2005 Fairhaven Lecture Series to explore Russia

December 21, 2004

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater spring 2005 Fairhaven Lecture Series, “Exploring Russia Now and Then,” begins Jan. 24 and runs weekly through May 2. The lectures are located in Fellowship Hall at the Fairhaven Retirement Community, 435 West Starin Road, in Whitewater. Presentations are free and open to the public, and will last 30-35 minutes with 20 minutes for questions.

“In recent years, we have examined Africa, the Middle East and China,” said John Kozlowicz, lecture series coordinator. “Now, with Assistant Professor Anne Hamilton obtaining a federal grant to lead a team of UW-Whitewater faculty to Russia last summer, it was clear that we should review their findings in the Fairhaven Lecture Series.”

The series is sponsored by the office of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education. For more information, contact Kozlowicz at (262) 472-1120.

The lecture series is scheduled as follows:

Jan. 24 – Views of Ecuador

• 2 p.m., Charles Cottle, Political Science, and Bill Johnson, Communication

Jan. 31 – Additional Views of Ecuador

• 2 p.m., Charles Cottle, Political Science, and Bill Johnson, Communication

Feb. 7 – Russian-American Relations – Cross Cultural Issues

• 2 p.m., Sue Wildermuth, Communication

Feb. 14 – Health Issues in Russia – The Problem of the Past

• 10:30 a.m., Elizabeth Hachten, History

Feb. 21 – Russian Art

• 2 p.m., Chris Henige, Art

Feb. 28 – Tolstoy and Dostoevsky – Russian Literary Icons

• 10:30 a.m., Becky Hogan, Languages and Literatures

March 7 – The Dachas of Russia: Change Through Time and Space

• 2 p.m., Carol Rosen, Geography

March 14 – Russian Politics – Will Russia Ever Be a Democracy?

• 2 p.m., Anne Hamilton, Political Science

March 28 – The Russian Media – Public Relations in Russia

• 2 p.m., John Luecke, Communication

April 11 – The Chechnya Problem

• 2 p.m., Anne Hamilton, Political Science

April 18 – Doing Business in Russia – Accounting and Tax

• 10:30 a.m., Rick Cummings, Accounting

April 25 – The Oligarchs’ Role in Russian Society

• 2 p.m., Robert Gruber, Accounting

May 2 – Young People in the New Russia

• 10:30 a.m., Darcie Vandegrift, Drake University