FINDING THE CENTER 2007

DATES:

            APRIL 12  7:00-9:00 p.m.
            APRIL 13  8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
            APRIL 14  8:00 a.m. to1:30 p.m.

INSTRUCTOR:  
       John Mihelich, Ph.D.

1 CREDIT: SOC 403

CATALOG LISTING: SOC 403 WS: Finding the Center 2007

CRN: 58330

LOCATION: See conference website: http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/ftc/

DESCRIPTION:

The third annual joint Idaho-Washington regional human rights conference for the Inland Pacific Northwest will be in Moscow, Idaho April 12^th, 13^th and 14th. It is called "FINDING THE CENTER, An Action Oriented Human Rights Conference."  This is truly a remarkable, third annual, but first of its kind, conference for the region.  This conference is specifically designed to teach techniques, tools, and skills to deal with some of the social ills that plague our communities. 

“Finding the Center” includes three days of workshops, keynote speakers and performances and provides students an opportunity this spring to earn ONE workshop credit toward the Certificate in Diversity and Stratification.  All events will take place on the University of Idaho campus.

Among this years presenters are: (from: http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/ftc/)

Randie S. Gottlieb Ed. D (Opening Keynote) - the founder of UNITYWORKS LLC and co-founder of the Mona Foundation.  She received her Master’s degree in educational administration from Harvard University and her Ed. D. from Boston University in instructional design.

Balbir Mathur - the founder of “Trees for Life” which has helped more than 2.5 million people plant more than 30 million trees in developing countries since its inception in 1984

Reverend John L. Selders Jr. - the founding organizing pastor of Amistad United Church of Christ in Hartford Connecticut, Care coordinator of Zezzo house (an 18 unit housing project) and the Lead Principal for the Human Connection Project

Anna Boluda – is a journalist, filmmaker and Fullbright scholar who has worked as a television reporter, a producer and in public relations.  Her award winning film “Queer Spawn” (which will be screened during the plenary session) is an example of her message of the accessibility in our everyday lives of an opportunity to engage our own families as agents of change.

REQUIREMENTS:

To earn one credit towards the certificate, students must register for the conference AND register for the workshop credit PRIOR to attending the conference.  Students must receive permission for the workshop credit from the instructor, John Mihelich. He can be contacted via email: jmihelic@uidaho.edu

Students must then attend the full conference.  After attending, students are required to write a brief synopsis of each “workshop track” attended AND a two-page (single-spaced) summary essay explaining what they learned from the overall conference experience and how the experience contributed to their diversity education. The credit is graded based on attendance and the quality of the written submissions.  To view the conference agenda (schedule), workshop tracks, and speakers, visit the conference website: http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/ftc/

Written materials must be submitted by APRIL 20, 2007 to:

John Mihelich, Phinney Hall 401

            OR

John Mihelich
            Department of Sociology/Anthropology/Justice Studies
           101 Phinney Hall
            P.O. Box 441110
            Moscow, ID  83844-1110

             OR

Submitted via email attachment (in Microsoft Word) to: jmihelic@uidaho.edu

For the schedule and more information on the conference visit the conference website at:

http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/ftc/

For other information, contact John Mihelich (jmihelic@uidaho.edu).