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Henneke Center Presents: Finding Research Support – Research Office 101

Unlock the full potential of your research and scholarship at The University of Tulsa by attending this first session hosted by the Henneke Center and the Research Office. Whether you are looking for grant support, collaborative opportunities, or guidance through the research process, the Research Office is here to help you thrive!

This event will now be hosted in the Henneke Center on the 5th floor of McFarlin Library.

Henneke Center: Making Figures with Illustrator

TU employees are invited to join the Henneke Center for the TUtorial Creative Learning Series “Making Figures with Illustrator” with Jason Yang! In this hands-on workshop, you will learn the fundamentals of Illustrator and how to use the software to make figures for publication.

This workshop is part of an ongoing TUtorial series exploring the applications of Adobe Creative Cloud. Please bring your laptop with Creative Cloud downloaded, or you can use one of the iClass computers.

If there are specific Creative Cloud applications you would like to be featured in the TUtorial Creative Learning Series, please email Danielle at danielle-macdonald@utulsa.edu.

Henneke Center: Writing Strong Letters of Recommendation

Interested in learning how to write letters of recommendation that showcase the strongest attributes of your students? Want to help your students succeed in applying for fellowships, graduate school, or employment? Join the Henneke Center for a workshop with Dr. Terrie Shipley (Director of National Fellowships and Leadership TU) on how to write strong letters of recommendation. In this workshop, Dr. Shipley will show faculty and staff what it takes to submit a competitive letter of recommendation, including examples of letters that have helped TU students win prestigious scholarships.

Anyone who writes letters of recommendation is welcome! Lunch will be served.

Please RSVP to Danielle at danielle-macdonald@utulsa.edu.

Henneke Center: Community Engagement in Tulsa

TU employees are invited to join the Henneke Center for the workshop by True Blue Neighbors on integrating community engagement into your teaching and research. Learn about some of the current community engagement initiatives at TU and explore ideas about developing new partnerships in the community.

Lunch will be served, RSVP to Danielle at danielle-macdonald@utulsa.edu

Henneke Center: The Synthetic University with James Shulman

Please join the Henneke Center on Wednesday, March 13, from 3 to 4 p.m., for a book talk with James Shulman, vice president and chief operating officer of the American Council of Learned Societies. Shulman will be speaking about his recent book, “The Synthetic University: How Higher Education Can Benefit from Shared Solutions and Save Itself” (Princeton University Press). Limited copies of the book will be available for the first registered attendees. RSVP to danielle-macdonald@utulsa.edu.

Henneke Center: Open Access: The What, Why, and How of Publishing Open Access

TU faculty join the Henneke Center for the workshop “Open Access: The What, Why, and How of Publishing Open Acces”. Led by Dr. Jill Krefft, Associate Dean of McFarlin Library, this workshop will explore open-access publishing models, how to determine reputable from predatory open-access journals, and help answer your open-access questions!

Everyone interested in publishing research is welcome!!

Acrolife – Creative Alliances of Marginalized Young Men in Kenya

TU faculty, staff and students join us in welcoming Nina Berman from Arizona State University! She will give a public lecture highlighting the complexities of the lives of Kenyan acrobats and explores their experience in the context of Kenya, but also with an eye toward the situation of uneducated young men globally.

Marginalized young men struggle for survival across the planet. Their marginalization results from poverty and accompanying factors, such as low levels of education and membership in specific ethnic, racial, and religious groups. Their precarious status puts them at risk for being recruited into criminal and violent organizations. Young men in Kenya who decide to become acrobats fit the profile of such marginalized young men. They come from poor families, have little schooling, are members of an indigenous ethnic group, and often have experienced additional hardships.

Forming troupes provides a context of solidarity that enables acrobats to transcend their predicaments. Training their bodies and engaging in artistic creation results in an elevated self- image. Performing in extravagant venues, they experience an inspiring recognition that enhances their self-worth. Acrobatics fascinates because it reveals both the strengths and vulnerabilities of the human body. What is known as “kinesthetic empathy” is an outcome of this physical activity that affects both the practitioners and their audiences.