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The 2010 MU Health Ethics: Redefining Death in the 21st Century conference is scheduled for Oct. 8-9, 2010, at the Holiday Inn Select. There will be a special lecture, “Reflections of the Master Bioethicist,” by Edmund Pellegrino, chairman of the President’s Council on Bioethics, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7. A complimentary reception will follow at 7 p.m., free of charge to the public. The conference will examine the transdisciplinary ethics of defining death in contemporary health care settings across the lifespan. Continuing education credit will be available to physicians, nurses, social workers and other health professionals.
For more information or to register for the conference, please see www.muhealth.org/cme or call Natalie Carter at 573-882-9973.
Regardless of who you are or what your role on campus is, you can register to attend the second bi-annual MizzouDiversity Summit, “Taking Ownership for an Inclusive Campus: What’s My Role? Where Do I Fit In?” on Oct. 21-22. Learn about the positive progress the campus community made toward becoming a more inclusive and welcoming Mizzou at the State of Diversity Address delivered by Chancellor Brady Deaton. Attend thought-provoking presentations and participate in many inspiring conversations which explore the countless facets of MizzouDiversity. This year’s keynote speaker is Kenji Yoshino, the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University, whose research sets out a new paradigm for civil rights and a way forward.
Register today as seating is limited: MizzouDiversity.missouri.edu.
The Boone County Government Center will host a discussion about racial bias in police work and protecting individual rights on Wednesday, July 21.
David A. Harris, a law professor at the University of Pittsburgh, will lead the discussion. Harris is the author of Good Cops: The Case for Preventative Policing and Profiles in Injustice: Why Racial Profiling Cannot Work, and has published scholarly articles on the relationship between law enforcement and faith communities after Sept. 11.
The event will begin at 7 p.m. on July 21 at the Boone County Government Center in Columbia, Mo. For more information, contact Don Love at (573) 875-7918 or dmaclove@centurytel.net.
On Friday, June 25, from 12 p.m.-1 p.m., Attorney Dianna Long, who holds degrees in Sociology and Religious Studies, will guide you through Tish B’Av, explaining the historical and religious significance of the holy day. This is the last lecture of the “Mysteries of the Jewish Calendar” series. Classes: $15 each or one punch in classes card. Student price: 50% off (ID required). Please email info@CarpeDiemColumbia.com for details.
Public school educators (K-12) in Mid-Missouri are invited to participate in a two-day workshop June 15-16, 2010, aimed at broadening understanding of Mid-Missouri’s increasing religious diversity.
Attendees are eligible for 1.5 Continuing Education Credits by attending all of the free program. See application for details. Workshop content will, among other things:
Program Schedule
June 15, Day 1
June 16, Day 2
The Program includes breakfast and lunch both days, dinner on Day 1, and transportation.
Please complete an online application at www.ReligionInTheSchools.org. Contact Project Coordinator Crystal Kroner at CLKX9C@mail.missouri.edu for questions about the program. For additional questions, please call Debra Mason at 573-882-9257.
This program is free to participants due to the generous funding from the Missouri Humanities Council and MU’s Center on Religion & the Professions.
The Alianzas program and The University of Missouri-Kansas City Institute for Human development is hosting Cambio de Colores. Cambio de Colores is a 3-day event to examine and discuss Hispanic/ Latino culture.
The event will be held over May 24-May 26 at Stoney Creek Inn.
For more information please visit http://www.cambiodecolores.org/.
Christiane Quinn, the vice president of the Hispanic and Latin American Faculty and Staff Association, will present at the semester’s last “Diversity in Action” program on Wednesday, May 5. The program, “The Experimental Learning Program in Mexico: Culture, Family Values, Agriculture and Migration,” is part of the university’s regular research and discussion seminars.
Quinn is on staff at MU’s Cambio Center, which studies demographic changes in Missouri and aims to prepare both current and incoming residents for a diverse society. Her presentation takes place from 12-1 p.m in 206 Memorial Union on the MU campus. For more information, check out the “Diversity in Action” website.
KBIA-produced talk show Intersection will be recorded live at the Reynolds Journalism Institute on Monday, May 10. Come join Mizzou representatives and members from the Columbia community to share in a discussion of race and diversity in Mid-Missouri. Questions to the panelists are also welcome during the recording. The event will be held from 6:30- 7:30 p.m.
The event will broadcast live on KBIA radio 93.1 from 6:30-7:00 p.m.
Suggestion of discussion topics are welcome. Please e-mail intersection@kbia.org with your ideas.
Refreshments and conversation will follow the event from 7:30-8:00 p.m.
Space is limited. Please reserve your spot by visiting the Intersection’s website.
Barbara Bauer, trauma psychologist at the International Center for Psychological Trauma, will present a lecture entitled, “Women and War: Observations Over 15 Years of Humanitarian Work.”
Dr. Bauer has worked with the International Center for Psychological Trauma, Doctors without Borders, and Network 4 Africa. Bauer has worked in Bosnia, Pakistan, Uganda, Rwanda, and Nepal. During her work she gained the appreciation of women in war. Bauer will share positive and negative effects of war on women, and will share photos of her most recent humanitarian work in Uganda.
Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010
Time: 12:00 p.m.- 12:50 p.m.
Location: Memorial Union, Room S203