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April 15, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Learning Communities are really taking off and everyone wants to know how they work.
On April 9, Laura Mongiovi, Steve Voguit and Katherine Owens presented a session at the Florida Library Association conference entitled “Embedded Librarians: Collaboration and Learning Communities.” In this presentation they discussed the origins of the Learning Community, how each participant got involved and how they worked together. They also discussed what went well during the semester and what went wrong, with a heavy emphasis on the nature of embedded librarianship because it was a library conference.
The session was well attended with over 50 attendees, and a number of attendees either asked questions or stayed after the session ended to talk to the panelists.
The History of Race and the Ideology of Superiority
January 26, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Join us for a presentation and discussion entitled “The History of Race and the Ideology of Superiority.”
On Thursday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Virginia Room, sociology professor Dr. Casey Welch and communication professor Dr. Kristine Warrenburg will give short presentations on how the idea of race emerged and changed over the course of history. Following the presentations, the event will open up into a discussion on the many facets of race. Depending on direction of the conversation, we may cover historical measures of race, legal definitions of race, and the effects of race on both minority and majority groups.
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Mock Legislative Debates
January 25, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
In a series of mock legislative debates, students will research and work with legislators on controversial real-world issues.
Participating students will research controversial issues and submit papers that objectively address multiple sides of the dispute. Topics include free speech, prostitution, water conservation, welfare, eugenics and capital punishment.
Then students receive a proposed statute related to the issue, and they will take one side and engage in a partisan debate, either endorsing or opposing the bill. Prior to this Mock Legislative Debate, they will have received training from a former member of Florida’s congress.
The debates are open to the public and will take place April 13 and 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m and April 20 from 8 to 9 :45 a.m. The location of this program has not been announced.
Contact Chris Moser at (904) 826-8542 or Casey Welch at (904) 826-8544 for more information.
Get ‘Free’ Lunch in Exchange for Your
First Amendment Rights
October 19, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Give up your First Amendment rights for free pizza, soft drinks and dessert on Wednesday, Oct. 21 on Flagler College’s West Lawn.
Goons wielding riot gear will be patrolling the West Lawn insuring that everyone complies with the totalitarian institution. You may choose to obey or be insubordinate. However, you have been warned. If you choose not to comply, you will be thrown in jail!
The Society of Professional Journalists is holding this event to stress the privilege of civil liberties that we enjoy every day. On Oct. 21, these liberties will be removed and you will experience the oppression existing in many regions throughout the world.
SPJ First Amendment Lunch
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, Noon – 2 p.m.
Flagler College, West Lawn
Discover First America: Legacies of La Florida
October 15, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
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Fall 2009 Co-Curricular Activities
September 18, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Tuesday, Sept. 15
Chuck Raasch, national correspondent, Gannett Washington Bureau
7 p.m., Flagler College Auditorium
Tuesday, Sept. 22
Mr. Robert J. Levine
“Musical Memories: Behind the Scenes with Jimi Hendrix, Frank Sinatra, the Beatles and More”
10 a.m., Flagler Room
Tuesday Sept. 22
Helen Whitney, Woodrow Wilson Scholar (producer, director, writer of documentary films)
“Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light”
5 p.m., Flagler College Auditorium
Monday, Sept. 28
Juliet Goodfriend on 9/11 and faith
(specific events TBA)
Wednesday, Sept. 30
Victoria Barnett, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
“From Seelisberg to Berlin and Beyond: How the Holocaust Changed Interfaith History”
7 p.m., Flagler College Auditorium
Tuesday, Oct. 6
Frank X. Gaspar (poet)
5 p.m., Gamache-Koger Theater
Saturday, Oct. 10
The Amsterdam Cello Octet
8 p.m., Flagler Auditorium
Tuesday, Oct. 13
Lynn Sweet (Washington Bureau Chief, Chicago Sun-Times)
“The Obama White House: A Status Report”
7 p.m., Flagler College Auditorium
Thursday, Oct. 15
Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) will show the documentary “Seoul Train” (approximately 50 minutes) and talk about the North Korean human rights crisis, specifically addressing the issue of North Korean refugees.
