Distinguished Guest Lecture Series (DGLS)
View lectures held at the YC libraries featuring YC faculty, YC staff, and community members. All lectures are free and open to the public.
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Spring 2025
Writing Arizona - From Journalism to Fiction
with Leo Banks
Aging in Reverse: Discoveries and Biohacks From Longevity Science
with Perry Baker, PhD
Deep Listening & Authentic Expression for the Revolutionary Peacemaker
with Meg Bohrman
Building a Cyber-Resilient Business Culture: Strategies for Sustaining Security
with Philip Reid
Fall 2024
What is Education For? - An Interdisciplinary Exploration & Personal Journey
with Colin Samson, PhD
Demystifying & Exploiting Artificial Intelligence
with Philip Reid
Leaders Eat Last? How Servant Leadership Changed My Life
with Carol Beard
Spring 2024
Optimizing Metabolic Health Through Lifestyle
with Brian Lenzkes, MD
Fall 2023
Hidden Treasures of Female Leadership in Academia: New Approach to Emerging Hindrances Ahead
with Aderemi D. Adedokun, PhD
Against All Odds: Obtaining a Degree in a Difficult Learning Environment
with Timothy Petarra
The Geology of Concrete
with John Fox
Spring 2023
The Superpower of Believing
with Jerald Monahan
Hagitude - Reclaiming the Power of Post-Menopausal Women
with Laraine Herring
Between Wallace's Lines: Travels, Thoughts & Annotations of a Self-Made Victorian Naturalist & Philosopher
with Dr. Jeb Bevers
More Than Excellence
with Matt Borja
Fall 2022
Walking & Talking: Writing Good Dialogue in Stories and Plays
with Michael Grady
"Tell all the truth but tell it slant—" Why Read Memoir to Learn About Truth
with Laura Cline
Showing Up is Half the Battle
with Thatcher Bohrman
What Makes Science Fiction Films Unique?
with Dr. Nate Cloyd
Spring 2022
The Lovely Works of Marriage: Sexual Politics in Ancient Crete
with Dr. Brandelyn Andres
Tracking the Dramatic Spark
with Michael Grady
We Come in Peace
with Jerald Monahan
Reflections on Solitude: Some Lessons from Quarantine
with Dr. Andrew Winters
Engage Your Brain for Learning Calming and Just Simple Ease in Living
with Frank Cardamone
Applied Principles in Software Engineering
with Matt Borja
The DGLS was on hiatus Fall 2020 to Fall 2021.
Spring 2020
Drawing the Line: Historical Connections in the Music of Caroline Shaw
with Joshua Harper
Living a Meaningful Life
with Dr. Andrew Winters
Fall 2019
Healthy Boundaries in Everyday Life
with Chris Hout
Shakespeare: The Late Blooming Feminist
with Heather "Scottie" Scott
Free Will and Other Fantasies
with Dr. Michael Davis
Women of STEM – Ancient, Past, and Present
with Dr. Barbara Mace
An Ethical Approach to Science and Medicine
with Dr. Andrew Winters
Spring 2019
Happiness Without Pleasure
with Dr. Andrew Winters
How to Make Time for Creativity
with Hilary Dartt
Powerful Women of the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe
with Stephanie Menei
Quantum Physics for Dummies
with Dr. Michael Davis
How We Don't Talk About Grief
with Laraine Herring
Fall 2018
How to Become Your Own Movie Reviewer
with Helen Stephenson
The Thin-lipped Creature
with Dr. Barb Waak
What Are You Afraid Of? Making Horror Without Monsters
with Dr. Andrew Winters
Frankenstein
with Carol Hammond
Reincarnation: Faith or Fact?
with Dr. Michael Davis
King Arthur: Reflections
with Romy Harder
Spring 2018
Fostering Puppies & Dogs
with Sheri Denny
Should College Tuition be Free?
with Dr. Penny Wills
Who Wrote the New Testament
with Dr. Michael Davis
Sing a New Song: Creativity, Community, Voice and Healing
with Meg Bohrman
Who Will I Be When I Am Older?
with Dennis Garvey
Technology: What Is It Doing To Us?
with Dr. Mark Shelley