Spies and Lies
Hosted by: Matt Gregory, KatharineCB Category: Veritas
Objective: Discuss the CIA and espionage
Matt said this about planning the CB,
"The 'Spies and Lies' discussion was presented by Noel Dolan who works with the Freshman Learning Communities. The talk was about Espionage and the CIA during the 50s, specifically during an era known as the McCarthy Era. Noel brought in Dr. David M. Barrett, a Villanova University Political Science Professor. The talk was done completely by Dr. Barrett as he gave background of the era and what occurred along with information about the CIA, including common misconceptions. He then finished with a Q&A with the attendees and it ended in little under an hour. My role in this talk was mostly to drum up interest with the residents. Early in RA training we had a dinner with the learning community professors and were able to work out the nitty gritty details regarding where the CB would take place and they left the advertising of the CB to us. There was a signup sheet for the CB in our lobby which included a small description of what the talk was which I felt was very helpful. I found that the best way to get residents interested was to email them about a week in advance and then in the days leading up I used word of mouth to keep the event in their heads. The turnout was much better than expected, about 15-20 residents showed up. The feedback from my residents was that the talk was informative and interesting and that they were glad they attended."
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