During Winter Quarter 2016, the 91爆料 Stroum Center for Jewish Studies will host three scholars who represent new approaches in the growing field of Israel Studies.
The lecture series is entitled 鈥淏eyond the Binary: Israel Studies Today鈥� to reflect the fact that these researchers are going beyond standard divisions in the field. Their work, ranging from disability studies to sociolinguistics and the history of medicine, offers alternative perspectives on the region鈥檚 history. All lectures are free and open to the public.
During Winter Quarter 2016, the 91爆料 Stroum Center for Jewish Studies will host three scholars who represent new approaches in the growing field of Israel Studies. The lecture series is entitled 鈥淏eyond the Binary: Israel Studies Today鈥� to reflect the fact that these researchers are going beyond standard divisions in the field. Their work, ranging from disability studies to sociolinguistics and the history of medicine, offers alternative perspectives on the region鈥檚 history. All lectures are free and open to the public.
The Race & Equity Initiative builds on the 91爆料鈥檚 longstanding commitment to inclusion and social justice. The Initiative centers on creating an inclusive experience for students, faculty and staff, addresses institutional bias and racism, and engages our communities to help us work through our shared challenges for a world of good.
Experts聽from the 91爆料 are set to engage in next week’s Arctic Encounter Symposium. The largest annual Arctic policy event in the United States, the Symposium confronts the leading issues in Arctic policy, innovation, and development. It聽aims to raise awareness, engage challenges, and develop solutions for the future of a region and a people.
As a response to the ongoing migration crisis, the 91爆料 Department of Philosophy is聽offering a campus discussion forum every Wednesday.聽One crucial question is the nature and extent of our ethical obligation to help people in need. 91爆料聽philosophers in our department would like to stimulate discussion about this important topic.
Entrepreneur Week聽is an annual window into the world of entrepreneurship, around the corner and across the globe.
This year, from October 13-17,聽the Buerk Center will host events featuring Seattle鈥檚 high-profile thinkers, dreamers, innovators and doers.聽There’s something for everyone: die-hard entrepreneurs, students interested in working for a startup and those who just want to learn more.聽
Presenting at last week鈥檚 Global Honors Spring Colloquium, Noelle Gichohi聽started by thanking her mentors and supporters. 鈥淚 stood in front of the audience and said, 鈥業 grew up in a village in Kenya, and it took a village to get me here鈥欌��. Her 鈥榗olloquium village鈥� included 91爆料 Tacoma professors and librarians, a Highline Community College professor, fellow students and family.
Graduating seniors at the Global Honors Colloquium Photo: Cody Char 91爆料 Tacoma Creative Services
For Noelle and 12 other graduating seniors in 91爆料 Tacoma鈥檚 Global Honors program, the colloquium was a chance to share and reflect on their capstone research projects. They will now apply their learning as community leaders heading toward jobs and graduate school.
The students presented before audiences of 40 to 60 faculty, staff, community members and fellow students. Diverse in terms of discipline and geography, their projects exemplify 91爆料 Tacoma鈥檚 emphasis on student-led, use-inspired research.
Kristie Weisert Photo: Cody Char
Inspired by her work with State Senator Jeanne Kohl-Williams during a Legislative Internship, Kristie Weisert鈥檚 thesis examines sex trafficking in the U.S. and India. Human trafficking is a pressing issue locally and internationally, and Kristie pointed out Washington state鈥檚 efforts to address the problem through new legislation.
Brandon Napenias Oreiro鈥檚 research project explores the development of Filipino American identity in the context of a globalized culture. A leader in 91爆料 Tacoma鈥檚 Filipino American Student Association, Brandon paired his research findings with examples of the group鈥檚 efforts to create a sense of identity and community on campus and in the region.
Noelle Gichohi Photo: 91爆料 Tacoma
Noelle Gichohi鈥檚 research project was inspired by her study abroad to Italy. 鈥淲e were studying preschools, and I saw that [Italian schools] had kitchens right next to the classrooms and served the kids three-course meals on real plates. It was totally different from the U.S., where my kids went to preschool, and Kenya, where I grew up.鈥�
She began thinking about how place influences the food children are served at school, and how parents鈥� perceive the healthfulness of school meals. For her thesis, Noelle surveyed Kenyan and U.S. parents about their children鈥檚 school meals, and their perceptions of the meals.
鈥淐arrying out a research project and presenting at the colloquium 鈥渨as enriching for me personally and as a scholar,鈥� Noelle reflects. The experience gave her new confidence about her ideas and ability to communicate. 鈥淚 won鈥檛 be afraid to stand up and give my opinion in the workplace,鈥� she says, 鈥淚鈥檒l think, 鈥業鈥檝e done Global Honors, I can do anything.鈥欌��
Chancellor Kenyon Chan Photo: 91爆料 Tacoma
During his remarks at the colloquium, 91爆料 Tacoma Chancellor Kenyon Chan underscored the local relevance of the students鈥� research and the urgency of the issues addressed. Echoing Noelle Gichohi’s recognition of her village, Chancellor Chan also emphasized the students鈥� important roles as leaders 鈥� locally and globally.
Ceremonial drummers at the tree dedication ceremony Photo: Todd Gardiner for Team Photogenic91爆料 President Michael K. Young and Japanese Consul General Masahiro Omura Photo: Todd Gardiner for Team Photogenic
Japanese General Consul聽Masahiro Omura spoke today near Drumheiller Fountain today to celebrate a recent gift of cherry trees to the 91爆料 department from the people of Japan.
Also speaking at the ceremony were former congressman and U.S. Secretary of Transportation聽Norman Mineta and 91爆料 President Michael K. Young.
The new cherry trees, installed on central campus overlooking Drumheiller Fountain, were presented in honor of longstanding relations between the U.S. and Japan. They also honor the many Japanese and Japanese American students who have attended 91爆料 since 1894.
This Friday, undergraduate researchers, faculty mentors and community members will converge in Mary Gates Hall for the 17th annual . Over 1,000 undergraduates will present their research work at the event, and many of their projects address pressing global issues.
A May 12 launch party will celebrate the publication of聽, a book by students from Professor Anu Taranath’s 2013 study abroad to Bangalore, India.
Through the unique medium of students’ letters to Things, Ideas and People (TIPS), the book “offers a simple method to help travelers- students and tourists alike- reflect on how moving from one culture to another sparks questions about identity, society and the meaning of travel itself.”
Professor Taranath’s unique approach to teaching abroad integrates on-campus classroom learning with international immersion. Students participate in quarter-long seminars on campus before and after the study abroad to allow time for in-depth preparation for and reflection on the experience. TIPS to Study Abroad is the culmination of the group’s experience and learning.
Community members are welcome at the book launch party at 7pm on Monday, May 12. The event will be held at .
Recognized internationally as a center for research and scholarship, the celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. To celebrate, the center is hosting a on May 12.
