UT Honors Program Fall Symposia Series Begins Sept. 10

The University of Tampa’s Fall 2018 Honors Program Symposia series will begin on Monday, Sept. 10, with Michael Coon, UT assistant professor of economics. His talk, "Local Immigration Enforcement and Public Safety," will begin at 4 p.m. in the Trustees Boardroom in the Vaughn Center and is free and open to the public.

Coon’s research focuses on the economics of immigration, international economics and economic development.

In addition to Coon, speakers in the series include Jennifer L. Burton, UT assistant professor of marketing; Jeffery Fasick, UT assistant professor of biology; John Capouya, UT associate professor of journalism; Lorie Fridell, professor in the Department of Criminology at the University of South Florida; Alisha Menzies, UT assistant professor of communication; and Saul Cornell, a leading authority on early American constitutional thought and the Second Amendment.

All lectures are free, open to the public and held on the UT campus. See below for a full schedule:

Monday, Sept. 10, 4 p.m. Trustees Boardroom, Vaughn Center, “Local Immigration Enforcement and Public Safety,” Michael Coon, UT assistant professor of economics.
Tuesday, Sept. 25, noon. Trustees Boardroom, Vaughn Center, “The Role of Affect and Cognitions on the Relationship Between Ad Frequency and Purchase Intentions,” Jennifer L. Burton, UT assistant professor of marketing.
Tuesday Oct. 2, 4 p.m. Crescent Club, Vaughn Center, “The Urban Whale,” Jeffery Fasick, UT assistant professor of biology.
Monday, Oct. 8, 4 p.m. Trustees Boardroom, Vaughn Center, “Black Music Mattered,” John Capouya, UT associate professor of journalism, and Suzanne Williamson, photographer and installation artist.
Thursday, Oct. 25, 6 p.m. Grand Salon, Plant Hall, “Implicit Bias and Policing,” Lorie Fridell, a faculty member in the Department of Criminology at the University of South Florida.
Friday, Nov. 30, 8 p.m. Trustees Boardroom, Vaughn Center, “History of the Second Amendment,” Saul Cornell, the Paul and Diane Guenther Chair in American History at Fordham University and a leading authority on early American constitutional thought and the Second Amendment.

Please note that dates and locations are subject to change. For more information, contact the Honors Program at (813) 257-3545 or honors@ut.edu.