University of Nebraska Kearney

ADP at UNK Events  

September 

September 14, 2009 - E.N. Thompson Forum * simultaneous broadcast at UNK

"China's Trade and Soft Power Relationships with Asia and the United States - Reason to Worry?" Doug Bereuter 

The lectures in this year's E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues will focus on China and the varied facets of the nation's relationship with the rest of the world. These forums are of particular interest to the UNK community, as we continue to see an increase in Chinese students on our campus.

Monday night is the first forum of the semester. The lecture will be simultaneously broadcast in Room 101 in the Communications Center at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Parking is available in the Frank House parking lot.

All faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend.

For more information about Mr. Bereuter or his forum topic, see the E.N. Thompson website.

September 17-18, 2009 - Constitution Day Activities

We will have several events on that day and during that week.  History, Teacher Education and Political Science have hosted these events but ADP will also work to support them.  Contact us if you have ideas about something you would like to do for Constitution Day.  

September 25, 2009 - "Did Obama Make Red States into Blue States"
Times Talk at 12:15 p.m. - Dr. Michael Wagner from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Fireside Lounge of the Union, Free Pizza and Pop provided by the NY Times - Sponsored by the NY Times and ADP 

October

October 2, 2009 - "Wrongful Convictions and the Death Penalty"
Times Talk at 12:15 p.m. - Dr. Rebecca Murray Professor of Sociology, Creighton University, Cedar Room of the Union, Free Pizza and Pop provided by the NY Times - Sponsored by the NY Times and ADP 

October 6, 2009 - E.N. Thompson Forum "Shouting Across the Chasm: Chinese and American Netizens Clash in Cyberspace," Kaiser Kuo

October 21, 2009 - "The Virtuous Citizen" 
Times Talk at 12:30 p.m. -  Dr. David Rozema, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Fireside Lounge of the Union, Free Pizza and Pop provided by the NY Times - Sponsored by the NY Times and ADP

November

November 12, 2009 - E.N. Thompson Forum * simultaneous broadcast at UNK 
"China: Fragile Superpower," Dr. Susan Shirk  

Susan Shirk will expound on the thesis of her book entitled China: Fragile Superpower (2007), exploring the paradox faced by China’s leaders—the more developed and prosperous the country becomes, the more insecure and threatened they feel.

Shirk served as U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Mongolia from 1997 to 2000, knows many of today’s Chinese rulers personally and has studied them for three decades. A leading authority on China, she is the Ho Miu Lam endowed chair in China and Pacific relations in the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the University of California San Diego, and director of the University of California’s Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, whose mission is to educate the next generation of international problem-solvers and peace-makers through research and teaching activities.

The lectures in this year's E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues will focus on China and the varied facets of the nation's relationship with the rest of the world. These forums are of particular interest to the UNK community, as we continue to see an increase in Chinese students on our campus.

The lecture will be simultaneously broadcast in Room 101 in the Communications Center at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Parking is available in the Frank House parking lot.

All faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend.

For more information regarding Dr. Shirk or the E.N. Thompson Forum, see the E.N. Thompson website at http://enthompson.unl.edu/index.shtml#shirk  

November 20, 2009 - "Brokering Cultural Differences" 
Times Talk at 12:15 p.m. -  Dr. Wendy McCarty Professor of Teacher Education, UNK, Fireside Lounge of the Union, Free Pizza and Pop provided by the NY Times - Sponsored by the NY Times and ADP

December

December 3, 2009 - "Don't Ask Don't Tell Forum" 
7:00 p.m. in Copeland Hall Room 142

January

January 22, 2010 - "Haiti"
Times Talk at 12:15 p.m. -  Cedar Room of the Nebraskan Student Union, Free Pizza and Pop provided by the NY Times - Sponsored by the NY Times and ADP

January 25, 2010 - "Stem Cells: Where Are We Now?" Dave Crouse, Sigma Xi Speaker
5:00 p.m. in Copeland Hall Room 142

January 26, 2010 - E.N. Thompson Forum "China in Africa: The New Scramble?" Richard Behar

February

February 5, 2010 - "Who is Afraid of Vera Mukhina"
Times Talk at 12:15 p.m. -  Victoria Goro-Rappoport, Professor of Art, UNK, Fireside Lounge of the Nebraskan Student Union, Free Pizza and Pop provided by the NY Times - Sponsored by the NY Times and ADP

February 19, 2010 - "The Drugging of American Boys"Times Talk at 12:15 p.m. -  Jeanne Stolzer, Professor of Family Studies and Interior Design, UNK, Cedar Room of the Nebraskan Student Union, Free Pizza and Pop provided by the NY Times - Sponsored by the NY Times and ADP

February 24, 2010 - "Lawyers and Civic Life"Times Talk at 12:15 p.m. -  Anthony Schutz, Professor, UNL Law, Fireside Lounge of the Nebraskan Student Union, Free Pizza and Pop provided by the NY Times - Sponsored by the NY Times and ADP 

March

March 5, 2010 - "Why Evolution is True"

Times Talk at 12:15 p.m. -  Brad Ericson, Professor of Biology, UNK, Fireside Lounge of the Nebraskan Student Union, Free Pizza and Pop provided by the NY Times - Sponsored by the NY Times and ADP

April

April 1, 2010 - E.N. Thompson Forum

"China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power," Rob Gifford 

April 6, 2010 - "Turning Interest to Action: Sustainable International Development CAN Work"

Times Talk at 12:15 p.m. - Rebecca Kousky, Baldwin Free Enterprise Speaker, Fireside Lounge of the Union, Free Pizza and Pop provided by the NY Times - Sponsored by the NY Times and ADP

April 22, 2010 - Green Fair
Earth Day event at the Nebraskan Student Union, sponsored by the ADP through the Civic Innovation Grants.

April 29, 2010 - "Agents and Architects of Democracy: Preparing for Citizenship or a Career—a False Choice” Webinar
2:00-3:00 p.m. in Room 101 of the Communications Center. The American Democracy Project and Nebraska Network for Educational Renewal are pleased to co-sponsor a special learning opportunity. 

Fall 2010 - E.N. Thompson Forum * simultaneous broadcast at UNK

"China Rising: Good or Bad News for U.S. Workers, Consumers and Investors?" Chuck Hagel and T.B.A.
Charles and Linda Wilson Dialogue on Domestic Issues  

 2008-2009 ADP at UNK Events