Please join us this Wednesday, Oct. 1, in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room of Russell Library from 12 to 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences Dr. Melanie DeVore on "Conservation tourism: Big animals, big bucks."The following article may be referred to during the discussion:https://www.forbes.com/sites/emesemaczko/2025/02/13/sustainable-travel-is-on-the-rise-but-how-to-spot-ethical-wildlife-tours/.Times Talk at...
Please join us this Wednesday, Oct. 1, in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room of Russell Library from 12 to 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences Dr. Melanie DeVore on "Conservation tourism: Big animals, big bucks."The following article may be referred to during the discussion:https://www.forbes.com/sites/emesemaczko/2025/02/13/sustainable-travel-is-on-the-rise-but-how-to-spot-ethical-wildlife-tours/.Times Talk at...
Please join us this Wednesday, Sept. 24, in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room of Russell Library from 12 until 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Assistant Professor of Communication Dr. Mikkel Christensen and music educator Kaitlyn Fitzgerald Christensen, on "Rebuilding Trust in a Fractured Democracy." This Times Talk will explore how shared cultural experiences can rebuild community and examine concrete actions faculty and students can take to restore democratic...
Please join us this Wednesday, Sept. 24, in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room of Russell Library from 12 until 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Assistant Professor of Communication Dr. Mikkel Christensen and music educator Kaitlyn Fitzgerald Christensen, on "Rebuilding Trust in a Fractured Democracy." This Times Talk will explore how shared cultural experiences can rebuild community and examine concrete actions faculty and students can take to restore democratic...
Please join us this Wednesday, Sept. 17, in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room in Russell Library from 12 until 12:50 p.m. for this week's Constitution Week themed Times Talk facilitated by Georgia College & State University President Cathy Cox and featuring the following panelists: Peter Leary, JD, partner, Troutman Pepper: Stephanie E. Parker, JD, partner, Jones Day; Sean Young, JD, staff attorney; Federal Defender Program, Inc.Next week's Times Talk is on Wednesday, Sept. 24,...
Please join us this Wednesday, Sept. 17, in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room in Russell Library from 12 until 12:50 p.m. for this week's Constitution Week themed Times Talk facilitated by Georgia College & State University President Cathy Cox and featuring the following panelist: Peter Leary, JD, partner, Troutman Pepper: Stephanie E. Parker, JD, partner, Jones Day; Sean Young, JD, staff attorney; Federal Defender Program, Inc.Join next week's Times Talk on Wednesday, Sept. 24,...
Please join us Wednesday Sept. 3, in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room of Russell Library from 12-12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Dr. Amanda Rutter, associate director of the Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy on "Is thinking becoming a luxury good?"The following article may be referred to during the discussion if you'd like to read it ahead of time https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/opinion/smartphones-literacy-inequality-democracy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ik8.bKFj.vsT7vnOsDtue&smid=url-share.The...
Please join us Wednesday Sept. 3, in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room of Russell Library from 12-12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Dr. Amanda Rutter, associate director of the Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy on "Is thinking becoming a luxury good?"The following article may be referred to during the discussion if you'd like to read it ahead of time https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/opinion/smartphones-literacy-inequality-democracy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ik8.bKFj.vsT7vnOsDtue&smid=url-share.The...
The American Democracy Project at Georgia College & State University requests your support for another semester of engaging weekly discussions on topics of local and/or global public interest in any discipline or field. Times Talk is celebrating its 20th anniversary as a GCSU campus tradition and a nationally innovative civic engagement program by providing a space in Russell Library for interested community members to gather from noon-12:50 p.m. every Wednesday to discuss a chosen...
Please join us Wednesday, April 23, in Russell Library, room 241, from 12 to 12:50 p.m. for our final Times Talk this semester facilitated by Dr. Steve Elliott-Gower on “What’s the best thing I can do for the planet?” An Earth Day 2025 conversation.The following article may be referred to during the discussion: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/climate/earth-day-what-to-do.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BU8.tLxC.wzMihPYHmX7u&smid=url-share.Times Talk at Georgia College & State University...
