Hinckley Forums

Friday April 19, 2013

A Utah Immigration Conversation

Mark Shurtleff, former Utah Attorney General

Jason Mathis, Executive Vice President, Salt Lake Chamber & Downtown Alliance Executive Diretor

Luz Robles, Utah State Senator

Marty Carpenter (moderator), EVP of Communications, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce

Thursday April 18, 2013

Community Engagement and Chemical Engineering

Geoff Silcox, Professor (Lecturer) and Associate Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering

Patrick Barickman, Environmental Scientist at Utah Division of Air Quality

James Kyle Danise, student, chemical engineering

Presented by the Bennion Center

Thursday April 18, 2013

An American Journey from the Schoolhouse to The White House

Mickey Ibara, University of Utah alum, Hinckley Institute of Politics Fellow, former Utah classroom teacher and Assistant to the President of the United States will share his personal story of obstacles overcome to achieve success and respond to student questions at this Hinckley Forum

Wednesday April 17, 2013

Book Release Event for Ella Myers, University of Utah: Author of the new book, Worldly Ethics: Democratic Politics and Care for the World (Duke University Press)

Ella Myers, Assistant Professor, Political Science and Gender Studies

Mark Button, Associate Professor, Political Science

Edmund Fong, Associate Professor, Political Science and Ethnic Studies

Angela Smith, Associate Professor, English and Gender Studies

Co-sponsored by The Political Science Department, U of U

Wednesday April 17, 2013

Finance in the Global Economy: Insights into Capital Development

Dr. Cihan Biginsory, Economics Department U of U

Dr. Korkut Keturk, Economics Department U of U

Dr. Lance Girton, Economics Department U of U

Co-sponsored by The Economics Student Advisory Committee

Wednesday April 17, 2013

Utah's Political Parties and the Utah State Legislature

Thomas Wright, Chair, Utah State Republican Party

Jim Dabakis, Chair, Utah State Democratic Party

Presented by the Representative Rob Bishop Civic Engagement Fund

Tuesday April 16, 2013

Careers in the Foreign Service and The Work of the U.S. Department of State

Maxwell Stoneman, Foreign Service Officer

Friday April 12, 2013

Nonviolent Struggle: Past Use and Future Potential

Jamila Raqib, Executive Director, Albert Einstein Institution and assistant to Dr. Gene Sharp

Friday April 12, 2013

Barack Obama and the Future of Liberalism

Charles Kesler, author, I am the Change: Barack Obama and the Crisis of Liberalism

Co-Sponsored by The John Adams Center for the Study of Faith, Philosophy and Public Affairs

Monday April 15, 2013

Working in Partnership with Utah State Government

Bob Springmeyer, President Bonneville Research

Jonathan Springmeyer, Vice President Bonneville Research

Wednesday April 10, 2013

Realizing the Dream: Equality for All

Judge William Thorne, Court of Appeals

Jesse Nix, Utah Minority Bar Association President

Grace Acosta, attorney, Scalley Reading Bates Hansen & Rasmussen

Judge Vernice Trease, 3rd District Court (Moderator)

Tuesday April 9 , 2013

The Sequester and U: An Informational Panel about the 2013 Sequestration and Its Impact on the County, State, and Students

Rick Haskell, Graduate Teaching Asst. (E), Economics Department

James Curry, Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

Co-sponosered by ASUU Government Relations

Monday April 8, 2013

A National Tour Exposing A Silent Social Problem

Craig Juntenen, President and Founder of Both Ends Burning; Executive Producer of “STUCK” – Award Winning Documentary

Monday April 8, 2013

Washington Update: Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT)

Presented by the Representative Rob Bishop Civic Engagement Fund

Friday April 5, 2013

U.S. - Thailand Relations

His Excellency Chaiyong Satjipanon, Ambassador to the U.S. for the Kingdom of Thailand

Thursday April 4, 2013

How to Bring a Just Peace to the Holy Land

Fellow Phyllis Bennis, directs the New Internationalism Project at Institute of Policy Studies; fellow, Transnational Institute in Amsterdam

Co-sponsored by the Barbara L. and Norman C. Tanner Center for Nonviolent Human Rights Advocacy, Religious Studies Program, Middle East Center, U of U

Wednesday April 3, 2013

The Police as Public Servants

Chris Burbank, Salt Lake City Chief of Police

Wednesday April 3, 2013

The Front Line of Development: A Civil Affairs Officer's Experiences working in Afghanistan

Dane Sawyer, MIAGE student who recently returend from Afghanistan where he served in the US armed forces.

Co-sponsored by University of Utah's Masters of International Affairs and Global Enterprise (MIAGE) program

Monday April 1, 2013

Capturing the Utah Legislature in Political Cartoons

Pat Bagley, Political Cartoonist for the Salt Lake Tribune

Thursday March 28, 2013

U.S. Military Strategy in the Obama Era: Global Presence and Local Resistance

David Vine, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, American University

Ken Jameson, Professor of Economics, U of U

Co-sponsored by the Barbara L. and Norman C. Tanner Center for Nonviolent Human Rights Advocacy, and the "Pathways to Peace" organizing team

Wednesday March 27, 2013

Governing Cooperatively to Solve Problems at the County, City, and State Levels

Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams

Tuesday March 26, 2013

  Mentoring Matters: Paving the Path for Young Women in Utah Politics

Anne Burkholder, Executive Director of Salt Lake YMCA, Salt Lake City

Marla Kennedy, Political Consultant, Owner of Kennedy Consulting Inc; Account Executive, University Marketing & Communication

Lisa Arbon Tagge, Director, UCard Services &  Auxiliary Programs

Ella Myers (Moderator), Assistant Professor, Politics Sciencce Department, U of U

Tuesday March 26, 2013

Geo-Politics and International Security: Is There a Successful Military Strategy for an Unwinnable War?

Amos N. Guiora, Professor of Law, Co-Director, Center for Global Justice, U of U

Thursday March 21, 2013

Peru: A Global Rising Star

Ricardo Romero, Peruvian Trade Representative

Thursday March 21, 2013

Immigration and Globalization: American's Challenge for Immigration Reform

Dr. Margaret Sands Orchowski, Ph.D

Credentialed Congressional Correspondent, Hispanic Outlook on Higher Education

Author, "Immigration and the American Dream: Battling the Political Hype and Hysteria"

Wednesday March 20, 2013

Money and Politics Symposium

Professor Joseph M. Schwartz, Temple University

Professor Jeffry Winters, Northwestern University

Professor Elizabeth Rigby, George Washington University

Professor Mark Button, University of Utah

Monday March 19, 2013

Legislative Wrap-up

Rep. Becky Lockhart, R-Provo (Speaker of the House)

Sen. Jerry Stevenson, R-Layton

Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck, D-Salt Lake

Sen. Gene Davis, D-Salt Lake (Senate Minority Leader)

Lindsay Zizumbo, Moderator

Thursday March 7, 2013

Gaming and the Future of Education

Dr. Jane McGonigal, NYT Best-Selling Author, Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World

Wednesday March 6, 2013

Rethinking Credentials as Value Predictors: How to Showcase Relevancy in the Digital Age

Thursday March 7, 2013

Creative Solutions for Higher Education

Panelists:

Dr. Barb Snyder, Vice President, Student Affairs, U of U
Dean Martha Bradley, Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Vice Preesient of Academic Affairs, U of U
Dr. Cecilia Foxley, Adjunct Professor, Educational Psychology
Dr. Jeri McIntyre, former VP of Academic Affairs
Honorable Judge Judy Atherton (Moderator)