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[College of Education]
Professor Joyce Stallworth, Co-Department Head
Professor Nan Restine, Co-Department Head
Office: 204 Graves Hall
This department requires the completion of at least 120 semester hours as specified below and leads to the bachelor of science in education degree and the Alabama Class B (K-6) Professional Certificate. MUE 385 requires as a prerequisite either MUE 107 Basic Skills in Music (2 hours) or demonstrated equivalent skills.
The undergraduate catalog is published at two-year intervals. Program advising sheets are updated much more frequently and are thus likely to provide the most up-to-date information on degree and other requirements. Students should always obtain the most recent advising sheets, available from academic advisors and in 104 Carmichael Hall. Further information on recommended course sequences should also be obtained from 204 Graves Hall.
Since the fall semester of 1996, there has been a competitive admission process for entering the elementary education professional semesters. There is a limitation on enrollment for these semesters. Meeting the minimum criteria for the teacher education program (TEP) does not guarantee admission to these professional semesters. See program for admission procedures.
The student must complete the TEP application form, available from personnel in 104 Carmichael Hall. The requirements are as follows.
NOTE: The faculty reserves the right to make exceptions to the listed criteria based on individual circumstances. However, minimum Alabama State Department of Education requirements found elsewhere in this catalog must still be met.
TEP Admission Requirements
- Completion of at least 41 semester hours of University Core courses and a minimum 2.75 GPA in general studies requirements
- Attempting less than 120 semester hours of college credit
- Completion of BEP 305, BEP 360, or BEF 360 with at least a "C"
- Passing the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program
- Completion of EN 101 and EN 102 (or EN 103) with at least a "C"
- Completion of required speech course with at least a "C"
- Completion of CEE 320 with at least a "C"
- Attaching an official transcript to the application
- Successful completion of the written diagnostic examination
- Successful interview with two elementary education faculty members
- GPA (overall and UA) of 2.75
Additional Requirements
- Each student must earn a grade of "C" or higher in each of the courses below, with an overall GPA in these courses of 2.75 or higher. These courses must be taken before admission to the TEP.
- All required science courses
- All required mathematics courses
- Other core courses
- MUE 107 or successful completion of proficiency examination
- Each student must have a "C" or higher in every professional studies and teaching field course. A student must successfully petition (the department) to retake any education course in which he or she earned less than a "C."
- Each student must select additional mathematics courses from the general studies list for a total of 12 semester hours of MA-designated courses. Recommended are MATH 208, MATH 209, MATH 210. (MATH 100 and BER 345 are not acceptable.)
- Each student must select an additional course from the general studies natural science requirements, for a total of at least 12 semester hours. Preferred are 4 semester hours in biological science and 8 semester hours in physical/interdisciplinary science.
|General Studies (See p. 175-177)
|Professional Studies and Teaching Field
|The University of Alabama GPA—and, if transfer work, the overall GPA—must be at least 2.75 in the professional studies and teaching field courses.
|Professional Semester 1
|Students must register for the following 18 hours simultaneously. Admission to PTEP is required, and all required English coursework must have been completed.
|Professional Studies
|BEF 362 History, Philosophy, and Social Foundations of Education
|BEP 305 Educational Psychology
|CEE 320 Introduction to Elementary Education (K-6)
|CRD 369 Fundamentals of Reading Instruction (W)
|SPE 300 Survey of Special Education and Accommodation Strategies
|Teaching Field
|MUE 385 Teaching Music in the Elementary School
|NOTE: MUE 107 is a prerequisite to MUE 385; however, students with previous musical training may elect to demonstrate equivalent skills through testing. Arrangements for testing can be made by contacting the Music Education office at (205) 348-6054.
|NOTE: After successful completion of CEE 320 and posting of grades, students should be ready to apply formally to the Teacher Education Program. Applications are available from Student Services located at 104 Carmichael Hall. An original transcript must be attached prior to processing, and all other TEP admission requirements must be met.
|Professional Semester 2
|Students must register for the following 16 hours, which are taught in a block, simultaneously. NOTE: Admission to the TEP is a prerequisite for enrolling in these courses; all required mathematics coursework must be completed prior to Professional Semester 2.
|Professional Studies
|BER 450 Assessment Practices in Classroom Learning
|Teaching Field
|CEE 365 Literature for Children
|One of the following reading courses:
|CEE 370 Beginning Reading and Language Arts in the
|Elementary School (W) or CEE 478 Expanding Reading and
|Language Arts Abilities in the Elementary School (W)
|CEE 380 Teaching Elementary Mathematics
|CEE 495 Practicum
|Professional Semester 3
|After successful completion of professional semester 2, students must register for the following 16 hours, which are taught in a block, simultaneously. NOTE: All required science and social science/humanities coursework must be completed prior to Professional Semester 3.
|Teaching Field
|CEE 304 Teaching Elementary School Science
|CEE 366 Teaching the Social Sciences
|Reading course not previously taken:
|CEE 370 Beginning Reading and Language Arts in the
|Elementary School (W) or CEE 478 Expanding Reading and
|Language Arts Abilities in the Elementary School (W)
|CEE 495 Practicum
|HPE 364 Physical Education for Elementary Schools
|Professional Semester 4
|CEE 497 Internship in Elementary Schools (K-6)
|NOTE: Elementary education students are required to complete two internship placements; therefore, students should enroll in equal hours of two sections of CEE 497. Students who need full-time status may enroll for six semester hours of each section.
|Total: 120-122
By completing several additional requirements, a student fulfilling the requirements for elementary school (K-6) certification may also obtain middle-school certification in the same field. Those who hold middle-school certification may teach in their subject fields in grades four through eight; they are not eligible, however, to teach grades nine through 12. The additional requirements of the middle-school endorsement program may be secured in 104 Carmichael Hall.
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Relations with Georgia
Georgia aspires to join the Alliance. The country actively contributes to NATO-led operations and cooperates with the Allies and other partner countries in many other areas. Support for Georgia's reform efforts and its goal of integration in Euro-Atlantic institutions is a priority for cooperation.
