Congressman Hank Johnson

Congressman Hank Johnson is hosting a panel discussion in the library
auditorium (Clarkston Campus) on Saturday, March 29, 10 am - 2 pm on the
topic "Making Education a Priority Again Among Black Males". The panel will
include folks such as Mayor Shirley Franklin, Judge Gregory Adams, Kevin
Liles (Executive VP, Warner Music Group), Armstrong Williams (syndicated
radio host), Roberta Shields (President, the Ludacris Foundation), and our
own Dr. Anthony Tricoli, among others. The discussion will be moderated by
TV journalist Karla Winfrey and CNN commentator Roland Martin.

This is a very important topic for our community and an opportunity for GPC
to be represented in a national panel discussion on this important issue.
Please consider attending and encourage your students to take the time to
attend.


Margaret H. Venable, Ph.D.

Assistant VP, Early Colleges & Academic Initiatives
Georgia Perimeter College
3251 Panthersville Road
Decatur GA 30034
(678)891-2770
(404)244-5109 (fax)

Social Science Colloquium

The 20th Annual Francine King Social Science Colloquium will be held this Friday, 29 March from noon to 3pm at the Clarkston Campus Student Center.

The Colloquium was designed by Dr. Francine King so as to allow GPC students to participate in a jury reviewed presentation of their work before a scholarly audience. Students present essays, projects, webpages, and other examples of their work in the Social Sciences. The GPC Foundation provides prize money for the event.

The Colloquium Committee urges all Social Science faculty to attend.

GHS Summer Seminar

The Georgia Historical Society

presents

African-American History & Culture in the Georgia Lowcountry:

Savannah & The Coastal Islands, 1750-1950

The Georgia Historical Society announces its upcoming Landmarks in American History and Culture Workshop for Community College Faculty, entitled “African-American History & Culture in the Georgia Lowcountry: Savannah & The Coastal Islands, 1750-1950.” Two week-long workshop sessions are available, the first from July 13-18, 2008, and the second from July 20-25, 2008. The workshops are free of charge and participants will receive a $500 stipend for lodging and travel. These workshops are part of the National Endowment for the Humanities’ We the People initiative. Full-time and adjunct Community College Humanities faculty may apply.

Through a combination of course readings, scholarly lectures, landmark site visits (to Sapelo Island, Ossabaw Island, and other Historic Savannah Landmark District sites), community presentations, guided tours, and research at GHS’s Library and Archives, participants will be engaged in a scholarly dialogue focused on examining the centrality of place in the urban and rural African-American experience in Georgia’s Lowcountry and the larger Atlantic world.

For more information about workshop objectives and activities, please visit the Georgia Historical Society’s website at www.georgiahistory.com and follow the Landmarks link, or contact the Program Assistant, Charles Snyder, by phone at 912.651.2125 x.40, or by e-mail at csnyder@georgiahistory.com.

Please forward this e-mail to any colleagues you think might be interested in the program.

Project funding provided by: The National Endowment for the Humanities, and NEH’s We The People

The Queen at Dunwoody--P and H Dunwoody

The Dunwoody History and Politics Club will view on Thursday, March 13 at 2PM in C 1100 (Dunwoody) "The Queen," an account of the media, Queen Elizabeth II, and Princess Diana.

We will be especially interested in pondering the role of the media in the postmodern world. Hope to see you there.