Butler University

J. James Woods

Lectures in the Sciences and Mathematics

Nominations for the J. James Woods Lecture Series

The Woods Lecture Committee at Butler University invites nominations for future lecturers. Colleges or departments as well as individual members of the Butler community are welcome to submit nominations. The committee divides nominations into two kinds:

  • University Lecturers

    The committee will typically sponsor between three and five university lecturers in an academic year. These speakers should attract a large audience from on campus and the Indianapolis community. The committee will take primary responsibility for organizing visits by University Lecturers.

    University Lecturers are selected during the spring prior to the academic year of their visit. For full consideration, please send suggestions to Stuart Glennan, chair of the Woods Committee, by February 15.

  • Departmental Lecturers

    The committee will also provide funding to academic departments who wish to bring in lecturers in their particular field of science or mathematics. While these visits are oriented towards somewhat smaller audiences than the University lectures, all departmental lectures must be publically advertised and be accessible and relevant to the general public. The sponsoring department will be responsible for organization of all arrangements for the departmental lecturer's visit.

    The committee accepts nominations for departmental lecturers at the beginning of each semester. For detailed guidelines and nomination forms, please contact Stuart Glennan.

The J. James Woods Lecture Series was established by a generous gift from the estate of J. James Woods. The goal of the Woods bequest is to bring prominent mathematicians and scientists to Butler University in order to speak on theories at the frontier of their disciplines, as well as on related technologies and other issues of public concern.

All Woods Lectures are free and open to the public.

For inquiries, please contact Barbara Dadkhah, (317)940-9293, bdadkhah@butler.edu.