The Center accepts the suggestions and advice of its Board and its Humanities faculty for many of its events. The Monday Noon Cultural Series is coordinated by Karen Lucas, the Assistant Director for the Center for Humanities. The Series consists of a slate of twelve to thirteen Monday programs for each academic semester. The Series presents a diverse array of talent and expertise, making sure the speakers come from a wide range of ethnic, racial, and cultural backgrounds.
Subjects range from art and music to politics and social conditions.
The speaker and topic diversity is designed to serve the interests of an audience that is similarly diverse in background. The series also showcases the excellence of our faculty and local experts. The Poetry and Short Story Reading Series is cosponsored with the University of Missouri-St. Louis Department of English. The series is organized by the Department of English faculty members Dave Carkeet, Howard Schwartz, and Steve Schreiner.