Outside story possibility – Presidential forum

From a CMU email:

A reminder that faculty, staff and students are invited to attend a forum Wednesday, April 27 to learn about current CMU initiatives, including updates on transition reports, strategic planning, prioritizations and assessments, and an update on the budget.

President George E. Ross, Provost Gary Shapiro, Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services David Burdette, and Vice President of Development and External Relations Kathleen Wilbur will lead the discussion.

The forum will run from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Bovee University Center Auditorium and will be Webcast so those unable to attend in person can participate. Anyone wishing to submit questions in advance can send them to Steve Smith at smith1sf@cmich.edu and your question will be addressed at the forum.

CMU students, faculty and staff who wish to participate in the Webcast of Wednesday’s forum should complete the steps below. Questions for the panelists can be typed in chat. Speakers or headphones will be required to hear the live feed.

Outside story possibilities – April 25-30

Monday, 7-8:30 p.m., Powers Hall ballroom (second floor) – Winona LaDuke – Author and activist Winona LaDuke will host a public presentation, “Deconstructing America – Identity, Empire and Naming – Re-Nativizing Michigan and Beyond,” as part of her role as Central Michigan University’s Denison Visiting Professor of Native American Studies. LaDuke is an internationally acclaimed author, orator and activist who has devoted her life to protecting the lands and lifeways of Native American communities. She is the founding director of the White Earth Land Recovery Project, a reservation based non-profit devoted to restoring the land-base and culture of the White Earth Anishinaabeg. She also is the Executive Director of Honor the Earth, where she works on a national level to advocate, raise public support, and create funding for frontline native environmental groups. In the 1996 and 2000 presidential elections, she was Ralph Nader’s vice-presidential running mate on the Green Party ticket.

Thursday, noon-midnight, outside Bovee U.C. – Darfur Stoves fundraiser – The Darfur Stoves Fundraiser will be held outside the Bovee University Center and then online for the web telethon. This event is sponsored by the Center for Professional and Personal Ethics at Central Michigan University as part of Human Rights Month.

Outside story possibilities – April 18-23

Monday, noon-1 p.m., Bovee UC: Terrace A, B, C, & D – Soup & Substance: Rape Survivors in Democratic Republic of Congo – Description: Presented by Dr. LeeAnn DeReus. It is one in a series where members of the campus community and greater Mt. Pleasant area gather for a soup luncheon and a substantive presentation on diversity-related topics. Free and open to the public. Brought to you by the Multicultural Center and co-sponsored by Women’s Studies Department.  This event is a part of: Women’s History Month

Monday, 7-9 p.m., Plachta Auditorium – Frank Abagnale, a former con artist extraordinare whose crime inspired the movie “Catch Me If You Can,” is one of the world’s most respected authorities on forgery, embezzlement, and secure documents. After a five year international crimespree he was arrested at age 21 for casting millions in fraudulent checks worldwide posing as a doctor, lawyer, and airline pilot. Following his five-year prison term, he was released after agreeing to help the FBI as an expert on fraud.

Tuesday, 4-5 p.m., Powers Hall ballroom (second floor) – The Future of the Clean Energy Economy –  Stanley “Skip” Pruss, a graduate of the University of Michigan and Wayne State University Law School, is a principal in 5 Lakes Energy LLC, a clean energy technology consultancy focusing on enabling and accelerating Michigan’s clean energy economy. Until August, 2010, Mr. Pruss was the Director of the Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth and Michigan’s Chief Energy Officer, where he was responsible for designing and implementing Michigan’s clean energy economy diversification efforts.
Mr. Pruss also served as Governor Jennifer Granholm’s Special Advisor for Renewable Energy and the Environment and Chair of the Great Lakes Offshore Wind Council. Prior to that, he was the Deputy Director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Until 2003, Mr. Pruss served as the Assistant Attorney General in Charge of Michigan’s Consumer Protection Division where he was also Chair of the Department of Attorney General’s Public Protection Practice Group.

Tuesday – 7-9 p.m., Brooks 179 – Take Back the Tap SUSO Panel – Take Back the Tap will be holding a panel on bottled water in Brooks 179.

