Past Events & Speakers

Past events by year

Date	Title	Speakers
April 9, 2025	Leveraging Technology to Save Lives in an Era of Growing Conflict	James Cowan
April 2, 2025	Redlands Fire Readiness: What the Community Should Know	Panel discussion
March 26, 2025	What is a Healthy Planet? Moving Towards a Common Framework to Guide Policy and Action.	Dr. Nicholas Reksten
March 20, 2025	80/90: An intimate conversation on life, work, and standing on the shoulders of giants	Jack Dangermond and Richard Saul Wurman
March 12, 2025	The AI Revolution is here: Opportunities, Challenges, Threats—and How to Prepare for Them	Johannes Moenius
February 25, 2025	Solving Crime with Forensic Science	Blaine Kern
February 11, 2025	An evening of classical guitar	Lauren Harned
January 22, 2025	The Road to Where? A Brief History and Forecast of Healthcare	James Holmes

Date	Title	Speakers
December 11, 2024	Holiday Program	The Desert Carolers
November 20, 2024	How We Can Show Up for Others	Sarah (Brubacher) McDonald
November 12, 2024	Meet the Press	David Allen
October 29, 2024	The Edge of Extinction: Can Sea Otters Survive the Global Human Threat?	Kim Steinhardt
October 16, 2024	From Darkness to Light, The Inland Master Chorale	Dr. Joe Modica
October 10, 2024	The Geography of Hope	David Yarnold
September 16, 2024	The Parable of the Sower	Dr. Heather King, John Glover, and Dr. Lillian Larsen
September 5, 2024	The Power of Where: A Geographic Approach to the World's Greatest Challenges	Jack Dangermond and Larry Burgess
June 3, 2024	The Future of Community Journalism in the Inland Empire	Dr. Paulette Brown-Hinds and Dean Baquet
May 30, 2024	From Vanquishing Smog to Surfboard Design: Caltech Technologies Improving People’s Lives	Thomas F. Rosenbaum
May 22, 2024	A History of Redlands through Maps	Dr. Nathan Gonzales and Maria Carillo Colato
May 14, 2024	Understanding Your Neighborhood—The Power of AI, Infographics, and Local Data in Improving Communities	Christopher Alvarez and Helen Thompson
April 30, 2024	Representing America: An American Diplomat Speaks	Robin Quinville
April 29, 2024	Challenging Circumstances in University Education	Soraya M. Coley
April 25, 2024	Genetics in Hollywood: A Reflection of Real-Life Scientific, Clinical, and Ethical Challenges	Wayne W. Grody
April 10, 2024	Sex Trafficking and Social Media Exploitation in the Inland Empire	Opal Singleton-Hendershot
March 26, 2024	Mohonk Preserve \| A Smiley Legacy Celebrating 60 Years as a Conservation Leader	Kevin Case
March 7, 2024	Humans vs Asteroids: The Role of Ground-Based Radar in Planetary Defense	Dr. Marina Brozović
February 28, 2024	Exploring the Form and Function of Endpapers in Picture-Books	Dr. Jonda C. McNair
February 6, 2024	Tipping Points: Climate Projections & Economic Possibilities	Dr. Nicolas Reksten and Dr. Hillary Jenkins
January 31, 2024	Living Life As Art	Heidi Zuckerman
January 11, 2024	The Role of the University at Three Scales: City, Region, Nation	Wellington “Duke” Reiter