During a visit to Georgia in August 2015, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg inaugurates the NATO-Georgia Joint Training and Evaluation Centre at the Krtsanisi Military Facility
- Relations started after the end of the Cold War, when newly independent Georgia joined the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (1992) and the Partnership for Peace (1994).
- Dialogue and cooperation deepened after the "Rose Revolution" in 2003, when the new government pushed for reforms
- Allied leaders agreed at the 2008 Bucharest Summit that Georgia will become a NATO member, provided it meets all necessary requirements – this decision was reconfirmed at NATO Summits in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014.
- Following the crisis with Russia in August 2008, the Allies continue to support Georgia's territorial integrity and sovereignty within its internationally recognised borders and call on Russia to reverse its recognition of the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states
- The NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) provides the framework for close political dialogue and cooperation in support of the country's reform efforts and its Euro-Atlantic aspirations.
- At the Wales Summit in September 2014, a package of measures was launched to strengthen Georgia's ability to defend itself and advance its preparations for membership
- Georgia has provided valued support for NATO-led operations in Kosovo and Afghanistan, and the counter-terrorist maritime surveillance operation in the Mediterranean.
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Key areas of cooperation
Security cooperation
Thanks to regular participation in Partnership for Peace (PfP) training and exercises, Georgia has been able to contribute actively to Euro-Atlantic security by supporting NATO-led operations.
Georgian troops worked alongside NATO troops in the peacekeeping operation in Kosovo from 1999 to 2008, providing a company-sized unit as part of the German brigade there and an infantry platoon within a Turkish battalion task force.
Georgia was one of the largest non-NATO troop contributors to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), which completed its mission in Afghanistan in December 2014. It is currently one of the top overall contributors to "Resolute Support" – the follow-on NATO-led mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan forces. Moreover, Georgia continues to provide transit for supplies destined for forces deployed in Afghanistan. The Georgian government has also pledged financial support for the further development of the Afghan National Security Forces.
Georgia participates in NATO's Operation Active Endeavour, a counter-terrorist maritime surveillance operation in the Mediterranean, primarily through intelligence exchange.
Moreover, Georgia is participating in the 2015 rotation of the NATO Response Force (NRF) and is expected to continue to contribute to the NRF in subsequent years.
The country also has a mountain training site, which is accredited as a Partnership Training and Education Centre and offers courses and training to Allies and other partner countries.
At the 2014 Wales Summit, NATO adopted a Partnership Interoperability Initiative to ensure that the experience gained by Allies and partners from over a decade of working together in Afghanistan is maintained and further developed. As part of this initiative, Georgia has been invited to participate in the Interoperability Platform that will bring Allies together with 24 partners that are active contributors to NATO's operations. Georgia has also been identified as one of five countries that make particularly significant contributions to NATO operations and other Alliance objectives, which will have enhanced opportunities for dialogue and cooperation with the Allies.
Defence and security sector reform
NATO supports the wide-ranging democratic and institutional reform process underway in Georgia. Particularly in the area of defence and security sector reform, NATO and individual Allies have considerable expertise upon which Georgia can draw.
Cooperation in this area was given a significant boost at the 2014 NATO Summit in Wales, where NATO leaders endorsed a substantial package for Georgia, including defence capacity-building, training, exercises, strengthened liaison, and opportunities to develop interoperability with Allied forces. These measures aim to strengthen Georgia's ability to defend itself as well as to advance its preparations towards NATO membership.
As part of this package, more strategic-level advice is being provided to the Georgian defence ministry and general staff. A core team of advisors will be embedded in the defence ministry, to be complemented by experts in specific areas as required. Moreover, a Joint Training and Evaluation Centre has been established together with Georgia to host live and simulated training and certification for military units from Allied and partner countries. NATO exercises open to partners will be conducted in Georgia periodically. A defence institution building school will be established to make benefit of Georgia's experience in reforms. The NATO Liaison Office in Tbilisi is also being strengthened.
Georgia's participation in the PfP Planning and Review Process (PARP) since 1999 has helped its forces develop the ability to work with NATO and is also providing planning targets that are key to security reform objectives in several areas. NATO support has, for example, helped Georgia build deployable units (according to NATO standards) that are interoperable with Allied forces. Georgia's defence reform objectives within the PARP have facilitated improved financial management in the Ministry of Defence, assisted in reforming the intelligence structure of the armed forces and ensured that a credible Strategic Defence Review was conducted.
An important priority for Georgia is to ensure democratic control of the armed forces, including effective judicial oversight and appropriate defence command and control arrangements.
Improved education and training are also essential for Georgia's reform efforts. NATO is leading a tailored programme for Georgia – the Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP) – with the support of the PfP Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes, the Partnership Training and Education Centres and Allied defence institutions.
NATO and Georgia launched a Professional Development Programme (PDP) for Civilian Personnel in the Ministry of Defence and other Security Institutions in 2009. The PDP provides training with the aim of strengthening the capacity for democratic management and oversight in the Ministry of Defence, as well as other security sector institutions. Training and education provided in the framework of the PDP are closely aligned to Georgia's defence and security sector reform objectives. Current priorities are to support Georgia's civil service reform and enhance Georgia's own capacity for providing training to security sector civilian personnel.
Georgia also participates in the Building Integrity programme, which provides practical assistance and advice for strengthening integrity, accountability and transparency in the defence and security sector.
Another important focus of cooperation has been to support demilitarization projects in Georgia through the Partnership Trust Fund mechanism, which allows individual Allies and partner countries to provide financial support to key projects on a voluntary basis. Over the years, a number of such projects have helped to address problems posed by stockpiles of surplus and obsolete weapons and munitions, and promoted their safe disposal. An ongoing project is helping to clear mines and unexploded munitions from the ammunitions depot at Skra.
Civil emergency planning
Georgia is enhancing its national civil emergency and disaster-management capabilities in cooperation with NATO and through participation in activities organised by the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC). The Centre helped coordinate the delivery of hundreds of tonnes of relief items to Georgia in the wake of the August 2008 conflict. It also coordinated assistance to Georgia in 2005 when the country experienced some of the worst flooding in its history, in 2006 when forest fires broke out in southern Georgia, and after a major earthquake in 2009.
