Check out the following events happening on campus…
“The Power of One: Panel on the Empowerment of African Civil Society”
Friday, May 1st 12:00 pm
Henry R. Luce Hall room 202
Dr. Karambu Ringera and Dr. Leslye Obiora will speak on a panel moderated by Dr. David Simon, Political Science Professor, Yale University. Dr. Karambu Ringera is a Lecturer at the School of Mass Comm & Journalism, University of Nairobi and Founder & Executive Director of International Peace Initiatives-Kenya Excluded Voices: Embodied Response. Dr. Leslye Obiora is a Professor of Law and Coca-Cola World Fund Visiting Professor at Yale University and Founder of the Institute for Research on African Women, Children, and Culture (IRAWCC) – African Agency and Development Challenges. This event is organized by Yale African Students Association and co-sponsored by the Gaddis Smith Lecture Series, International Affairs Council, and Pierson College.
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Div School Idol
Friday, May 1st
8PM, Marquand Chapel
Admit it! Div School’s got talent!
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Ibtisam Mahameed Describes how the Women in her village of Fureidis Moved from Hesitant Participants to Political Activists
Co-sponsored by the Women, Religion and Globalization Program, the International Development Policy Seminar Series, and the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Cetner for International and Area Studies at Yale. Funded by the Edward J. and Dorothy Clarke Kempf Memorial Fund.
Tuesday,May 5th 12:00 pm
Luce Hall room 203, 34 Hillhouse Avenue
Ibtisam Mahameed, a Palestinian woman from northern Israel, will discuss her work with Arab women’s empowerment and interfaith peace building. A traditional Muslim woman, she works at the grassroots level in a unique partnership of Israeli Jewish and Palestinian women. Ibtisam will describe how the women in her village of Fureidis moved from hesitant participants to political activists. She will also comment on the process of building cooperation and friendship between members of two groups with conflicting national narratives and in conditions of ongoing violence. Ibtisam has recently been honored by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as an “Unsung Hero of Compassion.”
Lunch will be provided.
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“Avoiding an Eldercare Crisis” with Barbara Katz RN, MSN, Director of Clinical Program Development at VNA Community Healthcare
Sponsored by the Yale WorkLife Program
Wednesday, May 6th12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
155 Whitney Ave, 1stfloor training room 110
No Charge
Learn how to keep your loved one healthy and safe, find local resources and become a more effective caregiver. Barbara Katz is a registered nurse and a graduate of the Yale School of Nursing. She helps family caregivers find the best solutions for the seniors in their lives, and counsels elders about how to stay independent at home as long as possible. Barbara haswritten the booklets, Avoiding an Eldercare Crisis and Become a HealthAdvocate for Yourself and the People You Love.
Please register toreserve a seat at http://learn.caim.yale.edu/lcdb/courses/classinfo.asp?CourseID=1408.
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“Bike to Work at Yale”
with Holly Parker, New Sustainable Transportation Director at Yale
Sponsored by the Yale WorkLifeProgram
Thursday, May 7th12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
25 Science Park, Room125
No Charge
Learn the best type of bicycle to suit your needs, tips about bike riding in traffic (and different types of weather), how best to carry gear, good locations for recreational riding, and other resources to get you out enjoying the fresh air and parking for free! The first ten people that register for the workshop (and attend) will receive a free set of front and rear bike lights.
Please register to reserve a seat at http://learn.caim.yale.edu/lcdb/courses/classinfo.asp?CourseID=1228
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“When Rights Become Sexy” lecture by Leslye Obiora, Yale University & University of Arizona
A part of the African Studies Spring 2009 Lecture Series. Sponsored by the Council on African Studies and The MacMillan Center
Thursday, May 7th 4:15 pm
Luce Hall room 203, 34 Hillhouse Avenue
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“Oasis in the Overwhelm” with Millie Grenough, Executive Coach and Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine, and President of Grenough LLC
Sponsored by the YaleWorkLife Program
Friday, May 8th12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
155 Whitney Ave, 1stfloor training room 110
No Charge
An internationalworkshop presenter, Millie Grenough has more than thirty years’ experiencehelping educational and business groups boost their effectiveness whileremaining sane and healthy. In the USA, she has successfully worked withclients as diverse as accountants, athletes, attorneys, CEOs, clergy,front-line staff, managers, parents, prison inmates, and university deans.Client groups include American Payment Systems of United Illuminating, AnthemBlue Cross & Blue Shield, Community Foundation of Greater New Haven, CyroIndustries, Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce, Hospice, New York City Boardof Education, St. Raphael Healthcare System, Seabury Retirement Community,Southern Connecticut State University, and National Society of ProfessionalEngineers. She was a key member of an international team in South America whichprovided organizational diagnosis, change management, team building anddevelopment of individual and group potential. In Europe, she designedcurricula and practical learning strategies for multinational adult students atthe Universidad de Salamanca and at the Colegio de Medicos in Barcelona, Spain.Her innovative approach to learning languages, Sing it! Learn English throughSong, was published as a six-book-six-cassette series by McGraw-HillInternational. Bilingual in Spanish and English, her specialty areas includeLife/Work Balance, Stress Management, Women’s Power, Team-Building, andPresentation Skills. She administers the DISC Managing for Success BehavioralProfiles and facilitates Peak Performance Training for individuals and groups.
An ex-shy person, Millieis known for her ability to inspire people to do what they thought wasimpossible. She has taught nonsingers to sing, shy speakers to presentconfidently in public, Type AA personalities to work smarter, and warringparties to work together effectively. She is a magna cum laude graduate ofSpalding University, Louisville, KY, a member of Kappa Gamma Pi honorarysociety, has an M.A. in Teaching Religion from Manhattanville College,Purchase, NY, an MSW from the University of Connecticut, has studiedanthropology and Spanish at the Instituto de Idiomas in Cochabamba, Bolivia,and music at the Conservatorio Superior de Musica in Barcelona, Spain. She is agraduate of Coaches Training Institute, is a Board Certified Diplomate inClinical Social Work, and has a Level II Certificate in EMDR (Eye MovementDesensitization and Reprocessing) with a specialization in Peak Performance.She has been on the training faculty of the body/mind Rubenfeld Synergy Method,and is one of ten people worldwide named Master Rubenfeld Synergist. Her studywith Thich Nhat Hanh and with Jon Kabat-Zinn, her hiking in the High Sierrasand biking in Connecticut, and her love of music, her family, and her clientshelp her stay balanced and energized. Millie’s company, Grenough LLC, is basedin New Haven. For further information, see www.grenough.com.
Millie Grenough is the author of Oasis in the Overwhelm, with 60-second strategies for balance in abusy and stressful time. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Formore information about the book go to www.oasisintheoverwhelm.com.
Please register toreserve a seat at http://learn.caim.yale.edu/lcdb/courses/classinfo.asp?CourseID=1019.
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“Managing Stress Effectively” with Rebecca Schrier, Health Educator,
Yale University Health Services
Sponsored by the Yale WorkLife Program
Tuesday, May 19th12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
25 Science Park room 125
No Charge
This workshop willaddress what stress is and provide strategies for how we can deal with it moreeffectively. The workshop will also examine: ways of thinking about stress andstressful situations, how our thinking may add to the stress that we feel,medical and physical causes of stress, and the importance of knowing how andwhen you experience stress.
Join the Sacramental Winers and the Bible Belters for their 2009 Spring Concert…..
