Archive of Community Conversations Lectures (click the drop-down below to view full quarter presentations)
April 17, 2025 - Rethinking health: Exploring Weight-Nuetral Approaches to Wellness
Presenter: Jessica Kooiman
April 24, 2025 - A Culture of Community: Developing a Space Where Diversity Can Thrive
Presenter: Julia Mitchell and Ian King
May 1, 2025 - What's in your Seed Packet? Growing a Thriving Community
Presenter: Lindsey Schuhmacher
May 8, 2025 - The Category is HOUSE!
Presenter: Alexander Ivory-Brown
May 15, 2025 - An Exhibition Debate
Presenter: Fighting Smelt
May 22, 2025 - Building Community Through Imrpov!
Presenter: Sue Orchard
May 29, 2025 - What is DEI?
Presenter: Daniel Ruiz
June 5, 2025 - Making Friends with Meeples: Using Board Games to Build Community
Presenter: Sarah Griffith
October 3, 2024 - A Reflection on Resilience
Presenter: Julia Mitchell
October 10, 2024 - Heat, Hospitality, and Hummus: My life in Saudi Arabia
Presenter: Ashley Cahill
October 17, 2024 - The Buzz on Ecosystem Services
Presenter: Louis LaPierre and Adrienne Godschalx
October 24, 2024 - Dutch Mastery: Innovators through the Ages and Architects of the sea
Presenter: Stefan Rijnhart
October 31, 2024 - The Geological Secrets of the Bolivian Altiplano
Presenter: Morgan Salisbury
November 7, 2024 - Wonders from the Home and Abroad: Stories from International Students
Presenter: LCC International Programs
November 14, 2024 - Origami: From Here to the Depths of Space
Presenter: Danielle Casey
November 21, 2024 - The Wonder of the Forest
Presenter: Natalie Tonn
April 11th, 2024 - May the Microbes be ever in your favor
Presenter: Adrienne Godschalx
April 18th, 2024 - Understanding the Past and Navigating the future
Presenter: LCC eLearning
April 25th, 2024 - Tech driving our lives
Presenter: David Rosi
May 2nd, 2024 - Tech Trek
Presenter: Heidi Bauer
May 9th, 2024 - An exhibition date on changing technologies
Presenter: Fighting Smelt Speech and Debate
May 16th, 2024 - The impact of technology on young children today and tomorrow
Presenter: Kristine Langley
May 23rd, 2024 - Technology: Our cravings and fears
Presenter: Mark Gaither
May 30th, 2024 - Undergraduates doing real world research at LCC
Presenter: LCC Bee Project
April 6th, 2023 - Fuzzy Assumptions: A Primer on Human Culture
Presenter: Trey Batey
April 13th, 2023 -I like to read banned books
Presenter: Chris Tower
April 20th, 2023 - Cultural Pathways to Gun Violence
Presenter: Geof Richie
April 27th, 2023 - Building an Effective Sports Culture
Presenter: Lucas Meyers
May 4th, 2023 - The Culture of Romance from Courting to Dating
Presenter: Courtney Shah
May 11th, 2023 - Community-Guided Creativity
Presenter: Ryan Meagher and Douglas Detrick
May 18th, 2023 - Telling it Slant: The Poetry of Emily Dickinson
Presenter: Alexis Khoury
May 25th, 2023 - Study Abroad, the life-changing experience for students
Presenter: Marie Boisvert
This quarter's community conversations is sponsored by a grant from Humanities Washington
September 28, 2023 - Journey of Discovery: A Literary Exploration of the Northwest
Presenter: Adam Wolfer
October 5, 2023 - An Introduction to the History of Longview
Presenter: Danielle RobbinsOctober 12, 2023 - Constant Chaos: The Daily Battle to Protect the Environment
Presenter: Ron Holcomb
October 19, 2023 - Red Paint: A Conversation with Sasha LaPointe
Presenter: Chris Towers
October 26, 2023 - Northwest Pioneer Family
Presenter: Mark Gaither
November 2, 2023 - Cowlitz Tribe: The Forever People (no recording available)
Presenter: Tanna Engdahl
November 9, 2023 - You're Wrong About: A Conversation with Sarah Marshall
Presenter: Chris Tower
November 16, 2023 - Northwest Adventures
Presenter: Elena Boleyn-Ross
January 12th, 2023 - Harry Potter, Harvard, and the Secrets to a more fulfilling life
Presenter: Ashley Cahill
January 19th, 2023 - Laughter & Literature: Not your Mother's Book club!
Presenter: Becky Connolly
January 26th, 2023 - That's Wild: Dark Magic on the Pacific Crest Trail
Presenter: Hiedi Bauer
February 9th, 2023 - Enchanted by Romance Novels
Presenter: Hilary Walther
February 16th, 2023 - Distracted by Monsters: The Storytelling Genius of Stephen King
Presenter: Adam Wolfer and Mavourneen Rister
March 2nd, 2023 - A guilty pleasure literature debate
Presenter: Fighting Smelt
March 9th, 2023 - How books transform us
Presenter: Alan Rose
This quarter's community conversations is sponsored by a grant from Humanities Washington
October 6th - Superman Syndrome: What America Gets Wrong About Leadership
Presented by Chance Stewart
October 13th - Forging Reality: Straightening out Popular Beliefs about Swords and Swordsmithing
Presented by Matthew Daems and Klint Hull
October 20th - Debunking Mental Health Myths
Presented by Jennifer Houge
October 27th - Who is This Devil Fellow, Anyway?
