Announcement: Shared Minds: Faculty and Staff

"Shared Minds": Faculty and Students

Interdisciplinary Work at Pratt Institute

This forum will explore interdisciplinary work and its potential as a
catalyst for social change through a range of efforts, both historical
and current. The panel builds on interdisciplinary and social change
initiatives such as Pratt's Master Academic Plan (MAP), the Pratt Center
and Sustainable Pratt.

+ What are the opportunities and constraints for interdisciplinary work?

+ Is there a connection between interdisciplinary work and social justice?

Thursday, April 23
5:00-7:00 pm
Faculty Dining Room

Moderators:
Heather Lewis and Brynna Tucker, IACSC Co-Chairs

Panelists:
Anusha Venkataraman and Rebecca Hernandez, Student Experiences Rosemary
Palms and Amy Brook Snider, >From Writing Across the Curriculum to The
Journal Project.
Jim Costanzo and Ann Messner, Fine Arts and Social Change Eva Hanhardt,
Deb Johnson and Ayse Yonder, Sustainable Pratt

Discussant:
Victoria Hattam, Professor, Political Science, The New School

Sponsored by the Initiative for Arts, Community and Social Change (IACSC)
with support from the Academic Senate.

* Michael Schrage. Shared Minds: The New Technologies of Collaboration, New
York: Random House, 1990.

DOWNLOAD FLYER:
Http://prattsenate.org/SharedMinds.pdf

For more information, contact:

Heather Lewis, PhD; Assistant Professor
Art and Design Education
718.399.4477
heatherbrittain@yahoo.com

Brynna Tucker, Associate Director, Internship Coordinator Office of
Career Services
718.636.3506
btucker@pratt.edu

Pratt Institute
200 Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205

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