THE BIG READ PANEL DISCUSSION
The Big Read Big Event at the Stander Symposium Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:00-8:30 P.M. Kennedy Union Ballroom Be part of Dayton’s Big Read Community Reading Project this spring. Read the thought-provoking book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot and attend a book discussion (listed at www. bigread.org). Then join us at the Stander Symposium for a panel discussion with University of Dayton faculty members who will answer questions about the legal, scientific, and ethical issues which are raised in the book. Dr. Mickey McCabe, Vice President for Research and Executive Director of the Research Institute, will serve as moderator. The Big Read Panelists are: Amy Gullen, M.L.S., Assistant Professor, Life and Health Sciences Librarian Patricia Johnson, Ph.D., Alumni Chair in Humanities, Professor of Philosophy Frances Pestello, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Vernellia Randall, J.D., Professor of Law Free copies of the book will be available to UD students, faculty, and staff courtesy of University Libraries. Come in to the first floor reference room to pick one up.
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