Open Classroom 2/22/12 #2 Sarah Dwyer
Food and American Society an Urban Perspective
Topic for 2/22/12: What we eat: The role of culture
Lectures:
Sara Dwyer - Program Manager, Oldways -- Culture and Food
Lori Lefkovitz - Ruderman Professor and Director of Jewish Studies, Northeastern University
Robert Hall - Associate Professor of African American Studies, Northeastern University
The Open Classroom Policy Series is a graduate-level public policy seminar that is open to the public. Each semester, the School of Public Policy and
Dr. Boyce Watkins- Cents and Sense
Dr. Boyce Watkins presents "Cents and Sense," at GRCC on January 20, 2012.
Veteran's Home Movies
In this video clip, find out why more veterans came home with home movies from Vietnam and how they helped give Vietnam in HD a unique perspective of the war. (2:44)
Embracing New Skills for IT Managers
Robina Chatham outlines how in the modern business environment the IT leader needs to look to deliver business transformation and not just be content with business as usual. Discusses the necessary personal changes needed to move away from the IT stereotypical approach towards a more relational and innovative stance.
Benefits of membership to the Business Performance Roundtable
Mark Baker, Head of Risk and Insurance explains the value that Pentland Group get from being a member of the Business Performance Roundtable. Part of the BPR Speaker Series: http://bit.ly/AminU2
Loudon Stearns - Producing Electronic Music - Berkleemusic Open House
Learn more about Loudon's Composing and Producing Electronic Music course at: http://bit.ly/wp2QSg
Berkleemusic hosted an online Open House with instructor Loudon Stearns on February 23rd.
As a bass player, producer, and laptop musician, Loudon's music can be heard on numerous documentaries and short films. While continuing his studies of composition, engineering, and sound design, he is currently pursuing a degree in physics as part of ongoing search for the answer to the question of life the
University Stores 2012.mov
The mission of University Stores is to provide service, supplies and materials in a timely and cost-effective manner to meet the changing needs of Purdue University.
Whether you're faculty, staff or student with purchasing authorization, there's a storeroom located near you.
SMU Centennial Symposium: Welcoming Remarks
Welcoming remarks by James K. Hopkins, Symposium Chair and SMU Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, and by SMU Provost Paul Ludden for "The University and the City: Higher Education and the Common Good." The relationship between cities and universities was the theme of SMU's Centennial Academic Symposium, held November 10-11, 2011.
SMU Centennial Symposium: Reflections on a University in a Great City
SMU President R. Gerald Turner's opening remarks for "The University and the City: Higher Education and the Common Good" and his introduction of Henry S. Bienen, President Emeritus of Northwestern University, who spoke on "Reflections on a University in a Great City." The relationship between cities and universities was the theme of SMU's Centennial Academic Symposium, held November 10-11, 2011.
2012 Polar Plunge
Valparaiso University's Police Department teamed up with the Special Olympics of Indiana to host this amazing event on a cold Saturday in February. Participants paid $50 to jump into a swimming pool outside of the ARC, with the proceeds going to help Special Olympics. And be sure to check out the first-person view of one plunge.
Putting Cadillac Back on Track
With a job (and a life) that is far from boring, Carlson School of Management at the
University of Minnesota graduate Veda Partalo, BSB '04, helps reenergize the Cadillac brand.
This Week @Minnesota: Mini Med School, Tea Ceremony, Pirates
In this episode of This Week, check out the U's Mini Med School, a traditional Japanese Ceremony, and the Real Pirates Exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
GLAD: Supporting Darden's LGBT Community
Gays, Lesbians and Allies at Darden (GLAD) is a student-run organization that fosters a supportive environment for the LGBT community at the Darden School of Business. This video features members of the LGBT and ally community at Darden as they discuss the strong network in place for LGBT Darden students. For more information, visit http://www.darden.virginia.edu/web/MBA/Student-Life/Organizations/Gays-Lesbians-Allies/Gays-Lesbians-Allies/
Budget Development for FY 12-13 (part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/user/StPetersburgCollege
Budget Development for FY 12-13 (part 1)
About St. Petersburg College:
In 1927, St. Petersburg College (then known as St. Petersburg Junior College) became Florida's first private, non-profit, two-year school of higher learning located in downtown St. Petersburg. Full accreditation followed in 1931 and in 1948 SPC became a public college.
In June 2001, SPJC officially became St. Petersburg College when Florida's governor signed legislation maki
SJUSD Teaching Pool Clip
Interview with Peter Lu, Co-investigator for BCAT-6 Experiment
NASA Public Affairs Officer Kelly Humphries talks with Peter Lu, co-investigator for the Binary Colloidal Alloy Test-6 - Phase Separation experiment at Harvard University.
The Skeptic's Case We check the main predictions of the climate models against the best and latest data. Fortunately the climate models got all their major predictions wrong. Why? Every serious skeptical scientist has been consistently saying essentially the same thing for over 20 years, yet most people have never heard the message. Here it is, put simply enough for any lay reader willing to pay attention.
Newbie Lesson S4 #13 - Here, There, and Everywhere in Spanish!
Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! You’ve been walking around in circles for a while trying to find your way through the city to meet your friend at the Spanish restaurant, but you can’t decipher the Spanish street signs. You finally give up and call your friend and admit defeat in Spanish, asking “Where are you again?” [...]
Italians and Greeks react to EU treaty
Dec.09 - Greeks and Italians react to new Treaty plan for the euro zone, with many saying France and Germany are looking after their own interests. Hayley Platt reports
