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SBS DEVELOPMENTS 2013 A Publication for Alumni and Friends of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences http://sbs.arizona.edu
Welcome to SBS — “The People College” One of the things that struck me about this issue of SBS Developments is that all of the featured gifts were given by non-SBS
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alumni, people in our community (and even
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outside Tucson) who believe so strongly in
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our programs and our faculty that they are
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investing in us! It is exciting to expand our SBS community beyond our own
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generous alumni.
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As Dean, I take your investment in SBS seriously. We direct our resources to areas that have an impact on our students, the community and the world. All fields, from medicine to engineering to technology, need the skills we teach in SBS,
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including the ability to communicate effectively and persuasively across cultures, to understand human behavior, and to analyze human organizations and networks. SBS’s community connections have grown each year, from our programmatic investment in the UA Downtown building to our partnership with the nonprofit Loft Cinema. This fall, we are sponsoring a free Downtown Lecture Series on the topic of happiness, which I hope you can attend. To learn more about our latest news and
The University of Arizona is committed to equal opportunity in education and employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation and is committed to maintaining an environment free from sexual harassment and retaliation.
Cover art: “Shipping away” is a painting by Pedro Alexandre, who was born in Lisbon, Portugal. The painting was selected to represent the 10th anniversary of the Magellan Circle, named after Ferdinand Magellan, the Portuguese explorer who led the first successful circumnavigation of the globe. The Magellan Circle is a society of donors who contribute to the College of SBS. To see more work from the artist, go to http://www.behance.net/pedroalexandre.
events, you can “like” our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/UA.SBS) or sign up for our SBS SNAPSHOTS newsletter (http://sbs.arizona.edu). Please consider renewing your investment in the College of SBS. I hope that within these pages, you discover a program – from training students to help alleviate poverty to hiring a professor to revitalize Native American languages – that speaks to your desire to make a difference in the world. Thank you for your support! Sincerely,
John Paul Jones III, Dean College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
A new Master’s in Development Practice – which received a start-up gift from Ken and Linda Robin – is preparing a new generation of students to change the world.
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Like generations before them, the first cohort of students in the newly minted Master’s in Development Practice (MDP) have the bright-eyed zeal of people intent on changing the world. These students are being trained to be development practitioners, professionals who will work around the globe for governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), UN organizations, etc. to find sustainable pathways out of hunger, poverty and scarcity. And yet the problems of poverty and hunger seem to be more daunting than ever, despite years of good intentions and buckets of cash. What can these students do that has not already been tried? Apparently, quite a lot. A tide is turning in the world of development – in fact, has been turning over the past 20 years – and our UA students will band with other MDP students around the globe to leave their planet better than they found it. A Cause for Hope So what’s changed in the past 10 to 20 years? “Poverty has so many causes,” said anthropologist Tim Finan, the co-director of the MDP program. “But over the years, the ways of alleviating it have become more sophisticated. We know we have to reduce poverty in a way that is sustainable. We can’t just throw food and money out of a helicopter.” “Thirty years ago, it was very top-down, outside-in,” added Finan. “Now the reigning paradigm in development practice is based on local-level initiatives and helping people become empowered to deal with their own problems. We use outside resources as a way of supporting local-level initiatives.” For example, MDP student Benten Anders is in Uganda this summer helping farmers increase productivity in coffee and bananas. “We could go in and hand them a bunch of fertilizer and say, ‘Hey, go use this.’ But when we leave, they won’t be able to afford the fertilizer,” said Anders. “So we need to come up with a solution that works with their culture and their existing behavior and gives them a scientific understanding of what will improve yields.” Development practitioners also now focus on an interdisciplinary, “systems” approach to development, examining why problems exist and using modern evaluation techniques like pre- and post-intervention assessments to measure progress. “In the past, health workers worked on health, economists worked on economic growth, agriculturalists
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worked on soil,” said Finan. “You had a sort of stovepipe approach to problem solving with an emphasis on specialists. Our MDP students will have an understanding of the interactions between natural and social sciences and health and management.” Wayne Decker, co-director of the Arizona MDP and professor in the School of Geography and Development, argues that although some may think tackling issues such as poverty is a Sisyphean task, clear inroads have been made with these new approaches. “Just look at the UN Millennium development goals: In some countries, extreme poverty has been cut ahead of schedule; participation in primary education is up, including for girls; child mortality rates are reduced; maternal mortality has been lowered dramatically; the HIV infection rate is down; and there have been improvements with deforestation, biodiversity and water issues,” said Decker. “The challenges ahead are absolutely immense, yet fatalism is a waste of time and unjustified by the facts.” Backing Experience Ken Robin is himself a convert – so much so that he and his wife, Linda, made the first major donation to the program. Ken, a retired attorney and corporate executive, and Linda, a former management consultant, started spending their winter months in Tucson about five years ago and quickly became immersed in the cultural and intellectual activities provided by the UA. Considering they are not UA alumni or Tucson natives, they have shown an impressive loyalty and generosity to the University. The Robins support the College of Science, Ken is on the School of Dance advisory board, and the couple has funded the Ken and Linda Robin Costume Lab in the School of Dance. “The University has offered so much that has made living here really special for us,” said Ken. “In five short years here, we feel very involved and fond of this university. We want to give back.” “The University becomes one’s intellectual life here,” added Linda. “Tucson is beautiful, but the University makes it come alive.” When the Robins met former SBS development officer Gail Godbey, they told her they would be interested in supporting work that “was practical…that will make a difference.” She introduced them to Finan, and the couple began supporting the education of anthropology graduate student Sasha Marley-Matamoros, a Miskito Indian from Nicaragua. (continued on next page)
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With classes in the UA Downtown building, the students get training in natural sciences, social sciences, health sciences and management. They are taught to assess problems and to design, implement and evaluate projects intended to help alleviate those problems. The program also incorporates three months of supervised field work. The unique strengths of the UA are built into the program, including specializations in collaborative governance, arid lands and climate change. Finan and Decker are also planning to add a specialty on social responsibility in natural resource extraction in partnership with the Department of Mining and Geological Engineering.
Ken and Linda Robin with Professor Tim Finan. When Finan started the MDP program, he approached the Robins again. “When he described the MDP program and asked if we would get involved, there was no hesitation,” said Ken. “We would not be doing this if we didn’t have great confidence in Tim’s vision,” Linda added. “We know this is going to work and is going to make a difference because Tim is the one driving it.” “I am very cynical about the ability to change the world,” said Ken. “And yet, I think this program and the 22 other universities offering this degree can actually make a difference, because they are training people to go on the ground and do something rather than sit in an office and contemplate it.” Building on Strength “This is the best thing I have done in my professional career, and I know Tim feels the same,” said Wayne Decker, who with Tim Finan got the MDP program up and running in one year. The UA has joined a network of 23 global MDP programs (six in the U.S.) that prepares the next generation of development practitioners. Housed in the School of Geography and Development, the Arizona MDP offers a multidisciplinary curriculum, taught by faculty from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the School of Natural Resources and the Environment, the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, and the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Photos (At right): Tim Finan is a man who is comfortable on an airplane, spending around 100 days a year in other countries. He has also traveled by horseback, donkey, speedboat, riverboat, helicopter and rickshaw. Here, he is helping develop school feeding programs in Cambodia. (Far right): Lunchtime for children in Kenya; Guatemalan school girls; Guatemalan weavers.
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Another unique aspect of the program is its partnership with TANGO International, a Tucson company that provides technical assistance to NGOs. Experienced TANGO staff, including President Tim Frankenberger, teach in the program and supervise the field learning experience. Being part of a global network means the students get to interact with their fellow MDP students in countries such as Botswana, Colombia, Senegal, Bangladesh, India and China. In fact, one of their required classes is “The Global Classroom,” which students from all 23 MDP programs take simultaneously via video conference. The students uniformly laud the interdisciplinary focus of the program, the field practicum, and the fact that their
teachers can provide real-world tips based on years of experience. Finan works all over the world on projects such as designing school feeding programs in Cambodia, training Ethiopians in disaster risk science, creating drought mitigation strategies in Brazil, and working to keep rising sea levels in Bangladesh from flooding freshwater prawn farms. Decker is involved with technical innovation and social entrepreneurship strategies in sub-Saharan Africa, notably in Malawi. Joining Finan and Decker are exceptional faculty from all corners of the University who share a commitment to helping these students succeed. “It is amazing to be able to learn from people who are such stars in their field,” said MDP student Jessica Ellis. Supporting Students The Arizona MDP program is offered through the Outreach College, so it is fully funded by tuition dollars. A challenge for the program is that the
students it wants to attract – international students needing training to go back to their communities and improve conditions – are often the same ones who find the tuition a deal breaker.
Added Finan: “We are asking donors to give these students the opportunity they so deeply desire – the opportunity to dedicate their lives to the plight of others and to the process of change.”
Karyn Fox, the program associate for the Arizona MDP, says there were four international students who were perfect for the program who could not come last year, because they did not have enough money. And because they are international, they are not eligible for federal aid or loans. But they are persisting. One student from Niger is selling some of his land to raise funds. Another student from the Philippines, who is already working in international aid, is trying to find a sponsor.
You can support students in the Arizona MDP online at: www.uafoundation. org/give/sbs/developmentpractice
To help such students, Ken Robin is leading a community advisory board tasked with raising money. He says that asking people for donations is something he normally would not do and is an indication of “how strongly I feel about the program.”
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“Development practice challenges you completely: It takes intellect, emotional stability, physical stamina, hard work, resilience, adaptability and patience. Our students have those attributes.” ~ Wayne Decker, co-director of the Arizona MDP
Photo (At right): The 2012-2013 MDP students with program associate Karyn Fox (far left) and co-director Wayne Decker (far right).
