Topic Request 1 Select a Topic Acting Shakespeare Aging in Place: Do Not Blame the House Aging Well Alien Language America and the World: The Challenge of Foreign Policy Ancient Greek Philosophy Andean Markets Anthropology, Methods and Fieldwork Apocalyptic Beliefs Appreciative Inquiry for Organizational Change and Development Appreciative Intelligence®: Develop Leadership, Transform Difficult Conversations, and Discover Common Ground Artificial Intelligence (AI) Nightmare Scenarios-Summoning the Demons? Back to Basics: Strengthening Speaking Skills for a Professional Performance Balance: Shuffle Now, Fall Later Basics of Conflict Resolution Biblical Villains and Villainesses Book Design Boosting Teacher Effectiveness through Performance Building Software that People can Use Business Management and Strategic Thinking Civil Death, Incarceration, and Their Effects in the United States Civil War Memorials in Washington, DC Classroom Communication Climate Change in the Commonwealth of Virginia College Access Color in Architecture Communicating Evolution Computational Sciences: The Third Pillar of Empirical Science Computers and Communication Computing in Science and Society Conflict and Climate Change Policy Could Einstein Have Been Wrong? Crazy Ideas in Science Creating the Triple Bottom Line for Businesses: Reframing Sustainability Practices for Strategic Advantage in Your Organization Creationism Crime and Public Policy Criminal Justice Reform: Understanding the root of the problem and the cost of the cure Critically Assessing Public Information Current Economic Developments: National, Global, and Local Current Events Defining the role of Health Informatics Developing Your Appreciative Intelligence® for Innovation and Leadership Development of George Mason's Prince William Campus Diet and Obesity Different Styles of Leadership Disaster Behavioral Health Discovering Common Ground in Challenging Situations Drones, Stones, and Thrones: How to Resolve the War on Terror Dynamical Systems Change Processes Economics of the Arts Education and the Law Effective Communication and Dealing with Difficult People Elections and Voting in America Emerging Infectious Diseases Entrepreneurship F. Scott Fitzgerald Feminism at the Crossroads Financial Institution Capital Adequacy Issues Financial Markets and Investment Management Financial Regulations Fitness/Health/Leadership Foreign Accent Foreign Intelligence Foreign Policy Forensic Anthropology and Death Investigation Forty Years of Exploration of the Surface of Mars Gender-Fair Education Gentrification in Washington, DC George Mason Global Climate Change: The Problem and the Solution Globalization Government Accountability Through Transparency: The Government Performance and Results Act Government Performance Management & all related subjects Government Policies in Biblical Times Health Policy Health Workforce Shortages Healthy Desk Mechanics-Get Fit While You Sit Hiawatha in History, Legend and Poetry Highways, Land Use, Transit and Transportation Policy, Planning & Finance History, Lessons and Legacies of the Vietnam War Hot Topics in Nutrition How Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) Really Improve Our Lives? How did face masks become a partisan symbol?, and other questions you didn't learn in school. How Do You Choreograph a Dance? How Do You Listen to Sermons? How to Run an Effective Meeting Ibsen and the Birth of Modern Drama Impact Performance in a Media World Implementing Policy/Practice Reform in U.S. Corrections Agencies Information Technology Skills for the 21st Century Instruments in the Attic, Mason Music Ambassadors, Mason Teaching Scholars Irish History Is That Really in the Bible? Joint Health: You Rest, You Rust Latin American Film Leadership Leadership Skills through Volunteering and Internships Leading Change through the Power of Appreciative Intelligence® Leveraging Knowledge Management for Strategic Change Leveraging Social Capital for Professional Growth and Success Lives in Ruins: Life in the archaeological site of Chichén Itzá Local and Regional Small Business and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Looking for Life in All the Wrong Places – The Search for Life in the Universe Lyme Disease Lyme Disease: Weaponized for Warfare? Truth or Science Fiction Management in Health Care Managing Risk Managing Technostress Marine Conservation Markets for Financial Derivatives Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech Mass Fatality Investigations and War Crimes Master and Counternarrative Dynamics Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Rodney M. Davis (USMC) Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners in Our Schools: Toward a Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Mexico-U.S. Relations; Organized Crime; Immigration; Border Security, and Human Trafficking Mindful Leadership for Innovation Moby-Dick My Year with Rothko Myths, Archetypes, Campbell and Jung: An Actor’s Tools in Creating Arc of Character New Zealand's Tax Reform New Zealand's Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Nonsense Language Nuclear Power -- Is It green? Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece Partnering with Mason, Where Do I Start? Personal Safety Risk Management Peru, Indigenous Populations, Conflict Portfolio Design for Architecture, Fine Arts and Allied Design Disciplines Positivity at Work Poverty, Inequality, and Conflict Power of Visualization for Long-Term Goal-Setting President v. Congress: The Constitution and the Growth of Presidential Powers Promoting Development Across the Lifespan Public Sector Management Reform Quality Management through Debate Quiet Leadership: Discovering the New Strategic Advantage and the Hidden Talent in Your Organization Quiet Leadership: Valuing Different Ways of Leading and Creating Innovation Raising Intellectually Gifted Children Reasons to Kill: Why Americans Choose War Religious Conflicts and Their Resolution Renewable Energy, Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Reputation Management in Contemporary Policy Debates Running a Small Press Scaling Scalia Scientific Racism: Is this an Oxymoron? Sex and Gender in Ancient Greece: Philosophy, Poetry, Drama So What is Intercultural Communication? Socialism Software Quality Matters Speaking truth to power-the thunderous messages of the Hebrew prophets-what do they mean today? Sports Industry, Sport Management and Coaching Sports Management and Coaching Education State and Local Government Strategies for Thriving in a Changing Environment Student Housing Subprime and Alternative Mortgage Instruments and Effects on Housing and the Economy Supernotes Surviving World War II Tachyons: Messengers from the Future? Tales of the Grandmothers: Women and Work Teacher Professional Development Teaching Writing and Using Writing to Learn Technology Commercialization The Affects of HIPAA on Privacy and Security The American Theater at a Crossroads: Which Way to Turn? The Art of Choreography The Beautiful and the Just: Inquiry, Justice, and Value in Alain Locke and Aristotle The Disaster/Emergency Preparedness of Professional Nurses The Great Facade: How surveillance capitalism almost toppled the world’s greatest democracy and the European Union The Hylton Performing Arts Center: a community's dream comes true The Ladies Mason - George's Two Anns The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) - Everything You Wanted To Know But Were Afraid To Ask The New Zealand Experience The Public Health Impacts of Gender-based Violence against Women The Restoration of Character: A primer for leaders The Science of Climate Change The Spanish Golden Age--a Dramatic Legacy The State of U.S. Democracy The Tea Party and Its Signs: What Can We Learn From Their Own Words? The Threat to American Democracy and Civil Society: Understanding Influence Operations, Violent Extremism, and the Fractures Spawned by Political Partisanship The World's Oldest Game Themes in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Sermons Things That Keep Me Up at Night: Technology's Severest Challenges Transforming Violent Systems: How Structural Conflicts Can Be Resolved Transnational and Transracial Adoption and the Changing Faces of American Families Transportation and Air Quality Transportation Planning Transportation Public-Private Partnerships (P3) Trauma Across the Life Course Turning Points in Negotiation and Conflict Process Understanding Culture and Difference: A New Approach Understanding Digital Natives Urban and Metropolitan Affairs Using Writing to Grieve the Loss of a Loved One Utopian Communities Various Game Topics W. H. Auden War Memorials on the National Mall Whales and Dolphins What is a Planet? Mars, Pluto and Exoplanets as Examples What's Ahead in Politics Where are the time travelers? White House Czars and the Decline of Democratic Accountability Who is this Lady? Why College? Why Everyone Should Care About the Problem of the Healthcare Uninsured Writing and Meditation Your Neighbor Next Door: How Intercultural Communication Helps One Understand Differences
