2009 Academic Symposium: A Tradition of Excellence
Lehigh University
Zoellner Arts Center
420 East Packer Avenue
Baker Auditorium
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Master of Ceremonies
Thomas Hyclak
professor of Economics Department of Economics
During the symposium, an exhibition of undergraduate and graduate student research and scholarship will be held in Zoellner's Butz Lobby, bringing attention to the range and remarkable caliber of creative student projects at Lehigh.
April 16, 2009
| 8:30-8:45 am | Master of Ceremonies – Thomas Hyclak, professor of Economics Department of Economics Welcoming Remarks – President Alice Gast |
| 8:45-10:00 am | Andrea Ghez Professor of physics and astronomy at UCLA Unveiling a Supermassive Black Hole at the Center of our Galaxy Introduced by: George E. McCluskey, Jr. professor of astronomy, Department of Physics Interviewed by: M. Virginia McSwain, assistant professor of physics, Department of Physics |
| 10:00-10:45 am | Refreshments and An Exhibition of Student Research and Scholarship |
| 10:45-Noon | Joan Scott Harold F. Linder Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study Cover-Up: French Gender Equality and the Islamic Headscarf Introduced by: John Savage, associate professor of history Department of History Interviewed by: Nandini Deo, assistant professor of political science, Department of Political Science |
| Noon-1:30 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:30-2:45 pm | Alan Kazdin John M. Musser Professor of Psychology, Child Psychiatry, and Institute of Social Policies at Yale University Treatment of Oppositional, Aggressive and Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents Introduced by: Deborah Laible, associate professor of psychology, Department of Psychology Interviewed by: Edward Shapiro, professor of education and director, Center for Promoting Research to Practice, Department of Education and Human Services |
| 2:45-3:30 pm | Refreshments and An Exhibition of Student Research and Scholarship |
| 3:30-4:45 pm | Barry Eichengreen George C. and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley The Financial Crisis: How We Got Here and Where We’re Going Introduced by: Deepa Chandrasekaran, assistant professor of marketing, Department of Marketing Interviewed by: Anthony O’Brien, professor of economics, Department of Economics |
| 4:45 pm | Closing remarks – Provost Mohamed El-Aasser |
| 5:00-5:45 pm | Reception and An Exhibition of Student Research and Scholarship |
