Washington Metropolitan Regional Issues
From Pitch to Purpose: A Focused Introduction to Moving from Performance to Presence (Speaker: Heather Walter)
Posted: March 5, 2026 at 4:27 pm
You’ve been trained to pitch. To package. To walk into the room with the polished deck and the vision people can rally around. And it works — until it doesn’t. This 90-minute session is for leaders who’ve started to feel the gap between the presentation and the transformation. Between the plan and what actually moves. […]
A/V requirements: LCD Projector and Screen
History, Lessons and Legacies of the Vietnam War (Unavailable until 2027 – Speaker: Meredith Lair)
Posted: October 5, 2018 at 7:30 pm, Last Updated: May 1, 2026 at 5:05 pm
This talk considers how the Vietnam War remains influential in contemporary American life.
A/V requirements: Laptop, LCD Projector, Screen
War Memorials on the National Mall (Unavailable until 2027 – Speaker: Meredith Lair)
Posted: October 5, 2018 at 7:28 pm, Last Updated: May 1, 2026 at 5:05 pm
Post-pandemic, I can do this as a walking tour on the National Mall. As a talk, I provide historical background about the development of various war memorials on the National Mall, as well as interpretation of their design and meaning in American culture.
A/V requirements: Laptop, LCD Projector, Screen
Meredith Lair (Unavailable until 2027)
Posted: October 5, 2018 at 7:24 pm, Last Updated: May 1, 2026 at 5:02 pm
Professor Lair’s work examines warfare and its relationship to American society and culture, with particular emphasis on how knowledge and memories of the past are constructed and disseminated over time. She is the author of Armed with Abundance: Consumerism and Soldiering in the Vietnam War, which examines the non-combat experiences of American soldiers in Vietnam. […]
Urban and Metropolitan Affairs (Speaker: Jonathan Gifford)
Posted: September 29, 2014 at 8:03 pm, Last Updated: June 4, 2024 at 5:43 pm
Urban and metropolitan development, land use, urban sprawl.
A/V requirements: None
Transportation and Air Quality (Speaker: Mohan Venigalla)
Posted: September 29, 2014 at 7:53 pm, Last Updated: June 4, 2024 at 5:45 pm
The role of transportation on regional air quality, mitigation and policy implications.
A/V requirements: None