Past Events 2024
November 11
Journalist Joseph Carter gave a dinner presentation on the assination of President Kennedy in Dallas in 1963. Carter was in the Kenneday motorcade at the time of the shooting.
November 7
Dr. Abeda Awais, visiting from Pakistan, spoke on developmental disabilities in children and current trends in care at a luncheon.
November 7
Dr. Syed Awais, visiting from Pakistan, spoke on the political situation in Pakistan at a dinner meeting.
November 6
Dr. Seyed Awais, visiting from Pakistan, spoke on higher education in developing countires.
November 5
Burns Hargis, former president of Oklahoma State University, was joined by former Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Turpin for a program on "American Democracy After Today". (Nov. 5 was preseidential election day in the USA.)
October 26
The Center hosted the annual dinner of the OCCJ (Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice ...the former Oklahoma Conference of Christians and Jews) on the OU-Tulsa campus.
October 17
Bob Burke, Oklahoma's most published historian, spoke on the history of presidential elections in Oklahoma to a large luncheon audience in Founders Hall at OU-Tulsa.
October 6
The Center hosted nine higher education leaders from nine different countries to a dinner and program on the cultural formation of Oklahoma. Their visit was sponsored by the State Department.
September 24
Over 200 guests attended a Center luncheon on the OU-Tulsa campus to hear the Rt. Hon. Henry McLeish, former head of the government of Scotland.
September 16
Former Oklahoma Congressman (and professor at Harvard and Princeton and Yale) Mickey Edwards spoke about the balance of power between the three branches of governemt in Washington.
August 28
Why Are Tulsa and Oklahoma City So Different? Lecture by the Center Director in Oklahoma City.
August 28
Meeting of the Center's Circle of Honor in Oklahoma City on current issues in state government.
August 27
Why Are Oklahoma City and Tulsa So Different? Luncheon program on the OU-Tulsa campus. 200 guests in attendance.
August 15
Why Are Tulsa and Oklahoma City So Different? Lecture by the Center Director at Zarrow Pointe in Tulsa.
August 14
The History of Tulsa: The Modern Era (This is the second part of two programs on Tulsa history.)
July 12
The Center jointly hosted a program at OU-Tulsa in the Reconciliation in America National Symposium series commemorating the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
July 4
The Center hosted an election night watch party for the 2024 British general election.
July 3
American Unhappiness" was the luncheon program in Founders Hall featuring OU-Tulsa faculty member Linda Barnum, Ph.D. in psychology. The program explored the roots of the declining levels of happiness in our country. (A recent global Gallup poll showed that for the first time America had fallen out of the list of the 20 happiest countries.)
July 2
"A Long Distance Call to Great Britain" was the theme of a special Zoom conference with the Rt. Hon. Henry McLeish in Scotland for a first-hand report on the British elections.
June 15
The Center hosted Tulsa commemorations of the King's Official Birthday, the national day of the United Kingdom.
June 7
The Center hosted a limited attendance luncheon event with stars of the cast of Tulsa's 2024 Chatauqua series.
June 4
Program on federalism in the USA for a large group of internation visitors sponsored by Tulsa Global Alliance from Serbia, Kyrgyzstan, and the Gambia.
May 20-24
The Center hosted Dr. Zidane Zeraoui, note Mexican professor of international relations for a series of activities in Tulsa and OKC.
May 13
Oklahoma Historian Bob Burke entertained a luncheon crowd of 250 on the OU-Tulsa campus with stories of Oklahoma political history.
March 29
The Center hosted a luncheon discussion of China with OSU Dean of Global Studies, Dr. Randy Kluver
March 26
The Center hosted a meeting of the Circle of Honor, and association sponsored by the Center that meets in Oklahoma City.
March 26
A reception was co-hosted by the Center at the Summit Club honoring Urs Broennimann, Consul General of Switzerland (Atlanta)
March 13
Dr. Ebony Johnson spoke to a crowd of over 200 at a community luncheon on the OU-Tulsa campus about public schools in Tulsa.
March 4
Dr. James Armstead spoke to a limited attendance luncheon on Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
February 26
Dr. Ebony Johnson spoke at a small luncheon of community leaders. The luncheon organized and hosted by the Center.
February 21
The Center Director spoke on the formation of Tulsa culture at the Downtoen Rotary Club in Tulsa.
February 9
The Center's Cercle d'Honneur met in Oklahoma City for a program on current political trends.
February 5
Charles Garrett, CEO of Cherokee Nation Businesses, and Bryan Warner, Deputy Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, spoke at a large luncheon on the OU-Tulsa campus.
january 26
The Center hosted a Robert Burns Supper, one of the most traditional annual celebrations of Scottish culture.
january 21
The Center provided the kickoff lecture in the 2024 Great Decisions series sponsored by the Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries.
january 12
The Center hosted a forum on polarization in American politics featuring Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Leslie Osborn (Republican) and State Rep. Melissa Provenzano (D-Tulsa)
What's New at The Center...
Michael Wallis, the Man That Popularized Route 66, to Speak on January 14
Author Michael Wallis will speak at The Center for one of our large open attendance luncheons on January 14 to talk about Route 66 and to preview the famous highway's coming centenial celebrations in 2026.
Presidential Elections in Oklahoma Was the Luncheon Topic for Historian Bob Burke
Bob Burke, Oklahoma's most published historian, relaxes following his luncheon speech in Founders Hall at OU-Tulsa with Laura Chalus, CEO of the Tulsa Garden Center, John Croisant, member of the board of Tulsa Public Schools, and Jacob Mauldin of the Tulsa Port of Catoosa.
The Center Hosts Nearly Two Dozen
for Lunch with Chautauqua Stars
Supporters of the Center shared lunch with presenters in the 2024 Tulsa Chautauqua series in early June. Pictured above are Rebecca Marks-Jimerson (Coretta Scott King) and Dr. Leslie Goddard (Lady Bird Johnson) from the Chatauqua cast and former District Judge Martha Rupp Carter, luncheon guest.
Students from Kyrgyzstan and Serbia
Participate in Briefing on American Government at the Center
The Center frequently receives international guests for cultural events or briefings. The most recent group, in early June, was a State Department visitors learning about adaptive sports programs in the United States.
A Gala Brunch Was the Centerpiece of the Center's Celebration of the Official Birthday of King Charles III
Home of the British Honorary Consulate in Oklahoma, the Center hosted a celebration of the the King's Official Birthday, the national day of the United Kingdom. Pictured above on the left is Iris Lebeck who was born in Great Britain. In the middle is Dr. Dyal Meshri, born in what then was British India, and Candace Frates who is a native born American.
The Center, On the Scene in Rio de Janeiro
Participating with the Instituto Maria Quitéria, the Center Director participated in July in an extensive program on international relations focused on Brazil and Africa. (In the photo students are visiting the Brazilian National Archives to review immigration resouces.) .