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Titan Talks: Webinar Series features IWU alumni who are leaders in their field, faculty with insight on their research, and staff with updates on their respective areas. The Titan Talks: Webinar Series is a lifelong learning and engagement opportunity for the Illinois Wesleyan Community. Sign up and tune in to gain insight, skill, inspiration, and more.  

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Past Webinar Recordings

An Evening with Bill Damaschke '85
Hosted and moderated by Hannah Dhue ’15, TV Mastering Manager at Walt Disney Studios. Presented in partnership with the IWU Pride Alumni Community and IWU School of Theatre Arts
Thursday, May 13  |  7pm CT
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Leaders in Education-Rising to the Challenges of COVID-19
Presenters: Gianina Baker ’04, Ph.D., John Camardella ’03, Amy DeBoer ’15, 
Marsha Guenzler-Stevens ’78, Ph.D., and Erin Moran ’12, Ph.D. 
Tuesday, October 27  |  6 – 7:30 p.m.
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Tackling Climate Change
Presenter: Karen Petersen ’07
 Climate Change Project Manager for the Illinois Chapter of The Nature Conservancy
Moderator: Professor Given Harper
 George C. and Ella Beach Lewis Endowed Chair of Biology
Tuesday, October 20  |  7 - 8 p.m. CT
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Resilience, Relevance + Reinvention: Choral Music in the COVID Age
Presenter: Dr. Scott Ferguson
Friday, October 9 | 12 - 1 p.m. CT
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Saving Children’s Lives: An Insider’s Look into the Work of a Pediatric Congenital Interventional Cardiologist
Presenter: Dr. Todd Gudausky ’95
Friday, October 9 | 10 - 11 a.m. CT
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From Rehearsal to Red Carpet: A Theatrical Conversation with Richard and Sharon Jenkins ’69
Presenters: Richard Jenkins ’69 and Sharon Jenkins ’69
Moderator: Andy Kreiss ’86
Thursday, October 8 | 6 - 7:30 p.m. CT
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Doing Well and Doing Good: Young Leaders Living Their Purpose in the Nonprofit World
Presenters: Lauren Rock '13, Kate Tombaugh '07, Dan Weishar, and Angela Mehalek
Moderator: Bevin Choban '10
Tuesday, October 6 | 6 - 7:30 p.m. CT
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Back to College Class - Beyond the Border: The Law for Asylum Seekers
Presenter: Sara T. Ghadiri '11, Robert M. Montgomery Outstanding Young Alumni Award Winner
Tuesday, October 6 | 12 - 1 p.m. CT
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Back to College Class - Child Abuse: Signs for Prevention and Effects of COVID-19
Presenter: Dr. Raymond “Pete” Davis Jr. ’80, Distinguished Alumni Award Winner
Monday, October 5 | 6 - 7 p.m. CT
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Turning the Page: New Beginnings with the School of Music
 Presenters: Dr. Sey Ahn, Director of Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble and Dr. Bradley Regier, Assistant Professor of Music Education
Moderator: Dr. Bill Hudson, Associate Professor of Music and Associate Director of the School of Music
Thursday, September 3  |  12 - 1 p.m. CDT
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Staying Emotionally Balanced During the Time of COVID-19
 Presenters: Qiana Cryer-Coupet ’06, Megan Henry ’12, Dr. Patrick McGrath ’93, 
Barb Nathan ’80, Dr. Erin Zerth ’03
Moderator: Professor Linda Kunce
Tuesday, August 25  |  12 - 1 p.m. CDT
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The Future of the School of Music
 Presenter: Dr. Franklin Larey, Director and Professor of the School of Music
Moderator: Todd French ’93, President, String Works, Inc.
Thursday, August 20  |  12 - 1 p.m. CDT
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Front Line Leaders in the Fight Against COVID-19
