What's the Big Idea?
For many years, the Friday Center has offered this highly popular lecture series twice a year. It is a component of the public engagement mission of the University and affords faculty an opportunity to share their scholarship on topics of interest to the greater community. Eminent scholars present lectures that illuminate their expertise and research related to an overarching theme. Topics are timely and related to current discourse in the public sphere that could affect public policy or advances in cutting edge research. We will present the next What’s the Big Idea? in the spring of 2010. Join us for an expert assessment of a very compelling topic:
The Global Economy: The Big Picture and the Impact on North Carolina
Thursdays, 7–9 pm, April 15–May 6
Please revisit this page in late January for lecture descriptions and the names of the scholars involved.
Previous What’s the Big Idea? topics:
Materials of the Future • The Science of Evolution • The Human Being in 2050 • Genetics, Ethics, and Human Health • We the People: Democracy in America • Pandemics, Infectious Diseases, and Public Policy • Global Climate Change: Challenges and Options in North Carolina and Beyond
Registration
The fee is $10 per lecture, or $30 for all four lectures. Due to space limitations, advance registration is required and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
There are four ways to register:
Mail: Print out the registration form and mail it to
What's the Big Idea?
Campus Box 1020, The Friday Center
UNC-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill NC 27599-1020.
Fax: Print out the registration form and fax it to 919-962-5549.
Phone: Call 800-845-8640 or 919-962-2643.
If you have special needs to accommodate a motor or sensory impairment, please indicate your needs on the registration form.
UNC-Chapel Hill uses an alternative to the Social Security number called the Personal ID (PID) to aid in keeping records for students and participants. If you already have a PID, please enter it on the registration form. If you do not have a PID, you will be required to enter your birthdate and gender so that we can assign you a PID. We appreciate your cooperation.
The University of North Carolina maintains a policy of equal educational opportunity.
Cancellation and Refunds
Cancellations received by March 26 will be granted full refunds—this applies only to those who registered for the entire series of four lectures. No refunds will be made after March 26. We regret that refunds cannot be given for individual lectures. Substitutions are welcome.
Location
Courses are held at the Friday Center, which offers ample free parking. The Friday Center is located approximately three miles east of the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, just off Highway 54 East (Raleigh Road). The Center is a short distance from Interstate 40 (from Raleigh, I-40 exit 273A; from Greensboro, I-40 exit 273). See Directions to the Friday Center.