Georgia itself hosted a major EADRCC consequence-management field exercise in the town of Rustavi in September 2012, which was organised in cooperation with the Emergency Management Department of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Security-related scientific cooperation
Georgia has been actively engaged within the framework of the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme since 1994. The SPS Programme enables close collaboration on issues of common interest to enhance the security of NATO and partner countries. By facilitating international efforts, in particular with a regional focus, the programme seeks to address emerging security challenges, support NATO-led operations and advance early warning and forecast for the prevention of disasters and crises.
In light of political developments and following an SPS Information Day in Tbilisi in July 2014, cooperation in the framework of the SPS Programme has recently been intensified. Today, scientists and experts from Georgia are working to address a wide range of security issues, notably in the fields of energy security, cyber defence, support to NATO-led operations and advanced technology (including nanotechnology). A recently approved SPS multi-year project looks for example at the risks to the Enguri Energy Infrastructure in Georgia and Georgian experts have contributed to a hands-on cyber defence training course based on their national experience and expertise. The SPS Programme is also promoting regional synergies and this year, Georgia hosted a training course on "Cooperative Solutions to Critical Security Issues in the Black Sea Region". (More on Georgia's ongoing cooperation under the SPS Programme)
Public information
It is important to increase public awareness of NATO and its relations with Georgia. The NATO Liaison Office conducts public diplomacy programmes in Georgia in support of the Georgian government's efforts to inform the public on NATO and in cooperation with local non-governmental organisations and state authorities. Activities include seminars, conferences and workshops. "NATO Weeks" and summer schools are organised on an annual basis to reach out to youth audiences.
Groups of opinion leaders from Georgia are regularly invited to visit NATO Headquarters and the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) for briefings about the Alliance, and NATO officials regularly travel to Georgia to speak at public events. Senior NATO officials – including the Secretary General and the Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia – also regularly visit the country for high-level consultations. The North Atlantic Council, NATO's principal political decision-making body, paid a two-day visit to the country in September 2008, in the immediate aftermath of the Georgia crisis. The Council paid a second visit in November 2011 and another in June 2013. In every partner country, an embassy of one of the NATO member states serves as a contact point and operates as a channel for disseminating information about the role and policies of the Alliance. The current NATO Contact Point Embassy in Georgia is the embassy of Romania.
The Office of the State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration has established an Information Center on NATO, which has its main office in Tbilisi and branches in Kutaisi, Zugdidi, Batumi and Telavi. New branches in Gori, Marneuli, Akhalkalaki and Ozurgeti are scheduled to open before the end of 2015. Working in close cooperation with NATO's Public Diplomacy Division and with the NATO Liaison Office in Georgia, it is an important tool in raising public awareness about the Alliance in the country.
Response to the Georgian crisis
At an emergency meeting of the North Atlantic Council on 19 August 2008, NATO foreign ministers called for a peaceful and lasting solution to the conflict based on respect for Georgia's independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. They deplored the use of force, which is inconsistent with the commitments to the peaceful resolution of conflicts that both Georgia and Russia have made under the Partnership for Peace as well as other international agreements. The Allies expressed particular concern over Russia's disproportionate military action, which is incompatible with Russia's peacekeeping role in the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and called for the immediate withdrawal of its troops from the areas it was required to leave under the terms of the six-point agreement brokered by the European Union.
At Georgia's request, the Allies agreed to provide support in a number of areas: assessing the damage to civil infrastructure and the state of the ministry of defence and armed forces; supporting the re-establishment of the air traffic system; and advising on cyber defence issues.
On 27 August 2008, the North Atlantic Council condemned and called for the reversal of Russia's decision to extend recognition to the South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions of Georgia as independent states.
The Allies continue to support Georgia's territorial integrity and sovereignty within its internationally recognised borders. NATO does not recognise elections that have since taken place in the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, stating that the holding of such elections does not contribute to a peaceful and lasting settlement. NATO equally does not recognise the signature of so-called treaties between Russia and the breakaway regions.
The Allies welcome Georgia's efforts to seek a resolution to the crises with South Ossetia and Abkhazia through peaceful means. They strongly support Georgia's current strategy of engagement with the two breakaway regions, which envisions a constructive way forward through fostering economic ties and people-to-people contacts to build confidence.
The Allies also welcome the steps Georgia has taken unilaterally towards Russia in recent years, including the removal of visa requirements for Russian citizens, the agreement on Russia's membership of the World Trade Organization; as well as the direct dialogue that has been initiated with the Russian government by the Georgian government, which came into power in October 2012.
Framework for cooperation
Created in September 2008 in the wake of Georgia's crisis with Russia, the NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) provides the framework for cooperation, serving as a forum for both political consultations and practical cooperation to help Georgia advance its Euro-Atlantic aspirations. Since December 2008, the work of the NGC is taken forward through the development of an Annual National Programme (ANP).
In addition to Georgia's contributions to Euro-Atlantic peace and stability, key areas of cooperation under the ANP include political, military and security-sector reforms. NATO agrees to support Georgia in these reforms by providing focused and comprehensive advice and activities in several frameworks (both civilian and military) towards its reform goals. Priorities for Georgia include transforming its public and private sectors in order to promote democracy, good governance, the rule of law and sustainable social and economic development, as well as reforming the defence and security sector, in particular the revision of Georgia's national security plans.
In parallel with the establishment of the NGC, the Military Committee with Georgia was created as a format for meetings focused on military cooperation. The principal aim of NATO-Georgia military cooperation is to assist Georgia with the implementation of military and defence-related issues of the ANP, strategic planning and defence reforms, and to increase interoperability in support of Georgia's contributions to NATO-led operations. The Military Committee with Georgia Work Plan defines key areas and objectives for military cooperation between NATO and the Georgian Armed Forces. The Work Plan comprises activities that help achieve the goals set in the ANP and PARP.
A NATO Liaison Office was established in Georgia in 2010 to support the country's reform efforts and its programme of cooperation with NATO.
Georgia also cooperates with NATO and other partner countries in a wide range of other areas through the Partnership for Peace (PfP) programme and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC).