 Presenters: Dr. Ben Killey ’99, Emergency Room Doctor; Janna Morgan ’10, RN, Intensive Care Nurse; Dr. Paul Pedersen ’73, Chief Medical Officer at OSF
Moderator: 
Dr. Vickie Folse ’86, Professor, Director and Caroline F. Rupert Chair of Nursing; Interim Executive Director of Counseling and Health Services 
Tuesday, August 4  |  12 - 1 p.m. CDT
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White Allyship and Solidarity: How to Be Part of the Solution Against Anti-Black Racism
Presenters: Kevin Carey ’13, Jessica Bondalapati ’11, Dr. Libby Haywood
Moderator: Nicole Chlebek ’16
Tuesday, July 28  |  12 - 1 p.m. CDT
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Activism and Advocacy in the Latinx Community
 Presenters: Melissa Ramirez ’14, Citlalli Gonzalez ’18, Tristan Gunn ’04
Moderator: Yesenia Martinez Calderon ’20
Tuesday, July 21  |  12 - 1 p.m. CDT
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Father and Son: An Introspective Dialogue of Life as Black Men  
Presenters: David Wilkins '74 and Nate Wilkins '17
Moderator: Dr. Brandon Common, Assistant Vice President 
 of Student Affairs 
Tuesday, June 30, 2020  |  12 - 1 p.m. CDT
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Invisibility of Black Women in Leadership
 Presenters: Dr. Monica Hall '90, Jazmyne Kellogg '16, Dr. Ade Olayinka '11,  Alani Sweezy '19, Amanda Toney-Logan '74, Lois Wilkins '75
Thursday, June 18  |  6 - 7:30 p.m. CDT
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Titan Community Conversations: Follow-up to 
"How We Got Here: Racism + Higher Education"
Dr. Derrick Tillman-Kelly ’09 to lead conversation
Thursday, June 11  |  12 - 1 p.m. CDT
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How We Got Here: Racism + Higher Education
 Presenter: Dr. Derrick Tillman-Kelly ’09
Director of the UIA Fellows Program and Network Engagement, University Innovation Alliance
Wednesday, June 10  |  12 - 1 p.m. CDT
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Special Q&A  
Presented by: President Georgia Nugent
Friday, May 29 
12 – 1 p.m. CDT
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Crisis Leadership: the Chrysalis of Opportunity
 Presenter: Mike Mason ’80
Sr. VP & Chief Security Officer of Verizon Communications
Thursday, May 21  |  12 - 1 p.m. CDT
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COVID-19 and the Limits of Federal Crisis Management
 Presenter: Dr. David Priess '93
Thursday, May 14  |  12 – 1 p.m. CDT
Chief Operating Officer, Lawfare Institute
Writer and speaker on the presidency, intelligence, and national security
Former CIA Intelligence Officer
Recording unavailable due to technical difficulties

Illinois Wesleyan Today and Tomorrow
 Presenter: President Georgia Nugent
Wednesday, May 6  |  12 - 1 p.m. CDT
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High Stakes Conversations: Skills for Interviews, Digital Meetings, and Using Your Virtual Voice
 Presenters: Casey Erin Clark '04 and Julie Fogh
 Co-Founders of Vital Voice Training
Thursday, April 30 | 12 - 1 p.m. CDT
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Five Skills to Lead Where You Are
 Presenter: Jordan Diehl Mann '12
 Associate Marketing Manager, Spencer Stuart
Wednesday, April 29 | 6 - 7 p.m. CDT
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You've Got Range: Using Lessons from IWU to Create Success
Presenter: Erick Henderson '12
Optometrist, McCauley Celin Eyecare
Tuesday, April 28 | 12 - 1 p.m. CDT
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The Epidemiology of SARS-CoV2
 Presenter: Dr. John Herrmann '74
Thursday, April 23
12 - 1 p.m. CDT
Recording unavailable due to technical difficulties
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Leading the Manufacturing Pivot and
Hustle During COVID-19
 Presenter: Mark Denzler '93
 Thursday, April 9 
12 - 1 p.m. CDT
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