Institute for Policy, Ethics, and Culture (IPEC) News Blog

Day: October 26, 2023

Join an IPEC Research Area: New Form

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IPEC has five research areas

  1. Social Media and Society
  2. Human Machine Culture
  3. Justice and Security in Energy Transitions
  4. Ethics in STEM
  5. Algorithmic Culture

All of our research areas invite graduate students and faculty to join by filling out our new interest form. More information about each research area can be found on IPEC’s website.

The institute brings together a diversity of knowledge holders–faculty, postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, staff, and community members–to collaborate on and engage in research and scholarship that responds to the emerging techno-social environment.

The institute supports members through activities, such as, but not limited to, identifying funding opportunities, helping researchers develop externally funded research proposals, assisting in the creation and management of multiple investigator proposals and project teams, assisting with post-award project management and compliance, providing seed funding to support research development, supporting research activities with awards, and providing opportunities to promote collaboration internally and externally.

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Indigenous Peoples’ Heritage Month Workshop Event

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Event Details

Thursday, November 30, 5:00-6:30PM in Walker 120A

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Guidance for (Land) Acknowledgements within Ojibwa Homelands

Abstract

Honoring Land and Life within Ojibwa homelands is the shared responsibility of all peoples, including Michigan Tech community members. In this November’s national celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Heritage, we center the spotlight on the Keweenaw’s history and landscape to learn more about the original stewards, the Anishinaabe Ojibwa, and their long-held and contemporary practices, as they have done since time immemorial. In this workshop, we will engage participants in ways Michigan Tech community members can be active in our responsibilities to honor land and life. Specifically, we will share information and resources on local history and tribal nation communities, as well as how to practice acknowledging our place within the Keweenaw as informed and respectful community members. We’ll also hear from students, staff, and faculty about their experiences in practices of acknowledging, share stories of personal growth, and provide space to address participant thoughts and questions in a good way.  All are welcome to join this timely dialogue in celebration of Indigenous heritages and our shared commitment to Keweenaw lands and livelihoods.

Refreshments will be provided!

Sponsored by Institute for Policy, Ethics and Culture, Great Lakes Research Center, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and the Van Pelt and Opie Library

Contact Kendall Belopavlovich, kybelopa@mtu.edu for more information.

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