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Joan Crawford Lecture Series: Past Lectures

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Past Lectures

The Rise and Fall of a Garrett County Coal Town
Rada discusses Shallmar history, including inspirational holiday story

JCLS presenter, Chris Nichols, Wednesday, November 5th
Chris Nichols, a regular Joan Crawford Lecture Series (JCLS) presenter, will be the featured JCLS speaker on Wednesday, November 5th at 6 p.m. on Energy Resources of Garrett County – A History of (Almost) All-of-the-Above.

Nichols takes JCLS on historic energy tour
JCLS presenter talks wood, water, fossil, and renewable fuels

JCLS to celebrate 'An Evening Abroad'
Garrett College highlighting its 22 current international students

JCLS spotlights GC's international students
Twelve nations represented in College's ‘Evening Abroad' celebration

Joan Crawford Lecture Series: The Patel Case Study
Supervision, Risk Analysis, and Accident Prevention in Outdoor Leadership

Rada to be year's 1st JCLS presenter Jan. 15
Author's lecture will explore ‘History and Secrets of Deep Creek Lake'

Rada connects dots on Garrett Co. secrets
JCLS presenter delves into CIA, famous visitors, story of the Big Mac

Hannah to be March JCLS presenter
Garrett College graduate is CEO of Coalfield Development

Hannah leads charge against 'red blob'
Coalfield Development's revitalization work examined in JCLS

Ripley to be February JCLS Presenter
Maryland author and life coach to detail 38-year battle against HIV

Rescheduled lecture series presentation March 31
Maryland author and life coach to detail 38-year battle against HIV

Ripley energetically 'figuring life out'
Maryland author, JCLS presenter triumphing over hemophilia, HIV

Stone closing GC's 2024-25 JCLS season
Physician, Holocaust survivors' daughter, to present on April 16th

Stone to close out lecture series season
Physician, Holocaust survivors' daughter, to present on April 16th

Stone discusses Hungarian Holocaust
Retired physician brings family perspective to 2024-25 JCSL finale

January JCLS to focus on Earth-observing system
Dr. Wind is lead research scientist with Science Systems and Applications, Inc.

Evolution of satellite technology explored
Wind takes JCLS audience from ‘cut-and-paste' to self-updating systems.

Scientist shares knowledge of satellite technology
Wind takes JCLS audience from ‘cut-and-paste' to self-updating systems.

Nichols to use maps to tell Garrett County history
February JCLS presenter combines interests in cartography and local history.

Nichols tells the story of Garrett County via maps
Interesting cartographic facts and history shared in JCLS presentation

Speaker uses maps to convey Garrett County history

Harrod makes JCLS return appearance
Former Garrett College dean to speak on Alaskan bioarcheology.

Reputation restoration: Harrod says key is community-driven bioarchaeology
Dr. Ryan Harrod readily admits anthropologists haven't always had the best reputation.

TGCC's Blubaugh to serve as April's JCLS presenter
Collaborative Approach to Building Region's Outdoor Recreation Economy

TGCC's Blubaugh lauds regional partnership
Regional outdoor recreation collaborative seen as economic development boon

TGCC's Blubaugh lauds regional partnership

Dunn opens 2024-25 Joan Crawford schedule
Adaptive outdoor adventure activities should be 'empowering'

Dunn open Joan Crawford schedule

Nichols discusses 'pre-Lake' Deep Creek
JCLS presenter highlights previous Deep Creek dams, historical oddities

Celebrating Deep Creek – before the Lake
There was a Deep Creek before there was a lake.

JCLS to celebrate 'An Evening Abroad'
Garrett College highlighting its 22 current international students

International Student Celebration - An Evening Abroad

GC international students focus of JCLS
Event spotlighted 22 Garrett College students representing 12 nations

GC international students focus of lecture series

JCLS to feature County's geologic history
Retired geologist to focus on Garrett County's unique features

Bolton explores 'America in miniature' from a from a geological perspective for JCLS
Maryland's geological and topographic variances are quite dramatic.

JCLS examines value of social science research
GC's Buday-Murray to focus on study of protected populations.

Lecturer to discuss prison populations

FSU’s Wood to examine Flint strikes
Historian to serve as January JCLS presenter at Garrett College

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Campus News - January 11, 2023

Lecture series to examine United Automobile Workers Strike

JCLS speaker to present on arctic research
Dr. McCoy serves as director of Alaska-based Geophysical Institute.

Alaska researcher shares his unique role

Geophysical wonderland
Alaska's unique environment perfect for UA-F's Geophysical Institute

Jordan's Advice: Enjoy the Journey
Former Garrett College student is regional hip hop artist and mentor.

GC alum returns as hip hop speaker with passion

Francis Gary Powers, Jr. to be September JCLS presenter
Author, lecturer, Cold War Museum founder is son of famous U-2 pilot.

U-2 pilot's son recounts Cold War shootdown
Research by Francis Gary Powers, Jr. helped clear father's reputation.

Fallen pilot's son gives inside look at Cold War incident

GC president to explore historical 'What ifs'
Midcap to tackle topic with Kennedy assassination as historical pivot point.

Three seconds that changed history
Counterfactual history explored in JCLS presentation via Kennedy assassination.

How would the world have changed if JFK wasn't killed?

Hermann Seeking to Get People Outdoors
JCLS speaker created Purple Lizard Maps to promote outdoor adventure.

Adventure cartography: High-tech and high-touch
Hermann, Purple Lizard maps in early stages of Deep Creek mapping project

Bender to Be Final JCLS Presenter
Former County Teacher of the Year presenting 'Eliza Swan: Educator and Activist'

Lecturer to share fondness of mountain peatlands

Wildlife director describes the cool nature of bogs

Former professor to give naturalist's view of the world

Fall lecture series to conclude with Washington's road talk

Lecturer explores the origins of the French and Indian War

Lecturers to share perspective on living with autism

Appalachian folklife lecture kicks off summer series

Hawk-Lessard to present "Rez-Colored Glasses

Hawk Lessard gives wide-ranging presentation
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Campus News - July 12, 2022

American Indian history topic of lecture

Eddlman Reed combated ignorance and misconceptions as Cherokee journalist
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Campus News - August 16th, 2022

Complex history of vice presidency to be explored
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Campus News - September 6th, 2022

JCLS presentation serves as first public PAC event
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Campus News - September 27th, 2022

JCLS to host a pair of October lectures
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Campus News - October 25th, 2022

Present times challenging for pursuit of happiness
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Campus News - October 25th, 2022

Dean to Discuss 'Reading the Bones' as Part of the Lecture Series

Hard Labor and Hostile Encounters: Chinese Immigrants and the Transcontinental Railroad

Monthly college lecture series resumes

Beth Luers to present "Hitler's Wrath, When Hatred Takes Root" at GC

Luers' presentation probes Holocaust history as well as individual experiences 'Hitler's Wrath: When Hatred Takes Root' is latest JCLS event

Fall lecture series to conclude with Washington's road talk

Washington's Fort Le Boeuf mission explored: Future president played a role in lead-up to French and Indian War

Charles Ota Heller, Holocaust Survivor and Author, to Speak
October 17, 2017

FSU's Director to Lecture at Garrett
October 17, 2017

GC’s Peter Skylstad to Present "Walking with Darwin"
August 28th, 2017
GC's Kevin Dodge to present 'Night Sounds of the Appalachians'
February 22, 2018

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