Date	Title	Speakers
December 15, 2023	The Power Of Geography	National Geographic CEO Dr. Jill Tiefenthaler and Esri President Jack Dangermond
December 13, 2023	Holidays with the Inland Master Chorale	Joe Modica, Director and Director of the University of Redlands School of Performing Arts and Conservatory of Music
December 5, 2023	Parking is Where the Action Is	Donald Shoup
November 28, 2023	Break Down the Barriers and See What Is Possible: An Integrated Ecosystem of People, Infrastructure, and the Environment	Heather Dyer
November 8, 2023	Space in the Cinematic Frame	Dr. Piers Britton
October 12, 2023	Juicy Tidbits: The Delightful History of Food Language	Dr. Judith Tschann
September 28, 2023	Policing in the 21st Century	Redlands Chief of Police Rachel Tolber and Deputy Chief Deanna Cantrell
September 12, 2023	The Lasting Legacy of the California Wine Industry	Brett Waterman
May 25, 2023	Faithfully & Liberally Sustained: 125 Years of the Gift of Smiley Library	Dr. Nathan Gonzales
May 1, 2023	Redlands Bowl at 100: Preserving the Past, Preparing for the Future	Beverly Noerr
April 18, 2023	Right in Our Own Backyard: Celebrating Two Canyons	Pete Dangermond, H. Vincent Moses, and Kathy Behrens
April 4, 2023	Art Can Kill; The Art World’s Crooks, Clowns & Connoisseurs	Byran Cooke
March 15, 2023	Planet Nine from Outer Space	Dr. Konstantin Batygin
March 1, 2023	Hope and Courage from the Frontlines of Ukraine	Dr. Yury Bondarenko
February 23, 2023	Blackbox: An Epic Story Told with Poetry and Magic	Rickerby Hinds
February 15, 2023	Change is in the Air	Jim Fallows
February 1, 2023	Libraries and Society: A Conversation with the Librarian of Congress	Dr. Carla Hayden
January 25, 2023	Exploring a GIS for the Ocean	Dr. Richard Spinrad
January 10, 2023	Magnificent Rebels	Andrea Wulf

Date	Title	Speakers
December 14, 2022	Holidays with the Inland Master Chorale	Joe Modica, Director and Director of the University of Redlands School of Performing Arts and Conservatory of Music
November 30, 2022	Moving from Climate Science to Climate Resilience Planning	Sean Breyer, ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World Program Manager, Esri
November 15, 2022	Meeting the Challenges of Challenger Deep	Dawn Wright, PhD, Geographer, Oceanographer and Esri Chief Scientist
October 25, 2022	RUSD: Moving Student Forward in Pursuit of Academic Excellence	Mauricio Arellano, Superintendent, Redlands Unified School District
October 13, 2022	Mohonk at 153 Years and the Redlands Relationship	Eric Gullickson, President, Mohonk Mountain House, and Larry Burgess, PhD, Director Emeritus of A. K. Smiley Public Library, Smiley Family Historian and Author
September 29, 2022	Jefferson Education Society: A Case Study on How a Community Think Tank Is Transforming a Civic Desert	Ferki Ferati, EdD, President, Jefferson Educational Society
September 14, 2022	Increasing Hope, Igniting Imagination, and Inspiring Creativity for Our Community's Young: Garner Holt's Animatronics and Educational Initiatives	Garner Holt, Founder and President, Garner Holt Productions, Inc., and Ryan Rainbolt, President, Garner Holt Education Through Imagination and Garner Holt Foundation

Date	Title	Speakers
May 26, 2021	Smiley Heritage Tour	Serena Davis, Tish Sandos, Jamie Cortz, Olivia Davison, Jennifer Hunt
May 12, 2021	Uncovering the Diverse Communities of Redlands	Sherli Leonard, Dr. Nathan Gonzales, Ron Running, Dr. Donn Grenda
April 29, 2021	Ventura Botanical Gardens, a Garden for the 21st Century	Dr. Joseph Cahill
April 22, 2021	Picture This: A 27-Year Wildflower Journey	Rob Badger, Nita Winter
April 13, 2021	The Four Pillars of Health: Leveraging Secrets of the Worlds Centenarians to Promote Health, Happiness, and Longevity	Dr. Wayne Dysinger
March 24, 2021	Overcoming Change and Challenges: How the Ontario International Airport Became a First-Rate Aviation Gateway	Atif Elkadi
March 9, 2021	Australia Best-Selling Children's Author Reveals the "Magic" of Reading to Children	Mem Fox
February 25, 2021	Scaling Mount Everest: Climbing, Mapping, and Impacting the Future	Alex Tait
February 16, 2021	Special Presentation with Dr. Larry Burgess	Dr. Larry Burgess
January 21, 2021	Celebrating Language with a New Museum Experience	Ann Friedman
January 13, 2021	Redlands and Beyond	Bruce Herwig

