Speaker's Bureau

• About the Speaker's Bureau
• List of Speakers
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About the Speaker's Bureau

MiraCosta College has established the Speaker's Bureau as a free resource to the communities served by the college: Oceanside, Carlsbad, La Costa, Encinitas, Olivenhain, Rancho Santa Fe, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar and Carmel Valley. MiraCosta College’s outstanding faculty and staff will share with North County audiences their scholarly pursuits, professional expertise and personal interests and experiences.

In addition to speakers listed here, other staff members and administrators are available to speak about college programs.

How do I schedule a speaker?

All speakers are scheduled through MiraCosta College’s Public Information Office. Requests may be made by contacting Lorie Nolte at lnolte@miracosta.edu. Requests may be made by contacting Lorie Nolte at lnolte@miracosta.edu. It’s helpful if you have a first, second and even a third choice in case your first choice is unavailable when you need him/her. It’s also helpful if you can be flexible with dates and times for your program. Please make arrangements at least four weeks ahead of your program date. When you make a request, you’ll need to provide the following information:

• Your name, phone number and home/business address
• Type of audience and estimated size
• Name of group or club
• Date, time and address where meeting/program will take place
• Directions to meeting/program location
• Length of presentation desired
• Your first, second and third choice of speakers

A note on speaker availability

Faculty and staff who participate in the MiraCosta College Speaker's Bureau do so on a volunteer basis. If you learn your choice of speakers is unavailable, check out the list for other interesting options. Faculty speakers are often not available during the summer months.

Still have questions?

Please email Lorie Nolte at lnolte@miracosta.edu.

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List of Speakers

JoAnn Bernard Director, Financial Aid & Scholarships Eric Bishop Theatre Arts Instructor Larry Burns EOPS/CalWORKs Counselor Jonathan Cole Physics Instructor Patrick Connolly Lead Instructor, Administration of Justice Bruce Cordell Former Associate Faculty Member in Astronomy Lise Flocken University Transfer Center Counselor/Coordinator Trisha Hanada-Rogers Dance Program Director and Instructor Yoshimi Hayashi Art Instructor Jose Jara English Instructor Barbara Magone Disabled Students Services Secretary Keith Meldahl Geology and Oceanography Instructor Lynne Miller Anthropology Instructor Jan Moberly Coordinator of School Relations/Diversity Outreach

Lisa Montes School Relations/Diversity Outreach Assistant Jane Mushinsky English Instructor Arline Paa Retired Nurse Associate Edward Pohlert Director of Retention Services Sylvia Ramirez Noncredit ESL Coordinator/Instructor Richard Robertson Vice President of Student Services Aubrey Kuan-Roderick Chinese Instructor/Chinese Club Adviser Bruce St. Gean Associate Faculty in Geography Mia Scavone Coordinator, Institute for International Perspectives John Turbeville Geology and Oceanography Instructor Sheri Wright Human Resources Director

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List of Topics

ART

• Art, Culture, and Everything Else: Development of Western Art in the Last 100 Years .. Hayashi, Yoshimi
• The Mosaic Art and Architecture of Antoni Gaudi and Niki de St. Phalle .. Paa, Arline

BUSINESS, CAREERS

• Problem Solving, Decision Making and Planning.....Burns, Larry
• Project Management Training.....Burns, Larry
• Organizational Development and Effectiveness.....Pohlert, Edward
• Personal Power and Mentorship: Hand in Hand, They Come Alive.....Pohlert, Edward
• 10 Ways to be a Better Leader.....Robertson, Richard J.
• Doing Business in China and Taiwan.....Roderick, Aubrey Kuan
• Job Opportunities in the Earth Sciences.....Turbeville, John
• How to Write a Resume.....Wright, Sheri
• Interview Preparation.....Wright, Sheri

COMMUNICATION

• Culture and Human Behavior: Leadership.....Pohlert, Edward
• Ten Ways to be a Better Leade.....Robertson, Richard J.
• The Art of Resolving Conflicts.....Robertson, Richard J.
• When You Speak, Do People Listen?.....Robertson, Richard J.

COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENT

• Climate Change Update: Are Human Activities Causing the Earth to Warm?.....Cole, Jonathan
• Hard Road West:  A Historic and Geologic Tour of the California Trail.....Meldahl, Keith
• Rough-Hewn Land: A Geologic Journey from California to the Rocky Mountains.....Meldahl, Keith
• An Historical Perspective of North County: La Colonia de Eden Gardens.....Montes, Lisa
• California Coastal Evolution.....St. Gean, Bruce
• City/State/U.S. Urbanization Patterns.....St. Gean, Bruce
• Coastal Lagoons and Estuaries.....St. Gean, Bruce
• San Diego County Coastal Uses/Development.....St. Gean, Bruce
• San Diego County Landforms.....St. Gean, Bruce
• The Activity of the Rose Canyon Fault in San Diego.....Turbeville, John
• The Geology of Calavera Hills.....Turbeville, John
• Surf Forecasting for San Diego County.....Turbeville, John