8 p.m., Gamache-Koger Theater
Wednesday, Oct. 21
“Murder on a Sunday Morning”
Followed by Q&A with Patrick McGuinness and Patricia Finnell
6 p.m., Gamache-Koger Theater
Friday-Sunday, Oct. 23-25 and Oct. 30-Nov. 1
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Time TBA, Flagler College Auditorium
Friday, Nov. 6
Michael Waters and University of Tampa Press writers: Jordan Smith, Jenny Browne, and Peter Meinke
7:30 p.m., Flagler Room
Saturday, Nov. 7
Jud Mitcham (poet) and Diana Abu-Jaber (novelist)
7:30 p.m., Flagler Room
Saturday, Nov. 7
Jacksonville Lyric Opera
Die Fledermaus
8 p.m., Flagler College Auditorium
Sunday, Nov. 9
Documentary: Korea: Forgotten War, Remembered Heroes
3 p.m., Flagler College Auditorium
Monday Nov. 9
Susan Page (Washington Bureau Chief, USA Today) & Carl Leubsdorf (Washington Columnist, Dallas Morning News)
“One Year Later: How Barack Obama’s Election has Changed American Politics (And How it Hasn’t)”
7 p.m., Flagler College Auditorium
Sunday, Nov. 15
Petronel Malan (pianist)
2 p.m., Flagler College Auditorium
Wednesday-Sunday, Nov. 18-22
Fat Pig
Time TBA, Rahner-Gibbs 2nd Stage, Flagler College Auditorium
Student-produced campaign videos are up
November 25, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Some of the presidential campaign videos produced by Ignite students for “Engaging Power” are now online. Check them out below or at http://www.youtube.com/flaglerignite.
Get ready for ‘Engaging Power’
October 22, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Ignite learning communities will be teaming up with graphic design students for “Engaging Power,” a night of video campaign advertisements and unconventional ad projects, on Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. in the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum.
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Fall 2008 Co-Curricular Activities
September 8, 2008 by admin · Comments Off
Friday September 5th
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Learning Community Orientation
Student Center
REQUIRED
Thursday October 2nd
Time TBD
Visiting Artist Monica Lidman
Crisp-Ellert Museum
RECOMMENDED
Monday October 13th
7:00 pm
Brian Turner’s Here Bullet [a first-person account of Iraq War]
Flagler Room
RECOMMENDED
Wednesday October 22nd
7:00 pm
R. Barton Palmer presents Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird:
The Relationship Between Text and Film (film showing and discussion)
Gamache-Koger Theater
REQUIRED
Wednesday October 29th
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Learning Community Campaign Advertisements
Crisp-Ellert Museum
REQUIRED
Tuesday November 4th
Time TBD
Election 2008
Student Center
RECOMMENDED
Wednesday November 19th
7:00 pm
Jim Daniels’ Dumpster (film showing and discussion)
Location TBD
RECOMMENDED
Wednesday December 3rd
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
The Power to Change Our World
West Lawn
REQUIRED
Friday December 5th
6:00 pm
Learning Community Wrap-Up
Location TBD
REQUIRED
Flagler College launches ‘Ignite’
learning communities
September 1, 2008 by admin · Comments Off
Ignite is a Flagler College initiative to spark student engagement through first-year learning communities. The first Flagler learning communities are launching during the Fall 2008 semester, and the freshman participating in them are getting some exciting opportunities.
For the first semester, the learning communities will study the theme of “Power” through English, government and art classes. They’ll take field trips together, work on special projects, meet at gatherings – overall, they’ll have a unique experience designed to get them involved with their education.
Over the next five years, Flagler will expand the Ignite initiative to include all incoming freshman. The Ignite learning communities are a proven way to strengthen what Flagler College is already known for: providing students with a learning environment that’s both supportive and challenging.