Date	Title	Speakers
December 17, 2020	Celebrate the Season with Holiday Songs and Storytelling	Distinguished Guest Speakers and Performers
November 23, 2020	What 26 Years of Trust Building in Rwanda Can Teach Us	Carl Wilkens
November 10, 2020	Reimagining the Role of the Police during Times of Change	Chris Catren
October 14, 2020	Where We Stand: A Journalist Who Has Covered Presidents for Nixon Onward, on the State of the Nation	James Fallows
September 30, 2020	The Nature of Nature: Why We Need the Wild	Enric Sala
September 17, 2020	Resilience in the Age of COVID-19: Esri's Response	Jack Dangermond, Este Geraghty
March 3, 2020	Faith-Based Conservation: An Emerging Environmental Movement	Molly Burhans
February 18, 2020	World-Renowned Expert in Economics and Sustainable Development	Jeffrey Sachs
February 10, 2020	Winemaker: From Pangaea to Pasteur	Wes Hagen
January 29, 2020	An Interview by Jack Dangermond and Larry Burgess	Charlie Munger
January 28, 2020	Living in Zero Gravity	Steve Cunningham
January 16, 2020	An Unsung Hero	Peter Kaufman

Date	Title	Speakers
December 18, 2019	Holiday Concert	Rhymes with Orange
November 20, 2019	The Power of Love	Fran Grace
November 7, 2019	The Chicago Colony in Redlands as Seen through a Chicago Lens	Kim Coventry
November 4, 2019	No Blue, No Green	Sylvia Earle
October 23, 2019	GIS Search & Rescue	Paul Dougherty
October 8, 2019	Finish Strong: Choices as Life Ends	Samantha Trad
September 26, 2019	Location, Location . . . How Geography Has Influenced the Rise of Civilization	Jared Diamond
September 25, 2019	The Future of the Living World	Peter Raven
September 11, 2019	The A. K. Smiley Public Library at 125!	Don McCue, Larry Burgess, Nathan Gonzales, and Bill Hatfield
September 4, 2019	The New Age of Enlightenment	Mike Wing
August 29, 2019	RUSD 2025—Excellence for All Students: A Multiyear, Progressive Vision for Learning!	Mauricio Arellano
May 28, 2019	Water in a Thirsty Land!	Nathan Gonzales
May 22, 2019	An American Eden at the Heart of New York City: Using Historical Maps and Game Engine Software to Visualize the Past	Victoria Johnson
May 8, 2019	The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt: A Graphic Novel	Andrea Wulf
May 2, 2019	The Jack & Laura Dangermond Preserve	Michael Bell
April 25, 2019	California's Coast: Living on the Edge	Kim Steinhardt
April 9, 2019	Justice in Plain Sight	Dan Bernstein
March 20, 2019	Route 66 and Camp Cajon: The Gateway to Southern California	Mark Landis
March 13, 2019	Archaeology in America: Then, Now, and the Exciting Future	Donn Grenda
February 28, 2019	Presidency of Abraham Lincoln	Larry Burgess
February 7, 2019	Presidents Putin, Trump, and the Future of US/Russian Relations	Larry Caldwell

