The Bard in Charge:  Liberal Arts Solutions to 21st Century National Security.
Dr. White has a Ph.D. in English and began her career as a technical writer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).  However, her strong liberal arts background opened countless doors in her career leading ultimately to her role as Director of the Center for Homeland Security and Counter-Proliferation for the ORNL.  In this seminar, Dr. White will discuss the surprising ways in which the liberal arts prepared her for solving national security issues.

 

Katrina One Year Later
Pastor Jerry Taylor coordinated the efforts of many of the 400 Lee students who worked on Katrina Relief projects last year.  He has revisited the sites where Lee student worked and will bring an update on the conditions there.  Although this seminar will be of special interest to students who participated in the Katrina Relief effort, it will be a meaningful and personal update on the plight of Katrina victims for any interested participants.

 

Sociology in Ministry
Can Sociologist pastor? A successful urban pastor shares how he has applied sociological theory to a ministry of the marginalized through an application-based discussion of the infusion of sociological theory into a new millennial ministry.

 

 

 

Fulfilling the Second Commandment
Is assisting the needy a condescending selfish act? We are commanded to love our neighbor as ourselves; this is accomplished by humanizing our love for the “least of these.” Reba Terry is the director of The Caring Place.

 

 

 

Homicide: It’s Just the Beginning
Reality based CSI. And you thought that crime scene investigation was just a television program. Enter into an enthralling discussion of the real world of CSI. Here’s what happens after homicide.

 

 

 

Life after Lee in the Bush Administration
Can a Christian work in politics? Dana Ayers will share from her experience working in the Bush Administration. 

 

 

 

 

Not Just a Man’s World: Women in Management
Three women with a wealth of management experience will discuss the unique challenges women face in their careers along with the unique opportunities.  Significant time will be allotted to Q&A.

 

 

 

Whatever Happened to “Made in the U.S.A.”?
Why are so many jobs being exported overseas?  From his perspective as CEO of the local Chamber of Commerce with the responsibility to attract industries to Cleveland as part of his portfolio, Mr. Bohannon will discuss the outsourcing done by American businesses to the international community.  

 

 

 

Life After College:  The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
All students wonder what life after college is like.  Stephanie Culberson has experienced a wide range of emotions from the Miss America competition to professional sales.

 

 

 

Mammon and Ministry: Using Business for Kingdom Work
Business need not be viewed as sacred vs. secular. Two individuals will share from their perspective how to utilize work in the business community to build the Kingdom.    Students will be encouraged to come with their questions during the significant time allotted for Q&A.

 

 

 

Working Your Way Through With Student Friendly Corporations
Many students work off campus during their college career and gain experience that helps them launch their career after college.  The students will share from their experience working in corporations that have substantial benefits, provide good work experience, and offer flexible working schedules.  A faculty member, responsible for directing an internship program who also worked in student friendly corporations as a student, will share his perspective as well. 

 

 

 

No Comparison: Reaching Your Full Potential with Your Talents
Sallie Mae, the nation’s leading provider of student loans and administrator of college savings plans, has helped millions of Americans achieve their dream of a higher education.  As a national spokesperson for Sallie Mae, Orlando Espinosa has toured the country talking to Latino students about reaching their full potential. The insights of this 1995 Lee Communication graduate will prove informative and inspirational.

 

 

From the Classroom to the Newsroom
 In this seminar, Jessica Morris will share her remarkable story of starting at the bottom and rising rapidly to the position of weekend anchor on Chattanooga’s News Channel 9.  As a recent Lee University Communication graduate, she will share tips for those who are considering a career in broadcasting. 

 

 

 

Starting Red Clay Theatre
Stacy Isom, Lee Communication graduate, launched a community theatre in Cleveland last year.  The first of its kind venture, Red Clay Theatre has bought professional-level performances to this area, and Isom will share the trials and successes of starting and running a professional/ community theatre.  Although of special interest to drama students, this session will provide insight into general entrepreneurship and the challenges of building something from the ground up.

