Speakers' Bureau
2006-2007

The Bossier Parish Community College Speakers' Bureau consists of faculty and staff who volunteer their time to speak to organizations about topics of interest.

To secure a speaker from the following list, call Brenda Wingard, 318.678.6381, or you can reach her via email at bwingard@bpcc.edu.

SPEAKER TOPIC(S)
John Agan Louisiana History
Kay Boston Living with Loss and Bereavement
  What Brain SPECT Scans can tell us about Behavior
  Here IS your Brain on Drugs: What Brain SPECT Scans reveal about the Effect of Drugs on Brain Function and Behavior
  Diversity in a new America
     
Lynn C. Brown On-line Workforce Training:  BPCC's ACT Center 
Training the Monster under the Bed
Louisiana Work Ready! Certificates
Ginger Bryan Library and Information Services in the Community College
Peggy Byers How to Audition
Tom Carleton History of Bossier
Bossier Parish Community College
Denise Chambers Interview Techniques for TV and Radio
What is happening in the Division of Telecommunications at BPCC
Judith Coston Microbiology
Toxicology
NASA (Life Sciences): NASA Grants and Scholarships
Bioengineering
Lunar and Martian Habitation
Elaine Cox Human Genome Project
Biotechnology: What is it?
DNA Science in Forensics
Kim Cox Careers in Physical Therapy
BPCC PTA Program
How Anatomy, Physics, and/or Physiology are used in Physical Therapy
Donna Densmore Fun Methods for Figuring Fractions
Using Manipulatives to teach understanding of Multiplication and Division
The Basics of using an Interactive SmartBoard or Sympodium
Luke Dowden Leading for Change
Organizational Management
Motivational Topics
Personal Development
Career Planning
Financial Management for College Students and Young Professionals
Kathleen Gay Distance Education in the Business/Corporate World
Training Employees via Distance Education
Students in a Distance Learning Environment
Distance Education in the Classroom (K-12 and higher ed)
Distance Education:   A Multimode Approach
Teaching at a Distance:  Training for Faculty and Staff
Distance Education:  How to Manage Distance Education Classes - Presentation Skills
Scheduling Issues in Distance Education
Job Interviews via Videoconferencing
Time Management Skills, Study Skills, Self-Esteem, Test Preparation and Test Anxiety
Dealing with Cultural Diversity in the Workplace
Reading Skills
College Study Skills/Test Preparation 
Supervision & Leadership Skills/Training
Michael D. Hart Music: What are my Career Options?
Miles Hitchcock How do Computers Work in Everyday Terms
Introduction to the Internet - Both Good and Bad
Anyone can do Math:  It’s Never Too Late!  -- How BPCC helps Students Beat the Math Barrier
Della Jeter Project MOMs (Mothers on the Move)
Allison Martin An Introduction to Hypertext Theory: Reading and Writing in the Electronic Age
Emerging Language Shifts and Computer Mediated Communication
Harnessing the Power of your Personal Learning Style
Understanding Game / Play Theory
Diana Merendino BPCC's Respiratory Therapy Program
The Hazards of Smoking
Karen Moore Math without a Migraine
Karen Musgrove BPCC:  Growing to Serve You  Better
Becky Nohse Western Civilization - American History - Any of the wars
Fun Ways to Learn the 27 Amendments in the Constitution
The Likes of any President and His Accomplishments
Famous European Rulers
The Best Russian Rulers
Sandra Partain BPCC's Respiratory Therapy Program
The Hazards of Smoking
Respiratory Therapy as an Allied Health Career
Richard Pool Domestic Violence in America
Workplace Violence
School Resource Officers
Barbara Poole Teaching Students through Their Individual Learning Styles
Just the Facts about BPCC
Stephanie Rogers Supporting Students at Community Colleges
Stephen Slaughter Teaching Students through Their Individual Learning Styles
Sandra Todaro A Passion for Fashion
Vintage Jewelry and Fashions (1800-1970)
Genevieve Tournebize-Iliev Foreign Language
Translation Interpretations
Foreign Language Learning
Brookie Walker Master Beef Theater: Recommended Romance Novels
Teaching Students through Their Individual Learning Styles
The Generals of the Civil War
First Ladies
Working the Woods – A History of Agricultural Economy in the South to 1950
Working with Parents of Dyslexic Students
The Cherokee Indians of  North Carolina
Paul Weaver Computer Networking the Small Business
Using Advanced Techniques in Microsoft Office
Using PowerPoint to Enhance Your Presentations
How to be a Successful Student in an Online Class

To secure a speaker for an event, or to request a list of speakers, call Brenda Wingard, 318.678.6381, or email her at bwingard@bpcc.edu.


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