BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:Miss your Bobcat learning days? Ohio University is still here f or you! Sign up for live\, virtual sessions with OHIO faculty and alumni as part of the new Alumni Association "Alumni Academy." You'll get exclusive access to faculty expertise\, live Q&A\, and a private chat group to build your network with other Bobcats -- all with convenient\, online access no m atter where you are!\n\n \n\nAs a member of the inaugural Spring 2021 class \, you’ll access:\n\nSeven LIVE virtual sessions\, including time for a Q&A \n\nExclusive video recordings of the entire series\n\nAn Alumni "back to s chool" bag mailed in advance to make sure you’re ready for the beginning of class\n\nOpportunity to chat and continue conversation with other Alumni A cademy participants throughout the class via a closed Alumni Academy group\ n\n \n\nSeats are limited - register now! Registration will close March 29. Cost is $99 per person.\n\n \n\nIf you have any questions\, please email J ohn Rogers at rogersj1@ohio.edu.\n\n \n\nSession 1 - Keynote: Eyewitness to History\nPete Souza\, Professor Emeritus of Visual Communication\nTuesday | April 6\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nAs the Chief Official White House Pho tographer for President Barack Obama and Official White House Photographer for President Reagan from 1983-1989\, Pete was in a unique position to spen d rare and intimate moments in the Oval Office observing two transformative Presidents of the United States. In this session\, he shares some of his i conic behind-the-scenes photographs\, along with his poignant detailed stor ies\, all leading to a bold and dynamic depiction of true leadership.\n\n \ n\nSession 2 - Fleshing out the past! Bringing dinosaurs back to life at OH IO.\nDr. Larry Witmer\, Ph.D.\,Professor of Anatomy & Chang Ying-Chien Prof essor of Paleontology\nWednesday | April 14\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n\n\nThe late st advances in high-tech imaging and 3D computer modeling\, combined with o ld-school anatomy\, allow us to “flesh out” dinosaurs in unprecedented ways \, shedding new light on dinosaur biology. Professor Lawrence Witmer will l ead a virtual tour of his research lab and show how his team rebuilds and r estores the dinosaur anatomy that time has stripped away. Not only does thi s work reveal details of dinosaur function\, physiology\, and behavior\, it also provides an effective vehicle to engage the public about science.\n\n \n\nSession 3 - Finding the HERO in you!\nDr. Christine Bhat\, Ph.D.\, '03 \, Professor\, Counseling and Higher Education & Dr. Pete Mather\, Ph.D.\,P rofessor and Department Chair\, Counseling and Higher Education\nTuesday | April 20\, 2021 | 12 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\nIn her famous song "Hero\," Mariah Car ey sings:\n\n \n\nSo when you feel like hope is gone\nLook inside you and b e strong\nAnd you'll finally see the truth\nThat a hero lies in you!\n\n \n \nYes\, there is a hero in each one of us! And it is made up of the positiv e psychological assets of Hope\, Efficacy\, Resilience\, and Optimism. Chri stine Bhat and Pete Mather\, Professors of Counseling and Higher Education will explore Psychological Capital as an approach to improve organizational climate and individual performance\, and will teach participants how to re cognize\, nurture\, and grow their inner hero in this session!\n\n \n\nSess ion 4 - Disney\, Tolkien\, and a Hidden History of Trauma in the 20th Centu ry\nDr. Tony Vinci\, Ph.D.\,Associate Professor of English\, College of Art s and Sciences\nTuesday | April 20\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat does fa ntasy literature have to do with trauma? In this session\, Tony Vinci\, an Associate Professor of English and film and literature expert will invite p articipants to explore and contemplate the intertwined histories of trauma and fantasy through the 20th century. Special attention will be paid to the styles popularized by both J.R.R. Tolkien and Walt Disney.\n\n \n\nSession 5 - (Un)expected Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic\nDr. Berkeley Franz \, Ph.D.\,Assistant Professor\, Community-based Health & Dr. Lindsay Dhanan i\, Ph.D.\,Assistant Professor\, Department of Psychology\nTuesday | May 4\ , 2021 | 12 p.m.\n\n \n\n \n\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has markedly reshaped t he lives of most Americans\, causing long-standing physical\, social\, and economic damage. In this session\, Berkeley Franz\, a medical sociologist a nd Lindsay Dhanani\, an industrial/organizational psychologist\, will lead an interactive discussion about the intersection of prejudice\, inequality\ , and other sociocultural factors about beliefs and responses to COVID-19.\ n\n \n\nSession 6 - Climate Change: What’s National Security Got to Do with It?\nDr. Geoff Dabelko\, Ph.D.\, Professor and Associate Dean at the Georg e V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs\nWednesday | May 12\ , 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nClimate change and national security have not h istorically connected in terms of the challenges they pose or the responses they demand. Yet impacts of climate change and various responses to it are garnering increased attention by a wide range of security actors in the Un ited States and overseas. In this session\, Geoff Dabelko\, Professor and A ssociate Dean of Environmental Studies\, will detail the evolution of these two seemingly disparate topics coming together more and more over time inc luding renewed attention in 2021.\n\n \n\nSession 7 - Giving Voice to Japan ese War Brides: Aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\nDr. Miki Crawford\, Ph .D.