 OUR 58TH SEASON!
You can always count on the Forum to bring compelling contemporary issues to us, giving us a face-to-face opportunity to hear from experts and pose challenging questions to them.
Our 58th season is exceptional in this regard.
First, we'll bring you to the front lines of waging war and revolutions from the ground up, in the age of hyper-connectivity. Anger doesn't seem to be abating about Wall Street's role in the Great Recession, and we will have a financial expert and journalist help us sort out what needs to be changed and how quickly. Serious challenges to the fragile ecosystem and threats to the health of Lake Michigan, our beloved, and critical resource, will be examined. Finally we will end with a truly inspirational story of survival from an icon of Chicago sports broadcasting, the Voice of the Cubs! Count on a rousing finale to a season that will bring us together as we meet world, regional and personal challenges.
Purdue University North Central proudly announces this season’s line-up.
See you at the Forum!
All programs will start at 3 P.M. (CST), at Elston Middle School’s Performing Arts Center, 317 Detroit St., Michigan City.
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 SEPTEMBER 18
Twitter vs. Tanks: Who Wins in the 21st Century?
Former assistant secretary of defense, communications expert, author and lecturer, Torie Clarke provides her insight into how the ever increasing popularity of "social networking" and cyberspace communications impacts the way all types of battles are organized and fought. Merging her unique public and private sector service into this provocative program, she will impart information that only she can provide. Her tour throughout the country speaking to standing room only audiences has received rave reviews.
A Forum favorite, Clarke returns to walk us
through what this new age of hyper-communications means to our political, business and human interactions.
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 OCTOBER 16
Getting it Straight: Economic Revision Time
Past managing director of Goldman Sachs, current author, journalist and lecturer, Nomi Prins exposes the fundamental follies of our economic system and the schemes of those who have no intention of letting it change. If you've found yourself enraged and frustrated with how the bank bailout went bust for the American people, or how Wall Street continues to operate as if the rest of the world doesn't matter, Nomi Prins will provide a deeper understanding of what we really have to be angry about and how we can fight for some real change.
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 December 11
An Afternoon with Wayne Messmer, Voice of the Cubs
Program Sponsored by Horizon Bank
For decades, Wayne Messmer has been known as the Voice of the Cubs and various other professional sports teams. His renditions of our National Anthem, sports commentary and countless voice-over and narration spots have made his voice one of the most recognized in the country. Then one tragic moment in time put not only his life, but the way he lived his life, in peril. You won*t want to miss this stirring program of Messmer's personal journey to medical, emotional and spiritual recovery.
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 NOVEMBER 6
How Healthy is Lake Michigan?
Program Sponsored by Duneland Health Council
Andy Buchsbaum, executive director of the National Wildlife Federation's Great Lakes Regional Center, explores the condition of this priceless natural resource so vital to the health and wellbeing of our area. Is our water supply at risk due to the encroachment of Asian carp and other species? How is the prospect of increased shipping throughout The Great Lakes going to impact the beauty and recreational value of Lake Michigan? These are some of the questions that will be answered about our environment and the future of Lake Michigan by Andy Buchsbaum, a true expert in the field.
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