September 2019
An Out-of-this-World Chat with Charlie Duke
Charles Duke official NASA portrait, September 21, 1971 The Center for the Study of Free Enterprise, is excited to host An out-of-this-world chat with Charlie Duke, Apollo Astronaut, Moonwalker & Community Leader. Charlies Moss “Charlie” Duke Jr. is an American former astronaut, retired U.S. Air Force officer and test pilot. As Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon. The latest installment of the Free Enterprise Speaker Series,…
Find out more »October 2019
Opioid & Addiction Crisis Town Hall
WCU’s Center for the Study of Free Enterprise (CSFE) is teaming up with Jackson County Community Foundation (JCCF) to organize an awareness campaign for September, 2019, capped off by a town hall event on October 3 on WCU’s main campus in Cullowhee, NC. Town Hall Event Agenda: 8:15 am Registration, Gather 8:30 Welcome & Introductions: WCU Chancellor Kelli R. Brown 8:45-9:30 Opening Keynote: Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) 9:45-10:45 Panel Discussion 1: Holly Jones, Community Partnerships and Outreach Coordinator at NC department of…
Find out more »One Book Author: Celeste Headlee
Author of We Need to Talk, Celeste Headlee, Keynote Address with reception and book signing to follow. Please visit us online to learn more about the 2019-20 One Book.
Find out more »November 2019
Why People Die From Suicide: Guest Speaker
Dr. Thomas E. Joiner, Jr. is an American clinical and research psychologist at Florida State University and is one of the most prominent suicide experts in the world. His work is both theoretical and practical, in that the “Joiner framework” for suicide risk assessment is the most robust, evidence-based, and widespread system now in use. Dr. Joiner is from Atlanta, Georgia, completed his undergraduate education at Princeton, and then his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Texas at…
Find out more »The Global Spotlight Series
Dr. Edward Lopez will be presenting at this event.
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