Presbyterian University Center – Westminster House
Fall 2015 Faculty Luncheon Series

The Future of Florida and Florida State University

FACULTY LUNCHEON SERIES PRESENTS
SPRING 2016
The FSU Faculty Luncheon Series for Spring 2016 features the following distinguished speakers reflecting on their scholarly research and creative activities at Florida State University:
Tuesday, January 12
The Role of Computations in Science and Engineering
Max Gunzburger, Professor of Scientific Computing
Tuesday, February 9
Why We Collect: Objects and the Stories They Tell
Lisa Ryoko Wakamiya, Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Linguistics
Tuesday, March 15
Creating The Emmett Till Trail and Archive: Maps, Memory… and Always Politics
Davis Houck, Professor of Communication
Tuesday, April 19
An Unprecedented Experiment in Military Governance: Counterinsurgency, Narcotics and the Historical Roots of the Mexican Drug War
Alex Aviña, Associate Professor of History
FSU Writes!
The Fall 2015 FSU Faculty Luncheon Series highlighted the importance of writing as a significant component of scholarship at Florida State University, with distinguished speakers reflecting on their recent publications:
Tuesday, September 15
City of Noise: Sound and Nineteenth-Century Paris
Aimée Boutin, Professor of French
Tuesday, October 13
Gender and the Novel: Writing Italian Modernities
Silvia Valisa, Associate Professor of Italian Studies
Tuesday, November 17
Abortion Politics and the Presidential Election
Deana Rohlinger, Professor of Sociology
Tuesday, December 8
Writing about Risk
Banned: A History of Pesticides and the Science of Toxicology
Fritz Davis, Professor of History
The series is open to the public, and takes place at the Presbyterian University Center, 548 W. Park Ave. Parking is available in the lot on the north side of the Presbyterian University Center.
Luncheons begin at 12:15, and the programs follow at 12:45, concluding at 1:30. Lunches are $10 per session, and reservations are required.
All reservations must be made by noon of the Thursday before each luncheon. Please mail reservation requests to the Presbyterian University Center, 548 W. Park Ave., Tallahassee, FL 32301, with a check made payable to the Presbyterian University Center and clearly marked “Faculty Luncheon Series.” In order to pay at the door, please call the Center for a reservation at 850.222.6320, or send an email to floridastatepuc@gmail.com.
The Faculty Luncheon Series is co-sponsored by the Presbyterian University Center, the FSU Faculty and Friends Club, and the Alpha of Florida Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
For more information, please visit http://facultyluncheon.cci.fsu.edu/