Date	Title	Speakers
December 18, 2018	The Gift of Preservation	Brett Waterman
December 5, 2018	The Power of Children's Literature: Raising Creative Thinkers and Problem-Solvers	Diane Adams
November 29, 2018	Ontario International Airport: Taking Off	Greg Devereaux
November 13, 2018	How Your Socks Got from the Factory to Your Dresser Drawer	Mark Hirzel
November 1, 2018	From My Parents' Garage to Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom	Garner Holt
October 18, 2018	Solo Hike on the Pacific Crest Trail	Teddi Boston
October 10, 2018	Today at the University of Redlands	Student Panel
September 26, 2018	The How and Wow of Elections	Renee Van Vechten
September 19, 2018	Dolores	Dolores Huerta
September 11, 2018	Future of Forests	Rodney Furguson
August 28, 2018	Exploring the Environment of the Aesthetic Evolution	Ted Wells
June 20, 2018	Finishing a New History of Redlands: Dealing with the Living and the Dead	Dr. Larry Burgess
June 14, 2018	North Korea 2.0	Dr. Graeme Auton
May 24, 2018	All Aboard Redlands!	Dr. Nathan Gonzales
May 2, 2018	The Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve	Michael Bell
April 25, 2018	Mohonk Mountain House: 150 Years of Stewardship and Service	Tom Smiley, Eric Gullickson, and Robyn Gullickson
April 19, 2018	The Case for Conservation Optimism	Sean Gerrity
April 11, 2018	RUSD in 2025	Superintendent Mauricio Arellano
March 29, 2018	The Dangers of Plastic Pollution in America	Captain Charles Moore
March 7, 2018	Helmets of the Sea: Military Finds from the Battle of Aegates Island	Andy Goldman
February 28, 2018	Patton State Hospital: Then and Now	Anthony Ortega
February 20, 2018	Everyone Loves Lincoln	Nathan Gonzalez
February 7, 2018	Why Redlands 2.0—What Can YOU Do?	Panel of Redlands Nonprofit Leaders
January 30, 2018	Redlands: Why We Came and Why We Stay!	Redlands Panel
January 17, 2018	No title	Chairwoman Lynn Valbuena, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

Date	Title	Speakers
December 13, 2017	What Sweeter Music	Inland Music Master Chorale
November 28, 2017	Raising Responsible Readers: Inspiring Children to Change the World	Janet Wong
November 15, 2017	Business Liberal Arts for the 21st Century	Dr. Thomas Horan
November 8, 2017	Black Nightingales: Lady Day, Ella, and Sassy	Dr. Paul Burgett
October 24, 2017	Learn How to Fight Back against Fake Data and Visualization	Alberto Cairo
September 27, 2017	Go Inside the GIS Technology Driving UPS's Delivery Optimization Systems	Jack Levis
September 21, 2017	You're More Powerful than You Think	Eric Liu
June 15, 2017	Behind the Scenes at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens	Daniel Lewis, PhD
May 24, 2017	The Pacific Crest Trail: Exploring America's Wilderness Trail	Barney Scout Mann
May 17, 2017	Designing a City with a Perpetual Aesthetic Uplift: Redlands' Arts and Crafts Period Architecture	Lauren Weiss Bricker, PhD
May 5, 2017	Redlands in WWI	Ann Deegan, Don McCue, Nathan Gonzales, and Maria Carillo Colato
April 18, 2017	Facebook: Why Wall Street Was Wrong and the Press Didn't Get It	Jonathan Murtaugh
April 6, 2017	Big Brother Hamlet	Chris Beach, Theatre Professor, University of Redlands
March 22, 2017	Addressing the Expression and Experience of Racism in America	Dr. Kendrick Brown
March 8, 2017	Cyber Power: The Dichotomy of Cyberspace and National Security	LTC Billy E. Pope Jr., USAF
February 23, 2017	Observing Earth: Views from the Space Shuttle to Capitol Hill	Dr. Kathy Sullivan
February 8, 2017	Watching Mary Pickford: Her Life and Work in Early Hollywood	Kathy Feeley
February 2, 2017	How China's Economy Really Works	Minxin Pei
January 4, 2017	Meet the Youngblood Creatives	Redlands' Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

