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Upcoming Events
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4/18
Helping Injured Veterans to Succeed
Helping Injured Veterans to Succeed
Thursday, April 18th, 2024
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Vernon Cottage, UConn Depot Campus
Work Vessels for Veterans is a nonprofit charitable organization with the mission to award critical equipment and direct services to America’s injured veterans to they may start a business or pursue career education. Since 2008 more than 3,000 vets in all 50 states have received $4.2 million in tools for success. Work Vessels for Vets in recognized with the highest national ratings. Taught by Cathy Cook, Executive Director, and John Niekrash, Founder
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4/24
Documenting the 1974 Black Student Sit-In at Wilbur Cross Library
Documenting the 1974 Black Student Sit-In at Wilbur Cross Library
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Vernon Cottage, UConn Depot Campus
On its 50th anniversary the speaker focuses on archival documentation to recount the Black student sit- in at UConn when students of color made their demands for change by placing their bodies on the line. This action by roughly 400 students across three days in what was the main library located at the Wilbur Cross building on the Storss Campus was among the most significant of the decade. Presented by Graham Stinnett, Archivist, Human Rights and Alternative Press Collection, Archives and Special Collections, UConn
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4/25
Neo- Liberal School Choice Policies: An Existential Threat to Public Schooling?
Neo- Liberal School Choice Policies: An Existential Threat to Public Schooling?
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Vernon Cottage, UConn Depot Campus
This class helps participants understand market- based and school choice policies, including charter schools, school vouchers, and tuition tax credits, and their potential to diminish support for public education. Presented by Casey Cobb, Neag Professor of Education Policy, Neag School of Education, UConn
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5/1
Appreciating the Bones of Connecticut’s Landscape
Appreciating the Bones of Connecticut’s Landscape
Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Vernon Cottage, UConn Depot Campus
This talk takes its title from a UConn Today article featuring ten short essays published for a special edition of Connecticut Magazine. A series of short readings from the essays in the speaker’s slide- show presentation will likely lead the audience to see the landscape in a new way. Presented by Robert Thorson, Professor of Earth Sciences, UConn
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5/2
The Baloney Detection in the Era of Misinformation
The Baloney Detection in the Era of Misinformation
Thursday, May 2nd, 2024
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Vernon Cottage, UConn Depot Campus
Arm yourself to ward off sketchy sales pitches and fake news. Critical thinking and skepticism are under- appreciated skills. 2024 marks the 28th anniversary of Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit. This talk discusses how to use the kit to analyze news stories, scientific claims, and advertising. Buckle up for an interesting year. Presented by Elizabeth Cowles, Professor and Chair, Biology Dept., ECSU