2008 Schedule |
August 30, 2008
The University and the Corner: Yesterday and Today
Coy Barefoot, Local Author and Director of Communications and Alumni Relations at the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership
Explore the history of the University of Virginia and the Corner with best-selling author Coy Barefoot. Enjoy seeing rare archival photos of U.Va. and the Corner. Learn the real origins of the Honor Code. Find out how the Seven Society was born. Barefoot also answers the question why do we call it the Corner and how did the White Spot gets its name? For alumni and friends of Mr. Jefferson's University, Coy Barefoot's talk is an unforgettable experience you will not want to miss.
September 6, 2008
Sports Talk: Current Trends in College Sports
Craig Littlepage, Director, University of Virginia Athletic Department
Craig Littlepage, Director of University of Virginia’s Athletic Department will share with the More Than the Score audience his thoughts on some of the interesting headlines that dominate the news in college sports. Littlepage's knowledge of the NCAA and ACC leagues is astonishing, having served on the NCAA Division I Infractions Committee and the NCAA Academics, Eligibility and Compliance Cabinet and on the Recruiting and Student-Athlete Reinstatement Subcommittees. He chaired the Reinstatement Subcommittee in 1999-2000.
October 4, 2008
The Hidden Meaning of Race and Gender in Political Campaigns
Lynn Sanders, Associate Professor, Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics
Race and gender are center stage in 2008. But in political campaigns, the hottest issues are also sometimes the most hidden. Where do things stand today? How have the Presidential campaigns used cues about identity to send messages about leadership, change, patriotism and experience? Professor Lynn Sanders will highlight ads and images and share arguments from 2008 to help us analyze these hot-button issues.
October 11, 2008
You are What You Eat? The Hair Detective Reports
Stephen A. Macko, Professor of Isotope and Organic Geochemistry, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia
What do ancient human communities and their environments have in common with modern American diets? Join us for an insightful talk with Professor Stephen Macko, the Hair Detective, as he reveals the mysteries of what's found in the human hair.
October 18, 2008
Clean Commerce: Opportunities and Innovation
Andrea Larson, Associate Professor of Business Administration, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia
The United States market has opportunities for clean products, from renewable energy to benign materials. Andrea Larson, Professor of Business Administration at the Darden Graduate School of Business, will discuss trends driving change in business. She will highlight innovative companies working to offer substitute products and technologies as solutions to ecological and environmental health challenges. Larson will examine the significance of this emerging model of business.
November 1, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball: D-Day for 2008
Larry Sabato, Professor and Director of the Center for Politics
Professor Larry Sabato will make his final pre-election presentation of the award-winning Sabato's Crystal Ball. After several hundred national TV appearances and more than two hundred speeches on the subject, Sabato has saved the best for last to share with his extended Wahoo family. Named the most accurate prognosticator of 2006 by FOX News, MSNBC, CNBC and Pew's Project for Excellence in Journalism, Sabato will offer his predictions for the Senate, House and Governor’s races and of course, a state-by-state breakdown of the Presidential race.
November 22, 2008
Score Big By Reaching Your Financial Goals
Karin Bonding, Lecturer, McIntire School of Commerce
Does the current economy concern you? Do you have financial goals and a plan in place to reach them? If not, this talk will not only get you excited about setting your financial goals, but on the road to actually achieving them. Karin Bonding, CFA, investment advisor and analyst, will share her financial tips.
The University and the Corner: Yesterday and Today
Coy Barefoot, Local Author and Director of Communications and Alumni Relations at the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership
Explore the history of the University of Virginia and the Corner with best-selling author Coy Barefoot. Enjoy seeing rare archival photos of U.Va. and the Corner. Learn the real origins of the Honor Code. Find out how the Seven Society was born. Barefoot also answers the question why do we call it the Corner and how did the White Spot gets its name? For alumni and friends of Mr. Jefferson's University, Coy Barefoot's talk is an unforgettable experience you will not want to miss.
September 6, 2008
Sports Talk: Current Trends in College Sports
Craig Littlepage, Director, University of Virginia Athletic Department
Craig Littlepage, Director of University of Virginia’s Athletic Department will share with the More Than the Score audience his thoughts on some of the interesting headlines that dominate the news in college sports. Littlepage's knowledge of the NCAA and ACC leagues is astonishing, having served on the NCAA Division I Infractions Committee and the NCAA Academics, Eligibility and Compliance Cabinet and on the Recruiting and Student-Athlete Reinstatement Subcommittees. He chaired the Reinstatement Subcommittee in 1999-2000.
October 4, 2008
The Hidden Meaning of Race and Gender in Political Campaigns
Lynn Sanders, Associate Professor, Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics
Race and gender are center stage in 2008. But in political campaigns, the hottest issues are also sometimes the most hidden. Where do things stand today? How have the Presidential campaigns used cues about identity to send messages about leadership, change, patriotism and experience? Professor Lynn Sanders will highlight ads and images and share arguments from 2008 to help us analyze these hot-button issues.
October 11, 2008
You are What You Eat? The Hair Detective Reports
Stephen A. Macko, Professor of Isotope and Organic Geochemistry, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia
What do ancient human communities and their environments have in common with modern American diets? Join us for an insightful talk with Professor Stephen Macko, the Hair Detective, as he reveals the mysteries of what's found in the human hair.
October 18, 2008
Clean Commerce: Opportunities and Innovation
Andrea Larson, Associate Professor of Business Administration, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia
The United States market has opportunities for clean products, from renewable energy to benign materials. Andrea Larson, Professor of Business Administration at the Darden Graduate School of Business, will discuss trends driving change in business. She will highlight innovative companies working to offer substitute products and technologies as solutions to ecological and environmental health challenges. Larson will examine the significance of this emerging model of business.
November 1, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball: D-Day for 2008
Larry Sabato, Professor and Director of the Center for Politics
Professor Larry Sabato will make his final pre-election presentation of the award-winning Sabato's Crystal Ball. After several hundred national TV appearances and more than two hundred speeches on the subject, Sabato has saved the best for last to share with his extended Wahoo family. Named the most accurate prognosticator of 2006 by FOX News, MSNBC, CNBC and Pew's Project for Excellence in Journalism, Sabato will offer his predictions for the Senate, House and Governor’s races and of course, a state-by-state breakdown of the Presidential race.
November 22, 2008
Score Big By Reaching Your Financial Goals
Karin Bonding, Lecturer, McIntire School of Commerce
Does the current economy concern you? Do you have financial goals and a plan in place to reach them? If not, this talk will not only get you excited about setting your financial goals, but on the road to actually achieving them. Karin Bonding, CFA, investment advisor and analyst, will share her financial tips.