\, Professor Emerita of Communication Studies\nTuesday | May 18\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nIn the years following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\, an estimated 50\,000 Japanese war brides married American s oldiers stationed in Japan after World War II. These women came to the Unit ed States between 1947 and 1965. Their assimilation into American culture f orever influenced future generations\, depicting love\, strength\, and pers everance in the face of incredible odds. In this session\, Miki Crawford\, Emeritus Professor of Communication Studies\, will share stories of Japanes e women\, social tension\, cross-cultural integrations and her own experien ce as a bi-racial child of the 1950s and her evolution from ‘passing’ to ce lebrating her ancestry. DTEND:20210407T000000Z DTSTAMP:20241123T222549Z DTSTART:20210406T230000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Alumni Academy UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_36049546045965 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/alumni_academy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:Miss your Bobcat learning days? Ohio University is still here f or you! Sign up for live\, virtual sessions with OHIO faculty and alumni as part of the new Alumni Association "Alumni Academy." You'll get exclusive access to faculty expertise\, live Q&A\, and a private chat group to build your network with other Bobcats -- all with convenient\, online access no m atter where you are!\n\n \n\nAs a member of the inaugural Spring 2021 class \, you’ll access:\n\nSeven LIVE virtual sessions\, including time for a Q&A \n\nExclusive video recordings of the entire series\n\nAn Alumni "back to s chool" bag mailed in advance to make sure you’re ready for the beginning of class\n\nOpportunity to chat and continue conversation with other Alumni A cademy participants throughout the class via a closed Alumni Academy group\ n\n \n\nSeats are limited - register now! Registration will close March 29. Cost is $99 per person.\n\n \n\nIf you have any questions\, please email J ohn Rogers at rogersj1@ohio.edu.\n\n \n\nSession 1 - Keynote: Eyewitness to History\nPete Souza\, Professor Emeritus of Visual Communication\nTuesday | April 6\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nAs the Chief Official White House Pho tographer for President Barack Obama and Official White House Photographer for President Reagan from 1983-1989\, Pete was in a unique position to spen d rare and intimate moments in the Oval Office observing two transformative Presidents of the United States. In this session\, he shares some of his i conic behind-the-scenes photographs\, along with his poignant detailed stor ies\, all leading to a bold and dynamic depiction of true leadership.\n\n \ n\nSession 2 - Fleshing out the past! Bringing dinosaurs back to life at OH IO.\nDr. Larry Witmer\, Ph.D.\,Professor of Anatomy & Chang Ying-Chien Prof essor of Paleontology\nWednesday | April 14\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n\n\nThe late st advances in high-tech imaging and 3D computer modeling\, combined with o ld-school anatomy\, allow us to “flesh out” dinosaurs in unprecedented ways \, shedding new light on dinosaur biology. Professor Lawrence Witmer will l ead a virtual tour of his research lab and show how his team rebuilds and r estores the dinosaur anatomy that time has stripped away. Not only does thi s work reveal details of dinosaur function\, physiology\, and behavior\, it also provides an effective vehicle to engage the public about science.\n\n \n\nSession 3 - Finding the HERO in you!\nDr. Christine Bhat\, Ph.D.\, '03 \, Professor\, Counseling and Higher Education & Dr. Pete Mather\, Ph.D.\,P rofessor and Department Chair\, Counseling and Higher Education\nTuesday | April 20\, 2021 | 12 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\nIn her famous song "Hero\," Mariah Car ey sings:\n\n \n\nSo when you feel like hope is gone\nLook inside you and b e strong\nAnd you'll finally see the truth\nThat a hero lies in you!\n\n \n \nYes\, there is a hero in each one of us! And it is made up of the positiv e psychological assets of Hope\, Efficacy\, Resilience\, and Optimism. Chri stine Bhat and Pete Mather\, Professors of Counseling and Higher Education will explore Psychological Capital as an approach to improve organizational climate and individual performance\, and will teach participants how to re cognize\, nurture\, and grow their inner hero in this session!\n\n \n\nSess ion 4 - Disney\, Tolkien\, and a Hidden History of Trauma in the 20th Centu ry\nDr. Tony Vinci\, Ph.D.\,Associate Professor of English\, College of Art s and Sciences\nTuesday | April 20\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat does fa ntasy literature have to do with trauma? In this session\, Tony Vinci\, an Associate Professor of English and film and literature expert will invite p articipants to explore and contemplate the intertwined histories of trauma and fantasy through the 20th century. Special attention will be paid to the styles popularized by both J.R.R. Tolkien and Walt Disney.\n\n \n\nSession 5 - (Un)expected Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic\nDr. Berkeley Franz \, Ph.D.\,Assistant Professor\, Community-based Health & Dr. Lindsay Dhanan i\, Ph.D.\,Assistant Professor\, Department of Psychology\nTuesday | May 4\ , 2021 | 12 p.m.\n\n \n\n \n\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has markedly reshaped t he lives of most Americans\, causing long-standing physical\, social\, and economic damage. In this session\, Berkeley Franz\, a medical sociologist a nd Lindsay Dhanani\, an industrial/organizational psychologist\, will lead an interactive discussion about the intersection of prejudice\, inequality\ , and other sociocultural factors about beliefs and responses to COVID-19.\ n\n \n\nSession 6 - Climate Change: What’s National Security Got to Do with It?\nDr. Geoff Dabelko\, Ph.D.