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Conversations at BSC: December 12-John Steinbeck’s America (and North Dakota)

Presented by Bismarck State College at Bismarck State College's Sidney J. Lee Auditorium

December 12, 2010

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Bismarck State College is pleased to present Conversations at BSC for the third year. This series of conversations to enrich the community’s understanding of our common humanity. Each conversation begins with a presentation by Clay Jenkinson, and includes discussion between Jenkinson and BSC President Larry C. Skogen. Questions from the audience complete the conversation.

The December 12 topic is "John Steinbeck's America (and North Dakota). John Steinbeck wrote about his visit through North Dakota in Travels with Charlie. The scholars will explore what he said about the Missouri River bridge between Bismarck and Mandan.

Dr. Larry C. Skogen is BSC’s sixth CEO. Retired from a career in the U.S. Air Force, Dr. Skogen has been a high school teacher and college faculty member in a variety of military and civilian institutions, including the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is author of works about federal Indian policies and the history of the American West. Skogen has a doctorate in history from Arizona State University, Tempe; MA in history from the University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg; and BS in secondary education from Dickinson State University. A native of Hettinger, he is married to Alison, a native of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Clay Jenkinson, a Rhodes and Danforth scholar, is a published author and one of the leading public humanities scholars in the United States. He hosts a nationally syndicated radio program from Bismarck, “The Thomas JeffersonHour,” and works as a speaker, consultant and facilitator. Jenkinson directs TheDakota Institute of the Fort Mandan Foundation and serves on its board. He is chief consultant to the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson StateUniversity, the Distinguished Scholar of the Humanities at Bismarck State College, and a columnist for the Bismarck Tribune. He is also an award-winning filmmaker, researching, writing, and participating in documentary films about notable North Dakotans. Jenkinson has an MA from Oxford University, England, BA in English literature from Vanderbilt University, and BA in English from University of Minnesota. Jenkinson was born in Minot and raised in Dickinson.

The event is free to the entire community. For more information, call BSC Continuing Education, Training and Innovation at 701.224.5600 or visit www.bsctalk.com