Talks by Dr. H. Tuba Özkan-Haller

University of Hawaii is fortunate to welcome Dr. H. Tuba Özkan-Haller, Associate Vice President for Research Administration and Development, Professor, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, and Professor, College of Engineering, Oregon State University, who will be giving two talks on the Manoa campus.

Tuesday, May 7

Special seminar: Transforming Academia: Advancing Diversity, Inclusion, Social Justice, Kuykendall 101 (auditorium), 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Dr. Özkan-Haller will discuss an innovative new approach to advancing diversity within academic faculty, grounded in an intersectional understanding of both identity and social structures. The centerpiece of innovation is an immersive ADVANCE faculty development seminar, which:

-involves an immersion experience for administrators and influential faculty,

-provides a lens through which institutional practices can be evaluated,

-orients the learner along a path of growth and development

-catalyzes participants to alter policies and practices that form barriers to the inclusion of women and others from under-represented groups.

For more information and to register, please visit http://www.cte.hawaii.edu/events.html.

Thursday, May 9

Dept. of Oceanography seminar: Chasing the Shifting Sands of Beaches, MSB 100, 3:00-4:00 p.m. Reception immediately following the seminar on MSB lanai.

These events are sponsored by a SEED-IDEAS grant to K. C. Ruttenberg, support from the SOEST Dean’s office, the Center for Teaching Excellence, Manoa Campus. For more information contact (808) 956-6978, cte@hawaii.edu.