Date	Title	Speakers
December 12, 2016	Holiday Program	University of Redlands' Top Brass
November 17, 2016	Giving Back to Those in Need	Redlands Gives
October 27, 2016	Let's Taco 'Bout It—Mexican Food's Extraordinary Powers	Gustavo Arellano, OC Weekly Publisher and Editor
October 19, 2016	Everything You Want to Know about the Museum of Redlands	The MOR
September 29, 2016	Drought, Water, Climate, Oh My!—The Future in Southern California	Hillary Jenkins, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Redlands
September 12, 2016	Journey into the Hundred Acre Wood	Kathryn Aalto, Landscape Designer, Historian, Lecturer, and Nonfiction Writer
September 1, 2016	National Parks 2.0	Steve Shackelton, Former Chief Ranger of the National Park Service
June 8, 2016	Prescribing Hope	Jeffrey Rosenfel, PhD, MD, FAAN, FANA
May 18, 2016	Phil's Camino	Annie O'Neil, Author and Filmmaker
May 11, 2016	Redlands in the Mid-Century: Postwar Optimism, Community, and Architecture	Nathan Gonzales, Archivist & Curator, A. K. Smiley Library and Lincoln Shrine
April 27, 2016	Exploring San Bernardino County's Birds with Sandy Koonce	Sandy Koonce, University of Redlands Professor
April 4, 2016	The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World	Andrea Wulf, Author
March 30, 2016	Spy Style: Alfred Hitchcock, James Bond, and the Well-Dressed Secret Agent	Dr. Piers Britton, Director of Visual and Media Studies, University of Redlands
February 16, 2016	Mapping American History	Edward L. Ayers, Civil War Historian
February 11, 2016	Kevin Eubanks: Guitarist, Composer, Lover of Nature	Kevin Eubanks, 15-Year Musical Director for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
January 28, 2016	American Futures 2016: The People, Organizations, and Ideas Reshaping the Country	James and Deborah Fallows, The Atlantic
January 7, 2016	Policing in America: From Routine to a Local Response to Terrorism	Jim Bueermann, President of the Police Foundation; Jarrod Burguan, Chief of Police of San Bernardino Police Department; Moderator: Evan Sanford, University of Redlands Student and Campus Radio Station Manager

Date	Title	Speakers
December 15, 2015	Redlands Symphony: Mozart Clarinet Quintet, K. 581, and Holiday Music	Redlands Symphony Musicians: Kathryn Nevin, Cheryl Ongaro, Art Svenson, Kira Blumberg, and Kyle Champion
November 16, 2015	Should We Be Watching Whales?: Investigation of Human Impacts on Marine Mammals Off Southern California	Dr. Lei Lani Stelle, University of Redlands Associate Professor
November 12, 2015	Mt. Kilimanjaro: From Redlands to the Roof of the World	Dr. Kim Clark, Dr. Patrick Hoag, and Dave Maupin, Redlands Residents
October 29, 2015	Old Elm Speaks, A Child Listens	Kristine O'Connell George, Poet and Children's Author
October 13, 2015	My Thirty-Three Years on the Podium	Maestro Jon Robertson
September 30, 2015	The Water Question	Celeste Cantu, General Manager of the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
September 16, 2015	It All Started with a Mouse, 60 Years Ago!	Marilyn Magness, Executive Director of Creative Entertainment for Disney Parks and Resorts
May 27, 2015	Creatures of the Deep and "Treasure Maps" of the Ocean Floor	Dr. Dawn Wright, Chief Scientist, Esri
May 5, 2015	Priorities, Policies and Politics	Governor Martin O'Malley in Conversation with James Fallows
April 22, 2015	1865: Triumph and Tragedy	Don McCue, Director of the A. K. Smiley Library
April 2, 2015	The Hidden Story of the Next America (and what it means for Redlands)	James and Deborah Fallows, Correspondents for The Atlantic
March 18, 2015	The Amazon Rainforest: Can It Be Saved?	Bruce Babbitt, Former Secretary of the Interior
March 11, 2015	The Story of Arrowhead Springs	Mark Landis, Historian and Author of Arrowhead Springs, California's Ideal Resort
February 18, 2015	The Future of the Past: Historic Preservation in the 21st Century	Stephanie Meeks, President and CEO, National Trust for Historic Preservation
February 4, 2015	The Ebola Mapping Story	Dr. Este Geraghty, Esri's Chief Medical Officer; Dr. Richard Hart, Loma Linda University President; and Dr. Ingrid Blomquist of Loma Linda University Medical Center
January 26, 2015	Is America a Chickenhawk Nation?	James Fallows, National Correspondent for The Atlantic
January 13, 2015	Spanish Music in California's Missions: Little Known, Unexpected, and Unforgettable	University of Redlands Historian Dr. James Sandos and Independent Scholar Tish Sandos