Milestones in relations
1992: Georgia joins the newly created North Atlantic Cooperation Council (succeeded by the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in 1997).
1994: Georgia joins the Partnership for Peace (PfP), a programme aiming to increase security and defence cooperation between NATO and individual partner countries.
1995: Georgia signs the PfP Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between NATO and partner countries – it addresses the status of foreign forces while present on the territory of another state in the context of cooperation and exercises under the PfP programme.
1999: Georgia joins the PfP Planning and Review Process (PARP) to help its forces develop the ability to work with NATO and to improve defence planning.
1999: Georgia starts contributing peacekeepers to the Kosovo Force (KFOR).
2001: Georgia hosts a multinational PfP military training exercise "Cooperative Partner".
2002: Georgia is connected to the Virtual Silk Highway, which provides high-speed internet access (via satellite) to academic establishments.
2002: Georgia hosts a multinational PfP military training exercise "Cooperative Best Effort".
2002: Georgia declares its aspirations to NATO membership and its intention to develop an Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) with NATO to sharpen the focus of cooperation on reform efforts.
2003: Georgia participates in ISAF's election security force in Afghanistan.
June 2004: At the Istanbul Summit, Allied leaders place special focus on the Caucasus – a special representative and a liaison officer are assigned to the region.
2004: Georgia becomes the first country to agree an IPAP with NATO.
2005: NATO and Georgia sign a transit agreement allowing the Alliance and other ISAF troop-contributing nations to send supplies for their forces in Afghanistan through Georgia.
2006: NATO offers an Intensified Dialogue to Georgia on its aspirations to join the Alliance.
2007: Georgia hosts a NATO/PfP air exercise, "Cooperative Archer 2007".
April 2008: At the Bucharest Summit, NATO leaders agree Georgia will become a member of NATO, provided that it meets all the necessary requirements.
August 2008: Allies express deep concern over the armed conflict between Georgia and Russia, calling for a peaceful and lasting solution to the conflict based on respect for Georgia's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. They agree to support Georgia's recovery in a number of areas and also propose the establishment of a NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) to oversee the implementation of support as well as supervise the integration process set at hand at the Bucharest Summit.
September 2008: The North Atlantic Council pays a two-day visit to Georgia. The Framework Document establishing the NATO-Georgia Commission is signed and the inaugural meeting takes place in Tbilisi. In December, NATO foreign ministers agree to develop an Annual National Programme (ANP) under the auspices of the NGC.
20 February 2009: Allied and Georgian defence ministers discuss Georgia's progress in defence reform and its priorities.
5 March 2009: The NGC meets in Brussels for the second time at the level of foreign ministers to discuss a range of issues of common interest.
3 December 2009: The NGC meets at the level of foreign ministers to discuss the course of Georgia's Euro-Atlantic integration and process of reform.
12 March 2010: Agreements are signed to launch a new project that will help Georgia safely dispose of explosive remnants of war.
March 2010: Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili visits NATO Headquarters to meet NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
April 2010: Georgia signs an agreement with NATO to contribute to Operation Active Endeavour, NATO's maritime counter-terrorist operation in the Mediterranean.
August 2010: The North Atlantic Council decides to enhance NATO-Georgia relations through effective military cooperation (this leads to the development and implementation of the first annual Military Committee with Georgia Work Plan in 2011).
October 2010: The NATO Liaison Office is inaugurated in Tbilisi during the NATO Secretary General's visit to Georgia, where he meets the Georgian president, prime minister and senior ministers.
November 2010: At the Lisbon Summit, Allied leaders recall their agreement that Georgia will become a member of NATO and reaffirm all elements of their decision made at the Bucharest Summit in 2008, declaring their active support for Georgia's continued implementation of all necessary reforms. They reiterate their continued support for Georgia's territorial integrity and sovereignty within its internationally recognised borders.
April 2011: NGC foreign ministers meet in Berlin and adopt, for the first time, a joint statement which reaffirms the basic principles of NATO-Georgia cooperation. NATO ministers express strong appreciation for Georgia's substantial contribution to Euro-Atlantic security and the overall positive dynamic in Georgia's democratic development
November 2011: The North Atlantic Council pays a visit to Tbilisi and Batumi and meets the president, the chairman of the parliament, the prime minister and other high-level officials of the country, as well as representatives of civil society, media and the opposition. The NGC agrees to pursue further work on concrete measures to enhance Georgia's relations with NATO. As a follow-up to this visit, the NGC adopts a set of measures to support reforms, increase the ability of NATO and Georgia to operate together, and strengthen the capacity of the Georgian institutions as the country continues on its path towards Euro-Atlantic integration.
April 2012: President Saakashvili visits NATO Headquarters to meet the Secretary General and attend a meeting of the NGC Ambassadors.
May 2012: At the Chicago Summit, Allied leaders recall their agreement that Georgia will become a member of NATO and reaffirm all elements of the decision made at the Bucharest Summit in 2008, and agree to enhance Georgia's connectivity with NATO. Georgia takes part in three important meetings involving partners at the Chicago Summit: President Saakashvili joins counterparts from countries that are supporting the NATO-led stabilisation mission in Afghanistan. He also attends a meeting of the 28 Allies with 13 countries from Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region that have made exceptional contributions to the Alliance's agenda in the last few years. Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze joins fellow foreign ministers from the three other countries that are aspiring to NATO membership for a meeting with NATO's Deputy Secretary General.
September 2012: During a visit to Georgia, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen praises Georgia for its strong commitment to NATO and to democratic reforms, after talks with President Mikheil Saakashvili.
October 2012: Georgia doubles its contribution to ISAF, making the country one of the largest non-NATO troop contributor nations.
November 2012: The Secretary General meets with President Saakashvili in Prague on the occasion of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and with Prime Minister Ivanishvili at NATO Headquarters.
December 2012: During an NGC meeting of foreign ministers, the Allies encourage all parties in Georgia to keep up the momentum of the recent elections and to consolidate democratic progress; they also thank Georgia for its substantial contribution to NATO's mission in Afghanistan.
June 2013: NGC defence ministers discuss Georgia's reform plans and further opportunities for cooperation. Ministers also thank Georgia, the biggest non-NATO contributor to ISAF, for the significant contribution to NATO-led operations.
