2012 Public Affairs Conference is officially from April 17-20th, but it kicks of April 16th with Chris Rose in the PSU Theater. Here’s your guide to all the events of the 2012 Public Affairs Conference.
Monday, April 16
CANCELLED Q&A with Chris Rose, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of “1 Dead in Attic” | PSU Theater | 7:30 – 9:30 PM
Tuesday, April 17
Distinction in public affairs student presentations | PSU 313 | 2:30 – 5:oo PM
Rock & Read with Larry Kirwan | PSU Theater | 7:30 – 9:30 PM
Wednesday, April 18
Democracy in an age of cultural connectivity | PSU 313 | 9:00 – 10:15 AM
Connectivity and Cartesian anxiety | Ballroom East | 9:00 – 10:15 AM
The digital shift | PSU 313 | 10:30 – 11:45 AM
Sustainability in the digital age | Ballroom East | 10:30 – 11:45 AM
An hour of connectivity, live and unplugged | PSU North Mall | 12:00 – 1:00 PM
The culture of pornography: The media age and the changing face of human intimacy | Ballroom East | 1:30 – 2:45 PM
iPolitics: Are we engaging our public discourse or is it all just “talk”? | PSU 313 | 1:30 – 2:45 PM
Is connectivity making you dumb? | PSU 313 | 3:00 – 4:15 PM
The digital age and implications for health care | Ballroom East | 3:00 – 4:15 PM
How relationships, the mind and the brain interact to shape the development of children, families and communities | Carrington Hall 208 | 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Engaging democracy: How citizen uprisings will reshape America | PSU Theater | 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Thursday, April 19
Teachers and students in an age of connectivity | PSU 313 | 9:30 – 10:45 AM
Connecting to our past: How are older adults valued in our high tech society? | Ballroom East | 9:30 – 10:45 AM
High school session: Becoming attuned to your higher purpose in life | PSU Theater | 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Contemporary media and democracy: Implications for activism, criticality, and empathy | PSU 313 | 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Boundaries and borders : The line between sharing and privacy | Ballroom East | 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
MarkEDing – Marketing’s new connective success strategy | PSU Theater | 12:30 – 1:45 PM
Yelp! My soup was cold and I need everyone to know | PSU 313 | 2:00 – 3:15 PM
Arts in the media age | Ballroom East | 3:30 – 4:45 PM
Facebook or face-to-face | Ballroom East | 3:30 – 4:45 PM
The shifting tides of rural connectivity | PSU 313 | 3:30 – 4:45 PM
Thriller and Wall Street: The need to gather | PSU Theater | 3:30 – 4:45 PM
Internet crime against children and teens | Greenwood Laboratory School cafeteria | 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Redefining American politics: No labels, No boxes, No stereotypes | PSU Theater | 8:00 – 9:30 PM
Friday, April 20
Citizenship, charity and religion in the digital age | PSU 313 | 9:00 – 10:15 AM
When social and civil collide | Ballroom East | 9:00 – 10:15 AM
“I don’t know what’s wrong with these kids today!” | PSU 313 | 10:30 – 11:45 AM
iPals: Developing global perspectives in local settings | Ballroom East | 10:30 – 11:45 AM
The inside story from one Louisiana scientist: An hour with Dr. Ivor van Heerden | PSU Theater | 12:00 – 1:15 PM