Thursday, 06 Oct 2011
A Diversity Model That Works: The Mentoring Ladder
Louisiana State University Boyd Professor Isiah Warner's mentoring ladder involves faculty, postdocs, graduate students and undergraduates, all of whom reinforce their scientific skills and commitment to research by mentoring younger students. He will speak about the keys to successful recruiting and mentoring for under-represented graduate and undergraduate students. College of Engineering Diversity Workshop Keynote Speaker.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2011
Jumpstart Your Creativity with Sara Merritt
Get your creative juices flowing!
Captive Caterpillar Chain Maille Bracelet with Gail Ferlazzo
Explore chain maille with this easy rainbow-colored starter piece.
Saturday, 15 Oct 2011
"Little Dresses for Africa" Work Day
Simple dresses made out of pillowcases provide relief and hope for the children of Africa. We will provide the supplies, but can use the hands of volunteers to assist with making the dresses.
Dandiya Night
The Indian Students Association is sponsoring Dandiya Night, a cultural celebration. Dandiya Night is a great opportunity to dress in colorful traditional outfits, catch up with friends, eat good Indian food and have some fun! Imagine being a part of a beautiful synchronous cultural dance with over 100 other people. It's OK if you don't know how to do Dandiya Raas, many of us don't!
Latino Heritage Month Keynote Lecture Carlos Munoz
Carlos Munoz is a founder of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement and a pioneer in the academic disciplines of Chicano/Latino & Ethnic Studies. After four decades of teaching in higher education, he has gained prominence as a political scientist, historian and public intellectual in the areas of racial politics, diversity, immigration, civil and human rights and affirmative action. His book Youth, Identity, Power: The Chicano Movement...
Sunday, 16 Oct 2011
"Little Dresses for Africa" Work Day
Simple dresses made out of pillowcases provide relief and hope for the children of Africa. We will provide the supplies, but can use the hands of volunteers to assist with making the dresses.
Wednesday, 26 Oct 2011
Escape from Slavery
Francis Bok was only seven years old when he and 10 other Sudanese children of the Dinka ethnic group were taken at gunpoint and forced into slavery. Bok was the first Sudanese escaped slave to testify before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. His book, "Escape From Slavery," is considered an important record of the experience of contemporary slavery. Part of the Network against Human Trafficking Conference.
Friday, 28 Oct 2011
Universal Design in Electronic Voting
Juan E. Gilbert is an IDEaS Professor and Chair of the Human-Centered Computing Division in the School of Computing at Clemson University, where he leads the Human-Centered Computing Lab. He and his research team were recently awarded a $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to conduct research on accessible voting technologies.