deserve: A Look at Income Inequality in the U.S. European Union Expansion: Consequences and Opportunities - Lisa Wilder, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics
EDUCATION College Admission Search: Nuts and Bolts on How to Find the Right College Applying to College: Finding Your Way Through the Maze Financial Aid: Making College Affordable - Gregory E. Eichhorn, M.B.A., Vice President for Enrollment Management/Dean of Admission - Chris Boehm, M.A., Director of Admission
Millennials: Changing Higher Education - Chris Boehm, M.A., Director of Admission
Service Learning - Richard Schott, M.B.A., Instructor in Economics and Business
Continuing Higher Education for Adults - Mickey Baines, Director of Accelerated Degree Programs
Commuting to College The Judicial Process: Disciplining the College Student Transitions: First-Year College Students - Gina-Lyn Crance, Ed.D., Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
To Be a Bully: How Students Define and Perceive Bullying Images of Professors in Popular Film, 1985-2005 - Brent Harger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology
What You Need to Know about College Financial Aid -Mary Ellen Duffy, Director of Financial Aid
THE ENVIRONMENT Environment: Against the Wind - Barton Thompson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies
Columbus and the Discovery of the “New World:” San Salvador Island today Berks County Water: Quality and Quantity—Working to Make it Better A Caribbean Island: Looking Out (the coral reef) and Looking In (the land) - Phillip Lynn Dougherty, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
FAMOUS PEOPLE Albert Einstein: The Human Side Gilgamesh: The First Hero Count Zeppelin - Guillaume de Syon, Ph.D., Professor of History
Thomas Mann Franz Kafka - Newton A. Perrin, Ph.D., Professor of German and Art History
FASHION Merchandise Planning for Increasing Retail Productivity and Profit (forecasting sales, inventories, reductions and the calculation of a monthly open to buy) - Doreen Burdalski, M.B.A., Assistant Professor of Fashion Merchandising
FILM, VIDEO AND DIGITAL MEDIA Film & Video: History, Theory and Production Experimental Media - Gary L. Adlestein, M.A., Professor of English and Art
“Kiss of the Spiderwoman”: The Spiderwoman as Psychoanalyst - John S. Incledon, Ph.D., Professor of Spanish
Digital Daydreams: A Look at Visual Arts and Digital Image Construction - Matthew Garrison, M.F.A., Assistant Professor of Digital Media
Film Culture - Newton A. Perrin, Ph.D., Professor of German and Art History
Images of Professors in Popular Film 1985-2005 - Brent Harger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology
FOOD Our Stomach in Flight: An Irreverent Look at Airline Food - Guillaume de Syon, Ph.D., Professor of History
FOREIGN COUNTRIES
The Modern Middle East Islam Iran Syria - Geoffrey D. Schad, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History
Columbus and the Discovery of the “New World:” San Salvador Island today A Caribbean Island Looking Out (coral reef) and Looking In (the land) - Phillip Lynn Dougherty, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
HISTORY The Holocaust The Jewish Community in Reading The Holocaust Resource Center - Dan Tannenbaum, M.S.W., Coordinator of the Holocaust Resource Center, Gingrich Library
History of the Industrial Workers of the World History of Journalism: Chicago, Newsboys and Foreign Language Press - Jon Bekken, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communications
Nazi Germany and the German Weimar Republic European History Art History from 1700 to present - Newton A. Perrin, Ph.D., Professor of German and Art History
The African-American Experience The Significance of Black History Month - Teresa Gilliams, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English
Legends in Irish History and Literature Irish Language: The State of Modern Irish - Lawrence Morris, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English
Columbus and the Discovery of the “New World:” San Salvador Island today. - Phillip Lynn Dougherty, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Wasn’t Nuclear Energy Wonderful? A look at the atomic age in the 50s and 60s The Holocaust - Guillaume de Syon, Ph.D., Professor of History
Religious Responses to the Holocaust - Jennifer Koosed, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Chair of Religious Studies
HUMAN RESOURCES The Changing Role of a Human Resource Professional Diversity Awareness Training Leadership Development and Supervisor Training - Timothy J. Steinrock, SPHR, Associate Vice President and Director of Human Resources
Conference and Event Planning -Lois A. Kubinak, Director of Conferences
Building a Quality Team - Steve Opgenorth, Assistant Football Coach and Recruiting Coordinator
