Pfaudler Enrichment Series

Join us for one of our most popular events held each week. This Thursday afternoon lunchtime lecture series is a member favorite.

Bring a bag lunch and listen to a lecture presented by guest speakers or a member speaker on a wide range of stimulating topics.

Date	Presenter	Lecture Series Titles for Fall 2009
9/24/09	Tim Dye, medical anthropologist and epidemiologist	The Outside Insider: Life as an Itinerant Anthropologist Dye talks about an anthropological life moving in and out of vastly diverse cultures and communities throughout the world with the goal of better understanding how culture and health interact.
10/01/09	Sandy Frankel, appointee to the NYS Commission on Local Government Efficiency and Competitiveness	Local Government Efficiency and Competitiveness Recommendations of the NYS Commission on Local Government are now moving forward as new legislation and new law.
10/08/09	Dr. Destler President of the Rochester Institute of Technology	History of the Banjo The social and technological development of the banjo will be discussed.
10/15/09	Dr. Oliver, Director of the Institute for Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility at RIT	Causes of the Financial Meltdown: From an Ethical Perspective Dr. Oliver will discuss the role that ethics (or the lack thereof) have played in the global economic recession.
10/29/09	Holly Howell, Culinary Instructor and Oenophile	Wine for the Holidays! With a busy two months ahead of us, take an hour out of your schedule right now to pick up some great hints about buying wine for your holiday festivities.
11/05/09	Richard F. Grunow Professor of Music Education at the Eastman School of Music	Jump Right In: The Instrumental Series Jump Right In provides a logical sequence from singing and movement to meaningful performance on a music instrument.
11/12/09	Patricia Schwartz, volunteer at the Auburn Correctional Facility and writer	The History of Auburn Prison Schwartz will reveal the hidden history of this infamous institution as well as share briefly about her work there today.
12/03/09	Steve Weinstein Head of the Chemical Engineering program at RIT	Chemical Engineering: RIT Style Discussion of the important role that chemical engineers play in society and the engineering challenges that our students will face.

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