“The Weight of the Nation,” a documentary premiere
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. (Clinton Center, Great Hall) *Panel discussion to follow
– Join us for the debut screening of the new HBO series, “The Weight of the Nation,” a multi-part documentary series on the obesity epidemic in America. The film, which will air nationally for the first time on HBO on May 14, examines the severity of one of the most pressing health issues and its effects on the health care system.
“LED Lighting Illuminated,” Zia Eftekhar, CEO of Philips Professional Luminaries North America
Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Eftekhar will give a lecture focusing on new and emerging light sources and technology. A recent inductee into the Lighting Hall of Fame, Eftekhar was formerly the CEO of Philips Lightolier Group, the single largest business within Philips Professional Luminaries.
“Increasing College Attainment: It’s Everyone’s Business,” Jamie Merisotis, president and CEO of Lumina Foundation
Monday, May 7, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– The Lumina Foundation is the nation’s largest private foundation dedicated exclusively to increasing student access to and success in postsecondary education. Merisotis will discuss the economic imperative behind his organization’s commitment to a “Big Goal” for college attainment.
“The Perfect Gentleman: A Muslim Boy meets the West,” author Imran Ahmad
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book Signing to follow
– Ahmad will discuss his memoir, “The Perfect Gentleman,” in which he describes how the tragedy of 9/11 affected his life as a Muslim in America. He writes of growing up torn between his Islamic identity and his desire to embrace the West and the deterioration in relations between America and the Muslim after 9/11.
“Rwanda: Demystifying Justice and Facing the Biggest Judicial Challenge in Legal History,” Tharcisse Karugarama, Rwandan Minister of Justice
Monday, May 21 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Karugarama has served as the Rwandan Minister of Justice since 2006 and oversaw the Gacaca court process that released and reconciled genocide perpetrators into Rwandan society and administered the laws against ethnic division and genocide denial.
Justice John Paul Stevens, Associate Justice (retired) U.S. Supreme Court
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (Statehouse Convention Center, Wally Allen Ballroom) *In partnership with Arkansas Access to Justice & UALR Bowen School of Law
– Stevens served as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1975 to his retirement in 2010. Nominated by President Gerald Ford, Stevens recently published a memoir about his time with the court titled “Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir.”
*Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu, or calling 501-683-5239.