“Let’s Save
America,” a lecture by business consultant and CEO John L. Boyle about national
economics and the federal debt will be the first in a new series of lectures at
Mars Hill University called the University Lecture Series.
Boyle’s lecture,
set for September 30, will take place at 7 pm in Broyhill Chapel. The
event is free and open to the public.
John
L. Boyle II is the founder and CEO of JL Boyle International. He has over
30 years experience in working on business strategy development, corporate and
municipal restructurings, complex analysis and litigation support. He is
a seasoned expert in the area of interim management and has extensive knowledge
of government economics. Boyle holds a master's degree in actuarial science
from Georgia State University and a master's degree in statistics and
operations research from the Wharton Business School. He is known
nationally and internationally for his work, most recently for his insights
into the bankruptcy of Detroit, where he was widely quoted in the New York
Times.
Boyle is
also an Adjunct Professor in the Mathematics Department at Eastern Michigan
University - teaching primarily mathematical modeling.
According
to Dan Lunsford, president of Mars Hill University, Boyle’s lecture will be the
first in a series of lectures and presentations intended to further broaden the
scope of conversation available to Mars Hill students, faculty, staff and the
community at large.
“This
series will bring distinguished and knowledgeable individuals to campus to
lecture on a wide range of timely and timeless topics which complement the
university’s emphasis on the liberal arts,” Lunsford said. While the
first lecture will explore economics and debt in the United States, plans call
for future programs to bring scientists, artists, researchers and other experts
to campus.
According
to Lunsford, the series will not replace, but will add to, the already-engaging
and scholarly speakers who are regularly brought to campus through the MHU
Visiting Artists and Lecturers Series and the various academic
departments. Administration officials hope to provide at least two
lectures per academic year.
Among
the experts to be invited to lecture will be some of Mars Hill’s own faculty,
Lunsford said.
“In
addition to their teaching duties, many of them are often quietly publishing
groundbreaking creative and scholarly work, and this lecture series will give
them an opportunity to share that knowledge with a wider audience.”
Some
of the lectures to be presented through the series may be controversial,
Lunsford said. “The liberal arts, by definition, involve presenting a
variety of opinions and viewpoints. Not everyone will agree with every
speaker, but in my opinion, that is a good thing,” he said.
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