This week at K-State, we are celebrating Championing Civility Week! Civility, which K-State defines as "the free and respectful exchange of different ideas," is one of the greatest ways to practice everyday nonviolence. Join us Monday, April 10 through Friday, April 14 for a week of engaging events that create opportunities for dialogue and bridge-building! (Re)Imagining Tolerance, Diversity and Justice: The Impact of a Post-Truth USA on the Arab-American and Muslim-American Experience Monday, April 10 | 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Hale Library, Hemisphere Room This event is open to all — students, faculty, staff and members of the public. "(Re)Imagining Tolerance, Diversity, and Justice" will explore the issues of tolerance and diversity from the Muslim-American and Arab American perspectives, featuring the work of three separate speakers. Following 15-20 minute presentations by each speaker, there will be a question and answer session. Then, participants will break into groups and meet with a speaker and a group of facilitators to engage in deep conversations about each presentation topic as it relates to civic action at the individual, community and societal levels. These small group conversations will focus on issues of integration, acceptance, tolerance and diversity from the Arab-American and Muslim American perspectives. This is an opportunity to learn about important scholarly perspectives and connect cutting-edge research to your civic practice. Panelists/speakers include: Louise Cainkar, Marquette University, Arab-American Studies Association president Mucahit Bilici, John Jay College of Criminal Justice Mohamed Al-Hakim, Florida Gulf Coast University Event sponsored by: Michael W. Suleiman Chair in Arab and Arab-American Studies, Department of Political Science; Staley School of Leadership Studies; College of Arts and Sciences Diversity Committee; and the Division of Student Life. Engagement Symposium | Reconstructing Civility: Modes of Engagement for 2017 Tuesday, April 11 | 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. | K-State Student Union This free symposium features both academic and practical dialogue on a variety of topics, all with civility and civil dialogue at the center of the discussion. The event features two keynote speakers: Ed O'Malley, president and CEO of the Kansas Leadership Center; and Dr. Carolyn Lukensmeyer, executive director of the National Institute for Civil Discourse. Come for one or all sessions to take part in this important and timely dialogue. Event sponsored by: Office of the Provost, Center for Engagement and Community Development, Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy, National Institute for Civil Discourse and Democracy, Staley School of Leadership Studies University Distinguished Lecture | A Necessary Art: Narrative and Reality in Documentary Wednesday, April 12 | 3 p.m. | Hale Library, Hemisphere Room We are entering a new era of grand narratives and high ideology, which makes understanding narrative so important and documentary a necessary art. Please plan to attend this University Distinguished Lecture from Dr. Graham Townsley, executive producer of Shining Red Productions and film producer for "E.O. Wilson - Of Ants and Men" (2015). A meet and greet reception kicks off this event at 3 p.m., followed by Dr. Townsley's lecture beginning at approximately 3:30 p.m. Diversity Colloquium | Driven by Fear and Emancipated by Curiosity: The Politics of Bodily Knowledge in Personal Narratives on Race Wednesday, April 12 | 4 p.m. | Kedzie 106 Please plan to attend this Communication Studies and JMC Research Colloquium Series event. Christopher Brown, associate professor of communication studies at Minnesota State University, Mankato will present and lead the discussion that follows. Public Narrative: Race and Equity Thursday, April 13 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Location TBA Details coming soon. Event sponsored by: Cats for Inclusion, Black Student Union, Staley School of Leadership Studies 48-Hour Film Festival Premiere and Awards Ceremony Thursday, April 13 | 7 p.m. | Leadership Studies Town Hall This event marks the close of the second annual K-State 48-Hour Film Festival, showcasing works produced by K-State students. All are encouraged to attend the screening exhibition and awards ceremony, even if you are not part of a competing team. Event sponsored by: Office of the Provost, Division of Communications and Marketing, College of Education, Staley School of Leadership Studies, A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Hale Library, Media Development Center, Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy "Inclusive, deliberative, open dialogue. That's the Wildcat Way."
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