26-27 June 2013: The North Atlantic Council visits Georgia to assess the progress the country has made towards Euro-Atlantic integration.
October 2013: NATO's Secretary General expresses concern about Russia's continued activity in erecting fences and other obstacles along administrative boundary lines within Georgia, which is in contradiction with international commitments. Later that month, he congratulates the Georgian people on holding transparent and peaceful presidential elections in which fundamental freedoms of expression, movement, and assembly were respected.
September 2014: Georgian President Giorgi Margeslashvili attends the Wales Summit in September, where NATO leaders endorse the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package to help Georgia in its efforts to improve its defence capabilities and to achieve its goal of NATO membership. Georgia is considered to be one of the five biggest contributors to NATO's operations and other objectives and is therefore eligible for enhanced opportunities for dialogue and cooperation with the Alliance. Georgia is invited to participate in the Interoperability Platform, under the Partnership Interoperability Initiative, as well as the Defence and Related Security Capacity-Building Initiative, launched during the Summit.
24 November 2014: In a statement, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlines that the Allies do not recognise the so-called treaty on alliance and strategic partnership signed between the Georgian region of Abkhazia and Russia. He reiterates the Allies' call for Russia to reverse its recognition of the South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions of Georgia as independent states and to withdraw its forces from Georgia.
January 2015: Following the completion of the ISAF operation in Afghanistan in December 2014, Georgia starts contributing to the follow-on NATO-led mission ("Resolute Support") to train, advise and assist the Afghan security forces and institutions.
29-30 January 2015: Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow visits Georgia for meetings with the Georgian leadership. Speaking to the press, he says that Georgia is well on the way towards realising its sovereign choice of European and Euro-Atlantic integration.
5 February 2015: NGC defence ministers meet in Brussels to take stock of the implementation of the package of measures launched at the Wales Summit to improve its defence capabilities.
18 March 2015: The Secretary General states that NATO does not recognise the so-called treaty on alliance and integration signed between the South Ossetia region of Georgia and Russia on 18 March. He underlines that this is yet another move by Russia that hampers ongoing efforts by the international community to strengthen security and stability in the region. He reiterates the Allies' call for Russia to reverse its recognition of the South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions of Georgia as independent states and to withdraw its forces from Georgia.
8-22 July 2015: Georgia hosts military crisis-response exercise Agile Spirit involving over 700 troops from Bulgaria, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and the United States.
27 August 2015: During his first visit to Tbilisi, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praises Georgia's strong commitment to the Alliance and for being the second largest contributor to NATO's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan. He also inaugurates the NATO-Georgia Joint Training and Evaluation Centre at the Krtsanisi Military Facility, which was part of the package of measures to boost Georgia's defence capabilities agreed at the 2014 Wales Summit.
2 December 2015: In a statement on NATO's "open door" policy, NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels reiterate their decision at Bucharest and subsequent decisions concerning Georgia. They welcome the progress the country has made in coming closer to the Alliance and express their determination to intensify support for Georgia.


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I entered school in my late thirties with the intention to follow my passion professionally. After years of activism, reading and writing on gonzo times I figured I would try to pursue an education so my writing and research would be more professional. My main focus is sociology with intent to teach, study and research sociology. My goal is to pursue sociology from an explicitly anarchist perspective. C. Wright Mills wrote of having a sociological imagination. In the book Anarchy in Society: Reflections on an anarchist sociology they propose an 'anarchist imagination' and the search for an anarchist sociology. I assert that an anarchist sociology does exist and that we need to pursue what is out there and expand on this.
The problem with anarchism and sociology is the direct conflict they two have. Anarchism was created from the people. It emerged from workers movements and from the streets. Sociology was developed in institutions of higher learning. Institutions that are structured in a very hierarchal fashion. Schools are institutions of stratification. Not only does a hierarchy exist within the academic structure starting at the top with a president and working its way down a chain of command type structure, but they also rely heavily on capitalism. The university I am attending has a business school. It seems to be the main focus of the university. Wealthy kids from wealthy homes go to get economic and business degrees so they can join their parents as the power elite. They will leave the school and become capitalists and technocrats. This also leads to the money tied into the school from the business school. With a university dependent on capitalism as the lifeblood and support how then can a university truly challenge the stratification of class and capitalism? The sociologists must fit within this stratified structure and will be limited on how much it can challenge the capitalist system. For this reason an anarchist sociology will be difficult to advance in most major universities. (Continued)


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Mabel Lamontagne, wife of Red Arrow founder, dies at 105
Ray Lamontagne said his mother's life ended peacefully Monday at the nursing home in Rye where she had lived for the last five years.
"She had an absolutely full and complete life," he said.
Lamontagne said that in 1926, Mabel Filion was a nurse at Notre Dame Hospital, now the site of Catholic Medical Center. David Lamontagne sought treatment there for his nose, which had been broken a few times from his days as a professional fighter. David Lamontagne did not care for the hospital food, but did notice a young nurse from Newmarket and went back to one of his restaurants with a plan.
"He noticed the nurses eating bad, unusual food. He decided to woo mother by going back to the restaurant and bringing back lots of good food - and he asked mother for a date," he said.
Mabel accepted and the couple eventually married in 1930. David Lamontagne continued running the Red Arrow, which had five locations at one point, while raising his family on the West Side - just a few blocks from the hospital where he met his wife.
A former ice delivery man, Lamontagne saved his earning from deliveries and fight paydays to start the restaurant in 1922.
The Red Arrow still stands on Lowell Street. The family brought Mabel to the establishment to celebrate her 100th birthday in 2007, when a U.S. senator from Illinois happened to be there campaigning. Barack Obama could not stick around long enough for Mabel's arrival, but did wish her a happy birthday through her son.
"'I'm in here trying to campaign and all anyone wants to do is talk about your mother,'" Ray Lamontagne recalled Obama joking.
Obama did write a congratulatory note, which Mabel found a little unusual.
"She had no idea who he was," Ray Lamontagne said.
