Month: September 2023

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Gathering & Speakers Event

Published September 28, 2023

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All are welcome to a gathering honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday, Oct. 9, 11:30-1:00 p.m. This annual holiday celebrates the histories and cultures of Indigenous peoples across the Americas. We will welcome James Rattling Leaf and Michael Waasegiizhig Price to the Michigan Tech campus in honor of the event.

Rattling Leaf will speak about leading with Indigenous cultural intelligence to advance equity in a changing climate; Waasegiizhig Price will share Anishinaabe insights on adapting to a changing climate. Please see their bios below.

This event will be held in the Alumni Lounge in the Memorial Union Building. The session will open with an opportunity to meet and visit with our honored guests while sharing light refreshments; presentations will commence around noon. For those interested in meeting with our guests before this event, please contact Erika Vye at ecvye@mtu.edu.

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Join Us for IPEC’s Fall Membership Get-together!

Published September 20, 2023

By Erin Syth

Event

Members and non-members both are invited to the Rozsa mezzanine from 6:00-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 12 for heavy appetizers and drinks. Then join us afterwards for The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage, a one-hour opera in the McArdle Theatre. Free opera tickets are available by contacting IPEC Director Stefka Hristova, shristov@mtu.edu.

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Aritra Chakrabarty (SS) Receives IPEC Funding to Attend International Public Policy Association Conference

Published September 8, 2023

By Erin Syth

Funding

Aritra Chakrabarty (SS) received a $1000 grant through the IPEC small grant program to attend the International Public Policy Association Conference as an executive committee member of the newly formed Global South -Policy Process Research Network (GS-PPRN). Chakrabarty and the GS-PPRN executive team worked for over a year to provide a platform for Global South scholars working in the realm of public policy in different sectors. The conference was held in Toronto, Canada, June 26-27, 2023.

September Member Newsletter

Published September 7, 2023

By Kendall Belopavlovich

Institute for Policy, Ethics, and Culture

As you’re settling into the second week of the semester, IPEC has news, events, and media to share with you to get excited about.

Read our monthly member newsletter, published on the first Thursday of each month here. We’re announcing IPEC’s five signature research clusters, upcoming funding opportunities, member awards and publications, and more.

Our brand new podcast, IPEC Presents, is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Please follow, share, and listen to our first episode with guest Dr. Richard Canevez (HU), lead of our Social Media and Society research cluster.

If you’d like to include a member-affiliated event, new publication or funding award, please reach out to Kendall Belopavlovich via email (kybelopa@mtu.edu) to have your announcement listed in the October newsletter.

Art+ Activism: Artist Talk & Panel Discussion

Published September 6, 2023

By Erin Syth

Uncategorized

Please join the Rozsa Art Galleries and The Institute for Policy, Ethics, and Culture on Thursday September 14 (3-Spm) for a presentation and discussion on the theme of art and its role in activism. The event will feature an engaging artist talk from Rozsa visiting artist Erin Hoffman. There will also be a conversation on the topic lead by Rich Canevez (Humanities), Stefka Hristova (Humanities), Soonkwan Hong (College of Business) and Terri Jo Frew (Visual & Performing Arts).

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How Black College Students Learn Code Switching

Published September 6, 2023

By Erin Syth

Event

Join us for an open lecture with author, entrepreneur, and public speaker George Paasewe on his book “How Black College Students Learn Code Switching”. George will help to imagine a campus community where all members are culturally aware, sensitive, and can effectively communicate with one another. Find solutions to overcoming racial tensions and education on becoming a social change agent through learning and mastering the tool of code-switching.

IPEC Presents Podcast presents Rich Canevez

Published September 5, 2023

By Stefka Hristova

The Institute for Policy, Ethics, and Culture (IPEC) is pleased to announce IPEC Presents. Each episode of IPEC Presents is dedicated to discussing the research our institute conducts in service of policy engagement, and teaching that address the ethical and cultural challenges, implications, and strategies unique to the emerging techno cultural environment. In our first episode, guest Dr. Richard Canevez (HU) and host Kendall Belopavlovich (HU) discuss his rising academic career and research as an IPEC executive committee member and research area lead. Rich is a multi-talented professional whose expertise draws on multiple disciplinary backgrounds, including philosophy, information sciences and technology, artificial intelligence, and communication.

IPEC Presents can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify by searching for “IPEC Presents”. Our website also hosts the podcast, located here.

Website: https://www.mtu.edu/ipec/research/podcast/podcasting/

Streaming: Spotify, Apple Podcasts