ONEONTA, N.Y. -- The Yoga and Meditation Society for the Scientific Study of Spirituality has announced the schedule for its Fall 2009 Speakers Series at the SUNY College at Oneonta. All of the events will take place on Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Center for Multicultural Experiences in Lee Hall at SUNY Oneonta. Admission to the events is complimentary, and members of the community are invited to attend.

• September 2: Ms. Linda Drake, Director of the SUNY Oneonta Center for Social Responsibility and Community, will speak on "Compassion in Action Through Volunteerism."
• September 16: Dr. Fida Mohammad of the Sociology Department at SUNY Oneonta will speak on "Contemplative Practice in Islam."
• October 7: Dr. Toke Knudsen of the SUNY Oneonta Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics will speak on "Contemplation and Cosmology."
• November 4: Dr. Michael Faux of the Physics and Astronomy Department at SUNY Oneonta will speak on "Science-Religion: Dialogue or Conflict."
• December 9: Dr. Ashok Malhotra of the SUNY Oneonta Philosophy Department will speak on "Yoga and Meditation for Health and Wellness."

Tapes of the lectures and accompanying interviews will be broadcast on public access television channel 23 at 9 a.m. on Saturdays.

The Yoga and Meditation Society at SUNY Oneonta has presented more than 25 speakers since its founding in 2004. More information about the society and the speakers series is available from Dr. Malhotra, the chair of the society, at (607) 436-3220 or by e-mail to malhotak@oneonta.edu

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