STAC Advising Blog

Matthew Coolidge is the founder and director of the Center for Land Use Interpretation, an education and research organization based in Los Angeles, established in 1994. The CLUI takes a broadly interdisciplinary approach to the investigation of land use, drawing on the natural sciences, sociology, art, architecture, and history in order to increase and diffuse information about how land in the United States is apportioned, utilized, and perceived. The Center produces public programs including tours, lectures, and events, publishes books, and web resources, including a web site with a searchable database of “unusual and exemplary” land use in the United States.

Coolidge will take the audience on a tour through unusual and exemplary land use across the country, and describe recent expeditions, tours, exhibitions, and other programs produced along the way.

Anthropogeomorphology and the Search for Meaning in the Built American Landscape
Wednesday, May 22, 7pm
Oxford Presentation Room, Oxford Building (same building as Barnes & Noble)
Emory University
1390 Oxford Road, Atlanta, GA 30322
Parking Info Here

For more information, please contact Faith McClure in the Emory Visual Arts Department at faith.mcclure@emory.edu or 404.712.4397

What:  Professor Marie Lathers will speak on “Woman in the Moon: Women in Outer Space on the Silver Screen.”   She will present a lecture and discussion sponsored by the Women, Science, and Technology Learning Community.

When:  Tuesday, April 23, 2013,  4 p.m.-5 p.m

Where:  Student Center, Room 301.

Details: Marie Lathers is Treuhaft Professor of French and Humanities at Case-Western Reserve University.  She received her Ph.D. from Brown University.  She is the author of three books:  The Aesthetics of Artifice: Villiers’ L’Eve Future (1996); Bodies of Art:  French Literary Realism and the Artist’s Model (2001); and Space Oddities:  Women and Outer Space in Popular Film and Culture, 1960-2000 (2010).  She has also translated Gilbert Doho’s People Theater and Grassroots Empowerment in Cameroon (2006).  She is the author of articles in reviews including The Romanic Review, Feminist Studies, Woman’s Art Journal, Frontiers: A Journal of Woman Studies, French Civilization, and Mosaic.

See the flier for more information.

The GREEN Program is now accepting student applications for our Summer and Winter Programs. This immersive experience allows your students to interact with cutting edge technology and experts in the field of renewable energy and sustainability, while accelerating their career.

Along with the 15 Summer Sessions currently open in Costa Rica the GREEN Program in Iceland is now available to your students through the application process on our website.

The GREEN Program enhances your understanding of the Renewable Energy and Sustainability industries by taking you outside of the classroom and into the field. By gaining exclusive access to different Renewable Energy facilities in Costa Rica and Iceland, you will receive the hands-on experience you need to accelerate your career.

The GREEN Program is a short-term experience which combines education, adventure, service learning and cultural immersion that creates a lasting impact and helps you gain global perspective to advance your career.

This year GREEN is launching a new program in Iceland, which was recently recognized as the “greenest” country in the World. This program is offered in partnership with Reykjavik University, which provides transferable academic credit upon completion of the 10-day program.

GREEN’s post-program benefits allow like-minded students to stay connected through the GREEN Alumni Network. The Network provides Alumni access to hundreds of other passionate students across the world, internship and job opportunities, as well as industry events.

Spots on each program are limited to 20 students. Applications are approved on a rolling basis, and spots fill on a first-come, first served basis. Submit your application for the program dates below.

Iceland 10-Day SUMMER BREAK Program

August 21st - August 30th

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Costa Rica 12-Day SUMMER BREAK Programs

(start dates)

May 15, 22, 29

June 5, 12, 19, 26

July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

August 7, 14, 21, 28

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Costa Rica 12-Day WINTER BREAK Programs
December 11th - December 22nd
January 1st - January 12th
January 8th - January 19th

We look forward to traveling with you!

-The GREEN Team

All the Best!

Ernesto Daset

ernesto@theGREENprogram.com 

University Coordinator

Fenuxe Magazine, Atlanta’s largest LGBT publication, is seeking editorial and design interns. Positions are available immediately. If interested, send your résumé, letter of  interest (Why do you want to work with Fenuxe?), and writing or design sample (magazine or newspaper style, please–a class assignment is acceptable) to kat@fenuxe.com.

Please see the flier for more details.

What:  Ali Babacan Deputy Prime Minister, Republic of Turkey

When:  Tuesday, April 15th at 2:30 p.m.

Where:  Emory University, Goizueta Business School, Boynton Auditorium, Room E130.

Details:
Ali Babacan, deputy prime minister of Turkey, will give a public talk on Turkey’s economic growth on Tuesday, April 16.

This event is sponsored by the Goizueta Business School’s Global Perspectives Program and the Department of Economics.

This event is free and open to the public, but guests should register to attend by Monday, April 15.

Visitor parking is available in Fishburne deck.

