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Fall Program 2008
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2008 Lecture Series - Creativity!
Program Brochure
The Institute for the Humanities invites you to join us for our 2008 lecture season, one of the finest lineups in Institute history. Our speakers will cover archeology, politics, psychology and journalism, all under the topic of Creativity!
Since Institute programs are now open to the public, you no longer have to be a member of the Institute to attend the lectures. We hope you will want to join us for any or all of our exciting programs this year.
Like other organizations in our area, we do have a voluntary membership
program that supports the work of the Institute. Members receive discounts on all events for the program year in 2008 and receive priority registration at limited space events such as the Gault site field trip. Patron membership runs from January- December and costs $35.00 for a single membership or $65.00 for a dual membership.
The information below will explain our 2008 series. You may pay for lectures
at the door, but we strongly encourage you to register and pay in advance
to guarantee a place. You must register and pay in advance
for the dinners and field trip. To register for the events,
and to become a member, mail the Enrollment
Form , along with your payment, to the address on the form.
Speakers and Events
Michael Collins, Ph.D.
"The Gault Site and the Search for the First Americans"
Sunday, August 10 Lecture 4-6 p.m.
Celebration Center, 216 Royal St., Salado
Optional Dinner with the Speaker, Celebration Center 6:30
$25 members, $30 non-members
Student Discount available
Dr. Collins is a Research Associate of the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory at the UT at Austin and director of the Gault Project, an important Paleoindian archeological site in southwest Bell County. He heads a team of international scientists excavating Clovis artifacts that are rewriting some of the earliest human history.
Born and raised in West Texas, he studied archeology and geology at the University of Texas before earning a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona. During his career Dr. Collins has conducted research at archeological sites around the world and is considered one of the leading experts on the geology of archeological sites, the early archeological record of the Americas, prehistoric stone stools and Clovis culture. He has published more than 100 papers, books, monographs, and book chapters on these topics.
* Gault site field trip led by Dr. Collins
Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Advance registration required. Space is limited.
Preference given to Institute members.
$40 Members and Non-members
Cal Thomas, conservative, and Bob Beckel, liberal
"Common Ground: How to Stop the Partisan War That is
Destroying America"
Wednesday, October 1 Lecture 6-8 p.m.
Lord Conference Center, UMHB Parker Academic Center
10th & College Avenues A reception will follow.
$30 Members, $35 Non-members
Student Discount available
These co-authors, newspaper columnists and TV analysts, who are on different sides of the political spectrum, will present a creative look at politics in this election year. The talk is co-sponsored by the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.
Cal Thomas is one of America's most controversial columnists and most influential Christian journalists. His syndicated op-ed column appears in more than 600 national newspapers and he hosts a daily radio program heard on more than 300 stations nationwide. He has written ten books, including "Blinded by Might: Why the Religious Right Can't Save America".
He is a commentator/analyst for the Fox News Channel and appears weekly as a panelist on "Fox News Watch."
Thomas is a 40-year veteran of broadcast and print journalism. He has worked for NBC News in Washington, D.C. and hosted his own program on CNBC. Thomas was vice president of the Moral Majority from 1980 to 1985 and is a graduate of American University.
Bob Beckel is one of Washington's most prolific speakers and leading political analysts. He is currently the chief on-air Democratic analyst for the Fox News Network. Along with conservative columnist Cal Thomas, Beckel has recently launched a column for USA Today called Common Ground. The twice monthly column seeks to find consensus on divisive policy issues. He and Thomas also co-wrote a book by that same name.
Before turning to journalism, Beckel had careers in politics and government as well as a stint in the Peace Corps. He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Carter Administration. He headed his own political consulting firm and managed Walter Mondale's presidential campaign.
Beckel is a graduate school professor of politics at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and is a graduate of Wagner College in New York.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Ph.D.
"The Creative Person and the Creative Context"
Saturday, October 18 Lecture 5 -7 p.m.
Longhorn Conference Center, Stagecoach Inn, Salado
Optional Dinner with the Speaker, Robertson Room 7:30
$25 members, $30 non-members
Student Discount available
Dr. Csikszentmihalyi is one of the world's leading authorities on creativity and positive psychology. His life's work has been to study what makes people truly happy. He is most well known as the architect of the concept of "flow" as in "in the flow"- as our experience of optimal fulfillment and engagement which he outlined in his best-selling book, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience.
He is also the author of thirteen books translated into 23 languages and is in constant demand as a consultant and lecturer to business, government, educational and cultural organizations throughout the world.
Born in Hungary, he earned his undergraduate and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago, where he taught and chaired the psychology department for many years. Currently he is a psychology and management professor at Claremont Graduate University's Drucker School of Management and is the Director of the Quality of Life Research Center.
Edwin "Bud" Shrake
"A Writer's View of Creativity"
Sunday, November 9 4-6 p.m.
Appearance and Reception Creekside Dining Room
Mill Creek, Salado
$25 members, $30 non-members
Student Discount available
"Bud" Shrake is a journalist, screenwriter, sportswriter and best-selling author whose multifaceted career has spanned five decades. At his appearance, he will tell stories about his adventures with the written word.
The Fort Worth native graduated from TCU while writing full time for the Ft. Worth Press. That was followed by sportswriting stints at The Dallas Times Herald, the Dallas Morning News and fifteen years with Sports Illustrated, part of that time in New York.
Once he returned to Texas he also began writing novels and screenplays. To date, Shrake has written seven screenplays and 17 books, three of which were celebrity as-told-to autobiographies about Willie Nelson, Barry Switzer, and Harvey Penick. All three made the bestseller's list, and Penick's Little Red Book, became the bestselling sports book in American publishing history. He lives in Austin where he continues to write. His most recent book, Land of the Permanent Wave, was published in April.
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