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Capstone Featured Speakers:

Dr. Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE., March 27, 2008

TICKETS NO LONGER AVAILABLE

"A Reason for Hope"

Tireless Environmental Advocate
As Jane Goodall first surveyed the mountains and valley forests of the Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve, she had no idea her coming efforts would redefine the relationship between humans and animals or that this project would continue into the 21st century. Today, Dr. Goodall travels about 300 days a year lecturing, raising money for the Jane Goodall Institute in Silver Spring, Maryland, and sowing the seeds of an environmental revolution among children worldwide. Dr. Goodall is also a United Nations Messenger of Peace, a role that complements her work as a tireless advocate for environmental stewardship, personal action and humanitarianism. In January 2006 Dr. Goodall, DBE, was honored as an Officer of the French Legion of Honor for her work with primates and her extraordinary efforts to encourage positive action around the world as well as the conservation, development and education programs of the Jane Goodall Institute.

Dr. Goodall will give her main talk, A Reason for Hope, on campus at 5:00pm in the Horner Center Collier Arena. Admission is free of charge. For guaranteed seating, reserve your tickets by calling 812-866-6848 or emailing cfi@hanover.edu. TICKETS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

This event is a presentation of the Rivers Institute at Hanover College and the Center for Free Inquiry. For more information about Jane Goodall please visit The Jane Goodall Institute website.

Jean-Michel Cousteau, January 15, 2008

Educator, Environmentalist, and Film Producer
For more than four decades, explorer, environmentalist, educator and film producer Jean-Michel Cousteau has used his vast experience to communicate to people of all nations and generations his love and concern for our water planet. Since first being "thrown overboard" by his father at the age of seven with newly invented scuba gear on his back, Cousteau has explored the ocean realm. The son of ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, he spent much of his life with his family exploring the world's oceans aboard Calypso and Alcyone. After his mother's death in 1990, and his father's death in 1997, Cousteau founded Ocean Futures Society in 1999 to carry on this pioneering work.

Jean-Michel Cousteau will give his main talk titled, "The Great Ocean Adventure" on campus, January 15, 2008, at 6:00pm in the Parker Auditorium. For guaranteed seating, reserve your tickets by calling 812-866-6848 or emailing cfi@hanover.edu.

Ed Begley, Jr., November 13, 2007

"Simple Living so Others Can Simply Live "

Ed Begley, Jr., actor and environmental activist, will visit Hanover's campus Tuesday, Nov.13 and 14. Begley currently co-stars with his wife, Rachelle Carson, in the popular reality television series "Living with Ed" on HGTV where the couple shares his commitment to an environmentally friendly lifestyle that Carson finds challenging. Now in its second season, the couple visits Hollywood homes and friends to complete environmental audits. Recently his program was awarded the Environmental Media Association Award for Best Reality Series.

Begley will give his main talk titled, "Simple Living So Others Can Simply Live," on campus at 7:00pm in the Center for Fine Arts - Fitzgibbon Recital Hall. Admission is free of charge. For guaranteed seating, reserve your tickets by calling 812-866-6848 or emailing cfi@hanover.edu.

This event is a presentation of the Rivers Institute at Hanover College, the Center for Free Inquiry and the Center for Business Preparation. For more information about Ed Begley Jr. go to www.edbegley.com

Dr. Richard Leakey October 8-9, 2007

A global thinker, influential environmentalist and the world's best paleoanthropologist, Richard Leakey has made international headlines for more than 30 years.

October 8, 2007
"Climate Change and the Future of Life on Earth"
7:00 p.m. - Lynn Center for Fine Arts Auditorium, Informal Reception to follow

October 9, 2007
"Why Our Origins Matter" (including history, background on origins of man)
7:00 p.m. - Lynn Center for Fine Arts Auditorium, Informal Reception to follow

To request a brochure or for more information about the Center for Free Inquiry, contact us at cfi@hanover.edu or call at (812) 866-6848.