[Peace-discuss] [OccupyCU] FW: MASSMAIL - Research University in the World of the Future
Stuart Levy
stuartnlevy at gmail.com
Sat Mar 30 17:19:27 UTC 2013
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?
>>>>
>>>> **************Apologies for any random question marks my system has
>>>> weirdly added to this email********************
>>>> *From:* Brussel, Morton K
>>>> *Sent:* Friday, March 29, 2013 3:58 PM
>>>> *To:* Stuart Levy
>>>> *Cc:* Rickman, Aimee N; Peace Discuss; Brian Dolinar;
>>>> <occupycu at lists.chambana.net>
>>>> *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
>>>>>>
>>>>>> **************Apologies for any random question marks my
>>>>>> system has weirdly added to this email********************
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> *From:* Robin Kaler [publicaffairs at illinois.edu
>>>>>> <mailto:publicaffairs at illinois.edu>]
>>>>>> *Sent:* Friday, March 29, 2013 5:08 AM
>>>>>> *To:* Everyone
>>>>>> *Subject:* MASSMAIL - Research University in the World of the
>>>>>> Future
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <http://illinois.edu/>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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
>>>>>> Chancellor
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Brian Dolinar, Ph.D.
>>>>>> 303 W. Locust St.
>>>>>> Urbana, IL 61801
>>>>>> briandolinar at gmail.com <mailto:briandolinar at gmail.com>
>>>>>>
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