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2012 Program Listing and Availability

ARTS, LITERATURE, AND CULTURE
1.

Building the Spirit of San Antonio (and a Marching Band)

Ron Ellis, Director of Athletic Bands, Department of Music

2.

Behind the Curtain: How Do Symphonies Plan a Music Festival?

Sebastian Lang-Lessing, Music Director, San Antonio Symphony

3.

Art as a Development Engine

Katie Luber, The Kelso Director, The San Antonio Museum of Art

4.

Our Favorite Poems and Why We Love Them

Bonnie Lyons, Ph.D., Department of English

5.

Why Is "The Help" Such a Phenomenon?

Aaronetta Pierce, President, Premier Artworks, Inc.

6.

Why is Music So Important to Us as Human Beings?

Linda Poetschke, M.M., Department of Music

7.

Recapping the Oscars: Winners, Snubs, and Terrible Hosts

Larry Ratliff, Film Critic

sold out
8.

A Photographic Journey through China

Ricardo Romo, Ph.D., President

9.

The Many Meanings of Mexican Antiquity: Recent Discoveries in Mexican Archaeology

John Phillip Santos, M. Phil., Distinguished Scholar in Mestizo Cultural Studies, Honors College

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BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY
10.

Innovation and Sustainability: What San Antonio Can Learn from Israel

Mauli Agrawal, Ph.D., Dean, College of Engineering

11.

Getting Started in the Jewelry Business

James Avery, Chairman Emeritus, James Avery Jewelry

sold out
12.

The Fundamentals of Effective Lobbying

John T. Montford, J.D., President and CEO, JTM Consulting, LLC

13.

What Would Economic Justice Look Like?

Lisa Montoya, Ph.D., Associate Dean, College of Business

14.

Globalization and You: The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected?

Srinivasan (Chino) Rao, Ph.D., Department of Information Systems

15.

Growth Strategies for a Small Business

Morrison Woods, M.B.A., Director, Small Business Development Center, Institute for Economic Development

sold out
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EDUCATION
16.

What is School Readiness?

Becky Cervantez, Executive Director, AVANCE-San Antonio, Inc.

17.

What is the Impact of Testing in Public Schools?

Sharon Nichols, Ph.D., Department of Educational Psychology

18.

Why Do We Need Public Schools?

Harriett Romo, Ph.D., Department of Sociology, Director, Bank of America Child and Adolescent Policy Research Institute

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LEISURE AND LIFESTYLES
19.

The Future of the Craft Beer Industry

Carlos Alvarez, President and CEO, The Gambrinus Company

sold out
20.

Making Texas Wines and Running a Winery

Cathy Bodenstedt (B.A. '11), Owner, CapRock Winery

21.

UTSA Football: What Happens in Year Two and Beyond

Larry Coker, Head Football Coach, Intercollegiate Athletics

22.

Conversation with a Registered Dietician

Sue Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator, Dietetics and Nutrition Program, University of Texas Health Science Center

23.

Memories: The Best and Worst of Traveling Abroad

Julius Gribou, AIA, Executive Vice Provost and Senior International Officer

24.

An Arctic Voyage: Discovery of the Unknown

Phil Hardberger, Shareholder, Cox Smith Matthews, Inc.

sold out
25.

Ceviches of the Americas

Johnny Hernández, CEO, True Flavors Culinary Planners

26.

Ballroom Dancing: Fun, Fitness, and Fans

Gage Paine, Ph.D., Vice President, Student Affairs

27.

The Art of Personal Reinvention: Metamorphosis in a Digital World

Robert Rivard (B.A. '96), The Arsenal Group

28.

What Makes a Good Beer?

G. Eugene Simor, President, Alamo Beer Company

29.

Fitness in San Antonio: Where are We Going?

Roger Soler (B.S. '85), Owner, Roger Soler's Sports

30.

Why Do We Love Restaurants (Besides Not Having to Do the Dishes)?

Ed Tijerina, Columnist, San Antonio Express-News

31.

How to Apply Games of Chance to Life

The Honorable Nelson Wolff, Bexar County Judge

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POLITICS AND HISTORY
32.

2012: The Year of the Latino

Henry Muñoz III, CEO, Kell Muñoz Architects, Inc.

33.

What is the Significance of the Arab Awakening?

Mansour El-Kikhia, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Political Science and Geography

34.

Feeling Cheesy: An Exploration of the Tastes and History of Cheese

Kolleen Guy, Ph.D., Department of History and Ricardo Romo Endowed Professor, Honors College

35.

And They're Off: Campaign 2012

Amy Jasperson, Ph.D., Department of Political Science and Geography

36.

Textbooks, Religion, and Schools

Kathy Miller, President, Texas Freedom Network

37.

Women on the National Campaign Trail: It Takes a Candidate

Sharon Navarro, Ph.D., Department of Political Science and Geography

38.

Mexico's 2012 Presidential Elections: The Road to Revival or Decline?

Raúl Rodríguez, Benson Chair, Banking and Finance, University of the Incarnate Word

sold out
39.

Race in 2030 - Issues for Today and Tomorrow

Rogelio Saenz, Ph.D., Dean, College of Public Policy

40.

The Making of "The Children of the Revolución"

Lionel Sosa, Marketing Consultant, Sosa Consultation and Design

41.

How Can We Make Our Borders More Secure?

Hank Whitman, Chief, Texas Rangers

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SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY
42.

Water, Water Everywhere -- But in Texas?

Alex Briseño, Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees, San Antonio Water System

43.

What Does the Drought Mean for Texas Ranching?

Bonnie Korbell, Texas Ranch Owner

44.

The 25th Anniversary of Martin Luther King: Why Should We Celebrate?

Richard Lewis, Ph.D., Department of Sociology

45.

Preventive Medicine for the Soul: Nurturing the Spirit

Mary McNaughton-Cassill, Ph.D., Department of Psychology

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