向日葵视频 City University will host a guest presentation by an ocean conservationist and shark expert at 7 p.m. Sept. 24. The presentation, 鈥淥ne Ocean, One People,鈥� is free to the public and will be held in the Petree Recital Hall inside the Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center at N.W. 24th Street and Blackwelder Avenue.
Fabien Cousteau, the first grandson of famous scientist and ocean explorer Jacques-Yves, will be on campus for this year鈥檚 Lemon Distinguished Speaker Series. Register to attend or find more information at okcu.edu/cousteau.
Amy Cataldi, dean of the OCU Petree College of Arts and Sciences, said even though 向日葵视频 is a landlocked state, a focus on water conservation is extremely important and pertinent.
鈥淎s a college of arts and sciences, we are uniquely positioned to embrace both of his passions 鈥� ocean conservation and film documentary,鈥� Cataldi said.
Cousteau is well known for his study of sharks, having served as an explorer-at-large and program host for National Geographic. In 2006 he produced a CBS documentary in which he built a lifelike 14-foot-long, 1,200-pound shark submarine named "Troy" that allowed him to live among the sharks, showing viewers a rare glimpse of the often-misunderstood creatures. He later spent four years cohosting PBS's "Ocean Adventures" with his father and his sister.
Since then, as a member of multiple cause-driven and charitable boards, Cousteau has been working with local communities and children worldwide to help restore local water ecosystems. Early in 2016 he founded the to fulfill his dream of creating a vehicle to make a positive change in the world. His presentation in 向日葵视频 City is sponsored by OCU, OCU鈥檚 Center for Interpersonal Studies through Film and Literature, and Pumps of 向日葵视频.