About Ali Babacan
Ali Babacan has served as deputy prime minister to the Republic of Turkey since 2009 under the leadership of Prime Minister Recep Erdoğan and President Abdullah Gül. Prior to this appointment, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

After working for a financial consulting company in Chicago from 1992 to 1994, Babacan returned to Ankara to run his family’s business. In 2001, he became a founding member of the Justice and Development Party in Turkey, through which he was elected to parliament and appointed as minister of state in charge of the economy. In 2005, he was appointed by the prime minister as chief negotiator in Turkey’s bid to join the European Union.

Babacan holds a bachelor’s in industrial engineering from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, where he attended on a Fulbright Scholarship.

Ivan Allen’s Student Advisory Board is proud to announce that we will be hosting an interactive event with the Concord Coalition on April 17th. Founded in the 1990s, the Concord Coalition is a nonpartisan group whose main focus is informing the American public of the fiscal challenges our nation faces in the hopes of improving our fiscal future. These are the same people who speak directly to Congress about these issues, and now Tech students and faculty will have the chance to learn more about the specific issues we as a nation currently face in regards to the fiscal cliff.

Students may join us on Wednesday, April 17^th in the Student Center Ballroom from 6pm to 8pm to learn more about current financial issues and find out where the money actually goes as they attempt to balance the budget themselves. We have hosted this event in the past, and it was a fantastic learning experience. Students are put into teams and given a packet of bills currently on the table for consideration on Capitol Hill. Each team must make its own decisions as to whether or not a given bill should be passed. The bills vary in subject from entitlements to foreign policy to healthcare, and Phil Smith, the event’s host, will be available for clarification or discussion of any of the bills. Students will leave the event better informed about our nation’s debt and the intricacies of deciding how to balance the budget.

Everyone is welcome! There will also be free pizza!  Don’t miss the chance to meet Phil Smith and debate some of our nation’s most heated topics.

We hope to see you there!

–
Aaron Hoodin

Student Advisory Board President

Ivan Allen College

Georgia Institute of Technology

ahoodin3@gatech.edu

WANTED: LMC STUDENTS TO HELP MAKE A FEATURE-LENGTH STEAMFUNK FILM HERE IN ATLANTA

The School of Literature, Media and Communication is pleased to partner with Roaring Lion Productions on *Rites of Passage: The Steamfunk Movie.* We are now recruiting STAC and CM students to get involved in all aspects of production. We are in particular need of assistant producers, camera operators, prop masters, special effects directors, boom operators, gaffers, foley artists, costume designers, casting directors, editors and actors.

Please note that students will be eligible to receive either internship or course credit for work on this film. We will hold our first information session on Thursday, April 18 at 11 am in Skiles 343.  For more information prior to that meeting, please feel free to contact Prof. Lisa Yaszek.

My name is Melissa Ting and I’m the publicity director of Asian American Student Association. Starting this week, we’ll be celebrating Asian American Awareness Month in which we’ll be bringing speakers, videos, and delicious food to students and professors as we educate, discuss, and create awareness of some Asian American Pacific Islander  issues that exist today. We would like to invite you and your students to be a part of the conversation as we influence involvement and change to our community!

Check out the flyer.    But here are some highlights:

“Who Killed Vincent Chin?” with Curtis Chin, Wednesday, March 27: 5:00pm IC 209

In 1982, at the height of anti-Japanese sentiments, Vincent Chin was murdered in Detroit by two white autoworkers, who said, “it’s because of you motherf***er that we’re out of work.”  The killers were only fined $3000 and three years probation. And for the first time, Asian Americans around the country galvanized to form a real community and movement.  Come out on Wednesday, March 27th to learn more about how the Asian American community grew. Curtis Chin, the producer of the documentary “Vincent Who?” and an active player in today’s AAPI community joins us for a compelling discussion about Asian American activists.

The New Asian American Woman – Women’s Round Table with Delta Phi Lambda, Wednesday, April 3: 4:00pm SC 301

Join AASA and Delta Phi Lambda for our Women’s Round Table! Let your voice be heard as we discuss:

• Interracial relationships & societal opinions
• The media’s extreme portrayals of women
• Cultural etiquette and parental expectations

No matter what your gender or race is, make sure you come out to learn more about our society’s important cultural issues!

Speaking Powerfully with Minimal Stress with Sachi Koto, Thursday, April 4: 6:30pm IC 205

Communication. One of the most important skills everyone needs to have to succeed. Communicating clearly, confidently, and convincingly in front of an audience of one or over one hundred will help you become a leader in business and in life.   Join us as Sachi Koto, a Georgia native and former CNN news anchor shares some practical tips and techniques on being an effective presenter, speaker, and influencer.

Thank you very much! If you have any questions please email us at gtaasa@gmail.com. We hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

Melissa Ting

Asian American Student Association Publicity Director

School of Architecture

Georgia Institute of Technology ‘13