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Bertice Berry | Kip Fulbeck | "Telling" | Paul Loeb | Presidential Panel | Kaylynn Sullivan TwoTrees Sunday, March 8 Sociologist and award-winning lecturer, Bertice Berry, PhD, is one of the most sought after lecturers in the country. She combines her skills as a sociologist and researcher to make her audiences think and laugh at the same time. She is also a best-selling author of four novels, two humor books, and an inspirational memoir, I’m On My Way, But Your Foot Is On My Head. Berry, believing that no one can be fulfilled in doing only one thing, also combines her love of art and her spirit for community activism into an art gallery she co-owns. All proceeds from the gallery go to families in need. Her newest book, The Ties That Bind, is a remarkable story of abolition, freedom, and redemption. The Ties That Bind will be released early 2009. Berry is most proud of becoming an instant mother to her five adopted children. "They really are my blessing in disguise," Berry says, "I'm just waiting for them to take the costumes off." You’ll laugh, you’ll feel, you’ll be inspired, and one thing is for certain — you’ll leave much differently than you came. For more information about Bertice Berry, visit www.berticeberry.com/auto.html
Monday, March 9 One of the seminal artists exploring multiracial identity, Kip Fulbeck captivates audiences with his videos, performances, and writings. With his book Part Asian, 100% HAPA, Fulbeck's words and artwork received a landslide of attention from media as diverse as MTV and CNN. On stage, his uniquely personal monologues and multimedia shows combine stand-up comedy with a powerful and politically charged edge, leading audiences to honestly consider, Who Am I? Using his own Cantonese, English, Irish, and Welsh background as a springboard, Fulbeck confronts media imagery of Asian men, interracial dating patterns, and icons of race and sex in the U.S., constantly questioning where Hapas "fit in" in a country which ignores multiraciality. His work invites and inspires viewers to explore how our own ethnic stereotypes and opinions on interracial dating, gender roles, and personal identity are formed. A professor and chair of art, and an affiliate faculty of Asian American Studies and Film Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Fulbeck has performed and exhibited in more than 20 countries and throughout the U.S., including the Museum of Modern Art, the Singapore International Film Festival, the World Wide Video Festival, PBS, and the Whitney Museum of American Art Biennial. He has twice keynoted at the National Conference on Race in Higher Education to standing ovations, directed 13 independent videos, and authored the critically acclaimed books Paper Bullets: A Fictional Autobiography and Part Asian, 100% Hapa featuring portraits of multiracials of Asian/Pacific Islander descent. For more information on Fullbeck, visit www.seaweedproductions.com Monday, March 9 A co-creation of the University of Oregon’s Veterans and Family Student Association and Jonathan Wei, “Telling” is a piece of witness theater developed from interviews conducted with 22 veterans and military family members in Eugene, Ore., concerning their experience with the military. The resulting play features 11 veterans and family members who share their own stories, as well as those of the others. For more information about Telling, visit http://thetellingproject.org/ Tuesday, March 10 Paul Loeb has spent 35 years researching and writing about citizen responsibility and empowerment — asking what makes some people choose lives of social commitment, while others abstain. His latest book, The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen’s Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear (Basic Books, 2004), was named the #3 political book of fall 2004 by the History Channel and American Book Association and winner of the Nautilus Award for best social change book. He’s also the author of Soul of a Citizen: Living With Conviction in a Cynical Time (now with 100,000 copies in print), Generation at the Crossroads: Apathy & Action on the American Campus, Nuclear Culture, and Hope in Hard Times. An affiliate scholar at Seattle's Center for Ethical Leadership, he's written for the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Psychology Today, Mother Jones, The Nation, Redbook, the International Herald Tribune and the Christian Science Monitor, as well as been interviewed on CNN, NPR, C-SPAN, NBC news, CBC, the BBC, and NPR. He has also lectured at 400 colleges throughout the country and numerous national and international conferences. His 2002 talk to the American Association of State Colleges & Universities inspired that association’s 200-campus American Democracy Project. Alice Walker, African American novelist and author of The Color Purple, writes, "The voices Loeb finds demonstrate that courage can be another name for love."Marian Wright Edelman, president and founder of the Children's Defense Fund, said, "Soul of a Citizen helps us find the faith we need to act on our deepest beliefs — and keep on." Habitat for Humanity founder, Millard Fuller, concludes, “Paul Loeb brings hope for a better world in a time when we so urgently need it.” The late Susan Sontag called Loeb, “A national treasure.” And Bill Moyers of The Impossible Will Take a Little While writes, “This book can even make one hopeful about the future despite so many signs to the contrary." Loeb’s books are being used at hundreds of campuses to inspire student engagement. For information on Loeb’s books, including free academic exam copies, examples of the powerful classroom responses, and how to get his monthly articles, visit www.paulloeb.org.
