Campus Explorations - Spring 2007

An interdisciplinary project.
A campus-wide Learning Community focusing on

Work and Poverty

The entire campus voted for this year's theme, and we invite everyone to participate in the conversations and projects that will follow from our various interests in this important topic.

Consider the following ways to participate:

Register for our seminar (Class #73899) and earn one unit of college credit!
Seminar sessions are held once a week, Wednesdays from 2 - 3 p.m. in Room ES-19

Watch for Connected Occasions for thinking, discussion, and activity related to our topic:
a film series, panel discussions guest speakers, performances, etc.

Want to know more? Contact the Learning Outcomes Council
Professor Barbara Kelber (760)744-1150 Ext. 2402   email: bkelber@palomar.edu

Visit http://www.palomar.edu/campusexplorations/index.htm

Spring Semester 2007

• Introduction to the new semester
  January 17th | 2:00-3:00pm
  (live only - not available via web/archive)
  
  
• "Powerful Narratives of Work and Poverty"
  Panel discussion, English department faculty - Fergal O'Doherty, Barb Neault Kelber
  January 24th | 2:00-3:00pm
  view archive (will be archived only)
  
  
• "Seeing the Struggles Close to Home: Resources and Connections for Students"
  Sue Norton, Disabilities Resource Center
  Jane Conway, Health Services
  January 31st | 2:00-3:00pm
  view archive
  
  
• "Immigration: The American Dream and the Academy"
  Krishna Toolsie, History
  February 7th| 2:00-3:00pm
  view archive
  
  
• "Introduction to the film The Girl in the Cafe"
  William Leslie, Philosophy
  February 14th| 2:00-3:00pm
  view archive
  
  
• "Imagining Work and Poverty in Tomas Rivera's novel, Y no se lo Trago la Tierra / And the Earth did not Devour Him"
  Sonia Gutierrez, English
  February 21st| 2:00-3:00pm
  view archive
  
  
• "The Status of Childcare Workers in America"
  Jenny Ferrero, Bob Sasse, Diane Studinka, Child Development
  February 28th| 2:00-3:00pm
  view archive
  
  
• A panel discussion, framework for "Understanding Poverty"
  Anne Stadler and the EOPS program on campus
  March 7th| 2:00-3:00pm
  view archive
  
  
• "Families and Disability: Confronting the Challenges, Sharing the Joys"
  Nancy Galli, Design and Consumer Education
  March 14th| 2:00-3:00pm
  view archive
  
  
• "Gendered Career Paths: How Traditional Gender Roles Influence Career Planning."
  Judy Wilson, Psychology
  March 28th| 2:00-3:00pm
  view archive
  
  
• "The Confederate States of America: What Might Have Been (What Would Have been if the South had Won the Civl War?")
  Dr. Roger Ransom, History and Economics, U.C. Riverside
  April 4th| 2:00-3:00pm
  view archive
  
  
• "Poverty: Falling In, Climbing Out"
  Business Department Faculty - Mary Cassoni and Gil Noble
  April 11th| 2:00-3:00pm
  view archive
  
  
• "Work and Poverty: Information and the Digital Divide"
  Blaine Morrow, Director of the California Community Colleges Satellite Network Project (CCCSAT)
  Judy Cater, Librarian
  April 18th| 2:00-3:00pm
  view archive
  
  
• "Work and Poverty: Fictions and Realities of the American West"
  Sharon Reynolds, English
  April 25th| 2:00-3:00pm
  view archive
  
  
• Wilma Owens, Career, Technical and Extended Educations
  Mollie Smith, Occupational and Non-Credit Programs
  May 2nd| 2:00-3:00pm
  view archive