{"id":926,"date":"2018-11-07T20:45:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T01:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/eclectic-chair\/?p=926"},"modified":"2018-11-07T20:45:52","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T01:45:52","slug":"diversity-inclusion-events-next-week-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/eclectic-chair\/2018\/11\/diversity-inclusion-events-next-week-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity & inclusion events next week"},"content":{"rendered":"

International Instructors: Teaching at Miami<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhen<\/strong>: Monday 11\/12 @ 4pm
\nWhere<\/strong>: McGuffey Hall 120
\nDescription<\/strong>: Eight faculty Learning Community members, representing eight countries, will \u201cshare their utilization of multicompetences from differing global perspective and how it impacts their teaching strategies at Miami.”<\/p>\n

International Education Week Keynote: The Power of a Simple Pair of Glasses<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhen<\/strong>: Monday 11\/12 @ 6-9pm
\nWhere<\/strong>: McGuffey Hall 322
\nDescription<\/strong>: Dr. Jason Singh, who is the Senior Vice President of VisionWorks, will present the keynote address for International Education Week.<\/p>\n

Safe Zone 101 Training<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhen<\/strong>: Tuesday 11\/13 @ 5-7pm
\nWhere<\/strong>: Wilks Conference Center 200, Hamilton campus
\nDescription<\/strong>: \u201cSafe Zone 101 is an informative, interactive workshop providing constructive strategies for creating a more inclusive campus for LGBTQIA+ students, faculty, and staff.”<\/p>\n

International Fest at Miami Regionals<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhen<\/strong>: Wednesday 11\/14 @ 11:30am-3pm
\nWhere<\/strong>: Wilks Conference Center, Miami Hamilton Campus
\nDescription<\/strong>: The Miami Hamilton International Club, the Miami Middletown English Language Center, and the Miami Regionals Office of Diversity and Multicultural Services is celebrating International Education Week with food and cultural activities.<\/p>\n

Emmett Till: Why His Story Matters<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhen<\/strong>: Wednesday 11\/14 @ 4-5pm
\nWhere<\/strong>: John E. Dolibois Room, Shriver Center
\nDescription<\/strong>: Dr. Elliott J. Gorn will discuss his recent book entitled Let the People See: The Story of Emmett Till.<\/p>\n

Urban-Rural Divide Art Museum Lecture<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhen<\/strong>: Wednesday 11\/14 @ 5:30-6:30pm
\nWhere<\/strong>: Miami University Art Museum
\nDescription<\/strong>: Professor Stephen Conn will explore where the urban-rural divide came from, \u201cwhat defines it, and what it all means today.”<\/p>\n

Latin America in Transition: Voices from Today<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhen<\/strong>: Wednesday 11\/14 @ 5:30-7:30pm
\nWhere<\/strong>: Upham Hall 361
\nDescription<\/strong>: This is a virtual, bilingual roundtable event, where “college students from across Latin America will provide firsthand testimonies of the political, environmental, and social conditions in their respective countries after returning from spending the past summer here on Miami\u2019s campus, as selected members of the Studies of United States\u2019 Institutions program.\u201d<\/p>\n

Untangling the Cultural Misconceptions about Your Hair (event 2)<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhen<\/strong>: Wednesday 11\/14 @ 7-8:30pm
\nWhere<\/strong>: Hillel, 11 E. Walnut St, Oxford, OH
\nDescription<\/strong>: \u201cThis is the second event to learn about the ways that different cultures and ethnicities value and treat their hair, though month-long events in the form of panels, talks, and conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blinded<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhen<\/strong>: Wednesday 11\/14 @ 7:30-9:30pm
\nWhere<\/strong>: McGuffey Hall 322
\nDescription: \u201cThe aim of Blinded is to have students engage in dialogue around issues of sexuality, spirituality, race and socio-economic status with facilitators present. Students are separated from friends or anyone they know, are seated across the room from one another in groups of five, and blindfolded. From there, facilitators lead the discussions in hopes that students will actively engage and learn more about their peers\u2019 intersectionalities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Good Kids (theatre)<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhen<\/strong>: Wednesday 11\/14 through Saturday 11\/17 @ 7:30pm and Sunday 11\/18 at 2pm
\nWhere<\/strong>: Gates-Abegglen Theatre
\nDescription<\/strong>: This play is based loosely on a sexual assault that happened to a teenage girl in Steubenville, Ohio. The play is intended for viewers to “come to terms with the realities of sexual assault, privilege, and victim blaming.\u201d
\nCost<\/strong>: $12 adult, $9 senior, $8 student (also note that this play is intended for mature audiences)<\/p>\n

ISSS Thanksgiving Dinner<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhen<\/strong>: Thursday 11\/15 @ 5:30-7pm
\nWhere<\/strong>: John E. Dolibois Room, Shriver Center
\nDescription<\/strong>: \u201cThis gathering serves as a time for international students and the Miami and Oxford communities to enjoy a traditional American Thanksgiving meal together.\u201d If interested in attending, please register here.<\/p>\n

Taste of Black Excellence<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhen<\/strong>: Saturday 11\/17 @ 7-10pm
\nWhere<\/strong>: McGuffey 322
\nDescription<\/strong>: \u201cThis event is a showcase of the talent, culture, and food of the African diaspora. Come have a nice dinner while enjoying the talents of many students from Miami\u2019s black community.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

International Instructors: Teaching at Miami When: Monday 11\/12 @ 4pm Where: McGuffey Hall 120 Description: Eight faculty Learning Community members, representing eight countries, will \u201cshare their utilization of multicompetences from differing global perspective and how it impacts their teaching strategies at Miami.” International Education Week Keynote: The Power of a Simple Pair of Glasses When: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2113,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-event","tag-diversity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/eclectic-chair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/eclectic-chair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/eclectic-chair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/eclectic-chair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2113"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/eclectic-chair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/eclectic-chair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/926\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/eclectic-chair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/eclectic-chair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/eclectic-chair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}