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College Lectures
The Blue Guitar, the Red Scare, and the Future of the Humanities
Lecturer: Robert Watson
May 3, 2007
The lecture explored why a public university like UCLA is so valuable yet so controversial, and why (despite the familiar prophecies of doom) the humanities will be even more vital in the 21st century, as a globalized multicultural world discovers its salvation in the interpretation of symbols and stories, rather than in technology and the accumulation of data.
The Terror of History: The Witch Hunt in Early Modern Europe
Lecturer: Professor Teofilo Ruiz
Feb. 28, 2007
Professor Ruiz, former department chair and Premio del Rey prize for best book in Spanish history before 1580 for his Crisis and Continuity: Land and Town in Late Medieval Castile, was speaker for the UCLA History Alumni Faculty Lecture, cohosted by the UCLA Alumni Association and UCLA Department of History. Ruiz spoke to an audience of more than 80 history department alumni and guests. Watch his lively and engaging presentation.
Commencements & Ceremonies
UCLA Department of Ecology and Environmental Ecology Commencement
Speaker: Professor Philip Rundel
June 17, 2007
A distinguished professor in the UCLA Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Rundel studies the adaptations of plants to environmental stress, focusing on Mediterranean, desert and tropical ecosystems. His studies extend to applications of environmental sensor arrays for ecological research.
UCLA Department of Mathematics Commencement
Speaker: Danica McKellar ’98
June 17, 2007
Perhaps most famous for her role on The Wonder Years, McKellar has since established her credentials in the field of mathematics. As an undergraduate, she co-published research now named for her, the Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem. In August 2007, McKellar published a math book for middle school girls, Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail.
UCLA Department of Military Science Commissioning Ceremony
Speaker: Major General Paul E. Mock
Commanding General
63d Regional Readiness Command
June 17, 2007
Mock entered service with the California Army National Guard in 1973. After serving in a number of roles, in August 2004, Major General Mock was mobilized for Operation Iraqi Freedom for service at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. On redeployment, MG Mock assumed command of the 63d Regional Readiness Command, Los Alamitos, California. Mock's awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal with Four Oak Leaf Clusters, NATO Medal, Parachute Badge, Special Forces Tab, and the Canadian Parachute Badge. In civilian life, he is retired after 25 years of service in the Los Angeles Police Department.
Commencement Address:
UCLA Department of Economics
Speaker: Stephen Girsky ’85
June 16, 2007
From General Motors to Morgan Stanley, Stephen Girsky has helped guide international businesses at the executive level. Currently president of Centerbridge Industrial Partners, LLC, Girsky delivered the 2007 commencement address for the UCLA Department of Economics. Girsky has been ranked the No. 1 automotive and auto parts analyst by Institutional Investor’s “All-American Research Team” annual investor poll for 12 consecutive years. He holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. Listen to what he told UCLA's 2007 graduates.
