Villanova University’s Speaker’s
Bureau features faculty and staff willing to share their expertise and
knowledge with local groups and organizations. The diversity of Villanova’s
graduate and undergraduate programs enables our Speakers Bureau to provide
a wealth of educational resources on a wide variety of topics, designed
to be entertaining as well as informative.
Topics and individuals are listed below
on the various area of interest.
|
Business |
Public
Administration Reform |
CONTACT:
Robert Maranto
PHONE: 610.519.7142 |
|
Careers |
Women's Career Issues/Recruiting and
Employee Retention |
CONTACT:
Elaine T. Petrossian, Esq.
Assistant Dean for Career Strategy & Advancement
Villanova University School of Law
PHONE:
610.519.7031 |
|
Communication |
Barriers to
Communication
Understanding Body Language |
CONTACT:
Deborah Schussler
PHONE:
610.519.4653 |
|
Education
|
Future of the
Humanities
Sports and Competition
Future of the Humanities in the 21st Century |
CONTACT:
John Doody
PHONE:
610.519.4691
|
Education
Literature (Especially American Literature and Drama) |
CONTACT:
Gail Ciociola
PHONE:
610.519.7342 |
| College
Financial Aid |
CONTACT:
Marykay McCaughan
Associate Director of Financial Assistance
PHONE:
610.519.7933
|
| Technology in
Schools
Disaffected Adolescents and School Organizations |
CONTACT:
Deborah Schussler
PHONE:
610.519.4653
|
|
Fine Arts |
Famous Artists
Impressionists
Andrew Wyeth
20th Century Art |
CONTACT:
Pat Richardson
PHONE:
610-519-8027
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Government/
Politics |
Islamic and Middle East Crisis
The Arabic Language
Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
Iran |
CONTACT:
Sayed Omran
PHONE:
610.519.6996
|
| American
Government Public Administration
Community-Wide Strategic Planning
City Management Professionalism |
CONTACT:
Craig Wheeland
Chair, Political Science Department
PHONE:
610.519.4518
|
| School Choice
Education Reform
Choosing a College or University |
CONTACT:
Robert Maranto
PHONE:
610.519.7142
|
Health and
Wellness |
Health Care
Ethics |
CONTACT:
Rev. James J. McCartney, OSA, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy
PHONE:
610.519.4725
|
| Living with
Disability |
CONTACT:
Sean O'Donnell
College Coordinator of Distance Education
Villanova University Engineering
PHONE:
610.519.5054
|
|
History |
Women in the
Civil War |
CONTACT:
Judith Giesberg
PHONE:
610.519.4668
|
|
International Studies |
Islamic and
Middle East Crisis |
CONTACT:
Sayed Omran
PHONE:
610.519.6996
|
| Japanese
Culture |
CONTACT:
Masako Hamada
Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Japanese Studies Program
Department of Classical and Modern Languages & Literatures
PHONE:
610.519.4701
|
|
Law |
Legal Industry
Legal Careers
Career Planning/Job Search
Women's Issues/Women's Career Issues
Legal Industry/Market Trends
Diversity Recruiting/Retention
Recruiting/Retention of Employees |
CONTACT:
Elaine T. Petrossian,, Esq.
Assistant Dean for Career Strategy & Advancement
Villanova University School of Law
PHONE:
610.519.7031
|
Philosophy of
Law
Health Care Ethics |
CONTACT:
Rev. James J. McCartney, OSA, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy
PHONE:
610.519.4725
|
|
Literature |
Medieval Literature
Arthurian Literature
Middle English Literature (Chaucer)
Medieval Scottish Literature (William Wallace)
|
CONTACT:
Richard Moll
PHONE:
610.519.4656
|
|
Public Policy |
Diversity Training and Education
Diversity Recruiting
Public Administration/Community-Wide Strategic Planning
Public Administration Reform/Organization Culture |
CONTACT:
Donald Godwin
Director for Student Life Diversity Initiatives |
|
Religion |
American Indian Philosophy and
Religion |
CONTACT:
Barbara Wall
PHONE:
610.519.5431 |
| General Topics |
CONTACT:
Darren Poley
Reference/Catalog Librarian
Theology/Religious Studies Adjunct
PHONE:
610.519.6371
|
|
Sports |
Sports and
Competition |
CONTACT:
John Doody 610.519.4691
|
War /
Terrorism |
Women in Civil War |
CONTACT:
Judith Giesberg
PHONE:
610.519.4668
|
| Guerilla
Warfare |
CONTACT:
Robert Maranto
PHONE:
610.519.7142
|
Women's
Studies |
Women's Issues/Women's Career Issues
|
CONTACT:
Elaine T. Petrossian, Esq.
Assistant Dean for Career Strategy & Advancement
Villanova University School of Law
PHONE:
610.519.7031 |
| Women in Civil
War |
CONTACT:
Judith Giesberg
PHONE:
610.519.4668
|