Presented by Geof Richie
November 3rd - The Pygmalion Effect: Changing Outcomes by Changing Perceptions
Presented by Alex Brehm
November 10th - Political Misconceptions
Presented by Joanna Mosser
November 17th - Using Cognitive Bias to Avoid Reality
Presented by Michael Strayer
December 1st - No, it's not live: The Myths and Realities of the Jeopardy! Experience
Presented by Courtney Shah
April 14: Klint Hull and Chris Tower, Building a World: Creating Meaningful Settings for Fiction
Presented by Klint Hull and Chris Tower
April 21: The Wrong Place at the Wrong Time: The History Behind the Play 'The Harder Courage
Presented by Leslie Slape
April 28: Two Worlds - Three Realities: Teaching from the Other Side of the Planet
Presented by Mark Gaither
May 5: Theatre: A Place to See Each Other
Presented by Betsy Richard
May 12: Big Sky Country: The Montana Stories of Ivan Doig and Norman Maclean
Presented by Adam Wolfer
May 19: In Search of a Safe Place: Refugees, Asylum-seekers, and Internally Displaced Persons
Presented by Allison McCrady
May 26: Why We Call it Home
Presented by Lucas Myers
June 2: Making your way in the world today Takes everything you've got!
Presented by Michael Strayer and Ann Williamson
What's In A Name
January 13: Impact of labeling on young children
Presented by Kristine Langley and Michelle Strozyk
January 20: "You Dare Call This Poetry?"
Presented by Hiedi Bauer
January 27: An exhibition debate
Presented by The LCC Fighting Smelt
February 3: Mental HEALTH, let's talk about it!
Presented by Bryana Kowalski
February 17: Research: How you're doing it wrong
Presented by the Ian King
February 24: Choosing and Using Names Across Cultures
Presented by Marie Boisvert
Presented by Morgan Salisbury
March 10: Abracadabra: How to Use Words to Divide People in Half, Transform Reality, and Disappear
Presented by David Benson
Across the Lifespan
September 30: Grow Up, America: How we define adulthood
Presented by Courtney Shah
October 7: The Impact of Attachment on infant and Toddler Development
Presented by Kristine Langley and Michelle Strozyk
October 14: 25 Going on 5: Why Adult Children Still Need Their Parents
Presented by Allison McCrady
October 21: Estate Planning and Guardianship: Basics You Should Know
Presented by Anita Quirk
October 28: Live Long and Prosper
Presented by Annette Ward
November 4: Their Bun, My Oven: A Journey through Surrogacy
Presented by the Shiree Bent
November 18: End of Life Matters: Hospice and Palliative Care
Presented by Karen Joiner
December 2: The Tremendous, Terrific and Terrifying Teen Brain
Presented by Michael Strayer
Race in America and Beyond
April 15: Tangled: Why Your Hair Matters to Society
Presented by Anu Taranath (Humanities Washington speaker)
April 22: Fighting Exclusion and Perpetual Foreignism: Asian Pacific Americans and Civil Rights
Presented by Roy Vu (North Lake College, TX)
April 29: Cowlitz Tribe: The Forever People
Presented by Tanna Engdahl (Cowlitz Elder)
May 6: The Anthropology of Race
Presented by Trey Batey
May 13: And Justice for All. Really?
Presented by Anita Quirk
May 20: Implicit Bias
Presented by the Kent Chamber of Commerce
May 27: Race in a Global Perspective
Presented by Angie & Mark Agaba-Gaither and Dana & Brian Cummings
June 3: How to [Not] Become a Racist
Presented by Michael Strayer
Get the Message
January 14: Fundamentals for Successful Communication
Presented by Stefanie Gilberti
January 21: Alexa, is that you?
Presented by Presented by David Rosi
January 28: Tell it Slant: Getting the News from Poetry
Presented by Abbie Leavens
February 4: The Puritans and MeToo: Gossip, Scandal, and the Memory of Early America
Presented by Melissa Johnson
February 11: Cultural Hegemony and Manufacturing Consent
Presented by Trey Batey
February 18: Theater for Social Justice
Presented by Betsy Richard
February 25: Virtual Telephone: Truth and Rumors at our Fingertips
Presented by Ian King & Lindsay Keevy
March 4: That is Science: Communication and Miscommunication of Science Ideas
Presented by Adam Wolfer
Big Ideas
October 1: Public Health Communicable Disease Investigation & Prevention
Presented by Michelle Ashby, Cowlitz County Health Department
October 8: Comic Books as a Vehicle for Anti-Racism
Presented by Chris Tower and Abbie Leavens
October 15: The Fighting Smelt Speech & Debate Team
Presented by Alex Brehm and the LCC Fighting Smelt
October 22: Building Community Resilience
Presented by Ann Holaday
October 29: Atheism
Presented by Geof Richie
November 5: Self-Organized Learning Experiences (SOLE)
Presented by Mark Gaither
November 12: Jack of All Trades: How Pancho the Donkey is Saving the World
Presented by Michal Ann Watts and Catie Graham
November 19: Trans-generational Trauma of Slavery: The Effects on Black Identity, Health and Academic Performance
Presented by Michael Strayer
LCC at 85
January 16: A Brief History of Public Education
Presented by: Courtney Shah
January 23: Workforce Education
Presented by: Faculty Panel
January 30: The Salal Review Turns 20
Presented by: Amber Lemiere and Joe Green
February 6: 65 Years of Nursing at LCC: Past-Present-Future
Presented by: Helen Kuebel and Karen Joiner
February 13: 120+ Years of Experience: A Retrospective
Presented by: Retired and Current Faculty
February 20: Launching a Career at LCC
Presented by: Paul Laufman
February 27: What's in the LCC Archives?
Presented by: LCC Learning Commons Faculty & Staff
March 5: The Future of LCC
Presented by LCC President Chris Bailey
Preparedness
November 21: Five Alternatives to Toilet Paper and Other Hiking Hacks
Presented by: Hiedi Bauer
November 14: Stop Preparing for the Not-Apocalypse
Presented by: Mark Gaither
November 7: The Hero Beside You
Presented by: Lorraine Churchill
October 31: GRIN and PREPARE For It: Four Technologies that may Kill Us
Presented by: Chris Tower
October 24: Preparing for a Changing Economy
Presented by: Teresa Purcell
October 17: Tsunami Survivors in Chile
Presented by: Brian Atwater
October 10: The Three A's of a Self-Defense
Presented by: Mavourneen Rister
October 3: Retirement Preparedness
Presented by Stephen Fuller and Mike Claxton
Sex and Gender
June 6: Women's Music Festivals
Amber DiGerlando, Social Justice Advocate
May 30: A Neurobiological View of Sex & Gender: It's Not All in Your Jeans
Michael Strayer, Psychology Instructor
May 23: When It's Time to Individuate: Gender, Middlesex, and the Jungian Process of Individuation
Chris Tower, Adjunct Faculty
May 16: Gender Bias in the Workplace
Sue Orchard, Vice President of Student Services
May 9: The First Computer Programmer Was a Woman?!