Carlton Rueb Background: Carlton received a B.A. in environment, economics and politics from Claremont McKenna College and wrote his undergraduate thesis on development strategies for physical and social infrastructure systems in rural Mexico. Interests: Natural resource management policy and economics. This summer, he is working for TANGO International on the U.S. government’s “Feed the Future Initiative.” Elizabeth Cuellar Background: Elizabeth has a B.A. in interdisciplinary studies/international studies from the UA. As an undergraduate, Elizabeth helped create a baseline study and map for the Mauritanian town of Boghé. Interests: Women’s and indigenous rights and improving global health. This summer, Elizabeth is in Africa examining resilience – how people cope with shocks and stresses. Lauren Simonis Background: Lauren received a B.A. in English literature from the UA. She spent three summers working in rural Panama, Mexico and Costa Rica on projects in health education, sanitation and environmental protection. Interests: “I have worked in the public health field in Latin America and that was the most fun I ever had doing anything before. If I could just do that for the rest of my life, I would be in pretty good shape.”
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Deguene Pouye Background: Deguene, who is from Senegal, obtained a sociology degree from Cheikh Anta Diop University. She interned with Senegal’s Ecological Monitoring Center, focusing on natural resources management. Interests: Food security, environment, maternal and child health, gender, and human rights. Benten Anders Background: Benten received a B.A. in anthropology from the UA. His work experience ranges from ski lift operator to teaching English in South Korea. Interests: Agro-economics. Benten is in Uganda this summer helping farmers increase land productivity. Roli Teko-Folly Background: Roli received a B.A. in international relations and French from Cornell College, Iowa. Roli, a native of Togo, West Africa, worked with his mother’s NGO, FED (Foyer Enfance et Développement). Interests: Governance and urban development, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This summer, he is working in Brazil with a community of ex-slaves, helping them come up with ways to use technology for fisheries and better governance. Jessica Ellis Background: Jessica worked as a Foreign Service Officer for the U.S. State Department, where she served in London and in Bogotá, Colombia. Interests: Jessica would like to be an in-country manager in sub-Saharan Africa for an NGO such as Doctors Without Borders.
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Photo: A view of the Mezcala Bridge on Highway 95 in Mexico. Photo courtesy of Jujutacular.
Raúl H. Castro and Leo Roop, the first a former governor and the latter a retired banker, are united in their love of Latin America and their desire to help students forge their paths in life.
Born in Sonora, Mexico, in 1916, Raúl H. Castro overcame hardship and discrimination to rise to the highest levels of government. As a young man, Castro saved enough money to enter Arizona State College in Flagstaff, graduating in 1939. However, after college, unable to find a job as a teacher, he stowed away in railroad boxcars and traveled the country looking for work, picking crops and boxing for money. He eventually found work as a foreign service clerk in Sonora and applied to the UA College of Law. He became a lawyer, a judge, and then the first and only Mexican American governor of Arizona (1975-1977). He was also a U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, Bolivia and Argentina. In 2006, the Raúl H. Castro Scholarship Fund was established at the Center for Latin American Studies (LAS) with donations from Castro and community members. The scholarship is intended to develop a new generation of students committed to building bridges across the divide between Latin America and the United States. The scholarship is awarded annually to outstanding UA students who have focused on Latin America and are engaged in service learning. Many recipients are the first in their family to attend college, and many have worked multiple jobs to support their education. (continued on next page)
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The Raúl H. Castro Scholarship not only helps financially, but it also serves as a 2008 Castro scholarship recipient Alejandra Torres was raised in Cananea, Mexico, and was a first-generation college student. Torres is currently a technical expert at the UA National Center for Interpretation Testing, Research & Policy, which provides interpreter training and testing in the legal and medical fields, and which Torres says promotes “social justice and linguistic equality.” “The Castro scholarship is synonymous with perseverance,” said Torres. “Governor Castro is proof that with responsibility, discipline and heart – everything is possible.” 2011 Castro scholar Francisco Lara Garcia interned for the Washington Office on Latin America, as well as with Natural Doctors International and Project Vote Smart. He was also a member of the executive committee for the Arizona Model United Nations, which he says helps bridge the relationship between the U.S. and Latin America. “The simulation they run is one of the few 100 percent bilingual simulations in the country, and the only one that has American and Mexican participation,” said Garcia, who now teaches bilingual education in southern Texas as a member of Teach for America. “Their mission is to use youth diplomacy as a means to future border cooperation.”
is a U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center. LAS has also received a Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Grant, which allows it to provide fellowships to study Portuguese and the indigenous languages Kaqchikel, Tzostil, Creole, Guarani and Mixtec. With over 140 affiliated faculty and more than 120 courses, the program offers B.A. and M.A. degrees, along with a Ph.D. minor. LAS also runs study abroad programs in Antigua, Guatemala, and Havana, Cuba.
Leo Roop, who grew up in Illinois, is a kind and unassuming man who wants to do his part to help the next generation of students get a good education. Roop joined the Air Force in the 1950s. His poor eye sight thwarted his plans to be a pilot, and instead, he became a navigator for B-47 bombers. When he retired from the service at age 27 for medical reasons, Roop came to Tucson to be near his sister and receive treatment at the VA. It was there he discovered that, as a veteran, he could receive a free education at the UA. He obtained a degree in finance and worked in banking in Tucson for 30 years. Roop is an avid hiker and an adventurous traveler. He has explored all the nooks and crannies of Southern Arizona. He has also traveled to Guatemala, El Salvador, Ecuador, the Galápagos Islands, Honduras, Belize, Peru, Panama, Australia, Nepal, Turkey, Tazmania, and much of Europe. Roop, who also supports the Eller College of Management, discovered SBS in 2004 when he was invited to a Magellan Circle excursion to Hopi Land. He joined the Magellan Circle and has supported SBS ever since.
(Below): Governor Castro with 2008 scholarship recipients Dorana Lopez, Alejandra Torres and Perla Rojas at the premier of the documentary “Raúl H. Castro: Two Cultures, Many Challenges,” which was co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies. (Center): Leo Roop scholar Clea Conlin hiked Volcano Pacaya during her internship in Guatemala.
As part of its community outreach mission, LAS sponsors 60-70 scholarly events per semester, and offers professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers. New programs include a human rights initiative, a documentary filmmaking workshop, and a virtual seminar series with Latin American scholars.
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an inspiration to students to pursue their dreams despite challenges they face. Because of his love of the Southwest and Latin America, Roop became interested in the Center for Latin American Studies and decided to create the Roop Summer Career Paths Internship and Research Training Scholarship (RCPS). The scholarship helps top LAS students participate in summer programs in Latin America, including internships, research projects, training seminars and study abroad.
“I believe education is vital, and I know not everyone can go to college on their own. I want to support students in endeavors that they would not otherwise be able to do,” said Roop. Roop believes providing young people with an education will make them better leaders and citizens and, hopefully, inclined to give back themselves one day.
Students supported by Roop have worked on projects ranging from studying Guatemala’s 36-year civil war to making a documentary about the challenges of a Guatemalan coffee farmer. Leanne Trujillo, a Roop scholar in 2010 and 2011, worked on a public health initiative in Nicaragua and researched the history and politics of the Guatemala City dump municipality. Trujillo is currently teaching 9th grade World History in New York City as part of Teach for America. Current Roop scholar Clea Conlin volunteered at an after-school program in Jocotenango, Guatemala, where she helped develop and organize an English language program.
“The Leo Roop and Raúl Castro scholarships provide very important opportunities for our LAS majors to extend and deepen their intellectual development through research, internships and study abroad,” said Linda Green, director of the Center for Latin American Studies. “I am most appreciative of these donors’ generosity and commitment to this endeavor. Many of these students go on to make significant contributions to extending our understanding of Latin America.” You can contribute to the Raúl H. Castro and Roop scholarships online at: www.uafoundation.org/give/sbs/ castroscholarship and at: www.uafoundation.org/give/sbs/roopscholars
“My internship at Los Patojos greatly increased my cultural understanding of the language and culture of Guatemala,” said Conlin.
(Below, right): Castro scholar Francisco Lara Garcia (second from left) with his Arizona Model United Nations team at the Clinton Global Initiative University meeting, where they won an award. (At right): Leo Roop traveled to Peru, where he hiked Machu Picchu. Roop’s trip was inspired by the report of one of his scholars, Engelbert Indo, who brought traditional musical instruments into poor areas of Lima, Peru, where they were incorporated into ethnomusic and English language programs for that city’s youth.
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To ramp up giving to the Hugh and Jan Harelson Endowment in Journalism, the School is planning to launch the Zenger Giving Circle this fall. The Circle is named after John Peter Zenger, a journalist and newspaper publisher from the 1700s whose acquittal in a libel suit established the first important victory for freedom of the press. To join the Circle, supporters give $1,000. Matt and Julie Harelson will match the first $25,000 given by other members.
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Maggie Heard, a research assistant with the blue barrels project, relaxes after talking to a tour group. UA science journalism students wrote about the project and several other research projects for a magazine they produced about Biosphere 2. Photo by Cecelia Marshall.
Neither Matt nor Julie Harelson graduated from the UA School of Journalism. In fact, they don’t even live in Tucson. Yet, they have spearheaded a campaign to fund an operations endowment for the School. The couple has made significant, annual investments in the Hugh and Jan Harelson Endowment in Journalism, named after Matt’s parents, since 2008. Their motivation: to make an impact on the lives of current journalism students and to honor Matt’s parents. Hugh Harelson, a UA journalism alumnus with an illustrious career in the field, was a longtime supporter of the School of Journalism. After Hugh’s death in 1998, Matt’s mom, Jan, along with family and friends, funded the Hugh Harelson Reporting Lab. Jan still serves on the School’s advisory council. “When we started this fund, it came from a place of great caring and great concern that Matt’s dad’s vision would continue,” Julie Harelson said. Leading by Example Matt, like his father, mother and brother, is a UA alumnus, graduating in 1983 with a business degree. He worked for a while at UA athletics and then in fundraising for UCLA athletics. Matt met his wife, Julie, a California native, at the Cedars-Sinai Sports Spectacular, a fundraiser for genetic birth defects research.
