CAFE Special Events

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CAFE Special Events
 
 

Thursday, February 2, 2012

 PUBLIC POLICY DEBATE: "The U.S. should adopt a Constitutional Amendment banning corporate personhood."

inauguration-protest-corporations7:00 pm - 9:00 pm LIB 307
Free of charge and open to the public

Featuring the award-winning UAA Speech and Debate Team, a faculty response panel, and a facilitated public discussion.

This event is part of a series of debates and discussions sponsored by the UAA Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence since 2003 to offer the Anchorage community access to university resources as a basis for discussions of policies and issues affecting its future.  Previous forums have addressed the Patriot Act; U.S. energy policy; state support for rural villages in Alaska; presidential campaigns; the Iraq war; and more.

For information:  aner@uaa.alaska.edu or 786-4605

 
 
 

Wed - Fri, Feb 8 - 10, 2012

Help Prevent Student Suicide: 
A Workshop for UAA Faculty

Wednesday, February 8 8:30 - 10:00 am GHH 103
Thursday, February 9 8:30 - 10:00 am LIB 302
Friday, February 10 11:00 - 12:30pm LIB 302

Suicide is a serious concern among UAA students. Research shows 22% of students at UAA have experienced suicidal ideation or have attempted suicide at some point in their lives. Of these, 6% are considered at very high risk, reporting suicidal ideation or attempting suicide within the last 12 months. Among UAA faculty, 40% have had a student they were concerned was at risk for suicide, yet less than one fourth report confidence in recognizing the warning signs of suicide.

 

UAA faculty members are uniquely positioned to make a difference in the lives of students in this area.  Join us as staff from the Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services discuss verbal and behavioral clues associated with suicide risk among college students, offer ideas on how to encourage help-seeking, and provide information about campus and community support services.

 

Light refreshments will be served.

Register Here

 
 
 

Thursday, March 1, Friday, March 2, 2012

 

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SCHOLARLY WRITING

THURSDAY MARCH 1, 2012
8:30 am – 12:30 pm  
CONSORTIUM LIBRARY 307 
Topics include:
  • Confronting the myths about writing
  • Overcoming the major obstacles to writing
  • Fitting writing into your available time
  • Varying writing patterns to sustain momentum
SPACE is LIMITED to 20 participants (UNAC Faculty Only)
~ Please plan on attending the full workshop~

or

BREAKING THROUGH THE BARRIERS
TO WRITING PROPOSALS

FRIDAY MARCH 2, 2012
8:30 am– 3:30 pm   Commons 106
This six-hour workshop combines the scholarly writing workshop with additional information about proposal writing. The morning session is a three hour condensation of the scholarly writing material. The afternoon session makes a specific application of the morning’s material to the grants world.

Topics include:
  • Managing a successful grant application
  • Confronting the myths about writing
  • Overcoming the major obstacles to writing
  • Vary the writing patterns to sustain momentum
SPACE is LIMITED to 25 participants (UNAC Faculty Only)  Please plan on attending the full workshop.


REGISTRATION REQUIRED by February 10!


This workshop is funded by United Academics Faculty Development Funds
 

 
 
 

PAST EVENTS FALL 2011

 
 

Thursday, October 13, 2011


Popular Presentations of Native Americans

Strongwith Dr. Pauline Strong, University of Texas at Austin
PI, Ford Foundation Difficult Dialogues Initiative
Director, UT Humanities Institute
University of Texas at Austin

 
Thursday, October 13  11:30 am - 1:00 pm 
Library 306

Please join us to hear Dr. Pauline Strong share about her work as an American anthropologist specializing in literary, historical, ethnographic, media, and popular representations of Native Americans. Her work has considered colonial and postcolonial representation, identity and alterity, and hybridity; intercultural adoption practices, and the appropriation of Native American symbols and practices in U.S. sports and youth organizations.

