News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 24, 2009

COTTEY LAST LECTURE SERIES FEATURED ON OCT. 1

What is the meaning of life? What knowledge is important to know? The public is invited to find out at the Mini Last Lecture, scheduled for Thursday, October 1, at 11:00 a.m. in the Missouri Recital Hall of the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts.

During this one hour lecture, four Cottey faculty nominated by students or faculty-Dr. Kevin Rouintree, Professor Michael Denison, Dr. Gary Lunkenheimer, and Dr. Carmen Bourbon-will be sharing their philosophy of life or what they feel are the most important things a college student should know in order to succeed in life.

Listed below are the faculty members and their topics for Last Lecture:

• Pursuing Liberal Arts Education in an Age of Compartmentalization, Kevin Rouintree, Ph.D.
• Thinking Way Outside the Box, Michael Denison
• Money, Finance, and Wealth Creation, Gary Lunkenheimer, Ph.D.
• The Importance of Diversity in Today's Educational Environment, Carmen Bourbon, Ph.D.

The Center for the Arts is on the northeast corner of Austin and Tower streets in Nevada, Missouri.

This special event is sponsored by the Cottey College Quasquicentennial Committee and is open to the entire community.