Coe Thursday Forum explores how cities are reshaping our social and physical lives
Joan and Abbott Lipsky
Professor of Political Science
Bruce Nesmith and
Assistant Professor of Economics
Drew Westberg
Examine how cities can be redesigned to meet modern challenges with Joan and Abbott Lipsky Professor of Political Science Bruce Nesmith and Assistant Professor of Economics Drew Westberg. This Thursday Forum takes an in-depth look at how cities from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Kansas City, Missouri, to Washington, D.C., are responding to the challenges of the 21st century.
Those challenges include maintaining social connections among residents, encouraging healthy lifestyles, living within the limits of the environment and being financially sustainable.
Throughout the forum, professors Nesmith and Westberg will draw on local, national and international examples and experiences to explore how people in today’s cities are rethinking urban space in order to meet tomorrow’s challenges.
Thursday Forum lectures are held in Kesler Lecture Hall in Hickok Hall on the Coe College campus. Each session begins with coffee and pastries from 8:45-9:15 a.m., followed by the class until 11:30 a.m. Each series concludes with an optional luncheon on the final Thursday. Admission is $35 for a four-week course or $12 per week. Visit www.coe.edu/thursday-forum to register.
For the remainder of the 2018-2019 academic year, the Thursday Forum schedule includes:
- Urbanism to Save Us All: How Cities are Reshaping our Social and Physical Lives — March 7, 14, 21 and 28
- The Count, The Duke, The King and Glenn: Music of the Big Band and Swing Era — April 4, 11, 18 and 25
Coe values its location and relationship with the Cedar Rapids community and looks forward to providing insightful forum topics. Established in 1851, Coe has a national reputation for academic excellence enhanced by a student-centered, highly supportive campus environment. Coe’s success in offering superb academics and exciting co-curricular activities stems in large part from its location in a thriving urban setting that promotes student growth and success. As such, Coe welcomes the community to participate in this event.