ECOLOGY AND PEOPLE
Fall E/RS Faculty Development Workshop
with Stanley Hedeen
This workshop on ecology and people
inaugurates a series of E/RS events on ecology and sustainability.
It will take its subject matter from our immediate habitat,
the Greater Cincinnati environment. The first session
will review the local ecology and introduce the area’s
environmental issues. Session Two will deal with the
air that we breathe and the health of vulnerable citizens
and species. Session Three will dive into our water
pollution problems and consider whether water bodies
need to be returned to a pristine condition. The final
session will examine the region’s changing mosaic
of landscapes and species and the stewardship issues
of preservation and restoration. The workshop aims to
enable participants to incorporate environmental topics
into their classes in whatever manner is appropriate
to their discipline.
STANLEY HEDEEN is Professor Emeritus of Biology and
a former Dean of Arts and Sciences at Xavier. He is
the author of three books: Natural History of the Cincinnati
Region (Cincinnati Museum Center, 2006), The Mill Creek:
An Unnatural History of an Urban Stream (Blue Herald
Press, 1994), and . He has published essays on population
ecology, animal behavior, water pollution, ornithology,
herpetology, animal diseases, habitat destruction, and
the teaching of biological subjects.
TIME AND DATES: Tuesday Nov. 6, Nov. 13, Nov. 27, and
Dec. 4 at 4:00 p.m.
PLACE: Alter 214
REGISTRATION: Please email ersxavier@yahoo.com indicating
your desire to attend.
“Energy Innovation at
Home, at Work and for the Nation”
E/RS FACULTY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
February 12, 19 and 26, March 11, 4:00-5:15 pm, ALT
110
By John Fanselow
John Fanselow is currently Project Developer for
Third Sun Solar and Wind. Prior to his position at
Third Sun, he was the Southwest Project Coordinator
for Green Energy Ohio, Ohio’s alternative energy
nonprofit.
This course examines America’s energy use patterns
and outlines a course to a sustainable energy future.
It will include practical information on how individuals
and institutions can reduce their reliance on fossil
fuels and contribute to the new energy economy. The
workshop has two primary faculty development goals:
1) for faculty who discuss energy use and energy policy
in the classroom, this workshop will enhance the curriculum
by providing cutting-edge information on the latest
developments in green energy; 2) in keeping with Xavier’s
commitment to shared governance, this workshop will
enable all faculty to be better informed participants
in discussions about energy use on campus and the
design of the new buildings that will be part of the
campus expansion.
If you are interested in registering for this workshop,
please contact Kathleen Smythe and Elizabeth Groppe
at ersxavier@yahoo.com by January 21.
ETHICS/RELIGION AND SOCIETY
LITERATURE COURSE DISCUSSION
For all faculty who teach in the E/RS focus areas
of Philosophy, Theology,
English/Classics/Modern Languages
and for those offering or considering 4th course
electives
Monday, February 18, 2008
Rescheduled from December 2007
1:30-2:45 pm
ALT 110
Presentations by:
Edmund Cueva, Classics, CLAS 205
David Knutson, Modern Languages, SPAN 205
Tyrone Williams, English, ENGL 205
Stephen Yandell, English, ENGL 205
Come hear how faculty in three different departments
teach and think about the literature component of
the E/RS focus. This forum is intended to build
synergies between the different components of the E/RS program.
There will be time for discussion and questions
following their brief presentations.
Globalization, Justice, and
the Jesuit Mission
July 11-14, 2005
In order to stimulate reflection and discussion among
faculty concerning E/RS themes, the Ethics/Religion
and Society Program hosts the following annual faculty
development events:
Ethics/Religion and Society and the Office of the Associate
Vice President for Academic Affairs sponsored a week-long
summer course, "Globalization, Justice, and the
Jesuit Mission,” July 11-14, 2005. The course
was facilitated by Dr. Kathleen Smythe and Dr. Marie
Giblin.
The summer workshop derived from faculty discussions
regarding possible revisions to the Ethics/Religion
and Society component of the core curriculum. These
discussions led to a proposal for the October 2005 Academic
Day on the first-year experience which was accepted
by the administration for discussion at the Fall meeting.
The proposal suggests for discussion a new component
to the E/RS program in which first-year and/or second
year students would attend the E/RS lecture series and
then reflect upon the ethical, religious, and social
implications of the lectures within the foundational
E/RS courses. This Academic Day proposal also suggests
possible means to better integrate the four courses
of the E/RS focus. One possibility would be to focus
on an overarching question as an integrating theme for
the four courses. The 2005 Academic Day committee suggested
the question: What does it mean to be human? The committee
realized that at a Jesuit university committed to the
vision of mission articulated by the 34th General Congregation
and by Peter-Hans Kolvenbach (Superior General of the
Society of Jesus) this question needs to take into account
those who are suffering in the wake of the enormous
upheaval of globalization. To begin this process of
rethinking the E/RS focus of the core curriculum, Marie
Giblin and Kathleen Smythe led the workshop in July.
Though all persons who participate in the workshop need
not take part in the presentation at Academic Day, all
helped in the work of reflecting on the nature of the
Jesuit mission in the context of a university and in
exploring the implications for the E/RS curriculum.
Fall Semester Faculty Symposia:
Ethics/Religion and Society--Faculty Symposia for Fall 2005
"The Whole Truth - The History of Sex Scandals in the American Catholic Church"
Dr. C. Walker Gollar, Associate Professor of Theology
Chair, Peace Studies Committee
- Wednesday, September 28 -- "American Catholic Historiography"
- Wednesday, October 26 -- "Nineteenth Century Sex Scandals"
- Wednesday, November 9 -- "Lessons for Today"
All symposia sessions will be located in the Clock Tower Lounge at the Gallagher Student Center from 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. E/RS is pleased to sponsor these faculty symposia in which Dr. C. Walker Gollar will share his fascinating research.
Spring
E/RS Workshops
These workshops are designed to bring faculty together
to discuss socially important issues or pedagogical
issues related to the raising of social problems in
the classroom. Past workshops have explored crossing
academic boundaries and differing objectives behind
raising ethical issues in the classroom.
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