Five perspectives on the core issues in environmental law will be taught by professors from the UA’s Rogers College of Law. Included will be how various aspects of water law, international trade, (invasive) species migration, and climate change impact aspects of environmental law. Classes will meet May 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30.

Also in May Professor J. Pat Willerton will lead “Russia in Search of a National Idea” and will examine current political systems, institution building, elites, and socioeconomic conditions in light of 1,000 years of the “Russian soul.” Classes met May 7, 14, 21, 28.

“What’s the value of a ‘good’ argument?” Thomas Miller, Professor of English, will define that and other aspects of classical rhetoric, ethics, and politics from Plato to the present in “For the Sake of Argument.” Classes meet June 6, 13, 20, 27.

What was it like to be a Roman in the ancient world? David Soren, Regents Professor of Anthropology, Classics, and Art History will provide the answers in “Roman Archaeology: Myth and Reality. Classes meet July 8, 15, 22, 29.

Dante’s Paradiso, the culmination of Divine Comedy, illustrates the perfect nature of the universe. Professor Fabian Alfie, Head of the Department of Italian and French, discusses the historical references in the work as well as the philosophical framework. Classes meet July 10, 17, 24, 31.

Peter Medine, Professor of English, will lead a study of Shakespeare’s history plays from the period 1400 – 1420 that includes Richard II, Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, and Henry V. Classes meet August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.

Environmental Law at the Crossroads
Endre Stavang, Kirsten Engel, David Gantz, Robert Glennon, Marc Miller, James E. Rogers College of Law
THURSDAYS 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2013
Cost: $105.00

Russia in Search of a National Idea
J. Pat Willerton,
School of Government and Public Policy
TUESDAYS 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
May 7, 14, 21, 28, 2013
Cost: $120.00

For the Sake of Argument: Classical Rhetoric, Ethics, and Politics
Thomas P. Miller,
Department of English
THURSDAYS 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
June 6, 13, 20, 27, 2013
Cost: $120.00

Roman Archaeology: Myth and Reality
David Soren,
School of Anthropology and Department of Classics
MONDAYS 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
July 8, 15, 22, 29, 2013
Cost: $85.00

Dante’s Paradiso
Fabian Alfie,
Department of French and Italian
WEDNESDAYS 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013
Cost: $ 120.00

The History Plays of Shakespeare’s Second Tetralogy
Peter Medine,
Department of English
THURSDAYS 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2013
Cost: $135.00

SUMMER 2013 REGISTRATION

If you wish to register immediately by mail, please download the form from the COH website.

Please mail the Registration Form to:

Humanities Seminars Program
Attention: Kerstin Miller
P.O. Box 210150
1508 E. Helen Street
Tucson, AZ 85721-0150

For any other registration questions, please call Kerstin Miller at (520) 626-7845 or contact our program by e-mail at humansem@email.arizona.edu

Registration for the FALL opens on Monday, August 12, 2013.

LOCATION

All Humanities Seminars take place in the Humanities Seminars room in the Helen S. Schaefer Building at 1508 E. Helen Street (one block north of Speedway and one block west of Cherry Avenue).

Step Up, Speak Out, End Bullying: PSA Showcase and Awards Event

Saturday, April 27 at 10:00am

Free Admission

The Fund for Civility, Respect and Understanding presents the second-annual PSA showcase to end bullying!

Join students, parents, teachers and community members for a showcase and awards ceremony for student produced 30 second public service announcements themed “BYSTANDER EMPOWERMENT!” The End of Bullying Task Force of the Fund for Civility, Respect and Understanding along with the Pima County Attorney’s Office and Cox Communications invite the community to attend this powerful event as we watch solutions to bullying through students video art.

Admission is free for all and we will have free popcorn, water and T-shirts for the first 300 youth. Lastly, thanks to Cox Communications, we will have a raffle for an iPad for one lucky audience member (you must be present to win.)

Present will be 12 year old Levi Fallavollita, local author of “The Good, the Bad and the Bullies” published in 2012. I just heard Levi and his mother Chantel (who was bullied as a child for a physical disability) speak at 2nd Annual Youth & Peace conference at Doolen Middle School on March 16. Levi is on a mission to do what he can to stop bullies, as he was a victim in elementary school.

Our community needs to have a zero tolerance attitude to bullying of children and each other.

More info about this fun, family-friendly annual event: www.cityhighschool.org/community/blockparty

Pennington Street Block Party

Celebrate youth! Celebrate community! Join us for the 5th annual Pennington Street Block Party on Friday, April 26, 2013 from 4:00-7:00 p.m.

A family-friendly event in the heart of Downtown Tucson celebrating what young people do to make our community a better place. Fun for all ages! Musical performances, teaching demos, interactive booths, one-act plays, art exhibits, carnival games, and more. An annual event showcasing youth creativity, learning, and service, as part of Global Youth Service Day.

I’ve been to this block party in the past, and it’s wonderful to see such engaged, enthusiastic students doing surveys, projects, etc. to educate and inform the public about issues they care about such as immigration, health, art. Photos of past block party events on their website, as well as a list of this year’s exhibitors. Pennington Street is between Stone Ave. and 6th Avenue, between Alameda and Congress in downtown Tucson.

Last week Tuesday the Pima County Board of Supervisors declared April 26 to 28 to be “Global Youth Service Days” to encourage youth ages 5 to 25 to participate in service projects around Southern Arizona.