Civility on Campus
Kathy Obear
Thursday, 05 Feb 2009 at 7:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Kathy Obear is the president of Alliance for Change and founding faculty of The Social Justice Training Institute. She worked in residence life at several universities before starting her consulting practice, devoted to organization development, managing diversity, and conflict resolution. Obear’s presentation focuses on improving communication skills among students when different viewpoints are presented in the classroom. She works to create inclusive environments that leverage the creativity, diversity, and talent of all students. Obear will also participate in the Social Justice Summit, coordinated by the Student Activities Center, on Friday, February 6.Kathy Obear earned her Ed.D. in Social Justice Education from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; an M.A. in College Student Personnel Administration from The Ohio State University; and a B.A. in history from Washington College, MD.
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This lecture was made possible in part by the generosity of F. Wendell Miller, who left his entire estate jointly to Iowa State University and the University of Iowa. Mr. Miller, who died in 1995 at age 97, was born in Altoona, Illinois, grew up in Rockwell City, graduated from Grinnell College and Harvard Law School and practiced law in Des Moines and Chicago before returning to Rockwell City to manage his family's farm holdings and to practice law. His will helped to establish the F. Wendell Miller Trust, the annual earnings on which, in part, helped to support this activity.
Cosponsored By:
- Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- College of Human Sciences
- Department of Residence
- Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
- Got Ignorance? Campaign
- LAS Miller Funds
- Margaret Sloss Women's Center
- Multicultural Student Programming Advisory Council
- Office of the Provost
- Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
- Student Activities Center
- Student Union Board
- Vagina Warriors
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
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Lecture Etiquette
- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
- Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
- Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.