Darlene de Vida, Retired Dean of Instruction
May 2: From Stonewall to Today: Queer Literature Comes Out of the Closet
Nicole DiGerlando, English Instructor
April 25: Uncovering the History of Gender and Sexuality
Courtney Shah, Social Science Instructor
April 18: Raising the Rainbow Flag: Supporting LGBTQ College Students
Dani Trimble, Director of Workforce Programs
Beyond Survival: Food's Meaning to Us
January 17: Beans and Greens: Lifelong Benefits of the Mediterranean Lifestyle
Jessica Kooiman, Instructor of Natural Science
January 24: The Chemistry of Food
Armando Herbelin, Instructor of Chemistry/Natural Science
February 7:Fermented Foods: Microbes Rule!
Presented by: Kyle Hammon, Dean of Instruction
February 14: Battles with Food: Notes from a Journey to Overcome Emotional Eating
Presented by: Merry Bond, Instructor of Nursing
February 21: Food and Evolution
Presented by: Trey Batey, Instructor of Anthropology
February 28: Community Gardens
Presented by: Louis LaPierre, Instructor of Biology
March 7: Plant-Based Palates: Flexitarianism and Veganism
Presented by: Amber Lemiere, Instructor of English, and Morgan Salisbury, Instructor of Earth Science
March 14: Homebrewing 101
Presented by: Alex Brehm, Oregon Brew Crew Education Chair, and Len Hallock, 2018 Oregon State Homebrewer of the Year
The Mind at Work
October 4: A Strengths-Based Approach to Autism
Elizabeth West, Longview School District Director of Special Education
October 11: How Exercise and the Outdoors Boost Mood and Brain Power
Elena Ross, LCC Health, Fitness and Nutrition Instructor
October 18: How Adverse Childhood Experiences Can Throw a Wrench in the Works
Janell Haynes-Hughes, LCC English Instructor
October 25: The Teen Brain: Creative, Impulsive, Miraculous, Terrifying and Incomplete
Michael Strayer, LCC Social Science Instructor
November 1:The Good Kind of Plastic
Annette Ward, LCC Nursing Instructor
November 8: Neurobiology of Addiction
Michele Waltz, LCC Chemical Dependency Instructor
November 15: Artificial Intelligence
David Rosi and Don Derkacht, LCC Computer Science Instructors, and Mark Gaither, LCC Business Technology Instructor
Heroism
April 12: If Superman Ain't a Hero, Who Is?
David Benson, LCC Political Science Instructor and Michael Strayer, LCC Psychology Instructor
April 19: The Extraordinary Life of Sojourner Truth
Courtney Shah, LCC Social Science Instructor
April 26: Marie Curie and Lise Meitner: Women of Physics
Adam Wolfer, LCC Chemistry Instructor
May 3: Gods of Our Time
Geoff Richie, LCC Psychology Instructor
May 10: A Debate on Superheroism
The Fighting Smelt Debate Team and the LCC Science Fiction Club
May 17: My Heroes are Volunteers
Tamara Norton, LCC RN, MN, Assistant Nursing Program Director, eLearning Coordinator
May 24: Defending our Freedoms, the Human Toll
Lt. Col. Tim McPharlin
May 31: People Who Live in Invisible Capes
Jeanne Hamer, LCC Nursing Instructor
June 7: The Hero: Psychology, Myth, and Media
Shannon Wachob, LCC Workfirst Transitions Specialist
Making the World a Better Place
January 11: Beauty, Protest, Empowerment, Self: Let Poetry Make Your World a Better Place
Hiedi Bauer, LCC Language and Literature Instructor
January 18: Educate, Infiltrate, Advocate: Three Steps to Change the World!
Becky Connolly, LCC Language and Literature Instructor
January 25: The Psychology of Happiness: Laugh Often, Love Much, and get a Puppy
Michael Strayer, LCC Psychology Faculty
February 1: Start Where You Are
Amber Lemiere, LCC English Instructor
February 8: Compassion Isn't Always Nice
Amber DiGerlando, Social Justice Advocate
February 15: Building Bridges, Not Walls
Allison McCrady, LCC CEO Instructor
March 1: Healthier People, Happier Planet
Annette Ward, LCC Nursing Instructor
Movies & Meaning
September 28: Movies: See More
Klint Hull, LCC Language & Literature Instructor
October 5: Badass Women in Film
Mavourneen Rister, LCC English Instructor
October 12: Naughty or Nice? Nurses in Film and Television
Merry Bond, LCC Nursing Instructor
October 19: Xavier vs. Magneto: Queerly There's an Issue with the X-Men
Nicole DiGerlando, LCC English Instructor
October 26: A Debate on Inclusiveness at the Oscars
Alex Brehm and the Fighting Smelt, LCC Communications Studies Instructor
November 2: Film as Reflection or Shaper of Society
Geoffrey Richie, LCC Psychology Instructor
November 9: Talking Movies: Cultural Literacy, Referential Khowledge and Social Discourse
Dennis Shaw, Retired LCC Faculty
November 16: Where Are All the Poor Kids?: Class Consciousness in Teen Movies
Janell Haynes-Hughes, LCC Language & Literature Instructor
November 30: Silent but Sexy: How Early Movies Became Sex Education
Courtney Shah, LCC Social Science Instructor
What Culture Means to Me
April 13: Webs of Significance: A Primer on Culture
Trey Batey, LCC Anthropology Instructor
April 20: Culture Shift: Growing up Poor in a Middle Class World
Mark Gaither, LCC Business Technology Instructor
April 27: Thriving Across Cultures
Dana Cummings, LCC Business Instructor
May 4: Multiculturalism
John Killian, LCC Education Planner & Multicultural Advisor
May 11: Cajun 101
Melinda Harbaugh, LCC Interim Dean of Instruction & Learning Resources
May 18: Clashing Home and Academic Cultures
Janell Haynes-Hughes, LCC Language & Literature Instructor
May 25: Deaf Culture, Sensitivity and Awareness
Terese Rogmno
June 1: Just Act Normal, That's Crazy Enough! A Firsthand Comparison of Dutch and American Cultures.
