Tuesday, Sept. 11, 6:00, DeGraff 1106: Elizabeth Swiman of the Center for Leadership and Civic Education will speak on recycling, the waste stream, and ways in which we can work to make FSU a "green" campus. Ms. Swiman is active in the FSU Sustainable Campus and Community Committee and the Garnet & Gold Goes Green program that organizes recycling at FSU athletic events, and she will discuss these and other service learning projects that help to protect the environment at FSU..

Thursday, Sept. 13, 3:30, Broad Auditorium (Pepper Center): Landrum Bolling, "The Palestinian-Israel Conflict and its Poisonous Side Effects: Is There a Way Out?" A political scientist turned journalist turned peace negotiator, Dr. Bolling has experience in a huge array of ethnic conflicts. Click here for more information.

Tuesday, Sept. 18, 6:00, DeGraff 1106: James Rhoades, Strozier Library's Public Services Librarian, who specializes in the social sciences, will give a presentation on library resources for students in the social sciences.

Friday, Sept. 21, 3:30, Broad Auditorium (Pepper Center): Barbara Stowasser, "Women's Political Rights in Islam: A New Legal–Theological Discourse." Dr. Stowasser is a professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University and the author of several books on Islam and modernity. Click here for more information.

Tuesday, Sept. 25, 8:00, DeGraff 1106: Are communication technologies like the Internet giving governments more power (through, for instance, increased abilities to monitor citizens' conversations) or are they reducing the power of governments (by providing new arenas wherein citizens can gather and communicate with each other "beneath the radar" of state power)? These are the kind of questions asked by Sandra Braman, Professor of Communication at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, in her most recent book, Change of State: Information, Policy, and Power. Dr. Braman will lead a discussion on these topics, to be followed by a dessert reception in DeGraff 1108 (Student Lounge). This is the first of two outside speakers this semester, and this event will count for double-credit.

Thursday, Sept. 27, 8:00, DeGraff 1106: Alex Merkovic, a 2006-2007 SS&PALLC graduate, gives a presentation on the Global Peace Exchange, an organization that he co-founded last year and that led an aid mission to Ghana, West Africa during the summer of 2007.

Wednesday, Oct. 3, 8:00, Women's Center/Pride Center: CRepresentatives from the Coalition of Immokallee Workers will be presenting on the living and working conditions of South Florida farmworkers. Co-sponsored with the Social Justice LLC under the coordination of the Center for Participatory Education. NOTE: There will also be a demonstration outside Burger King on Tennessee Street from 5:30-6:30, but you will not receive credit for attending the demonstration, only for coming to the talk. The Women's Center/Pride Center is located on Woodward Avenue, across from the Student Services Building.

Thursday, Oct. 4, 6:00, DeGraff 1106: Jeanette Dummer, from the FSU Honors Program, presents on the university honors and honors-in-major programs. She will be accompanied by FSU students currently enrolled in honors-in-major programs in the social sciences.

Wednesday, Oct. 10, 8:00, DeGraff 1106: James Hartmann, a 2006-2007 SS&PALLC graduate and Assistant Director of Internal Affairs for FSU's World Affairs Program, gives a presentation on WAP and the Model U.N. program.

Thursday, Oct. 11, 3:30, Broad Auditorium (Pepper Center): Historian and author Lynne Olson speaks on "Not Playing the Game: How Winston Churchill Came to Power."

Thursday, Oct. 18, 3:30, Broad Auditorium (Pepper Center): Azouz Begag, sociologist and former French Minister for Equal Opportunities, speaks on "The Politics of Anti-Racism in France: Lessons from Government." Click here for more information.

Thursday, Oct. 18, 8:00, DeGraff 1106: Why do countries agree to cooperate in creating and implementing environmental regulations? Why do some refuse to compromise? Elizabeth DeSombre, Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College, presents on "International Environmental Regulation: Harder Than You Think; More Successful Than You Fear." Dr. DeSombre will lead a discussion on this topic, to be followed by a dessert reception in DeGraff 1108 (Student Lounge). This is the second of two outside speakers this semester, and this event will count for double-credit.

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 8:00, DeGraff 1106: Representatives from FSU's Office of International Programs will speak about study-abroad opportunities available to FSU students.

Tuesday, Jan. 15, 7:00, DeGraff 1106: Kat Deely of the Student Conservation Association speaks about opportunities for students to hold expenses-paid summer or semester internships in national parks and in other areas where they're working to protect the country's environment.

Thursday, Jan. 24, 3:30, Broad Auditorium: Sanford J. Unger, former anchor on National Public Radio and the Voice of America and extensively published author and journalist, will speak on "Finding Our Way in the World: How Will We Learn More When We Are Being Taught Less." For more information, click here.

Monday, Feb. 11, 3:45, Alumni Grand Ballroom (FSU Alumni Center): Michael Oren, an expert on the diplomatic and military history of the Middle East, will be the keynote speaker as part of the Bridging Civilizations Conference. Dr. Oren has served as a visiting professor at Harvard and Yale and has briefed the White House and testified before Congress on Middle Eastern affairs. For more information, click here. POSTPONED.

Monday, Feb. 18, 4:00, Broad Auditorium: Pierre Joxe, former French Interior Minister and Defense Minister speaks on "Beyond National Sovereignty? The French Republic and Mondialisation." For more information, click here.

Tuesday, March 4, 6:00, DeGraff 1106: Linda Mahler, Associate Dean of of Undergraduate Studies and FSU Pre-Law advisor, talks about law school -- what you need to do to get into law school, what law school is like, and what jobs await you after law school.>.

Monday, March 17, 6:00, DeGraff 1106: Evaluators from the National Study of Living-Learning Programs will be holding focus groups with SSPALLC students. Pizza will be provided.

Tuesday, March 18, 7:00, DeGraff 1106: Jamie Purcell, director of the Office of National Fellowships, presents on fellowship opportunities available to FSU students at FSU and beyond.

Thursday, April 3, 6:30, HCB 315: Film Director Georg Koszulinski comes to Tallahassee for a special screening of his film Cracker Crazy, an alternative history of Florida from paleoindians through the present. After the film, Koszulinski will discuss the film, film-making, and his take on Florida's history and politics.