Betz to Moderate DaVinci Institute Forum

BROKEN ARROW Dr. Don Betz, president of Northeastern State University and a nationally known educator, will moderate the DaVinci Institutes Fellows Forum scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. on the campus of NSU Broken Arrow.

Panelists include Dr. Martha Parrott, NSU professor of Mathematics and a 2007 DaVinci Fellow, Dr. Wayne Stein, professor of English at the University of Central Oklahoma, and Professor Mary Ann Moore of Oklahoma City Community College. The group will offer a 45-minute panel discussion on the topic, Perspectives on the Future, focusing on issues that affect higher education. Each of the panelists is a recent DaVinci Fellow recognized for innovative and interdisciplinary scholarly activities.

Known as Oklahomas Creative Think Tank, the DaVinci Institute annually recognizes creativity in higher education faculty from across Oklahoma. The award is based on the premise that creativity is not bound by place or time and exhibits itself across all disciplines in a variety of ways, from engineering to ballet, from social sciences to opera.

Ticket availability for the DaVinci Institutes Fellows Forum is limited. For more information, call 405-574-1221.

9/10/2008

Published: 2008-09-10 00:00:00