Obama sent more wishes for her 104th birthday, this time from the White House, one of many memories the family recalled while celebrating her life Monday night.
Lamontagne, who lives in Connecticut, said he grew up in a neighborhood where the goal of his peers was to get out of school and get a job as quickly as possible, but his mother placed a high value on education. The family sent him to Phillips Andover Academy, then Yale University. He also attended law school at Yale. Younger sister Rita attended Skidmore College.
"It was one of the things that made her kind of remarkable," Ray said of his mother. "She wanted something different for her children's education."
Her own education in nursing came about after she was getting an inoculation. Instead of turning away from the sight of the needle, Ray said his mother watched - much to the doctor's surprise.
"'I'm just curious how you're doing it,'" he said, recalling the story he has heard since childhood.
The doctor asked if she had considered being a nurse, prompting her to leave Newmarket and study at Notre Dame Hospital in Manchester.
Ray Lamontagne said his mother left nursing after marriage and raised the family, all at the same multi-family home on Coolidge Avenue.
Mabel's husband died in 1978, just before he turned 80. She is survived by her son, Ray, daughter Rita Bowlby of Portsmouth, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Ray Lamontagne said memorial arrangements are pending and may wait until after the holidays or possibly even into spring - depending on how soon the whole family could get together.
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NEW YORK -- It's still technically summer, but for some it's not too soon to think about the holidays.
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These records were transferred to the Washington State University Archives from Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (inactive office files) in 2010.
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This collection consists of records of a 1979 transaction between Washington State University and Hans Moldenhauer, involving an exchange of music manuscripts. The collection contains correspondence and other supporting documentation, including microfilm copies of the music manuscripts deaccessioned from the Washington State University Libraries in the transaction.
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Matthew Cowles, who played iconic AMC villain Billy Clyde Tuggle both on ABC and the show's online reboot, passed away at home on May 22nd at the age of 69.
Rebecca Budig (ex-Greenlee, AMC) and husband Michael Benson are expecting their first child, she announced on THE BETTER SHOW, the syndicated...
AMC super star Susan Lucci (ex-Erica; Genevieve, DEVIOUS MAIDS) will appear for a fifth time on HOT IN CLEVELAND, Wednesday, April 16 at 10 p.m.
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Southern Pine announced that its members will receive $2.5 million in capital credit refunds for the 2011 fiscal year.
The refund checks will be mailed starting in mid-December.
Checks will be issued for amounts $25 and over. Members getting less than $25 will receive a credit to their account. The amount of the check is based on the amount of electricity each member used in 2011.
"For a member, capital credits are a benefit that is unique to a not-for-profit cooperative," said General Manager Donald L. Jordan. "This money represents the amount remaining after all operating, maintenance and general expenses are deducted from the total amount members paid on their electric bill during the fiscal year."
To date, Southern Pine says it has returned more than $43 million in capital credits to its members.
Southern Pine owners have a share in the earnings of the electric cooperative and rates are set so the association has enough revenue to operate, make payments on loans, and has reserve funds to make upgrades to the system and for emergencies.
Southern Pine, which is headquartered in Taylorsville, distributes electricity to 65,000 meters in 11 counties in central and south Mississippi. It also has offices in Brandon, Hattiesburg, Newton and New Hebron.
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Like vintage trunks that have been repurposed to serve as occasional tables, this piece boasts ample storage and style. It's artfully finished to replicate the look of weathered canvas, and its interior features wood-lined compartments for storing blankets, games and more.
- 18.5" wide x 15" deep x 25" high
- Crafted of wood that's textured to resemble weathered canvas; hand-applied distressed finish.
- Detailed with reinforced metal corners finished in rustic gold.
- Features safety hinges to prevent accidental closure.
- Detailed with 2 metal handles and rivets.
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- Constructed of plywood panels with a canvas-effect finish and reinforced with metal corners.
- Features safety hinges to prevent the lid from slamming down.
- Base is removable.
- Overall: 18.5" wide x 15" deep x 25" high
- Trunk: 18" wide x 14" deep x 18" high
- Base Only: 18.5" wide x 15" deep x 7" high
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- Handles: 4" wide x 1" deep x 4" high
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The Portable Microbiology Lab (PML) was designed with portability and ease of use in mind. Containing the best tests for E. Coli that the water and food industries have to offer, each PML includes 25 water tests with sterile plastic pipettes, collecting bags and a portable UV light, all of which are carried in a gallon sized zip lock bag.
Solar cookers and microbiology are two topics that Solar Cookers International (SCI) founding member and current board member Bob Metcalf has been passionate about for over two decades.
Using the principles and methods from food microbiology, which Metcalf teaches at California State University, Sacramento, he has developed the Portable Microbiology Laboratory (PML) for water testing and the Water Pasteurization Indicator (WAPI) to aid in the process of pasteurizing water with solar energy. Both these innovations have been incorporated into SCI's Kenya projects to improve public health.
Metcalf's Portable Microbiology Laboratory (PML) and WAPI innovations are working to address the water problems by empowering the local population to identify contamination and teaching them a method for making water safe to drink.
Metcalf is also excited that the PML helps demystify microbiology. "In doing the test, one sees how an invisible E. coli cell develops into a visible blue colony of a billion cells overnight," he explains. "This helps people understand how a few typhoid bacteria could grow explosively in their intestines in a similar way."
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FASHION FIX: Tomas Berdych in H&M
No, you're not looking at Tomas Berdych's practice kit. The Czech baller, who had been sponsored by Nike for years, is now working H&M, beginning at this year's Australian Open and off court as well.
I'm all for simple and classic, but these duds are severely under the top. Maybe it was a rush job or something. Hopefully, the fashion brand will give him something more like fashion in the near future.
As for the shorts, I'm not sure what everyone is bitching about on Twitter. They're not that short. Gimme 70's McEnroe/Borg crotch huggers any day on ballers with legs like Big Berd. Besides, someone needed to carry Vika's torch this year.
