In a collaboration among A.S.I.A, CUP, GSA, and RAB, Saturday Night Live's Bowen Yang came in for a conversation on his experience of being one of today’s most visible queer Asian comedians. The conversation was followed by an audience Q&A and giveaway winners participated in a meet and greet.
Actor and author Ryan O'Connell spoke about his life experience and his Netflix original, "Special". He touched on topics of queerness and disability in today's society. Tickets were available for the entire Rhodes community.
Grammy award-winning singer and actor Anthony Ramos joined us in a facilitated discussion with Dr. Joy Brooke Fairfield. The conversation was followed by an audience Q&A as well as a meet and greet with Anthony!
The Last Lecture is a signature Conversations event that provides an informal occasion for student nominated faculty to share reflections from their life's journey and to speak to students as if it were their last lecture ever. Faculty members speak from the premise, "If you knew this was the last lecture you would ever give, what would you share with students?" Such a lecture series is prominent on many college campuses, made especially famous by Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon professor whose lecture ironically was his last lecture having just been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.
Last year the senior class nominated Dr. Charles McKinney to give the "Last Lecture". Students were able to ask questions that came from the heart and hear responses that would be valuable for the rest of their lives.