Matt and Julie live in Carlsbad, Calif., where Matt is president of Double H Sales and co-owner of Oceana Laundry. Julie is president of the Judy and Bernard Briskin Charitable Foundation, created by her parents, who own a chain of supermarkets in California called Gelson’s Markets. Julie’s grandfather, Samuel J. Briskin, was a Hollywood producer and created Liberty Films with Frank Capra in 1945, which produced the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
Supporting Quality, Watchdog Journalism Funding operations is not usually on the top of most people’s giving priorities.
Matt and Julie have three girls, ages 12, 14 and 16. They are at the stage in their lives when work and child raising leave little time for higher-level impulses like charitable giving. Yet for them, philanthropy is a priority, because it is important for them to teach their daughters that giving back is essential.
Matt Harelson concurs: “Private support has become absolutely critical. An endowment builds the foundation for a much healthier future where finances become less of a topic.”
“It’s a tough sale, but our number one need is operations money,” said Cuillier. “There’s no dancing around that. People can say that this is something the state should be providing, but the reality is state funding continues to drop.”
Cuillier hopes to get the endowment to $1 million quickly and eventually raise $20 million.
“Matt and I know that you need to walk the talk. There are things I can tell my kids, but unless you show them, they’ll never get it,” said Julie. “We want to lead by example.”
“I know it may take a while, but it is essential. If we are going to continue to have quality programs, we need to be self-sustaining,” said Cuillier.
“The fact that they care so much about the world and making it better when a lot of people their age are just focused on their own lives is really neat, and I think part of an innate sense of responsibility and commitment to doing good,” said David Cuillier, director of the School of Journalism.
Cuillier believes that the School’s focus on “hard-core, quality journalism,” when many other journalism programs are expanding into areas such as public relations and communications, keeps the program strong. It also attracts some of the School’s most passionate supporters. (continued on next page)
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“A lot of our big supporters have never gone to the UA,” said Cuillier. “They are people who believe that we need journalists in society to hold our government accountable. Our biggest supporters are people who believe in quality, watchdog journalism.” Cuillier said two areas that set the School apart are its strengths in science and environmental journalism and in global journalism. And it’s the operating funds that allow the School to create the types of hands-on learning opportunities that give these programs teeth. The Journalism School is teaching the skills necessary to write about science and the environment, which is becoming more important in an increasingly complex world. Associate Professor Carol Schwalbe, a former online editor for National Geographic, is leading a new class that teaches students how to apply multimedia to science news. Students recently produced the magazine BioView and also attended a panel with geneticist Jeffrey Trent. And the School continues to foster engaged learning by placing interns at Arizona newspapers to focus on science writing. The School’s reputation as a leader in global journalism stems from faculty with extensive international reporting experience, from two dual master’s
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programs between journalism and Latin American Studies and Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and from a curriculum that includes vital boots-onthe-ground experience for students. Highlights of the global journalism program include: a course called “Reporting on Latin America” that takes students to a Latin American country to do reporting and digital-imaging work; a seminar called “International Reporting,” taught by a former Associated Press bureau chief; an opportunity to write for El Independiente, a bilingual magazine that the School has been producing for almost 30 years; and a course called “Media Coverage of International Crises,” which examines coverage of critical events in the Middle East. Upcoming student-centered initiatives include Project Watchcat, in which students will do investigative reporting with a nonprofit in Phoenix, and the Innovation Lab Incubator, where journalism and computer science students will collaborate with local media to develop apps designed to expand how information is disseminated. Matt and Julie Harelson are inspired by Cuillier’s plans for the School. “He’s being proactive in dealing with the technological advances and growing communication mediums that are
Photos (Top): Journalism student Samantha Sais photographs a marketplace in Sonora, Mexico. Students often report stories along the U.S.-Mexico border. (Above): Matt and Julie Harelson with their daughters Kate, Claire and Sara. Big supporters of education, the couple has created endowments at their daughters’ elementary and middle schools. impacting the profession,” said Matt. “At the same time, he’s maintaining the School’s commitment to good writing and ethical journalism, which ties back to the way my father managed his career.” You can give to the School of Journalism online at: http://www.uafoundation.org/ give/sbs/harelsonendowment
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Dorothy
Hunt Finley This spring, the Tucson community lost an icon, and the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies lost a loyal champion.
the UA College of Medicine. The women’s studies program had wanted to identify and organize a group of women to support the program, but early efforts had stalled.
Dorothy H. Finley was born in Douglas, Ariz., in 1920. She grew up on a cattle ranch without electricity, water, indoor plumbing or air conditioning. From the age of four, she was on horseback herding cattle. She attended a one-room schoolhouse in the middle of a cow pasture.
“I told Dorothy about women’s studies and our dream to organize women for the purpose of raising money for the program,” recalls Heins. “Dorothy took out a piece of paper and, in less time than it takes to fly from Chicago to St. Louis, wrote down a list of Tucson women who not only had heart but also brains and energy.”
Finley graduated from the UA in 1943 with a bachelor’s degree in education, later receiving her master’s degree in education in 1959. After retiring as an educator and administrator in the Tucson Unified School District, Finley became CEO of Finley Distributing Co. in 1983 following the death of her husband, Harold. The couple had started the beer distributorship in 1948.
The two women promptly co-founded the Women’s Studies Advisory Council (WOSAC), and Finley was the first chair. Finley also conceived of the annual “Women Who Lead” event, because she believed female role models should be honored. She was also actively involved in helping the women’s studies program gain department status in 1997.
Finley was affiliated with more than 100 nonprofit, academic and professional organizations, including the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, Pima County Juvenile Court, Tucson Urban League, La Frontera Child Family Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. Finley won dozens of awards, including Entrepreneur of the Year (1987), Tucson’s Woman of the Year (1989), the Distinguished Citizen Award (1993), and one of Tucson’s Most Influential People (1994).
“I think Marilyn helped Dorothy realize that she was kind of a feminist,” said Bolding. “Dorothy had taken over the beer distributing business, and she realized how difficult it was for women, especially in nontraditional areas.”
Finley once commented, “The community is an extension of my home, and I have set about to make it a better place in which to live.”
“Gender and women’s studies was one of her big issues, and she was very proud of it,” said Finley’s son, Dr. John Finley.
Finley became involved with the UA’s women’s studies program in 1985 after sitting on an airplane next to Dr. Marilyn Heins, then the vice dean of pediatrics at
You can give in memory of Dorothy Finley online at: http://www.uafoundation.org/give/sbs/ WomensStudies
Betsy Bolding, the president of WOSAC, noted that Finley’s involvement in women’s studies was different from many of her other community activities, which tended to focus on people in need and children’s causes.
Photos (From top): With friends on horses in the 1940s (photo courtesy of Finley family); Finley portrait (photo courtesy of Finley family); During Finley Distributing years (photo by Tricia McInroy/Tucson Citizen); With the Chinese Minister of Defense; With Jon Kyl and Dick Cheney in 1993 (photo courtesy of Finley family); Signing her book in 2009 (photo by Mamta Popat, Arizona Daily Star); Portrait for “Who Runs Tucson?” (photo by Tricia McInroy/Tucson Citizen).