Stefan Rijnhart, LCC Computer Science Instructor
Sports and Society
January 19: Athletic Recruiting at American Colleges
Eddie Smith, LCC Head Baseball Coach/ Student Retention Specialist
January 26: Sports, an Inclusive Pedagogy
Lucas Myers, LCC Natural Sciences Instructor
February 2: A Place for Politics in Sports? A Debate by the LCC Fighting Smelt
Alex Brehm, LCC Speech Communication Instructor
February 9: Youth Sports: Pros and Cons
Elena Ross, LCC Physical Education Instructor
February 16: Building Community and Lifelong Fitness
Shelby and Jarad Miller, LCC Fitness Center Manager
February 23: Brain vs. Brawn: Two for the price of one?
Annette Ward, LCC Nursing Instructor
March 2: Statistics and the Numbers Game
Jeff Lucas and Jim Franz, LCC Economics & Social Sciences Instructor
March 9: Get their Heads out of the Game: The Risk of Sport Concussions
Michael Strayer, LCC Social Sciences Instructor
Elections/ Current Issues
September 29: Two World Views: Politics & Science
Adam Wolfer, LCC Chemistry Instructor
October 6: Observations From the Frontline of Politics
Brian Hatfield, former Washington State Senator
October 13: What Economic Models Predict for the 2016 Election
Jim Franz, LCC Economics/Social Sciences Instructor
October 20: Civility in Politics
Carolyn Long, Associate Professor of the School of Politics, Philosophy and Public Affairs, Washington State University, Vancouver
October 27: Is a Woman Fit to be President?
LCC instructors Michael Strayer, LCC Psychology Instructor & David Benson, LCC Political Science Instructor
November 3: The Politics of Pissing: Transgender Bathroom Rights
Nicole DiGerlando, LCC English Instructor
November 10: A Better Way to Vote
Cary Rhode, LCC Mathematics Instructor
Politics in the Animal Kingdom - Video
November 17: Gender and Presidential Politics: A HIStory?
Courtney Shah, LCC Social Sciences Instructor
Birds, Bees, and Sexualities
April 14: Together, We Can End Sexual Violence
Stacey Spencer, Emergency Support Shelter
April 21: Beautiful and Bizarre: The Diversity of Sexual Practices in Nature
Louis LaPierre, LCC Biology Instructor
April 28: Robots: Race, Sex, & Gender
Mark Gaither, LCC Business Technology Instructor and Siri
May 5: Conscious Open Relationships: Valid Models of Non-Monogamy
Geoffrey Richie, LCC Psychology Instructor
May 12: Anime: It's (Mostly) Not Pornography
Klint Hull, LCC Language & Literature Instructor
May 19: The Needle Goes Where? New Contraception Options for Men
Alisha Williams, LCC I-BEST Instructor
May 26: Transgressing Boy and Girl Boxes: Expectations and Violations
Michael Strayer, LCC Psychology Instructor, David Benson, LCC Political Science Instructor, and Nicole DiGerlando, LCC English Instructor
June 2: From Bonobos to Homo: Evolutionary Perspectives on Primate Sexual Behavior
Trey Batey, LCC Anthropology Instructor
Music: The Rhythm of Societies
January 14: Music and Your Genes: Maybe Practice Doesn't Make Perfect?
Lucas Myers, LCC Natural Sciences Instructor
January 21: Streaming Music and the Complexities of Profit: A Musician's Perspective
Amber Lemiere, LCC English Instructor and Eric Lemiere.
January 28: Can the Blues Cure What's Wrong with White People?
Dennis Shaw.
February 4: Song of Survival: Music in Concentration Camps
Tamra Davis, LCC Music Instructor.
February 11: The Patriarchy of Punk and the Riot Grrl Revolution
Nicole DiGerlando, LCC English Instructor.
February 18: The Ever-Changing Role of Music in Society
Gina Challed, LCC Choir Director.
February 25: Music: The Soundtrack to our Lives
Michael Strayer, LCC Psychology Instructor.
March 3: Composing Ugly: Stravinsky Climbs Out a Window
Rob Davis, LCC Instrumental Music Instructor and Heidi Bauer, LCC Language & Literature Instructor.
Jobs and Environment: Imagine the Possibilities
October 1: Solar Power: Powerful. Loved. Full of Possibility.
Doug Boleyn, Cascade Solar
October 8: Connecting with the Pacific Northwest
Terry Campbell, Sustainable Northwest Wood, Inc.
