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Building a better global society through education focus of annual Mays Lecture
 Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi
and a peace activist in South Africa, will speak at the College of Education's
22nd annual Benjamin E. Mays lecture this week about building a better global
society through education.
Free and open to the public, Gandhi's lecture
starts at 7 p.m. on Oct. 7 in the Student-University Center's Speakers
Auditorium, located at 44 Courtland St.
"We are most fortunate to have Ela
Gandhi as the Mays lecturer this year," said Joyce E. King, Benjamin E.
Mays Endowed Chair for Urban Teaching, Learning and Leadership at Georgia
State. "Her life as an activist, her dedication to social justice and her
commitment to sustainable development in South Africa are not only relevant to
our understanding of global concerns, but also represent a model of the kind of
leadership in service to humanity that Dr. Benjamin E. Mays encouraged."
Gandhi has been empowering and educating
communities in South Africa for decades. She was elected the vice president of
the Natal Indian Congress in the 1970s and served as a Member of Parliament in
South Africa from 1994-2004.
The annual Benjamin E. Mays Memorial Lecture
Series, which began in 1989, is intended to encourage the discussion of issues
facing urban educational leaders through a series of symposia, conferences and
lectures.
For more information about Gandhi and the Mays Lecture, click here.Photo caption: Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi and a peace activist in South Africa. |
Upcoming Events in the College of Education
Research Wednesdays Speaker Series
October 13, 2010
12 noon
College of Education, Room 1030
30 Pryor Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Presenter: Maria Pennock-Roman
Topic: "Linear and non-linear hierarchical models"
Maria Pennock-Roman is a psychometric and statistical consultant with MPR Psychometric & Research Consulting. She taught advanced measurement courses, including item response theory, equating, differential item functioning, hierarchical linear modeling and structural equation modeling at Pennsylvania State University-University Park, the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and Princeton University. She also has 12 years of research experience in the Applied Measurement Research division of the Educational Testing Service, where she authored a comprehensive study on the validity of the SAT test for Hispanic students.
Research Wednesdays is held every Wednesday of the month. An RSVP is required to attend this event. To confirm your attendance, please contact Erin Whitney in the COE's Educational Research Bureau at (404) 413-8090 or ewhitney@gsu.edu.
For more information on Pennock-Roman and the college's Research Wednesdays Speaker Series, click here.
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Liz Omaivboje
2010 Glenn A. Vergason Scholarship Recipient
"As a recipient of the Glenn A. Vergason Scholarship, I was able to afford to buy textbooks for all my courses during my time in the communication disorders program. The contribution from Dr. Vergason alleviated my financial burdens and allowed me to concentrate on succeeding in my program. I will be forever grateful for his generosity. I hope to be able to give back to my community as Dr. Vergason willingly gave to me."
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