Rock Valley College experts lecture on a wide variety of interesting topics.    All lectures are open to the public and free of charge. Refreshments are served 30 minutes prior to each lecture start time. 

FIRST TUESDAY 2009-2010 LECTURE SERIES:

Street Fighting Man:  A brief history of 20th Century Urban Revolutionary Movements

by Dr. Martin Quirk, Professor of History                                  

September 1, 2009 at 6 p.m., Student Center Atrium

During the 20th Century, urban protests became more widely publicized and effective.  This presentation will focus on the consequences of such protests.  The primary focus will be protests in Northern Ireland and South Africa.

Windmills, Bicycles & Much More:  The People & Culture of Holland

by Dr. Hsin Ying Chi, Professor of English

October 6, 2009 at Noon in Woodward Technology Center Room 117 -AND- at 6 p.m. in the Student Center Atrium

Dr. Chi will share her perspective on the people and culture of Holland from her May 2009 academic exchange trip to Deltion College, Zwolle, the Netherlands. 

I Racist:  A Prophet's Cry for Confession, Repentance, and Reform

by Stacy McCaskill, Business Instructor

November 3, 2009 at 6 p.m. in the Student Center Atrium

This lecture challenges honest self-reflection and proposes practical next steps to address the issue of racism.

The Swedish Connection : Rockford Artists in Borgholm

by Cherri Rittenhouse, Professor of Art

December 1, 2009 at Noon in Woodward Technology Center Room 117 -AND- at 6 p.m. in the Student Center Atrium

As one of six local artists invited to exhibit their work at the VIDA Museum in Borgholm, Sweden, in September 2009, Professor Rittenhouse will give two presentations on the exhibition.

Religion Exposed:  Brain Science and the Secrets of the Soul

by Dr. Ross Aden, Professor of Philosophy

February 2, 2010 at 6 p.m. in the Student Center Atrium

Researchers have invaded the private domain of religious experience.  Using the latest medical technology, innovators have caught the brain in the act of meditating, praying, and entering into other religious states of mind.  What can we find out when we use brain scanners, and other techniques to pry into the secrets of the religiously turned brain?

Renewable Energy Hybrid Systems

by Steve Fleeman and Joe Etminan, Professors of Engineering

March 2, 2010 at 6 p.m. in the Student Center Atrium

An overview of how combinations called "hybrids" can produce a system that balances energy generation with minimizing the payback period.

East is East, West is West ... but together the twains can do best

by Kanwal Prashar, Professor Emeritus, Sociology

April 6, 2010 at 6 p.m. in the Student Center Atrium

A take-off from Rudyard Kipling's "East is East, West is West, never the twains shall meet", Professor Prashar presents his own verse proposing the positive outcomes from a union of the East, West, North and South.

Perfect Children:  Childcare Advice in Historical Perspective

by Dr. Beth Ingle, Professor of History

May 4, 2010 at 6 p.m. in the Student Center Atrium

Explore how ideas about the care of children and childhood itself have evolved from the 18th Century to the present.

For more information contact Kathy McCarty at (815) 921-4009.