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University Lecture Series
The University Lecture Series (ULS) is an educational forum that features distinguished speakers, performers, and public figures. The series seeks to provide quality lecture programming which will stimulate and enhance the intellectual climate of our university and surrounding communities.
Featured speakers have included President Jimmy Carter and President Gerald Ford; Israeli U.N. Ambassador Abba Eban; Costa Rican President and Nobel Prize Winner Oscar Arias; authors Bebe Moore Campbell, Amy Tan, Ray Bradbury, Dr. Bernie Siegel, and Dr. Elizabeth Kubler Ross; playwright Luis Valdez; Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel; scientist Carl Sagan; director Spike Lee; activists Maki Mandela and Ralph Nader; historians Martin Marty and Robert Massie; and children's rights activist Marian Wright Edelman. Speakers have also included performers such as dancers Mikhail Baryshnikov and Bella Lewitzky and comedian Paul Rodriguez.
The University Lecture Series is funded in part by the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and the University Student Union Board. Special programs may be planned, supported, or jointly sponsored by off-campus groups.
For more information, call the University Lecture Series Office at (559) 278-2431.
Oscar Arias
Acclaimed as one of the most respected world leaders in
the later half of this century,
Oscar Arias Sanchez won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to further world
peace and the
1991 Philadelphia Liberty Medal honoring "leadership and vision in
pursuit of liberty."
Bebe Moore Campbell
Bebe Moore Campbell's nonfiction work has appeared in The
New York Times,
The Washington Post, Essence, Ebony, and other leading publications. She
recently earned the
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work.
James Lovell
As a veteran of the Gemini and Apollo space programs, Captain
Lovell's courage and
leadership ensured the Apollo 13 mission crew's survival.
Amy Tan
Amy Tan is the author of the best-selling novel and critically
acclaimed movie
"The Joy Luck Club." The Joy Luck Club became the longest running
book on the
New York Times hard cover best seller list in 1989.
Edward James Olmos
With a history of Tony and Academy Award nominations, Edward
James Olmos
acted and made his directorial debut in the highly acclaimed movie "American
Me."
