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Speakers Bureau
Speaker and Topics by Subject Area
- Arts & Humanities
- Business, Economics, Marketing, Accounting, & Taxation
- Career & Employment Advice
- Crime and Justice
- Education
- English & Foreign Languages
- Health & Health Care Services
- Information Technology
- International Topics
- Leadership
- Motivational Talks
- Quality Management
- Religion
- ScienceTechnology
- Social Issues
- Storytelling
Arts and Humanities
| Speaker | Phone | Topic |
| Dr. Timothy Ajani | 672-1244 | New English |
| World Languages and Cultures | Language and the African Situation | |
| African Languages, Literatures, Cultures & Humanities | ||
| The Influence of African languages on the English language |
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| French language and cultures | ||
| Dr. Booker T. Anthony | 672-1347 | African American Literature |
| Department of English | Motivational | |
| Dr. Blanche Radford Curry | 672-1761 | Moral and Social Value Inquiry |
| Government & History | ||
| Dr. Sarah Frantz | 672-1438 | British Literature |
| Department of English | Jane Austen | |
| AP English | ||
| The Rise of the Novel, 1700-1900 | ||
| Women Novelists | ||
| Male and Female Fashion, 1720-1830 | ||
| Popular Romance Novels | ||
| Popular Literature and Culture | ||
| The National Guard Experience: On Being a Citizen Soldier | ||
| Dr. Thomas Hennessey | 672-1117 | American Jazz and Jazz History |
| Government & History | Impact of the Civil War on African-American Family Life |
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| AP History | ||
| Dr. Bertha Miller | 672-1837 | Marcus Garvey and the US Constitution |
| Office of the Chancellor | Afro-American History | |
| Dr. Gregory Sadler | 672-2528 | Ancient Philosophy (including Plato, Aristotle, Stoics, Neo-Platonists) |
| Government & History | Medieval Philosophy and Theology (including Augustine, Anselm, Thomas Aquinas) | |
| Dr. Dean Swinford | 672-2425 | Medieval Literature |
| Department of English | Early Modern Literature | |
| Science and Religion | ||
| Surrealism and Magic Realism | ||
| The Rhetoric of Urban Design | ||
| Dr. Jon Young | 672-1606 | Arts & Ideas in Classical Greece and Rome |
| Academic Affairs | Arts & Ideas in the Middle Ages | |
| AP Art | ||
| The Renaissance | ||
| Romantic Era | ||
| The Modern World | ||
| Dr. Syed M. Yunus | 672-1190 | Hands-on-Art: Find Your Talent by Playing with Clay |
| Performing & Fine Arts | Art Class | |
| Motivational |
Business, Economics, and Marketing
| Dr. Jacob O. Balogun | 672-1951 | Business Development |
| Accounting Department | Accounting Issues | |
| Legal Issues in Business Settings | ||
| Dr. Kimon J. Constas | 672-1198 | Country Risk Analysis |
| Department of Management | Company Performance Management | |
| Dr. Richard S. Ellis | 672-1987 | The Stock Market & You |
| Business/Marketing Education | DECA in Business | |
| Dr. Carolyn Spillers Jewell | 672-1953 | Professionalism in the Work Setting |
| Business/Marketing Education | Ethics in Business | |
| Internships | ||
| Dr. Peter O. Jonsson | 672-1984 | Money |
| Managerial Economics & Finance | The Federal Reserve System | |
| Dr. Patrick J. Larkin | 672-1067 | Investing for the Long-Run |
| Managerial Economics & Finance | ||
| Dr. Baeyong Lee | 672-1488 | Money and Capital Market |
| Managerial Economics & Finance | Mortgage Market | |
| Retirement Planning | ||
| Dr. Inder P. Nijhawan | 672-1618 | Demand Forecasting |
| Managerial Economics & Finance | Global Economic Issues | |
| Current Economic Issues and Problems | ||
| Dr. Amon Okpala | 672-1594 | Nigerian Economy |
| Managerial Economics & Finance | African Economy | |
| Dr. Assad A. Tavakoli | 672-1527 | Application of Quantitative |
| DEAN, School of Business & Economics | Techniques in Health Care | |
| Quality Management in Health Care Production & Operations Management | ||
| Application of Quantitative Methods to Business Practices | ||
| Strategic Planning | ||
| Dr. Ulysses Taylor | 672-1988 | Legal Issues |
| Accounting Department | Federal and State Taxation | |
| Dr. Abdoul Wane | 672-1370 | Econometric Modeling |
| Managerial Economics & Finance | Behavioral Statistics | |
| Error-Correction Models |
Career and Employment Advice
| Dr. Richard S. Ellis | 672-1987 | Career & Employment Counseling |
| Business/Marketing Education |
Crime and Justice
| Dr. David Barlow | 672-1659 | Law Enforcement |
| DEAN, College of Arts and Sciences | Myths and Facts About Crime | |
| White Collar and Corporate Crime | ||
| Race, Cultural Diversity, and Multiculturalism in Criminal Justice |