October 15: Renewable Energy for a Renewable Future
Cliff Gilmore, Renewable Northwest
October 22: The Civilian Conservation Corps: A History of Jobs and the Environment
Courtney Shah, LCC History Instructor
October 29: Walking Down Memory Lane
Brian Magnusson, Cascade Networks
November 5: Biodiesel
Jim Dillinger, LCC Automotive Instructor
November 12: Zero or nothing: Designing for the post-carbon economy
Eric Corey Freed, International Living Future Institute
November 19: The Sustainable Built Environment
Andy Rovelstad, Rovelstad Architects
December 3: Roundtable Discussion
A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words
April 16: Should Beauty Calm the Savage Beast? Order, Balance and Terror in David's The Death of Marat
Hiedi Bauer, Language & Literature Instructor
April 23: Why I named My P-51 Mabel: Aircraft Nose Art and Other Images*
Brendan Glaser, Vice President of Instruction
April 30: From Paddy-Wagons to Pride: Defining Images of Queer Culture
Nicole DiGerlando, Language & Literature Instructor
May 7: Light and Color in Science Fiction Film
Klint Hull, Language & Literature Instructor
May 14: Don't Tug on Superman's Cape: An Analysis of Superman's Image
Dan Schabot, former Speech Instructor
May 21: Motivation and the Media: Leadership and its Role in the Future
Chance Stewart, Program Coordinator, Workforce Programs
May 28: Hidden Pictures: Subliminal Messages in Print Advertising
Melinda Weatherford, Faculty Librarian
June 4: Bureaucracy: The Influence of THE SYSTEM on the Individual and Society
Mark Gaither, Business Technology Instructor
Turning Points in Science
January 15: Thomas Kuhn and the Dialectics of Scientific Progress
Dennis Shaw, Anthropology instructor
January 22: The Magic of the Transistor
Cary Rhode, Mathematics Instructor
January 29: When you were a tadpole and I was a fish: Developmental genetics reveals our deepest ancestry
Louis LaPierre, Biology Instructor
February 5: Galileo Galilei: King of Night Vision, King of Insight
Adam Wolfer, Chemistry Instructor
February 12: Designer Genes
Katrina Fuller, Biology Instructor
February 19: Infection Control Through History
Annette Ward and Merry Bond, Nursing Instructors
February 26: Cancer Research: Perceptions & Reality
Lucas Myers, Natural Science Instructor
March 5: Catastrophic (?) Floods/Ideas (!)
David Cordero, Earth Science Instructor
Monsters in Our Midst!
October 2: Mirror, Mirror: Why Heroes Make the Best Villains
Dan Schabot, Speech Instructor
October 9: Battling Monsters: The Literary Roots of Role-Playing Games
Mark Gaither, Business Technology Instructor
October 16: Dystopian Visions: Monstrous Consequences of Perceived Trends
Dennis Shaw, Social Science Instructor
October 23: Victim or Willing Participant? Vampires and Our Desire for the Sexual "Other"
Nicole DiGerlando, Language & Literature Instructor
October 30: Zombies: History and Hysteria!
Roy Staples
November 6: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: The Monster in the Mirror
Joan Herman, former Language & Literature Instructor
November 13: "They called me MAD!!!": Mad Scientists as Monsters and Villains
Adam Wolfer, Chemistry Instructor
November 20: The Monsters Among Us: Narcissists, Predators and Psychopaths, Oh my!
Michael Strayer, Psychology Instructor
December 4: Making Monsters, Making War
David Benson, Social Science Instructor
Looking Back to 1964
April 17: Stanley Kubrick's;Dr. Strangelove: How to Laugh at American/Russian Brinksmanship
Roy Staples, LCC Instructor, Transitional Studies
April 24: Riding the Swell: Demographics and the Culture of Teenage Consumption
Dennis Shaw, LCC Instructor, Philosophy
May 1: Education: Failing to Realize Azimov's Technological Dream
Mark Gaither, LCC Instructor, Business
May 8: The 1964 Civil Rights Act and the World
Daniel Kotin, LCC Instructor, History
May 15: "You're Neither Unnatural, nor Abominable, nor Mad": Homosexuality and Cultural Expectations of Mental Illness
Nichole DiGerlando, LCC Instructor, English
May 22: Academic Support for Students: Past, Present, and Future
Zack Frey, Charlotte Persons, Maggie Stuart, Melinda Weatherford, LCC Learning Commons Staff
May 29: Gender and the Civil Rights Act
Courtney Shah, LCC Instructor, History
June 5: Celebrating John F. Kennedy in Comic Books
Dan Schabot, LCC Instructor, Speech
June 12: Take Me Out to the Ball Game: When Math and Sports Finally Got Serious
Jeff Lucas, LCC Instructor, Math
Health and Wellness in Our Community
News Stories:
LCC lecture series on health moved to larger venue
The Daily News | January 28, 2013
LCC's Community Conversations speakers to focus on health
The Daily News | January 16, 2013
January 16: Place Matters: What Determines Our Health?
Paul Youmans, Executive Director Pathways 2020, Cowlitz County
January 23: Wellness & Prevention: A Matter of Life and Death
Anik St. Martin, Doctor of Chiropractic, Advantage Chiropractic and Massage, Longview
January 30: School Gardens: Real Food, Real Life Lessons
Ian Thompson, Director, Lower Columbia School Gardens
February 6: Living Well to Prevent Diabetes: Early Detection, Aggressive Treatment, and Optimal Glycemic Control
Annette Ward, Lower Columbia College Nursing Instructor and Christine Trabucco, Diabetic Educator at PeaceHealth SW Medical Center in Vancouver
February 13: The Affordable Care Act In Washington State
Amber Rosewood, Community Relations Liaison, Family Health Center, Longview
February 20: Restorative to Hot Yoga: Paths to Wellness and Strength
Desiree Ouellette, Owner/Instructor, Holos Yoga, Longview
February 27: Food, Weight, and Exercise: The Truth Behind Our Obesity Epidemic and Strategies for Successful Change
Elena Ross, Lower Columbia College Physical Education Instructor
March 6: Mental Health in America: Fighting the War on Depression
Michael Strayer, Lower Columbia College Psychology Instructor
March 13: Mobilizing Collective Impact for Health: The Cowlitz County Health & Human Services Community Health Improvement Plan
Michael O'Neill, Community Mobilization Coordinator, Cowlitz County Health & Human Services
Favorite Lessons: Sample the Best from LCC Instructors
October 3: How to Publish Your Writing and Art
Hiedi Bauer, English Instructor; student editors, The Salal Review
October 10: Columbus: Myth, Meals, and Meaning
Courtney Shah, History instructor
October 17: To Be or Not To Be: Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Don Correll, Drama instructor
October 24: The Damsel in Distress and the Femme Fatale in DC Comics Identity Crisis
Dan Schabot, Communications instructor
October 31: The Meandering Sensibilities of an Ontological Naturalist
Dennis Shaw, Philosophy instructor
November 7: The Art of Social Science; Why You Can't Prove a Theory to be True or Why Economists Have So Many Hands
Jim Franz, Economics instructor
November 14: American Skin Politics
David Benson, Political science instructor
November 21: Computer Science Demystified
Don Derkacht, Computer Science instructor
December 5: The Teen Brain: Miraculous and Dangerous
Mike Strayer, Psychology instructor
Cowlitz County: Our Growing International Connections
Examining emerging opportunities for economic growth and development of the future.
