Lunch/Dinner Seminars

•    International Times Talks with Dr. Steve Elliott-Gower
•    Reel Creek: Real Company Town with Professor Jeffrey MacLachlan
•    Residential Learning Community (RLC): Defining an Acceptable Outcome in Russia’s War in Ukraine with Dr. Steve Elliott-Gower
•    How Local Poverty Impacts our Schools with Andrew Kirkland (Communities in Schools)
•    Milledgeville’s Habitat for Humanity: Past and Present with Dan Lavery and Amy Rayburn
•    RLC: Strategic Ambiguity Towards Taiwan with Dr. Steve Elliott-Gower
•    African American Foodways & Traditions in Milledgeville with Dr. Pascoe and Dr. Welborn
•    Tour of Natural History Museum with Dr. Bruce Snyder
•    Study Abroad Session with Jarris Lanham
•    Legends of Honors: The First Freedom: Madison, Jefferson, and Religious Liberty with Dr. Bob Wilson*
•    RLC: Scorched Earth: Climate and Conflict in the Middle East with Dr. Steve Elliott-Gower
•    Advising Session with Dr. Nikki Simpson
•    RLC: Economics of the Narco-Industry with Dr. Brantley Nicolson
•    Silence, Power, and the Production of Local History: Three Stories, with Dr. Mark Huddle
•    Let’s Get Fiscal: Georgia’s Midterm Political Races with Dr. Chris Clark
•    City-as-Text Exploration of Milledgeville Museums with Dr. Brian Newsome, Anna Whiteside, and Matt Davis
•    Legends of Honors: TBD with Dilanka Seimon*
•    RLC: TBD
•    Legends of Honors: Alternative Voting Methods & the Midterm Elections with Cullen Wallace*
•    The Significance of the Rural Voter: A Southern Perspective with Dr. Womack
•    RLC: Climate Solutions Simulator with Laura Iyers
•    RLC: Voluntary and Forced Climate Migration with Dr. Steve Elliott-Gowers
•    Visit to Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park and Downtown Macon with Dr. Brian Newsome
•    RLC: Economic Sanctions with Dr. Steve Elliott-Gower
•    Statement Writing Workshop with Anna Whiteside

*Zoom-based presentations for students, alumni, and friends

• Slavery and Academia with Dr. Brian Newsome
• International Times Talks with Dr. Steve Elliot-Gower
• Saladin Scholars and Alumni Mentoring Program Information Session with Student Speakers
• Experiences of a German Woman Soldier in WWII with Dr. Harold Mock
• John Sutherland: Disney's Anti-Communist Propagandist with Professor Jeffrey MacLachlan
• Labor Behind the Veil with Director of Historic Museums Matt Davis
• Legends of Honors: Honors and Liberal Arts with Dr. Brian Newsome and former Directors of Honors*
• Honors Advising Session with Michelle Johnson
• Sustainability and the Food Environment with Dr. Damian Francis
• Conference Presentation Prep Session with Honors Student Max Harley
• Legends of Honors: Sustaining a Career in Sustainability with alumna Emma Brodzick*
• Saladin Scholars Award Ceremony
• Global Mindsets in Cross-Cultural Communication Skills with Guest Speaker Dr. Peter Cardon of University of Southern California
• Developing a Dyslexic Font with Guest Speaker Daniel Britton
• Solar as a Weapon in the War Against Climate Change with Dr. Hasitha Mahabaduge
• Legends of Honors: A Global Journey to Habitat for Humanity with alumnus Murali Thirumal*

