Critical Conversations Conference: Teaching & Leading for Social Justice in Current Times

Sponsored by: UNCG Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations (ELC) Department & UNCG School of Education (SOE)

Join us for the Inaugural ELC Critical Conversations Conference: Teaching & Leading for Social Justice in Current Times, April 12th and 13th.

The purpose of this conference is to create dialogue to address the current socio-political climate in the United States. A central goal of this conference is for participants to walk away with a set of pedagogical tools to use in their practice. We seek to extend these critical conversations with faculty, students, teachers, educational leaders, and other community members who are interested in having a positive impact on the world.

Keynote Speaker: Andrea Quijada (she/her)

When: Friday, April 12, 2019 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm AND Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 9:00am - 4:00pm
Where: UNCG Bryan School of Business and Economics
Who: open to the public
Registration: free and required -- seats limited, registration closes on Monday, April 1, 2019
Contact: for accommodations, contact ELC, 336-334-3490, elc@uncg.edu

Nancy Rourke: Deaf Artist and ARTivist

Nancy Rourke’s work has a centralized focus: resistance, affirmation and liberation art.

It is created with words, images, and primary colors to make a political statement about linguistic controversy, genetic engineering, colonialism, and communication barriers while affirming American Sign Language, Deaf culture, identity, acceptance, Deaf history and Deafhood.

As part of UNCG’s yearlong 1960s event series, the UNCG Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures will host a special guest March 21-23, Nancy Rourke, a well-known and prolific Deaf artist.

Panel Discussion - Representations of Protest and Dissent: The Ethics of Aesthetics

What: LLC Symposium: The Global Sixties
When: Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 11:00am - 12:15pm
Where: UNCG Alumni House, Virginia Dare Room
Who: The symposium is free and open to the public, RSVP by March 14th if you plan on attending lunch after the panel discussion: Dr. Susanne Rinner at s_rinner@uncg.edu
Contact: For questions or disability accommodations, contact Dr. Susanne Rinner at s_rinner@uncg.edu

Exploring a Marginalized Culture Through Art: Nancy Rourke

What: Artist Talk
When: Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Where: UNCG Elliott University Center, Auditorium
Who: free and open to the public

Rourkism Painting Event

When: Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Where: UNCG Elliott University Center, Kirkland Room
Cost: $15 per person
Food: A lunch for those participating in the painting event will be provided at noon-2pm.

The latter two events are made possible through partnership with Communication Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Piedmont Association of the Deaf, and Well-Spring.

Diversity in Language and Culture 2nd Annual Conference

The theme for the second annual Diversity in Language and Culture Conference is Love and Compassion in Education. In a time when classrooms are increasingly diverse and political/social climates are tumultuous, it is important that educators focus on fundamental qualities of humanity. One way to do that is by ensuring that love and compassion are at the forefront of teaching and learning. With love and compassion, the relationships that form in educational spaces can help combat the negative detritus created from marginalizing and oppressive policies over testing, monolingual and monocultural ideologies, and scripted, one-size-fits-all curricula. Love and compassion are not commonly discussed in education; love, especially, tends to  be a taboo subject of discussion, and we challenge why this is.

This year we welcome Laura Rendón, author of Sentipensante (Sensing/Thinking) Pedagogy, as our keynote speaker.

When: Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 9:00am - 2:30pm
Where: UNCG School of Education
Cost: $20 registration fee (includes lunch) or $25 onsite registration day of conference
Parking: Complimentary parking in Oakland Deck
Contact: For questions, contact cdlc.uncg@gmail.com

Click here to Register.

Livability Article: Southern Pride

Southern Pride: A Guide to Greensboro, NC’s LGBTQ Scene

by Annette Benedetti

This article discusses how LGBTQ+ friendly Greensboro is to live in, and includes a small paragraph on UNCG: 

"...the University of North Carolina-Greensboro is one of the region’s most progressive LGBTQ universities. Forget Pride Week. This University takes its support to the next level with a month-long Pride celebration. It also supports a number of university and student-led organizations dedicated to LGBT awareness and equality."

Be sure to give the article a read, and take pride in our university and community!

Nuclear Sensibility

Nuclear Sensibility: How the Bomb Became Humanitarian and What it Means for Human Rights Now

Presentation by Dr. Danielle Bouchard, Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies

Hosted by the UNCG International & Global Studies

When: Monday, March 11, 2019 at 5:00pm

Where: Moore Humanities (MHRA) 1215

Food: Light refreshments will be provided

Contact: For disability accommodations, please contact Yvonne Matlosz at ylmatlos@uncg.edu

What's Love Got to Do With It?

LGBTQ+ Lunch and Learn: "What's Love Got to Do With It?"

Gender and sexuality are complex topics, especially when you consider that people experience romantic and sexual attraction differently across the LGBTQ+ spectrum. Join us for a conversation featuring asexual identities and learn more about an often-overlooked piece of the Queer identity puzzle!

When: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Where: Alumni House, Virginia Dare Room

Contact: For disability accommodations, contact the Office of Intercultural Engagement: 336-334-5090, intercultural@uncg.edu

Forgotten Black Voices

The University Libraries* presents in collaboration with the Creative Writing Program, the Department of English, the College of Arts and Sciences, Articulate, the Humanities Network and Consortium, the Division of Student Affairs Intercultural Engagemen, the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, and the Department of History:

Forgotten Black Voices: The 40th Anniversary of the Greensboro Massacre

This program is an opportunity to remember those who at times have been forgotten, specifically those who were killed in the Greensboro Massacre of 1979 and the young black boys convicted in the Kissing Case of 1958. The conversation will be moderated by Jabar Boykin and will include poetry readings from students.

Who: this event is free and open to the public

When: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 5:30pm - 8:00pm

Where: UNCG Alumni House

Schedule: 6:00pm Panel Discussion With Survivors

                  7:30pm Poetry Reading

Food: Hors d'oeuvres will be served

Contact: For disability accommodations contact (at least one week before event) MFA Writing Program: 336-334-5459, mfa@uncg.edu

*Special Collections and University Archives will have a pop-up exhibit at this event

Brother Outsider: Film Viewing and Discussion

The University Libraries presents in collaboration with Political Science, International & Global Studies, Peace & Conflict Studies, History, Women's & Gender Studies, & Housing & Residence Life:

Human Rights Research Network Film Series: Brother Outsider

Discussion moderated by Dr. Danielle Bouchard

When: Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 6:30pm

Where: School of Education Building, Room 120

Contact: For disability accommodations: Agnes Szarka, a_szarka@uncg.edu

This event is presented in conjunction with the Campus-Wide Interdisciplinary Event "The '60s: Exploring the Limits," the HRRN film series will focus on films from or about the 1960s.

Hayden Kristal Presents: GAYSL

A highly interactive workshop which teaches LGBTQ+ related American Sign Language signs while fostering a discussion about Deaf culture, intersectionality, accessibility, and more!

When: Friday, Feb 22, 2019 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Where: UNCG, New School of Education Building, Room 120

ASL interpreters are provided.

For accommodations, contact the Office of Accessibility Resource and Services: oars@uncg.edu