In preparation, compile a list of (at least) five skills, traits or accomplishments you think that all World Studies students should possess at the end of their four years at Marlboro and a similar list that you personally wish to acquire.

Panel discussion with Chris Kwiat, Sophia Cleary and Amber Schaeffer, students fresh back from international travels.

Check out the resources on offer down the hill at the School for International Training with Bev Behrmann (Associate Director of World Studies). Meet in the WS Lounge at 3.15pm and bring your Marlboro ID so that you can join the SIT library.

A talk by David Hess on {\em TUESDAY} at 7pm in Ragle Hall.

We're busy on Tuesday and Thursday this week instead.

4.00-5.30pm in WS Lounge, dinner to follow.

Giovanni Ciarlo (MA, Sustainable Communities and Socially Responsible Business) will offer an introduction to the formal consensus decision-making process for achieving social goals and mission-driven change. The materials will explore basic elements of consensus, including definitions, historical background, process components, leadership roles, values, ground rules, agenda setting, and facilitation techniques for achieving a high level of participation and buy-in to well crafted decisions based on solid information, collective purpose, conflict resolution, diversity, inclusiveness, empowerment and social justice issues. Participants will gain an insight into the role of the facilitating team, and the participation norms for groups working on their organization's operational decisions.

Giovanni, who is President of the Global Ecovillage Network, will also show slides and talk about Huehuecoyotl, a 20 year old ecovillage in the volcano belt south of Mexico city which he founded and where he lives and directs the Living Routes 3-week winter-break program in Leadership for Social Change http://www.livingroutes.org/programs/p_huehuecoyotl.htm

The first of three weeks based around the Community-Based Research Management Symposium. More details to come.

You've been busy symposiating. Get your emails to me on what you'd like to talk about next week.

Continuing conversation on one of the topics raised during the Symposium, with Todd Smith and other guests.

Gerry Levy presents a Faculty Forum on his European tour with Marx in Soho, including ethnographies of the communities he encountered.

Discussion on learning languages at Marlboro.

A talk by Hooman Majd on {\em TUESDAY} at 7pm in Whittemore Theater.

Discussion of Hooman Majd's talk with Lynette Rummel. As well as attending the talk, you should read some of his book and find a US newspaper editorial or op-ed piece that deals with Iran and consider its perspective.

A talk by Michael Berube on {\em MONDAY} at 7pm in Ragle Hall.

A library-based project with Emily Alling, featuring a look at previous World Studies students' plans.

More detail available by clicking on the "assignments" link to the left. No class today (Thanksgiving).

http://cs.marlboro.edu/ courses/ fall2009/world_studies/ syllabus
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