Tuesday, March 19, 2013 from 3:00 to 4:45 p.m. in KIPJ-Theatre Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring movie was released Jan 29, 2008 by the WGBH Boston studio. Witness the story of how the passionate biologist and environmentalist, Rachel Carson, exposed the Continue reading
Thursday, March 14th from 12:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m in KIPJ – I ****THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED**** Many studies report that grade inflation is on the rise across much of higher education. The reasons cited for this growing trend include institutional Continue reading
Friday, March 22nd from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in SOLES 135 During this Tech Talk, you will have the pleasure of hearing two perspectives from faculty participants in the ATS iPad Project who are investigating the possibilities of integrating iPad apps Continue reading
Brought to you by the Frances G. Harpst Center for Catholic Thought and Culture & the Center for Educational Excellence Friday, March 15th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Degeheri 120 Studies show that half of managerial decisions fail. Furthermore, in Continue reading
Thursday, March 7th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Warren Auditorium Given an undergraduate degree in mining engineering, how I ended up involved in diversity efforts is an interesting and sometimes funny story. This talk will discuss how different experiences Continue reading
Thursday, March 7th from 12:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. in a Room KIPJ-I It seems that everyone wants diversity, but often are confused about what can or should be done. This talk will discuss what we have done at Virginia Tech, our Continue reading
***Registration is now CLOSED*** Wednesday, March 6th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in UC Forum B Examination of the role gender plays in our everyday lives at a local, national and global level continues to be relevant. Disciplines such as women’s and gender Continue reading
Friday, March 1st from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. in Copley Library Conference Room In a lecture-centered classroom, the instructor delivers content in class and then sends students home to complete homework. When you deliver informational content outside the classroom and Continue reading
