'Discover Delaware'
Lunchtime speaker series features diverse topics in education
1:57 p.m., Sept. 11, 2015--The University of Delaware’s Interdisciplinary Science Learning Laboratories lunchtime speaker series begins Monday, Sept. 21, with a talk and photography show by visual storyteller Kholood Eid.
The weekly series, which is free and open to the public, is titled “Discover Delaware — Roots Rifts Reconciliation” and features diverse topics in education involving UD faculty and staff and experts from throughout the tri-state area.
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Sessions will be held from 12:30-2 p.m. on Mondays in Room 110 of the DuPont Science Learning Laboratories, the instructional wing of the Harker Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Laboratory. Every week, each speaker will present a TED-style talk, followed by a discussion.
Registration is required; to register or for more information, contact Kimberly Doucette at doucette@udel.edu. The first 30 attendees to register will be provided sandwiches and beverages.
The series is co-sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Experiential Learning and the Office of Service Learning.
Following are the speakers and topics for fall semester:
Sept. 21 — Kholood Eid, Middle Eastern/Midwestern visual storyteller (talk and photography show), “Intersecting Parallels: The Identities of Arab and Jewish Women in Haifa, Israel.”
Sept. 28 — Michelle Rodgers, associate dean and director, University of Delaware Cooperative Extension, “The Roots of Our Land-Grant Mission in Cooperative Extension”; and Troy Richards, associate professor and chairperson, Department of Art and Design, “Art Thinking.”
Oct. 5 — Dan Rich, University Professor of Public Policy, School of Public Policy and Administration, “Strengthening Wilmington Schools”; and Debbie Hansen, education associate for visual and performing arts gifted programs, state of Delaware, “Creativity Across Curricular Disciplines.”
Oct. 12 — Gabrielle Foreman, Ned B. Allen Professor of English and professor of Black American Studies; Curtis Small, public services librarian, Special Collections, UD Library; and Syl Woolford, independent historian of Delaware black history, “Colored Conventions.”
Oct. 19 — Gretchen Bauer, professor of political science and international relations, “Young African Leaders Engage UD and Delaware”; and Sue McNeil, professor of civil and environmental engineering, “Educating Engineers as Stewards of our Physical Infrastructure.”
Oct. 26 — Julie McGee, curator of African American art, University Museums, and associate professor of Black American Studies, “Woodshedding and ‘ReSoundings’: Collaborating with Artists”; and Yael Haislip, program coordinator, UD ArtsBridge, "Building Bridges: Making Lasting Connections to Learning through Arts Integration."
Nov. 2 — Sue Serra, assistant director, Office of Service Learning, “Summer in the City: Service Learning Scholars in Wilmington”; and Jennifer Ferris, social studies and music teacher, First State Military Academy, Clayton, Delaware, "Interdisciplinarity and the Arts in the Social Studies Classroom."
Nov. 9 — Colin Miller, director of global arts, College of Arts and Sciences, "Artists in Residency: Hosting Socially Engaged International Artists on Our Campus"; and Tony Middlebrooks, associate professor, Organizational and Community Leadership Program, School of Public Policy and Administration, "Developing the Next Generation of International Leaders: Immersion, Disequilibrium, Connection."
Nov. 16 — Jann Sutton, educational technology consultant, IT-Academic Technology Services, "Campus-Wide 3-D Printing Initiative."
Nov. 30 — Virginia Bradley, professor of art, topic to be announced later; and closing remarks by Nancy Targett, UD acting president.
Photo by Evan Krape