By CSC COLLEGE RELATIONS
CHADRON — The Graves Lecture Series will begin later this month at Chadron State College. The series, which is free and open to the public, is a forum for speakers of many interests and disciplines. Since 2006, the series has included presentations about a wide variety of historical, cultural, artistic, and scientific areas. Each presentation this semester will be at 6 p.m. in the Sandoz Center’s Chicoine Atrium.
The series opens Feb. 24 with Justin Haag, Panhandle regional editor for Nebraskaland magazine, who will present Nebraskaland Magazine: 100 Years of Inspiring Outdoor Adventure. Haag will highlight the magazine’s century-long history and discuss how it continues to promote outdoor recreation, conservation, and public lands. Through photography and writing, Haag promotes natural resources and outdoor activities for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s flagship publication.
Haag has been an editor with the magazine since 2013 and previously worked for 12 years in communications and marketing at Chadron State. A native of southwestern Nebraska, Haag earned a journalism degree from CSC in 1996 and lives in Chadron with his wife, Cricket.
The March 19 lecture will feature Conor P. Casey, a trial lawyer with Beardsley, Jensen & Lee in Rapid City, South Dakota, who will present Who Decides What’s Reasonable? Casey will examine how the legal concept of reasonableness is used to resolve conflict and how it often reflects deeper issues of power, judgment, and human experience. Casey represents individuals in complex civil litigation, with an emphasis on civil rights, Federal Tort Claims Act litigation, and workers’ compensation.
A Rapid City native, he earned degrees in English and comparative philosophy from CSC while playing football, completed his MBA at CSC, and graduated from the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law.
The series concludes April 23 with CSC Art Professor Mary Donahue, who will present Art?! Get Out! Twenty Plus Years of Learning and Exploring Outside the Classroom with Students. Donahue will share stories and photographs of museums, galleries, and outdoor experiences CSC students have explored beyond the classroom and reflect on what those experiences taught her and the students.
Donahue is an artist, designer, and writer who grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and moved west at age 18. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in art and advertising design and a Master of Fine Arts in painting from Utah State University and has worked in advertising, publishing, and university research before joining the CSC faculty.
