EEE Lectures – Spring 2025
Join us for eleven thought-provoking lectures on Fridays from February 14 to May 2, 2025 from 2-3 pm. Lectures are held at Faith United Methodist Church, 899 Dorset St., South Burlington and on Zoom Webinar.
Friday, February 14
John Brumsted, MD, former and first President and CEO, UVM Health Network
“Why Is Health Care So Expensive?”
Friday, February 21
Bobby Farlice-Rubio, former Science Educator, Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium; former Vermont State Representative
“The Outer Limits – Exploring the Extremes of Astronomy”
Friday, February 28
Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Vermont Secretary of State
“Civic Engagement in Vermont – Our Civic Health Index”
Friday, March 7
Molly Gray, JD, Executive Director, Vermont Afghan Alliance
“Welcoming and Assisting Afghan Refugees in Vermont”
Friday, March 14
Beth Parent, Community Engagement and Outreach Manager; Kat Moody, Community Outreach Coordinator; Gabrielle Stevens, Business Outreach Coordinator; Rhonda Mace, School Outreach Coordinator
“CSWD: We Have a Place for Your Waste”
Friday, March 21
Paul Bierman, PhD, Geoscientist and Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, UVM
“Greenland, the Cold War and Climate Change – Seen through the Lens of Environmental and Military History”
Friday, March 28
Elise Guyette, PhD, Vermont historian, author, educator and founding partner of The Burlington
History and Culture Center
“The Jagged Edges of Progress: Black Farmers in Vermont 1790-1890”
Friday, April 4
Calvin Cutler, Political Reporter, WCAX
“Vermont Legislative Update”
Friday, April 11
Natalie Neuert, Director of UVM Lane Series; School of the Arts Executive Team Member and Music Dept. Faculty Member, UVM
“From Berlin to Hollywood: Three of America’s Most Influential Film Directors,Transformative Industry Giants Who Got Their Start in Berlin’s Weimar Republic: Ernst Lubitsch, Billy Wilder and Fritz Lang”
Friday, April 25
Kristina Sargent, PhD, Professor of Economics, Middlebury College
“Finding Their Bearings: Navigating Europe’s New Challenges”
Friday, May 2
Sara Mellinger, AI Implementation Strategist; Emmanuel Capitaine, Director of Infrastructure and Security, On Logic
“AI in Action, Security Governance for Critical Infrastructure Sectors”