EDUCATION, LEARNING

• Financial Aid: What Exactly Is It?.....Bernard, JoAnn
• Financing Education Beyond High School.....Bernard, JoAnn
• CalWORKs and Community College.....Burns, Larry
• Critical Thinking Skills Development.....Burns, Larry
• Serving Welfare-to-Work Clients.....Burns, Larry
• Guaranteed Transfer Programs with the UC System.....Flocken, Lise
• How to Transfer to a Four-Year School.....Flocken, Lise
• MiraCosta College: Your Bridge to the Four-Year Universities.....Flocken, Lise
• Critical Reading and Response.....Jara, Jose
• Latinos and Education.....Jara, Jose
• Learning Strategies in the Classroom.....Jara, Jose
• Reflections of a Former Community College Student and Current Community College Teacher.....Jara, Jose
• The Role of the Community College.....Jara, Jose
• Strategies for Students: How to Choose a Major, a Four-Year College, a Graduate Program.....Miller, Lynne
• College: Getting Started.....Moberly, Jan
• Culture and Human Behavior: Multi-Ethnic Identity.....Pohlert, Edward
• Establishing Your College Identity.....Pohlert, Edward
• Life Narrative as a Learning Tool.....Pohlert, Edward
• Personal Learning Styles.....Pohlert, Edward
• Teaching English to Immigrants: Who We Serve, What We Do.....Ramirez, Sylvia
• Foreign Students in the United States.....Scavone, Mia
• International Education.....Scavone, Mia
• Study-Abroad Opportunities.....Scavone, Mia

HEALTH, MEDICAL

• Stone-Age Bodies in a Space-Age World: An Anthropological Perspective on Human Health.....Miller, Lynne

HISTORY, WORLD CULTURES

• Hard Road West:  A Historic and Geologic Tour of the California Trail..... Meldahl, Keith
• Rough-Hewn Land: A Geologic Journey from California to the Rocky Mountains.....Meldahl, Keith
• An Historical Perspective of North County: La Colonia de Eden Gardens.....Montes, Lisa
• Chinese Language and Culture.....Roderick, Aubrey Kuan
• Chinese Traditional Arts and Festivals.....Roderick, Aubrey Kuan
• Doing Business in China and Taiwan.....Roderick, Aubrey Kuan
• Immigration/Emigration Patterns.....St. Gean, Bruce

LITERATURE

• Found Poetry Writing Workshop.....Mushinsky, Jane
• Poetry From Two World Wars..... Mushinsky, Jane
• Readings: Original Poetry & Original Short Fiction.....Mushinsky, Jane
• The Shakespeare Authorship Mystery.....Mushinsky, Jane
• Topics in British Literature.....Mushinsky, Jane

MIRACOSTA COLLEGE

• Reflections of a Former Community College Student and Current Community College Teacher.....Jara, Jose
• The Role of the Community College.....Jara, Jose
• College: Getting Started.....Moberly, Jan

PERFORMANCE

• Lecture/Student-Performed Scenes from Upcoming Drama Productions.....Bishop, Eric
• Dance Lecture-Demonstration.....Hanada-Rogers, Trisha
• Celtic Music and History.....Magone, Barbara

POLITICAL, CIVIC ISSUES

• Immigration/Emigration Patterns.....St. Gean, Bruce

SAFETY/CRIME-RELATED TOPICS

• General Overview of FBI Operations.....Connolly, Patrick
• General Overview of the Terrorist Threat and the Government's Response.....Connolly, Patrick

SCIENCE

• Climate Change Update: Are Human Activities Causing the Earth to Warm?.....Cole, Jonathan
• 21st Century Visions: Scientific Forecasts.....Cordell, Bruce
• The Human Future in Space.....Cordell, Bruce
• Hard Road West: A Historic and Geologic Tour of the California Trail.....Meldahl, Keith
• Rough-Hewn Land: A Geologic Journey from California to the Rocky Mountains.....Meldahl, Keith
• Archaeology in East Africa.....Miller, Lynne
• How to be a Primatologist: Research Methods in the Field.....Miller, Lynne
• Life as a Monkey: Research with Capuchins in Venezuela.....Miller, Lynne
• Sex Differences in Human Behavior from an Evolutionary Perspective.....Miller, Lynne
• California Coastal Evolution.....St. Gean, Bruce

THEATRE

• Lecture/Student-Performed Scenes from Upcoming Drama Productions.....Bishop, Eric

TRAVEL

• Travels in Venezuela.....Miller, Lynne
• Planning International Travel Experiences.....Scavone, Mia

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