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Wofford Advances Diversity and Inclusion
SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Aug. 15 -- Wofford College issued the following news:
Dr. Nicole Redmond's keynote lecture on health disparities to a packed crowd was one of dozens of events, new initiatives and recognitions at Wofford college that resulted from the work of the Presidential Committee on Diversity and Inclusion.
Redmond, a 1996 Wofford graduate, shared her work on racial/ethnic and geographic disparities in psychosocial, behavioral and clinical cardiovascular disease risk factors as a medical officer in the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
According to the committee's report,
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SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Aug. 15 -- Wofford College issued the following news:
Dr. Nicole Redmond's keynote lecture on health disparities to a packed crowd was one of dozens of events, new initiatives and recognitions at Wofford college that resulted from the work of the Presidential Committee on Diversity and Inclusion.
Redmond, a 1996 Wofford graduate, shared her work on racial/ethnic and geographic disparities in psychosocial, behavioral and clinical cardiovascular disease risk factors as a medical officer in the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
According to the committee's report,the Diversity Speakers Series in which Redmond took part and a myriad of other campus events that took place during the 2017-18 academic year were aimed at building "cultural bridges by being more accessible and inclusive of historically underrepresented groups." The events included the Black Alumni Summit, a DACA panel discussion with alumni and DACA-protected students, diversity and inclusion training for the Wofford community, LGBTQIA ally training for students and more robust heritage month celebrations, including the college's first Pride Month celebration.
"During this past academic year, 2017-18, we focused on implementing and institutionalizing several of the recommendations we proposed in our first report," says Dr. Ramon Galinanes Jr., chair of the 17-member committee that includes students, faculty and staff. The report noted the transition to "a more team-based, collaborative approach to diversity and inclusion" with promotions of Dr. Begona Caballero-Garcia, a professor in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, to the position of dean of diversity and inclusion; Demario Watts to assistant dean of students for diversity and leadership development; and Arsenio Parks to director of diversity and inclusion admission. "This organizational change will help us realize our strategic vision of building a diverse and inclusive 21st century liberal arts college in which we can all learn, grow and thrive," adds Galinanes, director of the Bonner Scholars Program in the Center for Community-Based Learning.
Boosting access and inclusion was an impetus for the inaugural Gateway Scholars program for first-year students who identify as first-generation, low-income and/or DACA-protected. Intergenerational Connections, a project overseen by Dr. Kara Bopp, associate professor and chair of the Department of Psychology, combined diversity and inclusion with community-based learning. Bopp received a grant to connect college students with low-income, older adults. The committee also created the inaugural Diversity and Inclusion awards for students, faculty and staff and supported the Office of Student Success in presenting first-generation student informational dinners to further the college's focus on diversity and inclusion.
Community support, new initiatives and professional development events and initiatives during the year that highlighted the commitment to "living our ideals of being part of a diverse and inclusive 21st century liberal arts college" included the creation of LevelUp, a four-year program designed to be more inclusive of student-athletes and to provide them with professional development skills; a search advocate program to advance more inclusive hiring of new faculty and staff members; LGBTQIA ally training for faculty and staff; a seminar series on inclusive pedagogy and the creation of an inclusive pedagogy book club; the creation of a support group for multicultural women and allies; the creation of a diversity-related mini-grant fund to promote diversity and inclusion in the area of campus climate, access and outreach; and other programs and forums.
Galinanes says the committee also reaffirmed recommendations regarding establishing competitive beginning salary and start-up incentives for new minority hires; creating an "International American South" scholarship program to provide tuition discounts for employees of select international companies in the Upstate to leverage the importance of the international community and creating an international student scholarship program to recruit more international students; an expansion of Wofford's first-generation college student scholarship program; and expanding the college's Bonner Scholarship Program by increasing the number of scholars from 15 first-year students to 20 students each year.
The Presidential Committee on Diversity and Inclusion was created out of a campus-wide charge issued by President Nayef Samhat, who noted that while Wofford "prides itsef on its well-earned reputation for creating a welcoming and respectful community, we should always strive to make everyone feel included, represented and at home on this campus."
Galinanes says the committee has taken the opportunity to "critically examine who we are as a community and how we can create a more diverse and inclusive community in which all of us are welcome and are able to thrive. Working together to create such a community is not just a matter of fairness - which is indeed fundamental to a Methodist-affiliated college - but it also is a matter of providing all Wofford students a real-world experience in which they are prepared to engage across lines of meaningful differences and be successful in the 21st century."
