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To arrange for a speaker, please contact:
Marketing & Public Relations Office
Delaware County Community College
901 South Media Line Road Media, PA 19063-1094
Phone: 610-359-5051
Fax: 610-325-2832
Email
Speakers Bureau
The Speakers Bureau of Delaware County Community College was established in 1973 as a free public service to assist organizations and groups by providing informative, useful and thought-provoking presentations in Delaware and Chester counties.
In order to schedule a speaker, please provide the following information at least three weeks in advance:
1. Your first and second topic preference
2. Name of your organization
3. Date and time of your meeting
4. Meeting location and directions
5. Approximate size of audience
6. Contact person’s name and telephone number
Note: Speakers are not available during June, July and August
Using LGBTQ Inclusive Language
Maria Boyd, Assistant Professor, Communications, Arts & Humanities
Leadership
Dealing with Difficult People
Digital Distractions
Motivating the Unmotivated
Assessment and Learning
Dr. Rick Clifton, Psychology Instructor
Career Counseling Resources for Community Residents
Ruth Campbell, Professor (Career Counselor)
Transition Issues for Students with Disabilities in Post-Secondary Education
Ann Binder, Director of Disability Services
Mindfulness & Stress Reduction
Francesco Bellini, Associate Professor, Communication, Arts, and Humanities
Poetry – Forms and Elements, Workshop and Reading
Stacy Cartledge, Associate Professor of English
Effective Listening
Jennifer Hennessey-Booth, Adjunct Faculty, Communications
How Good Intentions are Widening the Achievement Gap
The Impact of Stress and Trauma on the Developing Brain
Getting Back to What Works: Creating Classrooms Where Students Learn Instead of Classrooms Where Teachers Teach
Debra Lawrence, PhD, Professor of Childhood Development
Stress and the Brain: The Physiological Effects of a Life Out of Balance
This is Your Brain: This is Your Brain on Drugs; Any Questions? The Neuroscience of Addiction
Hayley Nelson, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Leadership
Innovation
Globalization
Education Technology
Holistic Advising
Strategic Planning
Alexandra Salas, Dean, Division of Innovation, Teaching & Digital Learning Excellence
Who’s in the Spotlight? Communicating the Power of Audience Analysis n Necessary Evil: The Fundamental Fear of One of the Most Marketable Skills
Argumentation in Everyday Contexts
Peacemaker, Peacebreaker, or Peacekeeper? Understanding Your Conflict Style
Growing Up in the Shadows of Post-Polio Syndrome: Does Anyone See Me?
Rhetorically Constructing a ‘Cure’: FDR’s Dynamic Spectacle of Normalcy
Dr. Susan M. Ward, Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Delaware County Community College
Dr. Joy Gates Black, President
Delaware County Community College, Your Community College in Chester County
Dr. Mary Jo Boyer, Vice Provost and Vice President for Branch Campuses
Forest Management and Conservation of Neotropical Migratory Songbirds
Dr. Steven Aquilani, Associate Professor of Biology
The Importance of Intercultural Competence in Today’s World
Keeley Mitchell, Director of Paralegal Studies
Terrorism
Tom Dowd, Associate Professor of Administration of Justice
What Everyone Should Know About Islam
Francesco Bellini, Associate Professor, Communication, Arts and Humanities
100th Anniversary of Powered Flight
Jim Raschka, Professor, Computer Aided Design
American Civil War, The First World War
The Cold War
Current Global Affairs
Jeffrey LaMonica, Assistant Professor of History
African American History, African Politics, Women in History, Black Politics, Reparations
Dr. Ife Williams, Associate Professor of Political Science
Race and Ethnicity; as it relates to migration and return migration experiences
Owen Alex Miller, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Five Diamond Customer Service
Jamie Cooperstein, Adjunct Faculty, Business
Web Page Development, Multimedia Development (sound, video, animation, and graphics)
Ann-Marie Smith, Associate Professor of Interactive Multimedia
The Basics of Building a Web Presence, What to Look for in Hiring a Web Developer
Glenys Gustin, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems
National Debt and Its Effect on the Economy, Social Security and Its Future, Career Paths for Business Majors
Jeff Salavitabar, Professor of Business & Economics