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Myra Dinnerstein PUNCHES A NEW PATH for Women
d her professor in hand, followe ral d Dinnerstein, to cial and Behavio husband, Leonar ate the College of So r he Arizona. Desper zer travel to anot the University of ein is a trailbla ces who need to y UA an ien g Sc . hin en ac m te n Myra Dinnerst wo ga eased uct research on for work, she be e path for incr ing “A country to cond who cleared th she could, includ ing received en se ilk ur W co In d . ry an to en in his om ste w er r nn fo Di ich es th wh iti Bo se un opport en,” a cour students that nt History of Wom in battled resista hips as graduate ste ws t er llo ou fe nn ab Di , , ss lly 75 na 19 ciousne en’s travel internatio raised her cons to start the wom allowed them to administrators e that lifeak s. m ue of lp iss he ity ’s rs to en ive nt m wo at the Un and now they wa studies program e for future time, she met perience possibl ex at g th g gin rin an ch Du . Arizona ovement was nt “The women’s m , then an assista tions. ra and ing ne en ge ilk W el ur La er the country, who heating up all ov netary science, UA e th ss ro ac professor in pla s e er men amant that th female research in’s band of wo out Wilkening was ad joined Dinnerste and mentor’s g and talking ab t tin d’s len ee en o m fri wh r n s he ga pu be in m ca be ss hip ro ws ac in llo m ste fe fro er faculty m,” Dinn e cause hip created an starting a progra hard work to th “Myra’s leaders d e: , she an m s ins na re ice e of vo th a eir er th ve hope to an Dinnerstein took m. ga id. ra at sa og th pr e w er ne ph e one os atm of creating th “I was the only ion.” says, because: reuity and aspirat nu eq te a job. The for who didn’t have ionate support ss be pa r uld he wo of it e ld Becaus were to tion track professors and her admira lden Years s es Go wa e us at ca Th wh ’s rm in en jo m wa d to wo o later ectious laugh an very bad for them Wilkening – wh ’s Dinnerstein’s inf for Dinnerstein, a radical women lve to be so r re to llo ely ed ce ste eiv an a rc ch pe lie ale be m r fe no st ea fir m e de th ks of became .” – rights. She spea studies program California, Irvine protect women’s s die of University of stu ’s en ra m My for wo estate gift: The the years fighting s,” has created an cles to the “the golden year d Travel an al There were obsta n” ion fu at rn at te re re In as “g e. ttl ba e Dinnerstein th program. “We we search on aps because of creation of the rh Re n pe tio or ta ite er id sp ss sa Di de ” e.” Fund for usly at first, will ful, exciting tim not taken serio llowship, which we “It was a wonder Women. The fe hey did not think “T t en in. Dinnerste by the Departm d re ste te ini ra m ad cto do be will s, Dinnerstein, men’s Studies, In the early 1970 of Gender and Wo in s nt de stu graduate be awarded to women’s
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the We had to show were legitimate. t ou ab re we that we administrators g men.” tin ha t ou ab t , no serious research the its she got into Dinnerstein adm to w ho ed d learn political game an for to gain support m ste sy e th work ger ea m ich was given the program, wh , gle ug ed the str resources. “I lov did we would win. We en wh lly especia male of r be m nu a t of have the suppor hough, and faculty; alt administrators e of the m so e before it took a bit of tim ound. ar e m ca ys e gu more conservativ e our of them becam I must say a lot .” biggest boosters
en search on Wom Institute for Re ies ud St ’s en e Wom (SIROW) and th ). AC OS (W Advisory Council erstein ted in 1979, Dinn SIROW was crea eded ne s die stu men’s said, because wo grants ng tti ge t gh ou th money, and they time, at th strategy. At would be a good t up se ng lpi he tion was the Ford Founda around s er nt ce ch ar s rese women’s studie r plea erstein made he nn Di . try un co the nal gio re a portance of to Ford on the im d an t, es hw ut in the So research center grants ge lar ng ivi ce . Re SIROW was born tion, the Ford Founda e lik s ce pla m fro e th n, ily Foundatio Rockefeller Fam the d an n, tio Founda National Science ities an m Hu e th r fo ent National Endowm ’s en burgeoning wom also helped the in the gain credibility m studies progra s. or at ministr eyes of senior ad
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hadn’t worked out if I “It wouldn’t have e slack, th of t os m take up had Leonard to ck,” said whole lot of sla and there was a rl Scout Gi nard was the Dinnerstein. “Leo during l ua us That was un cookie captain. that time.” ed down nnerstein stepp In 1989 when Di ogram pr s men’s studie as head, the wo did not it h ug ho shed, alt was fully establi 1997. ent status until gain full departm the job, every minute of “I loved almost lems,” ob pr d an s ation despite the frustr l ca liti Po “A in e Dinnerstein wrot larly t I liked particu Education.” “Wha e th ie, er camarad was the sense of inded m elik th wi working exhilaration of ever e fun. Who could women, and th of r -bellied laughte forget the deep e?” ov m xt their ne feminists plotting
m wed and stole fro “I begged, borro r places,” he ot at ing rk whatever was wo e.” “I had no sham said Dinnerstein.
t no women who go “Here are these men’s wo th anything wi credit for doing ey th ut “B in. nnerste studies,” said Di many ed rk wo d an ated were very dedic wouldn’t out them there th wi d an s, ur ho ogram.” have been a pr e was one of thos Laurel Wilkening eir feminist th d ine jo ing women. Wilken WISE d helped create reading group an g), rin ee gin En d ce an (Women in Scien ale m ned to attract fe which was desig middle as ll we as s, nt university stude careers school girls, to school and high h. at m d an g eerin in science, engin
, who co-created Dr. Marilyn Heins ley, late Dorothy Fin e WOSAC with th ember m re to rtant thing said, “The impo it at th is AC OS ry of W about the histo amazing t os m e th , ra My all started with et. er I have ever m mover and shak s with es len nt acious ge She combined gr in the s ay alw y, cit tena fierce but friendly nt ou ains. ion, to move m proper combinat ded.” And she succee
that despite the Dinnerstein says in has been made at th clear progress y of nt ple ll sti there are women’s rights, rk/ wo to y, pa in y equit challenges, from ’s en m to assaults on wo home balance, hts. reproductive rig
d the stein helped foun In 1982, Dinner a group Women Faculty, Association for uity, eq y s such as pa focused on issue ey th as overload tenure and work d with . Wilkening helpe en m wo to related
id me in waves,” sa “These things co s for the wa ve wa st fir Dinnerstein. “The ’60s wave was in the vote. The second ent. em ov m ’s e women and ’70s with th There has been enormous progress, but there is still a lot to be done.”
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When longtime supporters of the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies – Paul and Alice Baker and Donald and Joan Diamond – were approached about funding an endowed professorship in the Center, they said “yes” – with one condition. The endowment would not be named after them as is customary; it would be named after and given to the director of the Center, J. Edward Wright. Wright is overwhelmed and humbled by their generosity, he says. “It’s such a high honor to have a named professorship. It’s an incredible honor to have the professorship named after you! It’s almost unimaginable, it’s so rare.” “I am so grateful to the Bakers and Diamonds for their support over the years,” said Wright. “They have really had a transformative impact, not just on Judaic Studies but across campus and even the city with their philanthropy. I have benefited from just watching their example. I am a better person for having known them.” The donors’ wish to shine the spotlight on Wright stems from a deep commitment to the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies and their faith in its leader. A Leader Wright is a beloved figure among those who know him: quick with a smile that reaches his eyes, quick to thank his staff and share the accolades. Susan Karant-Nunn, director of the Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies, recently chaired
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a committee that completed a 12-year review of Wright’s performance. “The Committee found Wright to be about as close to perfect as a mortal can be,” said Karant-Nunn. “He engages with his students in the shared enterprise of learning. He works closely with staff members and labors to improve their opportunities and their circumstances. He looks for constructive ways around every obstacle. He reaches out unstintingly to constituencies in the community. His scholarship is internationally acclaimed. No one could be more deserving of a named professorship, and that it should be named for him makes this dual honor all the more absolutely ‘right.’” Wright boasts an impressive academic resume. He is the immediate past president of the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem. He is a member of the board of advisors of the Museum of Biblical Archaeology and also serves as co-editor of The Bible and Interpretation website. He is currently co-editing a textbook titled “The Bible in Archaeology and History” and teaching the course “The History of Heaven.” Wright is also involved with the Taglit Day Program, hosted by the Tucson Jewish Community Center, where he teaches classes on Judaica and mentors young adults with special needs.
Wright is also an adept fundraiser, because he believes in the Center and its mission. He understands that fundraising is about forming relationships and matching people with their passions. Wright also understands that the success of the Center depends on private support and, in fact, has long relied on the largess of community members, raising more than $2 million for the Center in the past six years. Wright’s success in creating publicprivate partnerships has not only helped the Center weather budget cuts, but also to expand in strategic areas. Over the past several years, Wright has grown the Center’s Modern Israel, Hebrew, and community outreach programs and created a new graduate certificate program. Strategic Growth With private grants, including donations from David and Andrea Stein of Houston, the Center has brought a visiting professor specializing in modern Israel to campus over the last few years. That position has proved so important that the Center, again with the help of private funds, is adding a permanent faculty position in Modern Israel Studies, which will be held by Professor Asher Susser from Tel Aviv University in fall 2014. The Center also has a little-known gem in its Hebrew program. The UA Hebrew program started in 1949 when Rabbis Marcus Breger of Congregation Anshei
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Israel and Albert Bilgray of Temple Emanu-El began offering Hebrew classes to a handful of students. Today, it has more than 100 students and is the second largest Hebrew program in the country, second only to Brandeis. The Center has also been incorporating modern media and technology into its language instruction. Next year, it will be part of a pilot project using second-life technology in language instruction. Under Wright’s direction, Judaic Studies has grown more visible than ever. The Center works in cooperation with diverse units on campus, the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona, UA Hillel Center, the Tucson Jewish Community Center, and others to organize community events, which have been well attended by the community. Some of its regular programs include the Shaol Pozez Memorial Lecture Series, the Sally and Ralph Duchin Campus Lecture Series, the Rabbi Marcus Breger Memorial Lectureship, the Raphael Patai Memorial Lectureship Series, and the Mind and Heart (Sekhel veLev) adult education courses. Finally, the Center has developed a Judaic Studies graduate certificate with three foci: the history and
culture of ancient Israel; modern Jewish history and culture; and gender and Jewish studies. A UA Jewel “The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies is a center for excellence,” wrote the committee members in charge of the Center’s recent academic program review. “The success of its programs in Hebrew and Judaic Studies stands out among its peer institutions. We can think of no major program in the United States that has done so much with such limited resources. The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies should be considered one of the many jewels of the UA.” Wright is thrilled about the new endowed professorship, not only because it is a personal honor, but for the sign it sends to the community about the excellence of the Center. “It shows that people who are committed to excellence in everything they do find that in us, and they want to invest in it,” said Wright. “It’s a sign to others that if you want to have an impact in terms of spreading understanding of Jewish history, religion and culture, then this is the place to invest.”
Wright’s success in creating public-private partnerships has not only helped the Center weather budget cuts, but also to expand in strategic areas. Over the past several years, Wright has grown the Center’s Modern Israel, Hebrew, and community outreach programs and created a new graduate certificate program. Photos (Top): Anat Maimon, coordinator of the Hebrew program, and Abby Limmer, Hebrew instructor, with Camille Mathieu, who was inducted into Eta Beta Rho, the national honor society for students studying Hebrew. (Above): Deanna Evenchik and Ed and Keeley Wright at the 2013 Magellan Circle dinner where Wright learned of the new endowed professorship. (At left): View of the city of Jerusalem.
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Rescuing La Regents’ Professor Ofelia Zepeda teaching at AILDI, the American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI).
N Native American languages are in peril. When Europeans arrived in North America, there were approximately 300 Native American languages. Today, about 100 are still spoken by at least a few people, and only a few, such as Navajo and Tohono O’odham, are being learned by children in the home, in more remote regions of the reservations.
But even in these communities, the number of children who can speak the language is dropping rapidly. For example, the proportion of children who can speak Navajo decreased from 90 percent in 1968 to 30 percent in 1998. If the current trends continue, within a few more generations, there may be hardly
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any surviving fluent speakers of any Native American language in the U.S.
include the use of specially designed software and audiovisual technologies.