For information:  Libby Roderick, UAA/APU Difficult Dialogues Initiative  aner@uaa.alaska.edu

 

Friday, October 14, 2011


Creating Difficult Dialogues Courses:  Helping Students Engage with Controversial Issues  (Lessons from the University of Texas at Austin's Difficult Dialogues Initiative)

Strongwith Dr. Pauline Strong, University of Texas at Austin
PI, Ford Foundation Difficult Dialogues Initiative
Director, UT Humanities Institute
University of Texas at Austin

 
Friday October 14  12:00 - 2:00 pm  Library 302

The Difficult Dialogues program at the University of Texas at Austin offers Difficult Dialogues courses for first-year students as part of the core undergraduate curriculum.  These courses are distinctive in their focus on teaching students the skills they need to participate in constructive dialogue about controversial and potentially divisive issues (e.g., Science and Religion; Suicide in Japan; Islam and Sexuality; Race and Public Policy). To date, faculty have developed 14 Difficult Dialogues courses. Public forums focusing on current controversial topics complement the courses and engage a broader public. The program offers workshops and resources for Difficult Dialogues faculty and is administered by the University of Texas Humanities Institute.  

Come learn about ways we at UAA could build on UTA's model to create effective undergraduate courses that:

* educate students about key issues of our times;

*teach students the skills to tackle controversial topics;

*help them engage in civil discourse across differences of opinion and identity; and

*build understanding about the rights and responsibilities of academic freedom within a democracy. 

For information: Libby Roderick, UAA/APU Difficult Dialogues Initiative  aner@uaa.alaska.edu

For more information about the UTA Difficult Dialogues Initiative:  http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/humanitiesinstitute/programs/difficult-dialogues/difficult-dialogues-main-page.php
 

Thursday, October 20, 2011


'The Tea Party is right:  the budget should be balanced exclusively through spending cuts.'

UAA/APU Consortium Library 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Come listen and participate. Featuring the award-winning UAA Speech and Debate Team, a faculty response panel and a facilitated public discussion. This event is free of charge and open to the public.

Faculty Panelists
Jim Muller, Political Science
Rhonda Johnson, Public Health
Kyle Hampton, Economics
Terry Kelly, Philosophy

Sponsored by CAFE and the UAA/APU Difficult Dialogues initiative.
 

Friday, October 21, 2011


Community Partner Speed Dating

Student Union Cafeteria 8:30 am - 11:00 am

For more information contact the Center for Community Engagement at 786.4062
 

Friday, October 28, 2011


Copyright — What's the Big Deal?

Copyright in an Academic Setting

9:00 am - 10:00 am LIB 302

  Copyright is a primary tool in the academic toolbox. How can you use others' copyrighted works or let them use yours in permissible ways? What are the boundaries of Fair Use or the TEACH Act? Can you use works that have unknown authors? Who has rights if there are multiple authors? When do you need permission to make copies?  Join us to discuss the nuts and bolts of copyright and situations that commonly arise in teaching and research.

Web streaming/Audio Conf. Info
Web streaming Available at: 
mms://wm.uaa.alaska.edu/cafe/copyright_2011.wmv

Audio conference call in number: 1-800-570-3591

PIN:  7840228

Please call 907-786-4644 or 907-786-4645 if you are having problems.

Power Point presentation is attached here.
 

Thursday, November 17, 2011

 

Webinar:  Sustainability in the Curriculum

10:00 am - 11:30am  LIB 302

Want to help students connect learning in your discipline to issues related to the health and future of the biosphere? Join us to hear colleagues at universities across the nation describe how they have effectively integrated these issues into their courses.
(you can also join this webinar from your office at: http://online.nwf.org/site/Calendar?id=104624&view=Detail)
Successful Strategies for Integrating
Sustainability into the Curriculum at 2 and 4- year Schools
Topics include:
* the top ten strategies to integrate sustainability into courses and programs;
* campus examples of course redesign,
* staff positions dedicated to integrating sustainabiity across the curriculum,
*  and more.
For more information:  aner@uaa.alaska.edu  786-4605

 

Registration for Special Events

 
Suicide Prevention Wed. 2/8    
Suicide Prevention Thurs 2/9    
Suicide Prevention Fri 2/10    
Scholarly Writing 3/1 8:30 - 12:30pm    
Breaking Through The Barriers to Proposal Writing 3/2 8:30am - 3:30pm