{"id":4156,"date":"2025-11-03T19:58:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T19:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/?page_id=4156"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:28:14","slug":"provosts-distinguished-lecture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/provosts-distinguished-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Provost&#8217;s Distinguished Lecture Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4156\" class=\"elementor elementor-4156\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-941f113 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"941f113\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5652f1 premium-tablet-type-column elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-inherit premium-type-column elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-icon-list\" data-id=\"5a5652f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_icon_list_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;rbadges_repeater&quot;:[],&quot;premium_icon_list_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-bullet-list-box\" data-list-animation=\"fadeIn animated-\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-ee87890\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Academic Departments\"> Academic Departments <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Academic Departments\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/departments\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Academic Departments<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-fea2b73\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Centers, Institutes and Programs\"> Centers, Institutes and Programs <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Centers, Institutes and Programs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/centers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Centers, Institutes and Programs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-divider premium-bullet-list-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"e-n-menu-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-menu-title-4153\" class=\"e-n-menu-title elementor-animation-skew\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-n-menu-title-container e-focus e-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/assessment\/\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-menu-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSystematic Assessment\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"e-n-menu-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-menu-title-4154\" class=\"e-n-menu-title elementor-animation-skew\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-n-menu-title-container e-focus e-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/neche\/\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-menu-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNeche Accreditation\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d357c5f elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d357c5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b71890 premium-nav-ver premium-nav-slide-down premium-vertical-right premium-ham-dropdown elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-nav-menu\" data-id=\"69b71890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-chevron-down&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-settings=\"{&quot;breakpoint&quot;:1024,&quot;mobileLayout&quot;:&quot;dropdown&quot;,&quot;mainLayout&quot;:&quot;ver&quot;,&quot;stretchDropdown&quot;:false,&quot;hoverEffect&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;submenuEvent&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;submenuTrigger&quot;:&quot;item&quot;,&quot;closeAfterClick&quot;:false,&quot;renderMobileMenu&quot;:true}\" class=\"premium-nav-widget-container premium-nav-pointer-underline premium-nav-animation-slide\" style=\"visibility:hidden; opacity:0;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-ver-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-hamburger-toggle premium-mobile-menu-icon\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Toggle Menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-toggle-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-bars\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-toggle-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-nav-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-nav-menu premium-main-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-f6b1c0e menu-item-has-children has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Schools<i class=\"premium-dropdown-icon fas fa-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><ul class=\"premium-sub-menu premium-lq__none\"><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-b3a0aa5 premium-sub-menu-item has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/asb\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Ancell School of Business<span class=\"premium-sub-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-8cee89c premium-sub-menu-item has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/sas\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences<span class=\"premium-sub-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-375425e premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/sps\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>School of Professional Studies<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-990c5d9 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/svpca\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>School of Visual, Performing &amp; Communication Arts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-37a91e8 menu-item-has-children has-pa-badge\" data-full-width=\"true\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Academic Resources<i class=\"premium-dropdown-icon fas fa-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><ul class=\"premium-sub-menu premium-lq__none\"><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-5adeeab premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/departments\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Academic Departments<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-1ae0841 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/centers\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Centers, Institutes and Programs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-f9cb1c5 has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/assessment\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Systematic Assessment<span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-8fe62a8 has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/neche\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">NECHE Accreditation<span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-mobile-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-mobile-menu premium-main-mobile-menu premium-main-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-f6b1c0e menu-item-has-children has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Schools<i class=\"premium-dropdown-icon fas fa-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><ul class=\"premium-sub-menu premium-lq__none\"><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-b3a0aa5 premium-sub-menu-item has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/asb\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Ancell School of Business<span class=\"premium-sub-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-8cee89c premium-sub-menu-item has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/sas\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences<span class=\"premium-sub-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-375425e premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/sps\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>School of Professional Studies<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-990c5d9 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/svpca\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>School of Visual, Performing &amp; Communication Arts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-37a91e8 menu-item-has-children has-pa-badge\" data-full-width=\"true\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Academic Resources<i class=\"premium-dropdown-icon fas fa-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><ul class=\"premium-sub-menu premium-lq__none\"><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-5adeeab premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/departments\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Academic Departments<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-1ae0841 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/centers\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Centers, Institutes and Programs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-f9cb1c5 has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/assessment\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Systematic Assessment<span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-8fe62a8 has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/neche\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">NECHE Accreditation<span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f612788 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f612788\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcb16c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bcb16c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53719c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53719c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40bf8d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40bf8d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advancing Knowledge Through Dialogue and Discovery<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5710ac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5710ac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This series brings leading voices from across disciplines to share their insights, scholarship, and vision with our community.