Monday, March 16, 2009

Lecture: Boundary Agents and Renaissance Engineers. Sponsored by the Faculty of Engineering. David Radcliffe, PhD, Epistemology Professor of Engineering Education, School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, gives the talk. 4 p.m. 148 Miller Learning Center. Contact http://www.engineering.uga.edu/events/

Innovations at the Interface: Renaissance Engineers. Sponsored by the Faculty of Engineering. This monthly series highlights technological advances for dialogues between engineering and non-engineering faculty and students. This month’s speaker is Dr. David Radcliffe from Purdue University. He will present examples to illustrate the opportunities, rewards and challenges for boundary agents (interdisciplinary researchers) and renaissance engineers (practitioners of the future). 4-5 p.m. 148 Miller Learning Center. Contact 706-542-6681,

mlaberge@engr.uga.edu

Visiting Entrepreneur: Terrapin. Sponsored by Students in Free Enterprise at UGA. For the third installment of SIFE’s Visiting Entrepreneur Series, the founders of Terrapin Beer Company, Brian ‘Spike’ Buckowski (brewmaster) and John Cochran (president), tell the Terrapin story and share

hard-earned entrepreneurial lessons and advice. A Q&A session follows. 6 p.m. 248 Miller Learning Center. Contact papillon@uga.edu

Gardening 101. Sponsored by the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. This quick start class teaches participants the basics of home gardening. Members $10, non-members $12. 6-8 p.m. State Botanical Garden, Callaway Building. Contact 706-542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu

2009 Torrance Lecture: Arthur J. Cropley. Arthur J. Cropley, an internationally known researcher and writer on creativity, will deliver the 2009 E. Paul Torrance Lecture. Cropley will discuss the evaluation of creative products and how little research has been done to recognize day-to-day creativity, such as everyday problem solving and the ability to adapt to change, since Torrance’s pioneering work more than 50 years ago. A reception to welcome Mark A. Runco, UGA’s new E. Paul Torrance Professor, follows. Lecture at 5 p.m., reception at 7 p.m. Masters Hall, Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Contact

706-542-5104, runco@uga.edu

Film: Life and Debt. Sponsored by the Institute for Women’s Studies. Part of the Women’s History Month Film Festival. 7-9 p.m. 213 Miller Learning Center.

Contact momolly@uga.edu

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Safe Space Training. Sponsored by the LGBT Resource Center. UGA Safe Space is a

campus-wide initiative offering a message of inclusion, acceptance, and support to lesbian, gay,

bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the University community. This orientation is to raise

awareness and knowledge of LGBT issues and to suggest ways to serve as an ally to LGBT

individuals. Participants receive a Safe Space decal to

display in their work or living space. 8:30 a.m. to noon.

Contact safe@uga.edu

Women of the Maasai Brown Bag Event. Sponsored by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government. A delegation of 14 Maasai women from Kenya, visiting as part of the Women of the Maasai Empowerment and Networks Project, give a lunchtime

presentation about political

participation, education, and health issues in their country. Noon to 1 p.m. Fanning Institute, Georgia Power conference room. Contact 706-542-6221

Bulldog Book Club. A discussion of Sarah Vowell, The Wordy Shipmates. 4 p.m. Jittery Joe’s, Miller Learning Center.

Contact fteague@uga.edu

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