2008 Woodie Awards
Campus Diversity Announcement
9/10/07 - Features
Hold the Date, Reserve the Time: Thursday, September 27th, noon, Student Center Ballrooms D&E.
"Tipping Points in Academe" presented by Distinguished Sigma XI Lecturer Daryl E. Chubin.
Malcom Gladwell's best-seller, The Tipping Point, distills much research wisdom about when communities change and why. Marketed as a business strategies book, its social and behavioral science examples speak persuasively to what is not only possible, but predictable, in the behavior of those formerly complacent or distracted by life's routines. Within those routines dwell traditions that grip us all. The problems appear intractable. But they are not. The work of the AAAS Capacity Center (www.aaascapacity.org) with client institutions of higher education demonstrates that, with leadership, departments and colleges on campus can introduce practices that support the success of students and faculty. Change is possible if context is heeded. Indeed, innovation can be spread to other parts of the institution. Examples (with institutional anonymity assured) from the Center's portfolio will be discussed.
Refreshments sponsored by the Women in Science, Engineering & Mathematics Program.
"Tipping Points in Academe" presented by Distinguished Sigma XI Lecturer Daryl E. Chubin.
Malcom Gladwell's best-seller, The Tipping Point, distills much research wisdom about when communities change and why. Marketed as a business strategies book, its social and behavioral science examples speak persuasively to what is not only possible, but predictable, in the behavior of those formerly complacent or distracted by life's routines. Within those routines dwell traditions that grip us all. The problems appear intractable. But they are not. The work of the AAAS Capacity Center (www.aaascapacity.org) with client institutions of higher education demonstrates that, with leadership, departments and colleges on campus can introduce practices that support the success of students and faculty. Change is possible if context is heeded. Indeed, innovation can be spread to other parts of the institution. Examples (with institutional anonymity assured) from the Center's portfolio will be discussed.
Refreshments sponsored by the Women in Science, Engineering & Mathematics Program.
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