Technology Day, May 12

Marcel O'Gorman
Apr 23 2003

On Monday May 12, iLevel will kick off the first day of the Summer Institute/Teaching with Technology Academy (co-sponsored by IDS and UDM Libraries) with a series of tech-related events. Primarily, we're creating a venue for faculty, staff and administration to explore and celebrate some of UDM's technology resources and curriculum, and to engage in critical thought about technology.

From 11a.m.-3p.m., visit kiosks in the Student Union hosted by Library and Media Services, the Instructional Design Studio, iLevel, Student Tech Team/Tech Mentors, Civic Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Detroit Collaborative Design Center, and Electronic Critique. These kiosks will provide computing advice and instruction, and will also showcase some of the cutting-edge work done by students and faculty at the University.

Browse freely, ask questions, and enjoy the refreshments.

At 4pm, GUEST SPEAKER, DICK HEBDIGE, will deliver a keynote address entitled: "Un-imagining Utopia: communication technologies after 9/11" Professor Hebdige is a media and cultural critic who has published numerous articles on media and popular culture, art, design and critical theory as well as three books: "Subculture: The Meaning of Style", "Cut 'n' mix: Culture, Identity and Caribbean Music" and "Hiding in the Light: On Images and Things." He is currently Director of the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center and a Professor in the departments of Studio Art and Film Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

This address will take place in the new Genevieve Fisk Loranger Exhibit Space (Loranger Architecture Building), which was partially funded through the iLevel Project.

I hope that we can count on having very good attendance at both of the events. I am also interested in your comments, suggestions, and proposals for next year.

I would like to thank the University Faculty Development Committee and The Dudley Randall Center for Print Culture for cosponsoring the May 12 events.