Date	Title	Speakers
December 15, 2014	Longing to Be Up North: Christmas Carols and the American Imagination	Katherine Baber, University of Redlands, Musicologist and Assistant Professor of Music History
December 3, 2014	Can We Talk? Gossip in American History and Life	Dr. Kathy Feeley, University of Redlands, Professor and Author
November 18, 2014	The Author Behind the Story: In the Forest of Raised Hands	Eugene Yelchin, Artist and Author
November 4, 2014	Inside the Yellow Border: National Geographic's Enduring Brand of Storytelling	Gary E. Knell, President and CEO, National Geographic
October 30, 2014	The Impact of Technology on Learning and the Brain	Gary Small, M.D., University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
September 24, 2014	Get in a Maryland State of Mind	Maryland State Governor Martin O'Malley
September 24, 2014	Humanitarian Innovations: The Story of the Evolution of InStove	Tom Tomlinson and Fred Colgan
September 11, 2014	And the Rocket's Red Glare . . . Redlands and Fireworks	Jeff Martin, Director of Sales, Pyro Spectaculars by Souza, and William McCalmon, Chairman of the Redlands Fourth of July Celebration
May 28, 2014	Weaving the Fabric of Fantasy: Costume Design for Doctor Who	June Hudson, Costume Designer for BBC Programs
May 23, 2014	Refugee Protection in a Chaotic World: Challenges and Prospects	T. Alexander Aleinikoff, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees
May 13, 2014	The State of American Literacy	Dr. Scott Stevens, University of Redlands John and Linda Seiter Endowed Director of Writing
April 29 and 30, 2014	The Tramp and the Roughrider II: An Evening in Bridalveil Meadow	Lee Stetson as John Muir; Alan Sutterfield as President Roosevelt
April 22, 2014	Kimberly Crest: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow	Tom Sutter
April 11, 2014	Wild & Scenic Film Festival	Esri and Town & Gown
March 27, 2014	Painting the Southwest	Dennis Ziemenski
February 18, 2014	The Future of Public Transit	Scott F. Belcher, President and CEO, Intelligent Transportation Society of America
February 4, 2014	This Mighty Scourge of War: Abraham Lincoln and the Events of 1864	Don McCue, Director of the Lincoln Memorial Shrine
January 27, 2014	Population Health and Personal Health: What's the Difference?	Bill Davenhall, Esri Senior Health Adviser

