"Leadership and Education in a Globalizing World: China’s Challenge"
Julia Chang Bloch
President of the US-China Education Trust (USCET)
Former US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Nepal
Whitehall Classroom Building Room 118
5:00-6:40pm
http://china.as.uky.edu/scholars/ambassador-julia-chang-bloch
Dr. Kirk Hazen Lecture part of the Linguistic lecture speaker series.
"The bottom line is this: If you understand the Net Generation, you will understand the future. If you're a baby boomer or GenXer: This is your field guide," so says Don Tapscott in his 2009 publication, Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World. This book is one of three textbooks for my Media Arts & Studies 555 course, The Internet and Social Change. Tapscott recognizes how my generation--the Net Generation--is a unique and powerful social shift that is manifesting itself in nearly all aspects of life. The book is divided into chapters that analyze and compare the Net Generation and the Baby Boomers in terms of their cognitive processes, educational structures, the work force, the marketplace, the family unit, and more. The more I read it, the more I find myself agreeing with Tapscott. His argument is based on what he names "Eight Generation Net Norms".
UK will host the 30th Annual Conference for the Society for Interdisciplinary French Seventeenth-Century Studies (SE17) beginning Thursday, Nov. 3.
When Gareth Voss, pictured with his father, political science Professor Steve Voss (right), and biology Professor Randall Voss (left), was tasked with finding a UK professor to work with on a project at Dunbar High School, he never thought that a common email mix-up would have such a lasting effect on his scholarly trajectory.
In this Dean's Channel Video, Dean Mark Kornbluh sits down to talk with the new President of the University of Kentucky, Eli Capilouto. President Capilouto stresses the importance of a strong and broad undergraduate education that harnesses the power of technology and cutting-edge research.
Every first Friday of the month, UK College of Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Working Group hosts a networking forum for faculty, students, staff, and members of the community, including sustainability advocates, growers, business owners, market managers, chefs, etc. (see http://www2.ca.uky.edu/safs/ for more information). It is our hope that through our speakers, we’ll be able to start some lively discussions and maybe get some project ideas flying. Download the flier.
For this month’s First Friday on November 4, we have invited a panel of 3 A&S faculty members to talk about: “Does Culture Matter in Sustainable Agriculture?”
First Friday: November 4
7:30 am - 9:30am
E.S. Good Barn
A Panel Discussion: Does Culture Matter in Sustainable Agriculture?
Jeff Rice, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, UK Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Media
Ann Kingsolver, Ph.D.
Director, UK Appalachian Center
Doug Slaymaker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Japanese, UK Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
In recent years, "cultural sustainability" has been increasingly emphasized in the literature of sustainable agriculture as the fourth leg of sustainability (three legs are economic, ecological, and social sustainability). Books and documentary films which emphasize the need for localizing food economy and making agriculture more sustainable have become very popular. One can argue the idea of "sustainability " has become part of the lexicon that reflects and shapes our lifeworld and everyday practices. Through a lively debate on the question of “culture”, we hope to inquire the notion of "cultural sustainability" and explore opportunities for collaboration among faculty in Ag and A&S colleges.
A breakfast of locally-produced foods will be served starting at 7:30 a.m. There is no charge for the breakfast, but donations will be accepted gladly to help offset the costs a bit. The program will begin at 8:15 and last until 9:30 a.m. If you need to leave before 9:30, please come anyway.
What: Archaeological Investigations at 15ES111: a Late Fort Ancient Site in Estill County, with Some Further Considerations of Place
Who: Dr. Steve Ahler, Director, Program for Archaeological Research
When and Where: Friday, 4:00pm, November 4th, 2011. Lafferty Hall room 108
Download the flier.
Dr. Laura Rankin was inducted into the UK College of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame on October 21, 2011 at an event at Keene Barn at Keeneland in Lexington, KY. This is a video biography of Dr. Rankin.
College of Education MIC students and UK Center for English as a Second Language students work through a Halloween-themed lesson as part of an ESL project.
