DAYTON -- The University of Dayton human rights studies program will hold a weeklong series of events to expose, educate and create discussion about human rights issues.
In 1998, the University launched the country's first undergraduate human rights program. A decade later, the University began offering one of the nation's first bachelor's degrees in human rights studies.
Events are free and open to the public from Feb. 7 through 14. Open parking is available in single-letter lots after 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. A parking permit is required at all other times and can be obtained at the main visitor center on University Circle or the parking booth at C Lot on Evanston Avenue.
⢠7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, Sears Recital Hall â An artistic display of human rights, including visual media and musical performances.
⢠7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, Kennedy Union Ballroom â Dave Taylor, principal of the Dayton Early College Academy, will discuss the struggle for education among Dayton's poor and disadvantaged.
⢠7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, Kennedy Union Ballroom â The New York Times' best-selling author Michelle Alexander will discuss her book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. Her talk is part of the University of Dayton Speaker Series.
⢠7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, Kennedy Union Ballroom â University of Dayton alumnus Peter McGrath, a former JC Penney Co. executive recognized as a leader in the global apparel trade, will discuss human rights and the world of business. McGrath, whose job took him to factories and mills all over the world, has made gifts to the University to spur greater faculty and student research in human rights and social justice issues. Through the Peter McGrath Human Rights Fellows Program, the University will award $10,000 stipends to seven faculty members to conduct and publish interdisciplinary research that promotes human dignity and alleviates suffering.
⢠4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, Kennedy Union West Ballroom â Experts in the field of Geographic Information Systems technology will demonstrate how GIS systems can track and respond to human rights threats and emergencies.
In 1998, the University launched the country's first undergraduate human rights program. A decade later, the University began offering one of the nation's first bachelor's degrees in human rights studies.
Events are free and open to the public from Feb. 7 through 14. Open parking is available in single-letter lots after 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. A parking permit is required at all other times and can be obtained at the main visitor center on University Circle or the parking booth at C Lot on Evanston Avenue.
⢠7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, Sears Recital Hall â An artistic display of human rights, including visual media and musical performances.
⢠7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, Kennedy Union Ballroom â Dave Taylor, principal of the Dayton Early College Academy, will discuss the struggle for education among Dayton's poor and disadvantaged.
⢠7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, Kennedy Union Ballroom â The New York Times' best-selling author Michelle Alexander will discuss her book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. Her talk is part of the University of Dayton Speaker Series.
⢠7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, Kennedy Union Ballroom â University of Dayton alumnus Peter McGrath, a former JC Penney Co. executive recognized as a leader in the global apparel trade, will discuss human rights and the world of business. McGrath, whose job took him to factories and mills all over the world, has made gifts to the University to spur greater faculty and student research in human rights and social justice issues. Through the Peter McGrath Human Rights Fellows Program, the University will award $10,000 stipends to seven faculty members to conduct and publish interdisciplinary research that promotes human dignity and alleviates suffering.
⢠4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, Kennedy Union West Ballroom â Experts in the field of Geographic Information Systems technology will demonstrate how GIS systems can track and respond to human rights threats and emergencies.
