Great Minds / Great Ideas Lecture Series

In cooperation with the Cazenovia Public Library and The Manlius Library, Cazenovia College is pleased to announce the sixteenth season of its Faculty Library Lecture Series: "Great Minds / Great Ideas."

The 2019-2020 series features noted faculty members from Cazenovia College whose topics cover the breadth and depth of the liberal arts—from “also-ran” technologies that failed, to successful yet underrepresented women in STEM fields.

All lectures begin at 7 p.m. with ample time for questions and conversation following each lecture.

The Great Minds/Great Ideas Library Lecture Series is made possible through the generous support of Patricia Stacy Healey, class of 1962, and Helen Stacy.

Fall Lectures:

Technology’s ‘Also-Rans’
presented by Scott Jensen, associate professor, visual communications

Associate Professor Scott Jensen

In the Wild West of emerging technologies, there are always more competing solutions than the marketplace can support. Some of these technologies, such as the Linn Tractor, looked like winners for a while only to swiftly disappear when a more practical competitor was introduced. Other technologies like RCA sound cartridges and Kodak disc film came and went so fast they’re hardly remembered. This lecture will look at seven of these also-ran technologies showing how they approached the problem they were designed to solve, and with the advantage of hindsight, how they were doomed to fail.

Cazenovia Library: Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Manlius Library: Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Presenting the Unrepresented: Women in STEM
presented by Lily Soltani-Amadi, assistant professor, mathematics

Assistant Professor Lily Soltani-Amadi

Why do so few women pursue careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields? Why are they underrepresented? Women make up half of the total U.S. college-educated workforce, but only 28% work in a STEM field. Many factors contribute to this underrepresentation, including the social environment, encouragement from parents and educators, and curriculum content. The focus of this talk is to present successful women in STEM.

Manlius Library: Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Cazenovia Library: Wednesday, October 16, 2019

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Fall 2019

September 17, 7 p.m.

Cazenovia Public Library
Technology’s ‘Also-Rans’
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The Manlius Library
Presenting the Unrepresented: Women in STEM
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October 16, 7 p.m.

Cazenovia Public Library
Presenting the Unrepresented: Women in STEM
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October 22, 7 p.m.

The Manlius Library
Technology’s ‘Also-Rans’
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