Academy Discussion & Brainstorming meetings are being offered two to three times per semester. Members represent a wide range of academic disciplines, which often leads to stimulating conversations and occassionaly to interdisciplinary collaborative projects (e.g., co-teaching or co-mentoring).
All emeriti are welcome whether or not they are enrolled in the Academy.
Each meeting follows a similar format:
- An update about campus
- Small group discussions (topics are member-generated)
- Subject matter expert will provide additional food for thought at the end of the small group discussion
Spring 2023 Schedule
*** EVENT CANCELLED! ***
Monday, March 13
3pm to 4:30pm
(via Zoom)
- Campus Update by Steven Nguyen, Director, Transfer Student Center;
- Small Group Discussions:
Breakout Room 1: Brainstorm Health-related Topics for a Public Discussion Panel via Zoom in the Fall (Ken Polse, Professor Emeritus, Optometry & Phil Cowan, Professor Emeritus, Psychology)
Breakout Room 2: Language Revitalization of Native California Languages - Research and Practice Guided by Community Needs and Interests (Leanne Hinton, Professor Emerita, Linguistics)
- Additional comments by Meredith Minkler, Professor Emerita, Public Health, on the power of engaging communities for improving research and healthy public policy.