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My understanding is that Berdych's Aus Open kit is simply off the rack (hence no branding), and he will commence wearing clothing from the H&M line in the very near future!Replies
Yeah, definitely off the rack. Does that mean he's wearing David Beckham H & M knickers as well? I mean, he is in my version of life.Delete
Now, I understand ! I was wondering what the heck was going on with his kit the whole AO. I live in Asia so I only got to see the highlights of his matches except the last one where he lost and no mention was made of this very glaring absurdity. I noticed though that there was NO Branding on the kit so whats the point?ReplyDeleteReplies
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Outfielder Josh Hamilton turned down a one-
year, $13.3 million qualifying offer from the Texas Rangers on Friday.
Although the Rangers are expected to make a big pitch to re-sign the five-time
All-Star and 2010 American League MVP, the move that was made a week ago was
required for Texas to get compensation should Hamilton sign with another club.
Outfielder B.J. Upton, who has played his entire career with Tampa Bay, also
declined his $13.3 million package from the Rays. He's coming off a career-
high 28-homer season.
Also rejecting qualifying offers from their former clubs were three Yankees -
pitchers Hiroki Kuroda and Rafael Soriano, and outfielder Nick Swisher.
Michael Bourn, David Ortiz and Adam LaRoche officially declined their offers.
In the new collective bargaining agreement, a team had to make qualifying
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- We're in February and if you made fitness one of your resolutions you may be facing some challenges. We have some tips for you to keep you on the wagon!
Exercise guru and member of the President's Council on Fitness, Donna Richardson-Joyner, joined us on Thursday to talk about how to stay on your fitness course this month.


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These GPS devices work in various ways, to my understanding and some are even paid subscription-type services. Can the Nautilus be used internationally? My understanding is that the unit sends a signal to a sat that can triangulate ur position, but to what accuracy? Does the sat send an active signal to the US Coast Guard? In GPS only mode, how long will the battery last? I do most of my diving in the Caribbean and Mexico. I have a friend that encased a different GPS system in his own casing that accidently tripped in Mexico and he had the Mexican authorities near him in 20 minutes...
Does this submit a distress signal to the search and rescue system or just to nearby boats? If not to search and rescue, do you know of any device that does communicate with search and rescue?
If I had two of them could they be used as walkie talkies while under water?
Hello Mark, at the surface you could use this as walkie talkie, but no you can''t use them underwater like that. If your looking to talk to your buddy while underwater you would need something like this: http://www.scuba.com/scuba-gear-124/029944/Ocean-Reef-Neptune-Space-G.divers-Full-Face-Mask-with-Diver-Communication-Unit.html.
Lost my charging cord for mynautilus Lifeline? How much for a new one and where do I get it?
Hello Bill, here is the link to the new USB cable you are looking for to recharge your unit. http://www.scuba.com/scuba-gear-167/230232/Nautilus-Lifeline-USB-Cord.html.
Using Your LifeLine
Green Button: Use to call with your buddy, other LifeLines, or the boat. Set to the channel of your choice.
Orange Button: Preset to the universal hail and distress channel (channel 16) to call any boats around you.
Red Button: Digital Distress sends an alert message and your GPS position to boats within 4000 square miles (Emergency Use Only. There may be severe penalties for improper use)
Ensure that your orange o-ring and USB cap are always clean and free of contaminants.
Ensure that protective cap for USB port is correctly inserted before use. (Caution: cap can be inserted backwards if forced)
Charge your Lifeline and perform a self-dianostic test before any dive trip or weekend of diving.
Always store LifeLIne in a dry place, out of direct sunlight, with cap open and antenna fully extended.
Gently rinse your LifeLine in fresh water after each use.
Upload your GPS position of your sites to Google maps.
Share your GPS locations on social media
Group Call - Transmit your position to other LIfeLInes
CUstomize - your LifeLine settings
Mark secret dive sites by sending your lifeline to the surface.
Who needs a Scuba GPS Radio? After all, my cell phone does all that for me. Sorry pal won't happen, unless your Smart Phone is clever enough to survive a plunge to 130 feet.
Designed as an easy to operate, compact and reliable tool for divers, the Lifeline GPS Radio for Scuba Divers is the latest in marine radio technology featuring DSC (Digital Selective Calling) - part of a global upgrade in maritime distress communications. It has a full featured marine VHF radio and GPS that are simple and easy to use. With a push of a button, you can talk to your dive boat or another diver, contact any boat around you on the universal Hail and Distress channel or contact every boat within an 8 mile radius using a VHF radio with your GPS coordinates. So, if it is a simple boat pick up you need or if the matter is more urgent and requires emergency attention, the small, light weight and compact unit designed to easily attaches to a D-ring on your BCD is your answer. The Nautilus Lifeline updates and recharges using the common usb port on your compute rand has offers 30 minutes of talk time with a 24 hour battery life in emergency mode.
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Video: Planning an escape route vital to surviving fire
ATLANTA -- Tragedies like the overnight fire that claimed the lives of four young children in Conyers are a grim reminder of the importance of having an emergency escape route for your home.
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Each year, more than 3,500 Americans are killed and roughly 18,300 are hurt in fires, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.
They offer the following tips for planning an escape route for your home.
In the event of a fire, remember - time is the biggest enemy and every second counts! Escape plans help you get out of your home quickly. In less than 30 seconds a small flame can get completely out of control and turn into a major fire. It only takes minutes for a house to fill with thick black smoke and become engulfed in flames.
Practice Escaping From Every Room In The Home
Practice escape plans every month. The best plans have two ways to get out of each room. If the primary way is blocked by fire or smoke, you will need a second way out. A secondary route might be a window onto an adjacent roof or a collapsible ladder for escape from upper story windows. Purchase only collapsible ladders evaluated by a nationally recognized laboratory. Make sure that windows are not stuck, screens can be taken out quickly and that security bars can be properly opened. Also, practice feeling your way out of the house in the dark or with your eyes closed.
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Immediately Leave The Home
When a fire occurs, do not waste any time saving property. Take the safest exit route, but if you must escape through smoke, remember to crawl low, under the smoke and keep your mouth covered. The smoke contains toxic gases which can disorient you or, at worst, overcome you.