\, Professor and Associate Dean at the Georg e V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs\nWednesday | May 12\ , 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nClimate change and national security have not h istorically connected in terms of the challenges they pose or the responses they demand. Yet impacts of climate change and various responses to it are garnering increased attention by a wide range of security actors in the Un ited States and overseas. In this session\, Geoff Dabelko\, Professor and A ssociate Dean of Environmental Studies\, will detail the evolution of these two seemingly disparate topics coming together more and more over time inc luding renewed attention in 2021.\n\n \n\nSession 7 - Giving Voice to Japan ese War Brides: Aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\nDr. Miki Crawford\, Ph .D.\, Professor Emerita of Communication Studies\nTuesday | May 18\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nIn the years following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\, an estimated 50\,000 Japanese war brides married American s oldiers stationed in Japan after World War II. These women came to the Unit ed States between 1947 and 1965. Their assimilation into American culture f orever influenced future generations\, depicting love\, strength\, and pers everance in the face of incredible odds. In this session\, Miki Crawford\, Emeritus Professor of Communication Studies\, will share stories of Japanes e women\, social tension\, cross-cultural integrations and her own experien ce as a bi-racial child of the 1950s and her evolution from ‘passing’ to ce lebrating her ancestry. DTEND:20210415T000000Z DTSTAMP:20241123T222549Z DTSTART:20210414T230000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Alumni Academy UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_36049546048014 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/alumni_academy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:Miss your Bobcat learning days? Ohio University is still here f or you! Sign up for live\, virtual sessions with OHIO faculty and alumni as part of the new Alumni Association "Alumni Academy." You'll get exclusive access to faculty expertise\, live Q&A\, and a private chat group to build your network with other Bobcats -- all with convenient\, online access no m atter where you are!\n\n \n\nAs a member of the inaugural Spring 2021 class \, you’ll access:\n\nSeven LIVE virtual sessions\, including time for a Q&A \n\nExclusive video recordings of the entire series\n\nAn Alumni "back to s chool" bag mailed in advance to make sure you’re ready for the beginning of class\n\nOpportunity to chat and continue conversation with other Alumni A cademy participants throughout the class via a closed Alumni Academy group\ n\n \n\nSeats are limited - register now! Registration will close March 29. Cost is $99 per person.\n\n \n\nIf you have any questions\, please email J ohn Rogers at rogersj1@ohio.edu.\n\n \n\nSession 1 - Keynote: Eyewitness to History\nPete Souza\, Professor Emeritus of Visual Communication\nTuesday | April 6\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nAs the Chief Official White House Pho tographer for President Barack Obama and Official White House Photographer for President Reagan from 1983-1989\, Pete was in a unique position to spen d rare and intimate moments in the Oval Office observing two transformative Presidents of the United States. In this session\, he shares some of his i conic behind-the-scenes photographs\, along with his poignant detailed stor ies\, all leading to a bold and dynamic depiction of true leadership.\n\n \ n\nSession 2 - Fleshing out the past! Bringing dinosaurs back to life at OH IO.\nDr. Larry Witmer\, Ph.D.\,Professor of Anatomy & Chang Ying-Chien Prof essor of Paleontology\nWednesday | April 14\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n\n\nThe late st advances in high-tech imaging and 3D computer modeling\, combined with o ld-school anatomy\, allow us to “flesh out” dinosaurs in unprecedented ways \, shedding new light on dinosaur biology. Professor Lawrence Witmer will l ead a virtual tour of his research lab and show how his team rebuilds and r estores the dinosaur anatomy that time has stripped away. Not only does thi s work reveal details of dinosaur function\, physiology\, and behavior\, it also provides an effective vehicle to engage the public about science.\n\n \n\nSession 3 - Finding the HERO in you!\nDr. Christine Bhat\, Ph.D.\, '03 \, Professor\, Counseling and Higher Education & Dr. Pete Mather\, Ph.D.\,P rofessor and Department Chair\, Counseling and Higher Education\nTuesday | April 20\, 2021 | 12 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\nIn her famous song "Hero\," Mariah Car ey sings:\n\n \n\nSo when you feel like hope is gone\nLook inside you and b e strong\nAnd you'll finally see the truth\nThat a hero lies in you!\n\n \n \nYes\, there is a hero in each one of us! And it is made up of the positiv e psychological assets of Hope\, Efficacy\, Resilience\, and Optimism. Chri stine Bhat and Pete Mather\, Professors of Counseling and Higher Education will explore Psychological Capital as an approach to improve organizational climate and individual performance\, and will teach participants how to re cognize\, nurture\, and grow their inner hero in this session!\n\n \n\nSess ion 4 - Disney\, Tolkien\, and a Hidden History of Trauma in the 20th Centu ry\nDr. Tony Vinci\, Ph.D.\,Associate Professor of English\, College of Art s and Sciences\nTuesday | April 20\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat does fa ntasy literature have to do with trauma? In this session\, Tony Vinci\, an Associate Professor of English and film and literature expert will invite p articipants to explore and contemplate the intertwined histories of trauma and fantasy through the 20th century. Special attention will be paid to the styles popularized by both J.R.R. Tolkien and Walt Disney.\n\n \n\nSession 5 - (Un)expected Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic\nDr. Berkeley Franz \, Ph.D.\,Assistant Professor\, Community-based Health & Dr. Lindsay Dhanan i\, Ph.D.