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Forester Lecture Series

Huntington University presents the Forester Lecture Series each semester. The lectures are designed to bring interesting persons and topics to the attention of students and the regional community. The Forester Lecture Series is open to the public and free of charge.

The Forester Lecture Series at Huntington University is coordinated by Dr. Jeff Webb of the Department of History. For further information, contact Dr. Jeff Webb at (260) 359-4243.

Scheduled presentations for the 2010-2011 academic year include:

	“Getting a Proper View of Liberal Education: Why Do Teachers and Programs Mostly Look In the Wrong Directions?” Marshall Gregory Harry Ice Professor Chair of English, Liberal Education, and Pedagogy, Butler University September 9, 7:00 PM Zurcher Auditorium Merillat Center for the Arts Marshall Gregory is Harry Ice Professor Chair of English, Liberal Education, and Pedagogy at Butler University (IN). He is author and co-author of numerous books, most recently Shaped by Stories: The Ethical Power of Narratives (Notre Dame 2009), and is regarded as one of the nation’s leading literary scholars. He has served as national Director of the Lilly Endowment Post-Doctoral Teaching Awards Program, as well as president of several professional associations of scholars. His presentation will address contemporary issues and problems in the liberal arts tradition in higher education.
	“Ordering Chinese: How English Teachers in Southern China Rank the Relative Importance of Traditional Chinese Values” Luke Fetters Associate Professor of Ministry & Missions Huntington University October 11, 7:00 PM RichLyn Library Conference Room Luke Fetters is Associate Professor of Ministry & Missions at Huntington University. He is a graduate of Huntington University and received advanced degrees from Wheaton College Graduate School and Ball State University. He lived in Macau from 1986 until 1997, planting churches and working as TESL consultant to school districts in southern China. Dr. Fetters currently chairs the Global Ministries Leadership Team for the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. Dr. Fetters will speak in the RichLyn Library Conference room on the subject of his current research, sponsored by the Centre for Non-Western Studies.
	The Adams Tribute Lecture “Can Christianity Change the World?” Will Samson Assistant Professor of Sociology Georgetown College October 26, 7:00 PM Zurcher Auditorium Merillat Center for the Arts Will Samson is author of Enough: Contentment in an Age of Excess (Cook 2009) and co-author with his wife Lisa Samson of Justice in the Burbs (Baker 2007). He and his family participate in Communality, an intentional Christian community, in Lexington. The community worships together, lives near each other and those in need, and works on issues as diverse as racial reconciliation, community gardening and refugee resettlement. Dr. Samson also serves as an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Georgetown College (KY) and his academic research explores the areas of religion and social movements, sustainability, and food and the environment.
	“Indiana’s Latino Community, Past and Present” Juana Watson Senior Advisor, Latino, Immigrant, Ethnic and International Affairs, Indiana January 25, 7:00 PM Zurcher Auditorium Merillat Center for the Arts Juana Watson is Senior Advisor for Latino, Immigrant, Ethnic and International Affairs for the State of Indiana. She received advanced degrees from Indiana University and the Graduate Theological Foundation (IN), where she currently serves as Professor of Latino Affairs. She also founded the non-profit organization Badges Without Borders, which provides public safety personnel with education in the Spanish language and cultural and diversity training. Additionally, Dr. Watson has served in the capacity of Advisor to President Vicente Fox Quesada of Mexico. Her presentation will detail the history and present state of Indiana’s Latino community.
	“The Anglo-Saxon Christ Militant” Christopher Fee Edwin T. Johnson and Cynthia Shearer Johnson Distinguished Professor of Humanities, Gettysburg College February 24, 7:00 PM Zurcher Auditorium Merillat Center for the Arts Christopher Fee is Edwin T. Johnson and Cynthia Shearer Johnson Distinguished Professor of Humanities at Gettysburg College (PA). He is a specialist in early medieval English mythology, with books including Gods, Heroes, and Kings: The Battle for Mythic Britain (with David Leeming, Oxford 2001) and Mythology in the Middle Ages (forthcoming). Dr. Fee also created highly regarded multimedia tools to help students virtually “visit” and learn about archaeological and cultural sites of the British Isles and Iceland. His presentation will explore the image of Jesus in early medieval art, literature and iconography.
	Forester Lecture Series Faculty Lecture “Shakespeare’s Grace” Jack Heller Assistant Professor of English Huntington University March 24, 7:00 PM Zurcher Auditorium Merillat Center for the Arts Jack Heller is Assistant Professor of English at Huntington University. He received his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University in 1997 and published Penitent Brothellers: Grace, Sexuality, and Genre in Thomas Middleton’s City Comedies (Associated University Press 2000). He writes and speaks on Renaissance literature, including Shakespeare, as well as dramatic literature in the modern period. His presentation, the annual honorary Faculty Lecture, will address the multiple meanings of “grace” and will show how Christian grace is a part of the drama of life in Shakespeare’s plays, especially the comedy Much Ado about Nothing and the tragic history Richard III.