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SPEAKERS BUREAU

 

Speakers

UW-Marinette faculty are available to speak on topics listed below and on others, usually at no charge. To arrange for a speaker, contact the University Relations office by phone 715-735-4310 or email.

Consultancies

Faculty members in fields cited below are also available for consulting, surveys, environmental audits, and other services, usually for a fee.

Student Internships

Student interns are available by contacting faculty in areas listed below.

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SPEAKERS BUREAU

 

ANTHROPOLOGY

• Dail Murray, Associate Professor, Anthropology/Sociology
  • Belize: Community Development and Tourism
  • The Amish
• Gabriella Derusha, Lecturer, English
  • Volunteer work in foreign countries: Poland, Mexico and China

ART

• James LaMalfa, Associate Professor, Art
  • Native American Ar
  • Culture of Mesoamerica (The Maya)
  • Art and Architecture of Italy
  • Public Art: Wall Paintings and Sculpture
  • Digital Photography and Movies: The Wave of the Future
  • The da Vinci Code, Fact or Fiction: A detailed lecture with slides, on the real
    Leonardo da Vinci
  • Writing The da Vinci Diaries

ASTRONOMY

• Paul Erdman, Associate Professor, Astronomy/Physics
  • Topics related to astronomy

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

• Wendel Johnson, Professor, Biology
  • Isle Royale: A Wilderness National Park
  • Population Literacy as a Part of Environmental Awareness
  • Sea Lamprey: An Exotic Species
  • The Wolf at our Door: Managing Endangered Species
  • Marinette County's Wild Lakes
  • Global Change Education
  • What is All this Talk about Biodiversity?
  • Travel by Rail: What getting out of the car can mean for you

BUSINESS

• Jane Jones, Director, Continuing Education/Youth for Understanding/IREX/Internship Programs
  • Coordination of Business Seminars and Workshops

• Julie Urban, Associate Professor, Economics/Business
  • Topics related to Economics

COMMUNICATION AND THEATRE ARTS

• Douglas Larche, Professor of Communication and Theatre Arts, Theatre on the Bay Artistic Director/Playwright-in-Residence
  • Theatre on the Bay
  • A Year in Ukraine
  • A Working Playwright

• Jane Jones, Director, Continuing Education/Youth for Understanding/IREX/Internship Programs
  • Children's Theatre

• Paula Langteau, Campus Dean and CEO
  • Arthur Miller: The Man and his Work

COMPUTER SCIENCE

• Michael Bartlett , Associate Professor, Mathematics
  • Introduction to Microcomputers
  • MS Excel
  • MS PowerPoint

ECONOMICS

• Julie Urban, Associate Professor, Economics/Business
  • Topics related to economics

EDUCATION

• Cindy Bailey, Assistant Campus Dean for Student Services
• Career related topcis
• College Financial Aid
• Financial Aid
• Options in Higher Education
• Preparing for College
• Team-Building for Success
• Take Flight: Motivation and Leadership Enhancement
• Time Management
• Volunteering

• Albert Bugaj, Professor, Psychology

• Technology in Education
• Leadership
• Parent-Teacher Communication

• Jane Jones, Director, Continuing Education/Youth for Understanding/IREX/Internship Programs
  • College for Kids: Benefits of Starting Early
  • Continuing Education at UW-Marinette
  • International Student Programs
  • Children's Theatre

• Paula Langteau, Campus Dean and CEO
  • What's New at UW-Marinette?
  • UW-Marinette: Where We've Been and Where We are Going
  • The Importance of a College Degree in Today's Economy

• Dail Murray, Associate Professor, Anthropology/Sociology
  • The Adult Learner

ENGLISH

• Gabriella Derusha, Lecturer, English
  • Preparing for college writing and reading

• Jennifer Flatt, Associate Professor, English/Spanish
  • Victorian Literature
  • Charlotte, Anne, and Emily Bronte
  • George Eliot
  • Elizabeth Gaskell
  • Christianity and Literature
  • Christian Feminism (and relationship to literature)
  • Math/Science Literature
  • Literature and Sports

• Paula Langteau, Campus Dean and CEO
  • Arthur Miller: The Man and his Work

• Jane Oitzinger, Professor, English/Philosophy
• Analyzing Films
• American Ethnic Studies Through Films
• Intellectual Development in the College Years
• Interdisciplinary Learning Communities

Constance Scofield, Director, Library

• Locating and evaluating information resources

GEOGRAPHY/GEOLOGY

• Keith West, Assistant Professor, Geography/Geology
  • Industrial Ecology
  • Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization

HISTORY

• Daniel Kallgren, Associate Professor, History
• The Great Peshtigo Fire
• Using Novels in an Historical Way
• It Wasn't all Ozzie and Harriet: The Other Side of the U.S. in the 1950s
• What Television Can Tell Us About the U.S.
• Who Went to School and Who Didn't in U.S. History
• Why Slavery?
• History and Hollywood: American History through the Movies

MATHEMATICS

• Michael Bartlett , Associate Professor, Mathematics
• Topics related to Mathematics, including Statistics
• Calculus applications to Business
• Linear programming Applications to Business
• Careers in Mathematics
• Linear Algebra & its Applications

MUSIC

• David Giebler, Associate Professor, Music
• Lecture/Demonstrations Relating Master Composers of the Past to Music of the Present
• The Piano Music of Beethoven
• 20th Century Piano Music
• The Music of Gordon Binkerd
• The Importance of Music Theory: How it Applies to Music Study and Performance

PHILOSOPHY

• Jane Oitzinger, Professor, English/Philosophy
• Environmental Ethics
• Peace 101

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

• Dorothy Kowalski, Professor, Physical Education
• Topics related to physical education, physical education for the handicapped, wellness and physical fitness, first aid, CPR, and athletics
• Athletic Injuries and Sports Sociology
• Lifeguard Training

PHYSICS

• Paul Erdman, Associate Professor, Astronomy/Physics
• Topics related to physics

POLITICAL SCIENCE

• Daniel Kallgren, Associate Professor, History
• The U.S. Constitution
• Political Parties in American Politics

PSYCHOLOGY

• Albert Bugaj, Professor, Psychology
• Leadership
• Conflict Resolution and Negotiation
• Stress Management
• Improving Memory

SOCIOLOGY

• Dail Murray, Associate Professor, Anthropology/Sociology
• Oral History for Students of All Ages
• Social Problems

WORLD LANGUAGES

• Jennifer Flatt, Associate Professor, English/Spanish
• Language Learning Techniques
• Latinos and Sport