To help stem this tide, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Department of Linguistics is raising $1 million to create the Ofelia Zepeda Endowment in Native American Language Documentation and Revitalization, which will support a new professor whose work will focus on the preservation of Native American languages.
The next step is to work with Native American communities to increase the number of fluent speakers of the language. Because it is far easier to learn a language with natural language input from a fluent speaker than from any book or video, language revitalization efforts include helping younger community members learn the language, and helping all community members use the language more often. This can be achieved, for example, through language immersion camps and schools, by training young parents in language transmission, and by teaching community members how to stay in the language when talking with children who do not speak it yet.
What Can Be Done? When restoring a language, the first step is to document the language before the last elderly speaker dies. Linguists all over the world have recently developed reliable methods for documenting an endangered language quickly and more fully, with true collaboration with community members. These methods
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anguage Although revitalizing a language may seem like a daunting task, there is hope. The history of the Hebrew language, for example, proves that with extensive and rich documentation and with a committed speech community and community of experts, a language can be revitalized even hundreds of years after the last native speaker passes away. Leading the Way The UA Department of Linguistics, which developed the first master’s program in Native American linguistics in the country, is already on the forefront of language revitalization. At least eight of its faculty work actively with an endangered, indigenous language. Regents’ Professor Ofelia Zepeda, who the endowment is named after, is widely recognized for her efforts in preserving her native language, Tohono O’odham. One of Zepeda’s books, “A Tohono O’odham Grammar,” is the standard textbook used to teach the language. Zepeda, who received a MacArthur “genius” award for her work on indigenous languages, is also an award-winning poet, blending O’odham and English in her literary work. Zepeda is co-founder and director of the UA American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI), an annual summer institute where educators who work with American Indian students learn about language teaching methods and the development of instructional materials. AILDI has become a world leader in educational support for language documentation and revitalization efforts. The UA linguistics department includes other Native American faculty members who are speakers of their indigenous languages, which helps them teach based on a community’s language norms and to document a fuller range of language use.
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Assistant Professor Stacey Oberly, who is a member of the Southern Ute community, has been working for nearly all of her professional life to learn and revitalize this language. Associate Professor Mary Ann Willie teaches and mentors young people’s efforts to continue to use Navajo. Other UA linguistics professors actively engaged in Native American language revitalization are Natasha Warner, Heidi Harley and Amy Fountain. Warner has been working with the Mutsun people for the past 15 years as they attempt to revive their lost language from early archival materials. Harley’s current work involves digitizing audio tapes of interviews with Yaqui elders. And Fountain works on Couer d’Alene, a language spoken by fewer than five elderly speakers. Her project consists of creating a digital archive that the Couer d’Alene community can use in language revitalization efforts. “With our experience and expertise, I believe that the UA Department of Linguistics is the ideal home for an endowed professor in language preservation,” said Simin Karimi, head of the department. “The endowment will support a faculty member in providing an overarching perspective on methods and communities, and in training students to undertake this kind of work. Furthermore, we will be able to extend our reach to more endangered Native American languages and communities.” To Help Out You can give to the Ofelia Zepeda Endowment in Native American Language Documentation and Revitalization online at: http://www.uafoundation.org/give/sbs/ OfeliaZepeda
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“Sometimes people ask me: ‘Why bother bringing back the Kalinago language? Why not just accept its loss?’ Because language is more than what we use to communicate, it’s a part of identity. Does anyone ask why we should restore the Sistine Chapel? After all, it’s just another painting and there are plenty of paintings in the world. But people realize that works of art like the Sistine Chapel are unique, and represent the great accomplishments of human beings. Languages, to me, are treasures like works of art. They contain the knowledge of humans passed down from thousands of years.” ~ Keisha Josephs, UA linguistics graduate student
Photo (Above): Keisha Josephs teaching the Kalinago language to school children at Sineku Primary School in Kalinago Territory. Research shows heritage language immersion programs have a positive impact on students’ academic performance, as well as on children’s behavior, parental involvement and community leadership.
“People will see that passing on the language to a next generation is part of their obligation. We are only caretakers of these things…they will always belong to future generations.” ~ Incamu Ray Huaute, UA linguistics graduate student, Cahuilla tribe, Calif.
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The Magellan Circle is a society of donors who contribute to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The money raised in the Magellan Circle supports the Dean’s Fund for Excellence. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Magellan Circle. Over the years, Magellan Circle members’ generous donations have supported more than 313 students and funded many research grants and faculty awards. Thank you to all our Magellan Circle members for their ongoing support of SBS! This year, Magellan Circle funds supported public outreach and facultysupervised student research, including: • Marcela Vásquez-León, an associate professor in anthropology and Latin American Studies, used Magellan funds to help send students to two communities in Mexico to film an ethnographic video documentary of fishing livelihoods. • Jeremy Slack, a graduate student in geography, took students on a trip to the border for his course “Drugs and Violence in Mexico.” • The College of SBS presented three community events as part of the series: “Voices and Choices of the 2012 Election.”
mentary eated a docu Students cr mmunities of fishing co in Mexico
Photos from 2013 Magellan Circle dinner (Top row, l-r): Pam Grissom with keynote speaker Deyanira Nevarez Martinez, a 2005 Magellan Circle scholar; Annamaria Biagini, Reenie Keating, Ashlee Espensen, Ashley Beasley and Tom Keating; Donald Diamond, J.P. Jones and Paul Baker. (Bottom row, l-r): Diane Frisch, Bill Nugent, who received the “Outstanding Service Award,” former UA Provost Meredith Hay and Margy McGonagill; J.P. Jones with Ed Wright, who received the “Faculty Fundraising Award”; Joan and Tony Vuturo. Photos by Christine Scheer.
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Teaching Awards Natasha Warner, professor in the Department of Linguistics, studies phonetics and the revitalization of endangered languages.
John P. Willerton, associate professor in the School of Government and Public Policy, studies Russian politics, comparative political elites, and Russian foreign policy.
Margaret Kenski, K en Rudin, John Garc ia, Ellen Christoph Malcolm & er Conove r at “Cam paign Voi ces”
Steve Yool, professor in the School of Geography and Development, studies plant geography and landscape ecology, fire mapping science, and the distribution of cases of Valley Fever in Tucson.
Photo (At right): Marcela Vásquez-León received Magellan Circle funds to send students to Mexico to film an ethnographic video documentary. Vásquez-León is researching one of the first large-scale applications of Payment for Ecosystem Services. Fishing communities have been subject to successive waves of economic restructuring and conservation policies that have left them with reduced marine access and increasingly precarious livelihoods.
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2012-13
SCHOLARS Scholar Ashley Beasley Jeannette Bell Jenna Bentley Amanda Bruno Natalie Chambers Krystal Cruz Ashlee Espensen Devyn Friedman Taylor Genovese Jessica Gerson Iris Gishkin Esther Gotlieb Leah Guillaume Cinthia Guillen Colleen Hale Rebecca Hynes Danica Koestner Alexis Kreun Jillian LaCroix-Martin Candice Lundquist Kaitlyn Macaulay Cecelia Marshall Valeria Martinez Camille Mathieu Cesar Medina Drew Miller Andrea Morales Ariana Nicolini Barbara Ogushi Emily Pendell Alyssa Reilly Andrew Richard Alex Romero Matthew Russell-Cheung Dean Selva Samantha Sharman Kellan Smith Katelyn Swanson Omotayo Talabi Amer Taleb Veronica Tanco Daniela Tascarella Nicole Thill Keara Tintle Kimberly Valdez Ellen Whitehead
Major(s) Anthropology Linguistics PPEL Anthropology & Religious Studies PPEL Gender & Women’s Studies Biological Anthropology Anthropology & Studio Art Anthropology PPEL Anthropology Anthropology Anthropology, Art History & Italian Studies Latin American Studies & Spanish Geography Anthropology & Linguistics Sociology Linguistics & Spanish Anthropology History & PPEL Communication Journalism & International Studies Middle Eastern & North African Studies Judaic Studies & English Anthropology, Philosophy & Psychology Communication Linguistics & Spanish Anthropology & Biomedical Engineering Political Science Linguistics Journalism Anthropology Mexican American Studies & Psychology Political Science Communication & Philosophy Gender & Women’s Studies Anthropology Journalism Communication Journalism Communication Judaic Studies Journalism Linguistics Anthropology Sociology
We are pleased to announce our 2012-2013 Magellan Circle scholars! Due to the generosity of their Magellan Circle patrons, scholars received $500 and the chance to meet their patrons at a breakfast in December 2012.
Patron(s) Tom Keating Anonymous Edythe & Bruce Gissing Entisar & Adib Sabbagh George & Anna Kennedy Jo Ann Ellison & Barbara Starrett Reenie Keating Beth & Mike Kasser The Loft Cinema Rosemont Copper Company John Paul Jones III Gwen Weiner Entisar & Adib Sabbagh Leo Roop Lillian Fisher Dick & Mary Rose Duffield The Melody S. Robidoux Foundation The Melody S. Robidoux Foundation Edythe & Bruce Gissing The Melody S. Robidoux Foundation Jo Ann Ellison & Barbara Starrett Jo Ann Ellison & Barbara Starrett Elise Collins Shields & Creston Shields David & Andrea Stein Edythe & Bruce Gissing Steve & Nancy Lynn Earl & Louise Carroll Earl & Louise Carroll Hervey Hotchkiss & Susan Parker-Hotchkiss Sandra & Robert Maxfield Lillian Fisher Bonham Richardson Rowene Aguirre-Medina & Roy Medina Tony & Joan Vuturo Edythe & Bruce Gissing Rowene Aguirre-Medina & Roy Medina Ed & Keeley Wright Anonymous Jo Ann Ellison & Barbara Starrett The Melody S. Robidoux Foundation Betsy Bolding David & Andrea Stein Rosemont Copper Company Margaret Houghton & Bertram Falbaum Rosemont Copper Company Rosemont Copper Company
Photos (At left): Vivi and Adib Sabbagh (center) with their scholars Leah Guillaume and Amanda Bruno. (Center): Betsy Bolding and her scholar Veronica Tanco. (At right): 2012-2013 Magellan Circle scholars.
