2008-2009 Distinguished Lecture Series
Butler University's 21st Annual Celebration of Diversity
Distinguished Lecture Series is a collaborative diversity
initiative between Butler University and the Office of the Mayor,
with generous support from the Eli
Lilly and Company Foundation, Allison
Transmission, Anthem Blue
Cross and Blue Shield, Vectren Corporation, Citizens Gas, Indianapolis Power & Light
Company, Old National
Bank, The Columbia
Club and Radio One.
Guest Lecturers
Click on the photos below to view a bio of each speaker
(PDF)
September 25, 2008
7:30 p.m., Clowes Memorial Hall
"Community Centered Leadership: Leading from the
Heart"
An address by Wilma Mankiller
Former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
Mankiller Publications
November 10, 2008
7:30 p.m., Clowes Memorial Hall
"Caring about our Communities: A Dialogue on Urban
Renewal"
Keynote and panel discussion featuring:
Former Lt. Governor Michael Steele of
Maryland
Mayor C. Ray Nagin of New Orleans, LA
(Invited)
January 26, 2009
7:30 p.m., Clowes Memorial Hall
"A Long Way Gone: A Story of Redemption and Hope"
An address by Ishmael Beah
Former child soldier and best-selling author from Sierra
Leone
Beah Publications
March 23, 2009
7:30 p.m., Clowes Memorial Hall
"The State of America's Children"
An address by Dr. Marian Wright Edelman
Distinguished child advocate and president of the Children's
Defense Fund
Edelman Publications