Great Discussions and Global Affairs events for April and May

Global Affairs Center

Shoreline Community College

Spring Quarter 2018

SERIES: Great Discussions 2018 (8 topics)

April 12-May 31 (eight Thursdays), 6:30-8:30pm, Room 1010(M)

Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave N, 98133 

• April 12 South Africa’s Fragile Democracy 
• April 19 Russia’s foreign policy, 
• April 26 China and America 
• May 3 Global health: progress and challenges 
• May 10 Media and foreign policy 
• May 17 U.S. global engagement and the military 
• May 24 Turkey: a partner in crisis 
• May 31 The waning of Pax Americana? 

NOTE: Attendance is limited, and there is a small registration fee that covers the cost of briefing materials received by the participants. Register online


SINGLE EVENTS

Tuesday, April 17, 12:30-1:20 PM, Room 9208 PUB
Taiwan: whose narrative has not been told? Christianity as the Ethnic Identity of Indigenous Peoples
Speaker: Mayumi Steinmetz, Faculty, Shoreline CC (Japanese Language and Asian Studies)

Tuesday, April 24, 7:00-8:30 PM, Room 9208 PUB
Nuclear Power Waste and Accidents
Speakers: Dr. James Conca, Senior Scientist at UFA Ventures, Inc; Reid Tanaka, Senior Consultant, Areion LLC

Tuesday, May 1, 12:30-1:20 PM, Room 9208 PUB
A Journalism Career in an IT World, A Personal Story of Perseverance, Luck, and Flexibility
Speaker: Dan DeMay, Business, transportation and Seattle culture reporter for SeattlePI.com; Shoreline CC, class of 2011

Tuesday, May 8, 12:30-1:20 PM, Room 9208 PUB
Mindfulness in the Classroom
Speaker: Mimi Harvey, Faculty, Shoreline CC (Communications Studies)

Thursday, May 10, 12:30-1:20 PM, Room 9208 PUB
“Down Under” - Exploring Australia
Speaker: Chip Dodd, Faculty, Shoreline CC (Geography)

Tuesday, May 29, 12:30-1:20 PM, Room 9208 PUB
Smiles Forever IV, Continuing the Tradition of Service-Learning in Bolivia
Speaker: Maryrose (Rosie) Bellert, Faculty, Shoreline CC (Dental Hygiene)