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Honor
ROLL Circumnavigators (Lifetime members) Anonymous (3) Rowene Aguirre-Medina and Roy Medina Paul and Alice Baker* Thomas and Olga Bever* Betsy Bolding Larry and Jana Bradley Arch and Laura Brown Earl H. and Louise Carroll* Raúl H. and Patricia Castro Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation Joseph and Ruth Cramer* Donald and Joan Diamond Ruth and Steve Dickstein Keith Dixon A. Richard Diebold* Sally Drachman Salvatore Richard and Mary Rose Duffield Karl and Stevie Eller Betty Feinberg Jan Harelson and John Guilbert Matthew and Julie Harelson Agnese Haury* Peter Hayes Helios Education Foundation Frederick W. Henninger, Jr. James L. and Joanne Hunter James S. McDonnell Foundation Nicholas and Athena Karabots Thomas and Reenie Keating Ken and Randy Kendrick
Lessner Family Trust William Longacre* Steve and Nancy Lynn* Marshall Foundation Fletcher and Elizabeth McCusker Bill Nugent Geertruida Oberman Eleanor L. Olsen* Melody Robidoux, the Melody S. Robidoux Foundation The Omidyar Network James and Beverly Rogers Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute Ronald and Beverly Rose Adib and Entisar “Vivi” Sabbagh* John and Helen Schaefer* The late Sherwin Scott Irving Silverman Luda Soldwedel* Southwestern Foundation Raymond and Tina Spencer David and Andrea Stein Estate of John F. Tanner, Sandy and Karl Elers Vital Projects Fund Estate of Barbara K. Wheat Duane and Linda Whitaker* Laurel Wilkening William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Melvin and Enid Zuckerman Patrons — $1,500 (Student scholar donors) Anonymous (2) Rowene Aguirre-Medina and Roy Medina Albert and Susan Bergesen Betsy Bolding Arch and Laura Brown David Brown Earl H. and Louise Carroll*
Elise Collins Shields and Creston Shields Cox Communications, Lisa Lovallo Alice Dempster Steve and Ruth Dickstein Michael Dunne Dick and Mary Rose Duffield Jo Ann Ellison and Barbara Starrett Bertram Falbaum and Margaret Houghton* Lillian Fisher Bruce and Edythe Gissing Pam Grissom* Jan Harelson and John Guilbert Hervey Hotchkiss and Susan Parker-Hotchkiss Jack Jewett John Paul Jones III* Mike and Beth Kasser Thomas and Reenie Keating G. Alfred and Anna Kennedy Steve and Nancy Lynn* Sandra Maxfield Benjamin Menges Allan and Alfena Norville Conrad and Ann Plimpton Bonham Richardson Melody Robidoux, the Melody S. Robidoux Foundation Leo A. Roop* Rosemont Copper Company Adib and Entisar “Vivi” Sabbagh* John and Helen Schaefer David and Andrea Stein The Loft Cinema (in honor of Vivi Sabbagh) Anthony and Joan Vuturo Gwen Weiner J. Edward and Keeley Wright* Steven Zelinger (Book Scholar Patron)
Explorers — $1,000 Sherrill and Dennis Bambauer Laura and Arch Brown Garry Bryant and Margy McGonagill Esther Capin Robert Charles George and Marjorie Cunningham Adel Gamal* Gerald and LaDona Geise Bonnie Kay Hank and Margaret Kenski Jan Konstanty and Patricia Wallace Jan Lesher Diana Liverman Todd and Carole Lundmark J. Christopher Maloney and Judith Nantell* Selma Paul Marks* Sallie Marston Margaret F. Maxwell Barbara Mills and T.J. Ferguson Brint Milward and Jill Bemis Alberto and Gesine Moore William and Ann Moreau Bill Nugent Eleanor L. Olsen* John W. Olsen and Ovadan Amanova-Olsen* Ruthann Pozez Peter Salomon and Patricia Morgan Anne and Robert Segal Harriet A. Silverman James Studwell and Ginny Healy* Janice Wezelman and David Bartlett
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Magellan Circle Excursion:
TRAVELS to TURKEY
This past May, 15 Magellan Circle members and friends went on a Magellan Circle excursion to Turkey – visiting such sites as Istanbul, the Spice Bazaar, Topkapi Palace, the Grand Bazaar, the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and Ephesus. The trip was led by UA anthropologist and Turkey expert Brian Silverstein. Next up: The spring 2014 Magellan Circle excursion will be to Israel and led by Ed Wright, director of the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies! Are you interested? You can contact Jennifer Bailey at 520-626-6977 or at jbailey1@email.arizona.edu for more information.
Photos (Above): Ceiling of the Hagia Sophia. (Top): Adib Sabbagh and Rowene Aguirre-Medina at the Spice Bazaar. (Middle): Anne, Bonnie and Bob Segal at Ephesus. (Bottom): The travelers had a blast on the gulet, which is a Turkish yacht.
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Profile:
George Kennedy Falling in Love with TUCSON When picking a retirement destination, George Kennedy had his heart set on Italy, France or the Southwest. He accepted an invitation to visit Tucson from a friend, fell in love with the landscape, and lured his green-loving, Canadian-born wife, Anna, to accompany him. “She took a look and said absolutely not,” George said with a laugh. “Now you couldn’t get her out of here for anything.”
Kennedy is the managing editor of the online publication WhoShapesOurTimes.com, where he writes about politics, travel and success. Photo by Lori Harwood.
Kennedy’s “retirement” followed an illustrious career as a senior Foreign Service Officer, a career Kennedy clearly relished and which required extensive travel. “In my job, you could interact with people and demonstrate knowledge of their culture and their language. That was the part I always enjoyed,” said Kennedy. “I learned that people are people everywhere and have similar dreams and goals. We all want the same thing for our family, our children. It was always intriguing to discover both the similarities and the differences.” Kennedy’s understanding of culture and politics makes him a natural fit to sit on the SBS advisory board. “When you come through the University to obtain any degree, you have to spend some time in SBS,” said Kennedy. “To me it becomes the bedrock, the foundation, of what the UA is all about.” Kennedy says that education has always been dear to his heart, a predilection that he inherited from his mother.
“I know how important it was for me, especially as a young black kid in the late ’40s and early ’50s, to prize an education, because at that time it was viewed as a ticket to whatever life you were going to have,” said Kennedy. Kennedy went on to obtain a B.A. from the University of Oregon and two graduate degrees from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C. “There were always those people in my life who were there at the right time to give the right advice and give a small gift to make my education possible.” That critical helping hand in his own life has made Kennedy a vocal supporter of the Magellan Circle scholar program. “Small gifts can make a difference between success and failure for students,” said Kennedy. “Small gifts mean a lot when dreams are not enough. When you talk to your Magellan Circle scholars and see how much they appreciate what you’ve done, you just can’t place a value on that.”
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(At left): Student speaker, Rachel Baughman. (Below): Dean J.P. Jones with Homecoming Chair, Stephanie Denkowicz.
(Above): SBS advisory board member Michael Dunne with his wife, Karen, and children Chris and Rachel. Dunne received the Alumni Association Professional Achievement Award.
Dave McClure, SBS advisory board member Betsy Bolding and Dave Bilgray. On Nov. 10, we had our annual homecoming bash at The Shanty. Due to the early game start time, the festivities began at 9 a.m. (which put a bit of a damper on our plans to have tequila tasting!) Nevertheless, our stalwart alumni and supporters showed up to help us get in a Wildcat mood.
Stephanie Denkowicz, who received a B.A. in anthropology in 1974, was our Homecoming Chair. Denkowicz first dreamed of becoming an Egyptologist, but ultimately decided on the law. She is a special counsel in the New York office of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP in the Business, Finance & Tax division. Not one to let early aspirations die, Denkowicz is also a member of the University of Arizona Egyptian Expedition (UAEE), which she financially
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John Almquist, Kristin Almquist, Lolly Almquist, Ginny Reeves, Rosemary Adams, John Adams and Don Reeves.
supports, and has been both a field assistant and an expedition historian. She is currently enrolled at the University of Manchester in a three-year program leading to a certificate in Egyptology. Our student speaker was communication major Rachel Baughman, who was awarded the Magellan Circle Scholarship in 2011. Rachel’s accomplishments range from being awarded the David A. Williams Scholarship to earning numerous public relations internships in Los Angeles. Last year, Rachel studied abroad in Orvieto, Italy, where she obtained her certificate in International and Intercultural Communication. A special thanks to our homecoming sponsor, Bill Nugent, who’s not only the proprietor of The Shanty, but also an SBS alumnus and board member.
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departmental updates - impacting people Each SBS unit has chosen an outreach update to share with alumni and friends of the College.
From 2011 to 2013, the School of Anthropology collaborated with the Hopi Tribe’s Cultural Preservation Office and the American Museum of Natural History to record Hopi place names. In this photo, Harold Polingyumptewa is recorded discussing a place named Yantukya’ovi on the Hopi Reservation. Photo by T. J. Ferguson.
Anthropology Professors Mimi Nichter and Mark Nichter are working with Indian colleagues on a “smoke-free homes” initiative in two southern states in India (Kerala and Karnataka). Survey research from the project found that more than 70 percent of women and children were regularly exposed to second-hand smoke inside their homes. Most women disliked smoking but felt powerless to ask their husbands not to smoke near themselves and their children. This initiative provides education to community members on the harm of second-hand smoke and
encourages men to stop smoking inside their homes. The initiative is enjoying great success as it builds on key cultural values of protecting the health and well-being of the family. As a result, the state of Kerala has officially adopted “smoke-free homes” as a state-wide movement, and hundreds of communities are becoming involved.