UW-Madison Experts Can Address Back-to-school Topics
MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 15 -- The University of Wisconsin's Madison campus issued the following news:
As parents, students and teachers prepare for the upcoming school year, experts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison are ready to provide expertise on a variety of subjects.
SOCIAL MEDIA USE
What's the right age for a child to have a smart phone? What rules work best for parents and schools to guide young people to safe and healthy use of social media? When a child goes off to college, should parents still be Facebook friends or Instagram followers? Bradford Brown, chair of the Department
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MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 15 -- The University of Wisconsin's Madison campus issued the following news:
As parents, students and teachers prepare for the upcoming school year, experts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison are ready to provide expertise on a variety of subjects.
SOCIAL MEDIA USE
What's the right age for a child to have a smart phone? What rules work best for parents and schools to guide young people to safe and healthy use of social media? When a child goes off to college, should parents still be Facebook friends or Instagram followers? Bradford Brown, chair of the Departmentof Educational Psychology, can offer advice on tweens' and teens' use of social media. Contact: bbbrown@wisc.edu
HIT THE BOOKS
Mitchell Nathan, professor in the department of Educational Psychology at the School of Education, can talk about effective learning and which study techniques work best, including the benefits of taking practice tests and spreading study sessions out over time instead of cramming. Contact: mnathan@wisc.edu.
COUNTDOWN TO KINDERGARTEN
As a parent, one day you're changing diapers ... and the next thing you know your little baby is ready to march off to school for that first year of formal education. It can be a bit of a scary time for kids -- and their parents. Beth Graue, UW-Madison's Sorenson Professor of Early Childhood Education, is a former kindergarten teacher and an expert on kindergarten practice, readiness and home-school relations who can offer tips on how to make this big transition go more smoothly. She directs the Center for Research on Early Childhood Education within the Wisconsin Center for Education Research. Contact: beth.graue@wisc.edu
FIRST-DAY BUTTERFLIES
Dr. Marcia Slattery, a child psychiatrist and director of the UW Anxiety Disorder programs, can offer tips on helping children who are anxious about the start of the school year. Contact: Susan Lampert Smith, ssmith5@uwhealth.org, or (608) 890-5643.
TALKING THROUGH FEARS
Dr. Ryan Herringa, a child psychiatrist who studies how trauma affects children, can offer tips on talking to children who are worried about school violence and other fears, such as bullies. Contact: Susan Lampert Smith, ssmith5@uwhealth.org, or (608) 890-5643
GET YOUR ZZZZZs
Stephanie Jones, Ph.D and assistant director at the UW Center for Sleep and Consciousness, can offer tips on helping children transition to an earlier sleep schedule for start of the school year. She can also talk about the relationship between children's sleep and learning. Contact: Susan Lampert Smith, ssmith5@uwhealth.org, or (608) 890-5643
EAT YOUR VEGGIES
Cassie Vanderwall, a clinical nutritionist with UW Hospital and Clinics, can offer tips on how to keep your kids active and eating healthy during the school year. UW Health Chef Julie Andrews can suggest delicious ways to make meals more nutritious. Contact: Emily Kumlien at ekumlien@uwhealth.org
KEEPING KIDS HEALTHY
School of Nursing Assistant Professor Traci Snedden, who researches brain injury in adolescents, can talk about what parents can do if they notice signs of potential brain injury--things like headaches, loss of appetite, irritability, going to bed early, or just the sense that kids are "off" after practice or games. She can also discuss how parents can seek proper support from teachers, school nurses, and the athletic staff once their child returns to the classroom and the playing field after injury. Finally, Snedden can talk about necessary sports physicals and other precautions parents should take to ensure that sports programs are appropriate and safe for their children. Contact: tsnedden@wisc.edu, 608-263-5246.
August is a great time to check vision and update glasses or contacts -- before kids start to struggle in school. Also make sure other prescriptions are up-to-date and that all necessary forms for administering medications at school are current and on file. School of Nursing Professor Eileen Kintner is an expert on K-12 students with asthma, and Clinical Professor Lori Anderson can advise families on how to ensure their children's health needs are met during the school day. She recommends forging a relationship with the school nurse and giving the nurse permission to communicate directly with the student's healthcare provider. Anderson can also talk about when a student needs an individualized healthcare plan and how it is used at school. She can also discuss what kind of health information to share with the school and when for students dealing with a temporary health issue, such as a lice infestation, as well as chronic issues and conditions. Contact: ekintner@wisc.edu, 608-263-5269; lori.anderson@wisc.edu, 608-262-6932.
