JOHN K.
BETTERSWORTH
LEADERSHIP
LECTURES
2011-2012

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Named for John K. Bettersworth, former MSU Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Bettersworth Leadership Lecture Series features more than 30 faculty members and offers lectures on over 65 different topics. The series is geared toward high school and community college classes, and is presented free of charge.
 

To schedule an on-site presentation for your school, give us a call. We simply ask that you contact us two weeks in advance with your preferred topics, three potential dates, and details about audience size. All necessary arrangements will be made by MSU.

For more information, please contact us:
MSU Welcome Center
P.O. Box 9556
Mississippi State, MS 39762-6334
662-325-5203 (phone)
662-325-2330 (fax)
e-mail

Subject Areas

AGRICULTURE, ANIMALS, and ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES (AA)

  1. Aquaculture in General, Mischke
  2. Basics of Statistics and Hypothesis Testing for High School Students, Wang
  3. Emerging Challenges in Environmental Protection, Emison
  4. Fascinating Facts About Reproduction in Birds, McDaniel
  5. Fire Prescribed Burning for Better Wildlife Habitat, Iglay
  6. Galapagos Islands Today: Would Darwin Still Have His 'Eureka' Moment?, Diehl
  7. How Trees and Forests Impact Your Life Every Day, Ezell
  8. Introduction to Agricultural Engineering Technology, Davis
  9. Managing Hardwood Forests for Today and 100 Years From Now, Ezell
  10. Managing Natural Resources with GIS, Fan
  11. Mississippi's Black Bears, Belant
  12. Mississippi's Top Cat: The Bobcat, Tucker
  13. Plant Biotechnology Tastes Good, Reichert
  14. Pond Fertilization, Mischke
  15. Predators in Mississippi, Tucker
  16. Remote Sensing for Natural Resource Evaluastions, Evans
  17. Southern Forests—Understanding What You See Today and Knowing Why It is Here, Ezell
  18. Tree Identification, Evans
  19. Zooplankton, Mischke

ARCHITECTURE (A)

  1. Community Leadership Through Creative Professional Service, Perkes
  2. Learning From Rebuilding the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Perkes
  3. Preserving Historic Wooden Structures, Kitchens

ARTS and LITERATURE (AL)

  1. African Drumming, Dancing, and Singing, Damm

BUSINESS (B)

  1. Business Enterprise Among Black Americans, Boyd

CAREERS (C)

  1. Build a Profession in Public Service, Emison
  2. Career Choices in Accounting, Addy
  3. Careers in Broadcast and Media, Brown
  4. Careers in Business, Pearson
  5. Careers in Forestry and Natural Resources, Ezell
  6. Careers in Social Work, Crudden
  7. Careers in Wildlife and Fisheries, Tucker
  8. Communication Careers: Traditional and Emerging, Forde
  9. How to Choose a Career and Not Just a Major, Maynard
  10. So, You Might Want to Teach? Pursuing Careers in EducationFranz
  11. So, You Want to be an Engineer? Green
  12. Teamwork in Business, Pearson
  13. Working With People With Disabilities, Crudden
  14. Your Career in Accounting, Addy

COMMUNICATION and HISTORY (CH)

  1. Applied Archaeology: Charting the Future From the Past, Peacock
  2. Customer Relations in the 21st Century, Forde
  3. What is Public Relations? Forde

ENGINEERING (E)

  1. Change in Organizations, Green
  2. Development of the SR71 Spy Plane, Bridges
  3. Engineering: Art or Science? Green
  4. Engineering Ethics and Professionalism, Green
  5. Environmental Bio/Chemical Analysis: How Civil Engineers Use CSI Technology to Improve Public Health and Environmental Quality, Magbanua
  6. Environmental Management on a Regional Level, Truax
  7. How Can an Electrical Engineer Help You Continuously Monitor Your Glucose Levels to Better Manage Your Diabetes? Topsakal
  8. How to Have a Winning Science Fair Project, Green
  9. The Need for Global Observations of Earth's Natural Resources, King
  10. So You Want to be Green? Truax
  11. Supply Chain and Logistics Management, S. Eksioglu
  12. Technical Communication Skills, Green
  13. Topics in Biomass, Bioenergy and Feedstock Engineering, Davis
  14. Topics in Industrial and Systems Engineering B. Eksioglu
  15. U.S. Infrastructure: Past, Present, and Will There be a Future? Truax

MATH and SCIENCE (MS)

  1. Galapagos Islands Today: Would Darwin Still Have His 'Eureka' Moment?, Diehl

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT (PD)

  1. Creating Good Luck in Your Life and Career, Emison
  2. Outside the Books: Skills and Abilities Needed for Success, Maynard

TECHNOLOGY (T)

  1. Integrating Technology into the Classroom While Maintaining a Personal Touch, Forde
  2. The Joys and Challenges of Podcasting, Forde