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Monday, March 31
What: Literary History in Conversation with Computer Science
When: 3:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Hall Center, Seminar Room
About: A Digital Humanities Seminar with Ted Underwood of the University of Illinois. Admittance is free.
What: Molecular Biosciences Speaker: Dr. Gholson J. Lyon, Cold Spring Harbor When: 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Where: 1005 Haworth Hall About: A lecture from Dr. Gholson J. Lyon, a researcher of human genetics, biochemistry and more. Admittance is free.
Tuesday, April 1
What: "Beyond the Natasha Effect Determinants of Human Trafficking Policy Variation in the Post-Soviet Region"
When: Noon to 1 p.m.
Where: 318 Bailey Hall
About: A lecture with Laura Dean of the Political Science department. Admittance is free.
What: Peace Corps Coffee Chat
When: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Henry's Coffee Shop, 11 E.
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Wednesday, April 2
What: The Brave New World of Political Communications: Lessons from the Obama Campaigns
When: 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Where: Dole Institute of Politics, Simons Media Room
About: Dole Fellow Mark Sump will examine political communication strategies that resulted in two Obama victories. Admittance is free.
What: Film Screening: "One Day After Peace"
When: 5:30 p.m.
Where: Spencer Museum of Art auditorium
About: A documentary showing the perspective of a woman who has experienced South African apartheid and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict firsthand. A short panel discussion will follow, and admittance is free.
Thursday, April 3
What: 5th Annual Mid-America Humanities Conference When: Noon to 5:30 p.m. Where: Kansas Union About: A conference for undergraduate and graduate research sponsored by the Humanities and Western Civ. program. Also takes place on Friday, April 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Kansas Union.
What: Subversive play in the classroom: The power of immersion in learning
When: Noon to 1 p.m.
Where: 135 Budig Hall
About: A seminar with Peter Felten of Elon University and Leslie Tuttle of the KU Department of History. Attendance is free, and lunch will be provided if registered by April 2. To register, email cte@ku.edu.
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Architecture dean stepping down after 20 years
MCKENNA HARFORD news@kansan.com
After 20 years as the dean of the School of Architecture, Design and Planning, John Gaunt will miss the "intensity of the wider university community involvement," but looks forward to being more engaged with his students.
The dean of the School of Architecture, John Gaunt, announced his plan to step down as dean after the spring 2015 semester, but will continue to teach. His decision to leave marks the start of a search for his replacement.
Gaunt announced earlier in the month that he would step down as dean through an email to faculty and students, but will continue to teach Intro to Architecture and a freehand drawing class.
MICHAEL STRICKLAND/KANSAN 5 semester, but will continue to
"No regrets for those 20 years," Gaunt said. "I have a sense of accomplishment and involvement and value, and the teaching part of it has been an enrichment, which from here on I'll have a more direct and defined involvement in, but really a different kind of challenge."
Before serving as the dean, Gaunt worked for a professional practice, but he says that he had always anticipated becoming part of the academic community.
"My interests come from my own education and the discoveries I made during my education and it was a natural inclination for me to, along with the things a dean is responsible for, [be] engaged with students," Gaunt said.
According to professor Kent Spreckelmeyer, who has worked closely with Gaunt and was on the search committee that hired Gaunt, his experience has influenced a generation of students.
"There's very few people in architecture now that have the
Gaunt adds that he tries to use his experience to convey knowledge and inspire interest while being careful to avoid direct reference to his own experience.
kind of abilities that he does to transfer that kind of information to students," Spreckelmeyer said.
"In drawing, for example, 1
do demonstrate drawing in various ways, but I try to be very careful with that because the point is not to do it as I do it, but to inspire them to find their way to do it," Gaunt said. He says that this "intuitive transfer" is a two-way street
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GET TO KNOW GAUNT
Gaunt has been teaching a freehand drawing class all 20 years as dean, and has been teaching an intro to architecture class for 12 years.
Gaunt hopes to travel to Istanbul soon.
He was the CEO and president of the architecture firm Ellerbe Becket for 6 years before becoming the dean.
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