Richard M. Mizelle, Jr.

Richard M. Mizelle, Jr. is Associate Professor of History at the University of Houston and the author of Backwater Blues: The Mississippi Flood of 1927 in the African American Imagination (University of Minnesota Press, 2014) and co-editor of Resilience and Opportunity: Lessons from the U.S.

Arabic Calligraphy Workshop

As part of visiting professor Deniz Karakas' ARHS 3912 Islamic Art course, the artist, Munther Yousef, will be running an Arabic Calligraphy Workshop to give the participants the unique opportunity to try their hands at writing in Arabic script and discover this beautiful art form.

Blues Harmonica and American Roots Music

Lecture-recital on the harmonica in American Music featuring acclaimed musician and teacher, Richard Sleigh.

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Richard was born in Philipsburg, a coal mining town in Central Pennsylvania. He first heard the sounds of the Marine Band harmonica as a kid through the music of his great-uncle Bill, who played steam train imitations and songs like “The Irish Washerwoman” to crowds on street corners in his home town.

CELT-CPS Brown Bag: Lessons Learned from 20+ Years of Community-Engaged Research

Presenter: Stacy Overstreet, Professor in the Department of Psychology

Dr. Overstreet shares lessons learned from her long-term experience with community-engaged research. She will discuss the process and potential challenges one might encounter: for example, how to build trust and collaborative relationships with the community one works in? What are pitfalls of CER? How does CER tie into one’s career?  This conversation is geared towards both faculty who are conducting CER and faculty considering integrating CER projects in their research agenda.

CELT Brown Bag: Teach All Learners

Presenter:  Sophie Hiss, Goldman Center for Student Accessibility

We will discuss Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and how UDL can make your class better for all learners. Participants will evaluate the accessibility of their course and learn ways to improve their class for all students. Everyone should leave with one small change that can improve their course accessibility. 

Location: (HTML B11) Howard-Tilton Memorial Library 

12:00-1:15 | Open to Faculty, Staff, Graduate TA's, and Post Docs.

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