Nancy R. Chandler Visiting Scholar Program

The Nancy R. Chandler Visiting Scholar Program was established in 1985 by the late Robert W. Chandler, Sr. and his wife, Nancy R. Chandler. The program brings renowned scholars to the Central Oregon region to present a balanced and broad-based scope of programming in the form of lectures, forums and interactive workshops. In doing so, we hope to encourage stimulating conversations that broaden our community's perspectives on and perceptions of other people and events.

For more information about the program or its upcoming events, please contact the Nancy R. Chandler Visiting Scholar Program Coordinator at 541-383-7257. If you would like to receive email notification of upcoming events, please reply here with your name and preferred email address: kaylward@cocc.edu.

Upcoming events:

Fractals, Physics and Art

Richard Taylor, University of Oregon Professor of Physics, Psychology and Art; Director, UO Materials Science Institute

Richard Taylor is famous for his role in unraveling the 2005 art controversy involving authentication of thirty-two Jackson Pollock-like paintings.  With millions of dollars and professional reputations on the line, Dr. Taylor brought the tools of fractal analysis and computers to assist a team of art specialists asked to determine if the paintings were authentic.  The story that unfolded was the stuff of intrigue, greed, and avarice.  Since his groundbreaking work, art experts around the world use a similar analysis to examine artworks, changing the art world forever.  Join us as Taylor tells the fascinating story of “the curse of Jackson Pollock” and what fractals and science have to do with art.

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How Did We Get Here?
Human Origins, Evolution & Migrations

Occasional Series 2012 - 2013

Scientists from diverse fields are exploring the converging lines of evidence for how and when humans became what we are and arrived where we did. Join us for this lecture series that brings a wealth of expertise to Central Oregon, with insight into cutting-edge research and exciting discoveries on how we got here.

The Legacy of Newberry Volcano: Ancient Houses, Shoes and Trade Routes

Thomas Connolly, Director of Research, Museum of Natural and Cultural History, University of Oregon and State Museum of Anthropology (view Connolly's cv)

                March 8 -- 6:30 pm – Hitchcock Auditorium, Pioneer Hall COCC Bend

                March 9 – 6:30 pm – Pozzi Education Center, Sunriver Nature Center, Sunriver

From the End of Dinosaurs to Today: 65 Million Years of Primate Evolution

Michel Waller, Department of Anthropology, Central Oregon Community College

                April 6 – 6:30 pm – Pozzi Education Center, Sunriver Nature Center, Sunriver

Kelp Forests, Estuaries, Mangroves, and Coral Reefs: The Ecology of Coastal Migrations by Anatomically Modern Humans

Jon Erlandson, Executive Director, Museum of Natural and Cultural History, University of Oregon

                July 18 -- 6:30 pm – Hitchcock Auditorium, Pioneer Hall, COCC Bend

Oregon’s Earliest Inhabitants: Archaeological Investigations at the Paisley Caves

Dennis Jenkins, Senior Research Archaeologist, Museum of Natural and Cultural History, University of Oregon

                August 17-- 6:30 pm – Pozzi Education Center, Sunriver Nature Center, Sunriver

What Makes Us Human? How Studying Primate Genomes Helps us Understand our own Biology and Evolution

Kristin Sterner, Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon

                September 27-- 6:30 pm – Hitchcock Auditorium, Pioneer Hall, COCC Bend

To Siberia and Beyond: Studying Human Biology and Health at the Edge of the World

J. Josh Snodgrass, Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon

                October 19-- 6:30 pm – Pozzi Education Center, Sunriver Nature Center, Sunriver

Monkey Business: the Impact of Global Climatic Change on Human and Monkey Evolution in Africa

Stephen R. Frost, Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon

                November 15-- 6:30 pm – Hitchcock Auditorium, Pioneer Hall, COCC Bend

TICKETS

$50 for 2012 lectures; $10 individual lectures; $8 Sunriver Nature Center members; $3 students with ID.  Advance sales from the Sunriver Nature Center: 541.593.4394 or 541.593.4442, or purchase at the door.  Limited free student tickets available by contacting kaylward@cocc.edu.

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In advance of College events, persons needing accommodation or transportation because of a physical or mobility disability, contact Joe Viola: 541.383.7775. For accommodation because of other disability such as hearing impairment, contact Anne Walker: 541.383.7743.