Louder Than A Bomb
Thursday, September 22, 2011
6-9 pm
Lund Auditorium
Louder Than a Bomb is a documentary that shares the confounding stories of four Chicago-area
high school poetry teams as they prepare for and compete in the world’s largest poetry youth slam.
This documentary has won fifteen festival prizes and has been selected for the American Documentary
Showcase, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs to “
cultivate greater understanding among people around the world.”
Guest speakers:
- Lamar from Steinmetz, one of the poets in the film
- Peter Kahn from OPRF one of the teachers in the film
- Greg Jacobs/Jon Siskel producers/directors of LTAB
- Marlena Ceballos, current Dominican University student and one of the poets in the film
Admission is free.
Deborah Meier
Thursday, November 17, 2011
6-9 pm
Bluhm Lecture Hall, Parmer Hall Room 108
(Please note revised location).
Deborah Meier, currently at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education as
a senior scholar, has spent more than four decades working in public education as a teacher,
writer, and public advocate. Known for the schools that she has helped create that are considered
exemplars of reform, Deborah Meier encourages new approaches that enhance democracy and equity in
public education.
Books by Deborah Meier will be for sale in the lobby.
Admission is free.
Waiting For Superman
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
6-9 pm
Lund Auditorium
This award-winning documentary shares the compelling story of five students and is a call for
reform, addressing the issues, challenges and opportunities facing America’s schools. Immediately
following the movie, Dr. Charles M. Payne, professor at the University of Chicago, who currently
serves on the advisory board for the Teacher College Press’ series on social justice and is among
the founders of the Education for Liberation Network that encourages young people to think
critically about social issues, will provide commentary on the movie.
Admission is free.
Honoring the Profession
Monday, April 16, 2012
6:30 p.m. Parmer Hall Atrium
Please join us as we recognize the notable impact educators make in the lives of children at a
gala that honors the profession. This is an invitation only event for May 2012 graduates of
the Graduate School of Education or the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program.
RSVPs are due to Amy Laleman,
alaleman@dom.edu or 708-524-6923 by April 2, 2012.
Special recognition will be given to individuals who have positively influenced the education
of children.
