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Kaleidoscope 2006 - A Day for Women
Catch the Spirit…. The Green and White Spirit!
Mark your calendars to attend the annual Green &White Brunch on Homecoming Saturday, October 13, 2007 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center.
Watch the Spartans take on the Indiana Hoosiers, join us for this fun-filled event that has become a Homecoming tradition for thousands of Spartan fans.
This year’s Green & White program will begin three hours prior to kick-off.
Check this page often for updated information!
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| Keynote Speaker |
| Kay Koplovitz, Cable Television Pioneer |
Kay Koplovitz, a 1968 graduate of Michigan State University's College of Communication Arts and Sciences, will be the keynote speaker. Koplovitz will discuss her pioneering role as a female executive in the male-dominated cable television industry.
Koplovitz is a visionary woman who led the emergence of cable television from the backcountry of America to challenge the mighty broadcast networks for coveted audiences. She is the founder of the USA Network, television's first advertiser-supported basic cable network, and was the first female network president in television history. Under her direction, USA launched the SCI FI Channel and became one of the industry's top ranked networks. She was also the first to negotiate cable rights to major league sports including Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League. Koplovitz now owns her own corporation, which provides media advisory services to major corporations, sports organizations, advertisers and distributors. She is the author of Bold Women, Big Ideas: Learning to Play the Entrepreneurial Game, which she wrote to inform and inspire women to create wealth through equity.
Koplovitz holds a Masters degree in Communications from Michigan State University, is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Wisconsin, and holds an honorary doctorate from St. Johns University. She was appointed in 1998 by President Bill Clinton to be Chairperson of the National Women's Business Council, the influential advisory board of women-owned businesses. She has been a member of many corporate boards including Liz Claiborne, Oracle, and Nabisco. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Koplovitz is married to private investor, William C. Koplovitz, Jr. |
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| Opening Session |
| Elliott Engel, Scholar/Author/Playwright |
Back by popular demand, Dr. Elliot Engel has delighted our Kaleidoscope audiences since 1998.
Engel's witty, engaging speaking style imparts factual information with humor and insight. He gives new insights into the backgrounds, accomplishments, and lives of the great masters of English and American literature.
Published in both Great Britain and the United States, Engel is the author of seven books including, Dab of Dickens & A Touch of Twain: Literary Lives from Shakespeare's Old England to Frost's New England. His articles have appeared in numerous magazines, including Newsweek. As one of the most sought- after speakers on literature, his mini-lecture series on his favorite literary hero, Charles Dickens, appeared on PBS stations nationwide.
As a professor, Engel has taught courses at Duke University, North Carolina State University, and University of North Carolina. He has received North Carolina's Adult Education Award and the Victorian Society Award of Merit.
Engel has written two plays "The Night Before Christmas Carol and Mistress of the Moors" which have been produced during the last five years. He continues lecturing on literary topics throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. |
| Elliott Engel, Scholar/Author/Playwright |
| Dr. Elliot Engel has delighted our Kaleidoscope audiences since
1998. His lectures always place authors within the context of
both country and literary period. Dr. Engel presents Leonardo
DiVinci: Before The Code at this year’s Kaleidoscope.
Engel’s witty, engaging speaking style imparts factual
information with humor and insight. He gives new insights
into the backgrounds, accomplishments, and lives of the great
masters of English and American literature. Published in both
Great Britain and the United States, Engel is the author of seven
books including, Dab of Dickens & A Touch of Twain: Literary
Lives from Shakespeare’s Old England to Frost’s New England.
His articles have appeared in numerous magazines, including
Newsweek. One of the most sought-after speakers on literature,
his mini-lecture series on his favorite literary hero, Charles Dickens, appeared on PBS stations
nationwide.
As a professor, Engel has taught courses at Duke University, North Carolina State University, and
University of North Carolina. He has received North Carolina’s Adult Education Award and the
Victorian Society Award of Merit.
Engel has written three plays, The Night Before Christmas Carol , Mistress of the Moors and Charles
Dickens: Tonight! which have been recently reproduced. He continues lecturing on literary topics
throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. |
| Welcome |
Sheri Jones, News 6 Anchorwoman |
A member of the Kaleidoscope Committee, Sheri Jones will serve once again as our program host.
An honors graduate of Michigan State University, Jones began her news career at 6 News as a news intern and soon worked her way into becoming mid-Michigan's first female crime beat reporter.
Jones anchors the 11 o'clock news shows and leads WLNS 6 News exclusive affiliation with the Crimestoppers program. The program has earned her several awards, including honors from the Associated Press, the Michigan Association of Broadcasters, the Central Michigan Crime Prevention Association, and for four years in a row, the top media award from the Crime Prevention Association of Michigan. In 2002, Sheri was awarded the Crime Victim's Rights for Michigan outstanding advocate.
Jones is very active in a number of community groups, including the Boys & Girls Club of Lansing and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. She also is an advocate for Child and Family Services Capital Area, specifically Angel House, a temporary shelter for abused and neglected children in the greater Lansing area. |
Sheri Jones, News 6 Anchorwoman |
| A member of the Kaleidoscope Committee, Sheri Jones will serve
once again as our program host.
An honors graduate of Michigan State University, Jones began
her news career at 6 News as a news intern and soon became
mid-Michigan’s first female crime beat reporter.
Jones anchors the 11 o’clock news show and leads WLNS 6
News exclusive affiliation with the Crimestoppers program. The
program has earned her several awards, including honors from
the Associated Press, the Michigan Association of Broadcasters,
the Central Michigan Crime Prevention Association, and for four
years in a row, the top media award from the Crime Prevention
Association of Michigan. In 2002, Sheri was awarded the Crime
Victim’s Rights for Michigan outstanding advocate.
Jones is very active in a number of community groups, including the Boys & Girls Club of Lansing
and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. She also is an advocate for Child and Family Services
Capital Area, specifically Angel House, a temporary shelter for abused and neglected children in
the greater Lansing area. |
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