Call me optimistic, but I really think Spring 2009 will be the best semester ever.
If you have items that you’d like to see posted to this blog, please be sure to let me know. Send me an email at bret.fuller@roch.edu
And don’t forget about my “Teaching Tips” blog. Be sure to check back every day for a new tip. And if you have any teaching tips worth sharing, please let me know. I will be glad to post them.
Mark your calendars now for our next presentation! Dr. Katherine Hanson (English, RCTC) will present Beyond Thoreau: American and International Responses to Nature on Tuesday, October 28 at 10:00 am in the Hill Theatre. She will examine our views of the value of nature through the eyes of classic American writers as well as Native American writers. See the complete description below.
I thank you for your support in the past by attending the faculty lectures. These lectures provide a way for us to connect as a community of teachers and learners. I hope to see you on October 28!
Ruth Casper, Ph.D.
Faculty Lecture Series Coordinator
October 28, Tuesday, 10:00am
Katherine Hanson, Ph.D. – English (RCTC)
Beyond Thoreau: American and International Responses to Nature
Many are just coming to realize the need to pay closer attention to the way humans have interacted with the earth. What has been the impact of classic American nature writers such as Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, Mary Austin, Willa Cather, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, Wendell Berry, and Terry Tempest Williams on our views of the value of nature? What do Native American writers such as M. Scott Momaday, Leslie Marmon Silko, Simon Ortiz, Linda Hogan, Sherman Alexie, and Winona LaDuke add to the conversation? How do they see the world differently and what can we learn from them? What are international activists such as Arundhati Roy (India) and Wangari Maathai (Kenya) adding to this conversation? In order to awaken to the needs of future generations, what do we need to be aware of, pay attention to, and take action on in order to make sure there is a future for future generations? What are writers saying now and what are some proposals for action?
Please announce to your classes and students the conversational English group which meets each Thursday from 1-2 in the Learning Center AT 306. This is open to anyone.
Also, remember to announce to students there is help for presentations at the Learning Center in AT 311. There is someone to help with any presentation questions on Monday 10-2, Tues 9-2, Wed 9-4, and Thurs 10-6.
Thank you for supporting the UCR Learning Center.
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Annie M. Clement
Instructor of Speech
Co-coordinator of UCR Learning Center
Happy Monday! Please join us in the Hill Theatre, today at 1:00, for Terry Krieger’s My Other Home is a Kingdom: Stories from Swaziland, Africa. Bring your class; this cultural presentation applies to any discipline. Refreshments will be served afterward outside of Hill Theatre.
Check out the entire series at our website: www.roch.edu/facultylectureseries (thanks to the work of Darin Hoffman, among others!).
Ruth Casper, FLS Coordinator
Happy Monday, all. ONE WEEK FROM TODAY! That’s when it all starts … starting off the Faculty Lecture Series … Terry Krieger (Math, RCTC) will present My Other Home is a Kingdom: Stories from Swaziland, Africa in the Hill Theatre at 1:00, followed by a reception in the Art Gallery.
Terry has spent two years in Swaziland, Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer about 20 years ago. He was there when Nelson Mandela was released from prison in South Africa. Through this experience, he learned a great deal about himself, his home country, his host country, and the Swazi people.
Please mark your calendars and join us for this very exciting presentation.
Ruth Casper, Faculty Lecture Series Coordinator
Please announce this to your classes and encourage students to attend.
Thursday’s from 1-2 (or longer) in the Ganza room at the Learning Center (AT 306).
This is open to native and non-native speakers alike. Encourage your native English speakers to come and practice listening and speaking skills as well!
Bonus idea: You could offer extra credit for students to come and communicate with each other and learn about other cultures from fellow UCR students.
It will be moderated by either Abby Pinsky or Peggy Candler.
If you have any questions please let one of us know.
Annie Clement
Instructor of Speech
Co-coordinator of the UCR Learning Center.
No, we didn’t make the New York Times (yet) but there is an excellent article in today’s edition about Service Learning at Columbia University. Also Obama and McCain are meeting (together!) at Columbia today to talk about Civic Engagement.
Check it out!
Also – our Fall Semester Service Learning Fair is coming up this Tuesday, September 16th from 10AM-1PM in the Atrium. Come and meet eighteen of our finest Community Partners to discuss worthwhile Service Learning projects.
The first 150 students to visit with four or more Community Partners will receive a valuable gift bag composed around the theme:
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE.
Questions?
Lynn Guenette 280-2928
Service Learning Faculty Liaison
Or
Colleen Landherr-Maddox 280-3113
Service Learning Community Liaison
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