I have created this blog to provide an opportunity for open input and comments about the creation of an Intiative for Human Rights and Social Justice at Simmons and will be posting documents for your review that are relevant to the work underway.
All comments and ideas are welcome (but do remember that this is a public page that anyone with a Simmons ID can access).
Of particular interest and value are ideas about areas which could be supported by, resourced by, relevant to and valuable to the SOM as this initiative goes forward - ideas that will help shape the substance and content of the initiative.
Several areas that have been raised for discussion and consideration include:
Social Entrepreneurship as a way of alleviating significant social problems.
Micro-Finance and its mpact upon alleviating poverty.
Supply Chair Ethics and the impact upon management decisions and the intersection with the rule of law.
Principled Leadership.
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Posted: January 15, 2008 1:46 pm | 1 comment
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Zach Abuza, CAS
Carol Biewienr, CAS
Gary Bailey, Social Work
Sergio Chapparo-Univaso, GSLIS
Dan Connell, Communications
Patricia Deyton, SOM
Diane Hammer,Institute for Leadership and Change
Tom Hull, Warburg Chair
Gerry Koocher, Representative of Deans
Steve London, Scott Ross Center
Beth Macklin,student representative
Lorita Williams, Advancement
William Schulz, Consultant
Posted: January 15, 2008 1:55 pm | 1 comment
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The agenda of the January 23 meeting is provided below to give you an overview of the work in which the committee is currently engaged. Three initiative being considered are revisions to the UG cirriculum, a cross-school graduate certificate, and the creation of a center.
1. Review of Minutes from 12/3/07 meeting.
2. Review of Carole Biewener’s comments on human rights/social justice [see below]
3. Review of Meaghan O’Connors’ research on partner organizations
4. Review of Bill Schulz’s meeting with the Advancement Department
5. Review of three Task Force reports (Undergraduate, Graduate, Center)
6. Recommendations on Procuring Additional Community Feedback
7. Recommendations on a “Kick Off event” in the fall.
8. Review of Process Going Forward/Next Steps
Developing an International Human Rights Component
for the Existing Minor in Social Justice
Carole Biewener
Introduction: Human Rights in Relation to Social Justice
Clearly there are many different ways of articulati ... more »
Posted: January 15, 2008 1:59 pm | 0 comments
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