Except as specifically noted, the following activities are not sponsored nor administered by the Sierra Club. The Sierra Club has no information about the planning of these activities and makes no representations or warranties about the quality, safety, supervision or management of such activities. They are published only as a reader service because they may be of interest to the readers of this publication. Some past events are listed at bottom of page. Normally, only non-political lectures related to the outdoors or Sierra Club issues are listed here.
Specific Events
Go to the applicable web site indicated below for more information or late changes.
College Distinguished Lecture Series
Info below includes events related to the outdoors or the environment. Most (or all) of the following events are free and open to the public. Some may require reservations. Click on college name for more information - or for additions/changes/deletions:
UofA - University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
ASU - Arkansas State University - Jonesboro
HC - Hendrix College - Conway- https://www.hendrix.edu/events/
HU- Harding University - Searcy - American Studies Institute
UCA - University of Central Arkansas - Conway - or Lecture Series
Winthrop Rockefeller Institute - https://uasys.edu/news/winthrop-rockefeller-distinguished-lecture-series
Clinton School of Public Service - Little Rock (Most events are held at Sturgis Hall)
Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or calling (501) 683-5239. ...The 10/4/15 Democrat-Gazette pg4B reported that the school is now streaming its programs online.
Planned 2024 Lectures
Harding Distinguished Lecture Series
More info at: https://www.harding.edu/administrative/american-studies-institute
1/11/24 – Th – 7:30 pm – Benson Auditorium - Admiral William H. McRaven - Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (2011-2014); Commander of U.S. Joint Special Operations Command (2008-2011); Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe and Director of NATO Special Operations Forces Coordination Centre (2006-2008) - Presented by, and in collaboration with, the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce
2/20/24 – Tu – 7:30 pm - Benson Auditorium - Dr. Cornel West and Dr. Robert P. George
4/8/24 – M – 7:30 pm - Benson Auditorium - Jerry Linenger, Astronaut and American Hero
Past Lectures - 2023
Currently scheduled events (at above links): (none found as of mid-July 2023)
A selection of past events:
3/13/23 – M – 7:30 pm - Searcy, Harding University, Benson Auditorium - “Biblical Human Flourishing and Economic Freedom" - Dr. Anne Rathbone Bradley
The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute is sponsoring the following lectures. For more info, click HERE.
3/13/23 – M – LR - 4:30 pm - Cybersecurity and national security with a focus on election security (Kim Zetter)
3/17/23 – F – 9 am - Petit Jean Mountain - Securing Water & Food in a Changing World (Peter G. McCornick, Ph.D.)
Past Lectures - 2019
01/11/19 – F – 3 pm – Hendrix College, Conway - Bill Imada will speak to central Arkansas business leaders, recruiters, and employers on how businesses can engage, motivate, and manage employees who are part of the Millennial generation. (The EARTHtalk! Lecture Series is sponsored by the Department of Earth Sciences at UA Little Rock. These lectures aim to promote scientific thinking and discovery about Earth-related topics. Lectures are always free and open to the public
02/07/19 – Th – 7:30 pm - Harding College, Searcy - Christine Darden, former NASA mathematician featured in the book “Hidden Figures” and subsequent movie
02/25/19 – M – 5:15 pm - UALR’s William H. Bowen School of Law - Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.), the former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO from Little Rock, will speak about the importance of NATO to national security. For more info, go to https://ualr.edu/law/2019/02/21/general-wesley-clark-to-speak-at-bowen-law-school/
03/07/19 – Th – 7:30 pm – Conway – UCA - Football coach and ESPN analyst Lou Holtz will speak at Reynolds Performance Hall. For more info, go to uca.edu/news
03/28/19 – Th - 7:30 pm - Harding College, Searcy - Tony Dungy, former head coach of the 2007 Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts and current football analyst for NBC Sports
04/09/2019 - T - 6 - 7 pm -Siva Vaidhyanathan – “Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy” - Sturgis Hall, Little Rock Arkansas
04/22/2019 - M - 6 - 7 pm -Alice Driver—"On the Road with the Migrant Caravan” - Sturgis Hall, Little Rock Arkansas
10/10/19 - Th - 7 pm - UofA Fayetteville - Ezra Klein, VOX Media Co-Founder
10/17 – Th – 12 to 1 pm - Clinton School - Brandon R. Brown – “Inside Apollo: Forgotten Stories and Important Lessons”
11/18/19 - M - 4 pm - Hendrix, Conway - Orin Levine, who leads Global Delivery Programs for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will deliver a public talk about the work of the Gates Foundation in fighting disease across the globe. For more info, check the Sunday Log Cabin Democrat, page A5.
Past Lectures - 2018
Past Lectures - 2017
Past Lectures - 2016
Past Lectures - 2015