Nancy R. Chandler Lecture Series
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The Nancy R. Chandler Lecture Series (CLS) is celebrating 40 years of discovery and
dialogue this academic year!
CLS of the COCC Foundation brings renowned speakers, lecturers and experts to the region to deliver broad-based programming on a diverse range of educational and topical subjects. The program was established in 1985 by the late Robert W. Chandler, Sr. to honor his wife Nancy.
For more information about the program or its upcoming events, or to be added to our
email list, please contact Charlotte Gilbride, coordinator of the Nancy R. Chandler
Lecture Series at cgilbride@cocc.edu or call
541-383-7257.
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The Life of a Wildlife Photographer
Suzi Eszterhas - Award-Winning Wildlife Photographer
Thursday, October 2, 7 p.m., Tower Theatre
Part artist, part scientist and part sociologist, Suzi Eszterhas will give us a glimpse into the life of a wildlife photographer. She will share her passion for conservation and how her work helps raise awareness of the issues facing wildlife today.
Whether it is photographing cheetahs in Kenya’s Masai Mara, working with polar bear biologists in the Arctic or chasing chimpanzees through some of the world’s deepest jungles, Suzi has many photographs and adventures to share.
Tickets: $20 - Ticket sales open on Monday, August 11.
COCC and UO SOJC students and staff are free. Email cgilbride@cocc.edu for promo code.
This program is presented by University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication
and is our biennial Robert W. Chandler Lecture Series in Journalism. Additional sponsors are
the Associated Students of COCC and The Casey Family Fund of the Oregon Community
Foundation.
Suzi Eszterhas is an award-winning wildlife photographer best known for her work documenting newborn animals and family life in the wild. Suzi's unique ability to earn the trust of her subject leads to touching imagery including groundbreaking work with tiger cubs at a den in India, newborn cheetahs on the African savanna, and brown bear cubs seeing the world for the first time in the Alaskan wilderness. Her photographs have been published in over 100 magazine cover and feature stories in publications such as TIME, Smithsonian, BBC Wildlife, GEO, Popular Photography, Ranger Rick, and National Geographic Kids.
Suzi was awarded as the 2021 Outstanding Photographer of the Year by the North American Nature Photography Association. She has also won awards in many competitions including the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, National Wildlife Photo Contest, and Environmental Photographer of the Year Competition. She now serves as the jury chair for the prestigious Big Picture Natural World Photography Competition.
As an author, Suzi has 25 books in print with another two in progress. Her new coffee-table book, New on Earth: Baby Animals in the Wild was recently published by Earth Aware Editions. Her latest children's book, The Adventures of Dr. Sloth, introduces young readers to a scientist's quest to save sloths . Her books have been featured on GoodMorningAmerica.com and TodayShow.com.
Suzi shares her knowledge and exclusive access to incredible locations in her wildlife photography tours. She has a loyal following of photographers of all levels who join her in expeditions to Brazil, Borneo, South Africa, Australia, Indonesia, and many other exotic destinations.
Having lived in a bush camp in Africa for three years and photographed wild animals on all seven continents, Suzi has accumulated scores of adventure stories during her prolific career. She has hugged a baby whale, swam with sloths, fended off curious grizzly bears, had hyenas chew on her engine, had insects lay eggs in her feet, was chased by a green mamba, and hand-raised and released an orphaned serval.
An engaging speaker, Suzi shares her stories and professional insights through lecturing at scientific institutions, major photography conferences, and on prestigious lecture series. She also regularly gives presentations at schools and personally replies to letters from young children; having been an animal fanatic since early childhood, Suzi is a passionate advocate for connecting kids to the natural world.
Recognized as a conservationist in her own right, Suzi is a patron of the Sumatran Orangutan Society and actively supports the Cheetah Conservation Fund, Wildlife Conservation Network, Sloth Conservation Foundation, Pandas International, Center for Animal Protection and Education, and other organizations.
Suzi is also the Founder and Executive Director of Girls Who Click, a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to encouraging young women to enter the male-dominated profession of wildlife photography.
When not traveling, Suzi can be found hiking trails in northern California.
American Foreign Policy in a New Era
Jane Cramer, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Political Science, University of Oregon
Tuesday, October 14, 6:30 p.m., Wille Hall, Coats Campus Center, COCC Bend Campus
Jane Cramer will explore the contours of the U.S. foreign policy debate as it plays out in a world of multiple and escalating crises and domestic polarization.
Tickets: Sliding Scale Pricing $0-$10 for in person event or access to the recorded
version. Tickets sales open Monday, August 11.
COCC students and staff are FREE.
This program is sponsored by the Associated Students of COCC and the Casey Family Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation.
| Dr. Jane Kellett Cramer is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science at the University of Oregon. Jane received her PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in security studies and international relations, and her BA from Oberlin College. She researches and teaches about international relations, American foreign policy and international security. Her current main research has been about the causes of state overestimations of threats -- national security panics. She has found that the main source of large public fears is intentional threat inflation, as opposed to intelligence failures or caused by the result of psychological biases. She has most recently concentrated on explaining the causes and success of the threat inflation before the Iraq War. She is co-editor of a recent edited volume, American Foreign Policy and the Politics of Fear: Threat Inflation since 9/11 (Routledge 2009). She is also working on testing hypotheses about why the U.S. invaded Iraq. |
The Chandler Lecture Series and COCC's Office of Equity and Well-Being finished our 2025 Season of Nonviolence programming in early April. Click here for programming details.
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In advance of college events, persons needing accommodation or transportation because
of a physical or mobility disability should contact campus services at 541-383-7775.
For accommodation because of other disability such as hearing impairment, contact
student accessibility services at sas@cocc.edu or 541-383-7583.