Atlas Events in the College of Education and Public Service
Tuesday, April 14
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
The Global Compassionate Cities Initiative
Busch Student Center 256
Sponsored By: College for Public Health and Social Justice
Speakers:
Rev. Dr. David Mehl, Interfaith Partnership of St. Louis, “The Compassionate Cities Initiative”
Dr. David Oughton, Associate. Professor, Department of Theological Studies, “The Charter of
Compassion”
Katherine Van Uum, Philosophy of Science, “The Science of Compassion”
Dr. Sarah Patrick, College for Public Health and Social Justice, “St. Louis Town Hall Events”
Dr. Bahar Bastani, School of Medicine, “Examples of Compassion within St. Louis”
Dr. Danielle Joy Davis, College of Education and Public Service, “Incorporating Compassion
and Mindfulness into the Classroom”
The panelists will speak on Compassionate St. Louis. Compassionate St. Louis believes that this
Compassionate City Initiative means that we, the people of the St. Louis region, seek together to
discover ways to care about all our residents in all aspects of their lives. Compassionate St. Louis
acts as an incubator for ideas and collaboration. This Initiative encourages compassionate
motives and practices to permeate our civic life in health care, housing, public safety,
government, business, education, religion and the arts. Incorporating the Charter for Compassion
into professional processes and corporate concerns will lift us all to higher vision, goals, values,
and the shared capacity to more fully realize those in each of the above sectors. This Initiative
affirms persons of all ages, nationalities and religious affiliations.
Wednesday, April 15
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Culture of Ethiopia and Teaching Abroad
Location: Busch Student Center 253 B
Sponsored By: College of Education and Public Service
Description: Two students, Ellie Cash and Jackie Bova, will present their cultural findings while
spending a month teaching in a rural Ethiopian town. They discovered the various treasures and
key cultural elements of Ethiopia through speaking with locals, traveling to various
environments throughout the country, as well as our own observations. Teaching to students who
don't know your own native language is a whole new ballgame, and something from which any
type/level of educator can learn. They look forward to sharing their love of Ethiopia with all
those who are interested!
Wednesday, April 15
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The Voices of Belize: The Educational Impacts of Belizean Culture and The SLU-Belize
Project
Location: Busch Student Center 253 B
Sponsored By: College of Education and Public Service
Description:
This presentation will break down and explain some of the major aspects of Belizean culture and
how they have developed to what they are today. These themes will then be put into terms as
seen by young Belizean students and how each part affects their day-to-day lives in the
educational environment. These topics will be shown alongside the various elements of the SLUBelize Project and the partnership with the St. Martin de Porres School in Belize City, Belize.
The Project aims to improve some of the areas of the school, including educational resources and
instructional techniques.
Wednesday, April 2015
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
A Place at the Table: Disability in the Age of Globalization
Location: Busch Student Center 253 A
Sponsors: College for Public Health and Social Justice, College for Education and Public Service
Description:
International stakeholders have called on a diverse audience of activists, academics, researchers,
and policy makers to meaningfully address the barriers that restrict the full and meaningful social
participation of individuals with disabilities. In 2000, 189 nations made a commitment to free
people from extreme poverty and multiple deprivations. The result of this promise was the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which initiated a combined effort from national
governments to work aggressively and cooperatively toward social and economic development
for some of the world’s poorest nations. 2015 marks the end of the MDG timeline, and in
September the United Nations will confer a new set of goals, the Sustainable Development
Goals, which will aim to end all forms of poverty and inequality. The MDGs were highly
successful to draw attention to the most pressing global issues of our day, but development
experts agreed that to broach upon economic and social growth going forward, specific attention
must be paid to barriers that prohibit individuals with disabilities. In short, disability has to have
an equal place at the table. A Place at the Table: Disability in the Age of Globalization will
explore disability from a global perspective and how disability is related to international
development in the global market.
Wednesday, April 15
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Higher Education: A Comparative Study Between Nations
Location: Busch Student Center 253 C
Sponsored By: College of Education and Public Service
Description:
This class is completing a study abroad to Madrid to explore higher education in other
countries. Students in the class will present on various aspects of higher education and discuss
the similarities/differences between the United States and various other nations around the world.
Speakers will include all six students participating in this study abroad activity.