Presentation Events
posted by jeffers () at October 31st, 2011
Hello All,
Please join us for our next off campus speaker in the National Agenda 2011 Girding for Battle @UD series.
Melanie Sloan - Scandalous Politicians! : National Agenda 2011 Girding for Battle @UD
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 4:30pm slt
http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/56/150/26
Sloan is the founder and Executive Director of CREW, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, and is a nationally recognized expert on congressional ethics. Prior to starting CREW, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia where, from 1998-2003, ... more » »
posted by jeffers () at October 25th, 2011
Hello All,
Please join us for our next faculty speaker in the National Agenda 2011 speaker series.
When: Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Time: 4:30pm slt
Who: Prof. Jason Mycoff, Political Science & International Relations
What: Redistricting for the 2012 Election: National Agenda 2011 Girding for Battle @UD
Where: http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/56/150/26
Jason's research interests include the Congress, presidency, and judiciary with special interest in committees, political leadership, and the interaction between the legislative and executive branches. He teaches American politics classes including Introduction to American Political Systems, Congress and ... more » »
posted by jeffers () at October 17th, 2011
Hello All,
Please join us for our next off campus national speakers
Who: Joe Slade White & Valerie Biden Owens
What: Selling the Candidates: National Agenda 2011 Girding for Battle @UD
When: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 4:30pm slt
Where: http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/56/150/26
White is a national media strategist and producer, a thirty-seven-year veteran of over four hundred political campaigns across the nation, with a winning record of over 75%. Clients have included Presidential candidates, U.S. Senators, Governors, Members of Congress, and Mayors.
Biden Owens, is among the first ... more » »
posted by jeffers () at October 10th, 2011
Hello everyone,
Our next speaker in National Agenda 2011 Griding for Battle speaker is coming up on:
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 4:30pm slt
The speaker is: Prof. Paul Brewer: UD Faculty in Communication
Topic is: Framing Issues in the 2012 Campaign
Join us if you can here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/56/150/26
Paul Brewer (Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1999) is Professor of Communication and Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware, where he is also a fellow in the Center for Political Communication. ... more » »
posted by jeffers () at September 29th, 2011
Hello Everyone,
We have 2 events this week on Wednesday, October 5, 2011.
In addition to our regular National Agenda series at 4:30 pm slt, we'll also simulcast the University of Delaware Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering 2011 Distinguished Lecturer Series speaker at 1:00 pm slt.
More info on the guest and topics below. Join us if you can!
1. Inquiry-Driven Engineering: One of the Liberal Arts
Lecture present by James Wagner of Emory University
October 5, 2011 @ 1:00 pm slt/4:00 pm et
http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/56/150/26
James W. Wagner, president of ... more » »
posted by jeffers () at September 26th, 2011
Hello Everyone,
Please join us for our next off campus speakers in this week's National Agenda 2011, Girding for Battle @UD
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 4:30 pm slt
Chris Lehane & Steven Schmidt: Handicapping the Race
http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/56/150/26
Lehane & Schmidt are national political strategists. Lehane is a political consultant and crisis communications expert who has served as a lawyer, spokesperson and expert in opposition research for the Clinton White House. Schmidt is one of the top public affairs and political strategists in the country & was ... more » »
posted by jeffers () at September 19th, 2011
Hello All,
Our next speaker in the National Agenda 2011 series is:
Prof. Phillip Jones: UD Faculty, Political Science & International Relations
Please join us if you can on: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 4:30pm slt
His topic is: Will Congress Be Held Accountable?
http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/56/150/26
This is a live simulcast, questions will be taken from the SL audience.
His teaching and research interests center on issues of representation and democracy in America. In particular, I study public opinion, voting behavior, mass political participation, and their effects on government ... more » »
posted by jeffers () at May 16th, 2011
Come out to University Delaware Island on Wednesday, May 18 at 2 P.M. and listen to a brief presentation by Communication majors Droogan Quartz and Ewing1233.
Their topic is on the importance of foreign journalism during elections and learning about the tactics regimes use to stay in power.
The demonstration will be promptly followed by a discussion that shows the way YOU can be proactive and keep open the doors of democracy!
This event is about an hour long.
IM Firery Broome for help getting ... more » »
posted by jeffers () at June 7th, 2010
Workshop in Second Life: Grants for Nonprofit Organizations
Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 noon SLT
Location:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/136/99/24
Presenters: Kharyl Sorbet & Cricket Denimore
The University of Delaware Library will offer a workshop in Second Life (SL) on the topic of “Grants for Nonprofit Organizations.”
The workshop, conducted entirely in Second Life, will focus on the Foundation Directory Online and other databases that provide information on grants from private foundations, corporations and public charities. The workshop will cover strategies for database searching, ... more » »
posted by jeffers () at May 31st, 2010
Hello Everyone,
The University of Delaware is holding our 15th annual Summer Faculty Institute June 1-4. We are having a great line up of morning keynote speakers for each day and we are going to simulcast them to the the UD islands so you can join us.
I will be in-world to take SL questions.
Please join us on the UD islands:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/56/150/26
** Tuesday June 1 - 9:00-10:00am ET, (6:00-7:00 am SLT) (live simulcast)
Reinhold Steinbeck - Stanford University
Design Thinking as a Learning Process: Building ... more » »
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