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A digital collection of Omnibus lectures can be found on the mastodon Digitial Object Network.
Note: Not all speakers agree to the rebroadcast of their presentations.
2011–2012 Season
Each lecture will be held in The John and Ruth Rhinehart Music Center’s 1,600-seat Auer Performance Hall on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Doors open one hour prior to each lecture. All lectures are open to the public and require free tickets, which can be obtained in person at the Marilyn and Jim Larson Ticket Office in the Gates Athletics Center between 12:30 and 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Call 260-481-6555 for more information.
Standby tickets can be obtained in person at the Schatzlein Box Office in the lobby of the Rhinehart Music Center, one hour before each lecture, if available.
Free parking is accessible in nearby lots and at the new IPFW parking garage 3, located in the Fine Arts Plaza.
Sign-language interpretation is available upon request.
Mitch Daniels
“Keeping the Republic: Saving America by Trusting Americans”
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 | 7 p.m.
Note: This lecture is scheduled 30 minutes earlier than all other lectures.
William Dunkelberg
“Unemployment - How Can We Fix It?”
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 | 7:30 p.m.
Martha Raddatz
“Global Hotspots from Yemen to Afganistan and the Arab Spring In Between”
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 | 7:30 p.m.
Michele Norris
“The Grace of Silence and the Power of Words”
Monday, February 20, 2012 | 7:30 p.m.
Diane Ravitch
“Education Reform”
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 | 7:30 p.m.
The Capitol Steps
“100th Lecture“
Thursday, April 12, 2012 | 7 p.m.