UPCOMING PROGRAMS
  • SEPT. 9 - "CSI TEMPE -- Police Forensics" with Lee Corning of the Tempe Police Department. Learn how police arrive at the scenes of crime and meticulously gather and comb for minute details that provide the means to catch perpetrators and send folks to jail.
  • SEPT 16 - "TGEN - THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE" with Kari Trent and Brandi Wells as speaker.
  • SEPT. 30 - DR. CHRISTINE WILKINSON, Senior Vice President of Arizona State University, discusses the changes that have come to ASU since Dr. Michael Crowe became ASU 16th president July 1, 2002. She is also the "Secretary" of ASU, the first person to hold that role. Christine also is president of the ASU Alumni Association. Prior to these appointments she served as the Vice President for Student Affairs for 13 years. Among her other administrative assignments, Dr. Wilkinson has served as the university's interim athletic director on three separate occasions. She teaches regularly and chairs doctoral committees as a tenured faculty member in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Dr. Wilkinson hold a B.A. degree in education with distinction from ASU; a master of arts degree education, Counseling Psychology from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from ASU. She is the daughter of legendary ASU coach Bill Kajikawa, who led baseball, basketball and football teams at ASU 1937 to 1978 and who died earlier this year at age 97.
  • OCT. 7 - SKYSONG ASU - JULIA ROSEN - Julia is the assistant vice present of economic affairs at Arizona State University and previously the manager of business development for ASU's technology transfer office. She led business development efforts for an Arizona-based venture capital firm. She also did economic development for the City of Tempe where she directed Tech Oasis. She will discuss Sky Song, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center that includes access to new technologies, capital networks, business education and a skilled workforce. She is fluid in Spanish and Portuguese and holds a master's degree in international management from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird). She has an MBA from ASU and a B.A. in political science from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
  • OCT. 14 - Preview of the Arizona State University Sun Devils basketball season, coached by Herb Sendek, the Pacific 10 Basketball Coach of the Year, who has led the Devils to three consecutive 20+ win seasons. Speaking will be Roger Detter, ASU basketball and baseball '66-'69.
  • OCT. 28 - SUSAN GORDON, M.D. -- Anderson Cancer Facility, located in Gilbert.
  • NOV 4 - Rob Kubasko, KCOT member and national political consultant, giving a savvy comprehensive wrap-up of the Nov. 2 election results.
  • DEC. 16 - Anthony Aguilar and a guest will speak about the upcoming Insight Bowl and Fiesta Bowl games
  • Dec. 23 - Sister Cities Around the World at Holiday Time. (tentative).
  • Dec. 30 - KCOT President Kerry Fetherston, who works in development for the Alzheimer's Association in Arizona, will speak on the tragic disease.
  • Jan. 6 - KCOT Annual White Elephant Sale whereby members bring their offbeat, bizarre, one-of-kind stuff from holiday gifts to sell, with all proceeds going to the Administrative Fund.
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Contact one of our program co-chairmen, Chris Rosner (480) 227-6944 or Joe Schmoker (480) 510-0398.





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