The Forum Tradition
It is said that the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is Wisconsin's most beautiful campus. The Forum lecture series contributes to this beauty through the elegance of ideas.
The Forum maintains a tradition of being one of the longest continuous programs of its kind in the United States. Since 1942, The Forum has presented many of the world's greatest minds and imaginations.
President W.R. Davies was the prime mover in establishing The Forum within the first year of his administration, to express his vision of what the college might become as a cultural center. He transformed Eau Claire's after-dinner speakers club into a college-community partnership that selected an average of five speakers a year. Each Forum speaker would lecture for an hour, answer questions for half an hour, and then attend an informal reception. This has been the format of The Forum from its inception.
The Forum is made possible by student fees allocated by the UW-Eau Claire Student Senate. Each year's series is selected by an administrative committee composed of students, faculty-staff and community members.
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Van Doren, Mark | poetry reading 11.16.70 |
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West, Cornel | The War Against Parents in the Workplace and in Politics 2.11.99 |
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Young, Andrew | With Liberty and Justice 2.14.72
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Zacharias, Ellis M. | 3.13.50 |