PRCC Faculty Member Appointed to PTK Honors Program Council
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Aug. 15 -- Pearl River Community College issued the following news release:
Pearl River Community College faculty member, Dr. Terri Smith Ruckel, Dean of the William Lewis Honors Institute, has been appointed as the humanities representative to the Honors Program Council by the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
The Honors Program Council is made up of Phi Theta Kappa faculty, advisors, and consultants. Council members take on the responsibility of planning the Phi Theta Kappa's Honors Institute summer conference, select study topics for focus by chapters and colleges,
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HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Aug. 15 -- Pearl River Community College issued the following news release:
Pearl River Community College faculty member, Dr. Terri Smith Ruckel, Dean of the William Lewis Honors Institute, has been appointed as the humanities representative to the Honors Program Council by the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
The Honors Program Council is made up of Phi Theta Kappa faculty, advisors, and consultants. Council members take on the responsibility of planning the Phi Theta Kappa's Honors Institute summer conference, select study topics for focus by chapters and colleges,as well as serve on the Editorial Board of Civic Scholar: Phi Theta Kappa Journal of Undergraduate Research.
"I am honored to serve on a national level as Humanities Representative for Phi Theta Kappa's Honors Council. Phi Theta Kappa helps community college students achieve their educational dreams which is exactly what I get to do each semester at Pearl River Community College. I'm especially excited to serve on the editorial board of Civic Scholar: Phi Theta Kappa Journal of Undergraduate Research," said Dr. Terri Ruckel.
Phi Theta Kappa is a premier honor society that recognizes the academic achievements of students and helps them grow as scholars, leaders, and contributing community members. There are more than 3.5 million members in the Society and nearly 1,300 chapters in 10 nations. To learn more about Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society please visit ptk.org.
New York Film Screening and Panel Discussion Focuses on the First Amendment and Freedom of the Press
COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 15 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release:
Alumni, current students and guests of the Missouri School of Journalism tackled topics of the future of news and freedom of the press at a panel discussion and screening of the documentary "Fight for the First" on July 26 in New York City.
Sponsored by the Reynolds Journalism Institute and organized through the School's New York Program, the event at the Scandinavia House in Manhattan began with the 2017 documentary by filmmaker Sharon Liese. The film sheds light on the current
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COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 15 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release:
Alumni, current students and guests of the Missouri School of Journalism tackled topics of the future of news and freedom of the press at a panel discussion and screening of the documentary "Fight for the First" on July 26 in New York City.
Sponsored by the Reynolds Journalism Institute and organized through the School's New York Program, the event at the Scandinavia House in Manhattan began with the 2017 documentary by filmmaker Sharon Liese. The film sheds light on the currentstate of press freedom in the United States through the eyes of past and current MU students and editors working in the newsroom at the Columbia Missourian.
The screening was followed by a panel discussion moderated by Marcy McGinnis, a consultant and career coach who formerly served as senior vice president for news at CBS News and at Al Jazeera America. The panel included Geraldine Cols Azocar, Ruby Bailey, Steven Reiner, Tim Tai and Seth Wenig.
"This is a critical time in the history of this country, and we need the fourth estate - we need journalism - to be supported in ways that stand up to support our democracy and ensure its future," said Missouri School of Journalism Dean David Kurpius in his opening remarks before the film. Kurpius affirmed the school's commitment to rising to this challenge and mentioned expected changes in the School's academic structure, a planned new building and ongoing collaboration with the Religion News Foundation. "We're standing up for the First Amendment broadly - thinking about all the elements of the First Amendment, not just the freedoms of the press," Kurpius said.
McGinnis, who spent over three decades in her career at CBS News and helped establish the School of Journalism at Stony Brook University in 2006, began the panel by reciting the First Amendment and asking each panelist what the First Amendment meant to them as well as what some of their personal encounters were with barriers to this freedom.