Tuesday, 7-8 p.m., Moore 112 – Public Debate: Should Michigan legalize physician assisted suicide? Come watch this hour-long public debate as CMU students from COM 267: Introduction to Debate present arguments both for and against legalizing physician assisted suicide in Michigan. The prepared arguments will be followed by questions and discussion from the audience.

Wednesday, 7-9 p.m., Pearce 127 – WAR on Campus – Becky McDonald, director of Women at Risk International (WAR), will give a presentation on domestic and global gender-based violence with an emphasis on human trafficking. McDonald will explore how her Grand Rapids based non-profit organization is working to address human trafficking and liberate women all over the world. Products made by women rescued from trafficking situations will be on sale at the event as well as prior to the presentation. The proceeds are returned to women living in safe houses and used to help them move towards economic self-sufficiency. Open to everyone, campus-wide and community.

Wednesday, 7-9 p.m., Park Library Auditorium – That Sl*t Asked For It, Right? – A frank discussion about the misconceptions surrounding sexual aggression.

Thursday, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Anspach 162 -Autism Awareness Panel –  There will be a panel presentation in recognition of April being Autism Awareness Month. The panel will consist of professionals and parents discussing Autism Spectrum Disorders from 6:30-7:30 in Anspach 162.

Outside story possibilities – April 11-16

Monday, Noon-1 p.m. – Bovee University Center Terrace Rooms – Soup and Substance – Discussion that kicks off Pride Week at CMU, an event that celebrates the LGBTQ community.

Monday, 7-8 p.m., Bovee University Center Auditorium – APAHM Guest Lecturer: Amer Ahmed – Description: This session will unveil a historical continuum of Islam in relationship to the Black oral tradition of rhythmic storytelling.  This event is a part of: Asian Heritage Month.

Monday, 7 p.m. – Plachta Auditorium – “Cherry Bomb!” talk-show style panel, part of Pride Week events.

Tuesday, 5-6 p.m., Wightman 142 – Eclectic Focus: Artist Talk by Larry Burditt. Description: Department of Art & Design Chairperson will give an artist talk about his work as an artist and graphic designer. The talk will be in Wightman 142 on the CMU campus and is free and open to the public.

Tuesday, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Anspach 161. Human Rights, Violence & Free Markets: The Case of Rwanda. Description: Presented by Michael Strong & Magatte Wade. This event is sponsored by the Center for Professional and Personal Ethics at Central Michigan University as part of Human Rights Month.

Wednesday – 4:30-5 p.m. – “Day of Silence” is a national event sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network. Starts at 4:30 p.m. in front of Park Library.

Wednesday, 7-8 p.m., Education and Human Services Building: 118 Lecture Hall – Human Rights & Gender Roles: The Case of Senegal. Description: Presented by Michael Strong & Magatte Wade. This event is sponsored by the Center for Professional and Personal Ethics at Central Michigan University as part of Human Rights Month.

Thursday, 7-8 p.m., Moore 112 – Public Debate: Should Michigan create a DNA police database? – Description: Come watch this hour-long public debate as CMU students from COM 267: Introduction to Debate present arguments both for and against creating a DNA database for Michigan police. The prepared arguments will be followed by questions and discussion from the audience.

Friday, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Saturday, 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Park Library Auditorium – The English Department and the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences present “Imagining the Fantastic: Mythic Art, Music, and Conversation,” featuring internationally known artists and writers. Activities include panel discussions, book signings, lunch with the presenters, a harp concert, and the U.S. premiere of the film Sir Lanval. The presenters are Elizabeth Jane Baldry, Ari Berk, Tony DiTerlizzi, Carolyn Dunn, Brian Froud, Wendy Froud, Eddie Gamarra, Kris McDermott, and Charles Vess.

Outside story possibilities – April 4-9

Time is starting to run out, folks, so get on these if you haven’t already.

