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

Sat Mar 30 17:17:52 UTC 2013

Hi all.

These last three messages seem to have not made it
 through to the Occupy listserv. I know I didn't receive them, though I did
 get my first email from the list.

Maybe it didn't make it to any of you?

There was an announcement 
that the Illinois email is glitchy this week, with some emails not going 
through. Maybe this is a case of it? 

Either way, I just wanted to be sure this reached you.

Hoping people are up for meeting.

Aimee

From: Rickman, Aimee N

Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 12:03 PM

To: Stuart Levy

Cc: Brussel, Morton K; Peace Discuss; Brian Dolinar; 
<occupycu at lists.chambana.net>; danielwerst at gmail.com; 
davegreen84 at yahoo.com

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

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From: Rickman, Aimee N

Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 9:28 AM

To: Stuart Levy

Cc: Brussel, Morton K; Stuart Levy; Peace Discuss; Brian Dolinar;
 <occupycu at lists.chambana.net>; danielwerst at gmail.com; 
davegreen84 at yahoo.com

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

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> 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> 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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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> 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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From: Robin Kaler [publicaffairs at illinois.edu]

Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 5:08 AM

To: Everyone

Subject: MASSMAIL - Research University in the World of the Future

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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