Thursday, September 5
| 9:00 am-10:00 am | Coffee and Conversation, Cone Chapel To kick off ICL Opening Day, join the group for a special coffee and refreshments, and to meet new members, as we begin the Fall Semester of 2024. **Please wear your name tag!** |
| 10:00 am-11:00 am | "Welcome Message from Willamette," Carol Long [Joan Robinson], Cone Chapel
Dr. Long will update the ICL membership on the latest news of Willamette University. |
| 11:00 am-12:00 pm | "Welcome from ICL Executive Director," Joan Robinson [Joan Robinson], Cone Chapel  Executive Director Joan Robinson welcomes returning members and new members with updates and information on ICL. |
Tuesday, September 10
| 10:00 am-12:00 pm | "Fine Wines, Feathered Wings, and the Future of the Willamette Valley," Dr. David Craig [Susan Miller], Cone Chapel 
Large Oregon white oaks (Quercus garrayana) standing alone among rows of grapes are a familiar and picturesque backdrop throughout the Willamette Valley. The charismatic beauty of isolated oaks helps define the character of Oregon wine country and are also a vitally important habitat for a rich biodiversity of species that have evolved dependence on oak prairies, savannas, and woodlands. This talk will share outcomes of basic research to conserve wildlife, especially birds, by improving our understanding of vineyard/winery-based sentinel oaks’ relative importance to breeding birds. We are particularly interested in the slender-billed white-breasted nuthatch, the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife’s official surrogate or indicator species for high-quality oak savannah and oak woodland habitat. This research has also recorded vineyard owners’ motivations to conserve sentinel trees, and we are prompting dialogue among wineries to expand conservation. David P. Craig has been a behavioral ecologist for 30+ years focusing his field-oriented research on the response of animals to human modified ecosystems and subsequent changes in distribution and movement patterns. The work combines life-history, physiological, and ecological information to address questions related to migration, predation, parental-care, and social behavior. Craig is a Professor of Biology and the Co-director of ¿ì»îÊÓƵ Collaborative Research Program at Willamette University. Craig’s passion for interdisciplinary and collaborative work helped grow undergraduate research programs in the Pacific Northwest funded by the National ¿ì»îÊÓƵ Foundation, Carnegie Mellon Foundation, and MJ Murdock Charitable Trust. As the first in his immediate family to go to college, Craig cares deeply about educational success in underrepresented communities. Craig is also really into outdoor art, book clubs, social justice, and saving big old trees. One day he hopes to play the ukulele and be fluent in Spanish. |
| 1:00 pm-2:00 pm | "Tech Talk," Dave MacMillan, GwenEllyn Anderson [Information Services and Technical Services], Cone Chapel   Bring your laptop, tablet computer (iPad), or phone for a "hands-on" learning experience! You should already have a Willamette Network Account (setup information will be sent out prior to this class). We'll quickly go over logging onto the campus WiFi then proceed to a tour of Willamette's and ICL's websites, including the following: MyWillamette portal, where to find recorded ICL presentations, how to submit presentation suggestions to the Curriculum Committee, using the schedule reports, and, if there is time, an overview of Google Docs. We will also try to answer some frequently asked questions and your questions from the floor.GwenEllyn Anderson became a member of ICL in Sept. 2017 and became Technical Services Director in December 2018. Dave MacMillan joined ICL in January 2012, served as Technical Services Director, and is now the Information Services Director. |
| 2:00 pm-3:00 pm | "High Seas Biodiversity Treaty," Fred Boss [Anita Owens, Mark Kendall], Cone Chapel 
On June 19, 2023 the 193 member nations of the United Nations finally adopted a legally binding marine biodiversity agreement after decades of dispute. It is a Great Decision! This biodiversity treaty increases the transparency with which nations agree to share our ocean resources for conservation, equity and regulatory certainty. An Exclusive Economic Zone is the area of the Ocean 200 nautical miles (230 imperial miles) beyond a coastal nation's territorial sea. Biodiversity loss of our planet's oceans is rapidly increasing. The UN Conference on the Law of the Sea has been working towards this treaty since the early 60"s. We will learn about the legal history, the challenges, the objectives of this agreement and the aspirations of nations regarding stewardship of this planet's Oceans that play such a crucial role in the global climate system absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere and producing oxygen.Fred Boss, joined ICL in fall 2023 and is uniquely positioned to present on this decade's in the making, high seas agreement. His long legal career at Oregon's Department of Justice touched on many of the environmental, resource and accountability aspects of these local, national and international resource agreements. Fred is a member of ICL's Great Decisions group that meets over sack lunches on the first and third Tuesdays of the month to discuss and prepare presentations on very current top international issues, outlined and researched for our consideration and feedback by the international Foreign Policy Association. |
Thursday, September 12
| 10:00 am-12:00 pm | "Chemistry," Karen Holman [Vicki Pedone], Cone Chapel 