Monday, 7-8:30 p.m., Powers Hall ballroom (second floor) – Griffin Policy Forum on Judicial Selection. Description: Panelists will discuss issues related to judicial selection, including whether judges should be elected or chosen on a merit basis. The panelists include The Honorable Marilyn Kelly, Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, and Rich Robinson, Executive Director of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network.

Tuesday, 4-5 p.m., Bovee U.C. Auditorium – Impress the Recruiter at Teacher Fair. Description: What’s so important about networking face-to-face at a career fair? Isn’t this just a cattle call? Do employers really hire candidates based on the information gathered at these events? Find out why Career Fairs are important and how they set students/alumni apart. Discover what to learn from employers and what they want to learn about you. This session will educate students on what to do before, during, and after a career fair to ensure success.

Wednesday, 7-8 p.m, Plachta Auditorium – APAHM Keynote Speaker: Mike Kim. Description: Mike Kim is the founder of Crossing Borders, an non-governmental organization providing aid to North Koreans. On New Year’s Day 2003, he gave up his financial planning business in Chicago and left for China on a one-way ticket carrying little more than two duffle bags. While living on the North Korean border, he operated undercover as a student of North Korean taekwondo, training under North Korean masters from Pyongyan, eventually receiving a second-degree blackbelt. During his time in China, he learned of the hundreds of thousands of North Koreans fleeing to China through a 6,000-mile modern underground railroad in search of food and freedom. Kim received his MBA from Georgetown University and now travels and speaks widely to raise awareness of their plight.

Wednesday, 7-8 p.m., Park Library Auditorium – Burnt Church: Religion, Culture and Politics in a Contested Place. Description: In 1999, violence erupted between Mi’kmaw people and their non-native neighbours over access to the Atlantic fishery. Over the next three years, people in Burnt Church/Esgenoôpetitj were beaten, threatened and shot at, and property was torched in both communities, including the burning of the Mi’kmaw sacred arbour, and a summer cottage. What motivated this violence? Were people really willing to risk their lives over a few fish?
Drawing upon her ethnographic fieldwork in the Mi’kmaw and settler communities of Burnt Church, Dr. King argues that it is only when we understand the importance of landscape, culture, religion, and environmental concerns, and their interrelationship, that we will understand what was at stake for those who participated in the dispute.

Outside story possibilities – March 28-April 2

Monday – 3-5 p.m., Powers 136 – Organization of Women Leaders panel. Description: The Organization of Women Leaders will be hosting “Women’s Empowerment Week” from March 27th-April 2nd. Monday’s event will be a panel of prominent women from campus and the community discussing issues affecting women.

Monday – 7-8:30 p.m., Plachta Auditorium – The Partition of Sudan & the Crisis in the Arab World. Description: Gérard Prunier will discuss the results and implications of the January 2011 referendum in Sudan–where citizens in the southern region voted to become an independent country–as well as the revolutions in Northern Africa. The audience will have an opportunity to ask questions following the lecture.

Monday – 7:30-9 p.m., EHS French Auditorium – Chaz Maviyane-Davies – Barstow Lecture. Description: Maviyane-Davies is a Zimbabwe native and Professor of Design at Massachusetts College of Art. He will speak about his work which takes on social issues such as consumerism, health, nutrition, social responsibility, the environment and human rights.

Tuesday – 7 p.m., Bovee University Center Auditorium – Speak Up, Speak Out forum, College Life: The Good, the bad and the ugly. CMU President George Ross and a panel of students will answer questions about the college experience at CMU. See Monday’s CM Life for more details.

Tuesday, 7-9 p.m., Sweeney Hall Lobby – Plus-Size Fabulous, Thin Happiness. Description: The Organization of Women Leaders will be hosting “Women’s Empowerment Week” from March 27th-April 2nd. Tuesday’s event will be a discussion on positive body image. Fun, uplifting activities and refreshments will be provided.

Wednesday, noon-1 p.m. – Bovee UC, Maroon and Gold Room – Soup & Substance: One Student Body or Two? The Views and Experiences of Color and White Students. Description: This Soup is presented by Dr. Mary Senter (SASW) and Jeffrey Dupont (SASW.) It is one in a series where members of the campus community and greater Mt. Pleasant area gather for a soup luncheon and a substantive presentation on diversity-related topics. Free and open to the public. Brought to you by the Multicultural Center and co-sponsored by SASW and the CARRS Center.

