Acadia University - Dr. Fred Gilbert Speaker Series

The Dr. Fred Gilbert Speaker Series pays tribute to the work of Dr. Gilbert (’65), celebrating his academic and scholarly contributions to Canada’s post-secondary education sector as former President of Lakehead University and a Director on the Acadia Alumni Association Board.

For more on Dr. Gilbert and his remarkable life and achievements, please visit the memorial page.

2024

The Athenaeum 150th Anniversary Celebration

The 2024 lecture, as part of The Dr. Fred Gilbert (’65) Speaker Series presented by the Acadia Alumni Association, will feature three distinguished individuals - investigative reporter Rachel Gilmore, award-winning cartoonist Michael de Adder, and Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership Dr. Alex Marland - on Friday November 15, 2024 in the Garden Room at the K. C. Irving Environmental Science Centre on the Acadia campus. Following a reception and cocktail hour, the distinguished individuals will take part in a panel discussion focused on the topic of a ‘Free Press in a Changing World’ as part of The Athenaeum’s 150th anniversary.

2022

Dr. Hans-Otto Pörtner (’22)

The inaugural lecture in the Dr. Fred Gilbert (’65) Speaker Series presented by the Acadia Alumni Association featuring Acadia Honorary degree recipient Dr. Hans-Otto Pörtner (’22) was held on Oct. 6, 2022 in K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre auditorium on the Acadia campus. The audience was comprised of students, staff, faculty, community members and politicians. Dr. Pörtner’s presentation was eye-opening, full of detail and examples relative to his topic, ‘Climate change is ocean change: a physiologist’s view’, and he participated in a lively Q&A session at the conclusion of his talk.

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