Date	Title	Speakers
December 19, 2013	Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory	Chris Beach and Sally Norton
December 9, 2013	Redlands: A Celebration of 125 Years, 1888–2013	Hosted and Narrated by Larry E. Burgess
November 7, 2013	Living Interdependence: The Ethical Vision of His Holiness the 17th Karmapa for a Global Community	Dr. Karen Derris, Professor of Religious Studies at University of Redlands
October 23, 2013	Creative Writing 101	Mike Graf, Author
October 15, 2013	Girl Rising Comes to Redlands	No featured speaker
September 26, 2013	Unraveling Magic: Hear the History of Your Favorite Tricks	Mike Caveney, Professional Magician
September 11, 2013	Through the Eyes of an Artist: Visions of Southern California in Sketches and Paintings	Joseph Stoddard, Artist
June 5, 2013	Reinventing Audubon: How an Iconic American Nonprofit Put Technology and Grassroots at the Heart of Its Turnaround	David Yarnold, National Audubon Society President
May 16, 2013	What Makes a Building Green?	Eric Shamp, Architect
May 10, 2013	A Musical Evening with Squeakin' Wheels	No featured speaker
April 30, 2013	Visions for Redlands	A Panel Discussion with Esri President Jack Dangermond and Local Community Leaders
April 26, 2013	Wild & Scenic Film Festival	Esri and Town & Gown
April 25, 2013	Making Sense of Senseless News	James Fallows, The Atlantic National Correspondent
April 9, 2013	How Geointel Aids Foreign Policy	Lee Schwartz
April 8, 2013	Happiness	Dr. Fran Grace, University of Redlands
February 28, 2013	Surgery: Past, Present, and Future	Dr. Alan Malki
February 5, 2013	Director of the Lincoln Memorial Shrine	Don McCue
January 28, 2013	Igniting a Passion for Reading	Steven Layne, Author and Speaker

Date	Title	Speakers
December 20 and 21, 2012	Reader's Theater Holiday Performance	Performed by Chris Beach, Sally Norton, Wendy Hunt, and Matt Coleman
December 12, 2012	Spielberg's Lincoln: Comments and Observations from the Historians at the Lincoln Memorial Shrine	Larry Burgess, Director of the Lincoln Memorial Shrine in Redlands, California; Don McCue, Curator of the Lincoln Memorial Shrine; and Nathan Gonzales, Associate Curator
November 27, 2012	A Key to a Healthy Community: Medical Residency Programs	Dr. H. Roger Hadley, Professor of Surgery at Loma Linda University
November 13, 2012	Every Map Tells a Story: How GIS Brings Maps to Life	Allen Carroll
October 25, 2012	NASA/JPL on Mars Curiosity	Dr. Art Thompson and Dr. Fred Calef
October 10, 2012	Inner City to the Outdoors: Connecting People to Amazing Wild Places	Charles H. Thomas, Regional Manager, Pacific West Region Youth Programs for the National Park Service
September 12, 2012	Between the Tides: The Legacy of Pioneering Marine Ecologist Ed Ricketts	No featured speaker
September 5, 2012	Curiosity: The Drive for Mars	Tyler Nordgren
May 30, 2012	Searching for Sustainability in the City of Redlands, California	Monty Hempel, Professor of Environmental Studies and Director of the Center for Environmental Studies at the University of Redlands
April 27, 2012	Wild & Scenic Film Festival: Where Activism Gets Inspired	No featured speaker
April 5 and 6, 2012	The Tramp and the Roughrider	Lee Stetson as John Muir; Alan Sutterfield as President Roosevelt
March 1, 2012	Going with the Flow: A Rivercentric View of Our Changing Planet	Max Holmes, Senior Scientist at the Woods Hole Research Center
February 2, 2012	Understanding the Civil War: 1862 and the Book of Murder	Larry Burgess, Director of A. K. Smiley Public Library
January 17, 2012	Finding the Right Balance: Preserving Culture while Transforming Society	Dr. Jeffrey H. Altschul
January 12, 2012	Saving Life, Saving Ourselves	Peter H. Raven, President Emeritus of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Date	Title	Speakers
December 8 and 9, 2011	Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory	No featured speaker
November 28, 2011	Redlands' Emerald Necklace, One Jewel at a Time	No featured speaker
November 7, 2011	Women, Population, and the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals	Jane Roberts
October 26, 2011	Understanding Preservation Issues across the Country and Here at Home	Milford Wayne Donaldson, FAIA, Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
September 29, 2011	Building Community: For Democracy, Well-Being, and Happiness	Ralph Nader
September 16, 2011	Technology and Training Visionary Shares Success Story	Rajendra S. Pawar, Chairman and Cofounder of the NIIT Group
May 23, 2011	Healthcare Reform: How It Will Affect You	C. Duane Dauner, President of the California Hospital Association
April 23, 2011	KIDS' DAY: Wild & Scenic Film Festival	No featured speaker
April 22, 2011	Wild & Scenic Film Festival	No featured speaker
April 12, 2011	National Park Miniseries	Dayton Duncan, Author and Filmmaker
April 7, 2011	Jazz; Its History and the Beat!	Dan Murphy, Professor, University of Redlands School of Music, and Student Jazz Ensemble Players
March 15, 2011	Insights for Innovation: How Design Can Lead Transformation	Darrel Rhea, CEO of Cheskin Added Value
February 21, 2011	Gombe and Beyond; The Next 50 Years	Jane Goodall, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace
February 16, 2011	Experience "The Spirit of John Muir"	Lee Stetson, Actor and Yosemite Performer
January 11, 2011	The Future of Your Grocery	Jack Brown, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Stater Bros. Supermarkets