Communication Professor Jake Harwood recently developed a practical guide for healthcare professionals
who work with elderly patients. The project is aimed at improving the appropriateness and quality of patient-provider communication among those who work with elderly clients. The booklet has been disseminated to all members of the Gerontological Society of America and is available online. Harwood is also collaborating with the Arizona Center on Aging, and many of their fact sheets for healthcare providers are also available online. For example, one tip for talking with patients who have dementia is: “Do not use patronizing talk, sentences with incomplete thoughts, pet names or babyish vocabulary, controlling or corrective talk, or have rushed conversations.”
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Chris Segrin, the head of the Department of Communication, serves on a Community Justice Board, which is a diversion program for youth offenders and their families run through the Pima County Attorney’s office.
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Several graduate students in the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies (GWS) serve as mentors for 3rd-8th grade Native American and Hispanic students attending Lawrence Intermediate and Hohokam Middle Schools. GWS students meet weekly with their mentees to do hands-on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities and participate in bi-monthly field trips to help foster excitement about STEM learning and educational achievement. Mentors and mentees have fun exploring various STEM fields such as solar energy, optical science, flight and motion, GPS technology, and wind and weather.
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Geography and Development Did you know that the government is mandated to obtain public input for most “public works” projects? Public works projects include interstate highway corridors, transit developments, new bridges, routing of electrical power lines and nuclear plant remediations. Keiron Bailey, an associate professor in the School of Geography and Development, has been involved with crafting and implementing the public participation component of all of these projects. Bailey travels all over the world using his own branded methodology, SPI, or Structured Public Involvement, co-developed with Ted Grossardt of the University of Kentucky. SPI seeks to improve public satisfaction with public design and management by integrating geospatial and geovisual technologies into broad-based multistakeholder processes.
This spring, Associate Professor Katherine Morrissey, along with the Arizona Historical Society, hosted the Southern Arizona National History Day competition on campus. Students in grades 6-12 researched and created performances, documentaries, websites and formal papers on the theme of “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas and Events.” In addition, this past semester, the campus chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) – as part of a Snacktacle project proposed by History Professor Alison Futrell – created historically relevant treats to accompany lectures. Relying on ancient recipes, on artifacts and visual materials, and on spices and herbs known from text and archaeology, the Snacktacle project enhanced learning and fostered a sense of community through the sharing of food.
Information Resources and Library Science The School of Information Resources and Library Science (SIRLS) sponsored the second Latino Literacy Roundtable held at the Sam
Lena-South Tucson Public Library. More than 50 participants discussed family literacy, including librarians, educators and parents from Los Amigos Elementary School, Ocotillo Family Literacy Center, and Santa Rosa Family Literacy Center. The roundtable, founded and chaired by Associate Professor Patricia Montiel-Overall, was established to bring the community together to discuss the role of Latino parents in helping their children develop literacy skills. Speakers at the roundtable included Associate Education Professor Iliana Reyes, who spoke on bilingualism and biliteracy, and children’s literature author José-Luis Orozco.
Journalism What are some of the most important – yet underreported – stories of the day, and how can we train journalists to better understand and communicate complex issues to lay readers? Those were some of the questions that were discussed at a gathering focused on science journalism this spring in Phoenix sponsored by the School of Journalism. Panelists included Professors Carol Schwalbe and Alan Weisman
The UA Community and School Garden Program, run by the School of Geography and Development, has sprouted up over the last few years. Started in spring 2010 with six student interns in two schools, the program now has 53 interns in 10 schools and four community gardens. In this picture, Manzo Elementary 3rd-grade tour guides Brenda and Kaylee show off the new greenhouse with UA intern Brandon Iker. Photo by Lori Harwood.
Government and Public Policy The School of Government and Public Policy is offering a faculty sampler seminar series every semester titled “Tools for Public and Nonprofit Managers.” The seminars, offered in the UA Downtown location, are available to MPA students, alumni and local professionals. The following SGPP faculty members have facilitated seminars: Kirk Emerson (“Conflict Management”); H. Brinton Milward (“The Power of Collaborative Networks: A Manager’s Guide”); and Jun Peng (“Public Pensions: Are They Still Affordable?”). The cost for non-MPA students is $10 and includes refreshments and materials.
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departmental updates - impacting people of the School of Journalism and Jeffrey Trent, the president and research director of the Translational Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix. Weisman’s last book, “The World Without Us,” was named Best Nonfiction Book of 2007 by Time Magazine and Entertainment Weekly. Schwalbe, who enjoyed a long career with National Geographic, is building a science journalism program at the UA.
Judaic Studies The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies is committed to connecting the University with the community, and it does so primarily through two outreach programs: The Shaol Pozez Memorial Lectureship Series and the Mind and Heart (Sekhel veLev) continuing education program. The Pozez Series hosts nationally and internationally recognized scholars and artists for public lectures or performances. The Center recently hosted a successful symposium and concert focused on Jewish themes in the work of Dmitri Shostakovich and Daniel Asia. The Sekhel veLev program consists of six mini-courses taught by Judaic Studies faculty and affiliates.
Pat Taylor, Betsy Bolding and UA President Ann Weaver Hart at the “Women Who Lead” reception. President Hart was honored by the Women’s Studies Advisory Council at the event, which was held at the Women’s Plaza of Honor. Hart’s name was also added to the “First UA Women Administrators” arch in the Plaza. Photo by Lori Harwood.
Late Medieval and Reformation Studies As the Reformation Quincentenary of 2017 approaches, Regents’ Professor Susan Karant-Nunn is being asked to speak at local churches. The Division, together with St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church, will once again present its popular Summer Lecture Series over the course of four consecutive Sundays in August. Karant-Nunn, Oberman Professor Ute Lotz-Heumann and graduate students Kristen Coan and Cory Davis will each present on the theme of “Holy Terror: Interpretation of Natural Disasters.” They will explore early modern European reactions to natural phenomena such as the Great Fire of London of 1666, the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, the plague, as well as hail storms, floods and droughts.
Linguistics The Department of Linguistics organized a lecture series last fall for the members of the UA Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLIUA). OLLI is a nonprofit organization that was created to meet the needs of individuals 50 and older who love to expand their knowledge. The popular series, titled “Speaking Our Minds,” consisted of 12 lectures presented by linguistics faculty members, with topics ranging from “The Evolution of Language and Aphasia: Adult Disorders and Linguistics” to “Reviving a Dormant Language: The Mutsun of California” to “What Dirty Words and Pig Latin Tell Us About Language.”
Latin American Studies This past February, the campus and Tucson community were welcomed to a conference on “Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights and Extractive Industries Across the Americas.” The objective of the one-day conference was to examine a range of issues and concerns with natural resource extraction on indigenous lands across the Americas. The event was part of the inauguration of a new human rights initiative, a partnership between the Center for Latin American Studies, the Rogers College of Law’s Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program and several departments within the College of SBS.
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Pueblo Viejo open-pit gold mine in the Dominican Republic. LAS held a conference on natural resource extraction. Photo by James Rodriguez.
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to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The event featured a panel of U.S. military veterans, a panel of local Iraqi refugees and immigrants, and a keynote presentation by Iraq expert Joseph Sassoon. The day’s events provided a unique first-hand insight into the conflict and post-conflict situation in Iraq. The event was well attended by both students and community members.
Peter Reichstaedt read from his book “Above the Din of War: Afghans Speak about Their Lives, Their Country, and Their Future – and Why America Should Listen” at the 2013 Tucson Festival of Books in the Middle Eastern & North African Studies booth organized by CMES.
Mexican American Studies A new digital collection at the UA Libraries, created in partnership with the Department of Mexican American Studies and the School of Journalism, makes accessible more than 150 years of news coverage documenting the voice of the Mexican and Mexican American community. Assistant Professor Roberto Cintli Rodriguez, an award-winning journalist, consulted on the project. The idea for the collection stemmed from a student-curated exhibition created in Rodriguez’s course “History of Red-Brown Journalism and Communication.”
Middle Eastern Studies The Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) does extensive outreach to local schools and community colleges: sending speakers to classes and school events, maintaining a
lending library of books and other documents, posting nearly 100 lesson plans on its website, keeping instructors informed of Middle Eastrelated learning opportunities, and organizing workshops for educators and high school students. For the past five years, the Center has partnered with Cholla High Magnet School to offer a high school Middle Eastern Studies class and has worked with Cochise Community College so that some students in that class are simultaneously earning college credits in Middle Eastern humanities.
Middle Eastern and North African Studies In February 2013, the Southwest Initiative for the Study of Middle East Conflicts (SISMEC), housed in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, hosted a one-day event
Students showing their Wildcat pride in Wadi Rum, Jordan. The Arizona in Jordan program is an eight-week study abroad program organized by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies.
Philosophy Professor Michael Gill is a member of the UMC Medical Ethics Committee, meeting with the group monthly and participating in ethics consultations as they arise. He has given ethics lectures to physicians and nurses for continuing medical education credit in hospitals in Arizona and California and has volunteered at Tucson hospices, where he has also given guidance on the complex issues that arise at the end of life. In 2012, Gill was a member of the end-of-life task force of the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona, which awarded competitive grants to local medical and social organizations with the goal of benefiting the dying and their loved ones.
Philosophy of Freedom Led by Chris Nelson, the faculty and staff at the Freedom Center are working on a proposal to develop a summer master’s degree program on “Ethics, Economy and Entrepreneurship” that will be of especial use to high school economics teachers. Some of the planned courses, which involve faculty from five colleges, include: developing a business plan; personal finance; accounting; statistics and probability; logic and the scientific method; ideals and culture; natural resource economics; and ethical entrepreneurship.