Speakers will include regional experts on economic development, transportation, global competitiveness, intercultural endeavors, and globalization. Join the conversation on Twitter at #talkglobal
News story:
LCC lecture series to focus on Cowlitz County's growing international ties
The Daily News | March 28, 2013
April 11: Educating Our Future Workforce: Chinese Teacher Exchanges and Language Programs
Suzanne Cusick, Superintendent, Longview School District
April 18: Lower Columbia College's Role in the Region's Future
Chris Bailey, President, Lower Columbia College
April 25: Increasing Washington's International Competitiveness
Eric Shinfeld, President, World Trade Council, and Chief of Staff, Seattle Chamber of Commerce
May 2: A Look into the Future Economy of Cowlitz County
Ted Sprague, Director, Cowlitz Economic Development Council
May 9: Benefits and Opportunities in International Education
Margit Brumbaugh, Director, Lower Columbia College International Programs
May 17 (Friday): Space Policy and its Entrepreneurial Impact in the Pacific Northwest
Paul Laufman, retired CEO, United Paradyne (Administration Building, Heritage Room)
May 23: Connection of our Major Industries to World Markets and Producers
Peter Bennett, Vice President of Business Development, Millennium Bulk Terminals
May 30: Longview Sister City Commission: Expanding Our Intercultural Connections
Eileen Bergeson, Business Faculty, Lower Columbia College; Tom Hutchinson, Longview City Council
June 6: Our Regional and International Transportation Connections
Geir-Eilif Kalhagen, CEO, Port of Longview; and other port representatives
June 13: Preparing for the Future: Clean Up of Former Reynolds Aluminum Site
James DeMay, Department of Ecology; Josh Wilund, ALCOA, Teresa Purcell, Community Advisory Board Member
Northwest Jobs of the Future
Local employers and community experts examine employment trends for emerging occupations of the Northwest including the knowledge, skill set, and strategies needed for success in the new economy.
News story:
LCC lecture series to focus on jobs
The Daily News | January 15, 2013
January 17: Economic Demand and Job Skills for the Economy of the Future
January 24: Employment Trends in K-12 Education
January 31: Small Business Development
February 7: Emerging Careers in Energy and Engineering
February 14: Why You Should Consider a Career in the Trades
February 21: Growing Demand for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
February 28: High-Growth Careers in Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing
March 7: The Changing Field of Occupations in HealthCare
March 14: The Future of Social Work and Human Service Occupations
Elections 2012: Local, State and National
Lower Columbia College faculty and community experts examine the impact of voter decisions on the economy, healthcare, taxes and a coal terminal in Longview and assess the impact of the media, candidate debates and the Electoral College on election results.
News stories:
LCC president wades through politics of education funding
The Daily News | November 16, 2012
LCC's fall lecture season to focus on election
The Daily News | September 24, 2012
September 27: The Economy, The Election, A Prediction
Jim Franz, LCC Economics Instructor
October 4: Low and in the Dirt, The Rhetorical Significance of Ceremonial First Pitches in Presidential Campaigns
Dan Schabot, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
October 11: How Your Vote Could Change Your Healthcare
Randy Querin, Public Affairs and Governance Specialist, PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center
October 18: Taxes and Spending: Top Issues in this Election
David Benson, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
October 25: The Perception of Media Bias in Election Coverage
John Markon, Editor, The Daily News
November 1: The Effect of National Decisions on Local Issues, The Proposed Coal Export Terminal in Longview
George Raiter, Commissioner, Cowlitz County
November 8: The Washington Legislature and Educational Reform
Roy Maier, Lower Columbia WEA Uniserv
November 15: Higher Education and Politics
Chris Bailey, President, Lower Columbia College
November 29: The Myth of the Electoral College
Cary Rhode, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
Plugged In: The Future of Technology
News story:
LCC spring lecture series to explore technology's role in education
The Daily News | April 4, 2012
April 12: From Shared to Open, The Evolution of Open Resources
Connie Broughton, SBCTC Director of eLearning & Open Education
April 19: My Math Lab: A Student View
Brad Benjamin, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
April 26: Engaging with the Open Course Library & Other Educational Resources
Tom Caswell, Open Education, Policy Association
May 3: Free Media
Chris Bailey, President, Lower Columbia College
May 10: Full Access Feedback with Tegrity Lecture Capture
Nadine Lemmons, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
May 17: The Use of Technology for Student Success
Lisa Matye Edwards, Vice President of Student Success, Lower Columbia College
May 24: Technology and Changing the Way We Teach and Learn
Scott Dennis, MPA, eLearning Professional Development Manager, SBCTC
May 31: Clickers in the Classroom
Katrina Fuller, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
June 7: Tots, Teens, Twitter and Texting: The Psychological Effects of Living in a Constantly Connected World
Michael Strayer, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
Guilty Pleasures: Books We Love to Read
News stories:
Science fiction themed lecture kicks off LCC series
The Daily News | January 13, 2012
'Guilty Pleasures' book lecture series jumps off the page in Jan
The Daily News | December 4, 2011
January 12: Stainless Steel Rats and Other Wonders of Science Fiction
Klint Hull, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
January 19: Alan Moore and the Deconstruction of Mythic Individualism
Dennis Shaw, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
January 26: Sylvia Plath: What's in the Words?
