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To help you plan ahead, the following is a list of our Fall 2014 events. Do watch our website and Facebook for updates, plus we will remind you of events as they get closer. As a reminder, this week we are taking application for Baker Scholars (deadline is 9/16/14) and the Howard Baker Policy Challenge (deadline is Friday - 9/12/14) Next week is Constitution Day - and numerous events that day! Plus continuing Voter Registration Drive! See you next week! Wed., Sept. 17 – Celebrate Constitution Day! Register to Vote! 10:30 am - Baker Café – Amendment 1 to the Tennessee Constitution – addresses new legislative powers regarding abortion - Dr. Mary English (Rotunda Reading Room) • 11:30 am - 1:30 pm - Sign the Constitution! – Baker Ambassadors on the Pedestrian Walkway • 2 pm - UT College of Law Dean Doug Blaze, will moderate A Conversation with Two Governors – a discussion between Gov. Bill Haslam (R) and former Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) on TN's Amendment 2 that will appear on the November 2014 statewide ballot. Amendment 2 adds new checks and balance to the process of the governor appointing Supreme Court and appellate court judges. Tues., Sept. 23, 7 pm – Annual Anne Mayhew Honors Lecture: Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor, UC Berkeley professor of public policy and author. Sponsored by the Chancellor’s Honors Program with support from the Baker Center and the College of Business Administration. (Cox Auditorium) Wed., Sept. 24, 5:30 pm – Global Security Lecture – Covenant Sans Sword Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar (India, Ret.) of the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bangalore, India, will discuss current issues in Southeast Asia. Thursday, Sept. 25, 5:30 pm – Global Security Lecture – From ‘Participation’ to ‘Domination’? The Evolution of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Political Strategy. Samer Shehata, Univ. of Oklahoma. Sponsored by History, Baker Center, Humanities Center, Modern Foreign Languages and Political Science Wed., Oct. 1, 5:30 pm – Distinguished Lecture on Global Security: The Timeline of Technology Dr. Charles McMillan, Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory. The power behind policy- making that is informed by technology – are we ready for the future? Fri., Oct. 3, 10:30 am – Noon – Global Security Lecture: Understanding the Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Coup d’etats in Africa, 1960-2012 Allan Wilford, doctoral student in Political Science, UT – ROOM 204 Fri., Oct. 3, 11:30 am – 1 pm – Baker Center Luncheon – The Other Guy May be Right: The Civility of Howard Baker William Haltom – book discussion and signing - $15/person – advanced registration required Wed., Oct. 22, 5:30 pm – Ashe Lecture – Ambassador Nancy Powell Ambassador Powell (Ret.) has served as the US Ambassador to India, Nepal, Ghana, Pakistan, and Uganda. Join us to learn more about her experiences and what she sees for the future of US international relations. Wed., Nov. 19, 5:30 pm – Howard Baker Public Policy Challenge Semi-Finals – Watch student teams compete as they present solutions to real public policy issues! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Congress to Campus Webinar – A bipartisan panel of up to six former members of Congress will discuss the national economy, global challenges and election results in these three 90-minute webinars. Times to be announced. Mon., Sept. 29, 2:30 – 4 pm - US Economy, National Debt and Jobs Tues., Oct. 21 - Global Security and US Foreign Policy Wed., Nov. 19 - Election Discussion: Impact of the Mid-Term Elections ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Policy CHALLENGE! The Howard Baker Public Policy Challenge is ON! Attention ALL UT Students! - Sign up for the Howard Baker Public Policy Challenge – Make a Difference - Work on Real Problems - Discover Policy Solutions – Win Prizes! www.bakercenter.utk.edu • Aug. 16-Sept. 12 - Sign up online for the new policy challenge! Open to all students! • Wed., Aug. 27, 3:30 pm and Tues., Sept. 2, 5:15 pm – Information Sessions in the Toyota • Tues., Sept. 30, 5:30 pm: WORKSHOP I - Drafting the Executive Summary and Presenting Your Case at the Semi-Final Challenge – Dori Stiefel and John Haas • Wed., Nov. 19, 5:30 pm – Howard Baker Public Policy Challenge Semi-Finals – Watch student teams compete as they present solutions to real public policy issues! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Energy & Environmental Forum, Thursdays, 1- 2:30 pm Sept. 25, Jacob LaRiviere, Economics, UT - Quantifying Environmental Benefits of Fracking: Air Quality, Renewables and Implications for Energy Policy Oct 9, Steve Jackson, Ecology, US Geological Survey & University of Wyoming, Oct. 23, Colin Crawford, Law, Tulane University - Cities and Shantytowns: Climate Change Governance for Poverty Reduction and Energy Efficiency Nov 13, Amy Ando, Economics, University of Illinois - Economics of Species and Land Conservation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baker Café – Rotunda Reading Room Join us for short bursts of knowledge brewed just for you! The Baker Café is open to students and public for a guided discussion about policy issues and other interesting topics in a casual environment. Pull up a chair and a cup of coffee and let’s talk! Wed., Sept. 17, 10:30 am – Mary English, Baker Fellow – Tennessee’s Proposed Amendment 1 - adding legislative powers regarding abortion Sept. 29, 11 am - Baker Ambassadors: Alexandra Chiasson, Diana Howell and Morgan Chance – To Vote or Not to Vote? Wed., Nov. 12, 10:30 am – Krista Wiegand, Baker Teaching Fellow on Global Security, The Intractability of International Conflicts