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Description: Peacebuilding performances in Colombia enact a constellation of creativity and care 鈥� one that is steadfastly ignored, downplayed, and invisibilized
by an extractive U.S. (and global) imaginary that profits from a Colombia predominantly (even, solely) mired in violence. As historians and political scientists point out: the world knows Colombia primarily through violence, not peace. An examination of peace-building
performance in Colombia offers pointed critiques of鈥痙ominant models of peace: Both liberal peace theory and peace processes centered solely on the human. For example, in 2016, President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
leader Rodrigo Lodo帽o signed a peace accord to end 50 years of conflict. They used a pen made from the spent casing of an assault rifle, symbolizing the rejection of bullets for the writing of peace. That same month, in Medell铆n, dozens of people performatively
鈥渟owed鈥� themselves in the street: planting their bodies by covering their legs with dirt and sitting silent vigil in protest of the displacement, disappearance, and destruction wrought by state and extra-state actors. Both are examples of peace-building鈥痯erformances.
Just as conflict in Colombia is staggering in its complexity, peace building in Colombia is equally complex, long-term, and diverse.
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鈥�Activating the Teacher-Scholar Model: Synergizing teaching and research
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鈥學hen and where: 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, and 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in Murray-Aikins Dining Hall Test Kitchen
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鈥孌别蝉肠谤颈辫迟颈辞苍: How can we learn from each other about how to make teaching and scholarship work together synergistically? Our time and energy are precious, and
we often want to shield our scholarly energies from getting drained by teaching or resent when scholarly deadlines come at exactly the wrong time in a semester. Are there concrete ways to foster those magical moments when research and teaching support each
other? Come join us over lunch to discuss how to capitalize on the potential for synergy in our research and teaching. These conversations will be facilitated by Eliza Kent, professor of religious studies, and Juan Navea, professor and chair of the Chemistry
Department. Lunch tickets will be distributed in the Atrium of the Dining Hall before the start of the event. Please
to reserve a spot in one or both of the lunch discussions.
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鈥�Debrief: Amplifying Student Engagement with AI 鈥� A pedagogical workshop designed to develop best practices for integrating AI-based classroom activities
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鈥學hen and where: 4-5:30 p.m. Friday, April 19, in the Weller Room
(Lib 212)
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鈥孌别蝉肠谤颈辫迟颈辞苍: This event is a follow-up to the successful February workshop where faculty were introduced to various strategies for designing ethical AI-based
classroom activities that foster active learning and encourage enthusiastic student participation. At this event, we will discuss incorporation of these new AI-based classroom activities and student responses to them. This conversation will be facilitated
by Matt Lucas, Harder Chair of Business Administration, and Chelsea Taylor, visiting assistant professor of religious studies. There will snacks! Please
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