Gossip at Work: Unsanctioned Evaluative Talk about Other People - Brent Harger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology
MATHEMATICS
Voting Theory: Fairness is Impossible! Apportionment Theory: Paradoxes are Unavoidable - Christopher Catone, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Mathematics
MUSIC Critical Approaches to Hip-Hop Culture - Teresa Gilliams, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT Local Governments in Berks County: Organization and Operation; Historical Development; Current Issues; and Citizen Participation - John Kramer, M.R.P., Director of the Center for Community Leadership
Terrorism: Islam/Middle East - Carla J. Abodalo, M.S., Instructor, Sociology and Criminology
Elections: How to Predict Presidential Election Results - Thomas C. Brogan, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science
Voting Theory: Fairness is Impossible! - Christopher Catone, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Mathematics
PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY Close Relationships Psychology and the Law Stereotypes: How We Perceive and Judge Others - Andrea Chapdelaine, Ph.D., Provost
The Relationship of Crime to Neighborhoods Issues in Race, Class and Gender Inequality Juvenile Delinquency Urban Crime - Kennon Rice, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology
Domestic Violence Organized Crime Serial Murder Sexual Assault Terrorism - Carla J. Abodalo, M.S., Instructor, Sociology and Criminology
Boys’ Night Out: Dark Masculinity and its Wounds Lonesome Boy Blues: The Dark Roots of Sexual Fantasy - Paul E. Clark, M.Div., Chaplain and Director of the Multifaith Center
Transitions: First-Year College Students - Gina-Lyn Crance, Ed.D., Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Gossip at Work: Unsanctioned Evaluative Talk about Other People To Be a Bully: How Students Define and Perceive Bullying Images of Professors in Popular Film 1985-2005 - Brent Harger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology
RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Binding the Strong Man: The Religious Imagination of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark Binding the Strong Man: The Biblical Basis for Nonviolent Resistance - Paul E. Clark, M.Div., Chaplain and Director of the Multifaith Center
Religion in Cults: The Emergence of New Religious Movements Selling Faith: Christian Mass Media and Popular Culture - Charles M. Brown, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology
Middle East and Islam - Carla J. Abodalo, M.S., Instructor, Sociology and Criminology - Geoffrey D. Schad, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History
Monsters in the Bible: The Monsters of Creation Monsters in the Bible: Monsters at the End of the World The Banned Bible: Apocrypha and other Non-Canonical Literature Searching for Jesus in Scroll and Stone Jesus and Judaism Split at the Root: The Origins of Christian Antisemitism Religious Responses to the Holocaust - Jennifer Koosed, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Chair of Religious Studies
Religions of the East: Yogis, Buddha’s and Sages - Victor Forte, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
The Northern Gods - Lawrence Morris, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English
SCIENCE AND NATURE Going Batty: The Biology of Bats Human Physiology Learning about Science - Karen A. Campbell, Ph.D., P. Kenneth Nase, M.D. Chair of Biology
Understanding the Emergence of New Influenza Strains - Gerald L. Kreider, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
Gardening: Garden Flowers and Their Wild Relatives - Susan Munch, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology
Habitat Fragmentation: Human Impacts on Natural Systems & Possible Remedies Conservation Genetics and Biology Small Mammals Statistics: Use, Misuse and Abuse - Stephen G. Mech, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology
WELLNESS Asthma Drug & Alcohol Issues Family Medicine HIV Sports Medicine - William Santoro, M.D., College Physician, Health Center
Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) for Women - Samantha Wesner, CRNP, RNC, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of the Gable Health Center - Robert Gerken, Director of Public Safety
Domestic Violence Sexual Assault - Carla J. Abodalo, M.S., Instructor, Sociology and Criminology
Understanding the Emergence of New Influenza Strains - Gerald L. Kreider, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
Transitions: First-Year Students - Gina-Lyn Crance, Ed.D., Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
To Be a Bully: How Students Define and Perceive Bullying - Brent Harger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology
WRITING Be a Writer (or Just Look Like One) - Marian Frances Wolbers, Instructor of ESL and English
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