The value of connections: networking as a career strategy. This class will help give you the tools to network. Noon to 1:30 p.m. University Services building, Room 214
Templeton lecture: astrobiology and the sacred. Templeton Fellow Jennifer Hecht will give a lecture titled “”Smarter than Us.”” 7-8 p.m. Center for Creative Photography, Room 108
Entomology seminar. This lecture will be on “”Assassins and Plant Feeders: Systematic Research in Cimicomorpha (Heteroptera).”” 2-3 p.m. Forbes, Room 412
Doctoral oral defense – educational psychology. Jennifer Cousins Hasler will discuss “”The Effect of Sleep Extension on Psychological Distress, Cognitive Functioning and Academic Performance in Adolescents.”” 9 a.m. Psychology, Room 314
Soundscapes: new music, piano and electronics. Faculty musician Michael Dauphinais will premier pieces by Stephen Moore and John King. 7 p.m. Holsclaw Hall
Doctoral oral defense. This defense will be on “”Development and Impact of Online Student Services within Community Colleges.”” 11:30 a.m. Education building, Room 321