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CORVALLIS - Oregon State University's Ideas Matter lecture series, which this fall term has focused on the legacy of late environmentalist Rachel Carson, will conclude with an art, poetry and essay exhibition by young students, as well as the final lecture presented by Kathleen Dean Moore.

On Thursday, Dec. 5, at Owen Hall Atrium, a reception will be held beginning at 6:30 p.m. while guests have a chance to view "A Sense of Wonder" - an exhibit of elementary and secondary students' work. The reception will be followed by the closing presentation, "Rachel's Challenge," by Moore, an OSU professor of philosophy. The lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Owen Hall Room 102.

Both events are free and open to the public.

Moore is a critically acclaimed writer and the founding director of the Spring Creek Project at OSU. Throughout her writing career she has published two textbooks and numerous essays, including two books of essays. Her most recent book, "Holdfast: At Home in the Natural World," was honored with the 2000 Sigurd Olson Natural Writing Award. Moore was also the recipient of a 1996 Northwest Booksellers Award for "Riverwalking: Reflections on Moving Water."

Winner of several OSU teaching awards, Moore is co-coordinator of a popular OSU course on Native American philosophies that brings prominent Native American lecturers, scholars and artists to campus for public presentations.

The Ideas Matter lecture series is organized by the OSU Department of Philosophy and the Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature and the Written Word.

Assisting those programs with the sponsorship is the university's Hundere Endowment, the Program for Ethics, Science and the Environment, and ASOSU Lectures and Convocations.