\,Assistant Professor\, Department of Psychology\nTuesday | May 4\ , 2021 | 12 p.m.\n\n \n\n \n\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has markedly reshaped t he lives of most Americans\, causing long-standing physical\, social\, and economic damage. In this session\, Berkeley Franz\, a medical sociologist a nd Lindsay Dhanani\, an industrial/organizational psychologist\, will lead an interactive discussion about the intersection of prejudice\, inequality\ , and other sociocultural factors about beliefs and responses to COVID-19.\ n\n \n\nSession 6 - Climate Change: What’s National Security Got to Do with It?\nDr. Geoff Dabelko\, Ph.D.\, Professor and Associate Dean at the Georg e V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs\nWednesday | May 12\ , 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nClimate change and national security have not h istorically connected in terms of the challenges they pose or the responses they demand. Yet impacts of climate change and various responses to it are garnering increased attention by a wide range of security actors in the Un ited States and overseas. In this session\, Geoff Dabelko\, Professor and A ssociate Dean of Environmental Studies\, will detail the evolution of these two seemingly disparate topics coming together more and more over time inc luding renewed attention in 2021.\n\n \n\nSession 7 - Giving Voice to Japan ese War Brides: Aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\nDr. Miki Crawford\, Ph .D.\, Professor Emerita of Communication Studies\nTuesday | May 18\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nIn the years following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\, an estimated 50\,000 Japanese war brides married American s oldiers stationed in Japan after World War II. These women came to the Unit ed States between 1947 and 1965. Their assimilation into American culture f orever influenced future generations\, depicting love\, strength\, and pers everance in the face of incredible odds. In this session\, Miki Crawford\, Emeritus Professor of Communication Studies\, will share stories of Japanes e women\, social tension\, cross-cultural integrations and her own experien ce as a bi-racial child of the 1950s and her evolution from ‘passing’ to ce lebrating her ancestry. DTEND:20210420T170000Z DTSTAMP:20241123T222549Z DTSTART:20210420T160000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Alumni Academy UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_36049546049039 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/alumni_academy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:Miss your Bobcat learning days? Ohio University is still here f or you! Sign up for live\, virtual sessions with OHIO faculty and alumni as part of the new Alumni Association "Alumni Academy." You'll get exclusive access to faculty expertise\, live Q&A\, and a private chat group to build your network with other Bobcats -- all with convenient\, online access no m atter where you are!\n\n \n\nAs a member of the inaugural Spring 2021 class \, you’ll access:\n\nSeven LIVE virtual sessions\, including time for a Q&A \n\nExclusive video recordings of the entire series\n\nAn Alumni "back to s chool" bag mailed in advance to make sure you’re ready for the beginning of class\n\nOpportunity to chat and continue conversation with other Alumni A cademy participants throughout the class via a closed Alumni Academy group\ n\n \n\nSeats are limited - register now! Registration will close March 29. Cost is $99 per person.\n\n \n\nIf you have any questions\, please email J ohn Rogers at rogersj1@ohio.edu.\n\n \n\nSession 1 - Keynote: Eyewitness to History\nPete Souza\, Professor Emeritus of Visual Communication\nTuesday | April 6\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nAs the Chief Official White House Pho tographer for President Barack Obama and Official White House Photographer for President Reagan from 1983-1989\, Pete was in a unique position to spen d rare and intimate moments in the Oval Office observing two transformative Presidents of the United States. In this session\, he shares some of his i conic behind-the-scenes photographs\, along with his poignant detailed stor ies\, all leading to a bold and dynamic depiction of true leadership.\n\n \ n\nSession 2 - Fleshing out the past! Bringing dinosaurs back to life at OH IO.\nDr. Larry Witmer\, Ph.D.\,Professor of Anatomy & Chang Ying-Chien Prof essor of Paleontology\nWednesday | April 14\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n\n\nThe late st advances in high-tech imaging and 3D computer modeling\, combined with o ld-school anatomy\, allow us to “flesh out” dinosaurs in unprecedented ways \, shedding new light on dinosaur biology. Professor Lawrence Witmer will l ead a virtual tour of his research lab and show how his team rebuilds and r estores the dinosaur anatomy that time has stripped away. Not only does thi s work reveal details of dinosaur function\, physiology\, and behavior\, it also provides an effective vehicle to engage the public about science.\n\n \n\nSession 3 - Finding the HERO in you!\nDr. Christine Bhat\, Ph.D.\, '03 \, Professor\, Counseling and Higher Education & Dr. Pete Mather\, Ph.D.\,P rofessor and Department Chair\, Counseling and Higher Education\nTuesday | April 20\, 2021 | 12 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\nIn her famous song "Hero\," Mariah Car ey sings:\n\n \n\nSo when you feel like hope is gone\nLook inside you and b e strong\nAnd you'll finally see the truth\nThat a hero lies in you!\n\n \n \nYes\, there is a hero in each one of us! And it is made up of the positiv e psychological assets of Hope\, Efficacy\, Resilience\, and Optimism. Chri stine Bhat and Pete Mather\, Professors of Counseling and Higher Education will explore Psychological Capital as an approach to improve organizational climate and individual performance\, and will teach participants how to re cognize\, nurture\, and grow their inner hero in this session!