Professorial Lectures
Christ in the University: Schlink’s Vision and the Valpo Tradition
Matthew Becker, Ph.D. (Department of Theology)
In the wake of the Nazi transformation of Heidelberg University in the 1930s and early 40s, several individuals who were called to Heidelberg after 1945 began to work toward that…
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Putting Walt Whitman to Work: The Employment of English Majors
Martin Buinicki, Ph.D. (Department of English)
The passage of the Fugitive Slave Law in 1850 triggered a wave of protest writing, and many of these works are now considered classics of American literature. Today, as our…
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The Business of Climate Change
Elizabeth Gingerich, JD (Department of Business)
In December 2015, world leaders converged in Paris for the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to collectively…
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Some Interesting Characteristics of Human Memory and How to Take Advantage of Them in Academic Settings
Kieth Carlson, Ph.D. (Department of Psychology)
The human brain is obviously tremendously complex, and yet, 6 basic principles describe its general functioning fairly well. I will use demonstrations, research and commonly held, but false, beliefs about…
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Games on Graphs
Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo, Ph.D. (Department of Mathematics)
One relatively recent field of mathematics is graph theory. Vertex-edge graphs have been studied by mathematicians since the 18th century, but they have prominent roles in many modern mathematical applications….
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Gold Chains to Rusty Shackles: Justice and Defiance in Imperial Ethiopia
Chuck Schaefer, Ph.D. (Department of History)
In the 1916 Battle of Segele, a select body of Ethiopian aristocrats overthrew Emperor Lidj Iyasu. They believed that the Emperor’s commitment to social and political change threatened the very…
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It Starts with a Question: A Reflection on 15 years of Evidence-Based Librarianship
Ruth Connell, M.S (Department of Library Science)
Most academic librarians wear many hats and work across diverse areas, especially at smaller institutions such as Valpo. Because work informs research and research informs work, Connell’s research spans many…
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Cinema Boldly: Kluge & Kairos
Peter Lutze, Ph.D. (Department of Communication)
The film director and television producer Alexander Kluge has been a major cultural figure in Germany since the 1960s. Lawyer, teacher, and literary figure, his prodigious output in varied media…
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