The Public Programming Committee will complete the following academic years arrangements for Layton Lectures and Events every spring. Two to three lectures will be scheduled for the fall and spring semesters. B. Tuesday or Thursday evenings to allow attendance by the community. C. Wednesday evenings to coincide with Graduate Student Forum 5. Each fall, faculty will be requested to submit proposals for speakers.
Faculty are responsible for following through on all arrangements associated with their proposal.
The faculty sponsor will be responsible for shepherding their proposal through the Public Programming Committee. The Public Programming Committee will give serious consideration to support speakers who are brought in with matching funds from partnerships with other departments, schools, or community organizations and institutions. An effort will be made by the Public Programming Committee to represent the different areas of study in the department. The Public Programming Committee along with the faculty member that sponsors the event, will be responsible for the coordination of all arrangements concerning the lecture series. Efforts will be made by the committee to communicate, collaborate and coordinate the lecture series with University organizations, for example, the Center for 21st Century Studies, Center for International Education, and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.