Discussion naturally shifted to Tai, a 2016 graduate of the School and current staff photographer at the Philadelphia Inquirer who had a spotlight moment in the film captured during his experience with the MU campus protests in Fall 2015. Tai was on assignment for ESPN at the time when he was shoved and blocked from taking pictures of students celebrating the resignation of former UM System President Tim Wolfe.
"I think from just a purely practical standpoint, when you're covering something as a journalist, getting in a confrontation almost never really pays off journalistically," Tai said. "If it's with the cops, the cops will always win. If it's with people you're trying to cover, they're just not going to talk to you. I didn't get better photos because I stood my ground."
Fellow photojournalist Wenig, who also attended the School, agreed, citing similar struggles with closed-off and hostile sources that he's come across in his time as a staff photographer for the Associated Press - specifically covering stories such as the Occupy Wall Street protests and other public movements.
"One thing I try to tell people if that kind of comes up is I say, 'Would you rather have me not reporting? What are the alternatives to there being no journalists?'" Wenig said.
Also on the minds of some panelists was the topic of staff cuts at news organizations. Just a few days prior, half of the staff of the New York Daily News was laid off. Reiner, a Stony Brook University associate professor who previously worked at CBS News "60 Minutes" and NPR's "All Things Considered," lamented the fall of what was once one of the most widely read publications in the country.
"One of the most worrisome things is that a perfect storm seems to be developing," Reiner said. "Because it's not just this administration. It's not just the president. It's what's happened to the economic underpinnings of the news medium - particularly with the print medium."
Azocar, BJ '06, a video producer for NBC News and MSNBC, remarked more firmly: "I do feel that our profession is in peril."
Though both the film and panel shed light on the obstacles that journalists face, when asked what gives each of the panelists hope, Reiner credited the people sitting around him on stage, and Tai voiced comfort in the tangible impact of journalism. "I think we can get very down with a lot of the political climate and the attacks that people have on journalists," Tai said. "But in another way, doesn't it also kind of inspire you and make you want to work harder and remind you why (the work) is more important?"
Bailey gave attendees a glimpse of what her time as executive editor at the Missourian might bring by citing the students with whom she has already collaborated as the source of her optimism. Bailey recently started at the Missourian after working as a city desk editor at the Sacramento Bee, and before that as a reporter and editor at the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press. Though only having worked at the School for a few weeks, she said the quality of the reporting speaks for itself.
"If you can imagine how much growth that can happen in just three weeks, I can then imagine just how much more they'll continue to grow until they are like Tim," Bailey said. "I'm hopeful by nature, but again, I have a concrete foundation for my hope, and it's all of them," she said, pointing into the audience.
The School's year-round New York Program offers students an opportunity to spend a summer, fall or spring semester in the city doing a professional internship and participating in a unique academic experience. The program is overseen by program director Reuben Stern, BJ '93, MA '16. Twenty students enrolled in the program during summer 2018 attended and assisted at this event.
NOAA-funded Project Recover Discovers Stern of World War II U.S. Destroyer Off Remote Alaskan Island
LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 15 -- The University of California campus issued the following news release:
For almost 75 years, the stern of the destroyer USS Abner Read lay somewhere below the dark surface of the Bering Sea off the Aleutian island of Kiska, where it sank after being torn off by an explosion while conducting an anti-submarine patrol. Seventy-one U.S. Navy sailors were lost in the aftermath of the blast, during a brutal and largely overlooked early campaign of World War II.
Heroic action by the crew saved the ship, but for the families of the doomed sailors, the final resting place
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LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 15 -- The University of California campus issued the following news release:
For almost 75 years, the stern of the destroyer USS Abner Read lay somewhere below the dark surface of the Bering Sea off the Aleutian island of Kiska, where it sank after being torn off by an explosion while conducting an anti-submarine patrol. Seventy-one U.S. Navy sailors were lost in the aftermath of the blast, during a brutal and largely overlooked early campaign of World War II.
Heroic action by the crew saved the ship, but for the families of the doomed sailors, the final resting placeof loved ones lost in the predawn hours of Aug. 18, 1943 remained unknown.
On July 17, a NOAA Office of Exploration and Research-funded team of scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and the University of Delaware aided by four U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the Naval Special Warfare Group discovered the missing 75- foot stern section in 290 feet of water off Kiska, one of only two United States territories to be occupied by foreign forces in the last 200 years.
"This is a significant discovery that will shed light on this little-known episode in our history," said retired Navy Rear Adm. Tim Gallaudet, PhD, acting under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. "It's important to honor these U.S. Navy sailors who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation."
