CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION DEPARTMENT OF RELIGION ANNOUNCES CHAPLAIN AND LECTURERS FOR WEEK NINE

CHAUTAUQUA , N.Y. — The Chautauqua Institution Department of Religion has announced the chaplains and lecturers for week nine (Aug. 19 to Aug. 26) of the 2007 season. Services of worship are Sundays at 10:45 a.m. in the Amphitheater. Vesper Services are at 5 p.m. in the Hall of Philosophy on Sundays and at 9:15 a.m. in the Amphitheater Monday through Friday. Lectures are held weekdays at 2 p.m. in the Hall of Philosophy.

Weekly Theme: Healing and Healthy Aging: Nurture and Nature

Is aging well by choice or by chance? Advances in medical science provide for longer life expectancies in many Western countries. As we age, what are our expectations for quality of life, freedom from pain, and ability to coherently contribute to our families and the greater society? Will emerging research in neuroscience - marking the 100^th anniversary of the discovery of Alzheimer's Disease - guide us to better aging? Can the growing industry of pharmacology counter individual genetic tendencies, and at what expense and length? Guest lecturers will explore how the "boomers" heading into retirement affect families, communities, the workplace, economics, and medical ethics.

CHAPLAINS

The Rev. Mpho Tutu (Aug. 19), The Rev. Otis Moss III (Aug. 20-24), and the Rev. Kenneth Chalker (Aug. 26)

The Rev. Mpho A. Tutu, an Episcopal priest, is the executive director of the Tutu Institute for Prayer and Pilgrimage. She studied and taught in Grahamstown, South Africa, at the College of the Transfiguration, the Provincial Episcopal seminary of Southern Africa. While at the college, she joined the Mother's Union, and worked in both Xhosa- and English-speaking congregations. With a grant from the Episcopal Evangelical Education Society, she initiated pastoral care ministry for rape survivors and their families. For five years, Tutu was director of the Bishop Desmond Tutu Southern African Refugee Scholarship Fund of the Phelps Stokes Fund. Her program provided full scholarships to refugees from South African and Namibia. Among her teaching, preaching and speaking engagements have been workshops offered at the Festival of Arts and Reconciliation in Pretoria, South Africa, and at the Going Forward Together Conference in Atlanta, Ga.

Tutu is the chairperson of the board of the Global AIDS Alliance and a member of the boards of trustees of Rocky Mountain University, and of the boards of Reinvest in South Africa (RISA), Professeurs Pour La Liberté, and the John Maury Allin Foundation. She holds a master of divinity degree from Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass.

The Rev. Otis Moss, III currently serves as Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ under the leadership of Senior Pastor, Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. Prior to joining the pastoral staff at Trinity United Church of Christ, the Rev. Moss served as pastor of the historic Tabernacle Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga., whose membership grew from 125 to more than 2,100 members under his leadership.

The Rev. Moss received his B.A. in Religion and Philosophy from Morehouse College, and graduated from Yale with a Master of Divinity degree with a concentration in Ethics and Theology. He has been Adjunct Professor of Voorhees College, and has served as a guest lecturer for the Interdenominational Theological Center, Emory University, Presbyterian College, Paine College, Dillard University, Howard University, Yale, Harvard University, and Morehouse College. He has also shared Chautauqua’s pulpit with his father, the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr.

Engaging in continuing ministry to youth and young adults, the Rev. Moss also pursues a love for African-American homiletics and church history. He has done extensive research in the areas of African-American culture, theology, and youth development. He is the author of Redemption in a Red Light District, and his essays, articles, and poetry have appeared in Sojourners Magazine, the Urban Spectrum, and The African American Pulpit Journal, which, along with BeliefNet, recently named Reverend Moss as one of the "20 to watch" ministers who will shape the future of the African American Church. As such, his passion for youth and intergenerational ministry has led him to create the Issachar Movement, a consulting group designed to bridge the generation gap within churches and to train a new generation of prophetic church leadership.

The Rev. Dr. Kenneth W. Chalker has served as senior pastor at First United Methodist Church in downtown Cleveland since 1986, where the church has experienced exceptional growth in membership and programming under his leadership. Twice named one of Cleveland’s most interesting people by Cleveland Magazine, Chalker is an active participant in the life of the city of Cleveland. He serves on the boards of many community organizations including the Greater Cleveland Roundtable, the Cleveland Orchestra Community Relations Committee, NCCJ (National Conference for Community Justice), and the board of trustees of Mount Union College. A graduate of Leadership Cleveland, Chalker is deeply committed to the needs of Cleveland’s children and homeless individuals.

An enthusiastic and inspirational public speaker, Chalker is also a writer who has published a book and numerous articles for newspapers and journals. He is a former radio and television commentator and a recipient of the Cleveland Advertising Club’s “Outstanding Communication Achievement of the Year” Award. Instrumental in the selection of Cleveland as the site of the United Methodist General Conference in 2000, for five years he chaired the Host Committee of the East Ohio Conference in preparation for and execution of this grand event that brought United Methodists and visitors from around the world to Cleveland. Chalker is a graduate of Garrett-ETS at Northwestern University, Duke University Divinity School, and Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio.

