Tuesday, Sept. 2, 8:00, DeGraff 1106: Elizabeth Swiman of FSU's Center for Leadership and Civic Education will speak on recycling, the waste stream, and ways in which we can work to make FSU a "green" campus. Ms. Swiman is active in the FSU Sustainable Campus and Community Committee and the Garnet & Gold Goes Green program that organizes recycling at FSU athletic events, and she will discuss these and other service learning projects that help to protect the environment at FSU..

Thursday, Sept. 4, 7:00, DeGraff 1106: James Rhoades, Strozier Library's Public Services Librarian, who specializes in the social sciences, will give a presentation on library resources for students in the social sciences.

Wednesday, Sept. 10, 7:00, DeGraff 1106: Monja Mihajlovic and Rachel Lubitz, two recently returned students from FSU's Beyond Borders international cultural exchage program speak about the Beyond Borders program and their experiences in Germany and Jamaica.

Wednesday, Sept. 17, 8:15, DeGraff 1106: James Hartman (SPALLC '06-'07) and Maggie Spicer (SPALLC '07-'08) talk about FSU's World Affairs Program and the projects it coordinates, including the Model United Nations.

Thursday, Sept. 25, 3:30, Broad Auditorium (Pepper Center): Roger Mudd, former Washington correspondent with CBS News, NBC News, and PBS' News Hour, as well as former documentary host with the History Channel, speaks on "When the News was the News." For more information, click here.

Tuesday, Sept. 30, 3:30, Broad Auditorium (Pepper Center): Tuesday, September 30, 3:30: Nancy Soderberg, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (under President Clinton, 1997-2001) and author of The Superpower Myth: The Use and Misuse of American Might, speaks on "National Security Challenges: The Next President's Inbox." For more information, click here.

Tuesday, Oct. 7, 3:00, Alumni Center Ballroom: David Walker, who served in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations, as well as serving as Comptroller General of the US and head of the US Government Accountability Office under President Clinton, and current CEO of the Peter Peterson Foundation, will speak on "Improving Ethics and Stewardship in Government." For more information, click here.

Thursday, Oct. 9, 1:45, Broad Auditorium (Pepper Center): The College of Social Sciences in conjunction with the FSU's Foreign Affairs Campus Coordinators will host a discussion with Teddy Taylor, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Human Resources. Mr. Taylor's experience with the State Department includes service in Guatemala, Cuba, Hungary, Honduras, Panama, and several posts in Washington, D.C. The discussion will focus on the plan of action that the Department of State has crafted in order to address our nation's foreign policy challenges. Advice, resources, and information will be available to students interested in joining the foreign service, pursuing an internship with the State Department, or pursuing a career with the State Department.

Thursday, Oct. 9, 3:30, Broad Auditorium (Pepper Center): Hamdi Saleh, who has been Egypt's ambassador to a number of countries (mostly in the Caribbean and Africa) and who has authored columns in several major U.S. newspapers will be speaking on "The Arab World and the Process of Globalization."

Tuesday, Oct. 14, 7:00, DeGraff 1106: Cadence Kidwell, the coordinator for FSU's new Global Pathways Certificate, talks about the certificate, which one can obtain through participation in study-abroad programs or U.S.-based cross-cultural activities and classes.

Thursday, Oct. 16, 3:30, Broad Auditorium (Pepper Center): Steven Lawry, an expert on African rural poverty and development with decades of experience managing programs for the foundation will speak on "The Terrible Burden of Narrowly Defined Identities: Toward a New Perspective on Identity and Conflict Reduction." For more information, click here.

Wednesday, Oct. 22, 7:00, DeGraff 1106: Linda Mahler, pre-law advisor in the Office of Undergraduate Studies, hosts an information session on what law schools really look for when considering applicants, how to best prepare for law school, and what to expect when you get there. Law School Room 101 (the Law School is at the corner of Macomb and Jefferson, between Potbelly's and the Civic Center).

Thursday, Oct. 23, 8:00, DeGraff 1106: Jacob Wagner, Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture, Planning, and Urban Design at the Univesity of Missouri - Kansas City, speaks on "Cities, Urban Planning and the Next President: Rebuilding New Orleans." This is this semester's featured outside speaker, and attendance will count for double-credit. A reception will follow in DeGraff 1108.

Wednesday, Nov. 12, 5:00, DeGraff 1106: SSPALLC Energy Day. Scott Minos, Senior Energy Technology Specialist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, speaks on "Federal Energy and Environmental Policy: Perspectives and Opportunities." Also, presenting will be FSU Sophomore (and Political Science major) Amanda Woods, who recently won a $10,000 prize from the Presidential Forum on Renewable Energy for her essay, "A Modest Proposal for Renewable Energy." Rounding out "Energy Day" will be Elizabeth Swiman, who will present the results of the October DeGraff-Wildwood Challenge (and perhaps hear your excuses for why DeGraff East performed so miserably!).

Tuesday, Jan. 27, 6:00, DeGraff 1106: Janet Duemmer of FSU's Honors Program will come to DeGraff to speak about options for obtaining honors in the major, especially in the social sciences. Also speaking will be Brian Jirout, a SSPALLC alum ('06-'07) who's presently writing his honors thesis in Geography.

Wednesday, Jan. 28, 6:00, DeGraff 1106: Stacy Clenney, a graduate student in FSU's Department of Urban Regional Planning, returned Peace Corps volunteer, and FSU recruiter for the Peace Corps will speak about her experiences in the Peace Corps, what the Peace Corps is, why you might want consider becoming a Peace Corps volunteer after you graduate, and how you can apply..

Wednesday, Feb. 11, 8:00, DeGraff 1106: 2006-'07 SSPALLC alumnus Alex Merkovic presents on FSU's Global Peace Exchange, a program that sends student volunteers to Ghana and Rwanda.

Thursday, Feb. 19, 7:00, DeGraff 1106: Grant Williams from FSU's Office of International Programs will present on study-abroad opportunities for FSU students..

Thursday, March 5, 3:30, Broad Auditorium (Pepper Center): National Defense University Professor and former State Department official Roger Kangas will deliver a Broad Lecture on "Playing the Energy Card: How Eurasian Oil and Gas Matter to the World Market." For more information, click here.

Thursday, March 19, 3:00, Broad Auditorium (Pepper Center): Middle Eastern politics expert Rola Al-Husseini speaks on "Challengers of US Hegemony: Hizbullah and the Axis of Refusal."

Thursday, April 2, 3:30, Broad Auditorium (Pepper Center): George Washington University political scientist James Goldgeier will deliver a Broad Lecture on "Liberal Legacies and Conservative Conundrums: Democrats, Republicans and the Future of American Foreign Policy." Dr. Goldgeier has written four books on American foreign policy and served on the State Department and National Security Council staff during the Clinton Administration. For more information, click here.

Tuesday, April 9, 3:30, Broad Auditorium (Pepper Center): Anti-hunger activist, World Food Program administrator, and Auburn University Food and Nutrition Science professor Douglas Casson Coutts delivers the final Broad Lecture (title to be announced, but presumably it will be on food and hunger issues). For more information, click here.Wednesday, April 15, 7:00, DeGraff 1106: Rickey Goins, Peer Education Coordinator with FSU's Victim Advocate Program, will be giving a presentation on sexual battery and relationship violence, how you can prevent yourself from becoming a victim, and what you can do if you believe a friend of yours is being victimized. She'll also be giving information on how you can become a Victim Advocate Program peer counselor.