\n\n \n\nSess ion 4 - Disney\, Tolkien\, and a Hidden History of Trauma in the 20th Centu ry\nDr. Tony Vinci\, Ph.D.\,Associate Professor of English\, College of Art s and Sciences\nTuesday | April 20\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat does fa ntasy literature have to do with trauma? In this session\, Tony Vinci\, an Associate Professor of English and film and literature expert will invite p articipants to explore and contemplate the intertwined histories of trauma and fantasy through the 20th century. Special attention will be paid to the styles popularized by both J.R.R. Tolkien and Walt Disney.\n\n \n\nSession 5 - (Un)expected Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic\nDr. Berkeley Franz \, Ph.D.\,Assistant Professor\, Community-based Health & Dr. Lindsay Dhanan i\, Ph.D.\,Assistant Professor\, Department of Psychology\nTuesday | May 4\ , 2021 | 12 p.m.\n\n \n\n \n\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has markedly reshaped t he lives of most Americans\, causing long-standing physical\, social\, and economic damage. In this session\, Berkeley Franz\, a medical sociologist a nd Lindsay Dhanani\, an industrial/organizational psychologist\, will lead an interactive discussion about the intersection of prejudice\, inequality\ , and other sociocultural factors about beliefs and responses to COVID-19.\ n\n \n\nSession 6 - Climate Change: What’s National Security Got to Do with It?\nDr. Geoff Dabelko\, Ph.D.\, Professor and Associate Dean at the Georg e V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs\nWednesday | May 12\ , 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nClimate change and national security have not h istorically connected in terms of the challenges they pose or the responses they demand. Yet impacts of climate change and various responses to it are garnering increased attention by a wide range of security actors in the Un ited States and overseas. In this session\, Geoff Dabelko\, Professor and A ssociate Dean of Environmental Studies\, will detail the evolution of these two seemingly disparate topics coming together more and more over time inc luding renewed attention in 2021.\n\n \n\nSession 7 - Giving Voice to Japan ese War Brides: Aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\nDr. Miki Crawford\, Ph .D.\, Professor Emerita of Communication Studies\nTuesday | May 18\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nIn the years following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\, an estimated 50\,000 Japanese war brides married American s oldiers stationed in Japan after World War II. These women came to the Unit ed States between 1947 and 1965. Their assimilation into American culture f orever influenced future generations\, depicting love\, strength\, and pers everance in the face of incredible odds. In this session\, Miki Crawford\, Emeritus Professor of Communication Studies\, will share stories of Japanes e women\, social tension\, cross-cultural integrations and her own experien ce as a bi-racial child of the 1950s and her evolution from ‘passing’ to ce lebrating her ancestry. DTEND:20210421T000000Z DTSTAMP:20241123T222549Z DTSTART:20210420T230000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Alumni Academy UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_36049546051088 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/alumni_academy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:Miss your Bobcat learning days? Ohio University is still here f or you! Sign up for live\, virtual sessions with OHIO faculty and alumni as part of the new Alumni Association "Alumni Academy." You'll get exclusive access to faculty expertise\, live Q&A\, and a private chat group to build your network with other Bobcats -- all with convenient\, online access no m atter where you are!\n\n \n\nAs a member of the inaugural Spring 2021 class \, you’ll access:\n\nSeven LIVE virtual sessions\, including time for a Q&A \n\nExclusive video recordings of the entire series\n\nAn Alumni "back to s chool" bag mailed in advance to make sure you’re ready for the beginning of class\n\nOpportunity to chat and continue conversation with other Alumni A cademy participants throughout the class via a closed Alumni Academy group\ n\n \n\nSeats are limited - register now! Registration will close March 29. Cost is $99 per person.\n\n \n\nIf you have any questions\, please email J ohn Rogers at rogersj1@ohio.edu.\n\n \n\nSession 1 - Keynote: Eyewitness to History\nPete Souza\, Professor Emeritus of Visual Communication\nTuesday | April 6\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nAs the Chief Official White House Pho tographer for President Barack Obama and Official White House Photographer for President Reagan from 1983-1989\, Pete was in a unique position to spen d rare and intimate moments in the Oval Office observing two transformative Presidents of the United States. In this session\, he shares some of his i conic behind-the-scenes photographs\, along with his poignant detailed stor ies\, all leading to a bold and dynamic depiction of true leadership.\n\n \ n\nSession 2 - Fleshing out the past! Bringing dinosaurs back to life at OH IO.\nDr. Larry Witmer\, Ph.D.\,Professor of Anatomy & Chang Ying-Chien Prof essor of Paleontology\nWednesday | April 14\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n\n\nThe late st advances in high-tech imaging and 3D computer modeling\, combined with o ld-school anatomy\, allow us to “flesh out” dinosaurs in unprecedented ways \, shedding new light on dinosaur biology. Professor Lawrence Witmer will l ead a virtual tour of his research lab and show how his team rebuilds and r estores the dinosaur anatomy that time has stripped away. Not only does thi s work reveal details of dinosaur function\, physiology\, and behavior\, it also provides an effective vehicle to engage the public about science.\n\n \n\nSession 3 - Finding the HERO in you!\nDr. Christine Bhat\, Ph.D.