Student Affairs

MONTH OF APRIL

Wednesday, April 14th, 10:00am

Basic CMS Administration: Introduction to the Scala Content Management System (CMS) at Appalachian.

Users who will be uploading media and/or maintaining a Scala screen(s) will need to attend a training session prior to being granted access to Scala CMS.  Also appropriate for anyone wanting a refresher or for users interested in creating media for distribution to campus.

Objectives

• Uploading media to Scala CMS
• Creating playlists and adding media
• Media properties
• Introduction to templates
• Best practices

Prerequisites: Recommended attendance at an Intro to Scala: Media Design session and you will need basic computer skills to navigate the Internet and use common screen controls.

Offered by: AppState University Communications

Thursday, April 15th, 12:00pm

ACE-Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Webinar Series. Post-COVID-19 International Exchanges: The Future of Student Programs (Session II)

The pandemic has impacted all types of student exchanges: long-term, short-term, and project-based programs. Join this panel of experts as they address a wide range of issues, including health and safety; the impact of technology; and the linking of student exchanges with broader institutional goals, including racial justice and climate change. The panel will discuss student exchanges in the broader context of the US-European Union relationship. In cooperation with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.

Offered by: ACE Engage

Thursday, April 15th, 1:00pm

How Political Institutions Shape Outcomes and How We Might Reform Them

In the US, political institutions are often seen as neutral, but in fact they reflect choices and compromises about how we balance between majority and minority interests. Panelists will look at the way different systems of electoral decision-making in a democracy can, by themselves, lead to very different outcomes, and what can be done to reform them in ways that result in more responsive and deliberative legislative bodies.   

Offered by: Library of Congress

Thursday, April 15th, 7:00pm

A Discussion of Anti-Asian Racism with Helen Zia

Noted journalist and activist, Helen Zia will discuss rising hate crimes, racial harassment, and discrimination against Asian Americans since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Zia will also discuss her life’s work as an activist for Asian American and LGBTQ rights, as well as share insights from her award-winning books— Asian American Dreams (a finalist for the prestigious Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize), My Country versus Me, and Last Boat out of Shanghai.

Helen Zia is a Chinese-American journalist and activist for Asian American and LGBTQ rights. She is considered a key figure in the Asian American movement. Helen has been outspoken on issues ranging from human rights and peace to women’s rights and countering hate violence and homophobia. She is featured in the Academy Award-nominated documentary, Who Killed Vincent Chin? and was profiled in Bill Moyers’ PBS series, Becoming American: The Chinese Experience. In 2008, Helen was a Torchbearer in San Francisco for the Beijing Olympics amid great controversy; in 2010, she was a witness in the federal marriage equality case decided by the US Supreme Court. Helen received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of San Francisco and an honorary Doctor of Laws from the City University of New York Law School for bringing important matters of law and civil rights into public view. She is a Fulbright Scholar and a graduate of Princeton University’s first coeducational class. She attended medical school but quit after completing two years, then went to work as a construction laborer, an autoworker, and a community organizer, after which she discovered her life’s work as a writer.

Offered by: Mills Performing Arts

Monday, April 19th, 1:00pm

Webinar: ACE Public Policy Pop-Up April 2021: Looking Ahead

Join Terry W. Hartle and Jon Fansmith from ACE’s government relations team to discuss the future of higher education public policy after the latest round of pandemic relief funds. They will discuss other up-to-the-minute developments impacting colleges and universities and answer the audience’s policy-related questions.

Offered by ACE Engage

Thursday, April 22nd, 12:00pm

ACE-Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Webinar Series. Post–COVID-19 International Exchanges:The Future of Professional Exchanges (Session III)

This last webinar in the series addresses how professional exchanges have been impacted by COVID-19, with a special focus on mid-career exchanges in journalism. Join former participants in a wide-ranging discussion that assesses the value of professional exchanges for participants, for their sending and hosting organizations, and for public institutions in the US and European Union. The value of international collaboration across professions of all types will also be covered. In cooperation with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.

Ofered by: ACE Engage

Friday, April 23rd, 10:30am

All About Templates: Type of course,-Scala (Digital Signage) User Training