Seattle Reads -- Plus Film and Discussion Series About Slavery

2009 Seattle Reads “My Jim”

by Nancy Rawles

the campus community is invited to

Meet the Author

Thursday, May 21st, noon – 1:30pm, Room BE1110

Nancy Rawles' powerful, moving novel is a harrowing account of slavery and a testament to the power of love and longing for freedom, survival of families and tradition.

In My Jim, the author re-imagines Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the slave's perspective. The story follows Jim's family as they struggle to cope with his loss after his escape down the Mississippi.

My Jim is told in the voice of Sadie, the wife of Huck's enslaved traveling companion.

The novel recasts Jim as more than a runaway drifting down the Mississippi River with a delinquent youth, more than the gullible victim and moral father figure to Huck in Twain's work.

In telling the familiar tale from a different perspective, Rawles considers the shattered families of many slaves.” [from Seattle Public Library]

Slavery: Past & Present - a film & discussion series

Gorée: Door of No Return

Tuesday, May 26th, 10-11am, Library Room A

This documentary looks at the origins of slavery in the Americas, and the development of Gorée Island as a center of the expanding slave trade. Today, the island is a monument to an ignoble past.

Dreams Die Hard

Wednesday, June 3rd, 10-11am, Library Room A

Filmmaker Peggy Callahan profiles several people trapped in slavery across the United States.

The stories highlight these survivors’ passion for freedom and justice, not just for themselves, but also for victims of slavery worldwide.

Let’s gather to explore themes of slavery, love, freedom, survival, family, and tradition presented in Seattle author Nancy Rawles’ novel, My Jim.

Spring In-service Day

FROM: Mildred W. Ollée, President
DATE: May 15 , 2009
SUBJECT: Spring In-Service Day

Dear Colleagues,
Next Tuesday, May 19th, we will come together as a college from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for our Spring In-Service day. We will convene in BE 1110. I strongly encourage everyone to attend and participate. As I described in an earlier message to you, this is a critical opportunity for college-wide engagement on matters of importance to us as an institution.

Following the opening discussion, Instructional programs will focus on incorporating college-wide learning outcomes into their course and program level learning outcomes. Other areas should take this time for planning and reporting activities such as Strategic Plan progress reporting.

Agenda
Location: BE 1110
1:00 – 1:15 p.m. Welcome. Status of the PAVS Update. (Dr. Ollée)
1:15 – 1:45 p.m. The New College-wide Learning Outcomes. Q&A. (College-wide Learning Outcomes Committee and Work Groups)

1:45 – 4:30 p.m. Move to respective areas. Instructional programs will work on incorporating the new College-wide Learning Outcomes into their respective programs and curricula, including assessment measures. Members of the Committee and Work Groups will be available during the afternoon to serve as resources for the programs.

Other areas should work on planning and reporting activities, such as Strategic Plan progress reporting.

Central to UW Student to Teacher Pipeline

Read the entire story at http://www.washington.edu/alumni/partnerships/education/news/200905/stars.html

Four Rising Stars: a New Cadre of Teachers

On a drizzly winter day, four recent UW undergraduate transfers munched on pupusas and talked about their planned journey from Seattle Central Community College (SCCC) to the UW.

The pipeline, a joint program between SCCC and UW, transfers SCCC students into UW as upperclass undergraduates and streams them into the College of Education’s Master in Education teaching program. The goal is to provide bright youth with the necessary support and resources for long-term careers as teachers. This supported pathway effort is a part of the College of Education’s recruitment efforts to truly represent the Seattle community.

Friday, May 15 is Bike to Work Day

Just a little update on how Bike to Work month is going for our very own “Central Cranky Commuters” Bike to Work teams for May:
Thus far this month these stalwarts have slogged through rain, wind, mud and muck to ride their bikes to work, and have wheeled a combined total of 1374 miles.

As of yesterday: Citywide, there are 1,567 bike teams registered, 10,169 total riders, 389,370 miles ridden (since 5/1) and 26,364 commute trips! Our SCCC, Central Cranky Commuters 1 team is currently ranked 188 among the 1567 teams!

Here is the list of participating riders: Captains David Moise, Jeff West, and Ed Harrington (SEEN IN PHOTOGRAPH); Riders Josh Whorley, Kris Hardy, Karen DeLisle, Erik Fadiman, Mardy Gerrard, Dan parker, Cynthia Wilson, Chris Conley, Ann Woodmansee, Karen Strickland, Lori Miller, Tina Young, Tracy Lai, Laura Mansfield, Mary Lockman, Phebe Jewell, Emily Turner, Bob Hereford, Daniel Gong, Kraig Schwartz, Leonard Rifas, Lisa Sandoval, Charles Jeffreys, Deb McLaughlin, Qhao Hua, Alexis Fein, and Steve Tutty.