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Jill Tiefenthaler, 13th President of Colorado College, Fall Conference remarks, August 28, 2012 by Tiefenthaler, Jill , Colorado College Office of the President
Text of speech delivered to the Colorado College community, at the annual Fall Conferency, by CC's 13th president, Jill Tiefenthaler, on August 28, 2012.
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State of the Rockies lecture: 2011 Champion of the Rockies award presentation by Williams, Terry Tempest
CC President Richard Celeste awarded the 2011 Champion of the Rockies Award to conservationist, advocate for free speech, and author of "Refuge," Terry Tempest Williams. Terry Tempest Williams addresses the audience with several selected readings. Recorded April 4, 2011.
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Why does college cost so much? by Tiefenthaler, Jill
Slides of a presentation given by CC's 13th president, Jill Tiefenthaler, at the Western Association of College and University Business Officers (WACUBO) Annual Meeting, May 6-9, 2012.
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Emma Goldman by Falk, Candace
Candace Falk, Goldman biographer and director of the Emma Goldman Papers Project, uncovers the history and legacy of this influential American anarchist. Since 1980, the Emma Goldman Papers Project at the University of California-Berkeley has collected, organized, and edited tens of thousands of documents by and about Goldman from around the world. The leading authority on Goldman, Falk is the author of "Love, Anarchy, and Emma Goldman". Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded September 23, 2010.
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Was Jesus a Muslim? Countering Islamophobia with authentic dialogue by Shedinger, Robert F.
Robert Shedinger, author of "Was Jesus a Muslim?" focuses on countering Islamophobia with authentic dialogue. Shedinger, an associate religion professor and chair of the department at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, teaches courses on Islam and has lectured on Western perceptions of Islam. He also is the author of "Tatian and the Jewish Scriptures" and co-editor of "Who Killed Goliath? Reading the Bible with Heart and Mind." Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded September 24, 2010.
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The role of engineers in poverty reduction: challenges and opportunities by Amadei, Bernard, 1954-
Dr. Bernard Amadei, founder of the organization "Engineers Without Borders", presents an informative and passionate program of the small engineering projects in third world countries that have improved the lives of the people living there. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded October 20, 2009.
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The story of stuff by Leonard, Annie
Annie Leonard, the author and host of the online film, "The Story of Stuff," presents a lecture on this expose of the hidden environmental and social costs of current systems of production and consumption. The film has generated more than seven million views in 200 countries and territories since its launch in December 2007. She has spent nearly two decades investigating and organizing on environmental health and justice issues. She is now working on a book version of the film, to be published in March 2010. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded December 3, 2009.
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Building the climate movement by McKibben, Bill
Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded September 18, 2007.
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Pete Earley : Crazy : a father's search through America's mental health madness by Earley, Pete
Pete Earley is an award-winning journalist and nationally known advocate for mental health reform. He is best known as the author of "CRAZY: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness," which was one of two finalists for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize. His book tells two stories. The first is his struggle to get his son help after he develops a severe mental illness. The second story is based on nine months that Earley spent inside the Miami Dade County jail where he followed persons with mental disorders through the criminal justice system and out into the streets to see what happened to them. His book has won awards from the American Psychiatric Association, National Alliance on Mental Illness, and Mental Health America. This event was sponsored by the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI), AspenPointe, the CC disability services office, Boettcher Health Center, the CC psychology department, GROW, SPILL, Disabilities Awareness Group (DAwG), and the Cultural Attractions Fund. This lecture was presented at Colorado College, Packard Hall, March 28, 2012.
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A conversation with Kaui Hart Hemmings : author of The descendants by Hemmings, Kaui Hart
Kaui Hart Hemmings (CC class of 1998) grew up in Hawaii. In addition to The Descendants, her first novel, she has published a set of stories called House of Thieves. The Descendants earned high praise from reviewers around the globe, became a best-seller, and was adapted into an Oscar-winning movie starring George Clooney. This event was sponsored by CC's 1874 Society and the English department and was presented at Colorado College, Bemis Hall, March 28, 2012.
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Making sense of the 2008 elections by Broder, David S.
Political columnist David Broder speaks about the 2008 presidential election. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded on April 1, 2008.
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Disruptive innovations in oncology care by Singh, Ajit
Dr. Ajit Singh, president of the Oncology Care Systems Group of Siemens Medical Solutions, explains new advances in the war against cancer, and how new technologies are shattering old conceptions of how to treat it. Singh is an expert in the future of radiation oncology and the role of information technology in today's managed health care environments.
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An evening with Salman Rushdie by Rushdie, Salman
Salman Rushdie discusses his work. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded October 21, 2007.
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Commencement speaker [2010] Wade Davis
Wade Davis P'10, anthropologist, ethnobotanist and Explorer-in-Residence at National Geographic, addressed the Colorado College Class of 2010 at its commencement at 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 17, 2010.