Wednesday, 7-9 p.m., Education and Human Services Building, 118 lecture hall. The Rev. Dr. Jesse L. Douglas Sr.: The Struggle for Civil and Human Rights. Desciption: Please join us as we welcome Rev. Dr. Jesse L. Douglas, Sr. as the speaker of NAACP’s week. Dr. Douglas contributed vastly in the Civil Rights Movement. He served as a national board member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference as well as the president of the Montgomery Improvement Agency (where he worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for about eight years). These are just a few of his contributions to this momentous time in history. Dr. Douglas will be speaking in regards to his involvement in the Civil Rights period as well as what needs to be done today to further progress the movement for civil and human rights.

Thursday, 6-7 p.m., Park Library Auditorium – Douglas Fordham – Barstow Lecture. Description: Douglas Fordham is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Virginia. He will be giving an art historical perspective on the subversive power of William Hogarth’s art.

Saturday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Veteran’s Memorial Library (downtown), Mid-Michigan Body and Soul Festival. Description: Join Open Grove Society as we welcome vendors and exhibitors from across the state for a holistic festival. There will be a full day of entertainment for the entire family.  This year we are holding our festival in the Heart of downtown festival in the Veteran’s memorial library annex and the near by UU center.
In the UU center, we will be having many free workshops and classes for increasing well-being. These are open to the public.  There will also be performances by local musicians, belly dancers (with free lesson), and a community drum circle. Psychics and mediums will be on hand for your entertainment and enjoyment. Shop our vendor area for unique gift options.
The Body and Soul Festival is completely handicap accessible and smoke-free.

Saturday, 11 a.m. – 9 p.m., CMU Events Center and McGuirk Arena. 22nd Annual CMU Pow wow: Celebrating Life. Description: Grand Entries are at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Noon on Sunday.  Admission:
Adults (18-59 years), $7; Elders (60 years & up); $5 Youth (5-17 years), $5
SCIT members (with ID), free; CMU students (with ID), free; Children (4 years and under), free.

Outside story possibilities – March 21-26

Monday – David Garcia Project – Open Session – Bovee UC Maroon Room, 7-8 p.m. – The David Garcia Project is a program through the Central Michigan Volunteer Center that was created as a memorial for a visually impaired computer programmer, David Garcia. Through four different simulations, students will learn and experience what it is like to have a disability and reflect as a group.

Tuesday – University Budget Forum Hosted by SGA – Park Library Auditorium, 6-7:30 p.m. – Are you wondering how the proposed Michigan budget will affect CMU? If so, then please attend the University Budget Forum hosted by the Student Government Association to become informed on this issue. Vice President David Burdette of Finance and Administrative Services and Vice President Kathy Wilbur of Development and External Relations will be presenting and answering questions about CMU’s budget. The forum will take place Tuesday, March 22nd, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the Library Auditorium.

Tuesday – Heather Ault – Barstow Lecture – Bovee U.C. Auditorium, 7-8:30 p.m. – Artist, designer and activist, Heather Ault will speak about her work. In her current project “4,000 Years For Choice” she explores the extensive and complex history of reproductive control.

Wednesday – Hearst Journalism speaker, Tim Skubick – Bovee U.C. Auditorium – 7:30-9 p.m. – Tim Skubick, Michigan’s foremost political journalist and anchor and producer of “Off the Record,” WKAR-TV, will hold a question/answer session on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. in the Bovee UC Auditorium. Sponsors of this event are the Department of Journalism, CCFA Dean’s Office and CMU Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists. This event is free and open to the public.

