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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Inaugural Brockett Lecture

Veroni Memorial Lectures in Philosophy and the Humanities

Stephen MarkleyStephen Markley

Author of The Deluge

 

Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 7 p.m.
KIVA
Dessert Reception to Follow

Advisory Board Scholarship is Now Endowed, Ensuring Ongoing Financial Assistance for Local Students

Investing in their own communities, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center (TAC) Advisory Board members reached their goal in raising $25,000 this year to endow their namesake scholarship. Now and for generations to come, the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Geauga and TAC Advisory Board Endowed Scholarship will assist first-generation college students and other Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Geauga/TAC students experiencing difficulty in paying for their higher education.  The regional campus’ commitment as a source for social good is embodied in its advisory boards, whose volunteer members ar...

2023 Lavender Award Goes to Professor Mahli Mechenbier

A sense of belonging is vital to the college experience. When you feel welcomed, accepted, and appreciated, you can explore your full potential without hesitation.  Mahli Xuan Mechenbier, a senior lecturer in the Department of English at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center (TAC), is one of those exceptional faculty members who makes her students feel welcome—even celebrated—at this regional campus.  In recognition of her enthusiastic support, she was presented the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Faculty/Staff Award for creating a better campus environment for LGBTQ+-identified peopl...

Small Businesses Invited to Free OSHA Trainings Provided by Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Geauga

NOTE: Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Geauga’s workplace safety training program, at the time of initial publication of this document (08/2023), is funded by a grant of $74,193 in federal funds, which constitutes 100 percent of the program budget. Zero percent, or $0 of the program budget, is financed through nongovernmental sources.  Workers’ rights. Employer responsibilities. Risks, hazards. Protection, prevention. How should small businesses make sense of it all?  Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Geauga is offering a free pilot training program for small businesses in underserved rural communities ...

Race, Gender and Social Justice - Graduate Minor

Deepen your impact and broaden your perspective with the Race, Gender and Social Justice graduate minor. This interdisciplinary minor equips you with critical frameworks and practical tools to analyze systems of power, advocate for equity and social change and apply your knowledge across diverse professional and academic settings.

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Program Information for Race, Gender and Social Justice - Graduate Minor

Program Description

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The Race, Gender and Social Justice graduate minor allows students to develop a global understanding of the complex inter-sectional systems of oppression that shape the lives of people of African descent, including other people of color. Students also gain specialized knowledge in the interdisciplinary field of Africana studies. In enhancing civic engagement as an interdisciplinary minor, the minor includes a focus on public policy, policy advocacy and the practice and methodology of community activism. The knowledge and skills gained through the minor prepares students for professional and academic positions.

The minor is designed for master's and doctoral students who wish to complement and strengthen their research and pedagogical framework in their degree program, as well as those who are interested in working towards equity with regard to gender, race, class, sexuality and other categories.

Admissions for Race, Gender and Social Justice - Graduate Minor

Admission Requirements

  • Admitted to any Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ graduate degree program
  • Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
  • Statement of purpose related to the student's focus in the minor
  • One letter of recommendation from the student's faculty advisor

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Gain critical knowledge in the areas of race, gender and social justice.
  2. Demonstrate understanding and apply key frameworks, concepts, theories and/or methodologies in the field.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of collaborative action and its impact on equity and social change.
  4. Demonstrate the ability to design and implement an independent research project.
  5. Be prepared to be successful in professional and academic positions that utilize inclusive and anti-oppression frameworks.

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Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
AFS 57100RACE, GENDER AND SOCIAL JUSTICE 3
AFS 57122SEMINAR IN ACTIVISM AND SOCIAL CHANGE 3
Minor Elective, choose from the following: 3
AFS 53100
RACE, CLASS AND FEMINIST THOUGHT
AFS 57144
BLACK SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THOUGHT
ENG 66103
ETHNIC LITERATURE OF THE UNITED STATES
ENG 66104
AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENG 66302
POST-COLONIAL LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
GEOG 52070
SEMINAR IN ETHNIC, LIFESTYLE AND NATIONAL COMMUNITIES
PHIL 51020
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
POL 60106
URBAN POLICY AND POLITICS
SOC 62546
SOCIAL INEQUALITY
SOC 62566
SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER
SOC 62870
SOCIOLOGY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY
Minimum Total Credit Hours:9

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
- 3.000
Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

African Studies - Minor

The African Studies minor provides a broad familiarity with African history, culture and contemporary problems. Study in this program may be coordinated with relevant language study through Pan-African studies.

