Speaker's Bureau Topics
The following topics are offered by CSM Speakers. If you can't find the topic you're
interested in or if you need further assistance, call
Community Relations at 301-934-7701 or 301-870-3008, Ext. 7701 or e-mail
KarenS@csmd.edu.
Academic Presentations
Ethics and Warfare
Wayne Karlin
offers several presentations including, Trauma and Recovery after War, Acts of
Reconciliation after War and a presentation on returning enemy documents as an
act of reconciliation and healing.
Adult Education/Continuing Education Opportunities
Commercial Truck Driver Training
Mary Beth McCollum gives the presentation that discusses CSM's
commercial truck driving program. The program is designed to provide skilled drivers for the transportation
companies in Southern Maryland and beyond. An average of 403,000 truck drivers, earning an average salary of $28,000 to $38,000 per year, are needed on an annual basis and employment
opportunities are projected to grow even more during the next 10 years.
Construction Trades/Industrial Training
This presentation, given by Don Haskins, discusses
courses designed by CSM's Industrial Training Department to meet the current and future construction trades workforce
including electrical, HVAC, plumbing, estimating, welding, project management, surveying, blueprint reading and Spanish for trades workers.
Literature
Beyond Melville & Hawthorne: Bestselling 19th Century American Women Writers
In the first half of the 20th Century, the politics of literary criticism resulted in the bestselling U.S. novelists of the 19th Century being
obliterated from the academic landscape. In the late seventies, scholars began the work of retrieving the nation's literary history from dusty attics and rare books rooms. This presentation,
given by
Dr. Victoria Clements, introduces the audience to 19th -century American women novelists and their work; it sets the literary culture scene, provides biographies and
current resources, and includes readings from fiction. Participants can take part in readers' theater scenes from Catharine
Sedgwick's Hope Leslie or Early
Times in the Massachusetts.
African American Writers and Writing
Dr. Patrick Allen provides the audience with a selection of historical and contemporary writing including poems, essays, folktales and passages from novels by African
Americans.
Literature
This presentation is given by
Wayne Karlin.
Vietnam Literature
This presentation is given by
Wayne Karlin.
Parents and Children
Family Guide to Emergency Preparedness
CSM's Emergency Medical Services Faculty can provide timely
tips to put into place plans for parents, children, pets,
commuters, elderly/disabled to be prepared for emergency
situations.
How can you help in a medical emergency?
Is this a medical emergency? What should you tell the 911
operator? What do you do until the ambulance arrives? Be
prepared before you encounter a medical emergency. CSM's
Emergency Medical Services Faculty can offer answers to
these questions and much more.
How Parents Can Help Their Child Succeed
Dr. Patrick Allen provides tips on helping children develop self-discipline
Promoting Self Esteem in your Child
Dr. Patrick Allen provides tips on how to help a child develop self-confidence.
Performing and Visual Arts
Fun and Frightening Stage Makeup
Emmitt Woodey
presents a "how to" discussion of stage make up including straight, character, special effect and "monster" makeup. Make up can be applied
on your actors or ours.
The Production and Direction of a Play
Emmitt Woodey explains all of the elements in putting on a play, how to direct and what is needed for production.
Stage Design and Model Set Building
Emmitt Woodey
discusses the process of stage design for theatre and the related model building and art work needed to design.
Special Effects for the Stage
Emmitt Woodey discusses the "how to" of special effects in plays. Learn about the various materials used in the process and how to use special effects safely.
Theatre: Stage Lighting and Design
Emmitt Woodey discusses the whats and how-tos in stage lighting, including materials needed and the lighting design process.
Learning to Look at Art
Barbara Stephanic offers this topic to audiences interested in expanding knowledge or appreciation of art, architecture, artists and area exhibits, including exhibits at
CSM.
Learning to Appreciate Art
Barbara Stephanic offers this topic to audiences interested in expanding their appreciation of art, architecture, artists and area exhibits, including exhibits at CSM.
Various Gallery Tours
Through gallery tours,
Barbara Stephanic teaches audiences how to appreciate art, architecture and artists.
Personal Enrichment
Personal Effectiveness
Dr. Patrick Allen provides the audience with a brief discussion of time management techniques that will increase an individual's personal effectiveness.
Overcoming Obstacles
Who invented the hand signals for ball and strikes? The
National Baseball Hall of Fame says it is controversial but
many believe that it was William Ellsworth "Dummy" Hoy, a
19th-century deaf and mute outfielder.
Rex Bishop
offers a 20-30 minute discussion on this question and on the
upcoming movie "The Silent Natural: the Amazing Dummy Hoy. |
