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Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - Arts & Events
WSU Vancouver Fall Honors Lectures, including "Autism the Musical," Explore Neurodiversity
CONTACT:
- Nicole Davis, Office of Academic Affairs, 360-546-9159, nicoledavis@vancouver.wsu.edu
- Sheri Byrd, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9602, byrds@vancouver.wsu.edu
VANCOUVER, Wash. - The Washington State University Vancouver University Scholars program offers a series of lectures by prominent scholars with national reputations. University Scholars students may attend the series for credit and participate in special discussions led by the guest lecturers. The lecture series is free and open to the public.
This fall's series topic is "Neurodiversity: Changing Minds, Changing World." All lectures begin at 5:15 p.m. in the Administration Building, room 110.
- Sept. 22: Howard Miller, Executive Director, Inclusion Inc., which supports adults with developmental disabilities living in the community in Multnomah and Clackamas counties. http://www.inclusioninc.org/
- Sept. 29: Scott Robertson, Vice President, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, speaking via Skype, a nation-wide non profit organization run by and for autistics, created to improve the representation of the autistic community in public policy discussions as well as to advance the autistic culture movement. http://www.autisticadvocacy.org/
- Oct. 13: "Autism: the Musical" by Tricia Regan, follows five L.A. children over the course of six months, capturing the struggles and triumphs of their family lives and observes how this musical production gives these performers a comfort zone in which they can explore their creative sides. http://www.autismthemusical.com/.
Parking is available in metered spaces or in the Blue Lot for $3.
For more information on the University Scholars Program lectures, see http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/acadaffairs/programs/univscholars/lecture.htm.
WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave., east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-Tran bus service. We offer 16 bachelor's degrees, nine master's degrees, one doctorate degree and more than 36 fields of study. Visit us on the Web at http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/.
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Photo by Cindy Gold: Neal, Adam, Lexi, Henry and Wyatt from the cast of "Austim: the Musical" being shown at WSU Vancouver Oct. 13 at 5:15 p.m., free and open to the public.
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