| February 7 | 
 Dr. Stephen McKenna, Director of the Rehabilitation Trauma Center, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Advances in Stem Cell Research | 
| February 21 | 
 Belva Davis, Journalist and Author Realizing Our Dreams in Turbulent Times | 
| March 6 | 
 Dr. Andrew Robison, Andrew W. Mellon Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC If War Comes, What Art Should We Save | 
| March 20 | 
 Djordje Padejski, John S. Knight Journalism Fellow, Stanford University From Eastern Europe to the United States: Why Investigative Journalism Matters in the Digital Age | 
| April 3 | 
 Ekaterina Khmelnitskaya, Curator of Russian Porcelain and Ceramics, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia Treasures from the Hermitage: The Story of Russian Porcelain | 
| April 17 | 
 Mustafa Akyol, Turkish Political Commentator and Author Islam Without Extremes | 
| May 1 | 
 Lamplighters, Musical Theater Ensemble specializing in Gilbert and Sullivan Here’s a how-de-do: Celebrating 60 Years with the Lamplighters | 
| May 15 | 
 Donald Johanson, Physical Anthropologist and Founder of the Institute of Human Origins Lucy’s Legacy: Our Evolutionary Journey | 
| June 5 | 
 Karen Tumulty, National Political Correspondent for the Washington Post Inside the Loop: The “Buzz” from Washington, D. C. |