\, '03 \, Professor\, Counseling and Higher Education & Dr. Pete Mather\, Ph.D.\,P rofessor and Department Chair\, Counseling and Higher Education\nTuesday | April 20\, 2021 | 12 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\nIn her famous song "Hero\," Mariah Car ey sings:\n\n \n\nSo when you feel like hope is gone\nLook inside you and b e strong\nAnd you'll finally see the truth\nThat a hero lies in you!\n\n \n \nYes\, there is a hero in each one of us! And it is made up of the positiv e psychological assets of Hope\, Efficacy\, Resilience\, and Optimism. Chri stine Bhat and Pete Mather\, Professors of Counseling and Higher Education will explore Psychological Capital as an approach to improve organizational climate and individual performance\, and will teach participants how to re cognize\, nurture\, and grow their inner hero in this session!\n\n \n\nSess ion 4 - Disney\, Tolkien\, and a Hidden History of Trauma in the 20th Centu ry\nDr. Tony Vinci\, Ph.D.\,Associate Professor of English\, College of Art s and Sciences\nTuesday | April 20\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat does fa ntasy literature have to do with trauma? In this session\, Tony Vinci\, an Associate Professor of English and film and literature expert will invite p articipants to explore and contemplate the intertwined histories of trauma and fantasy through the 20th century. Special attention will be paid to the styles popularized by both J.R.R. Tolkien and Walt Disney.\n\n \n\nSession 5 - (Un)expected Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic\nDr. Berkeley Franz \, Ph.D.\,Assistant Professor\, Community-based Health & Dr. Lindsay Dhanan i\, Ph.D.\,Assistant Professor\, Department of Psychology\nTuesday | May 4\ , 2021 | 12 p.m.\n\n \n\n \n\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has markedly reshaped t he lives of most Americans\, causing long-standing physical\, social\, and economic damage. In this session\, Berkeley Franz\, a medical sociologist a nd Lindsay Dhanani\, an industrial/organizational psychologist\, will lead an interactive discussion about the intersection of prejudice\, inequality\ , and other sociocultural factors about beliefs and responses to COVID-19.\ n\n \n\nSession 6 - Climate Change: What’s National Security Got to Do with It?\nDr. Geoff Dabelko\, Ph.D.\, Professor and Associate Dean at the Georg e V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs\nWednesday | May 12\ , 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nClimate change and national security have not h istorically connected in terms of the challenges they pose or the responses they demand. Yet impacts of climate change and various responses to it are garnering increased attention by a wide range of security actors in the Un ited States and overseas. In this session\, Geoff Dabelko\, Professor and A ssociate Dean of Environmental Studies\, will detail the evolution of these two seemingly disparate topics coming together more and more over time inc luding renewed attention in 2021.\n\n \n\nSession 7 - Giving Voice to Japan ese War Brides: Aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\nDr. Miki Crawford\, Ph .D.\, Professor Emerita of Communication Studies\nTuesday | May 18\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nIn the years following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\, an estimated 50\,000 Japanese war brides married American s oldiers stationed in Japan after World War II. These women came to the Unit ed States between 1947 and 1965. Their assimilation into American culture f orever influenced future generations\, depicting love\, strength\, and pers everance in the face of incredible odds. In this session\, Miki Crawford\, Emeritus Professor of Communication Studies\, will share stories of Japanes e women\, social tension\, cross-cultural integrations and her own experien ce as a bi-racial child of the 1950s and her evolution from ‘passing’ to ce lebrating her ancestry. DTEND:20210504T170000Z DTSTAMP:20241123T222549Z DTSTART:20210504T160000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Alumni Academy UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_36049546052113 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/alumni_academy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:Miss your Bobcat learning days? Ohio University is still here f or you! Sign up for live\, virtual sessions with OHIO faculty and alumni as part of the new Alumni Association "Alumni Academy." You'll get exclusive access to faculty expertise\, live Q&A\, and a private chat group to build your network with other Bobcats -- all with convenient\, online access no m atter where you are!\n\n \n\nAs a member of the inaugural Spring 2021 class \, you’ll access:\n\nSeven LIVE virtual sessions\, including time for a Q&A \n\nExclusive video recordings of the entire series\n\nAn Alumni "back to s chool" bag mailed in advance to make sure you’re ready for the beginning of class\n\nOpportunity to chat and continue conversation with other Alumni A cademy participants throughout the class via a closed Alumni Academy group\ n\n \n\nSeats are limited - register now! Registration will close March 29. Cost is $99 per person.\n\n \n\nIf you have any questions\, please email J ohn Rogers at rogersj1@ohio.edu.\n\n \n\nSession 1 - Keynote: Eyewitness to History\nPete Souza\, Professor Emeritus of Visual Communication\nTuesday | April 6\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nAs the Chief Official White House Pho tographer for President Barack Obama and Official White House Photographer for President Reagan from 1983-1989\, Pete was in a unique position to spen d rare and intimate moments in the Oval Office observing two transformative Presidents of the United States. In this session\, he shares some of his i conic behind-the-scenes photographs\, along with his poignant detailed stor ies\, all leading to a bold and dynamic depiction of true leadership.