Abner Read was on patrol at about 1:50 a.m. when the massive explosion -- presumed to be from a Japanese mine -- ripped the destroyer apart. Somehow the crew kept the main part of Abner Read's hull watertight, and two nearby Navy ships towed it back to port. "This was catastrophic damage that by all rights should have sunk the entire ship," said Sam Cox, curator of the Navy and director of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Within months, the destroyer was back in the war. It went on to fight in several battles in the Pacific Theater before being destroyed in November 1944 by a Japanese dive bomber in a kamikaze attack during the battle of Leyte Gulf. Abner Read received four battle stars for her World War II service.
Meanwhile, the ship's shorn stern was lost but not forgotten. Finding it was a primary goal of the July mission to document the underwater battlefield off Kiska. In addition to NOAA and Scripps, the project was supported by Project Recover, a public-private partnership that uses 21st-century science and technology and archival and historical research to find the final underwater resting places of Americans missing in action since WWII.
Historians have been able to study battles on Kiska and Attu, the Aleutian islands that were attacked and occupied by as many as 7,200 Japanese forces from June 1942 to mid-August 1943, but this Kiska mission was the first to thoroughly explore the underwater battlefield. Many ships, aircraft and submarines from both the United States and Japan were lost during a punishing 15-month campaign to reclaim this distant windy and fogbound corner of America.
Now, recent advancements in undersea technology, many developed by the Office of Naval Research, are helping to reveal the forgotten histories of long-ago valor.
After multibeam sonar mounted to the side of the research ship Norseman II identified a promising target, the team sent down a deep-diving, remotely operated vehicle to capture live video for confirmation. "There was no doubt," said expedition leader Eric Terrill, an oceanographer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and co-founder of Project Recover. "We could clearly see the broken stern, the gun and rudder control, all consistent with the historical documents."
"We've entered a new age of exploration," added Mark Moline, director of the School of Marine Science and Policy at the University of Delaware and co-founder of Project Recover. "New sensors and improved underwater robots that can bring back real-time images are driving new discoveries."
Wrecks like Abner Read are protected from activities that disturb, remove, or damage them or their contents by the Sunken Military Craft Act of 2004, though exceptions can made for activities that have archaeological, historical, or educational purposes. The twisted metal and sharp edges of sunken military wreckage can pose life-threatening risks to divers, but according to the Naval History and Heritage Command, there's a more important reason to protect sites like the Abner Read. They are often war graves, recognized by the U.S. Navy as the fit and final resting place for those who perished at sea.
"We take our responsibility to protect those wrecks seriously," said Cox. "They're the last resting place of American sailors."
For more information on the Kiska mission, visit NOAA's Ocean Exploration and Research.
LSU Office of Strategic Initiatives Earns INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine's Inspiring Program in STEM Award
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 15 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release:
LSU's Office of Strategic Initiatives, or OSI, received a 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education.
The Inspiring Programs in STEM Award honors colleges and universities that encourage and assist students from underrepresented groups to enter STEM fields. LSU will be featured, along with 77 other recipients, in the September 2018 issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.
Inspiring Programs
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BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 15 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release:
LSU's Office of Strategic Initiatives, or OSI, received a 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education.
The Inspiring Programs in STEM Award honors colleges and universities that encourage and assist students from underrepresented groups to enter STEM fields. LSU will be featured, along with 77 other recipients, in the September 2018 issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.
Inspiring Programsin STEM Award winners were selected by INSIGHT Into Diversity based on efforts to inspire and encourage a new generation of young people to consider careers in STEM through mentoring, teaching, research, and successful programs and initiatives.
"LSU's Office of Strategic Initiatives, under the guidance of Professor Isiah Warner, has mentored so many students and impacted underrepresented student persistence in STEM in a measurable way," said Linda Bui, associate professor in environmental sciences and Office of Strategic Initiatives director. "I'm particularly proud that OSI's undergraduate mentoring program has retained and graduated more than 85 percent of all LA-STEM students since 2003 and produced 33 Ph.D. recipients. Of those Ph.D. recipients, 12 percent are in the professoriate, 27 percent are post-doctoral fellows in the pipeline and 3 percent are alternate academic staff/administrators; these results are remarkable from a relatively young program."