Thursday – Soup & Substance: Education–East & West – Noon-1 p.m., Bovee UC: Terrace A, B, C, & D – Join us as a panel of international students discuss educational similarities and differences between their countries and the U.S. This is one in a series where members of the campus community and greater Mt. Pleasant area gather for a soup luncheon and a substantive presentation on diversity-related topics. Free and open to the public. Brought to you by the Multicultural Education Center and co-sponsored by Office of International Affairs. This event is a part of: Asian Heritage Month

 

Outside story possibilities – March 14-20

Monday, EHS French Auditorium, 7:30-9 p.m.  – The Yes Men – Barstow Lecture Series – from their blog ” Identity Correction (Yes Men) – Impersonating big-time criminals in order to publicly humiliate them. Our targets are leaders and big corporations who put profits ahead of everything else.” Sponsored by the art department.

Tuesday, 9-10:30 a.m., Bovee UC Terrace A, B, C and D – Morning Keynote in Celebration of Women’s History Month: Effectively fit social media into your lifestyle to empower your personal, intellectual and professional self. Learn to use social media tools to connect with others, expand your knowledge and build your career. The speaker will be Rachel Esterline ’10, who works as an account executive with AGP & Associates, a marketing and communications firm in Midland.  This event is a part of: Women’s History Month

Wednesday – 7-9:30 p.m. – Education and Human Services Building: 118 Lecture Hall – T R Johnson Endowment Speaker Series – Richard Louv, 2008 Audubon Medal winner and author of “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder” will speak on “The Restorative Power of the Natural World”. The presentation will be followed by a book signing and reception.

 

 

Outside story possibilities, March 1-6

Tuesday – 7 p.m., Park Library Auditorium – The Appeal of Provenance: Stories Told By Old Michigan Books” will be held at 7 p.m. March 1 in Park Library Auditorium. Reception will follow in Clarke Historical Library. Larry B. Massie will share stories about old Michigan books from his collection of 40,000 volumes, which go far beyond their textual contents. This presentation will appeal to fellow collectors or anyone with an interest in Michigan’s colorful past.

Tuesday– 5 p.m., Wightman 142 – Alynn Guerra, artist from Red Hydrant Press in Grand Rapids, will give a slide lecture of her artwork. The event is free and open to the public.

Outside story possibilities – Feb. 21-27

Monday, Feb. 21 – Park Library Auditorium, 2-3 p.m. – Discussion on Tucson Ethnic Studies Ban. Details: Join us as Norma & Jose Gonzalez discuss the effort against the Tucson Ethnic Studies Ban and Arizona HB 2281.

Tuesday, Feb. 22 – Noon-1 p.m. – Bovee U.C. Rotunda – Soup and Substance, The Role That Formal Education and Occupational Diversity Must Play in the Social. Details: Join us for this Soup & Substance, one in a series where members of the campus community and greater Mt. Pleasant area gather for a soup luncheon and a substantive presentation on diversity-related topics. This Soup is presented by Ronald Freeman, 1968 Olympic Gold Medalist. Co-sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha.

Tuesday, Feb. 22 – 7-8 p.m. – Bovee U.C. Auditorium – How the Multi-Culturalism Exhibited in the Olympic Games Impacts the Black Community World Wide. Details: 1968 Olympic Gold Medalist Ron Freeman presents the above-titled lecture. There will be time for questions and answers after the lecture. Co-sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha.

Wednesday, Feb. 23 – 7-9 p.m. – Pearce 127 –  Invisible Children Presents: The Congo Tour. Details:  Invisible Children will be showing a new documentary called Tony, which tells the story of a formerly abducted child soldier adjusting to a normal life in central East Africa. Four representatives, three American and one Ugandan, will be present to answer questions and sell official Invisible Children merchandise from the national nonprofit organization.

Wednesday, Feb. 23 – 7-9 p.m. – Bovee U.C. Auditorium – “Speak Up, Speak Out: The Current Events Series” Immigration in the U.S.: Jobs & Justice. Details: “Speak Up, Speak Out: The Current Events Series” is not a lecture series. It’s more like a town hall meeting called to discuss important events and topics in the news. Each forum is an opportunity for all participants to collaborate in thinking through the issues, identify problems, and consider solutions.

Thursday, Feb. 24 – 6-8 p.m. – Bovee U.C. Auditorium – Black History Month: For The Love of Liberty. Details: Documentary viewing and panel discussion