Global Issues: the Challenges of Building a World Community

ECCSSA 2006 32ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE CCBC, CATONSVILLE CAMPUS THURSDAY, MARCH 30th- SATURDAY, APRIL 1st 2006

“GLOBAL ISSUES: THE CHALLENGES OF BUILDING A WORLD COMMUNITY”

THURSDAY, MARCH 30 PRECONFERENCE: H-308 B

3:00 – 5:00 P.M. Session I Learning Circle: “Community College as a Bridge?” Led by Tina Johnson, Tufts University (LIMITED PRE-ENROLLMENT)

5:15 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Session II SPECIAL WORKSHOP Building a Local Futures Institute to “Think Globally and Act Locally” Steven F. Steele, Ph.D., Applied Sociologist, Director, Institute for the Future, Anne Arundel Community College

7:30 P.M. Q THEATRE “WHAT’S GOING ON – CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD”: FEATURING UNITED NATIONS DOCUMENTARIES: “Indigenous Children in Australia” and “Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone”

FOLLOWED BY A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH CCBC CHANCELLOR - Dr. Sandra Kurtinitis and Dr. Laurence Thomas, Syracuse University This program is free and open to CCBC faculty, students and community members. It is co-sponsored by the CCBC, Catonsville Office of Student Life.

A RECEPTION WILL FOLLOW

1 FRIDAY, MARCH 31

8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Welcome: Dr. Sandra Kurtinitis, Chancellor, CCBC

9:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Session I

A) 1) “Teaching and Learning in a Multicultural and Multiethnic Classroom” Natalie Kimbrough, Professor of History, CCBC & Dr. Paige Rogers, Professor of English, CCBC

2) “Cultural Diversity from a Student’s Perspective” Edwina Nesiba, Frostburg State University

B) 1) “The Global Economy: Challenges of Educating and Training the Future Workforce” Larry Froman, Professor of Psychology, Towson University

2) “Poetry as a Meta-Narrative: Engaging the Challenge of Building a World Community” Michael Parsons, Professor of Sociology and Askold Skalsky, Professor, English, Hagerstown Community College

C. 1) “Getting to Know Today’s Diverse Community College Students and What They Say About Us” May Kuangchi Chen, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Strategic Enrollment and Donna McKusick, Senior Director Developmental Education, CCBC

2) “Building Cultures at the Community College: International Dialogues in the Classroom” John Hutchinson, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, CCBC & Rachele Lawton, Instructor, ESOL, CCBC

2 11:15 – 12:00 Noon ECCSSA BUSINESS MEETING

11:15 – 12:00 ALTERNATIVE: SHOWING OF UNITED NATIONS DOCUMENTARIES: FREE FOR STUDENTS AND NON-CONFERENCE ATTENDEES “Intolerance in Northern Ireland”

12:00 P.M. – LUNCHEON

12:45 P.M. - KEYNOTE ADDRESS

“FINDING STRENGTH IN A FRAGILE WORLD” DR. LAURENCE THOMAS, PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, MAXWELL SCHOOL OF SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. SESSION II

A. “The Challenge of AIDS in Africa Reflections of Personal Experiences as an HIV/AIDS Educator in Namibia” Greg Satorie, HIV/AIDS Activist and Educator

B. “The Role of the Community College in Building a World Community: The Views of Community College Students” Rosalyn M. King, Professor of Psychology, Zainab Alwani , Professor of Islamic Studies, Ramezan Dowlati, Asst. Professor of Psychology and Students- Shriti Bhadel, , Sumayatu Diallo, Alexis Gomez, Jessica Garza, Agnieska Laska, Athalia Lyons, & Melissa Pujol,

C. 1) “Universality of Western Values and Marginalization of the Other: Focus on Islam” Marilyn Kralik, Professor of Fine Arts and Media Studies, Ocean County College

2) “Enhancing Student Learning of Cultural Diversity with Streamed Video” Ann MacLellan, Professor of Sociology and Michelle Jones, Professor of Criminal Justice, CCBC

3 3) “Conversations with Students of Muslim Background” Vicki Hong-Smith, ESOL Instructor, CCBC

D. “The Uncertainty of Globalization” Vaso Thomas, Professor of Social Science, Bronx Community College, with a panel of students: Lawrence Sorden, “Women Moving Forward: The Effects of Globalization;” Robert Anapol, “Women and Globalization;” Darrius Minoras, “Globalization and Health;” Greg LeBlanc, “Globalization and the Effects on Culture;” Samantha Betty, “Women, Education and Globalization;” Alexia Rosario, “Women and Globalization: Has It Benefited Us;” Theresa Joseph, “Globalization and Women;” Judy Gomez, “Globalization and Epidemics.”

3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Session III

A. 1) “Outsourcing: A New Strategic and Dynamic Process of Globalization,” Manfra Pellegrino, Professor of History, Queensborough Community College, CUNY

2) “Key Ramification of Globalization: Exploring Three Significant Changes in our 21st Century World” Robert Hauser, Professor of History, Penn State University

B. 1) “The Relationship between Culture and Development– A Case Study of Haiti” Hyppolite Pierre, Professor of Political Science, CCBC

2) “How I Rewrite History and Other Pitfalls in Trying to Help Students Think Globally in an Increasingly Provincial Society” Tom Robertson, Professor of History, CCBC

C. “Cultural Impressions: Strangers in a Strange Land” Joan Hellman, Professor of English, CCBC and Students Room: H308-C

4 D. “New World Quest-A Game to Promote Global Understanding and Build a World Community: Assessment of a Semester Pilot in the Community College Classroom,” Rosalyn M. King, Zainib Alwani, Ramezan Dowlati, Northern Virginia Community College and Students

7:30PM: Q Lounge

“WE ARE THE WORLD” – AN INTERNATIONAL EVENING OF FOOD AND FROLIC With a sampling of delights from around the world and the tapping of toes to international dancers!

SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 1

9:15 a.m. – 11: 00 a.m. - Session IV

A. 1) “Global Warming: The Road Ahead,” Chris Fox, professor of Environmental Sciences and Technology, CCBC

2) “Revising the Strategy: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as Counter Terrorism Tools” Cecili Thompson, American University School of Public Affairs

3) “Building a Nation - Comparative Systems from History: The Texas Experience and Iraq” Diane Duryea and Michael Parsons

B. 1) “Sparrows Point to India: Studying Globalization through Ethnographic Interviews” Karen Olson, Professor of History and Anthropology, CCBC

2) “Four Perspectives on Diversity” Fred Pincus, Professor of Sociology, UMBC

5 3) “Key Ramification of Globalization: Exploring Three Significant Changes in our 21st Century World” Robert Hauser, Professor of History, Penn State University

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Final Session

PANEL DISCUSSION ON: TERRORISM IN OUR WORLD TODAY, ITS CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND THE FUTURE

FEATURING: CHRISTOPHER HEWITT, PROFESSOR, SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY; PAUL ZIGO, PROFESSOR, HISTORY, BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE; KITENGE N’GAMBWA, CCBC, NEBOJSA ZIMONJIC, UMBC

Conference Closes