Bui added, "For graduate students in LSU OSI's NSF Bridge to the Doctorate program, of 34 students have completed their Ph.D., of which 38 percent are in the professoriate, and 15 percent are participating in postdoctoral fellowships in the pipeline, and 9 percent are alternate academic staff/administrators. The INSIGHT Award recognizes Dr. Warner's innovation and leadership in underrepresented STEM education."
Established in 2001, OSI leads and coordinates institutional efforts to assist in raising LSU's academic standing among its peers through competitive and outstanding achievements by students, staff and faculty. OSI was also awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring earlier this year. OSI's mission is to increase student academic achievement, foster collaboration, and support LSU's commitment to diversity. Through its centralized holistic programs rooted in mentoring, education and research, OSI has served more than 800 students at the K-12, community college, undergraduate and graduate levels.
INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine selected OSI because of its core mission of preparing the next generation of STEM leaders and working to create and implement programs that enhance the diversity of both students and faculty.
"We know that many STEM programs are not always recognized for their success, dedication, and mentorship for underrepresented students," said Lenore Pearlstein, owner and publisher of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. "We want to honor the schools and organizations that have created programs that inspire and encourage young people who may currently be in or are interested in a future career in STEM. We are proud to honor these programs as role models to other institutions of higher education and beyond."
For more information about the 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award and INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, visit http://insightintodiversity.com.
DSC's WISE Talks Resume Sept. 18
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, Aug. 15 -- Daytona State College issued the following news release:
The Daytona State College Foundation's Wisdom in Senior Education (WISE) program will feature something to suit everyone's interests when the fall season kicks off in September.
With three exceptions*, WISE will present an array of speakers at DSC's Advanced Technology College (ATC), 1770 Technology Blvd., Daytona Beach (located 1/2-mile north of LPGA Blvd. off Williamson Blvd.) from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The presentations continue throughout the fall as follows. Note: Speakers, dates and times are subject to
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DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, Aug. 15 -- Daytona State College issued the following news release:
The Daytona State College Foundation's Wisdom in Senior Education (WISE) program will feature something to suit everyone's interests when the fall season kicks off in September.
With three exceptions*, WISE will present an array of speakers at DSC's Advanced Technology College (ATC), 1770 Technology Blvd., Daytona Beach (located 1/2-mile north of LPGA Blvd. off Williamson Blvd.) from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The presentations continue throughout the fall as follows. Note: Speakers, dates and times are subject tochange.
Tuesday, Sept. 18*
Daytona Beach Campus, Hosseini Center, Southeast Museum of Photography
1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach
An engaging exhibition tour with Patricia Nuss, curator of Southeast X Southeast, at DSC's Southeast Museum of Photography. The exhibition continues through Oct. 27 and is a survey of photography from Thailand, focused on the work of faculty and students from Chiang Mai University.
Tuesday, Sept. 25
Advanced Technology College (ATC), Multipurpose Room (Rm. 109)
Florida Crackers and the Cowboys of the East
James Zacharias is the senior curator of education and curator of history at the Museum of Arts and Sciences. Learn about the culture of the Florida Crackers, their lifestyle, origin and how the name came to be, as well as "cracker" cuisine and how they lived close to the land. Zacharias also will share stories of unique and famous cracker cowboys of the 1880's such as "Bone" Mizell and Hub Williams.
Tuesday, Oct. 2
Advanced Technology College (ATC), Multipurpose Room (Rm. 109)
Don't be a Victim
Enjoy a most informative session with State Attorney R.J. LaRizza on how to protect yourself from white-collar crime.
Tuesday, Oct. 9
Advanced Technology College (ATC), Multipurpose Room (Rm. 109)
Today's Foreign Policy Challenges
Hear about today's most pressing foreign policy challenges from the perspective of an expert. Ambassador Nancy Soderberg has served as deputy national security advisor and as an ambassador to the United Nations. She was instrumental in the search for peace in Northern Ireland. Currently, she is president of Soderberg Global Solutions and director of the Public Service Leadership Program at the University of North Florida. She is on the Board of Advisors to the President of the Naval Postgraduate School and Naval War College, and was previously president of Connect U.S. Fund, vice president of the International Crisis Group, and an advisor to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. She is the author of two books and many articles, as well as a regular TV and radio commentator.