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Big Burn: the lasting legacy of the nation's largest wildfire by Egan, Timothy
Timothy Egan's talk is based on his new book, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America, a New York Times Bestseller and winner of 2009 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award. Mr. Egan is also author of The Worst Hard Time, winner of the national book award for nonfiction and an op-ed columnist for the New York Times, writing his weekly "Opinionator" section. Recorded October 18, 2010.
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A new West, a new energy policy: keynote speech by Governor Bill Richardson by Richardson, Bill, 1947 November 15-
Keynote speech from the Colorado College State of the Rockies Conference held April 5 through April 7, 2005. This keynote speech was delivered by Governor Bill Richardson, April 6, 2005.
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Beyond green jobs: the next American economy and the politics of hope by Jones, Van, 1968-
Van Jones, author of "The Green-Collar Economy," is currently a senior fellow at the Center For American Progress. Part of Notable Lectures & Performance series, Colorado College. Recorded March 3, 2011.
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The omnivore's dilemma: searching for the perfect meal in a fast-food world by Pollan, Michael
All creatures are defined ecologically by how they fit into a food chain. For humans, food industrialization has obscured this once-plain fact; most Americans are only dimly aware that their food represents their most profound engagement with the natural world. Michael Pollan, author of "The Botany of Desire" and "The Omnivore's Dilemma," both New York Times best sellers, conducted a series of personal explorations of the food chain: growing a genetically modified potato, tracing an organic TV dinner from grocery freezer to farm and buying and following a steer from insemination to steak. Pollan tells these stories to tease out conclusions about what's gone wrong with the industrial food system and its implications for our health. He also explores healthier alternatives to industrial food. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded February 8, 2007.
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Iraq: how the U.S. got in and how we can get out by Zunes, Stephen
In the fall of 2002, Stephen Zunes, a professor at the University of San Francisco, spoke at a teach-in at Colorado College challenging the Bush administration's claims that Iraq had "weapons of mass destruction" or ties to Al-Qaeda and predicting that a U.S. invasion would drag the United States a disastrous counter-insurgency war amid increasing terrorism, Islamic extremism and sectarian violence. He examines the reasons he got it right while so many others got it wrong. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded May 3, 2007.
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Stolen harvest: the hijacking of the global food supply by Shiva, Vandana
Vandana Shiva, a world-renowned physicist, activist, ecologist, political-economist, feminist and author, has extensive knowledge and experience with global economies, local food production, biotechnology and human rights. She established Navdanya, a movement for biodiversity conservation and farmers' rights in India. She also founded Diverse Women for Diversity, an international movement of women working for food, agriculture, patents and biotechnology. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded October 16, 2007.
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Wildfires, mountain plovers and water: reflections on public lands management by Norton, Gale A.
Gale Norton, the 48th Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, made "the Four C's" the cornerstone of her tenure: Consultation, Communications, and Cooperation, all in the service of Conservation. At the heart of the Four C's is the belief that for conservation to be successful, the government must involve the people who live and work on the land. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded April 7, 2008.
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Managing Front Range ponderosa pine forests by Shepperd, Wayne D.
Forest ecosystems in the Colorado Front Range have evolved to thrive in the unique climatic conditions of the region and natural disturbance regimes that existed prior to European settlement. Knowledge of how forests were structured in the past and the factors that affect their establishment and growth is essential to their management. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded January 25, 2007.
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The mythological power of the family farm by Lynn-Sherow, Bonnie
Dr. Bonnie Lynn-Sherow's talk focuses on the mythological power of the "family farm" ideal in American history, and the American West. She will discuss the "mythical" power of Jeffersonian agrarianism, and how it has been transformed into something Jefferson would never have recognized. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded February 22, 2010.
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Renewable energy possibilities: offsets to traditional sources by Udall, Randy
Randy Udall, director of the Community Office for Resource Efficiency, presents the third in the lecture series "Energizing the Rockies: Energy Challenges in Global, National and Regional Perspectives." CORE works with government officials at the local, state and federal levels to promote forward-thinking energy and green building policy. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded February 27, 2007.
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The golden age of ornamental penmanship in America by Vitolo, Joseph
Dr. Vitolo, both a penmanship historian and a calligrapher, has rediscovered and documented the history of American penmen/calligraphers from ‘The Golden Age of Ornamental Penmanship’. This lecture explores that rich history and brings to light some of the now forgotten artists from the period. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded November 6, 2009.
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- United States 22
- Colorado 7
- Colorado Springs (Colo.) 7
- Rocky Mountains 7
- West (U.S.) 7
- Iraq 3
- Afghanistan 2
- America 1
- China 1
- Colordo Springs, Colo. 1
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- text 9
- mixed material 2
- speech 101
- videorecording 1