Never Open Doors That Are Hot To The Touch
When you come to a closed door, use the back of your hand to feel the top of the door, the doorknob, and the crack between the door and door frame to make sure that fire is not on the other side. If it feels hot, use your secondary escape route. Even if the door feels cool, open it carefully. Brace your shoulder against the door and open it slowly. If heat and smoke come in, slam the door and make sure it is securely closed, then use your alternate escape route.
Security Bars Require Special Precautions
Security bars may help to keep your family safe from intruders, but they can also trap you in a deadly fire! Windows and doors with security bars must have quick release devices to allow them to be opened immediately in an emergency. Make sure everyone in the family understands and practices how to properly operate and open locked or barred doors and windows.
Designate A Meeting Place Outside and Take Attendance
Designate a meeting location away from the home, but not necessarily across the street. For example, meet under a specific tree or at the end of the driveway or front sidewalk to make sure everyone has gotten out safely and no one will be hurt looking for someone who is already safe. Designate one person to go to a neighbor's home to phone the fire department.
Once Out, Stay Out
Remember to escape first, then notify the fire department using the 911 system or proper local emergency number in your area. Never go back into a burning building for any reason. Teach children not to hide from firefighters. If someone is missing, tell the firefighters. They are equipped to perform rescues safely.
Install, Check Smoke Detectors
Having working smoke alarms installed on every level of your home dramatically increases your chances of survival. Smoke alarm batteries need to be tested every month and changed with new ones at least once a year. Also, consider replacing the entire smoke alarm every ten years, or as the manufacturer guidelines recommend.
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WHEELING - The OVAC Class 5A semifinal, which pitted Wheeling Park against Indian Creek, seemed like it would become a pitching duel between the Redskins' Paige Geanangel and the Patriots' Carly Greer.
Park coach Dee Davis, however, had a change of plans.
''I was going to start (Greer) pitching, but I decided to go with Skylar (Carrington),'' Davis said. ''Either one of them could have pitched. I'm still satisfied with the outcome.''
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Indian Creek's Marissa DeFallo throws to the infield during warmup Tuesday night.
As well she should be, as Carrington had a solid performance in the circle to go with a two-run homer by Greer that gave Park (17-2) a 4-3 victory against the Redskins at Lisa's Field.
''(Indian Creek) didn't really tee off on Skylar,'' Davis noted. ''They had a couple of hard hits, but no consecutive ones that could hurt us. I thought she did a nice job.''
The game went scoreless for the first three innings before Creek (11-3) got its first run off a Geanangle sac fly that drove in Marissa DeFallo.
The Patriots answered back in the fourth as Greer, who started the inning with a leadoff double, crossed home plate after a hit from Kelly Albers. Park got its first lead two batters later as Ashleigh Sidon's fielder's choice gave time for Morgan Karnell to give the Patriots a 2-1 advantage.
After Carrington walked DeFallo to start the fifth, the Park pitcher couldn't field a bunt by Bre Mays and then couldn't get the throw to first, which bought time for DeFallo to score and just enough for Mays to make it around to third.
The next batter, Megan Markja, hit a sac fly into right field as Mays made it 3-2 Redskins.
Kristin Slater reached on a Creek error to start the bottom of the inning for Park before Greer smacked the eventual game-winner over the left-field fence.
''We needed that,'' Davis pointed out. ''We needed someone to spark us and that was good that she did that. The last about six or seven games, she's been hitting the ball well.''
After Park went in order in the sixth, the Redskins had one last chance to try to get the better of the Carrington. The sophomore, however, was cooler than ever.
Carrington ended the inning striking out two, including Geanangel swinging, to pick up a victory.
''I think she pitched a good game,'' Redskins coach Angie Penner said. ''We thought we had a chance because we had the top of our order coming up (in the seventh), but, like I said, give their pitcher a lot of credit. She held us off and we couldn't hit the ball when we needed to.''
The victory gives Park a rematch with rival John Marshall for the OVAC 5A title.
''The whole thing is in their heads,'' Davis said of the Patriots. ''You've got to hit (Amy) Rotriga. If you can hit Rotriga, you can win the game. She strikes out 20-some a game, so that's the whole thing. Hopefully her arm will be sore because she had to pitch nine innings then she had to pitch a tough game (Tuesday against Morgantown).


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The week kicks off with visiting artist Scott Wade, the so-called Dirty Car Artist, who creates fantastic images on the windows of dirty, dusty cars. Wade will be performing two times during the week—Friday, October 24, at the Carrollton High School Football Game and Monday, October 27, on campus. (Look for the Nissan Leaf around the Campus Center and a guy covering it in dirt.) He joins us through a collaboration with the Ingram Library and Phi Kappa Phi.
Also, documentary filmmaker Zach Godschall will be on campus on Tuesday, October 28, for a screening of his fabulous Water Like Stone, which chronicles the lives of fishermen in southern Louisiana, as climate change alters their landscape and livelihood. Godschall joins us as part of the inaugural Stone Visiting Artist Series, thanks to the generosity of local patrons Andrea and Michael Stone.
Wednesday, October 29, sees painter/photographer/filmmaker Kim Anno arrive on campus for a screening of some of her latest video work. Anno is intensely interested in climate change, water conservation, and the role of art in ongoing environmental discourse.
Then, in collaboration with the Department of Biology, the Honors College, Risk Management, and the Sustainability Council, we are hosting the first-ever plastic bottle sculpture contest, Thursday, October 30, by the Campus Center. That's right: thousands of bottles will be at the ready by the Campus Center for a battle to create the most impressive sculpture. Come watch teams compete to make elaborate sculptures out of recycled plastic bottles.
The week concludes with our campus's yearly Interdisciplinary Conference (hosted by Foreign Languages and Literatures) and Dean Hendricks' Humanities Symposium, both of which center on the confluence of Humanities and climate change, art and science, worlds and words. The conference runs from Thursday, October 30, to Saturday, November 1.
This recital focuses on works written for us. "New Columbia/Big Bay" was written by our mutual friend, John McCowen, a self-taught avant-garde classical and jazz woodwind player and composer from Southern Illinois. "New Columbia/Big Bay" duet for two Bb clarinets combines the use of pelog scales, commonly used in Gamelon music, and a jazz scatting feel.
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