General Announcements

2010 ISPA Dean's Meeting

 

The ISPA Dean’s Meeting will be held Friday, February 5th and Saturday, February 6th at the Holiday Inn Ames Conference Center – ISU in Ames, Iowa. 

  • Join colleagues from the state of Iowa
  • Engage in discussions
  • Exchange ideas and information  

Facilitators:

  • W. Houston Dougharty, Vice-President for Student Affairs at Grinnell College
  • Dione Somerville, Dean of Students at Iowa State University

Agenda:

 

Friday, February 5th
 (Hampshire Room, Holiday Inn Ames Conference Center - ISU)

11:45 am              Registration

12:00 pm             Lunch with Job Search Summit participants (Suffolk Room)

1:00 pm                Welcome/Introductions/Format Review (Dean’s Meeting participants only)

1:30 pm                Topical and/or Break-Out (by topic, institution, role) Discussions – Part I

3:00 pm                Break – refreshments

3:15 pm                Topical and/or Break-Out (by topic, institution, role) Discussions – Part II

5:00 pm                Meeting adjourns for the day

5:30 pm                Optional “No-Host” Dinner at Hickory Park (1404 South Duff Ave.)


Saturday, February 6th 
(Hampshire Room, Holiday Inn Ames Conference Center - ISU)

8:30 am                Breakfast

9:00 am                Topical and/or Break-Out (by topic, institution, role) Discussions – Part III

10:15 am              Break – coffee/tea

10:30 am              Topical and/or Break-Out (by topic, institution, role) Discussions – Part IV

12:00 pm              Meeting concludes/Hotel Check-Out (lunch on own)

 

The Holiday Inn Ames Conference Center – ISU is located at 2609 University Blvd. in Ames, Iowa.  If traveling from I-35: take Exit 111B to US Hwy 30 W.  Go 3.5 miles west on US Hwy 30 and then take Exit 146 (University Blvd. exit). Make a left off the exit. The hotel is 0.3 miles on the right hand side.  You may find these directions, along with other details about the hotel site, by visiting: http://www.hotelames.com .

 

Please contact Travis Greene, ISPA President, by phone ( 641.269.3713  641.269.3713 ) or email (greenet@grinnell.edu).

 

See you in Ames!

 

 

Travis Greene

ISPA President

 
2009 Iowa’s Mosaic Diversity Conference
October 19, 2009

Scheman Center, Ames IA

Monday, October 19, 2009

The 2009 Iowa's Mosaic Diversity Conference is being held October 19, 2009 at the ISU Scheman Center, Ames, IA. This year's theme is "Rediscovering America: The Inside Journeys" which will highlight journeys to and within Iowa. Our keynote speaker, Valarie Kaur, is a third generation Sikh American who created the internationally acclaimed documentary "Divided We Fall".

The Conference Agenda is online for review. Early Bird Registration $100.00 / person ($35.00 college/high school student) through Oct. 5, 2009 – register online at www.iowamosaic.org. If you prefer, use the attached registration form and if you are interested in having an exhibit booth we have also attached the exhibit reservation form.

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear these amazing journeys…

“Lifting the Veil”

Capstone Speaker – Gulten Ilhan, St. Louis Community College at Meramec

The status of women in Islam has been the topic of heated discussion especially in the last three decades. Partly the feminist movement and its influence on Muslim countries, and partly the political agendas of the ruling elite in the world account for the stereotypical representation of women in some Muslim countries. Bias and prejudice have often succeeded to relegate Islam to a monolithic interpretation of a whole faith and civilization, and Muslim women to images of walking submissive veils who willingly suffer because they believe in Islam, and after all “Islam” means “submission”……

Schindler's List on the Prairie: Iowa's Scattergood Hostel for European Refugees, 1939-43

Presenter – Michael Luick-Thrams, TRACES Center for History and Culture

During some of the darkest days of the Nazis' reign of terror, 186 people found a safe haven on the Iowa prairie, at what had been a Quaker boarding school. There, individuals who likely would have perished at the hands of institutionalized hatred found compassionate help in rebuilding their lives. Supported by Iowa Quaker farmers and their allies, and staffed mostly by college-age volunteers, the hostel provided a rare, hands-on example of how the actions of "ordinary" people can change the lives of others, and shift the world on its axis.

Please let us know if you have any questions. We invite you to forward this information to your contacts. Because we ask committee members to distribute the conference information we apologize if you have already received this information.

Alice Vinsand, Conference Coordinator

Ph: 515-225-1051 / Fax: 515-225-8187

Email: Shirley@avinsandinc.com