Sneak peak at "The Turn Out," a film produced by faculty member Pearl Gluck.

Book reading and discussion of "Among the Woo People: A Survival Guide for Living in a College Town," written by Russell Frank, an associate professor in the Department of Journalism. The session, presented by the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications and University Libraries, is free and open to the public.

Paul Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, author, and activist who has dedicated his life to environmental sustainability and changing the relationship between business and the environment. He is one of the environmental movement’s leading voices and a pioneering architect of corporate reform with respect to ecological practices. His work includes founding successful, ecologically conscious businesses, writing about the impacts of commerce on living systems, and consulting with heads of state and CEOs on economic development, industrial ecology, and environmental policy. Paul is executive director of Project Drawdown, a non-profit dedicated to researching when and how global warming can be reversed. The organization maps and models the scaling of one hundred substantive technological, social, and ecological solutions to global warming.

The event is free and open to the public. Register on the IEE website.

Professor Emeritus Richard Taylor will share his thoughts and experiences related to the Chinese government’s strategies for influencing the adoption of its preferred policies with respect to the future Internet (“cyberspace”) and the next generation of embedded information technologies, such as the “Internet of Things.” He invites questions and discussion of this important but not well-known topic. The session is free and open to the public, sponsored by the Institute for Information Policy and the Department of Telecommunications.

Free public event sponsored by the Department of African-American Studies and the Department of Journalism.

A free public event, the second as part of Truth Project series, "True Talk, Fake News: The Search for Reality in Public Discourse," is a panel discussion that brings together faculty members in rhetoric and journalism to discuss our thirst for truth in a world of fakery and propaganda. Panelists include: Rosa A. Eberly, associate professor of rhetoric, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences and Department of English; Patrick Plaisance, the Don W. Davis Professor of Ethics, Department of Journalism; Russell Frank, associate professor, Department of Journalism; and Matt Jordan, associate professor, Department of Film-Video and Media Studies.

As part of a year-long focus on studying data analytics in sports, the Center for the Study of Sports in Society presents a free public "conversation" featuring New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson. A graduate of Dartmouth Colleeg and Harvard Law School, Alderson's career in baseball began with the Oakland A's and includes service as MLB vice president supervising umpries, among other duties. Among the topics he will discuss will be how executives without extensive math/statistics expertise can digest and act upon data from analysts.

Former director of national intelligence James Clapper will present a free public lecture. Presented by Center for Security Research and Education.

Free public screening of "Borderline," a film about a woman who has a borderline personality disorder dignosis. Post-screening discussion wtih director/producer Rebbie Ratner, psychology professor Kenneth Levy and Anita Gabrosek, an assistant teaching professor in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications.