{"id":20720,"date":"2013-06-03T14:53:47","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T21:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=20720"},"modified":"2013-08-14T15:50:34","modified_gmt":"2013-08-14T22:50:34","slug":"seminar-series-featured-at-new-venues-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/seminar-series-featured-at-new-venues-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Seminar Series kicks off with terrorism discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Political
Political science associate professor Lori Poloni-Staudinger kicks off the university\u2019s Summer Seminar Series with a discussion about the ongoing threat of terrorism\u2014both international and domestic, such as the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, pictured above. The bombing of the federal building there remained the most lethal terrorist attack on U.S. soil until Sept. 11, 2001.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An interdisciplinary Summer Seminar Series is sure to spark discussion on campus and in the community.<\/p>\n

NAU faculty from several colleges will cover a wide range of topics, including the aesthetics of conservation, terrorism and extremism, natural resource conservation and tribal business development challenges and opportunities.<\/p>\n

The series runs June 5 through Aug. 14, with presentations at NAU, the Museum of Northern Arizona, the Mary D. Fisher Theater in Sedona and La Posada Hotel in Winslow, Ariz.\u00a0Admission is free and information is available\u00a0online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lori Poloni-Staudinger<\/strong>, associate professor of politics and international affairs, kicks off the series Wednesday with \u201cThe Ongoing Threat of Terrorism from Benghazi to Boston,\u201d which will discuss the differences between mass murder and terrorism, and terrorism and extremism.<\/p>\n

Julie Mueller<\/strong>, assistant professor of economics, also leads an in-depth discussion Friday of the value of goods and services not bought or sold in markets in “Forest Restoration and Watershed Services: The Economic Perspective.”<\/p>\n

This summer’s sessions are:<\/p>\n

June 5<\/b>
\n\u201cThe Ongoing Threat of Terrorism from Benghazi to Boston\u201d
\nLori Poloni-Staudinger<\/b>, associate professor, politics and international affairs
\n5:30 to 7 p.m., NAU Native American Cultural Center<\/p>\n

June 7<\/b>
\n\u201cForest Restoration and Watershed Services: The Economic Perspective\u201d
\nJulie Mueller<\/b>, assistant professor of economics
\n5:30 to 7 p.m., Gardner Auditorium in the W.A. Franke College of Business<\/p>\n

June 12<\/b>
\n\u201cThe Future of Arab Spring: Continuity or Change? The Case of Egypt\u201d
\nMohamed M. Abdel Aziz Mohamed<\/b>, assistant professor of comparative study of religion
\n5:30 to 7 p.m., NAU\u2019s Native American Cultural Center<\/p>\n

June 19<\/b>
\n\u201cSecurity Challenges for U.S. Foreign Policy: Syria, Iran and Afghanistan\u201d
\nPaul Lenze, Jr.<\/b>, lecturer and internship coordinator, politics and international affairs
\n5:30 to 7 p.m., NAU\u2019s Native American Cultural Center<\/p>\n

June 26<\/b>
\n\u201cPoetry and Poets in the White House: The Surprising Story of Literature and Power\u201d
\nPaul Ferlazzo<\/b>, professor emeritus of English
\n5:30 to 7 p.m., La Posada Hotel in Winslow, Ariz.<\/p>\n

July 10<\/b>
\n\u201cThe Gamble of the Casinos for the Native American Economy\u201d
\nWayne Fox<\/b>, assistant dean of the W.A. Franke College of Business
\nLevi Esquerra<\/b>, program director at NAU\u2019s Center for American Indian Economic Development
\n<\/b>5:30 to 7 p.m., NAU\u2019s Native American Cultural Center<\/p>\n

July 17<\/b>
\n\u201cProtecting Yourself from Online Cyber-Criminals: Tips and Tools\u201d
\nJane Ginn, managing director of SedonaCyberlink
\n6:30 to 8 p.m., Mary D. Fisher Theater in Sedona<\/p>\n

July 24<\/b>
\n\u201cThe Aesthetics of Conservation\u2014Another Reason Why We Preserve Our Unique and Beautiful Lands\u201d
\nBruce Aiken<\/b>, NAU Honors artist in residence. The Honors Artist in Residence program is partially funded by APS.
\n<\/b>6 to 7:30 p.m., Museum of Northern Arizona<\/p>\n

July 31<\/b>
\n\u201cTina Mion, Not Dead Yet: Thoughts and Paintings on Death and Dying\u201d
\nTina Mion, artist
\n6:30 to 8 p.m., Mary D. Fisher Theater in Sedona<\/p>\n

Aug. 7<\/b>
\n\u201cA Philosophy of Light and Space: James Turrell and the Roden Crater Art Project\u201d
\nMatthew Goodwin<\/b>, lecturer, philosophy
\n<\/b>6 to 7:30 p.m., La Posada Hotel in Winslow, Ariz.<\/p>\n

Aug. 14<\/b>
\n\u201cCentral Banks, Austerity vs. Growth, and the Worrisome Dynamic of the Global Economy\u201d
\nMarc Chopin<\/b>, professor of economics
\n5:30 to 7 p.m., NAU\u2019s Native American Cultural Center<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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