| ARTS, LITERATURE, AND CULTURE |
| 1. |
Building the Spirit of San Antonio (and a Marching Band)
Ron Ellis, Director of Athletic Bands, Department of Music |
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Behind the Curtain: How Do Symphonies Plan a Music Festival?
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, Music Director, San Antonio Symphony |
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Art as a Development Engine
Katie Luber, The Kelso Director, The San Antonio Museum of Art |
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Our Favorite Poems and Why We Love Them
Bonnie Lyons, Ph.D., Department of English |
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Why Is "The Help" Such a Phenomenon?
Aaronetta Pierce, President, Premier Artworks, Inc. |
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Why is Music So Important to Us as Human Beings?
Linda Poetschke, M.M., Department of Music |
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Recapping the Oscars: Winners, Snubs, and Terrible Hosts
Larry Ratliff, Film Critic
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A Photographic Journey through China
Ricardo Romo, Ph.D., President |
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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 |
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Getting Started in the Jewelry Business
James Avery, Chairman Emeritus, James Avery Jewelry
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The Fundamentals of Effective Lobbying
John T. Montford, J.D., President and CEO, JTM Consulting, LLC |
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| 13. |
What Would Economic Justice Look Like?
Lisa Montoya, Ph.D., Associate Dean, College of Business |
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| 14. |
Globalization and You: The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected?
Srinivasan (Chino) Rao, Ph.D., Department of Information Systems |
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| 15. |
Growth Strategies for a Small Business
Morrison Woods, M.B.A., Director, Small Business Development Center, Institute for Economic Development
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| EDUCATION |
| 16. |
What is School Readiness?
Becky Cervantez, Executive Director, AVANCE-San Antonio, Inc. |
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| 17. |
What is the Impact of Testing in Public Schools?
Sharon Nichols, Ph.D., Department of Educational Psychology |
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| 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
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Making Texas Wines and Running a Winery
Cathy Bodenstedt (B.A. '11), Owner, CapRock Winery |
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| 21. |
UTSA Football: What Happens in Year Two and Beyond
Larry Coker, Head Football Coach, Intercollegiate Athletics |
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| 22. |
Conversation with a Registered Dietician
Sue Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator, Dietetics and Nutrition Program, University of Texas Health Science Center |
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| 23. |
Memories: The Best and Worst of Traveling Abroad
Julius Gribou, AIA, Executive Vice Provost and Senior International Officer |
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| 24. |
An Arctic Voyage: Discovery of the Unknown
Phil Hardberger, Shareholder, Cox Smith Matthews, Inc.
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| 25. |
Ceviches of the Americas
Johnny Hernández, CEO, True Flavors Culinary Planners |
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| 26. |
Ballroom Dancing: Fun, Fitness, and Fans
Gage Paine, Ph.D., Vice President, Student Affairs |
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| 27. |
The Art of Personal Reinvention: Metamorphosis in a Digital World
Robert Rivard (B.A. '96), The Arsenal Group |
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| 28. |
What Makes a Good Beer?
G. Eugene Simor, President, Alamo Beer Company |
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| 29. |
Fitness in San Antonio: Where are We Going?
Roger Soler (B.S. '85), Owner, Roger Soler's Sports |
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| 30. |
Why Do We Love Restaurants (Besides Not Having to Do the Dishes)?
Ed Tijerina, Columnist, San Antonio Express-News |
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| 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. |
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| 33. |
What is the Significance of the Arab Awakening?
Mansour El-Kikhia, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Political Science and Geography |
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| 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 |
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| 35. |
And They're Off: Campaign 2012
Amy Jasperson, Ph.D., Department of Political Science and Geography |
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| 36. |
Textbooks, Religion, and Schools
Kathy Miller, President, Texas Freedom Network |
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| 37. |
Women on the National Campaign Trail: It Takes a Candidate
Sharon Navarro, Ph.D., Department of Political Science and Geography |
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| 38. |
Mexico's 2012 Presidential Elections: The Road to Revival or Decline?
Raúl Rodríguez, Benson Chair, Banking and Finance, University of the Incarnate Word
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| 39. |
Race in 2030 - Issues for Today and Tomorrow
Rogelio Saenz, Ph.D., Dean, College of Public Policy |
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| 40. |
The Making of "The Children of the Revolución"
Lionel Sosa, Marketing Consultant, Sosa Consultation and Design |
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| 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 |
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| 43. |
What Does the Drought Mean for Texas Ranching?
Bonnie Korbell, Texas Ranch Owner |
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| 44. |
The 25th Anniversary of Martin Luther King: Why Should We Celebrate?
Richard Lewis, Ph.D., Department of Sociology |
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Preventive Medicine for the Soul: Nurturing the Spirit
Mary McNaughton-Cassill, Ph.D., Department of Psychology |
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