SBS Research Institute SBSRI received 65 applications for research grants and professorships in the fall and spring cycles of this academic year. Funding went to 45 scholars from 13 units in the College. As an example, Edward Polanco of the history department is using an SBSRI pre-doctoral grant to study the roles that Mexico’s Nahua ritual specialists had as midwives, religious figures, healers and community leaders.
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Sociology The School of Sociology, specifically through the outreach efforts of Distinguished Outreach Professor Celestino Fernández, is having an impact on the education of poor people in Southern Arizona. Fernández is working with PPEP, Inc., an agency devoted to providing social services to rural residents, on a High School Equivalency (GED) program for farmworkers and their families in San Luis and Somerton. Fernández helped develop the curriculum and serves as the program evaluator. He travels to San Luis and Somerton several times a year to provide outreach, give motivational talks and serve as the keynote speaker at graduations. Many of the graduates of this GED program have gone on to college.
The Southwest Center Tucson Meet Yourself, the annual folklife festival in Tucson started in 1974 by the Southwest Center’s “Big Jim” Griffith, is now directed by Maribel Alvarez, an associate research professor in the Southwest Center and the School of Anthropology. The annual festival attracts more than 100,000 people to downtown
Tucson to celebrate and share the traditional food, music, folk arts, dance and cultural expressions of over 65 different ethnic and folk communities in Southern Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. New year-round programs include a Folklife Field School and the creation of a Southwest Folklore Digital Archive.
Southwest Institute for Research on Women Funded by the Arizona Department of Education, SIROW conducts outreach to junior high and high school teachers, administrators and students through online classes and in-person presentations on topics concerning gender issues (e.g., sexual harassment) and nontraditional career education advancement (e.g., males in female-dominated careers; females in male-dominated careers). During fall semester 2012, SIROW reached over 70 teachers and administrators and 4,100 students from more than 29 schools throughout Arizona. Program evaluations of these outreach efforts indicate that participants were very satisfied with the program and felt that they had achieved their learning objectives.
The annual folklife festival Tucson Meet Yourself includes a variety of cuisines. The festival is directed by Maribel Alvarez in the Southwest Center. Photo courtesy of Amanda Brite.
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(Above): The Southwest Institute for Research on Women has designed and implemented the iSTEM project, which pairs American Indian and Hispanic students with mentors who engage them in science and engineering. Mentors are tribal members, science industry professionals, and UA students, including graduate students from the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies. Photos by Corey Knox.
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DOWNTOWN LECTURE SERIES
This fall, the College of SBS will present the first annual Downtown Lecture Series, five talks given by UA faculty exploring topics that shape our everyday lives. In this year’s series, faculty members will investigate “happiness” and present research from their diverse fields of study, including sociology, anthropology, psychiatry, philosophy and integrative medicine, which could help us to lead happier and healthier lives. All lectures will be on Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Fox Tucson Theatre. By bringing the lecture series to downtown, we hope to support our community’s private and public investment in a vibrant city center and bring greater awareness to all that downtown has to offer in arts, entertainment and culture. OCT 9, Pursuing and Finding Happiness Celestino Fernández, School of Sociology The Declaration of Independence identifies happiness as an “unalienable” right for all people. But how do we determine a society’s overall happiness, and how do social groups experience happiness differently? Professor Fernández explores recent research that shows how social factors influence happiness. Are we happier today than we were 50 or 100 years ago? Does happiness change with age, education, income level, religiosity or marital status? Where do the happiest people live? The answers offer insight into how we find and pursue happiness as individuals and as a society. OCT 16, The Evolutionary Links Between Exercise and Happiness David Raichlen, School of Anthropology Why do some activities make us happy? Professor Raichlen shares recent evidence that suggests our brains are wired to enjoy behaviors that helped our ancestors survive hunting and gathering lifestyles. For example, when we exercise, our bodies produce neurochemicals that improve our mood and make us happy. This is no accident. Evolution likely linked these neurobiological “rewards” with exercise to help motivate early humans to search for food. Taking cues from our evolutionary history shows how our brains and bodies are powerfully interconnected and provides a novel mechanism to increase our happiness today.
OCT 23, Compassion Training as a Path to Genuine Happiness Charles Raison, Dept. of Psychiatry & Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences Most of us seek happiness by approaching what we desire, avoiding what we dislike or fear, and ignoring the rest. Dr. Raison presents a different approach to enhancing well-being, one that embraces conflict and frustration as a means to produce internal changes linked to happiness. Derived from ancient Buddhist teachings, this approach has been secularized into a technique known as CognitivelyBased Compassion Training. Raison will present evidence that compassion training has the potential to optimize emotional and physical health by improving stress responses and enhancing the brain’s empathic responses to others. OCT 30, How Our Surroundings Influence Happiness and Health Esther Sternberg, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine Do the places and spaces around us affect our happiness and health? Dr. Sternberg will show how our physical environment can affect emotions and trigger the brain’s stress or relaxation responses, while exploring the connections between the brain and the immune system that underlie these effects. Sternberg’s research enables individuals to structure their environment and activities to best buffer the negative effects of stress, helps healthcare providers apply mind-body therapies, and assists healthcare and hospital designers in creating spaces that facilitate healing. NOV 6, Happiness – A Feeling or a Future? Daniel C. Russell, Center for the Philosophy of Freedom We all agree that happiness is something we want, even if there has never been much agreement about what makes us happy. But as Professor Russell explains, there has also been a shift in why we talk about happiness. Today, we usually discuss happiness as a feeling we want. In ancient Greek philosophy, however, happiness came up in discussions about the future – a practical discussion about the kind of life we want to live and the things we want to live for. Russell explores this ancient tradition in search of new directions for contemporary thought about the good lives we want for ourselves and for others.
For more information on the Downtown Lecture Series, you can contact the SBS Dean’s Office at 520-621-1112.
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We are “The People College” School of Anthropology Diane Austin daustin@email.arizona.edu 520-621-2585 http://anthropology.arizona.edu/ Department of Communication Chris Segrin segrin@email.arizona.edu 520-621-1366 http://comm.arizona.edu/ Department of Gender and Women’s Studies Monica Casper mjcasper@email.arizona.edu 520-621-7338 http://gws.arizona.edu/ School of Geography and Development Carl Bauer cjbauer@email.arizona.edu 520-621-1652 http://geography.arizona.edu/ School of Government and Public Policy Brint Milward milward@email.arizona.edu 520-621-7600 http://sgpp.arizona.edu/ Department of History Kevin Gosner kgosner@email.arizona.edu 520-621-1586 http://history.arizona.edu/ School of Information Resources and Library Science Bryan Heidorn heidorn@email.arizona.edu 520-621-3565 http://sirls.arizona.edu/ School of Journalism David Cuillier cuillier@email.arizona.edu 520-626-9694 http://journalism.arizona.edu/ Arizona Center for Judaic Studies Ed Wright edwright@email.arizona.edu 520-626-5759 http://judaic.arizona.edu/
Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies Susan Karant-Nunn karantnu@email.arizona.edu 520-626-5448 http://dlmrs.web.arizona.edu/ Center for Latin American Studies Linda Green lbgreen@email.arizona.edu 520-626-7242 http://clas.arizona.edu/ Department of Linguistics Simin Karimi karimi@email.arizona.edu 520-621-6897 http://linguistics.arizona.edu/ Department of Mexican American Studies Richard Ruiz ruizr@email.arizona.edu 520-621-7551 http://mas.arizona.edu/ Center for Middle Eastern Studies Anne Betteridge anneb@email.arizona.edu 520-621-5450 http://cmes.arizona.edu/ School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies Scott Lucas sclucas@email.arizona.edu 520-626-9562 http://menas.arizona.edu/ Department of Philosophy Michael Gill gillm@email.arizona.edu 520-621-5045 http://philosophy.arizona.edu/ Center for the Philosophy of Freedom David Schmidtz schmidtz@email.arizona.edu 520-621-3129 http://freedomcenter.arizona.edu/ SBS Research Institute Cecile McKee mckee@email.arizona.edu 520-621-2188 http://sbsri.sbs.arizona.edu/
School of Sociology Albert Bergesen albert@email.arizona.edu 520-621-3531 http://sociology.arizona.edu/ The Southwest Center Joseph Wilder jwilder@email.arizona.edu 520-621-2484 http://swc.arizona.edu/ Southwest Institute for Research on Women Sally Stevens sstevens@email.arizona.edu 520-621-7338 http://sirow.arizona.edu/
Advisory Board 2013 Steve Lynn, Chair John Paul Jones III, Dean Rowene Aguirre-Medina Betsy Bolding Esther N. Capin Earl H. Carroll (Honorary) Michael Chihak (Honorary) Elise Collins Shields Richard Duffield (Honorary) Michael Dunne Pam Grissom Jan Harelson (Honorary) Stephanie Healy G. Alfred “George” Kennedy Jan Konstanty Jan Lesher Lisa Lovallo Fletcher McCusker Alberto Moore Bill Nugent John W. Olsen (Honorary) James Gordon Patterson Selma Paul Marks (Honorary) Entisar “Vivi” Sabbagh Anthony Vuturo Gwen Weiner Patty Weiss (Honorary) Edward Wright
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2013 Issue Empowered from Within: Global Program Helps to Solve Issues of Poverty Building Bridges: Raúl H. Castro and Leo Roop Support Latin American Scholarships The School of Journalism: Matt and Julie Harelson Provide Support In Memory of Dorothy Hunt Finley A Trailblazer: Myra Dinnerstein, Founder of UA Women’s Studies Program, Honored with Fellowship A Legacy in His Lifetime: J. Edward Wright Endowed Professorship in Judaic Studies Ofelia Zepeda Endowment in Native American Language Documentation and Revitalization The Magellan Circle 10th Anniversary Profile: George Kennedy Homecoming 2012 Departmental Updates: Impacting People SBS Downtown Lecture Series on Happiness