\n\n \ n\nSession 2 - Fleshing out the past! Bringing dinosaurs back to life at OH IO.\nDr. Larry Witmer\, Ph.D.\,Professor of Anatomy & Chang Ying-Chien Prof essor of Paleontology\nWednesday | April 14\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n\n\nThe late st advances in high-tech imaging and 3D computer modeling\, combined with o ld-school anatomy\, allow us to “flesh out” dinosaurs in unprecedented ways \, shedding new light on dinosaur biology. Professor Lawrence Witmer will l ead a virtual tour of his research lab and show how his team rebuilds and r estores the dinosaur anatomy that time has stripped away. Not only does thi s work reveal details of dinosaur function\, physiology\, and behavior\, it also provides an effective vehicle to engage the public about science.\n\n \n\nSession 3 - Finding the HERO in you!\nDr. Christine Bhat\, Ph.D.\, '03 \, Professor\, Counseling and Higher Education & Dr. Pete Mather\, Ph.D.\,P rofessor and Department Chair\, Counseling and Higher Education\nTuesday | April 20\, 2021 | 12 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\nIn her famous song "Hero\," Mariah Car ey sings:\n\n \n\nSo when you feel like hope is gone\nLook inside you and b e strong\nAnd you'll finally see the truth\nThat a hero lies in you!\n\n \n \nYes\, there is a hero in each one of us! And it is made up of the positiv e psychological assets of Hope\, Efficacy\, Resilience\, and Optimism. Chri stine Bhat and Pete Mather\, Professors of Counseling and Higher Education will explore Psychological Capital as an approach to improve organizational climate and individual performance\, and will teach participants how to re cognize\, nurture\, and grow their inner hero in this session!\n\n \n\nSess ion 4 - Disney\, Tolkien\, and a Hidden History of Trauma in the 20th Centu ry\nDr. Tony Vinci\, Ph.D.\,Associate Professor of English\, College of Art s and Sciences\nTuesday | April 20\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat does fa ntasy literature have to do with trauma? In this session\, Tony Vinci\, an Associate Professor of English and film and literature expert will invite p articipants to explore and contemplate the intertwined histories of trauma and fantasy through the 20th century. Special attention will be paid to the styles popularized by both J.R.R. Tolkien and Walt Disney.\n\n \n\nSession 5 - (Un)expected Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic\nDr. Berkeley Franz \, Ph.D.\,Assistant Professor\, Community-based Health & Dr. Lindsay Dhanan i\, Ph.D.\,Assistant Professor\, Department of Psychology\nTuesday | May 4\ , 2021 | 12 p.m.\n\n \n\n \n\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has markedly reshaped t he lives of most Americans\, causing long-standing physical\, social\, and economic damage. In this session\, Berkeley Franz\, a medical sociologist a nd Lindsay Dhanani\, an industrial/organizational psychologist\, will lead an interactive discussion about the intersection of prejudice\, inequality\ , and other sociocultural factors about beliefs and responses to COVID-19.\ n\n \n\nSession 6 - Climate Change: What’s National Security Got to Do with It?\nDr. Geoff Dabelko\, Ph.D.\, Professor and Associate Dean at the Georg e V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs\nWednesday | May 12\ , 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nClimate change and national security have not h istorically connected in terms of the challenges they pose or the responses they demand. Yet impacts of climate change and various responses to it are garnering increased attention by a wide range of security actors in the Un ited States and overseas. In this session\, Geoff Dabelko\, Professor and A ssociate Dean of Environmental Studies\, will detail the evolution of these two seemingly disparate topics coming together more and more over time inc luding renewed attention in 2021.\n\n \n\nSession 7 - Giving Voice to Japan ese War Brides: Aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\nDr. Miki Crawford\, Ph .D.\, Professor Emerita of Communication Studies\nTuesday | May 18\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nIn the years following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\, an estimated 50\,000 Japanese war brides married American s oldiers stationed in Japan after World War II. These women came to the Unit ed States between 1947 and 1965. Their assimilation into American culture f orever influenced future generations\, depicting love\, strength\, and pers everance in the face of incredible odds. In this session\, Miki Crawford\, Emeritus Professor of Communication Studies\, will share stories of Japanes e women\, social tension\, cross-cultural integrations and her own experien ce as a bi-racial child of the 1950s and her evolution from ‘passing’ to ce lebrating her ancestry. DTEND:20210513T000000Z DTSTAMP:20241123T222550Z DTSTART:20210512T230000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Alumni Academy UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_36049546054162 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/alumni_academy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:Miss your Bobcat learning days? Ohio University is still here f or you! Sign up for live\, virtual sessions with OHIO faculty and alumni as part of the new Alumni Association "Alumni Academy." You'll get exclusive access to faculty expertise\, live Q&A\, and a private chat group to build your network with other Bobcats -- all with convenient\, online access no m atter where you are!\n\n \n\nAs a member of the inaugural Spring 2021 class \, you’ll access:\n\nSeven LIVE virtual sessions\, including time for a Q&A \n\nExclusive video recordings of the entire series\n\nAn Alumni "back to s chool" bag mailed in advance to make sure you’re ready for the beginning of class\n\nOpportunity to chat and continue conversation with other Alumni A cademy participants throughout the class via a closed Alumni Academy group\ n\n \n\nSeats are limited - register now! Registration will close March 29. Cost is $99 per person.