Have you heard of Ruthenium, an element on the Periodic Table of the Elements? If the answer is no, you’re not alone! But here’s good news: By the time your time with Professor Karen Holman is over, not only will you be more familiar with Ruthenium, but you will come to appreciate its many important uses, including applications in chemotherapy drugs and renewable generation of hydrogen as a fuel. You’ll also gain insight into what it’s like for students to work on these projects in the lab, and delve into the importance of science outreach and education via outreach programs, social media, podcasting, and radio. Professor Karen Holman has been a chemistry professor at Willamette for 23 years. Her research specialty is the chemistry of metals, with an emphasis on how they are used for medicinal purposes. Along with students and collaborators, she has published many high-profile research papers over the years. Professor Holman was recognized for her teaching in 2010 when she received the Oregon Professor of the Year award from the Carnegie Foundation. In addition to her classroom teaching, she enjoys teaching science online via her various social media channels and has given three TEDx talks. She is the Founder of KMUZ-FM, Salem’s first community radio station, and she actively plays guitar in rock bands. |
Tuesday, September 17
| 10:00 am-12:00 pm | "Modern Day Slavery: The Plight of Migrant Seafarers," Jessie Braverman [Dave MacMillan], Cone Chapel  Join the Pacific Coast Coalition for Seafarers for a presentation on the plight of seafarers, often deemed the invisible migrant workers at sea despite carrying the weight of the world economy on their backs. We will discuss the struggles seafarers face and how we can support the fight for their dignity, rights and welfare.Jessie Braverman is the Chairperson of the Pacific Coast Coalition for Seafarers (PCCS), a coalition of grassroots organizations and institutions united to build solidarity with seafarers in the fight for their dignity, rights and welfare. |
| 1:00 pm-3:00 pm | "No Honest Man Need Fear Cartoons," Gus Frederick [Dave MacMillan], Cone Chapel 
Homer Davenport (1867-1912) was Oregon’s first media super-star. Yet, few outside his hometown of Silverton, OR are even aware of the impact this self-described “country boy” had on society. His unique rural Oregon upbringing, along with a supportive and nurturing home life, equipped Davenport with the intellectual tools and the artistic skills needed to hit the ground running. He arrived on the scene during a perfect storm of technology and public sentiment, between the end of the “Gilded Age” and the beginning of the “Progressive Era.”Gus Frederick is a native Oregonian, born in 1954, 100 years after his hometown of Silverton was founded. He is by training a filmmaker and photographer, although he has broadened that term by necessity to multimedia artist. He currently works as a Learning & Development Specialist for the Oregon State Fire Marshal's Fire & Life Safety Education Branch. He remains deeply involved in his community of Silverton, serving as President of the Silverton Country Historical Society, Cartoon Contest Coordinator for the annual Homer Davenport Days Festival, and as a member of the Board of Directors for the biennial “CONTACT Conference,” an interdisciplinary gathering that uses science as a guide to the imagination, and serves as a forum for new ideas. |
Thursday, September 19
| 10:00 am-12:00 pm | "Biophysical studies of the microscopic motors inside our cells," Dr. David Altman [Vicki Pedone], Cone Chapel 
The inside of a cell is both incredibly crowded and highly organized. It is this organization that allows it to be an exciting environment capable of the functions associated with life.Important players in a cell’s ability to maintain an ordered state are motor proteins. These microscopic engines allow a cell to transport, compartmentalize, and arrange its components by generating force and creating motion. In this talk, you will be introduced to the multidisciplinary field of biophysics and the work done in the Altman Biophysics Lab, which seeks to understand how these motors are regulated within a cell. David Altman is a Professor of Physics in the Willamette College of Arts and ¿ì»îÊÓƵs. He earned a BA in physics from the University of Chicago, where he was introduced to research in the lab of Dr. David Grier, studying the motion of microscopic particles and their interactions in fluids. He then went on to earn a PhD in physics at Stanford University, where he was introduced to the field of biophysics and conducted his research in the Biochemistry Department in the lab of Dr. James Spudich. Following this, he conducted two post-doctoral fellowships at Stanford, one focused on teaching in Dr. Richard Zare’s chemistry lab and one focused on motor protein research in Dr Alex Dunn’s chemical engineering lab. He has been at Willamette since 2009, where he has mentored over 60 undergraduate students and three high school students through his research lab. |
Tuesday, September 24
| 10:00 am-12:00 pm | "Systematic ¿ì»îÊÓƵ Transformation in the United States 1995-present," Ann Lovejoy [Vicki Pedone], Cone Chapel 
The U.S. healthcare system costs 18% of our GNP. In contrast, our global population health outcomes are worse than many global industrialized nations. We spend more for lower quality! From 1995 and ongoing, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, Tricare / the military health system, accreditation and educational non-profits and commercial entities joined together to improve the health care system. Their collaborative vision is transformational. The aims include enhancing the patient experience; improving individual and population health outcomes; reducing costs; and improving healthcare employees’ work-life experience. The speaker will cover both WHAT is being done and HOW proven quality tools are applied. She will also discuss the health consumer’s role and meaningful actions that audience members may take. Ann L Lovejoy led systemic improvement projects nationally in financial services and health care during her career. The projects aimed to make organizations effective and efficient by changing how people work via process redesign, elimination of wasted effort, training and management. Her education included post-graduate degrees: MBA in ¿ì»îÊÓƵ Administration; Organizational Development. She was certified in LEAN Six Sigma, Project Management, Instructional Design, ITIL and SHRM. |
| 1:00 pm-3:00 pm | "The Politicization of the Courts," Dr. Steven Green [ICL CC], Cone Chapel  Dr. Green will talk about recent court decisions and the possible consequences now and in the future.
