Global Professions/Global Action
Increased global and transnational connections are leading to the creation of new professions and to important changes in how people carry out their work. Just as the manner in which students engage with knowledge are changing in the classroom, so is the relationship of their studies to their future lives and careers. The Global Professions, Global Action lecture series brings distinguished speakers from a variety of professions and arenas of engagement to UCR to share their experiences and ideas on how their work, conceptions of the world and professional paths are changing.
Past Lectures:
May 8
Tracy Kahn
UCR's Citrus and the World
4-6 pm CHASS Interdisciplinary Building Screening Room
Dr. Tracy Kahn is curator of UCR's Citrus Variety Collection, the world's most diverse living collection of citrus and its relatives. California and most citrus-producing regions of the world have benefited from the UCR's Citrus collection. From the birthplace of citrus in China and India to newer commercially important citrus production regions such as Spain and Brazil, the Citrus Variety Collection has provided information, new citrus hybrids, plant material, and a spirit of local as well as global cooperation. Dr. Kahn is funded by the Citrus Industry to conduct research evaluating the commercial potential of new citrus varieties for California. In addition, she is the instructor for Biology 30 which is commonly known as "Dirty 30" or UCR's Human Reproduction and Sexual Behavior course.
Global Hip Hop
Industry, Cultural Diversity, Social Change
http://www.hiphoppress.com/2008/01/global-hip-hop.html
Resources
Marie-Agnès Beau
February 13
4-6 pm Humanities 1500
Marie-Agnès Beau is a music industry consultant based in London with expertise in international production and promotion. Marie-Agnès began her career promoting African and Caribbean artists in Europe in the early 1980’s and worked for several independant and major record companies in Paris, her home city. She ran the international office of Polygram France, and she created a management company that supported hip hop and dancehall artists. In 1993 she co-founded the French Music Export Office which for the first time bridged government and music industry interests in support of French music; it was expanded to 10 offices world-wide. She was also instrumental in setting up the European Music Office. Most recently Marie-Agnès has developed a program of urban music workshops for community organizations and schools. She acts as an international cultural broker, creating socially responsible partnerships between the public and private sectors to promote cultural diversity and support disenfranchised youth through the arts.
The Departments of Music and Media and Cultural Studies also sponsored this event.
On October 15: 4-6 pm, HMNSS 1500
Adrienne Alvord will speak on
"Interesting Times: Creating Climate Policy in California"
Adrienne Alvord played a crucial role in the creation and passage of AB 32, California’s landmark Greenhouse gas reduction legislation. She has worked extensively on issues of environmental policy as a non-profit advocate, state regulator and legislative staffer. She now works in the private sector.