Satellite power trip

Topics most people avoid at family gatherings are the basis for a series of interactive video lectures presented by the NAU Honors Program. Four interactive video presentations will explore how issues such as money, gender, war and nonviolence relate to the global dynamics of power.

The 2006 Honors Satellite Seminar Seires—Gold, Gods and Glory: The Global Dynamics of Power—kicks off with relationship expert Pepper Schwartz and her seminar, "Gender and Power in Relationships," at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 26 in NAU's Liberal Arts building, room 135. The seminar originates in Dallas, and will be broadcast at colleges nationwide live via satellite. Attendees will have the opportunity to call or e-mail Schwartz with their questions.

Relationship expert Pepper Schwartz kicks off the 2006 Honors Satellite Seminar Series on Sept. 26.

Schwartz, a professor of sociology at the University of Washington in Seattle, will address the sources of power in relationships, discuss the role that gender plays in the struggle for power and suggest strategies for finding the balance of power in relationships.

The author of 14 books, including Everything You Know About Love and Sex is Wrong and Ten Talks Parents Must Have with their Children about Sex and Character, Schwartz has also written for the New York Times "Parent and Child" column, co-authored Glamour magazine's monthly column "Sex and Health," and penned American Baby magazine's column "Talking About Sex."

The four-part lecture series is co-produced by Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society and the National Collegiate Honors Council. All lectures are interactive and will begin at 4:30 p.m. in NAU's Liberal Arts building, room 135.

Future topics in the series include:

	Oct. 10 The Iraq War and its Consequences in the Middle East Dan Senor Former chief spokesperson for the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq and senior advisor to presidential envoy Paul Bremer. Read more...
	Oct. 24 Money Talks: Lobbyists and the Power of Money in Washington Jeffrey Birnbaum Columnist of "K Street Confidential" for the Washington Post; a political analyst for the Fox News Channel, and a contributor to PBS's Washington Week. He also provides commentary for National Public Radio's Marketplace and serves as a guest analyst and occasional host for The Tony Snow Show on Fox News Radio. Read more...
	Nov. 14 Lessons Learned from My Grandfather Arun Gandhi Grandson of Mohandas Gandhi Read more...

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