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Friday, December 12, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Harnessing the Power of AI in the Classroom
Artificial Intelligence is now widely embedded in industry from workforce recruitment and healthcare to business operations and design, transforming how people work and solve problems. In education, the conversation often centers on AI as a subject to be taught, a...
Friday, January 09, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Rocket Man: Nic Barlage and the Rise of Cleveland
Rock Entertainment Group (REG) is not just Cavs basketball, winning streaks, and league standings. It's a company that also aims to give back, serve as a community asset, and demonstrate true leadership in shaping Cleveland's rise. In the lineup is...
Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Faith, Policy, and Influence: A Conversation with the President of the Center for Christian Virtue
Over the past decade, the Center for Christian Virtue has emerged as one of the most influential nonprofit advocacy organizations in the state of Ohio, notching legislative victories on school choice and building coalitions with state government leaders. Much of...
Friday, January 30, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Omaha 360: How One City Reduced Gun Violence by 50 percent
In 2009, 246 people were victims of gun violence in Omaha, Nebraska. In 2022, that number was 121, reflective of a steady decline over more than a decade. That reduction in gun violence was the result of the work of...
Friday, February 06, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
The BW Way: Leader-Ready, Career-Ready, Future-Ready
Remarks from Lee Fisher, the 10th President of Baldwin Wallace University
Baldwin Wallace University has a new President, and Lee Fisher is ushering in a new era as the University's 10th President. Tapping into his deep and diverse career spanning the public, private, nonprofit, and academic sectors, President Fisher hopes to...
Thursday, February 12, 2026, 7:00 p.m.
Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment
A Conversation with Author Daniel Coyle at the Cuyahoga County Public Library
Daniel Coyle is the New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code, The Talent Code, The Little Book of Talent, The Secret Race, Lance Armstrong’s War, and Hardball: A Season in the Projects. Coyle, who works as an advisor...
Friday, February 13, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Daughters of Birmingham: Reflections on the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombings
A Conversation with Lisa McNair and Sarah Collins Rudolph
On September 15, 1963, a bombing carried out by members of the Ku Klux Klan at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, instantly killed Addie Mae Collins, Carol Denise McNair, Carole Rosamond Robinson, and Cynthia Dionne Morris Wesley....
Thursday, March 19, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
A Conversation with Author Halle Tecco
This is the newly rescheduled date! All tickets from the original date in February will be transferred to the new date, Thursday, March 19th. For more information regarding ticketing/registration, contact Stacy Rogers at (216) 621-0082. ---- What if our loyalty is not...
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