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Saturday University
Saturday U is sponsored by the Wyoming Humanities Council, the University of Wyoming, and the University of Wyoming Foundation, joined by local supporters. In Jackson, these are Central Wyoming College, the National Museum of Wildlife Art, and the Teton County Library Foundation. In Gillette, these include Gillette College and the Campbell County Library.
Each Saturday U term features lectures from three outstanding University of Wyoming professors. Following the lectures, all three professors will participate in a final roundtable discussion. Participants may attend one, two, three, or all four sessions. No registration is required, and there is no charge. Participants who attend all three terms are eligible to earn college credit from Central Wyoming College.
Upcoming Term
Summer Term 2012 - Jackson
The Summer Term 2012 takes place Saturday, June 2, 2012, at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson.
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Summer Term 2012 - Jackson Speaker
Benjamin S. Rashford, PhD. Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics will discuss how waterfowl management and conservation in America is a success story of the North American wildlife conservation model – a globally unique model that manages wildlife as a public resource, using science, and largely funded by hunters.
Contact Information
For information, contact Wyoming Humanities Council Director, Marcia Britton, (307) 721-9243 or visit uwyo.edu/humanities.
Jeff Means: The Oglala Lakota (Sioux) and the Modernization of American Culture
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Following the Mexican-American War, new territories brought a plethora of new cultures into the contiguous United States and America's pot failed to "melt." America failed to eliminate these cultures and, as a result, was forced to adapt and evolve. Oglala Lakota (Sioux) resistance to assimilation has forever redefined the nation's concept of race and identity, and what it means to be an American.