Tuesday, Oct. 16
Advanced Technology College (ATC), Multipurpose Room (Rm. 109)
World War I - The Impact in the Middle East
The Great War was responsible for the current turmoil in the Middle East. The level of destruction and upheaval was staggering. The war ravaged the land and decimated armies, destroyed whole societies and economies. The social, economic and psychological effects were deep and devastating. The Sykes-Picot Agreement and the Balfour Declaration entrapped the region in new structures of imperial governance and laid the foundation for enduring mutual suspicion. Presented by Dr. Nancy Duke.
Tuesday, Oct. 23
Advanced Technology College (ATC), Multipurpose Room (Rm. 109)
Report Card on Reducing Homelessness
Sam Willet, chair of the Commission on Homelessness in Volusia and Flagler Counties, will present an update on this high-interest topic. Over the past several years, our community has felt discouraged regarding the perceived lack of progress in our efforts to reduce local homelessness. The reality of homelessness in our community is that we are making progress. By following the strategy of Housing First, our community has made permanent housing a reality for individuals who were once unsheltered. Our Rapid Re-Housing Program has taken hundreds of unsheltered individuals, with a special emphasis on veterans, directly from the street into permanent housing.
Tuesday, Oct. 30
Advanced Technology College (ATC), Multipurpose Room (Rm. 109)
The Crowded Skies
Sid McGuirk is chair of Applied Aviation Sciences at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Every day in America, tens of thousands of people get on airplanes thinking about a lot of things like their business and personal plans, but not about whether it is safe to fly. Safety is the number one priority of the systems around the globe that ensure you get from your departure point to your destination safely in very complex and crowded airspace. McGuirk spent 35 years as a front-line air traffic controller and manager within the busiest and most complex air traffic system on the planet. Now, as chair of ERAU's Applied Aviation Sciences Department, he's teaching young people the skill sets to become the air traffic control workforce of tomorrow.
Tuesday, Nov. 6
Advanced Technology College (ATC), Multipurpose Room (Rm. 109)
The Vietnam War
The American experience in Vietnam was a long and painful one for the nation. The war ended the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and left a lasting impression on Richard Nixon's administration. The misinformation and nightly war coverage into American homes made the Vietnam experience one that transformed America. DSC professor Douglas Giacobbe will take you on a journey back to this turning point in our history.
Tuesday, Nov. 13
Advanced Technology College (ATC), Multipurpose Room (Rm. 109)
The Changing Face of School Safety
Louie Mercer is the director of Campus Safety for Daytona State College. He is a retired police commander who worked with the Daytona Beach Police Department for 22 years. He now handles all aspects of campus safety for Daytona State. Educational institutions have undergone tremendous change in the area of camps safety, and Mercer will discuss the new face of security for schools, as well as police and campus safety response to violence since the Columbine High School shooting in 1999. He will also discuss all that Daytona State does to help keep its students, faculty and staff safe.
Tuesday, Nov. 20
Advanced Technology College (ATC), Multipurpose Room (Rm. 109)
Singers and the Art of Singing
Dr. Jean Hickman and the DSC Singers will present an entertaining look at the performance process, including a sneak peak of music from upcoming concerts.
Tuesday, Nov. 27*
Daytona Beach Campus, Hosseini Center, Cafe 101
1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach
Everything you ever wanted to know about chocolate
The cooking team of Chef Costa Magoulas and Dr. Eve Ann Magoulas will present a sweet session of scrumptious ways to kick off your holidays with a universal guest pleaser - chocolate!
Tuesday, Dec. 4*
Daytona Beach Campus, Hosseini Center, Southeast Museum of Photography
1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach
The Shuttle
A photography exhibition focused on NASA's space shuttle program. Contributing artists include John Chakeres, who had special access to photograph the space shuttles between 1981 and 1986; Michael Soluri, whose fine-art approach captures the burn marks left by the giant rocket boosters powering the lift-off of the space shuttles; and Roland Miller, who captures the many relics and abandoned facilities of NASA's past ventures. Gallery tour and refreshments immediately follow the presentation.
The Foundation created the WISE program to provide continuing education and cultural enrichment activities to senior members of the community. WISE is open to anyone age 50 or older, for $25 for an individual or $45 per couple per year.
Find a complete list of fall presenters at DaytonaState.edu/wise. For more information, contact Suzette Cameron (386) 506-4506, or Suzette.Cameron@DaytonaState.edu.
