2024-25 Speakers
| Speaker | Topic | When | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
Scott Jackson | Hesburgh Lecture: (Re)Discovering Self through Shakespeare | Tuesday, September 24th 2024. 7pm | Science Hall Atrium |
| Nancy Rourke | Ecological Moral Character: A Catholic Model | Wednesday, September 25th 2024. 5:30pm | Grupp Fireside Lounge |
| Clair Wills | Contemporary Writers Series- 20th annual Hassett Reading | Tuesday, October 8th 2024. 7pm | Montante Cultural Center |
Documentary | Green Border | Wednesday, October 9th 2024. 7pm | Science Hall Commons |
Director Agnieszka Holland | Panel on Green Border | Wednesday, October 16th 2024. 2:30pm | Science Hall Commons |
| Paul Kingsnorth | The Machine in the Garden: The Christian Relationship to Nature | Tuesday, October 22nd 2024. 7pm | Montante Cultural Center |
| Kao Kalia Yang | Contemporary Writers Series | Tuesday, October 29th 2024. 7pm | Grupp Fireside Lounge |
| President Emeritus John Hurley | Brown Bag Conversations on AGROS and their work in Guatemala | Wednesday, November 6th 2024. 12pm | Library Learning Center |
| Lance D. Collins | Screening of the BL film: My Partner with a talk from the director | Wednesday, November 13th 2024. 7pm | Science Hall Commons |
Linda Ambrus Broenniman | The Politzer Saga | Wednesday, November 13th 2024. 12pm | Grupp Fireside Lounge |
| Michael Rizzi | A History of Jesuit Colleges and Universities | Tuesday, November 19th 2024. 12pm | Regis |
2023-24 Speakers
| Speaker | Topic | When | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noël Alumit | Book Launch of On Noel: Music Heard in Hi-Fi and Other Stories | Monday, September 25. 5:30pm | Bouwhuis Library Learning Center |
| Dennis Vacco, Former NYS Attorney General | Canisius Observance of Constitution Day | Tuesday, September 26. 6:00pm | Grupp Fireside Lounge |
| Wild Hope: Documentary Screening and Discussion | Documentary screening plus panel discussion and Q&A | Wednesday, October 4, 5:30pm. | Science Hall Commons |
| Talk with the Curators behind the Exhibit | Families at the Mexican/U.S. Border: Fleeing, Waiting, and Hoping | Monday, October 16. 12:00pm | Bouwhuis Library Learning Center |
| Clint Smith | Contemporary Writers Series | Tuesday, October 17. 7:00pm | Montante Cultural Center |
| Jeffery Bilbro | The Liberating Arts: Why We Need Liberal Arts Education | Thursday, November 2. 3:00 pm | Science Hall Commons |
| Vincent O'Neill | "Joyicity" (Hassett Reading) | Tuesday, November 14. 7:00pm | Montante Cultural Center |
Vigen Guroian | The Meaning of Mentor: Touchstones in Literature” | Tuesday February 13. 5:00pm. | Grupp Fireside Lounge |
| Robin Wall Kimmerer | Book Discussion: “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants.” | Tuesday March 5, 6:00pm. | Montante Cultural Center |
| Philip Metres | Contemporary Writers Series | Tuesday April 16, 6:30pm. | Grupp Fireside Lounge |
| Kristin Du Mez | Conversations in Christ and Culture | Wednesday, April 17. 7:30pm | Science Hall Commons |
2022-23 Speakers
| Speaker | Topic | When | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Lauren Corman | Multispecies Disposability: Taxonomies of Power in a Global Pandemic | Thursday, Sept. 1. 7:00 PM | Science Hall Commons |
| Dr. Oscar Gil | "From Stateless to Citizen" | Tuesday, Sept. 13. 6:00 PM | Bouwhuis Library Learning Center |
| JP Brammer | ¡Hola Papi! | Wednesday, Oct. 5. 12:00 PM | Bouwhuis Library Learning Center |
| Marina Carr | 18th Annual Hassett Reading/Contemporary Writers Series | Thursday, October 6. 7:00 PM | Montante Cultural Center |
| Gregory Boyle | Contemporary Writers Series | Thursday, October 20. 7:00 PM | Montante Cultural Center |
| Various | Ukrainian Refugees in Poland: A Conversation with Aid Workers in Warsaw and Przemyśl | Wednesday, Oct. 26. 12:00 PM | Bouwhuis Library Learning Center |
| Eric Gansworth | Book Reading: My Good Man | Thursday, Nov. 3. 7:00 PM | Grupp Fireside Lounge |
| Jess Nichols | Conversation on the feature film FLEE (film will be screened/streaming in advance of talk) | Tuesday, Nov. 15. 12:00 PM | Bouwhuis Library Learning Center |
| A Conversation with Director & Lead Actor of Firebird | Join us for a conversation with Tom Prior and Peeter Rebane, lead actor and director of the film Firebird. Based on a true story during the Cold War, Firebird follows a young soldier who embarks on a clandestine affair with a fighter pilot on an Air Force Base in Soviet occupied Estonia. | Monday Feb 6, 12:00pm (noon) | Bouwhuis Library Learning Center |