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| History, Politics, and Economics of Crime Control Policy | ||
| Crime in the Media | ||
| War on Drugs | ||
| Prisons | ||
| Criminal Justice Education and Training | ||
| Dr. Melissa Barlow | 672-2484 | Understanding the Causes of Crime |
| Criminal Justice | Racism, Crime and Mass Media | |
| The Great Prison Experiment and the War on Drugs |
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| Building Safe Communities Through Community Justice |
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| Dr. Gregory Sadler | 672-2528 | Teaching Humanities in a Maximum Security Prison |
| Government & History |
Education
| Dr. Booker T. Anthony | 672-1347 | Parent Involvement in Public Schools |
| Department of English | Motivational / PTA | |
| Dr. Annie McCullough Chavis | 672-1852/1210 | Parenting and Student Success |
| Department of Social Work | ||
| Dr. Blanche Radford Curry | 672-1761 | Parenting Skills |
| Government & History | Multicultural Awareness | |
| Valuing Differences | ||
| Dr. Cathy Kosterman | 672-1184 | Positive Parenting |
| Middle Grades, Secondary, and Special Education | ||
| Dr. Priscilla Manarino-Leggett | 672-1586 | Reading and Your Child |
| Elementary Education | Helping Your Child with Writing | |
| Shoulds & Should Nots ofHomework | ||
| Does Your Child Have a Reading Problem? | ||
| Dr. Bertha Miller | 672-1837 | The Use of Artifacts in Teaching |
| Office of the Chancellor | Teaching Effectiveness | |
| Method of Teaching the SocialSciences | ||
| The Power of Teaching | ||
| Dr. Marion Gillis-Olion | 672-1003 | Teacher Education: Technical Assistancein Preparation for NCATE (Accreditation) |
| Elementary Education | ||
| Parent Education: What Parents can do to Develop Better Readers |
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| How to Access our Child's Reading / End-of-GradeTesting |
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| Early Childhood Education:Curriculum & Parent Involvement |
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| Dr. Gregory Sadler | 672-2528 | The Usefulness of Critical Thinking, and a Few Basic Techniques |
| Government & History | Five Ethical Theories & How to Put them to Work | |
| Political Philosophy: What are the Recurring Questions and Debates? | ||
| Practical Reasoning: How to Clarify Your Values and Decide Means and Ends | ||
| Dr. Saundra N. Shorter | 672-1538 | Diversity Issues: Workshops for Teachers |
| Elementary Education | ||
| Ms. Teresa Thompson-Pinckney |
672-1870 | Academic Excellence-Passing the End of Grade Tests |
| GEAR UP, Special Programs | Parental Involvement: The Impact on Student Success | |
| Beyond Middle School "Preparing for High School" | ||
| Beyond High School "Preparing for College" | ||
| Maximizing Your Time - Time Management | ||
English and Foreign Languages
| Dr. Booker T. Anthony | 672-1347 | English for Today's Writers |
| Department of English |
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Writing for College |
| Writing Across the Curriculum | ||
| Business, Technical, and Professional Writing | ||
| Dr. Sarah Frantz | 672-1438 | The Value of Studying Conservative Authors |
| Department of English | British Literature | |
| Dr. Brooksie Harrington | 672-1931 | Public Speaking and the Audience |
| Department of English | Writing Across the Curriculum (High School,College Prep Studies) | |
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| African American Literature:The African Male as Seen in American Literature | ||
| Dr. Carolyn Spillers Jewell | 672-1953 | Business Communications |
| Business/Marketing Education | Resume Writing | |
| Dr. Joyce A. Russell | 672-1589 | African American Spiritual Autobiographies |
| Department of English | African American Women's Literature | |
| Cultural Diversity | ||
| Slave Narratives | ||
| The Maafa of the African American Holocaust | ||
| The Wisdom Literature of the Bible |
Health & Health Care Services
| Ms. Mary B. Dickey, RN, MSN, EdM, CNAA, BC |
672-1022 | Nursing Leadership |
| Department of Nursing | Generational Differences | |
| Nursing as a profession | ||
| Transcultural Nursing | ||
| Dr. Todd S. Frobish | 672-1206 | Hippocratic What? The Declining Doctor-Parent Relationship |
| Department of Communication | ||
| Dr. Carolyn Spillers Jewell | 672-1953 | Stress Management |
| Business/Marketing Education | ||
| Dr. Jonas E. Okeagu | 672-1656 | Sickle Cell Anemia |
| Natural Sciences |
Information Technology
| Dr. Alireza Lari | 672-1249 | The Role of InformationTechnology in Decision Making |
| Department of Management | ||
| Decision Support Systems | ||
| Business Process Reengineering | ||
| Design of Information Systems |