• The COVID-19 Pandemic: Epidemiological and Policy Issues for the Plague of Our Time with Dr. Scott Butler, Dr. Damian Francis, and Dr. Ernie Kaninjing
• Residential Learning Community (RLC): Global Civic Literacy with Dr. Steve Elliott-Gower
• Presentation with Dr. Carolyn Denard- Title TBD
• RLC: East Asia with Dr. Steve Elliott-Gower
• Study Abroad Opportunities with Jarris Lanham, Zoe Crowe-Barnes, and Dr. Pascoe
• From Novel to Film with Dr. Daniel Wallace
• The Significance of Being Rural and the Connection to our Agrarian Roots with Dr. Veronica Womack
• Joel Chandler Harris: From an Eatonton Plantation to Disneyworld with Jeffrey MacLachlan
• Navigating Challenging Conversations 101 with Melissa Gerrior and Jennifer Birch
• Using Your Honors Credentials to Advance Your Career with Dr. Sandria Stephenson
• Legends of Honors: I Fell Asleep in a Meeting and They Made Me an Administrator: Leadership Lessons Learned Along the Way with Dr. Roger Best*
• Campanology Under COVID-19 with Dr. Remi Chiu
• RLC: The EN-Roads Simulator with Laura Iyer
• How Many Students Wear a Mask in Milledgeville with Jack Como (student presentation)
• STEM Diversity Fellowship and SMART Fellowship Discussion with Kirsten Morris
• Sustainable Development and Global Health Governance: Getting Beyond National Populism & COVID with Dr. Roger Coate
• RLC: Nations through Nature with Dr. Mikko Saikku
• RLC: Global Migration with Dr. Amir Moheet
• Legends of Honors: Academic Inspiration in the Face of a National Pandemic with Dr. Ashlyn Burch*

• Residential Learning Community (RLC): Steve Elliot-Gover (Political Science), International Times Talks
• Jennifer Townes (Scholarly Communication Librarian), "Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Open Access"
• Yaa Gyasi (Guest Speaker), "Conflict between Science and Religion in Homegoing"
• Chris Clark (Economics), “Politics in a Changing Landscape”
• Eric Tenbus (Dean of Arts & Sciences/History), “The War That Made the Modern Middle East”
• Juli Gittinger (Philosophy and Religion), “Prepping and the Secular Apocalyptic”
• Kerry Neville (English), “Traveling While Staying in Place”
• Hasitha Mahabaduge (Physics), “The Science of Climate Change”
• Jeffrey MacLachlan (English), “Anastasia & Russian Culture”
• Jennifer Townes (Scholarly Communication), "Scholarly Publishing for Undergraduates"
• Brian Newsome (Honors), 2021 Town Hall Meeting
• Mikkel Christensen (Strategic Communication), "American Politics Through European Eyes"
• Legends of Honors: John Sallstrom (Former Honors Director), James Winchester (Philosophy), and Kailah Jeffries (Student), Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me
• Legends of Honors: Chris Clark (Economics), Cannabis Legalization and Its Effects on NCAA Recruiting
• Legends of Honors: Bob Wilson (History), History of Milledgeville
• Legends of Honors: Steve Elliot-Gower (Political Science), "Performative Environmentalism"
• Legends of Honors: Sarah Gordon (English), "Flannery O'Connor: In the Shadow of the Asylum"
• Ken Saladin, "The Evolution-Creationism Controversy"

• Stephanie McClure (Sociology), "Sociology in Modern Italy"

• Aran MacKinnion (History/Geography), "Alcohol's Influence on Ancient Society"
• Juli Gittinger (Religion), "Religious and philosophical implications of Artificial Intelligence"
• Susan Spencer (Counseling Services), "Exploring Mental Health Issues"
• Steve Elliott-Gower (Honors and Political Science), "Simulation: Bomb the Church"
• Stephanie Opperman (History), "Bringing (Auto)Biography into Research"
• Dixie Turner (Counseling Services), "Suicide Prevention Training"
• Jeffrey MacLachlan (English), "Disney vs. Truth: Pocahontas"
• Jeff Duffey (Counseling Services), "How to College"
• Hasitha Mahabaduge (Physics), "Solar as a Weapon in the War Against Climate Change"
• Anna Fontaine (Alumni Speaker), "Studying Theatre in the U.K."
• Chris Clark, Brent Evans, and Brooke Conaway (Economics), "Democratic Candidates' Economic Policies"
• Rob Sumowski (Education), "Wolves in Yellowstone"
• Jeff Maclachlan (English), "Aladdin in its Many Forms"
• Dixie Turner (Counseling Services), "Practicing Mindfulness"
• Kerry Neville (English), "Panorama: Inhabiting Language, Inhabiting Place in Ireland"
• Dr. Emiko Soltis (Human Rights), Arizbeth Sanchez (DACA), and Freedom University Student Leaders, "Banned: Freedom University and the Modern Segregation of Undocumented Students in Georgia"

