Lyceum Series
ULM's Lyceum Series

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WHAT: Lyceum with Peter Zeihan,
geopolitical strategist
WHEN: 7 p.m., Thursday, March 14
WHERE: Cypress Hall at Bayou Pointe
COST:
Students: Free
Faculty & Staff: $10
General Admission: $20
Patron Party Access: $100
Student, faculty, and staff tickets are only valid with ULM ID.
Patron Party meet and greet comes with a reserved seat at the keynote address and a copy of Zeihan's book.
See below...
CONTACT: Office of Student Life, 318-342-5287
The University of Louisiana Monroe Presidential Lyceum Series hosts what promises to be a fascinating Evening with Peter Zeihan on Thursday, March 14, 2019.
ULM, in partnership with President Nick J. Bruno and the Office of Student Life, annually sponsors the Lyceum Series which brings newsmakers, celebrities and forward-thinking cultural experts such as Zeihan to campus
Zeihan is a geopolitical strategist, which means he helps people understand how the world works.
Zeihan combines an expert understanding of demography, economics, energy, politics, technology, and security to help clients best prepare for an uncertain future.
Over the course of his career, Zeihan has worked for the U.S. State Department in Australia, the Washington, D.C., think tank community, and helped develop the analytical models for Stratfor, one of the world’s premier private intelligence companies.
Zeihan founded his own firm — Zeihan on Geopolitics — in 2012 in order to provide a select group of clients with direct, custom analytical products. Today those clients represent a vast array of sectors including energy majors, financial institutions, business associations, agricultural interests, universities and the U.S. military.
With a keen eye toward what will drive tomorrow’s headlines, his irreverent approach
transforms topics that are normally dense and heavy into accessible, relevant takeaways
for audiences of all types.
Zeihan is a critically-acclaimed author whose first two books — “The Accidental Superpower”
and “The Absent Superpower” — have been recommended by Mitt Romney, Fareed Zakaria
and Ian Bremmer. His forthcoming third title, “Disunited Nations: The Scramble for
Power in an Ungoverned World” will be available late-2019.
See Complete News Release: ULM hosts geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan at March 14 Lyceum
4:30-5 p.m. – Media press conference in The Lagniappe Theater at Bayou Pointe Student Event Center
5-5:45 p.m. – Meet and Greet with sponsors and brief comments by Zeihan at reception center next to Lagniappe Theater.
5:50-6:30 p.m. – Patron Party at Bayou Pointe Patio, hors d’oeuvres, photo opportunities meet Zeihan.
7 p.m. – Zeihan delivers keynote address in Cypress Hall at Bayou Pointe. Book signing and photo opportunities after the address
Sponsorship Information:
ULM's Lyceum Series began in 2003 with the intention of promoting intellectual exchange among ULM students, faculty, staff and the community. Since that time, authors, political pundits, journalists, captains of industry, movie and TV celebrities, as well as other notable personalities have participated in ULM's Lyceum Series.
Previous speakers at the Lyceum Series include:
- Olympic Gold Medalists Mia Hamm and Shawn Johnson
- Reading Rainbow host and actor LeVar Burton
- Sulu of Star Trek and social media guru George Takei
- ice cream entrepreneurs Ben and Jerry
- renowned author Nicholas Sparks
- reporter, journalist and TV news anchor Dan Rather
- author and three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas Friedman
- journalist and TV host Lisa Ling
- political strategists James Carville and Mary Matalin
- businessman and entrepreneur Steve Forbes
- comedian and television personality Ben Stein
- lawyer and social activist Robert Kennedy, Jr.
- author/historian and Pulitzer Prize winner Doris Kearns Goodwin
- film/TV star and comedian Bill Cosby
George Takei slide show photo courtesy Victoria Will
