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eagleproductionsFind updates to the convo schedule at: www.bridgewater.edu/StudentLife/Convocationsfall convocationsSaturday, August 28 | Cole Hall, 7:30 p.m.New Student Orientation Convocation – Reflections:Renditions of Speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – JimLucasSponsor: Weimer Peace LecturesJim Lucas is an advocate of King’s philosophy of nonviolent civilaction to effect social change. Like King, Lucas participated inlocal protests and demonstrations to achieve school integrationin his hometown of Lake Providence, La. In August 1983, he attendedthe 20th anniversary of the March on Washington. It wasduring that march that Lucas received the inspiration to learnand later recite King’s speeches. Lucas travels nationwide deliveringvarious renditions of King’s “I Have a Dream,” “I’ve Been tothe Mountaintop,” and excerpts from “The Drum Major Instinct”and “The Letter from Birmingham Jail,” in this dramatic one-manshow.Tuesday, August 31 | Nininger Gym, 9:30 a.m.Opening Convocation - President George E. CorneliusPresident George Cornelius and hiswife, Susan.14George E. Cornelius is a nativeand lifelong resident ofPennsylvania. He obtained hisundergraduate degree fromThe Pennsylvania State University,and holds a juris doctordegree, magna cum laude,from the Dickinson School ofLaw of Penn State.Cornelius formerly servedas Secretary of Communityand Economic Development(DCED) for the Commonwealthof Pennsylvania, wherehe directed a department ofapproximately 350 employeesand 90 state and federal programs. Prior to joining PennsylvaniaGov. Edward Rendell’s cabinet, Cornelius was president andCEO of Arkema Inc. Operations in the Americas included sevenbusiness units, R&D and technology center, corporate stafffunctions, 18 manufacturing centers, and commercial offices inBrazil, Canada and Mexico. Before that, he served as vice presidentand general counsel of ATOFINA (predecessor to ArkemaInc.). An attorney, Cornelius formerly was a partner at EckertSeamans Cherin & Mellott, a national law firm headquartered inPittsburgh.Cornelius has been a member of the Knobsville, Mechanicsburg,Ridgeway and Wilmington (Del.) congregations of the Church ofthe Brethren, and for several years served as a licensed ministerin the Southern Pennsylvania District.Cornelius and his wife, Susan, are the parents of two adult sonswho are married and living in Indianapolis and Portland, Ore.Thursday, September 2 | Cole Hall, 7:30 p.m.Discovery Channel’s Smash Lab: Deanne BellSponsor: Harold H. Hersch Endowed Lecture SeriesDeanne Bell earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from WashingtonUniversity in St. Louis. Her work experience ranges fromdesigning FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) and LADAR opticalnavigation systems for the aerospace industry to doing productdevelopment for a CAD software startup.Passionate about working with the next generation of scientistsand engineers, she previously hosted Design Squad, an educationalshow for teens on PBS. On Smash Lab, she draws uponher background to inspire others within the field of scienceand technology. Defying stereotypes of what a typical engineershould be, she speaks enthusiastically and candidly about herjourney to success – without a pocket protector. From explodinga 747 to crashing a 300-ton train, Deanne illustrates how creativityis at the heart of scientific innovation, and how educationalmedia can be used to promote diversity within the field oftechnology.Tuesday, September 7 | Carter Center, 9:30 a.m.Campus Worship – The Rev. Dr. Robert Miller“Old Faithful”After traveling out west and visiting six national parks in twoweeks this summer, an exhausted but exhilarated ChaplainMiller will reflect on the real “Old Faithful.”Tuesday, September 7 | Cole Hall, 7:30 p.m.DEBATE: Legalization of Marijuana:Steve Hager and Robert StutmanSponsor: Anna B. Mow Endowed Lecture SeriesSteve Hager, longtime editor of HighTimes magazine takes on hard-hittingDEA (Drug Enforcement Administrator)veteran Robert Stutman on the multitude of issues surroundingmarijuana legalization. This event is interactive –completelydriven by student questions. It provides a well-balanced forumfor students and community on both sides of this embattledtopic.Wednesday, September 8 | Boitnott Room, 10 a.m.Marijuana Debate Follow-up: Drug Use on Campus Workshop:Robert StutmanPlease join this workshop on the drug use issues facing BC.Robert Stutman presents the problems of buying drugs on thestreet and the consequences of misidentification. He talks aboutthe mistakes even your best friends can make when they sharedrugs with you. He talks honestly about the effects of the mostpopular street drugs, such as OxyContin, icodin, cocaine, meth,Adderall, Ritalin, salvia and Marijuana, even if you got the rightstuff. Most importantly, he discusses these issues in a straightforwardmanner based on his 25 years with the DEA, includingfive years living undercover.Sunday, September 12 | Bowman Hall Room 101, 6 p.m.Fall Sunday Cinema Series #1 – InvictusThe film tells the inspiring true story of how newly-electedPresident Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain ofSouth Africa’s rugby team to help unite the country. Knowing his