• Anna Whiteside (Honors and National Scholarships), "National Scholarships"
• Patrick Steimer (International Education Office), "Study Abroad"
• Justin Roush (Economics), "S'more Spending? The US National Debt"
• Craig Callender (English), "Who is Controlling English?"
• David Johnson (Music), "Three Centuries of Virtuoso Violin"
• Scott Butler (Public Health), "How to Survive a Plague" (Documentary)
• Bruce Snyder (Biology) and Steve Elliott-Gower (Honors and Political Science), "An Inconvenient Truth" (Documentary)
• James Winchester (Philosophy), "In Search of the Good Life"
• Scott Dillard (Communication), "The Research Presentation: It's Not Just Reading Your Paper Out Loud"
• Isaac Ramsey (Theatre), "Effective Collaboration"
• Amanda Reinke (Anthropology), "Cultural Contact and the Right to be Left Alone"
• Stephanie McClure (Sociology), "Socialization and Social Control: The Power of Normal"
• Matthew Milnes (Biology), "Alexander Von Humboldt: The Greatest Naturalist Explorer You've Never Heard Of"
• Amy Burt (Rhetoric), "Why Shame and Vulnerability Are Your Friends"
• Alfred Mead (Biology and Environmental Science), "Graduate School Information"
• Ashok Hegde (Biology), "A Poetry Reading"
• Steve Elliott-Gower (Honors and Political Science) and Scott Butler (Public Health), "Paragraph 175" (Documentary)
• Anna Whiteside (Honors and National Scholarships), "Teaching Abroad"
• Jorie Flores (Public Health), "Sugar–Hiding in Plain Sight"
• Jessica Wallace (History), "Behind the Salem Witch Trials"
• Justin Roush (Economics), "The Carbon Tax Plan"
• Jehan El-Jourbagy (Business Law and Ethics), "The Supreme Court"
• Dean Eric Tenbus (History), "How the First World War Shaped the Modern Middle East"
• Emma Brodzik (Keter Environmental Services), "Recycling in Georgia and the Closed Loop Economy"
• Juli Gittinger (Religion), "Cult vs. Religion"
• Carrie Cook (Criminal Justice), "Criminalizing Blackness"
• Robin Lewis (Sponsored Programs), "Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs)"
• Mary Roberts (Career Center), "Resume Writing"
• Joy Bracewell (Writing Center), "Writing for the Social Sciences"
• Mary Roberts (Career Center), "Applying to Graduate School"
• J.J. Arias, Chris Clark, and Brooke Conaway (Economics), "Measuring National Economic 'Success'"
• Steve Elliott-Gower (Honors), "Exploring Character" (multiple sessions)
• Jessica Wallace (History), "COPLACDigital"
• Hasitha Mahabaduge (Physics), "The Terawatt Challenge"
• Ashok Hegde (Biology), "Path to Medical School"
• Steve Elliott-Gower (Honors), "The Fog of War" (Documentary)
• James Schiffman (Journalism), "'Fear' by Bob Woodward–A Critical Assessment"
• Keith Lee (Political Science) and Steve Elliott-Gower (Honors and Political Science), "Midterm Elections"