Alexis Franz, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
February 2: Stephen King: Stories Not For the Timid
Adam Wolfer, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
February 9: Ken Follett: History and Imagination
JoAnne Booth, Staff, Lower Columbia College
February 16: Gothic Fiction
Joan Herman, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
February 23: Laura Ingalls Wilder: America's Childhood
Courtney Shah, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
March 1: Denis Johnson: Literary Bad Boy Makes Good
Joe Green, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
March 8: How a College Instructor Justifies Reading Ann Rice
Hiedi Bauer, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
Community Partnerships.
News stories:
LCC lecture on social services kicks off Thursday
The Daily News | September 28, 2011
LCC lecture series will focus on efforts to help the disadvantaged
The Daily News | September 18, 2011
Free Lectures Focus on Community PartnershipsCollege Relations | September 13, 2011
September 29: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
Corie Dow, Executive Director, CASA
October 6: Lower Columbia Mental Health Center (LCMHC)
Eric Yakovich, Executive Director, LCMHC
October 13: Helping People Understand Each Other
Bill Reade, Executive Director, Ethnic Support Council
October 20: Lower Columbia Community Action Programs (CAP) and the War on Poverty, 1964-2011
Alan Rose, Community Relations Director
October 27: Lower Columbia Head Start
Suzanne Johnson, Assistant Director, Lower Columbia Head Start/ECEAP
November 3: The Homeless
Melissa Taylor, Senior Managing Planner, Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments (CWCOG)
November 10: Life Works: Developmentally Disabled Adults
Marti Johnson, Executive Director, Life Works
November 17: The Aging
Diane Craft, Marketing Director, Canterbury Inn, Koelsch Senior Communities
December 1: Victims of Crime
Sherrie Tinoco, Executive Director, Emergency Support Shelter
Exceptional People
April 14: Edward O. Wilson: The World of Insects
Louis LaPierre, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
April 21: Truth is Powerful and It Prevails, Sojourner Truth
Courtney Shah, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
April 28: Shattered Illusions: Levi Strauss and the Search for the Primitive
Dennis Shaw, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
May 5: How Keynes Came to America
Jim Franz, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
June 9: W. Edwards Deming, Japan's American Hero
Jeff Lucas, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
May 19: Karl Marx: The Man Behind the Ideas
David Benson, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
May 26: Quiet Genius Pushing Boundaries: Madame Curie
Adam Wolfer, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
June 2: Linus Pauling: Echoes of His Influence in Today's World
Armando Herbelin, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
June 9: W. Edwards Deming: Japan's American Hero
Jeff Lucas, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
Law, Order and the Public Good
News story:
LCC lecture series to highlight law enforcement
The Daily News | January 10, 2011
January 13: Public Perception of Law Enforcement
Mark Nelson, Cowlitz County Sheriff
January 20: Technologies & New Changes in Law Enforcement
Andrew O. Hamilton, Kelso Chief of Police
January 27: The Role of the Public Defender
Terry L. Mulligan, Director, Cowlitz County Office of Public Defense
February 3: The Participants in the Criminal Justice System
Hon. James J. Stonier, Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge
February 10: Raising Ethical, Responsible Boys
Alex Perez, Police Chief, City of Longview
February 17: The State of Correction
Marin Fox Hight, Director, Cowlitz County Corrections
February 24: Overview of the Juvenile Justice System in Cowlitz County
Chad Connors, Administrator, Cowlitz County Juvenile Court
March 3: The Children's Justice & Advocacy Center
Susan I. Baur, Prosecuting Attorney, Cowlitz County
March 10: New Mental Health Court
Michael H. Evans, Judge, Cowlitz County District Court
March 17: An Overview of Emergency Management
Grover Laseke, Director, Cowlitz County Department of Emergency Management
Fall Quarter 2010
The Green Earth: Our Playground & Responsibility
September 30: The Body Toxic
Nena Baker, Author
October 7: Climate Change
Louis LaPierre, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
October 14: Sustainability and the Built Environment
Andy Rovelstad, Leavengood Architects
October 21: Water Quality Issues
Josh Johnson, Stormwater Manager, City of Longview; Van McKay, Senior Engineer, City of Kelso
October 28: Insects and Human Food Security
Scott Black, Executive Directo,The Xerces Society
November 4: E-recycling: Waste Control and Recycling Issues
Gregg Hannon, Solid Waste/Recycling/Code Compliance Manager, City of Longview
November 18: Air Quality & You
Laurie Hulse-Moyer, Air Quality Specialist, Southwest Clean Air Agency
December 2: The Politics of Green
Axel Swanson, Commissioner, Cowlitz County
Wings on the Human Spirit: The Visual and Performing Arts
News story:
LCC lecture series to highlight visual and performing arts
The Daily News | April 2, 2010
April 8: The Arts in a Community
Gian Paul Morelli, Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts
April 15: What Time Collects: Photography as Art
Bob Farr, photographer, Kelso
April 22: Politics, Propaganda and Music
Gary Nyberg, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
April 29: Music and Dance in the Balkans
Daniela Ivanova-Nyberg, dance researcher and anthropologist
May 6: The Play's theThing
Don Correll, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
May 13: An Exploration in Dance
Megan Jasurda, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
May 27: Theatre as Consciousness
Kurt Beattie, A Contemporary Theatre, Seattle
June 3: Why Poetry?
Joseph Green, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
June 10: Blues With a Feeling
Dale Groff and Dennis Shaw, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
Looking Back: Obama's First Year
News stories:
Stimulus package insufficient, LCC lecturer contents
The Daily News | January 7, 2010
Upcoming LCC lecture series to focus on Obama's first year
The Daily News | December 27, 2009
January 7: The Stimulus Package: Too Much or Not Enough?