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em>A reception will follow each lecture series, offering a chance for conversation and connection.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2174d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2174d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2738 Free &amp; open to the public.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-gbadge=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;April 1&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:false}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-933d238 premium-gbadge-yes premium-gbadge-flag premium-gbadge-left e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"933d238\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef7d43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ef7d43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fe8f5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fe8f5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ecfe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06ecfe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brian Clements, Ph.D.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef85a90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef85a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professor and Director of the Kathwari Honors Program<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7ffc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da7ffc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Marketplace of Campo de\u2019 Fiori, or What Is Poetry?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d65ad1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d65ad1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the United States, the public often turns to poetry after times of tragedy and forgets about it much of the rest of the time. Poetry receives less funding than any of the other arts. Yet there are more people writing (if not reading) poetry now than ever before, and capital-P Poetry is highly reputable\u2014so much so that we commonly praise songwriters and speechwriters by calling them poets.<br \/><br \/>In this talk and reading, Dr. Clements will discuss the public and private roles of poetry and the reasons poetry persists in a hyper-capitalist economy where it seems to have little economic value.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98af512 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98af512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>5:30\u20137:30 p.m.<br \/>Westside Campus<br \/>Classroom Building<br \/>President&#8217;s Reception Room, Room 218<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4dcc5f 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https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/lecture-3-1650x2048.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-gbadge=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;This Event has Past&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:false}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3903f6e premium-gbadge-yes premium-gbadge-flag e-flex e-con-boxed premium-gbadge-right elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3903f6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a41ce9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a41ce9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1928baf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1928baf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc2d8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cc2d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Neeta Pardanani Connally, Ph.D.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6499096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6499096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CSU Professor of Biology<br \/>Director, WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Laboratory<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Since then, preventing this illness has proved challenging, with nearly 500,000 cases of Lyme disease occurring in the United States each year. This talk will explore the natural history and geographic spread of disease-causing ticks in the Northeastern United States. The current science of tick prevention will also be discussed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501605d premium-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"501605d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-none premium-btn-lg premium-button-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/westconn\/albums\/72177720330435917\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSee Photos of the Event\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c93b39b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c93b39b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afc8862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afc8862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/lecture-1-1-825x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4234\" alt=\"WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY Provost&#039;s Distinguished Lecture Series\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/lecture-1-1-825x1024.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/lecture-1-1-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/lecture-1-1-768x953.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/lecture-1-1-1238x1536.jpg 1238w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/lecture-1-1-1650x2048.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-gbadge=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;This Event has Past&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:false}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f576cf9 premium-gbadge-yes premium-gbadge-flag e-flex e-con-boxed premium-gbadge-right elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f576cf9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f76cd2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f76cd2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2dc9fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2dc9fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b0a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9b0a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Terrence P. Dwyer, JD\/MFA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b96315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b96315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Criminals, Clients, Curricula, and Creativity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0c2892 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0c2892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As an academic, Professor Terry Dwyer has presented at national conferences, published in criminal justice and law journals, authored three textbooks, and been cited in academic articles, course books, and a petitioner\u2019s brief before the U.S. Supreme Court. However, his desire to reach a wider audience and speak on issues important to him, as well as his creative writing interests, led him to reconsider how research is shared with the public.<\/p><p>With a diverse background as a retired police officer and attorney, and many years in academia, he decided to forgo traditional academic writing and present his work as a playwright and author. Professor Dwyer will discuss the three research topics he has been working on and how he took alternate paths to presenting his work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9ff662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9ff662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professor, Legal Studies<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c83258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c83258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>5:30\u20137:30 p.m.<br \/>Midtown Campus<br \/>White Hall,<br \/>Ives Concert Hall<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b0e1f premium-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"92b0e1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-none premium-btn-lg premium-button-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/westconn\/albums\/72177720332252634\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSee Photos of the Event\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-031622b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"031622b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577d4ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"577d4ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Dwyer-PDL-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4616\" alt=\"WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY Provost&#039;s Distinguished Lecture Series\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Dwyer-PDL-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Dwyer-PDL-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Dwyer-PDL-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Dwyer-PDL-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Dwyer-PDL.jpg 1575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Provost&#8217;s Distinguished Lecture Series ACADEMICS Schools Close Schools Open Schools Ancell School of Business Ancell School of Business Macricostas School of Arts &amp; Sciences Macricostas School of Arts &amp; Sciences School of Professional Studies School of Professional Studies School of &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width-wcsu.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4156","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/132"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4156\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}