Faculty Emeriti Association - Lectures

The Faculty Emeriti Association is sponsoring a series of lectures that are open to the MSU community. The series offers Faculty Emeriti opportunities to hear about interesting topics and to become reconnected with the campus.

Parking: Parking is available in front of the Radiology Building. Additional parking is also available in the lot adjacent to the Radiology Building. Take the ticket to the lecture to have it validated.

If you are interested in attending the upcoming lecture, please Register here.

2008-09 FACULTY EMERITI ASSOCIATION LECTURES

The Effects of Globalization on the American Economy

Dr. Carl Liedholm
Small Animal Clinical Sciences

The recent wave of global integration has been breathtaking and perhaps unprecedented. The nature and scope of this globalization and its influence on the economy of the United States in general and Michigan in particular will be highlighted in this seminar. In what ways has globalization affected jobs, the viability of domestic industry, and the current financial crisis? In addition to considering these issues, those attending will be introduced to and will make use of the classroom’s newest technological innovation, “clickers.

Carl Liedholm has been a Professor of Economics at Michigan State University since 1965. The recipient of over a dozen teaching awards, including the Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award from the College of Social Science and the State of Michigan Teaching Excellence Award, he has published several articles, including one in the American Economic Review, on the teaching of economics. He has also authored nine monographs and books, including most recently Small Enterprises and Economics Development: The Dynamics of Micro and Small Scale Enterprises as well as over one hundred articles that have focused on micro and small enterprises in developing countries. Many years ago, he was cello student of Pablo Casals as well as a member of a Masters mile relay track team that once held the world’s record in that event.

Date: Thursday, October 30th
Time: 2:30 P.M.-4:00 P.M. (2:00 P.M. for refreshments)
Place: Radiology Auditorium

The Bald Eagle as a Monitor of Environmental Health in the Great Lakes Basin

Dr. James Sikarskie
Small Animal Clinical Sciences

Dr. Sikarskie has been the Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarian for the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine since 1975. He grew up on a dairy farm in the U.P. with seven brothers and has always had a passion for the outdoors. He has three degrees from MSU and is boarded in Zoological Medicine. He has a special research interest in using wildlife as indicators of environmental health while assessing the impact of agriculture and industry on wildlife populations. Dr. Sikarskie will talk about his long term funded research using bald eagles as monitors of environmental health in Michigan with an update on population status. He will also briefly discuss a broader plan to develop the other fish eagle species as indicators of the health of aquatic ecosystems worldwide.

Date: Friday, September 19th
Time: 2:30 P.M.-4:00 P.M. (2:00 P.M. for refreshments)
Place: Radiology Auditorium

Free parking is available in the Radiology parking lot. (east of the MSU Clinical Center on Service Road)

Traffic Note: Please check on the detour problems associated with reaching the Clinical Center Campus as a result of the railroad underpass construction project. It will probably be best to enter Service Road from Hagadorn Road.

(Remember to bring your parking ticket to the lecture to be stamped)

Past Lectures:

2007-08 FACULTY EMERITI ASSOCIATION LECTURES

The Verdehr Trio: Making Music Around the World
Elsa Ludewig-Virdehr and Walter Verdehr
May 30, 2008

The Many Faces of Islam
Mohammed Ayoob,University Distinguished Professor of International Relations, James Madison College and Department of Political Science, Michigan State University
April 24, 2008

"MICHIGAN IS COUGAR COUNTRY"
Dennis Fijalkowski, Executive Director of the Michigan Wildlife Conservancy
March 27, 2008

Stem Cells: Their Potential Role in the Cause, Prevention and Treatment of Human Disease
Jim Trosko, Professor, Department of Pediatrics/Human Development
January 23, 2008

Wind Power: Renewable Energy Option for the Future
Stephen Harsh, Professor, Agricultural Economics
December 12, 2007

Diversity and Inclusion at MSU in a post-Proposal 2 Environment: Debunking the Myths and Confronting the Challenges
Paulette Granberry Russell
October 25, 2007

Help! I'm Eating Genetically-Modified Food
Bob Hollingworth
Professor Emeritus , Department of Entomology and National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
September 19, 2007

2006-07 FACULTY EMERITI ASSOCIATION LECTURES

Future of Nuclear Physics at MSU
Michael Thoennessen
Professor and Associate Director, Department of Physics & Astronomy
June 27, 2007

The Changing Life and Times of MSU Faculty: a 40 Year Perspective
Robert F. Banks
Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Human Resources, MSU
April 26, 2007

Memory and Aging: It's Not All Downhill
Rose T. Zacks, Professor
Psychology Department, MSU
March 21, 2007

The Great Lakes Salmon Story
Howard Tanner
Chair and Professor Emeritus, Fisheries and Wildlife
September 16, 2006

Health Benefits: National and Local Perspectives
Pamela Beemer
Assistant Vice President for Human Resources
Monday, October 16, 2006

Media Body Images and Eating Disorders
Bradley Greenburg
University Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Communication and the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media
January 11, 2007

2005-06 FACULTY EMERITI ASSOCIATION LECTURES

Reading for Your Life
Gordon Rohman
Professor Emeritus, English
Thursday, March 30, 2007

Reflections on Environmental Geography Behind Human History
H.J. DeBlij
Distinguished Professor, Geography
January 12, 2006

Saints' Rest 2005: An Exploration of MSU's First Dormitory
Lynne Goldstein
Chair, Anthropology
November 29, 2005

Human Diversity and Change
James Potchen
Chair, Radiology
October 24, 2005

The MSU Faculty Emeriti Opportunities Program held an introductory seminar from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. June 2 in room 10B Nisbet Building. The seminar, presented by David R. Rovner, professor emeritus, was “Medical Decision Making: When are decisions the Best That Can be Made.” The lecture was open to the public. Below are some pictures from the seminar:

Lecture Series