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Exchanging Horizons
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This year the Student Turning Point Society will be hosting the Seventh Annual Exchanging Horizons as a series of networking events spread throughout the Spring semester. These events will feature Cleveland leaders and local alumni as distinguished guests who can share their experiences and advice with undergraduates at Case. All the events will be held in the new Alumni House on the north side of campus.
March 20, 2008 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Peter Whitehouse, MD, PhD
Professor at Case Western Reserve University and author of "The Myth of Alzheimers"
Dr. Peter Whitehouse is a geriatric neurologist, cognitive neuroscientist, and a bioethicist who founded the University Alzheimers Center at UH. Dr. Whitehouse has pioneered the understanding of how the brain is affected by age. In his book, "The Myth of Alzheimers", he challenges conventional thoughts on the process of aging, memory loss, and cognitive impairment. Dr. Whitehouse also founded the Intergenerational School, an innovative public school in Cleveland committed to enhancing lifelong cognitive vitality.
Dr. Whitehouse will be speaking to STPS members and guests about his research and his critically acclaimed book "The Myth of Alzheimers".
Date: Thursday March 20, 2008
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Place: Alumni House
February 21, 2008 Keynote Speaker: Sam Fulwood III
Reporter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and author of two books: Full of It: Strong Words and Fresh Thinking for Cleveland (Gray & Co., 2004) and a memoir, Waking from the Dream: My Life in the Black Middle Class (Anchor, 1996)
Before joining The Cleveland Plain Dealer staff in 2000, Sam Fulwood was a Washington correspondent for The Los Angeles Times. He has also served as a reporter and editor for the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, the Baltimore Sun, and the Charlotte Observer.
Fullwood is a former Nieman fellow and Institute of Politics Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, both at Harvard University. He was a finalist for the Livingston Award for international reporting and is currently teaching at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland as one of the school's inaugural Presidential Fellows.
Mr. Fullwood will be speaking to STPS members and guests about the impact of race in Ohio for the 2008 Presidential primary and general election and his views on leadership and life in Cleveland.
Date: Thursday February 21, 2008
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Place: Alumni House
| February 7, 2008 Keynote Speaker: Joan Southgate MSASS '54Director of Restore Cleveland Hope and author of "In Their Path"
Ms. Southgate earned her master's degree in social work in 1954 from the School of Applied Social Sciences of Western Reserve University (now the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences) after graduating cum laude in 1952 from Syracuse University. She spent the next thirty years advocating for needy groups, from foster children to senior citizens.
In 2003, Ms. Southgate embarked on a 519 mile journey by foot to pay homage to ancestors who traveled to freedom on Ohio's Underground Railroad. The book "In their Path" authored by Ms. Southgate details her journey. Ms. Southgate is currently the head of Restoration Hope, an organization dedicated to preserving the history of Cleveland through the restoration of historic locations.
Please contact the Executive Director of STPS, Jennifer Rischar, with any questions concerning the Exchanging Horizons Series.
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