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LEICESTER/WORCESTER, Mass. — Becker College has announced its Winter-Spring 2012 Loew Lecture Series, with five dynamic speakers to tell compelling and very different stories.
The Franklin M. Loew Lecture Series is a public forum that invites scholars and professionals to present lectures on topics of interest and importance to the Becker College community and the public.
The lectures are free and open to the public, but seating is limited. To RSVP, call 508.373.9460 or email lectures@becker.edu. For more information, visit www.becker.edu/lectures
Featured Lectures include;
"Game On" - Jon Radoff, CEO, Disruptor Beam
Entrepreneur Jon Radoff has focused on the intersection of the Internet, entertainment, and social communities. He is the founder of a number of innovative companies, including NovaLink, Eprise, and GamerDNA. Radoff’s new start-up, Disruptor Beam, is a social game company that will disrupt the current social game landscape by leveraging Radoff’s experience with software platforms, analytics, and online communities.
Tuesday February 7, 2012 7:00 p.m.
80 WIlliam Street Worcester, Mass.
"An Evening with the Senate President" - Mass Senate President Therese Murray
Therese Murray (D-Plymouth) was elected senator of the Plymouth and Barnstable District in 1992 and became the first woman president of the Massachusetts Senate in 2007. She has long advocated for children’s issues and health care reform. Her accomplishments include welfare reform, a DSS overhaul, consolidation of child care services, mental health legislation, the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund, Chapter 70 education funding reform, and a health care cost control bill.
Tuesday March 6, 2012 7:00 p.m.
80 William Street Worcester, Mass.
Agro/Bioterrorism - Lt. Col. Michael B. Lennon (Ret.) Ph.D., DVM
LTC Michael B. Lennon (retired) has served with the U.S. Armed Forces since the 1980s in a variety of capacities, including veterinarian, surgical instructor, and surgeon. He has been on missions to Central America, eastern Europe, and southern Africa, and served during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Dr. Lennon recently retired from the Army and is the author of numerous scientific articles.
Tuesday March 27, 2012 7:00 p.m.
Borger Academic Center Daniels Hall, 9 Washburn Sq. Leicester, Mass.
The New World of Sports Marketing - Jim Rushton, Senior Vice President, Miami Dolphins
Sports executive Jim Rushton joined the Miami Dolphins front office in 2009 to head up corporate partnerships and integrated media. Rushton moved to the Dolphins from Entercom Communications where he spent 16 years, most recently as vice president of sports sales and marketing for Entercom and Entercom New England. He was responsible for all revenues associated with the WEEI Sports Radio Network including the Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtics radio networks and the New England Patriots Monday/Friday radio network.
Thursday April 12, 2012 7:00 p.m.
Borger Academic Center Daniels Hall, 9 Washburn Sq. Leicester, Mass.