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Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
Minor Electives, choose from the following:18
AFS 15200
INTRODUCTION TO WEST AFRICAN CULTURES
AFS 22200
INTRODUCTION TO THE AFRICAN ARTS
AFS 32050
AFRICAN LITERATURES
AFS 34000
INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN WORLD VIEW
AFS 37020
THE MODEL AFRICAN UNION (ELR)
AFS 37100
AFRICANA WOMEN’S LITERATURE
AFS 44095
SPECIAL TOPICS IN CONTEMPORARY AFRICA
ANTH 48150
RELIGION: A SEARCH FOR A MEANING
ARAB 11101
ELEMENTARY ARABIC I
ARAB 11102
ELEMENTARY ARABIC II
ECON 42075
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS
ECON 42076
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
GEOG 31070
POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT
GEOG 37040
GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA
GEOG 41073
CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
GEOG 44010
GEOGRAPHIES OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
HIST 31130
HISTORY OF PRE-COLONIAL AFRICA TO 1880
HIST 31131
HISTORY OF COLONIAL AFRICA, 1880-1994
MCLS 30420
FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURE STUDIES
MUS 42111
AFRICAN MUSIC AND CULTURES
POL 30540
AFRICAN POLITICS
POL 30840
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
POL 40530
POLITICS OF WAR
POL 40560
HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Minimum Total Credit Hours:18

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ (in residence).
Admissions for African Studies - Minor

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

Africana Studies - Minor

The Africana Studies minor introduces students to the experiences and accomplishments of people of African descent, wherever they may be throughout the world. The minor complements majors that prepare students to work in areas such as education, law, law enforcement, public service, social work, research, foreign service, business and community development.

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Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Understand the historical experiences of people of African descent.
  2. Interact with diverse communities and be informed and engaged global citizens.
  3. Relate current political and social issues facing the Africana world to global historical events.
  4. Read, analyze and critically articulate the contemporary socioeconomic, political and cultural issues facing people of African descent.

Admissions for Africana Studies - Minor

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

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Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
AFS 23001BLACK EXPERIENCE I: BEGINNINGS TO 1865 (KHUM) 3
or AFS 23002 BLACK EXPERIENCE II: 1865 TO PRESENT (KHUM)
AFS 37001THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO AFRICANA STUDIES 3
Arts and Culture Electives, choose from the following:6
AFS 20001
INTRODUCTION TO AFRICANA STUDIES
AFS 20300
BLACK IMAGES
AFS 30001
CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS I
AFS 30310
BLACK HOLLYWOOD
AFS 30311
HIP HOP: THE SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INFLUENCES
AFS 37100
AFRICANA WOMEN’S LITERATURE
or ENG 33013
 AFRICANA WOMEN'S LITERATURE
Thematic Area Elective, choose from the following:3
AFS 26010
BLACK LIVES MATTER: THE CONTINUED STRUGGLE FOR BLACK LIBERATION
AFS 37000
ORAL AND WRITTEN DISCOURSES IN AFRICANA STUDIES (WIC)
AFS 37150
SECRET AND MAROON SOCIETIES IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THE INSTITUTION OF SLAVERY
AFS 47100
RACE, GENDER AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Minimum Total Credit Hours:15

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ (in residence).
Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

Students to Continue Coverage of East Palestine Train Derailment With Support of Grant
College of Communication & Information

Photo of East Palestine cloud of smoke

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ student journalists will continue to report on the aftermath of the Feb. 3 East Palestine train derailment disaster, with support from a grant from Grist and the Center for Rural Strategies. The organizations recently awarded $100,000 to newsrooms and freelance journalists around the country to carry out rural reporting projects, and Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Collaborative NewsLab was one of 15 recipients. With the grant’s support, four journalism students will report on stories that investigate long-term issues related to the hazardous chemicals and hazardous waste disposal, and how such eve...

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