• Anna Whiteside (Honors and National Scholarships), "Applying to Nationally Competitive Scholarships and Fellowships"
• Harold Mock (Leadership Programs), "Leadership Programs at Georgia College"
• Kristin Hitchcock (Sustainability), "Sustainability at Georgia College"
• Chris Clark and J.J. Arias (Economics), "Universal Basic Income"
• Jehan El-Jourbagy (Legal Environment of Business), "Applying to Law School"
• Justin Roush (Economics), "The Economics of Climate Change"
• Dee Sams (Marketing), "The Effectiveness of Marketing on Water Conservation"
• Julie Gittinger (Liberal Studies), "Hindu Nationalism/American Nationalism: Parallels in Media Discourses"
• Sabrina Hom (Philosophy), #metoo Movement Discussion
• J.W. Good (Education), "Making the Most of Life"
• Matthew Forrest (Art), "The Art of Printmaking"
• Robin Lewis (Sponsored Programs), "Applying to Research Experiences for Undergrads (REUs)"
• Jarris Lanham (International Programs), "Study Abroad at Georgia College"
• Dee Sams (Marketing), "Mentored Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (MURACE)"
• Chavonda Mills Butler (Chemistry), Ashok Hegde (Biology), Kalina Manoylov (Biology), "Grad School Preparation Seminar: Applying to STEM and Medical Graduate Programs"
• Mark Causey (Liberal Studies) "Animal Agriculture and Climate Change"
• Eric Spears (International Programs) "The Georgia College Experience at Oxford"
• Nathan Lord (Biology) "Biodiversity and Climate Change"
• Hasitha Mahabaduge (Physics), "Solar Energy and Climate Change"

• Ken Saladin (Biology), "The Genius of E.E. Cummings"
• Mikaela LaFave (English), "Presenting at Academic Conferences"
• Melanie Devore (Environmental Science), "Climate Change"
• Nathan Lord (Biology), "Beetles and Bugs"
• Ariel Gratch (English) "Cops See Things Differently"
• Jenny Flaherty (English), Matt Milligan (Religious Studies), Alex Blazer (English), Brantley Nicholson (World Languages), Sabrina Hom (Philosophy), and Stephen Auerbach (History), "Applying to Graduate School in the Humanities"
• J.W. Good (Education), "Making the Most of Life"
• Jehan El-Jourbagy  (Legal Environment of Business), "Winter is Coming: Election Politics & Game of Thrones"
• Jarris Lanham and Liz Havey (International Programs), "Study Abroad Opportunities at Georgia College"
• Robin Lewis (Sponsored Programs), "Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates"
• Matt Roessing (Legal Environment of Business), "Graduate School Preparation Seminar: Applying to Law School"
• Chavonda Mills Butler (Chemistry), Ashok Hegde (Biology), Kalina Manoylov (Biology), "Grad School Preparation Seminar: Applying to STEM and Medical Graduate Programs"
• Amanda Reinke (Anthropology), "What Does Violence Tell Us About What it Means to be Human?"
• Steve Elliott-Gower (Honors), "Global Migration"
• Steve Elliott-Gower (Honors), "Technology and Politics"
• Steve Elliott-Gower (Honors), "The World's Millennials"
• Steve Elliott-Gower (Honors), "Making the Most of College"

• Robin Lewis (Sponsored Programs), "Summer REUs"
• Ken Saladin (Biology), "The Genius of E.E. Cummings"
• Julia Metzker (ENGAGE), "Applying for ENGAGE Mini-Grants"
• John Bowen (Leadership Programs), "The Leadership Certificate Program"
• Chris Clark (Economics), "Swansonomics"
• Hank Edmondson (Government), "Honors Study Abroad in NZ"
• Liz Havey (Int'l Education), "GC's Study Abroad Programs"
• Anna Whiteside (National Scholarships), "National Scholarships"
• Tsu-Ming Chiang (Psychology), "Developmental Psychology" 
• TBA (Teach for America), "Teach for America Information Session"