Alternate Topic 2 (Do Not choose the same speaker as primary topic selection) Select a Topic Acting Shakespeare Aging in Place: Do Not Blame the House Aging Well Alien Language America and the World: The Challenge of Foreign Policy Ancient Greek Philosophy Andean Markets Anthropology, Methods and Fieldwork Apocalyptic Beliefs Appreciative Inquiry for Organizational Change and Development Appreciative Intelligence®: Develop Leadership, Transform Difficult Conversations, and Discover Common Ground Artificial Intelligence (AI) Nightmare Scenarios-Summoning the Demons? Back to Basics: Strengthening Speaking Skills for a Professional Performance Balance: Shuffle Now, Fall Later Basics of Conflict Resolution Biblical Villains and Villainesses Book Design Boosting Teacher Effectiveness through Performance Building Software that People can Use Business Management and Strategic Thinking Civil Death, Incarceration, and Their Effects in the United States Civil War Memorials in Washington, DC Classroom Communication Climate Change in the Commonwealth of Virginia College Access Color in Architecture Communicating Evolution Computational Sciences: The Third Pillar of Empirical Science Computers and Communication Computing in Science and Society Conflict and Climate Change Policy Could Einstein Have Been Wrong? Crazy Ideas in Science Creating the Triple Bottom Line for Businesses: Reframing Sustainability Practices for Strategic Advantage in Your Organization Creationism Crime and Public Policy Criminal Justice Reform: Understanding the root of the problem and the cost of the cure Critically Assessing Public Information Current Economic Developments: National, Global, and Local Current Events Defining the role of Health Informatics Developing Your Appreciative Intelligence® for Innovation and Leadership Development of George Mason's Prince William Campus Diet and Obesity Different Styles of Leadership Disaster Behavioral Health Discovering Common Ground in Challenging Situations Drones, Stones, and Thrones: How to Resolve the War on Terror Dynamical Systems Change Processes Economics of the Arts Education and the Law Effective Communication and Dealing with Difficult People Elections and Voting in America Emerging Infectious Diseases Entrepreneurship F. Scott Fitzgerald Feminism at the Crossroads Financial Institution Capital Adequacy Issues Financial Markets and Investment Management Financial Regulations Fitness/Health/Leadership Foreign Accent Foreign Intelligence Foreign Policy Forensic Anthropology and Death Investigation Forty Years of Exploration of the Surface of Mars Gender-Fair Education Gentrification in Washington, DC George Mason Global Climate Change: The Problem and the Solution Globalization Government Accountability Through Transparency: The Government Performance and Results Act Government Performance Management & all related subjects Government Policies in Biblical Times Health Policy Health Workforce Shortages Healthy Desk Mechanics-Get Fit While You Sit Hiawatha in History, Legend and Poetry Highways, Land Use, Transit and Transportation Policy, Planning & Finance History, Lessons and Legacies of the Vietnam War Hot Topics in Nutrition How Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) Really Improve Our Lives? How did face masks become a partisan symbol?, and other questions you didn't learn in school. How Do You Choreograph a Dance? How Do You Listen to Sermons? How to Run an Effective Meeting Ibsen and the Birth of Modern Drama Impact Performance in a Media World Implementing Policy/Practice Reform in U.S. Corrections Agencies Information Technology Skills for the 21st Century Instruments in the Attic, Mason Music Ambassadors, Mason Teaching Scholars Irish History Is That Really in the Bible? Joint Health: You Rest, You Rust Latin American Film Leadership Leadership Skills through Volunteering and Internships Leading Change through the Power of Appreciative Intelligence® Leveraging Knowledge Management for Strategic Change Leveraging Social Capital for Professional Growth and Success Lives in Ruins: Life in the archaeological site of Chichén Itzá Local and Regional Small Business and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Looking for Life in All the Wrong Places – The Search for Life in the Universe Lyme Disease Lyme Disease: Weaponized for Warfare? Truth or Science Fiction Management in Health Care Managing Risk Managing Technostress Marine Conservation Markets for Financial Derivatives Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech Mass Fatality Investigations and War Crimes Master and Counternarrative Dynamics Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Rodney M. Davis (USMC) Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners in Our Schools: Toward a Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Mexico-U.S. Relations; Organized Crime; Immigration; Border Security, and Human Trafficking Mindful Leadership for Innovation Moby-Dick My Year with Rothko Myths, Archetypes, Campbell and Jung: An Actor’s Tools in Creating Arc of Character New Zealand's Tax Reform New Zealand's Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Nonsense Language Nuclear Power -- Is It green? Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece Partnering with Mason, Where Do I Start? Personal Safety Risk Management Peru, Indigenous Populations, Conflict Portfolio Design for Architecture, Fine Arts and Allied Design Disciplines Positivity at Work Poverty, Inequality, and Conflict Power of Visualization for Long-Term Goal-Setting President v. Congress: The Constitution and the Growth of Presidential Powers Promoting Development Across the Lifespan Public Sector Management Reform Quality Management through Debate Quiet Leadership: Discovering the New Strategic Advantage and the Hidden Talent in Your Organization Quiet Leadership: Valuing Different Ways of Leading and Creating Innovation Raising Intellectually Gifted Children Reasons to Kill: Why Americans Choose War Religious Conflicts and Their Resolution Renewable Energy, Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Reputation Management in Contemporary Policy Debates Running a Small Press Scaling Scalia Scientific Racism: Is this an Oxymoron? Sex and Gender in Ancient Greece: Philosophy, Poetry, Drama So What is Intercultural Communication? Socialism Software Quality Matters Speaking truth to power-the thunderous messages of the Hebrew prophets-what do they mean today? Sports Industry, Sport Management and Coaching Sports Management and Coaching Education State and Local Government Strategies for Thriving in a Changing Environment Student Housing Subprime and Alternative Mortgage Instruments and Effects on Housing and the Economy Supernotes Surviving World War II Tachyons: Messengers from the Future? Tales of the Grandmothers: Women and Work Teacher Professional Development Teaching Writing and Using Writing to Learn Technology Commercialization The Affects of HIPAA on Privacy and Security The American Theater at a Crossroads: Which Way to Turn? The Art of Choreography The Beautiful and the Just: Inquiry, Justice, and Value in Alain Locke and Aristotle The Disaster/Emergency Preparedness of Professional Nurses The Great Facade: How surveillance capitalism almost toppled the world’s greatest democracy and the European Union The Hylton Performing Arts Center: a community's dream comes true The Ladies Mason - George's Two Anns The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) - Everything You Wanted To Know But Were Afraid To Ask The New Zealand Experience The Public Health Impacts of Gender-based Violence against Women The Restoration of Character: A primer for leaders The Science of Climate Change The Spanish Golden Age--a Dramatic Legacy The State of U.S. Democracy The Tea Party and Its Signs: What Can We Learn From Their Own Words? The Threat to American Democracy and Civil Society: Understanding Influence Operations, Violent Extremism, and the Fractures Spawned by Political Partisanship The World's Oldest Game Themes in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Sermons Things That Keep Me Up at Night: Technology's Severest Challenges Transforming Violent Systems: How Structural Conflicts Can Be Resolved Transnational and Transracial Adoption and the Changing Faces of American Families Transportation and Air Quality Transportation Planning Transportation Public-Private Partnerships (P3) Trauma Across the Life Course Turning Points in Negotiation and Conflict Process Understanding Culture and Difference: A New Approach Understanding Digital Natives Urban and Metropolitan Affairs Using Writing to Grieve the Loss of a Loved One Utopian Communities Various Game Topics W. H. Auden War Memorials on the National Mall Whales and Dolphins What is a Planet? Mars, Pluto and Exoplanets as Examples What's Ahead in Politics Where are the time travelers? White House Czars and the Decline of Democratic Accountability Who is this Lady? Why College? Why Everyone Should Care About the Problem of the Healthcare Uninsured Writing and Meditation Your Neighbor Next Door: How Intercultural Communication Helps One Understand Differences
