TEACHING AND PRACTICE IN TIMES OF WAR
...5th Annual Diversity Initiatives Conference
Conference Goal:
To promote dialogue and reflection about the impact of war and its diverse implications for faculty, students and community practitioners in education and social services.
Conference Format:
Opening plenary and informal breakout sessions on topics such as: extending a conversation with Jon Turner, giving voice to returning veterans, giving voice to refugees of war, veteran--‐‑informed higher education, and refugee--‐‑informed services.
Our keynote speaker is Jon Turner, veteran of the Iraq war and co--‐‑founder of the Combat Paper Project. Please see YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN6NnkAcJs8 (an interview with Fran Stoddard from VT Public Television)
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014
3:30--‐‑6:15 PM
UVM DAVIS CENTER, SILVER MAPLE BALLROOM
FREE OF CHARGE REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED
Sponsored by the UVM College of Education and Social Services (CESS) Faculty CommitteeonDiversityInitiativesandDean'ʹsOffice. InCollaborationwith:
Community partners including the Burlington School District, the Vermont Department of Education, the Burlington Police Department, Vermont Multicultural Alliance for Democracy, Howard Center, King Street Center, Connecting Cultures/NESTT, Agency of Human Services’ Refugee Office, the Center for World Education, and the Center for Cultural Pluralism.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT CYNTHIA REYES AT creyes@uvm.edu OR SUSAN ROCHE (sroche@uvm.edu)