• Alexander Cline (Honors Student), "Geography of Royal-Imperial Symbology"
• Kevin Morris (Honors Student), "Interning Abroad"
• Juan Padron (Visiting Lecturer), "Contemporary Cuba"
• Molly Randolph (Old Governor's Mansion), "Museum Careers Talk with Curator of the Georgia Governor's Mansion"
• Kalina Manoylov (Biology), "Women in Science"
• Doug Oetter (Geography), "The Power of GIS"
• Robyn Painter (Visiting Speaker), "The Death Penalty in Georgia"
• Amy Sumpter (Geography), "The Power of Google Earth"
• Laura Aycock (Biology), "Women in Science"
• Hank Edmondson (Political Science), "Study Abroad in Europe
• Steven Elliott-Gower (Honors), "Introduction to ePortfolios"
• Steven Elliott-Gower (Honors), "Study Abroad in England"
• Steve Jones (CELTS), "The Practice of Reflection"
• Robin Lewis (Sponsored Programs), "Summer REUs"
• Julia Metzker (ENGAGE), "Prezi and ePortfolios"

• Laura Aycock (Biology), "Women in Science"
• Hank Edmondson (Political Science), "Study Abroad in Europe
• Steven Elliott-Gower (Honors), "Introduction to ePortfolios"
• Steven Elliott-Gower (Honors), "Lauren Acker (History), "Politics in the Gilded Age"
• Nathan Edmondson (Visiting Speaker), "The Graphic Novel"
• Robert Venditi (Visiting Speaker), "The Comics Industry"
• Kalina Manoylov (Biology), "Women in Science"
• Ken Saladin (Biology), "The Poetry and Genius of E.E. Cummings"
• Costas Spirou (Sociology), "Urban Change and Metropolitan Development"
• Dan Bauer (Education), "The Harlem Renaissance"
• Steven Elliott-Gower (Political Science), "Politics, Art and Zero Dark Thirty"
• Anna Hiscox (Health Sciences), "Theory/Practice of Art Therapy"
• Dan Bauer (Education), Jeff Blick (Anthropology), "Ecology of a Small Island"
• Scott Butler (Kinesiology), "Students and Sexual Health"
• Steven Elliott-Gower (Honors), "The Goldwater Scholarship"
• Ken Procter (Art), "Writing About Art"

• Jeff Blick (Anthropology), "1000-Year-Old Dogs"
• Carrie Cook (Criminal Justice), "The Death Penalty"
• Kalina Manoylov (Biology), "Women in Science"
• Chris Skelton (Environmental Sciences), "Georgia's Crayfish"
• Caitlin Powell (Psychology), "The Phenomenon of Social Awe"
• Ken Saladin (Biology), "E.E. Cummings -- Encore!"
• J.F. Yao (Computer Science), "The Art of Problem-Solving"
• Elissa Auerbach (Art), "Cultural Patrimony"
• Julia Metzker (Chemistry), "Rethinking the Food System"
• Ben Scafidi (Economics), "Are Voters Rational?"
• Linda Irwin-DeVitis (Education), "Adolescent Cultures"
• Karynne Kleine (Education), "Asperger's Syndrome"
• Rosalie Richards (Chemistry), "Science and Society"
• Ken Saladin (Biology), "E.E. Cummings -- Encore!"
• Bruce Harshbarger, Student Affairs, "Kilowatt Ours"
• Ken Saladin, Biology, "The Poetry and Genius of E.E. Cummings"
• Ben Scafidi, Economics, "Understanding Economic Irrationality"
• Lynn Wilcox, ex-CDC, "Hookworm in the American South"

• J.J. Arias, Economics, "Paths to Growth: India and China"
• Gary Bertsch, University of Georgia, "Global Challenges"
• Charles Bittner, The Nation, "Immigration: Media Perspectives"
• Melanie DeVore, Environmental Sciences, "Andalusia"
• Stephanie McClure, Sociology, "Is B the New Average?"
• Ken Saladin, Biology, "The Creation-Evolution Debate"
• Hyangsoon Yi, University of Georgia, "Korean Buddhism"
• Steve Auerbach, History, "Eurabia? Fear and Loathing in La France"
• Mike Digby, Political Science, "Calling the Election: Art and Science"
• Hank Edmondson, Political Science, "Global Citizenship"
• Fred Manget, University of Georgia, "The CIA and National Security"
• Ben Scafidi, Economics, "America's Financial Crisis"
• Bob Wilson, History, "The History of Georgia College"
• Veronica Womack, Political Science, "Poverty in the South"