 

 

 

Christians in Radio
Currently general manager and morning show host for WCLE, Steve Hartline is Cleveland’s “Mr. Radio.” His voice has been synonymous with local sports, community happenings, and major events since even before he graduated from Lee’s communication program in 2000. This seminar will address professional and spiritual issues faced by Christians in the media from the practical point of view of someone who does it every day.

 

 

 

Faith and Film:  Finding God in Unusual Places

Having worked in film since his graduation from Lee, Chris Hansen  will challenge students with regard to how they view  the cinema.  Guaranteed to be relevant, this session will be of interest to anyone with an interest in movies.

 

 

 

Singing Stars and Joyfully Shouting Angels: The Creation and Christian Artistry
This seminar will focus on the importance of the Biblical teaching of creation for Christian artistic activity.  Included will be how Biblical creation influences our thinking about and practice of art and other implications of our faith for artistic creativity.  The Fall, Curse and Redemption will be dealt with in terms of the impact on Christian creativity. Ed Kellogg is a nationally known and exhibited artist and is represented in numerous collections across the United States.

 

 

 

Crash Courses:  The Adventures of Teaching English in Mongolia
Teaching English as a foreign language in Mongolia provided Kim Wheeler, a Lee graduate and former Lee English instructor, with lessons and experiences beyond those offered in any textbook.  This session will be of particular interest to TESOL students and foreign language students considering teaching language in another culture.

 

 

 

Show Thyself Approved:  Graduate Studies, Christian Discourse, and Construction of an Academic Identity
Although it may be obvious that Christians use a unique form of discourse, it is less obvious that this way of talking could create problems for graduate students as they attempt to form their academic identity outside the Christian subculture.  Jeff Ringer, Lee graduate and former English instructor has done extensive research on this topic, using some Lee graduates in his study.  This seminar will be of interest to anyone  planning to go to graduate school and anyone interested in linguistics and discourse analysis.

 

 

 

Terror and Its Victims:  Gothic Structure of a Modern Problem
In the last few years much has been made of the claim that “everything changed after 9/11,” but are the political and rhetorical poses enacted in response to the concept of terror really new?  Focusing on Irish literature, Professor Hansen traces a brief history of the concept of political terror from its beginnings in the shadow of the French "Reign of Terror."  In "Terror and its Victims," Hansen will argue that the Gothic novel, a genre that was revitalized in the shadow of the French Revolution, demonstrates precisely how constant the rhetoric of Terror has remained throughout the last two centuries.

 

 

Alternatives in the Medical Profession
This session will overview different career choices and options for nursing.  An overview will include a variety of careers in the medical field.  The emerging need, demand, advantages, and educational requirements for nurse anesthetist will be outlined.  This will be overviewed by recent graduate and practicing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), BA, BSN, MNSA, ARMP.

 

 

 

Pitching your Tent at the Postmodern Carnival: Witness in a Pluralist Context
Ever since 9/11 the need for general improvement of relations among the major world religions and specific Christian engagement of the prevalent culture of religious pluralism has been becoming increasingly apparent.  Pentecostal Christians have a special spiritual heritage of faith that informs an effective approach to such contemporary engagement.  Leading Pentecostals labor to strike a bold balance avoiding all-too-common but seriously inadequate pitfalls of the ideologies of rampant pluralism and radical exclusivism by drawing on our own biblical, theological, and historical roots for relevant application today.  An astonishing dialogue including Pentecostals, Evangelicals, and other Christians with non-Christians is currently underway portending potentially rich developments.  Faithful Pentecostals especially offer a strong stand on religious truth and a vital version of Christian faith that is able to bear clear witness in a world of religious pluralism.

 

 

 

A Hitchiker’s Guide to the Planet
One of the most important demands that must be met by any species that survives on Earth is the demand for new territory and resources for itself and its offspring.  For many of the most successful species, this dispersal involves hitchhiking on, and at the expense of, other creatures.  Hitchhikers may become pathogens of their hosts, or problems to natives in their newfound colonial sites.  This “Hitchhikers Guide to the Planet” features Dr. Conn’s recent international research on brainworms in Canadian fish, zebra mussels invading western Europe and North America, and other dramatic cases.