LECTURERS

James W. Campbell: Monday, Aug. 20 and Friday, Aug. 24 at 2 p.m. in the Hall of Philosophy

A graduate of the University of Michigan Honors College, Dr. James Campbell completed his MD at the University of Cincinnati and residencies in family medicine and fellowship in geriatrics at Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, and the Cleveland Veteran's Administration Medical Center. He earned a Master's in Clinical Epidemiology and Statistics at the University of Michigan in 1992.

While managing the Geriatric Evaluation and Management Unit at the Cleveland Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Dr. Campbell helped to initiate Silver Pathways, one of the first alcoholic treatment programs for seniors. He moved to MetroHealth in 1993 to lead the development of geriatrics, was appointed interim Chair of Family Medicine, CWRU, at the MetroHealth campus in 1999 and permanent Chair in 2000. He is also Professor Family Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. In 1997 he helped to develop Concordia Care, a joint venture of the Benjamin Rose Institute and MetroHealth Medical Center to provide service to frail elders who want to stay independent in the community rather than go into nursing homes. He serves as medical director of Jennings Center for Older Adults.

Dr. Campbell has published articles and books as well as numerous research projects in the areas of substance abuse in elders, physician’s home care, the impact of social support on mortality, and care of the geriatric trauma patient. In conjunction with the SOROS Foundation, MetroHealth Family Medicine and Geriatrics has done training for health care professionals in Eastern Europe.

Chosen by the Hartford Foundation as one of 11 future national leaders in geriatrics, Dr. Campbell was recently honored by Menorah Park Center with the prestigious Dr. Arnold L. Heller Memorial Award. During his time at MetroHealth, he has developed a program consisting of 18 certified geriatricians, a senior outpatient clinic realizing more than 8,000 visits per year, and a geriatric service that provides medical direction to seven nursing facilities and more than 22,000 long term care visits per year.

Lorraine C. Mion: Tuesday, Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. in the Hall of Philosophy

Dr. Lorraine C. Mion is Director of Nursing Research and Geriatric Nursing at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Having previously served as Director of Nursing Research at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Director of Outcomes Research at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, she currently holds faculty appointments at Kent State University College of Nursing and Ursuline College Breen School of Nursing, where she teaches graduate geriatric nursing and nursing research courses. In addition, she will be a 2007 – 2008 Visiting Professor through the Independence Foundation at the Vanderbilt School of Nursing.

Dr. Mion received her undergraduate degree from St. John College, Cleveland, and her graduate and doctoral degrees from Case Western Reserve University. She has focused her research on acute care geriatric issues as well as on models of care within the acute care setting. She has served on the American Geriatric Society Geriatric Interdisciplinary Advisory Group since its inception, has been a member of the JCAHO Restraint Standards Task Force, and has served as a consultant on geriatric care issues to other professional and regulatory agencies.

William Thomas, M.D.: Wednesday, Aug. 22at 2 p.m. in the Hall of Philosophy

Dr. William H. Thomas is an international authority on geriatric medicine and eldercare who currently serves as president of The Center for Growing and Becoming, Inc., a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting and developing constructive, holistic approaches to aging and the care of our elders. He is the founder of The Eden Alternative, a global non-profit organization that is committed to improving the care received by people who live in institutions everywhere. Most recently, Dr. Thomas developed the Green House, a radically new approach to long-term care. In 2005, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced a five year 10 million dollar grant that will result in the creation of Green House projects in all 50 states.

Dr. Thomas graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1986 and was selected by the Mead Johnson Foundation as one of the top family medicine residents in the country during his three-year residency at the University of Rochester. He earned board certification in family medicine in 1992 and added a certificate in geriatrics in 1994. Dr. Thomas also maintains a part-time appointment as assistant clinical professor in family medicine for Upstate Medical Center in New York. Named as an AARP Visiting Scholar in 2005, Dr. Thomas travels the country addressing academics, healthcare professionals, and researchers. His lectures confront issues related to aging and longevity as well as the wise use of prescription drugs.

Dr. Thomas has published half a dozen books, the most recent of which is What Are Old People For? How Elders Will Save the World. The book, which American Medical Writers Association named the “Book of the Year” in 2005, explores the virtues concealed within the necessity of aging. Learning from Hannah and Life Worth Living explore the concept of the Eden Alternative and its impact on long-term care. Dr. Thomas is currently working on a book about the relationship between aging, health and healing.

David A. Lipschitz: Thursday, Aug. 23 at 2 p.m. in the Hall of Philosophy

David A. Lipschitz, M.D., Ph.D. is Chair of the Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatrics at UAMS, and Director of the Reynolds Institute on Aging. A native of South Africa, Dr. Lipschitz received both degrees from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. Dr. David, as he is affectionately known as by his patients and on television, is one of the best known geriatricians in the United States. He is consistently ranked as one of the “best doctors in America” and leads a program that is ranked second in the nation for research funding in aging by the National Institutes of Health, and 8th in the nation by US News and World Report.

Dr. Lipschitz has appeared on national television including the TODAY show and in February 2005 was featured on a special segment on CBS Sunday morning with Charles Osgood. In January 2005 an article entitled “Doctors Wisdom Comes with Age” appeared on the front page of the Dallas Morning News. This article was syndicated and has appeared in more than 100 newspapers across the nation. He has a nationally syndicated column, “Life-Long Health,” and a 26-part award-winning program on the PBS network entitled “Aging Successfully with Dr. David.” He has written Breaking the Rules of Aging, a popular book in which he dispels the myths of aging. His philosophy is: "There is nothing an older person cannot do."

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