[Peace-discuss] [OccupyCU] FW: MASSMAIL - Research University in the World of the Future

Sat Mar 30 18:04:32 UTC 2013

...I meant: "We can spend time now thinking and tossing around sign and handout ideas." Some light pre-planning that will fit easily into walks and drives taken on this beautiful weekend.

A few more pre-planning thoughts:

We can plan to meet downstairs in a meeting room at the Urbana Free if one of the groups here would reserve one (they only allow room reservations for groups). Anyone willing? Also very up for another location, if someone knows of one.

Does anyone have access to extra posterboard & markers that could be brought to make signs Monday after we meet? If not, we can surely all make our own. It would be really great to be able to have some handouts planned to give attendees, so thanks for this offer, Stuart. Any takers on drafting something like this up to share on Monday?

Until then, contact Chancellor Wise with your thoughts on this speaker choice, as recommended:
email: publicaffairs at illinois.edu<mailto:publicaffairs at illinois.edu>

Post: Office of the Chancellor
Swanlund Administration Building
601 E. John Street
Champaign, IL 61820

...and alert any local group that might want to take part in this action!

See you on Monday at 7:30!

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Subject: RE: [Peace-discuss] [OccupyCU] FW: MASSMAIL - Research University in the World of the Future

Great. Monday at 7:30 it is. Location preference?

We can spend time tossing around sign and handout ideas. Great idea, and helpful building logistics, Stuart!

Aimee

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Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] [OccupyCU] FW: MASSMAIL - Research University in the World of the Future

Yeah, my guess is that the ILPP meeitng will be over by 8pm. If folks wanted to meet a little earlier at 7:30 I think that would be fine too. BD

On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Stuart Levy <stuartnlevy at gmail.com<mailto:stuartnlevy at gmail.com>> wrote:
As you say, it's likely that many interested people will be occupied for Easter weekend.  How about this: can we try to meet Monday after all, but a bit later - if possible after the ILPP meeting?  As a wild guess that might be 8-something PM, but maybe others will have a better idea?   In the mean time if anyone has ideas of what or how we should do this, please speak up.

On 3/30/13 9:28 AM, Rickman, Aimee N wrote:
Please respond to this list, as it includes everyone who has replied at this point.

On Mar 30, 2013, at 9:23 AM, "Rickman, Aimee N" <arickman at illinois.edu<mailto:arickman at illinois.edu>> wrote:

I am guessing a number of people are out of town this weekend, and I always worry about meetings with short notice not giving enough time for interested folk to plan for and attend, but if today is best for AWARE folk, lets meet today to get planning.

If you don't mind, Stuart, would you propose a time and location, as you seem to have an idea of others' availability?

On Mar 30, 2013, at 7:52 AM, "Stuart Levy" <stuartnlevy at gmail.com<mailto:stuartnlevy at gmail.com>> wrote:

On 3/30/13 6:43 AM, Rickman, Aimee N wrote:
I know many are out of town this weekend, but would it make sense to meet up Monday evening, say, at 6 at the Urbana Free to do some planning and coordinating?

Monday early evening isn't great for some of us - 6PM is the time of the public meeting with the needs-assessment consultant for the Champaign County jail system.   Brian Dolinar wrote:

Dr. Alan Kalmanoff of the Institute for Law and Public Policy (ILPP), the consultancy hired to do a needs assessment for the county on the jail and criminal justice system issue, will hold a public meeting at the Urbana Civic Center, 101 E. Water St., on April 1 at 6 p.m.

Champaign-Urbana Citizens for Peace and Justice encourages all people from the community to attend and make your voices heard on whether you think the county should spend more money on jail cells or suggest other projects you think would better promote public safety.

Possibly after that?   Brian or anybody, do we have an idea how long this meeting might last?

