 OUR 57TH SEASON!
This season the Forum will bring a line-up of timely and compelling speakers. You will learn about international news stories, often overlooked; stories of humble roots and meaningful success; the country’s tumultuous political environment; what to do with your money in a challenging investment climate; and the worldwide crisis facing everyone on earth—the food supply.
Purdue North Central is proud to present Sinai Forum 2010!
NEW LOOK - NEW TIME - FASCINATING SPEAKERS
All programs will start At 3:00 P.M. (CST), at Elston Middle School’s Performing Arts Center, 317 Detroit St., Michigan City.
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 SEPTEMBER 12
On Assignment
As field correspondent for Oprah, contributor to ABC News Nightline and National Geographic Explorer, Ling has reported from dozens of countries; she brings in-depth coverage of truly important stories, too often ignored. From reporting on gang rape in the Congo and bride burning in India, to her personal battle to free her sister who was held in North Korea, Lisa Ling’s accounts will be gripping.
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OCTOBER 3
Make the Impossible Possible
SPONSORED BY: DUNELAND HEALTH COUNCIL
Entrepreneur, visionary, CEO of the largest jazz subscription service in America, Bill Strickland started out as a kid from a Pittsburgh ghetto. Winner of the MacArthur Foundation Genius Award, he has lectured at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education and became a Board Member of the National Endowment for the Arts. Bill Strickland’s compelling personal story shows how all of us can build on our passions and strengths, dream bigger and achieve meaningful success.
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NOVEMBER 7
After the Stock Market Shock: What’s Ahead for Your Money
SPONSORED BY: BRAD WERNER & COMPANY
Seasoned speaker, author and syndicated financial journalist, MarksJarvis will assess our current economic status, discuss how the recession affected the investment psychology of the nation and give us tips on what to do with investment dollars now. She will make the complexities of our recent financial meltdown understandable. MarksJarvis speaks to SRO audiences across the country.
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OCTOBER 24
American Politics at the Breaking Point
The current state of politics has been described as “our nation’s second Civil War.” Noted political historian and Notre Dame professor, Dr. Schmuhl, will provide his insight into the partisanship, polarization and paralysis in American politics. He’ll suggest what we as citizens can do to reduce our discontent with government.
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DECEMBER 5
FOOD: The Shortage, Its Safety, the Future
Dr. Gebisa Ejeta, Professor of Agronomy in the Department of Agriculture at Purdue University, is an internationally recognized and honored authority on the chronic world food crisis. Dr. Ejeta has a compelling personal story. Born to poverty in Ethiopia, his lifelong quest to alleviate the chronic worldwide food shortage led him to be awarded The World Food Prize in 2009—considered the Nobel Prize in agriculture.
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