Center on Religion & the Professions

Improving religious literacy among professionals.

Tisha B’Av in Mysteries of the Jewish Calendar

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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.

World Religions in Missouri: A free workshop for Mid-MO teachers

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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:

  • Introduce religions practice is mid-Missouri and their relationship to global communities;
  • Provide expertise on the cultural geography of religion in mid-Missouri;
  • Present approaches to the academic study of religion;
  • Address controversial issues among school personnel, students and parents that arise with growing religious diversity in public schools
  • Explore ways to incorporate religion into social studies and humanities curricula in line with First Amendment requirements and curricular goals.

Program Schedule

June 15, Day 1

  • 8:30 a.m.-noon: Overview, Religious Practice in Mid-MO
  • 1:oo p.m.-3:oo p.m.: Religious diversity, Religious geography
  • 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: Master teacher discussions
  • 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.: Parent concerns

June 16, Day 2

  • 8:30 a.m.-noon: Walking tour of Columbia, MO
  • Noon-5:30 p.m.: Bus Tour

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.

Presentation to examine Mexico program

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Christiane QuinnChristiane 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.

Race and Diversity in Mid-Missouri

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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.

Noel P. Gist Brown Bag Luncheon Seminar

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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


Studying the effects of felon disenfranchisement

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S. David MitchellS. David Mitchell, an associate professor of law at the University of Missouri School of Law, will present “Can You Hear Me Now?: Silencing Communities of Color Through Felon Disenfranchisement Laws” on Wednesday, April 14, at noon in S206 Memorial Union.

Mitchell, an alumnus of Brown University and the University of Pennsylvania, will speak as part of the university’s Diversity in Action series. His recent publications include In With the New, Out With the Old: Expanding the Scope of Retroactive Amelioration and Undermining Individual and Collective Citizenship: The Impact of Exclusion Laws on the African-American Community.

The Diversity in Action series combines presentations of scholarship with time for audience questions and discussions. Visit the university’s Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative for more information.

Film: “1912: Breaking the Silence”

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The film explores the discrimination, injustice and murder of Cubans of African descent when they tried to organize the “Party of the Independents of Color” in 1912. The program is free and open to the public. Q & A with visiting filmmaker Gloria Rolando of Cuba will follow the screening of the film. Location: MU Campus–Arts and Science Building, Room 114 Date: Friday, April 9th Time 4 p.m.

Mysteries of the Jewish Calendar: Pesach (Passover)

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Come explore the Jewish holy day of Pesach, or Passover, as part of the “Mysteries of the Jewish Calendar” lecture series at Carpe Diem in Columbia. Dianna Long, an attorney who holds degrees in Sociology and Religious Studies, will lead the class at noon on Thursday, March 25.

“Mysteries of the Jewish Calendar” is an exploration of the Jewish calendar and an explanation of the historical and religious significance of the holy days falling within each month.

The class will be held at Carpe Diem, 807 Locust St., Columbia. The cost is $15 or, for regular attendees, one punch on the class card. Students pay $5.

For more information or to RSVP, call (573) 268-5989.

Presentation to discuss fallout from ethnic cleansing

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Wayne Anderson, professor emeritus of psychology, will present “Bosnia: The Consequences of Ethnic Cleansing,” on Thursday, March 25.

Anderson is part of a team that trains teachers in identifying and responding to children who have suffered trauma. The group formed in response to the Bosnian war and have since followed up in several locations worldwide.

Join Anderson from 12-1 p.m. in room S203 of Memorial Union on the MU Campus. He will speak as part of The Noel P. Gist Seminars, which consider the relationship between the United States and other regions of the world.

For more information, contact the MU International Center at 573-882-6007, or visit their Web site.