(Later that evening, some of us might also want to attend Imad Al Qadi's Q&A after the 7:30 showing of The Gate Keepers, about US-initiated death squads in Iraq.  The film is showing all week at the Art, but Monday's is the only Q&A session.  I don't know if we can slip into the Q&A, which would probably be a little after 9, without seeing the film before it.)

I'd also be up for talking about this today, Saturday.

Meanwhile, ...

Do people have ideas for signs?  I'm inclined to make one about the public good - really like your comments about that, Aimee.

Is there anything we might be able to put in print and hand to passersby?   I'd be happy to arrange to make copies if so.

Demonstration logistics: Beckman has two main entrances, on the east side facing a circle drive on Mathews, and on the south facing the Engineering Quad.   The auditorium is on the west end of the building, so attendees might take either entrance.   The building's big enough that a demo outside one entrance would be out of sight of those entering by the other. We should think about where best to demonstrate depending on how many of us show up to object.

On 3/30/13 6:43 AM, Rickman, Aimee N wrote:
I know many are out of town this weekend, but would it make sense to meet up Monday evening, say, at 6 at the Urbana Free to do some planning and coordinating?

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Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 3:58 PM
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Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] [OccupyCU] FW: MASSMAIL - Research University in the World of the Future

That this guy was invited to speak at the great university says something, not good. Emails should be sent to Phyllis Wise, Office of the Chancellor, to protest his invitation.

--mkb

On Mar 29, 2013, at 1:35 PM, Stuart Levy wrote:

Yep.  Great idea.  I bet other AWARE people would be interested as well.  Let's make signs and noise about the Public Good!

On 3/29/13 1:23 PM, Brian Dolinar wrote:
Glad somebody said it. Thanks Aimee! I'd be willing to help. BD

On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Rickman, Aimee N <arickman at illinois.edu<mailto:arickman at illinois.edu>> wrote:
Dear Occupy CU and GEO,

UIUC Chancellor's final lecture of the year April 2 for "The Research University in the World of the Future" series will feature Norman Augustine, the retired CEO of military weapons maker Lockheed-Martin.

He will "discuss the idea that universities have to reconfigure themselves to meet the challenges of the 21st century."

As the announcement below states, Augustine believes "universities have to become more introspective and aware that their ultimate mission is to serve the public good." I have a feeling many of us have a very different definition ?of "public good" than he does.

So many young people have been recruited into the military by the poverty/lack of purpose draft. The Army has a very visible presence in signage throughout the ARC. And the disaster capitalist defunding of the public sphere (while military spending has continued to soar) has only made easier corporations' co-opting of the ideologies and values of higher education.

I, for one, am not interested in sitting politely quiet as someone responsible for public funds siphoning, let alone military surveillance, warfare, and countless authorized and unauthorized drone attacks killing civilians around the world, tells me how to envision the future of universities I attend and might work for.

Anyone interested in organizing around this?

Hoping so.

Aimee

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Dear Colleagues:

I am delighted to share with you that Norman Augustine, acclaimed engineer and retired CEO of Lockheed Martin, will be the featured speaker of the sixth installment of our speaker series, "The Research University in the World of the Future." Mr. Augustine's lecture will be held April 2 at 4:00 p.m. in the Beckman Institute Auditorium, 405 North Matthews Avenue.

Mr. Augustine will discuss the idea that universities have to reconfigure themselves to meet the challenges of the 21st century. He believes universities have to become more introspective and aware that their ultimate mission is to serve the public good. "Education investment goes hand in hand with having a strong economy and universities are the key to making the nation more competitive."

"The Research University in the World of the Future" series is designed to give the campus community a multifaceted look at how higher education is adjusting to address society's changing needs. As we envision our campus 20 to 50 years into the future, we are exploring how to best position the university for continued relevance and impact.

Again, Mr. Augustine will deliver his public message at 4:00 p.m. in the Beckman Institute Auditorium, 405 North Mathews Avenue, Urbana.

I hope you will join us.

Sincerely,

Phyllis M. Wise
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