\n\n \n\nIf you have any questions\, please email J ohn Rogers at rogersj1@ohio.edu.\n\n \n\nSession 1 - Keynote: Eyewitness to History\nPete Souza\, Professor Emeritus of Visual Communication\nTuesday | April 6\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nAs the Chief Official White House Pho tographer for President Barack Obama and Official White House Photographer for President Reagan from 1983-1989\, Pete was in a unique position to spen d rare and intimate moments in the Oval Office observing two transformative Presidents of the United States. In this session\, he shares some of his i conic behind-the-scenes photographs\, along with his poignant detailed stor ies\, all leading to a bold and dynamic depiction of true leadership.\n\n \ n\nSession 2 - Fleshing out the past! Bringing dinosaurs back to life at OH IO.\nDr. Larry Witmer\, Ph.D.\,Professor of Anatomy & Chang Ying-Chien Prof essor of Paleontology\nWednesday | April 14\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n\n\nThe late st advances in high-tech imaging and 3D computer modeling\, combined with o ld-school anatomy\, allow us to “flesh out” dinosaurs in unprecedented ways \, shedding new light on dinosaur biology. Professor Lawrence Witmer will l ead a virtual tour of his research lab and show how his team rebuilds and r estores the dinosaur anatomy that time has stripped away. Not only does thi s work reveal details of dinosaur function\, physiology\, and behavior\, it also provides an effective vehicle to engage the public about science.\n\n \n\nSession 3 - Finding the HERO in you!\nDr. Christine Bhat\, Ph.D.\, '03 \, Professor\, Counseling and Higher Education & Dr. Pete Mather\, Ph.D.\,P rofessor and Department Chair\, Counseling and Higher Education\nTuesday | April 20\, 2021 | 12 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\nIn her famous song "Hero\," Mariah Car ey sings:\n\n \n\nSo when you feel like hope is gone\nLook inside you and b e strong\nAnd you'll finally see the truth\nThat a hero lies in you!\n\n \n \nYes\, there is a hero in each one of us! And it is made up of the positiv e psychological assets of Hope\, Efficacy\, Resilience\, and Optimism. Chri stine Bhat and Pete Mather\, Professors of Counseling and Higher Education will explore Psychological Capital as an approach to improve organizational climate and individual performance\, and will teach participants how to re cognize\, nurture\, and grow their inner hero in this session!\n\n \n\nSess ion 4 - Disney\, Tolkien\, and a Hidden History of Trauma in the 20th Centu ry\nDr. Tony Vinci\, Ph.D.\,Associate Professor of English\, College of Art s and Sciences\nTuesday | April 20\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat does fa ntasy literature have to do with trauma? In this session\, Tony Vinci\, an Associate Professor of English and film and literature expert will invite p articipants to explore and contemplate the intertwined histories of trauma and fantasy through the 20th century. Special attention will be paid to the styles popularized by both J.R.R. Tolkien and Walt Disney.\n\n \n\nSession 5 - (Un)expected Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic\nDr. Berkeley Franz \, Ph.D.\,Assistant Professor\, Community-based Health & Dr. Lindsay Dhanan i\, Ph.D.\,Assistant Professor\, Department of Psychology\nTuesday | May 4\ , 2021 | 12 p.m.\n\n \n\n \n\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has markedly reshaped t he lives of most Americans\, causing long-standing physical\, social\, and economic damage. In this session\, Berkeley Franz\, a medical sociologist a nd Lindsay Dhanani\, an industrial/organizational psychologist\, will lead an interactive discussion about the intersection of prejudice\, inequality\ , and other sociocultural factors about beliefs and responses to COVID-19.\ n\n \n\nSession 6 - Climate Change: What’s National Security Got to Do with It?\nDr. Geoff Dabelko\, Ph.D.\, Professor and Associate Dean at the Georg e V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs\nWednesday | May 12\ , 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nClimate change and national security have not h istorically connected in terms of the challenges they pose or the responses they demand. Yet impacts of climate change and various responses to it are garnering increased attention by a wide range of security actors in the Un ited States and overseas. In this session\, Geoff Dabelko\, Professor and A ssociate Dean of Environmental Studies\, will detail the evolution of these two seemingly disparate topics coming together more and more over time inc luding renewed attention in 2021.\n\n \n\nSession 7 - Giving Voice to Japan ese War Brides: Aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\nDr. Miki Crawford\, Ph .D.\, Professor Emerita of Communication Studies\nTuesday | May 18\, 2021 | 7 p.m.\n\n \n\n\n\nIn the years following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\, an estimated 50\,000 Japanese war brides married American s oldiers stationed in Japan after World War II. These women came to the Unit ed States between 1947 and 1965. Their assimilation into American culture f orever influenced future generations\, depicting love\, strength\, and pers everance in the face of incredible odds. In this session\, Miki Crawford\, Emeritus Professor of Communication Studies\, will share stories of Japanes e women\, social tension\, cross-cultural integrations and her own experien ce as a bi-racial child of the 1950s and her evolution from ‘passing’ to ce lebrating her ancestry. DTEND:20210519T000000Z DTSTAMP:20241123T222550Z DTSTART:20210518T230000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Alumni Academy UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_36049546055187 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/alumni_academy END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR