AU's 2011-2012 College of Arts and Sciences Symposium "Against Global Indifference: Awakening to Action" will continue on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Ridenour Room in the Dauch College of Business and Economics with a presentation titled "Helping Haiti from Home: How Local Efforts can Support International Disaster Relief."
Bertin Méance, director of Lafonbelle Foundation in Lafond, Haiti, and former international student at Ashland University, will give a presentation on how individuals can help international relief efforts from within their local community.
“Relief resources should play two purposes at the same time, alleviating suffering and also contributing to long term development.” - Méance
Bertin Méance now works with a foundation to re-build homes and a school in a small town in Haiti that was devastated by the 2010 earthquake. The event, which is free and open to the public, is co-sponsored by the Department of Social Work and Multicultural Programming Committee. (Licensed social workers can earn 1.5 credits of continuing education by attending this event.)
Sponsored By: the Social Work Department, the College of Arts and Sciences, Multicultural Programming Committee, Phi Alpha, and International Student Services
Event Date: Tuesday, Feb. 21st at 7:00 p.m.
Event Location: Ridenour Room in the Dauch College of Business and Economics
Event Cost: FREE
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Symposium Continues with Presentation on Efforts to Fight Sex Trading
AU's 2011-2012 College of Arts and Sciences Symposium "Against Global Indifference: Awakening to Action" will continue on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. in the Hawkins-Conard Student Center Auditorium with a presentation on the efforts to fight sex trading titled "Remember Nhu." The event, which is free and open to the public, is co-sponsored by the Multicultural Programming Committee. "Remember Nhu" exists to prevent the exploitation of children in the sex trade industry throughout the world by meeting children's physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs.
Sponsored by: College of Arts and Sciences & Multicultural Programming Committee
Event date: Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m.
Location: Hawkins-Conard Student Center Auditorium
Event cost: FREE
Sponsored by: College of Arts and Sciences & Multicultural Programming Committee
Event date: Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m.
Location: Hawkins-Conard Student Center Auditorium
Event cost: FREE
Thursday, January 19, 2012
College of Arts and Sciences Research and Creative Activity Symposium
College of Arts and Sciences Issues Call for Abstracts—Research and Creative Activity Symposium
The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the Third Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium. This event provides students in the College of Arts and Sciences the chance to present the results of independent study projects, thesis work or term papers, exhibit their artwork, or give literary readings or analysis, musical or theatrical performances in a professional and supportive setting. Students presenting at the Symposium have the option of giving an oral presentation, poster presentation, art exhibition or performance. All students majoring in a discipline in the College of Arts and Sciences who are active in research or creative activity are encouraged to apply to present at the Symposium, to be held on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. This Symposium will also give presenters and attendees the opportunity to learn about the work of other students throughout the diverse departments in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Abstracts are due on Friday, January 27, 2012 by 5PM, and can be submitted electronically at:
http://www.ashland.edu/forms/
If you have any questions on the abstract submission process or how to begin writing an abstract, please consult your faculty mentor or watch this brief video.
If you have further questions, please contact Dr. Andrew Greene at agreene3@ashland.edu
Department: ARTS & SCIENCES
Sponsored By: CAS Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
Website: http://www.ashland.edu/
Event Date:: 03/27/2012- 8AM-7PM
Location: Upper Convo
Event Cost: Free
Contact: Dr. Andrew Greene agreene3@ashland.ed
The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the Third Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium. This event provides students in the College of Arts and Sciences the chance to present the results of independent study projects, thesis work or term papers, exhibit their artwork, or give literary readings or analysis, musical or theatrical performances in a professional and supportive setting. Students presenting at the Symposium have the option of giving an oral presentation, poster presentation, art exhibition or performance. All students majoring in a discipline in the College of Arts and Sciences who are active in research or creative activity are encouraged to apply to present at the Symposium, to be held on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. This Symposium will also give presenters and attendees the opportunity to learn about the work of other students throughout the diverse departments in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Abstracts are due on Friday, January 27, 2012 by 5PM, and can be submitted electronically at:
http://www.ashland.edu/forms/
If you have any questions on the abstract submission process or how to begin writing an abstract, please consult your faculty mentor or watch this brief video.
If you have further questions, please contact Dr. Andrew Greene at agreene3@ashland.edu
Department: ARTS & SCIENCES
Sponsored By: CAS Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
Website: http://www.ashland.edu/
Event Date:: 03/27/2012- 8AM-7PM
Location: Upper Convo
Event Cost: Free
Contact: Dr. Andrew Greene agreene3@ashland.ed
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Speech to Center on 'Peace is Possible'
In case you missed it in Campus Connections:
Bridget Moix, Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Legislative Secretary, is speaking on "Peace is Possible: Shifting from War Making to War Prevention." The talk is Monday, Oct. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ronk Lecture Hall at Schar College of Education.
This lecture is sponsored by the Ashland Center for Nonviolence and the College of Arts and Sciences Symposium "Against Global Indifference: Awakening to Action." This presentation is free and open to the public.
Moix will discuss the process of implementing peace on a global level. She believes it is possible for peace to be the first option in a conflict situation, rather than having nations immediately default to a state of conflict. Peace becomes a viable option when it is encouraged through specific peaceful tactics. Strategies for facilitating peace include working to combat poverty, placing an emphasis on human rights and safety, and allocating resources fairly.
Strategies to uphold peace over conflict will lead to a more secure global environment that reinforces human rights and offers security to all persons. Peaceful prevention is a fairly recent movement, but one that will be essential as the global climate continues to change and global resources become more limited.
Moix leads the Peaceful Prevention of Deadly Conflict program and has worked for more than 12 years on peace and conflict issues within the U.S. and international policy arenas. She began her career with FCNL as an intern in 1996 and worked as a legislative secretary from 2002-2006. She returned to FCNL in September 2008.
Previously she worked with Oxfam America as a policy adviser on Sudan (2005), the Quaker United Nations Office in New York under a New Voices fellowship (2000-2002), the World Policy Institute's Arms Trade Resource Center (1998-2000), the Quaker Peace Center in Cape Town, South Africa (1999), and as an intern with the American Friends Service Committee during college. She returned to Washington, D.C. after spending over two years in Mexico City where she directed the Casa de los Amigos, a small Quaker peace and hospitality center.
Moix holds a master's of International Affairs from Columbia University, where she focused her studies on human security and international conflict resolution. She received her undergraduate degree in Sociology and Nonfiction Writing from Ohio Wesleyan in 1996.
While in Ohio, Moix also will be speaking on the same topic at the Unitarian Universalist Church located at 3186 Burbank Road in Wooster. This presentation, sponsored by the Ashland Center for Nonviolence and the Unitarian Universalist Church, will be given at both the 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. services on Sunday, Oct. 16, and is free and open to the public.
When: October 17th at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Ronk Lecture Hall at Schar College of Education
Sponsored by: ACN and the College of Arts and Sciences
Event Cost: FREE
Bridget Moix, Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Legislative Secretary, is speaking on "Peace is Possible: Shifting from War Making to War Prevention." The talk is Monday, Oct. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ronk Lecture Hall at Schar College of Education.
This lecture is sponsored by the Ashland Center for Nonviolence and the College of Arts and Sciences Symposium "Against Global Indifference: Awakening to Action." This presentation is free and open to the public.
Moix will discuss the process of implementing peace on a global level. She believes it is possible for peace to be the first option in a conflict situation, rather than having nations immediately default to a state of conflict. Peace becomes a viable option when it is encouraged through specific peaceful tactics. Strategies for facilitating peace include working to combat poverty, placing an emphasis on human rights and safety, and allocating resources fairly.
Strategies to uphold peace over conflict will lead to a more secure global environment that reinforces human rights and offers security to all persons. Peaceful prevention is a fairly recent movement, but one that will be essential as the global climate continues to change and global resources become more limited.
Moix leads the Peaceful Prevention of Deadly Conflict program and has worked for more than 12 years on peace and conflict issues within the U.S. and international policy arenas. She began her career with FCNL as an intern in 1996 and worked as a legislative secretary from 2002-2006. She returned to FCNL in September 2008.
Previously she worked with Oxfam America as a policy adviser on Sudan (2005), the Quaker United Nations Office in New York under a New Voices fellowship (2000-2002), the World Policy Institute's Arms Trade Resource Center (1998-2000), the Quaker Peace Center in Cape Town, South Africa (1999), and as an intern with the American Friends Service Committee during college. She returned to Washington, D.C. after spending over two years in Mexico City where she directed the Casa de los Amigos, a small Quaker peace and hospitality center.
Moix holds a master's of International Affairs from Columbia University, where she focused her studies on human security and international conflict resolution. She received her undergraduate degree in Sociology and Nonfiction Writing from Ohio Wesleyan in 1996.
While in Ohio, Moix also will be speaking on the same topic at the Unitarian Universalist Church located at 3186 Burbank Road in Wooster. This presentation, sponsored by the Ashland Center for Nonviolence and the Unitarian Universalist Church, will be given at both the 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. services on Sunday, Oct. 16, and is free and open to the public.
When: October 17th at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Ronk Lecture Hall at Schar College of Education
Sponsored by: ACN and the College of Arts and Sciences
Event Cost: FREE
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Symposium Panel to Discuss Globalization
In case you missed it in Campus Connections:
A panel discussion on the topic "Globalization: Who Benefits? Who Suffers?" is the next event in the 2011-2012 College of Arts and Sciences Symposium "Against Global Indifference: Awakening to Action."
This free event, which will be held Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Hawkins-Conard Student Center Auditorium, will feature a panel of local experts David Civitollo, Dr. Khush Pittenger and Brad Whitehead.
The panel will explore the possible benefits and negative effects of globalization, especially its impact on local communities, while also offering a variety of perspectives on globalization as new technologies, international trade and global markets have become more entwined and interdependent.
Globalization has brought with it a variety of impacts, both locally and internationally. Much debate remains about whether or not globalization has been beneficial for individuals, communities, corporations or countries. Proponents of globalization suggest that it has reduced poverty, increased competition, assisted in the rise of foreign investment levels, and even reduced child labor world-wide. Opponents cite the contribution to brain drains in various countries, lost jobs and job insecurity at home, increased pollution and environmental hazards, and even terrorism.
Civitollo is an educator in the area of community development for OSU Extension in Medina County. He has expertise in the areas of community and economic development and also serves as the lead for a local effort to produce and buy local farm produce. Civitollo will discuss the importance of thinking globally but acting locally by sharing real-life examples of the impact of globalization on issues affecting Ohio citizens.
Pittenger is a professor business management and the College of Business and Economics internship coordinator at Ashland University. She has served on numerous committees and consulted with area companies on issues related to management. She has presented more than two dozen papers at regional, national and international conferences and has published articles in refereed journals and local newspapers. She earned her B.A. (honors) and Post Graduate Diploma in International Trade from Punjab University, India; MBA (Management) from Miami University; and Ph.D. in Business Administration from University of Cincinnati.
Whitehead is president of the Fund for Our Economic Future, a philanthropic collaboration of over 40 partners in the NE region of Ohio who have all donated over $100K+ to enhance the economic success of NE Ohio. The Fund engages the public and leaders from the private, civic, labor, education, government and other sectors to strengthen the region's capacity to build a strong regional culture and to support and implement the key economic growth strategies of Advance Northeast Ohio, the region's economic action plan. These ventures include Team NEO, JumpStart, BioEnterprise, and NorTech. Whitehead oversees the Fund's grantmaking, research and civic engagement efforts. He was named the Fund's first president in the fall of 2006. He served the fund while also working for The Cleveland Foundation, where his focus was economic development/globalization.
When: October 11th at 7 p.m.
Where: HCSC Auditorium
Sponsored by: College of Arts and Sciences
Event Cost: FREE
A panel discussion on the topic "Globalization: Who Benefits? Who Suffers?" is the next event in the 2011-2012 College of Arts and Sciences Symposium "Against Global Indifference: Awakening to Action."
This free event, which will be held Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Hawkins-Conard Student Center Auditorium, will feature a panel of local experts David Civitollo, Dr. Khush Pittenger and Brad Whitehead.
The panel will explore the possible benefits and negative effects of globalization, especially its impact on local communities, while also offering a variety of perspectives on globalization as new technologies, international trade and global markets have become more entwined and interdependent.
Globalization has brought with it a variety of impacts, both locally and internationally. Much debate remains about whether or not globalization has been beneficial for individuals, communities, corporations or countries. Proponents of globalization suggest that it has reduced poverty, increased competition, assisted in the rise of foreign investment levels, and even reduced child labor world-wide. Opponents cite the contribution to brain drains in various countries, lost jobs and job insecurity at home, increased pollution and environmental hazards, and even terrorism.
Civitollo is an educator in the area of community development for OSU Extension in Medina County. He has expertise in the areas of community and economic development and also serves as the lead for a local effort to produce and buy local farm produce. Civitollo will discuss the importance of thinking globally but acting locally by sharing real-life examples of the impact of globalization on issues affecting Ohio citizens.
Pittenger is a professor business management and the College of Business and Economics internship coordinator at Ashland University. She has served on numerous committees and consulted with area companies on issues related to management. She has presented more than two dozen papers at regional, national and international conferences and has published articles in refereed journals and local newspapers. She earned her B.A. (honors) and Post Graduate Diploma in International Trade from Punjab University, India; MBA (Management) from Miami University; and Ph.D. in Business Administration from University of Cincinnati.
Whitehead is president of the Fund for Our Economic Future, a philanthropic collaboration of over 40 partners in the NE region of Ohio who have all donated over $100K+ to enhance the economic success of NE Ohio. The Fund engages the public and leaders from the private, civic, labor, education, government and other sectors to strengthen the region's capacity to build a strong regional culture and to support and implement the key economic growth strategies of Advance Northeast Ohio, the region's economic action plan. These ventures include Team NEO, JumpStart, BioEnterprise, and NorTech. Whitehead oversees the Fund's grantmaking, research and civic engagement efforts. He was named the Fund's first president in the fall of 2006. He served the fund while also working for The Cleveland Foundation, where his focus was economic development/globalization.
When: October 11th at 7 p.m.
Where: HCSC Auditorium
Sponsored by: College of Arts and Sciences
Event Cost: FREE
Thursday, March 24, 2011
College of Arts and Sciences URCA Symposium, March 30th
The College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium will be held from 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 in Upper Convo.
Come see over 65 students from fourteen departments in the College of Arts and Sciences present their research, perform, or exhibit original artwork in a professional setting. This event is free and open to the public.
For a complete schedule of events and abstracts, please visit http://www.ashland.edu/students/colleges/college-arts-sciences/resources/urca
This symposium is a great way to check out what your peers at Ashland are up to. Listen to some music or a scene from a play, find out what the people around you have to say about adoption, fair-trade, toxicity and zebra fish, media and pit bulls, philosophy, liturgy, or Tristram Shandy. Find something fascinating you've never thought about before and support your friends and their research.
Department: Arts and Sciences
Sponsored by: CAS Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
Event Date: 3/30/11 - 8:45-5:30
Location: Upper Convo
Cost: FREE
Website:http://www.ashland.edu/students/colleges/college-arts-sciences/resources/urca
Come see over 65 students from fourteen departments in the College of Arts and Sciences present their research, perform, or exhibit original artwork in a professional setting. This event is free and open to the public.
For a complete schedule of events and abstracts, please visit http://www.ashland.edu/students/colleges/college-arts-sciences/resources/urca
This symposium is a great way to check out what your peers at Ashland are up to. Listen to some music or a scene from a play, find out what the people around you have to say about adoption, fair-trade, toxicity and zebra fish, media and pit bulls, philosophy, liturgy, or Tristram Shandy. Find something fascinating you've never thought about before and support your friends and their research.
Department: Arts and Sciences
Sponsored by: CAS Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
Event Date: 3/30/11 - 8:45-5:30
Location: Upper Convo
Cost: FREE
Website:http://www.ashland.edu/students/colleges/college-arts-sciences/resources/urca
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