Alternate Topic 3 (Do Not choose the same speaker as other topic selections) Select a Topic Acting Shakespeare Aging in Place: Do Not Blame the House Aging Well Alien Language America and the World: The Challenge of Foreign Policy Ancient Greek Philosophy Andean Markets Anthropology, Methods and Fieldwork Apocalyptic Beliefs Appreciative Inquiry for Organizational Change and Development Appreciative Intelligence®: Develop Leadership, Transform Difficult Conversations, and Discover Common Ground Artificial Intelligence (AI) Nightmare Scenarios-Summoning the Demons? Back to Basics: Strengthening Speaking Skills for a Professional Performance Balance: Shuffle Now, Fall Later Basics of Conflict Resolution Biblical Villains and Villainesses Book Design Boosting Teacher Effectiveness through Performance Building Software that People can Use Business Management and Strategic Thinking Civil Death, Incarceration, and Their Effects in the United States Civil War Memorials in Washington, DC Classroom Communication Climate Change in the Commonwealth of Virginia College Access Color in Architecture Communicating Evolution Computational Sciences: The Third Pillar of Empirical Science Computers and Communication Computing in Science and Society Conflict and Climate Change Policy Could Einstein Have Been Wrong? Crazy Ideas in Science Creating the Triple Bottom Line for Businesses: Reframing Sustainability Practices for Strategic Advantage in Your Organization Creationism Crime and Public Policy Criminal Justice Reform: Understanding the root of the problem and the cost of the cure Critically Assessing Public Information Current Economic Developments: National, Global, and Local Current Events Defining the role of Health Informatics Developing Your Appreciative Intelligence® for Innovation and Leadership Development of George Mason's Prince William Campus Diet and Obesity Different Styles of Leadership Disaster Behavioral Health Discovering Common Ground in Challenging Situations Drones, Stones, and Thrones: How to Resolve the War on Terror Dynamical Systems Change Processes Economics of the Arts Education and the Law Effective Communication and Dealing with Difficult People Elections and Voting in America Emerging Infectious Diseases Entrepreneurship F. Scott Fitzgerald Feminism at the Crossroads Financial Institution Capital Adequacy Issues Financial Markets and Investment Management Financial Regulations Fitness/Health/Leadership Foreign Accent Foreign Intelligence Foreign Policy Forensic Anthropology and Death Investigation Forty Years of Exploration of the Surface of Mars Gender-Fair Education Gentrification in Washington, DC George Mason Global Climate Change: The Problem and the Solution Globalization Government Accountability Through Transparency: The Government Performance and Results Act Government Performance Management & all related subjects Government Policies in Biblical Times Health Policy Health Workforce Shortages Healthy Desk Mechanics-Get Fit While You Sit Hiawatha in History, Legend and Poetry Highways, Land Use, Transit and Transportation Policy, Planning & Finance History, Lessons and Legacies of the Vietnam War Hot Topics in Nutrition How Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) Really Improve Our Lives? How did face masks become a partisan symbol?, and other questions you didn't learn in school. How Do You Choreograph a Dance? How Do You Listen to Sermons? How to Run an Effective Meeting Ibsen and the Birth of Modern Drama Impact Performance in a Media World Implementing Policy/Practice Reform in U.S. Corrections Agencies Information Technology Skills for the 21st Century Instruments in the Attic, Mason Music Ambassadors, Mason Teaching Scholars Irish History Is That Really in the Bible? Joint Health: You Rest, You Rust Latin American Film Leadership Leadership Skills through Volunteering and Internships Leading Change through the Power of Appreciative Intelligence® Leveraging Knowledge Management for Strategic Change Leveraging Social Capital for Professional Growth and Success Lives in Ruins: Life in the archaeological site of Chichén Itzá Local and Regional Small Business and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Looking for Life in All the Wrong Places – The Search for Life in the Universe Lyme Disease Lyme Disease: Weaponized for Warfare? Truth or Science Fiction Management in Health Care Managing Risk Managing Technostress Marine Conservation Markets for Financial Derivatives Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech Mass Fatality Investigations and War Crimes Master and Counternarrative Dynamics Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Rodney M. Davis (USMC) Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners in Our Schools: Toward a Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Mexico-U.S. Relations; Organized Crime; Immigration; Border Security, and Human Trafficking Mindful Leadership for Innovation Moby-Dick My Year with Rothko Myths, Archetypes, Campbell and Jung: An Actor’s Tools in Creating Arc of Character New Zealand's Tax Reform New Zealand's Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Nonsense Language Nuclear Power -- Is It green? Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece Partnering with Mason, Where Do I Start? Personal Safety Risk Management Peru, Indigenous Populations, Conflict Portfolio Design for Architecture, Fine Arts and Allied Design Disciplines Positivity at Work Poverty, Inequality, and Conflict Power of Visualization for Long-Term Goal-Setting President v. Congress: The Constitution and the Growth of Presidential Powers Promoting Development Across the Lifespan Public Sector Management Reform Quality Management through Debate Quiet Leadership: Discovering the New Strategic Advantage and the Hidden Talent in Your Organization Quiet Leadership: Valuing Different Ways of Leading and Creating Innovation Raising Intellectually Gifted Children Reasons to Kill: Why Americans Choose War Religious Conflicts and Their Resolution Renewable Energy, Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Reputation Management in Contemporary Policy Debates Running a Small Press Scaling Scalia Scientific Racism: Is this an Oxymoron? Sex and Gender in Ancient Greece: Philosophy, Poetry, Drama So What is Intercultural Communication? Socialism Software Quality Matters Speaking truth to power-the thunderous messages of the Hebrew prophets-what do they mean today? Sports Industry, Sport Management and Coaching Sports Management and Coaching Education State and Local Government Strategies for Thriving in a Changing Environment Student Housing Subprime and Alternative Mortgage Instruments and Effects on Housing and the Economy Supernotes Surviving World War II Tachyons: Messengers from the Future? Tales of the Grandmothers: Women and Work Teacher Professional Development Teaching Writing and Using Writing to Learn Technology Commercialization The Affects of HIPAA on Privacy and Security The American Theater at a Crossroads: Which Way to Turn? The Art of Choreography The Beautiful and the Just: Inquiry, Justice, and Value in Alain Locke and Aristotle The Disaster/Emergency Preparedness of Professional Nurses The Great Facade: How surveillance capitalism almost toppled the world’s greatest democracy and the European Union The Hylton Performing Arts Center: a community's dream comes true The Ladies Mason - George's Two Anns The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) - Everything You Wanted To Know But Were Afraid To Ask The New Zealand Experience The Public Health Impacts of Gender-based Violence against Women The Restoration of Character: A primer for leaders The Science of Climate Change The Spanish Golden Age--a Dramatic Legacy The State of U.S. Democracy The Tea Party and Its Signs: What Can We Learn From Their Own Words? The Threat to American Democracy and Civil Society: Understanding Influence Operations, Violent Extremism, and the Fractures Spawned by Political Partisanship The World's Oldest Game Themes in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Sermons Things That Keep Me Up at Night: Technology's Severest Challenges Transforming Violent Systems: How Structural Conflicts Can Be Resolved Transnational and Transracial Adoption and the Changing Faces of American Families Transportation and Air Quality Transportation Planning Transportation Public-Private Partnerships (P3) Trauma Across the Life Course Turning Points in Negotiation and Conflict Process Understanding Culture and Difference: A New Approach Understanding Digital Natives Urban and Metropolitan Affairs Using Writing to Grieve the Loss of a Loved One Utopian Communities Various Game Topics W. H. Auden War Memorials on the National Mall Whales and Dolphins What is a Planet? Mars, Pluto and Exoplanets as Examples What's Ahead in Politics Where are the time travelers? White House Czars and the Decline of Democratic Accountability Who is this Lady? Why College? Why Everyone Should Care About the Problem of the Healthcare Uninsured Writing and Meditation Your Neighbor Next Door: How Intercultural Communication Helps One Understand Differences