Jim Franz, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
January 21: Stimulus Dollars and the Recovery
George Raiter, Commissioner, Cowlitz County; Alex Perez, Police Chief, City of Longview
January 28: Foreign Policy: And the Ship Sails On
David Benson, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
February 4: Race as Sub-Text in Obama's America
Dennis Shaw, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
February 11: Obama’s Rhetoric: Rousing the Masses
Mike Dugaw, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
February 18: Healthcare Legislation by PeaceHealth, Health Care Legislation by Kaiser Permanente
Representatives from PeaceHealth and Kaiser Permanente, moderated by healthcare consultant Jim Meskew
February 25: Financing Health Care Reform, Health Care Reform by Kaiser Permanente
Representatives from PeaceHealth and Kaiser Permanente, moderated by healthcare consultant Jim Meskew
March 4: Mud Slinging: Incivility in the Civil Arena
Michael Strayer and Jerry Zimmerman Faculty, Lower Columbia College
March 11: The First Lady's First Year
Laura Brener, Vice President of Instruction, Lower Columbia College
March 18: Reflections on the Obama Courts
Barbara Vining, Attorney, Prosecutor’s Office Child Support Division
The Examined Life: The World of Great Ideas
News stories:
Great Ideas: LCC Lecture Series continues Thursday
The Daily News | October 7, 2009
LCC set to launch 'Great Ideas' lecture series
The Daily News | September 22, 2009
September 24: The Mystery of Mysteries: Darwin's Search for the Origin of Species
Dennis Shaw, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
October 1: I Think, Therefore I Am Uncertain
Richard Kelley, S.T.L.
October 8: Economics Systems Isms vs. Isms
Jim Franz, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
October 15: Democracy: Power to the People
Courtney Shah, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
October 22: The American Criminal Justice System: Crime and Punishment
Judge Stephen M. Warning
October 29: Architecture and a Sense of Place
John Crook, Architect
November 5: The Evolution of Psychology
Carol Pahlke, Ph.D.
November 12: Einstein's Space and Time, Reexamining the Obvious
Peteris Livins, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
November 19: The World of Islam
Hazar Jaber
December 3: Math: Descartes' Other Contributions
Jeff Lucas, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
The Good Life: Food, Nutrition & Environmental Wellness
News stories:
Community Conversations
The Daily News (Letter to the Editor) | June 19, 2009
LCC instructors examine media's role in self-image as part of health-issues series
The Daily News | June 5, 2009
LCC lecture series on health issues continues
The Daily News | May 28, 2009
LCC lecturer touts the benefits of exercise
The Daily News | May 15, 2009
LCC lecture series continues Thursday
The Daily News | May 14, 2009
'Community Conversations' series continues with discussion about environment and disease
The Daily News | April 15, 2009
LCC lecture series kicks off with five secrets to better nutrition and better health
The Daily News | April 10, 2009
LCC kicks off eight-part lecture series on health issues Thursday
The Daily News | April 8, 2009
April 9: Nutrition: Are We What We Eat?
Anik St. Martin, D.C.
April 16: The Water We Drink, The Air We Breathe: Environment and Disease
Dr. Sheila Lynam
April 30: Pesticides & Plastics: A Benefit or Detriment?
Louis LaPierre, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
May 14: Exercise as Medicine and How to Implement It
Marie Magnuson, MS, ARNP; Brian Mahon, PA; Deanne Ochitwa, Personal Trainer
May 21: What Time Collects, Ethics and Primary Care Geriatrics
Harry Krulewitch. M.D., Northwest Geriatrics
May 28: Obesity in Children, The Tender Years, Girls on the Run
Blaine Tolby, M.D.
June 4: Mirrior, Mirror on the Wall: Media & The Beauty Myth
Michael Strayer and Jerry Zimmerman, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
June 11: From Farm to Table
Joan LeMieux and Laura and Jim Works
The New Frontier: Science, Medicine and the Future
News stories:
LCC instructor outlines history of eugenics in America
The Daily News | February 20, 2009
LCC lecturer discusses progress, future of genetic studies
The Daily News | February 13, 2009
Technology altering surgery at lighting pace, LCC guest lecturer explains
The Daily News | January 30, 2009
LCC lecture series continues Thursday with science/medicine presentation
The Daily News | January 28, 2009
Lecture examines fine line between fact, science fiction
The Daily News | January 23, 2009
LCC lecture series resumes today
The Daily News | January 22, 2009
Lectures to examine science's influence on futureThe Daily News | January 4, 2009
January 8: Public Health and Vaccinations: A Shot in the Dark
Courtney Shah, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
January 22: Science Fiction Evolving into Science Fact
Klint Hull and Louis La Pierre, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
January 29: Advantages in Surgical Technology: The Cutting Edge
Dane Moseson, M.D.
February 12: Genetics: the Right (and Wrong) Stuff
Robert Sandstrom, M.D.
February 19: Eugenics and the Legal System: the Underbelly of a Good Birth
Jerry Zimmerman, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
February 26: Gerontology: Who Will Care For Me?
Richard Kirkpatrick, M.D.
March 5: Technology and Education: The Wired Future, or Brother Can you Spare a Mouse
Cable Green
March 12: Bioethics: Easy Answers, Tough Questions
Geary Greenleaf and Kyle Hammon, Deans, Lower Columbia College
March 19: Pharmacology: Brave New World Revisited
Adam Wolfer, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
Elections 2008: Exploring the Critical Issues
September 25: Setting the Tone
Jerry Zimmerman, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
October 2: Smashing the Class Ceiling: Race and Gender
Courtney Shah, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
October 9: Food, Gas, Mortgages: The Role of the Economy in the 2008 Campaign
Jim Franz, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
October 16: How Big is Your Carbon Footprint? The Politics of the Environment
Dave Cordero and Louis La Pierre, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
October 23: Critical Paths: American Health Care
Jim Meskew, Independent Consultant; Alicia Thompson, Deputy Director, Community Health & Communicable Diseases
October 30: The Struggle for Conscience, Conviction and Kind: Religion & American Politics
Dennis Shaw, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
November 6: Framing the Issues: Media Coverage in Politics
Bob Gaston, Former Managing Editor, Longview Daily News; Bob Martinson, Former Local News Editor, Pittsburg Post-Gazette; Cal FitzSimmons, Editor, Longview Daily News
November 18: Law & Order: The Future of the Courts
Jerry Zimmerman, Faculty, Lower Columbia College
November 20: American Foreign Policy: What Does the Future Hold?
David Benson, Faculty, Lower Columbia College