2013 Visiting Scholar In-Residence
Dr. Todd Gitlin
Professor & Chair Communication & Sociology
Columbia University
Dr. Gitlin is a professor of journalism and sociology and chair of the Ph.D. Program in Communication at Columbia University. He was the third president of Students for a Democratic Society, in 1963-64, and coordinator of the SDS Peace Research and Education Project in 1964-65, during which time he helped organize the first national demonstration against Vietnam and the first American demonstrations against corporate aid to the apartheid regime in South Africa. He is the author of fifteen books, including the most recent, Occupy Nation: The Roots, the Spirit, and the Promise of Occupy Wall Street, The Chosen Peoples: America, Israel and the Ordeals of Divine Election (with Leil Loeibowvitz); The Bulldozer and the Big Tent: Blind Republicans, Lame Democrats, and the Recovery of American Ideals. He has contributed to many books, is published widely in general periodicals and is a regular contributor to the "Brainstorm" blog of the Chronicle of Higher Education, "The Book" blog at The New Republic online, and TPMcafe.com.
See below for details on Dr. Gitlin's Welcome Reception and Public Lecture entitled, Freedom of Speech & Freedom of Assembly
2013 Communication Week Events
Tuesday, March 19 at 12:10pm; College Hall 101
Communication and Gender: Practical Leadership Skills for College Women
This hands-on, interactive workshop provides students with information and skills to navigate gender differences in communication in leadership setting in organizations. Pizza will be provided.
Learn and Discuss:
- How to navigate gender dynamics in meetings
- How to get along with others and the importance of mentoring
- How gender differences influence how you present yourself
Sponsored by MA in Communication and Leadership Studies, Women's and Gender Studies and The Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies.
Tuesday, March 19 at 4pm; Tilford Center 4th floor
Welcome Reception for Dr. Todd Gitlin
Join us as we welcome Dr. Todd Gitlin to Gonzaga University
Tuesday, March 19 at 6pm; Foley Teleconference Room
Half the Sky film showing
The PBS series, filmed in Cambodia, Kenya, India, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Liberia, and the United States, follows women and girls living under some of the most difficult circumstances imaginable, and fighting to change them.
A panel of speakers including Dr. Laura Brunell, Gonzaga University, Denise Attwood, Ganesh Himal, Dr. Julia Smith, Eastern Washington University and Dr. Jessica Willis, Eastern Washing University will facilitate discussion.
Sponsored by Northwest Alliance for Responsible Media and MA in Communication and Leadership Studies
Wednesday, March 20 at 4pm; Tilford Center 4th floor
COML/ORGL Spring Fiesta Social
- Catch up with fellow classmates and faculty
- Taco Bar
- Participate in an impromptu contest and win prizes. Details are a surprise.
RSVP: Caddis@gonzaga.edu
Thursday, March 21 at 7pm; Jundt Art Museum, Room 110
Dr. Todd Gitlin presents Freedom of Speech & Freedom of Assembly
Is YOUR Freedom of Assembly under Threat?
The fundamental right of freedom of assembly in our democratic system is being threatened. Almost all state constitutions contain a reference to the goal of the common good as a justification for free assembly. (In the state of Washington, for example: "Section 4 Right of Petition and Assemblage. The right of petition and of the people peaceably to assemble for the common good shall never be abridged.")
Social Media has now become a forum for public assembly. Is public assembly under attack?
1st Annual Gonzaga University
Leadership Studies Student Research Symposium
March 22-23, 2013
The aim of this conference is to surface and explore emerging questions and/or completed research currenlty occupying leadership studies undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students at Gonzaga University. The conference is inteded to stimulate dialouge and critical reflection of the multiple perspectives of our students, our programs and the complexity of the field of leadership studies.
For more information on how to participate CLICK HERE.
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SPS QUICK LINKS
Tilford Center
502 E. Boone Ave.
Spokane, WA 99258-2616
Phone: (509) 313-3569
www.gonzaga.edu/sps
COML Contacts
Kathy Gustafson
Program Assistant
Phone:(509) 313-3567
Email: gustafson@gonzaga.edu
Connie Caddis
Enrollment Specialist
Phone:(509) 313-3684
Email: caddis@gonzaga.edu