The Global Legacy of Martin Luther King in the 21st Century
Tuesday, 5 April 2011, 7:00om - 8:30pm
Commonwealth Ballroom in Squires
The ASPECT/PGG Speaker Series is proud to present the Ut Prosim Month Keynote Speaker Dr. Clayborne Carson, internationally renowned scholar and founding director of the MLK Research and Education Institute at Stanford University. Dr. Carson will give a powerful talk tracing the legacy of Gandhi and MLK through the twentieth century and up to the tragedy at Virginia Tech in 2007. This presentation has been collaboratively envisioned by graduate students in conversation with Dr. Carson as a unique opportunity to place the history of Virginia Tech within the context of over a century of critical thought on violence and its alternatives in the modern world.
Please direct questions or requests for promotional materials to Jordan Hill at jordanrh@vt.edu with your contact information.
Although @ 7:00pm you'll be workshopping PDePs, please pass along to your
colleagues and friends who are not enrolled in GEDI this semester.
Virginia Tech STAND Chapter (an organization dedicated to awareness and advocacy concerning genocide and genocidal violence in conflicts around the world), the African Students Association (ASA), and the Department of History will be hosting Omekongo, a well-known Congolese motivational speaker and performer. He will be performing an original piece of spoken-word poetry (also known as slam poetry), as well as facilitating a Q&A to follow on the subjects of Congo, Sudan, genocide, sexual violence, and economic exploitation. He's an incredibly powerful speaker and performer, and has been hosted by prominent institutions in the United States and worldwide such as Harvard, MIT, CNN, and a number of others.
For a downloadable copy of the GEW flyer, click here.
Looking for something fun and intellectually stimulating to help enliven your week? Well, your in luck! Although it is already midweek, it is also Graduate Education Week 2011, which means (although it's probably redundant) there's plenty of exciting events to enjoy! Hooray for GEW 2011! Below are distillations for some of the highlights yet-to-come.
Be sure to take a look at the VT Graduate Education Week website for more information about (and photos from) GEW 2011. You can also savor this year's celebration of you with a commemorative, collectable, and easily downloadable copy of the colorful and informative GEW flyer (see above).
Introducing the pièce de résistance of GEW (or at least of Thursday). Please come check it out, with your patronage, we might be able to make this a more regular feature. Grab an americano from Greenberry's (or elsewhere around town), nibble on a baked good, and soak up the academic ambiance and agri-culture.
The On-Campus Farmers Market at Virginia Tech:
Blacksburg Farmers Market Vendors Visit Campus
Stop by for an on-campus showcase of baked goods, produce, crafts, and more. Learn about the delicious local foods the market has to offer the campus and the community!
THURSDAY March 24, 2011
11:00am-3:00pm
GLC PLAZA
In celebration of Graduate Education Week, Virginia Tech's Graduate School and the Center for Student Engagement and Community Partnerships are sponsoring an on-campus farmers market featuring vendors from the Blacksburg Farmers Market. In addition, Fred Kirschenmann, distinguished fellow for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University will visit the market from 2:00pm until 3:00pm to meet and greet students.
Presented by:
Center for Student Engagement & Community Partnerships
Division of Student Affairs
Friends of the Farmers Market
Graduate School at Virginia Tech
Sustainable Food Corps
An Evening with Farmer Philosopher Fred Kirschenmann
Thursday, March 24, 2011 @ 7:00pm
Fralin Auditorium
If you don't have a chance to chat with Fred at the on-campus farmers market, be sure to spend the evening listening to stories from his career and discussing the importance of maintaining soil health, developing small- and medium-sized farms, and incorporating biodynamic techniques into farms. Take a look at the event flyer and review the previous GEDI blog post here.
Bill Bradley
“Leadership in a Changing World” - Cutchins Distinguished Lecture
Thursday, March 24 @ 7:30 pm
Burruss Auditorium
Ok, technically not a part of GEW 2011, but how often does VT host a former U.S. senator, presidential candidate, Basketball Hall of Famer, Olympic gold medalist, Rhodes Scholar, and bestselling author? Well, to be frank...not very often. If you're not already planning to attend the Fred Kirschenmann event, head over to Burruss for an evening with Bill. More information found here.
Big Cook Out
Friday, March 25, 2011 @ 4:30pm until 6:30pm
Graduate School Lawn & GLC Multipurpose Room
Graduate students and their families are invited to enjoy FREE food, music, and games. Come hungry and bring a blanket for lawn lounging!
And finally, courtesy of a former (and now successfully employed) GEDI, a brief comic interlude during an otherwise hectic Graduate Education Week. If nothing else, this helps remind us how great it is to be a grad student.
Many of you may already know about this upcoming event, but methinks it doesn't hurt to re-advertise. Additionally, I believe you might find some connections (albeit perhaps at times tangental) to our discussions about diversity, pedagogy, student engagement, and 21st century academic research.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
7pm, Fralin Auditorium
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Fred Kirshenmann is a world-renowned leader in sustainable agriculture who combines his experience as an organic farmer with an education in philosophy to offer a unique view of agriculture. Kirschenmann is the Distinguished Fellow for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University and President of Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York. He travels extensively nationally and abroad discussing the importance of maintaining soil health, developing small- and medium-sized farms, and incorporating biodynamic techniques into farms. In April 2010, the University Press of Kentucky is publishing a book of Kirschenmann’s essays edited by New Mexico State University agricultural economist Connie Falk. The book, Cultivating an Ecological Conscience: Essays from a Farmer Philosopher, follows his writing on farming, philosophy and sustainability. He has published articles in other books including Farm Aid: A Song for America, Agroecosystems Analysis and Sustainable Agroecosystem Management.
ah, the beauty of RSS feeds (be sure to check out the righthand column for more great syndicated content)...
courtesy of Notes From Newman: HNFE Research & Resources (Rebecca Kate Miller you are awesome! Please keep disseminating great information! Check out more of her frequent, timely, and often humorous dispatches here.)
Yes, that's right--the Newman Library Study Cafe is NOW OPEN! The first floor door is open, as well, which means that you can enter the library directly on the first floor, and head right on over to Greenberry's, the cafe vendor. View a drink menu here!
In addition to coffee and other beverages, the study cafe has hot and cold sandwiches, pastries, salads, and other food. Greenberry's takes all kinds of payment except meal plans; cash, credit card, check, and Hokie dollars are all accepted.
I, in fact, am drinking a Greenberry's beverage right now, as I write this post. I swung by the study cafe on my way to Wallace Office Hours (where I'll be until 3:30 today) and picked up a tall (which is the smallest size drink) light roast. Delicious, and kept me nice and warm on the rainy walk over here.
Be sure to stop by Newman Library today and check out the new cafe!"
