“Gems
from the MSU Billings Treasure Chest,” is the theme of the spring lecture
series at MSU Billings Library, which includes presentations by some of MSUB’s
finest faculty from each of the five colleges.
The
weekly, five-part series will take place Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m.,
beginning March 12. They will be held in MSUB Library room 148; each lecture is
free of charge and open to the public. For more information visit the lecture
series website, http://www.msubillings.edu/lectures/gems/index.htm.
The
five part series includes:
March 12
The Prometheus Paradox:
How Monsters Make Us Human
Dr.
Tom Nurmi, Assistant Professor, English, Montana State University Billings
March 19
Red Fire Trucks and Big
Mustaches: Reimagining Fire and Emergency Services in the Experience Age
Mr.
Kelly McCoy, M. Ed., Fire Science, City College at Montana State University
Billings
March 26
Physical Inactivity:
The Major Public Health Problem of the New Millennium
Dr.
Jeffrey Michael Willardson, Assistant Professor, Health and Human Performance,
College of Allied Health, MSU Billings
April 2
Cyber Security: A 21st
Century Industry
Mr.
Brian Gurney, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Management, College of Business, MSU
Billings
April 9
The Noble Profession:
Contextualizing Recent Teacher Strikes and Considering the Profession of
Teaching in Montana
Dr.
Christopher Harrison, Assistant Professor, Educational Theory and Practice,
College of Education, MSU Billings