Presidential Panel Tuesday, March 10 Hear from four presidents on how the “business” of higher education has dramatically changed and requires colleges and universities to seek out, cultivate, and sustain partnerships from a variety of “new” sources. Each will share personal experiences with building partnerships, the benefits gained, and how student affairs professionals can aid in the process.
President of Gonzaga University since 1988, Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D., is also an author, speaker, teacher, and a participant in community affairs. His fresh and innovative approach stems from his diverse areas of interest: public accounting, finance, theology, physics, metaphysics, ethics, and, of course, Gonzaga! With his previous experience as Professor of Business Ethics and Director of the Institute of Professional Ethics at Seattle University, he has worked in an advisory role with over 300 companies such as Boeing, Toyota, Costco, and Caterpillar. Fr. Spitzer averages 130 major business and public presentations per year, including: Tony Blair's Cabinet in London, officials of the Russian Orthodox Church, leaders of both sides of the Northern Ireland conflict, and to members of the current leadership in Costa Rica. Mildred Ollée, Seattle Central Community College [www.seattlecentral.edu] The first woman to serve as president of Seattle Central, Dr. Ollée began her career in higher education 35 years ago as a faculty member at Walla Walla Community College. In 1970, she became a counselor at Seattle Central and rose to the position of Vice President of Student Services, a job she held from 1987 to 1995. She is an educator and administrator with experience at colleges throughout the Pacific Northwest. In 1995, she became President of Cascade Campus in the Portland Community College District. At Cascade, Dr. Ollée led a diverse urban college that served more than 18,000 students annually, as well as three Workforce Training Centers that served an additional 16,000 people. She managed a total budget of $38.2 million and was involved in an $82 million capital project for the Portland system. Known for her active community involvement and many collaborative projects, Dr. Ollée established successful relationships with local, state, and national agencies that led to increased financial support for the college and awards for excellence in workforce development programs. Paul Zingg, California State University, Chico [www.csuchico.edu] Cassandra Manuelito-Kervliet, Antioch University – Seattle [www.antiochsea.edu] Chosen as the new president for Antioch University Seattle in July 2007, Dr. Cassandra Manuelito-Kerkvliet is the first Native American woman to ascend to the presidency of an accredited university outside the tribal college system. Prior to her appointment in Seattle, Dr. Manuelito-Kerkvliet served as the first woman president of Diné College, the first tribally controlled community college, located in Tsaile, Arizona. While there, she successfully negotiated with the Navajo Nation a 242 percent increase in tribal appropriations for the college. She founded and directed the Indian Education Office at Oregon State University and has worked in various student service and counseling positions at Oregon State University, University of Oregon, University of New Mexico and University of Wyoming. Dr. Manuelito-Kerkvliet is the great, great granddaughter of Navajo Chief Manuelito. Recently, she served on the Biological Sciences advisory board for the National Science Foundation. And she was a consultant for the American Indian Higher Education Consortium and Alliance for Equity in Higher Education's initiative to train future administrators in the Minority Serving Institution's Leadership Fellows Institute.
Wednesday, March 11 Kaylynn Sullivan TwoTrees (Iyeska) has developed Seven Directions Practice® over the past 30 years with the input, support, and guidance of elders of Earth/Mystery wisdom traditions. As a guide and cartographer of the crossroads, she continues to develop the Practice and learn from the Earth. She utilizes ancient arts and teachings to work with groups and individuals to explore and illuminate the cartography of consciousness where critical inquiry and spiritual awareness meet. She is a past recipient of the Lila Wallace International Artist Award has held positions as scholar in residence at the Cleveland Institute of Art, academic challenge scholar in Interdisciplinary Studies, and scholar in residence in the schools of Fine Arts and Business at Miami University, Ohio. For more information about Kaylynn Sullivan TwoTrees, visit www.ktwotrees.com.
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