“Education is our outstanding asset. Our American system of education is what has made these United States the outstanding nations of the world.... Education is our surest guarantee of maintaining our present high standing and of providing for our future advancement.”—William T. Patten
2009-2010 Patten Lectures All lectures are on Tues and Thurs at 7:30 pm unless otherwise stated
| Speaker | Topic | Date | Time | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Knoll | Life on a Young Planet | Tuesday, February 9, 2010 | 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Rawles Hall 100 |
| Andrew Knoll | Meridiani, Opportunity, and the Search for Life on Mars | Thursday, February 11, 2010 | 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Rawles Hall 100 |
| W. J. T. Mitchell | IMAGES AND OTHERS Migration, Law, and the Image: Beyond the Veil of Ignorance | Tuesday, March 30, 2010 | 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Rawles Hall 100 |
| W. J. T. Mitchell | IMAGES AND OTHERS Idolatry: Nietzsche, Blake, Poussin | Thursday, April 1, 2010 | 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Rawles Hall 100 |
| Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Gates Lecture I PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE; THIS LECTURE WILL NOW TAKE PLACE IN THE SPRING SEMESTER | Monday, April 12, 2010 | 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Whittenberger Auditorium |
| Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Gates Lecture II PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE; THIS LECTURE WILL NOW TAKE PLACE IN THE SPRING SEMESTER | Wednesday, April 14, 2010 | 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Alumni Hall |
Vehicles bearing a valid IU “A” permit may park in the following places free of charge near the Patten lecture site: Atwater Garage, located on Faculty Drive between 3rd Street and Atwater Avenue. Poplars Garage, located on 6th Street between Grant Street and Dunn Street. Henderson Garage, located on Fess Avenue between Atwater Avenue and Third Street. An A-Permit only entrance and exit is also located on the Henderson Avenue side (west side) of the garage.