 

 

 

The Gospel of Judas Controversy
The “Gospel of Judas” seminar will explore the content of this recently discovered Gnostic test, how it was found and eventually published, and how it compares and contrasts with the New Testament and early, orthodox, church teachings.  Dr. Hoffman will take an apologetic approach, i.e. what do thoughtful Christians need to know about the book (and others like it) to defend traditional Christian teachings and answer skeptics or critics that might use the new text to undermine the perceived accuracy or reliability of the New Testament.  Dr. Fuller will discuss possible profiles of the individuals or groups that produced and used Judas within the context of early Christianity.

 

 

 

The world comes to Bradley County: Immigration Issues and Controversies
The seminar will focus on immigration issues in Bradley County, Tennessee.  A few of the topics he will discuss include Apprehension, Documents, Bond, Asylum, Court, and Removal Procedures.

 

 

 

Outer Limits: Adventurous Among the Last Reindeer Herders and Hunters of Northernmost Mongolia
In this seminar, he will discuss his (mis)adventures in tracking elk, moose, and endangered ibex while getting lost with an endangered culture in the alpine-tundra region of south Siberia.  This presentation will cover the importance of bear’s claws, what to do when your nose is frozen in sixty-below-zero weather and other bits of indispensable knowledge that are necessary for conducting research on the spatial sensibilities of nomadic peoples and the competing political and territorial interests of nations.

 

 

 

The Modern Day Judiciary
The third branch of government -The Judicial- once had the traditional role of only decision making.  Today, the Judiciary is called upon by the overwhelming needs of society to not only provide decisions but to go several steps further and become problem-solving courts; such as Drug Courts, Teen Courts, Emergency Abuse Courts, and Unified Family Law Courts.  It is an evolution in progress while preserving its traditions.

 

 

 

Feminist views on Women and the Church: Roman Catholic and Protestant Perspectives
She will speak on the role of women in ministry interpreted though a theological lens.  She will suggest that generally women’s roles are viewed through the categories of “Christology” or “theology” (proper), but rarely through “pneumatology.”  This should be an interesting discussion for more than our female students.

 

 

 

Developing a Personal Philosophy for Valuing and Teaching Individuals with Disabilities
This session will address the importance for teachers to develop their own personal philosophy regarding the value of individuals with disabilities, as well as their own belief system in how people learn.  It will also address the responsibility special education teachers have to select the things that their students learn.

 

 

 

The State of the World’s Children: A View from UNICEF
This session will address the condition of young children and programs for young children around the world.

 

 

 

What Measures Success?
This session will review the professional milestones of a veteran teacher and state leader, with reflections on how to measure success in one’s career.

 

 

 

Methamphetamine: The Crisis in Bradley County
The presentation by a family court judge and the director of the local drug task force will explain the methods of manufacturing methamphetamine, the history of the drug, the effects of meth on individuals and the community, and the types of drug enforcement being used in Bradley County.

 

 

 

Educating a Diverse Population
This panel session includes three educational professionals who are successfully making a difference in the most difficult of circumstances.  Two local principles and a teacher (a 2003 graduate of Lee) attempt to define diversity before discussing the issues, complexities, struggles, and rewards of teaching "at-risk" students.
So you want to teach high school
Come hear one of Lee University's first Education Leadership graduates discuss public school administration and what - now ten years down the road - she wishes she had know before entering the profession.

 

 

Beyond the Human Genome: Creating Breakthrough Medicines in the 21st Century
This is a description for his talk: Dr. Jeff Conn has been active in drug discovery process during his career.  New avenues of drug development are now being exploited with the wealth of knowledge created by the human genome project.  He will explore how this new source of information has changed what researchers can accomplish in this field and will outline new strategies for drug development.  His specific area of research is focused on development of novel treatment strategies for schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease, and other brain disorders

 

 

 

 

Teaching High School
Come hear one of Lee University's first Education Leadership graduate discuss public school administration and what - now ten years down the road - she wishes she had know before entering the profession.