Date	Title	Speakers
December 16 and 17, 2010	Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory	No featured speaker
November 17, 2010	Building a Vision for Redlands	A Panel Discussion with Esri President Jack Dangermond and Local Community Leaders
October 15, 2010	How Online and Mobile Technologies Are Upending the Media Again	Rich Jaroslovsky, Technology and Digital Media Columnist, Bloomberg News
October 11, 2010	The Path to Sustainable Conservation	Peter Seligmann, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Conservation International
September 30, 2010	Let's Talk about Food: A Three-Course Conversation	Helene York, Bon Appétit Management Company Foundation
September 15, 2010	Hangar 24 Craft Brewery Taps into Startup Success	Ben Cook, Business Owner and Master Brewer
June 16, 2010	Redlands Emerald Necklace, Save the Redwoods League, and The Save State Parks Initiative	Pete Dangermond, President of The Dangermond Group and the Save the Redwoods League
May 19, 2010	Woods Hole Environmental Research Center	Dr. William Brown, President and CEO of Woods Hole
May 12, 2010	An Uncivil Conversation: Editorial Cartooning in the Age of Gridlock	Ed Stein, Syndicated Political Cartoonist
April 16, 2010	Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival: Short Films Explore Environmental Issues	No featured speaker
April 8, 2010	Bringing Property Rights to the Poor	Hernando de Soto, President of Peru's Institute for Liberty and Democracy
March 16, 2010	From Page to Stage: Theater and Opera	Doris Baizley, Lossett Visiting Professor/Playwright in Residence, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Redlands; and Marco Schindelmann, Artist Professor of Voice and Director of the University Opera, University of Redlands
February 21, 2010	Is America "Going to Hell"?	James Fallows, National Correspondent for The Atlantic
February 8, 2010	Saving the Rainforest: Guyana's Innovative Strategy	Robert M. Persaud, Minister of Agriculture, Guyana
January 13, 2010	Stars Above, Earth Below	Tyler Nordgren, Astronomer and Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Redlands

Date	Title	Speakers
December 13, 2009	Christmas Celebrations, California Style	Dr. Larry Burgess, Historian and Director of the A. K. Smiley Public Library
December 9, 2009	Transparency in Stimulus Bill Spending	Earl E. Devaney, Chairman of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board
November 23, 2009	The Environmental Health of Our Oceans	Charles Moore, Founder and Chief Research Coordinator of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation
October 30, 2009	No title	Bob Kerrey, President of The New School and former US Senator

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