The University of South Alabama's Eastern Shore Speaker Series showcases a diverse range of lectures and performances by artists, scholars and industry experts at the USA Baldwin County Campus Performance Center in Fairhope. President Jo Bonner and Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Andi Kent welcomed guests at the first speaker series event held in Feb 2024. The speaker series will continue with many events in 2025.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, January 16 at 5:30 p.m.
Dr. Michael Capella, Abraham A. Mitchell Endowed Dean of the USA Mitchell College
of Business
"South Means Business"
Thursday, February 6 at 5:30 p.m.
Dr. Joél Lewis Billingsley, Vice President for Community Engagement, and Dr. Kern Jackson, Director of the African American Studies Program
Registration
These events are free and open to the public. However, seating is limited in the USA Baldwin County Campus Performance Center. Registration is required. Registration links for the above events will be posted closer to the event date. Registration will close when seating is full.
Thursday, February 1
Dr. Sean Powers
"South's Impact on the Upper Gulf Coast"
Friday, March 15 at 3:00 p.m.
Matthew Patterson, Associate Professor of Glass Art
USA Glass Arts Program Exhibition
(Day of Arts and Crafts Festival)
Thursday, April 4 at 5:30 p.m.
Ben Raines, Author and Filmmaker
USA Environmental Fellow and Writer-in-Residence
“Saving the Clotilda and America’s Amazon: A Prescription for South Alabama’s Future”
Thursday, May 30 at 5:30 p.m.
Chief Executive Officer and Senior Associate Vice President for Medical Affairs of USA Health Owen Bailey, Internal Medicine Physician Dr. Robert Israel, and Family Medicine Physician Dr. Benjamin Schrubbe
“Integrative Health and Wellness Initiative Featuring Culinary Medicine"
Thursday, July 11 at 5:30 p.m.
Major Applewhite, South Alabama Football Head Coach
Thursday, August 8 at 5:30 p.m.
Dr. Sytske Kimball, Chair of the Department of Earth Sciences
"Weather on the Gulf Coast"
Thursday, Oct. 17 at 5:30 p.m.
Chief Calvin McGhee Professor of Native American Studies and Professor of Anthropology Dr. Philip J. Carr
"Archaeological Studies on the Gulf Coast"
Thursday, November 21 at 4 p.m.
Dr. Rick Carter, Associate Vice President for Global Engagement
"Around the World in 60 Minutes"