The World Affairs Council of Greater Reading

Dr. Spencer Stober
2016-01-13 03:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | PA
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Climate Change
Dr. Spencer Stober is a Probessor of Biology and Educational Leadership at Alvernia University. He taught biology for 30 years including undergraduate courses in Genetics, Botany, and Environmental Sciences. Since earning his doctorate at Temple University, with a specialization in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, he teaches graduate courses in education and leadership. In 2005 he received Alvenia’s Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching. He also served in a number of administrative positions at Alvernia College, including Department Chairperson, Dean of Arts and Sciences, and Dean of Graduate and Continuing Studies. His research interests include environmental sustainability, and intersection between religion and science. He publishes regularly in the International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability. He co-authored a book with Dr. Donna Yarri entitled, God, Science, and Designer Genes: An Exploration of Emerging Issues in Genetic Technologies.

Archive 2014-2015
2015-12-31 03:00 - 12:00
1/8/14 Dr. Solmon Lausch – Education: Keeping Things in Perspective
2/12/14 Wilfred Muskens – NAFTA – 20 Years Later
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3/13/14 Molly Williamson – The Geopolitics of Petroleum-US Shale and Foreign Policy Implications
4/9/14 Eva Horelova – Emergence of the E.U. Role in the World: It’s Economic, Poitical, and Foreign Policy Implications
5/14/14 Edward J. Hartung – Cybersecurity
6/11/14 Robert Musil, Ph.D. – Women and the Global Environment: From Rachel Carson to Today
9/10/14 Randell Newnham, Ph.D. – Crisis in the Ukraine
10/8/14 Peter D. Barbey – The Impact of Global Unrest on Media Reporting
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11/12/14 Frank Farrokh Sabouri – Iran
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12/10/14 Ben Dalton – Covering Global Conflict from the Ground
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1/14/15 Dr. Kerwin Shaffer U.S. Cuba Ties
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2/11/15 Dr. Oya Dursun-Ozkanca Turkey Today
3/11/15 Linda Maizels, Ph.D. Israel:Prospects for Peace in the Middle East
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4/10/15 Dr. Susan Martin U.S. Immigration Policy
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5/13/15 Dr. Michael Barry Afghanistan
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6/3/15 Molly Williamson Global Energy Security
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9/9/15 Robert L. Grenier Counterinsurgency Issues
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10/14/15 Metodija Koloski The American Case for Macedonia
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11/11/15 Dr. Donald Lee Update on U.N. Millennium Goals
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12/9/15 Carol Jenkins The Power of Education to Change Lives Globally
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SPEAKERS 2012-2013
2015-12-30 19:00
1/11/12 Michael Miller – Inside Japanese Schools
2/8/12 Leon Shahabian – Arab Media
3/15/12 John Seager – Managing Popluation Growth
4/11/12 Mary Jean Eisenhower – Peace through Understanding
5/9/12 Dr. Michael Scheuer – One Year After Bin Laden
6/13/12 Michael Klugman – Pakistan
9/12/12 Dr. Amany Jamal – Understanding Muslim Societies
10/10/12 S. Eugene Poteal – CIA Covert Operations
11/14/12 Hon. Yaron Sideman – Update on Israel & MIddle East
12/12/12 Ambassador Linda Jewel – Equador an South America
1/9/13 E.J. Hogendoorn – Africe: Region in Crisis
2/13/13 Dr. Valerie Rouxel-Laxon – Financial Turmoil in Europe
3/13/13 Dr. Stephen Hood – Korea
4/10/13 Michael Slackman – Foreign Policy of 2nd Obama Admin.
5/8/13 Dr. Paul Esqueda – Venezuela After Chavez
6/12/13 Molly Williamson – Israel-Palestine
9/11/13 Shihoko Goto – Economic Relations between US and East Asia
10/9/13 Christine Gilfillan – Combat Human Trafficking US & Worldwide
11/13/13 Kani Xulam – Kurds Within the Middle East
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12/11/13 Haleh Esfandiari – Iran’s New President: Reformer/Old Guard
