Speaker to address evolution, creationism at ECC

On Monday, Eugenie C. Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education and a nationally recognized authority on the creationism and evolution controversy, will discuss creationist misconceptions of evolution and the current state of the creationism movement as part of Elgin Community College's 2007-08 speakers series.

Scott dedicates her 11 a.m. presentation titled "What Creationists Think About Evolution and Why it is Wrong" to this and other creationist misconceptions of evolution.

At 7 p.m., Scott's second presentation, "The Evolution (and Stasis) of Creationism," brings you up-to-date on the current state of the creationism movement.

Both presentations will be held in the auditorium of the Advanced Technology Center (ATC 144) on ECC's main campus, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. The presentations are free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.

Scott's visit is sponsored by ECC's liberal, visual and performing arts division; ECC's math science, engineering and health professions division; and ECC's student life co-curricular fund. For details, call (847) 214-7421.