Professor Green is a widely sought speaker at national conferences and a prolific author whose writings have been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court and lower courts. He is the author of six books, the most recent being Separating Church and State: A History (Cornell University Press, 2022). He is the author of more than 50 law review articles and book chapters, appearing in the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, Cornell Law Review, Notre Dame Law Review, Emory Law Journal, and Boston College Law Review, among others. Green’s latest book, The Grand Collaboration: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Invention of American Religious Freedom, will be published by University of Virginia Press in 2024. |
Thursday, September 26
| 10:00 am-11:00 am | "Disaster Doings: From Ground Zero to Hurricane Gustav," Lee Coyne [Ann Boss], Cone Chapel 
Lee will talk about the experiences of two very different disaster relief situations and the responses to both a terrorist attack in New York City in 2001 and hurricane Gustav which hit Haiti, Cuba and Louisianna in 2008.Lee joined ICL in 2013. He is a retired medical social worker and nonfiction author. He launched three Peace Corps forums and Salem Peace Mosaic on the old YMCA wall. A native of Brooklyn NY. |
| 11:00 am-12:00 pm | "Reflections of Japan," Mako Hayashi-Mayfield [Al Newnam], Cone Chapel 
Mako was born in Hawaii, spent her childhood in Honolulu, then moved to West Oahu, graduating from Waianae High. She has a BA in English from the University of Hawaii. After graduation, her first introduction to the Mainland was with a ticket on Greyhound Bus, available to those not living on the continental US, "99 Days for $99" anywhere on the continental US. Starting in Seattle, she went down the West Coast, across the Southwest to Texas, up the Midwest to Nebraska, across the upper middle states and parts of Canada, then ending in New York City, staying all the while with friends and friends or relatives of friends. From there she spent some time in Spain and England, then returned to live in San Francisco for one year. She has lived in Salem since 1973 and had a career in state government at the Dept of Consumer and Business Services for 28 years, mainly with Oregon OHSA and the Workers’ Compensation Division. She has lived at Capital Manor since January 2020, just before the Pandemic, which was very good timing.A member of ICL for about 12 years, Mako successfully avoided doing an “Up Close and Personal” introduction that Don Gallagher arranges with new members. She is finally making this introduction with the help of a video made of the exhibit, "Japan: Resilient Spirit, Enduring Traditions”. Mako was the curator and chief photographer for this exhibit, which was done in tribute to the victims of the Great East Japan 9.1 Earthquake and Tsunami that happened on March 11, 2011. The exhibit’s goal was to show, in the small space of the World Beat Gallery a microcosm of Life in Japan: from the Japanese love of the four seasons, their fundamental Culture of Rice, dual religions of Shinto and Buddhism -- that shape Japanese lives but don't require church attendance, the Japanese Way of Food, their peerless artisans and craftsmen, and their beloved festivals in every season. Mako will show the video and talk more about the exhibit and Japanese culture. |
| 1:00 pm-2:00 pm | "PowerPoint Basics," GwenEllyn Anderson, Cone Chapel
Curious about creating a PowerPoint presentation or just want some extra tips? This presentation invites you to learn the basics. Bring your laptops and ‘play along.’ Or, just sit in and learn from my examples.GwenEllyn Anderson became a member of ICL in Sept. 2017 and became Technical Services Director in December 2018. |