International Topics
| Dr. Kimon J. Constas | 672-1198 | Doing Business in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean |
| Department of Management | ||
| Dr. Jilly M. Ngwainmbi | 672-1004 | Capitalism in Africa: SocialOutcomes |
| Social Sciences |
Leadership
| Dr. Blanche Radford Curry | 672-1761 | Women as Leaders |
| Government & History | ||
| Dr. Todd Frobish | 672-1206 | Successful Public Speaking |
| Department of Communication | Managing Communication Anxiety | |
| Building Identity: Trust and Credibility | ||
| Dr. Brooksie Harrington | 672-1931 | Public Speaking and the Audience |
| Department of English |
Motivational Talks
| Dr. Booker T. Anthony | 672-1347 | From High School to College: The Road to Success |
| Department of English | ||
| Dr. Jilly M. Ngwainmbi | 672-1004 | Success and Deviance inAmerica |
| Social Sciences | ||
| Ms. Teresa Thompson-Pinckney | 672-1870 | Me, Myself & I - "Motivation Within Yourself" |
| GEAR UP, Special Programs | Raising Academics to the Next Level |
Quality Management
| Dr. Alireza Lari | 672-1249 | Standards of Quality including ISO9000, QS9000, ISO14000 |
| Department of Management |
Religion
| Dr. Booker T. Anthony | 672-1347 |
The Role of the Church in Public and |
| Department of English | ||
| Dr. Muhammad Lodhi | 672-1658 | Contribution of Muslim Scientists to the Modern Science and Education |
| Natural Sciences | ||
| Dr. Gregory Sadler | 672-2528 | 20th Century Christian Thought |
| Government & History | The Wisdom Literature of the Bible | |
| Canonical and Non-canonical Gospel Literature | ||
| Christian Denominations in the USA and Worldwide |
Science and Technology
| Dr. Ronald A. Johnston | 672-1650 | The Planets and Their Characteristics |
| Natural Sciences | Impact Catering | |
| Meteors and Meteorites | ||
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Changing Science and Math Instructional Styles | |
| (Other topics in the broad area of the Earth and Space Sciences) |
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| Dr. Booker Juma | 672-1685 | Chemistry and the Environment |
| Natural Sciences | Chemical Safety and Hazards | |
| Careers in Chemistry | ||
| AP Chemistry | ||
| Physics | ||
| Dr. Jianshi Wu | 672-1926 | Black Holes in the Sky |
| Natural Sciences | Mystery Source in theUniverse | |
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Cosmic Ray Studies | |
| Discovery of Top Quarks | ||
| Dr. Jonas E. Okeagu | 672-1656 | Mechanism of Microbial Resistance to Antibiotics |
| Natural Sciences | ||
| Dr. Muhammad Lodhi | 672-1658 | Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, and Stem Cells |
| Natural Sciences | Human Genome: What's in it for us? | |
Social Issues
| Dr. Annie McCullough Chavis | 672-1852/1210 | Careers in Social Work |
| Department of Social Work | Genogram Construction and Assessment with families | |
| Intergenerational Genograms and African American families | ||
| Cultural & Historical Perspective of the African American family | ||
| Understanding & Working with African American families / families (general) | ||
| Cultural Diversity | ||
| African American History | ||
| Dr. Blanche Radford Curry | 672-1761 | Race, Class, and Gender |
| Government & History | African-American Women in the 21st Century |
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| Dr. Sarah Frantz | 672-1438 | Gender and Sexuality Studies |
| Department of English | ||
| Dr. Todd S. Frobish | 672-1206 | Cybersociety and Cyber Woes - Dangers in the Age of the Internet |
| Department of Communication | ||
| Dr. Bertha Miller | 672-1837 | Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Man of Peace |
| Office of the Chancellor | Frederick Douglas, Booker T. Washington, and W.E.B. Dubois: Freedom Fighters |
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| The Role of Black Women in the Struggle for Freedom |
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| Dr. Jilly M. Ngwainmbi | 672-1004 | Race, Ethnicity, and Minority Status in America |
| Social Sciences | ||
| Dr. Gregory Sadler | 672-2528 | Psychological and Philosophical Theories of Anger |
| Government & History | ||
| Dr. Saundra N. Shorter | 672-1538 | Topics in Black History |
| Elementary Education | ||
| Ms. Teresa Thompson-Pinckney | 672-1870 | Malcolm X and Social Inequality |
| GEAR UP, Special Programs | Social Inequality: The Impact on African-American Children |
Storytelling
| Dr. Brooksie Harrington | 672-1931 | Personal Experience Narrative (PEN) (Grades K -12) |
| Department of English | ||
| Personal Experience Narrative (PEN) (Grades K-3 - Show & Tell) |
Workshop for teachers on Gathering Stories and Using them as a writing component in the classroom