2013–2014 FIELD SPEAKER CATALOG WELCOME TO PRINCIPIA’s FIELD SPEAKER CATALOG! FACULTY/STAFF SPEAKERS Every year, current and former Principia faculty members and alumni are featured speakers at events sponsored by local Principia Clubs from coast to coast. This catalog includes 21 speakers and 53 talks, including “Forgiving the Unforgivable,” “Global Wanderings of a Living Dinosaur,” and “How to Invest Like a Pro.” INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES HOWARD BAY * NEW SPEAKER p. 8 DR. MARIE JUREIT-BEAMISH pp. 14–15 “There You Go Again”: Reagan in Retrospect Franz Liszt: The King of the Piano—A Celebration Hosting a Principia Club speaker program allows you to provide Club members, guests, and other friends with A Nation Transformed: The People and Politics of of His 200th Year interesting, inspiring, and timely information on a topic of your Club’s choosing. It also highlights the quality of Mary Baker Eddy’s Time Beethoven: A Man of Remarkable Courage Principia’s faculty and alumni as well as the value of a Principia education. Mrs. Eddy Quoted Them A Song of Love Mrs. Eddy Mentioned Them The Piano Music I Love WHEN AND HOW TO REQUEST A SPEAKER Our Favorite Chopin DR. KAREN L. ECKERT p. 9 Talks with Great Composers All speaker requests should be made through the Alumni & Field Relations Office. Working Together for Good: Lessons from the (with an optional one-hour solo piano concert) Caribbean Sea • Begin planning for your event at least four to six months in advance. Please review this catalog to see the available KEITH PRESTON p. 16 speakers and topics. Many speakers offer multiple presentations. Adams and Jefferson: Patriot Friends and DR. SCOTT ECKERT p. 10 • Discuss speaker choices and possible dates with your Club Board to get input and build interest and involvement. Political Foes Global Wanderings of a Living Dinosaur • Contact the Alumni & Field Relations Office by phone at 800.218.7746 or via e-mail at [email protected] Churchill: From Failure to Triumph with your choice of speaker(s), topic(s), and date(s). Make sure you have checked your local calendar to avoid Learning about and Loving the Constitution school vacations, community or sporting events, local church activities, holidays, DiscoveryBound events, etc. RICH EISENAUER p. 11 Thank You, George Washington Hollywood and History Fab Four: A Brief History of the Beatles LOCATION OF YOUR EVENT COSTS Shoot the Messenger: Political Cartoons Power and Grace in the White House: A History When choosing your location, please keep your speaker’s Your Club’s speaker program should be self-supporting, of America’s First Ladies LEE ELLIS p. 12 presentation needs in mind. Each speaker has included a with estimated expenses covered by an admission charge. Leadership Is Everyone’s Calling . and It’s Calling You! prop list and/or special arrangements required for his or Speaker programs are not meant to be fundraisers or profit- DR. BRIAN ROBERTS p. 17 her talk(s) that could impact your choice of location. making events for your Club. The aim is always to inform (The Six Maxims of Effective Leadership) * NEW TALK Presidential Leadership in the Age of “Going Public” and inspire audiences at a reasonable cost while showcasing The “Game Face” of Sportsmanship * NEW TALK the excellent education Principia offers. What to Do and How to Be: A Conversation STEVE SHEDD p. 18 about Leadership Effectiveness at Work, at Home, Solar Car: A Vehicle for Excellence PRINCIPIA CLUBS PAY THESE COSTS: PRINCIPIA PAYS THESE COSTS: and Every Place In Between So, You Want to Play College Sports . JOHN WILLIAMS p. 19 • Hall rental or other expenses charged by the venue • Speaker’s honorarium Tibet: On the Roof of the World • 50% of the postage cost for mailing invitations • 100% of the cost of printing invitations DR. TOM FULLER p. 13 • Refreshments • 50% of the postage cost for mailing invitations China: The Next Superpower “All Nature Teaches God’s Love to Man” • Speaker’s airfare, travel, and housing expenses Science and Christianity: Two Sides of the Same Coin (Club will be billed on its Principia account) Everyday Infinity p. 3 SUBJECT AREAS AND SPEAKERS Bible, Religion, Christian Science.................. Bay, Campbell, Fuller, Merrill, Nager, Rockabrand Environment, Science, Technology................ Cornell, K. Eckert, S. Eckert, Fuller, Shedd ALUMNI SPEAKERS History, Geography, Travel.............................. Bay, Beim-Esche, Eisenauer, Hamlin, Preston, Williams Leadership........................................................ Ellis, Nager Literature, Writing, Philosophy....................... Beim-Esche, Campbell Music................................................................ Jureit-Beamish, Preston, Rockabrand Political Science, Economics, Ethics............ Bay, Carper, Eisenauer, Hoffman, Krogh, Nager, Preston, Roberts, Williams Recreation and Physical Education............... Ellis Theatre and Film.............................................. Eisenauer, Rockabrand CLARK BEIM-ESCHE p. 21 ERIC NAGER p. 29 TALKS BY SUBJECT AREA Thomas Paine’s Uncommon Common Sense Checklist for Checkmate: 15 Keys to Building a BIBLE, RELIGION, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Meet Mark Twain Successful Team A Nation Transformed: The People and Politics of Mary Baker Eddy’s Time p. 8 How to Invest Like a Pro The Presidents at Home * NEW TALK Mrs. Eddy Quoted Them p. 8 Why Mary Baker Eddy Moved from Boston in 1889 Mrs. Eddy Mentioned Them p. 8 DR. COLIN CAMPBELL p. 22 “All Nature Teaches God’s Love to Man” p. 13 Science and Christianity: Two Sides of the Same Coin p. 13 Science and Health as Literature DR. ROBERT ROCKABRAND pp. 30–31 Science and Health as Literature p. 22 The Christian Science Hymnal— Becoming As a Little Child p. 28 Its Healing Message SHARON U’REN CARPER p. 23 The Last Class p. 28 Art of Diplomacy Handel’s Messiah: An Eternal Celebration How to Study the Bible More Deeply p. 28 The Changing Face of Africa Those Wonderful Hollywood Musicals Why Mary Baker Eddy Moved from Boston in 1889 p. 29 Those Wonderful Broadway Musicals The Christian Science Hymnal—Its Healing Message p. 30 Jazz: America’s Classical Music DR. DAVID CORNELL p. 24 ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY What Is the Universe Made Of? Working Together for Good: Lessons from the Caribbean Sea p. 9 Global Wanderings of a Living Dinosaur p. 10 MARGIE HAMLIN p. 25 “All Nature Teaches God’s Love to Man” p. 13 Loving Our World or “Roho haina kabila” Science and Christianity: Two Sides of the Same Coin p. 13 (Swahili for “The heart has no tribe”) Everyday Infinity p. 13 Solar Car: A Vehicle for Excellence p. 18 A Vietnamese Odyssey What Is the Universe Made Of? p. 24 LIBBY HOFFMAN p. 26 HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, TRAVEL Forgiving the Unforgivable “There You Go Again”: Reagan in Retrospect p. 8 A Nation Transformed: The People and Politics of Mary Baker Eddy’s Time p. 8 Hollywood and History p. 11 EGIL “BUD” KROGH p. 27 Adams and Jefferson: Patriot Friends and Political Foes p. 16 Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, Churchill: From Failure to Triumph p. 16 and Life Lessons from the White House Thank You, George Washington p. 16 Fab Four: A Brief History of the Beatles p. 16 KATHY MERRILL p. 28 Power and Grace in the White House: A History of America’s First Ladies p. 16 Becoming as a Little Child Tibet: On the Roof of the World p. 19 The Presidents at Home p. 21 The Last Class Loving Our World or “Roho haina kabila” (Swahili for “The heart has no tribe”) p. 25 How to Study the Bible More Deeply A Vietnamese Odyssey p. 25 p. 4 2013–14 SPEAKER SERIES p. 5 LEADERSHIP Leadership Is Everyone’s Calling . and It’s Calling You! (The Six Maxims of Effective Leadership) p. 12 What to Do and How to Be: A Conversation about Leadership Effectiveness at Work, at Home, and Every Place In Between p. 12 Checklist for Checkmate: 15 Keys to Building a Successful Team p. 29 FACULTY/STAFF LITERATURE, WRITING, PHILOSOPHY Thomas Paine’s Uncommon Common Sense p. 21 Meet Mark Twain p. 21 SPEAKERS AND TALKS Science and Health as Literature p. 22 MUSIC Franz Liszt: The King of the Piano—A Celebration of His 200th Year p. 14 Beethoven: A Man of Remarkable Courage p. 14 A Song of Love p. 14 The Piano Music I Love p. 14 Our Favorite Chopin p. 15 Talks with Great Composers (with an optional one-hour solo piano concert) p. 15 Fab Four: A Brief History of the Beatles p. 16 The Christian Science Hymnal—Its Healing Message p. 30 Handel’s Messiah: An Eternal Celebration p. 30 Those Wonderful Hollywood Musicals p. 31 Those Wonderful Broadway Musicals p. 31 Jazz: America’s Classical Music p. 31 POLITICAL SCIENCE, ECONOMICS, ETHICS A Nation Transformed: The People and Politics of Mary Baker Eddy’s Time p. 8 “There You Go Again”: Reagan in Retrospect p. 8 Shoot the Messenger: Political Cartoons p. 11 Adams and Jefferson: Patriot Friends and Political Foes p. 16 Learning about and Loving the Constitution p. 16 Power and Grace in the White House: A History of America’s First Ladies p. 16 Presidential Leadership in the Age of “Going Public” p. 17 China: The Next Superpower p. 19 The Presidents at Home p. 21 Art of Diplomacy p. 23 The Changing Face of Africa p. 23 Forgiving the Unforgivable p. 26 Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and Life Lessons from the White House p. 27 How to Invest Like a Pro p. 29 RECREATION AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION The “Game Face” of Sportsmanship p. 12 So, You Want to Play College Sports . p. 12 THEATRE AND FILM Hollywood and History p. 11 Those Wonderful Hollywood Musicals p. 31 Those Wonderful Broadway Musicals p. 31 p. 6 2013–14 SPEAKER SERIES p. 7 HOWARD BAY DR. KAREN L. ECKERT Howard Bay grew up in St.