Conversations
A book read hosted by the Dialogue Zone
Co-sponsored by the Fitz Center and the Roesch Chair in the Social Sciences
- Group 1 meets on Wednesdays Feb 22, Mar 8, Mar 29, Apr 12, & Apr 26, 2023 from 3:30-4:30 PM
- Group 2 meets on Thursdays Feb 23, Mar 9, Mar 30, Apr 13, & Apr 27, 2023 from 2:00-3:00 PM
The Dialogue Zone Meeting Room (RL 107)
Open to UD students, faculty, and staff
Join fellow students, faculty, and staff in a reading of Matthew Desmond’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book and New York Times Best Seller, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. Princeton sociologist Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they struggle to keep their homes in the face of financial hardship. This program is associated with the Imagining Community Symposium (Feb 16-18) and continues exploring its theme of housing justice and flourishing neighborhoods.
When you register, please indicate your preference for which group you would like to join and your availability for the other group. Each group will be led by one or two facilitators. The goal of the book read will be not only to explore the book on its own terms, but also to reflect on participants’ own experiences, views, and stories as they engage each other in dialogue about what they read. Participants will receive a complimentary copy of the book.
To register for the book read, click here. Participants are expected to attend all meetings with their group. They are also encouraged to visit the Evicted exhibit at the Dayton Metro Library (Feb-Jun).
A conversation series hosted by the Dialogue Zone
Wednesday March 1, 8, & 22, 2023
2:15-3:30 PM
The Dialogue Zone Meeting Space (RL 107)
Open to UD students, faculty, and staff
Some individuals argue that institutions should practice “colorblindness” when determining whether they will admit an applicant. Current Affirmative Action policies allow institutions to consider the student’s race alongside other factors such as grades, extracurricular activities, and fit at the institution. With a possible turnover of race-conscious admission policies with two big cases being determined by the Supreme Court, institutions of higher education are determining how to adapt in case they were not able to consider race in their admission process. Join us in the Dialogue Zone as we converse about implications and what is at stake in the college application process and the overall life of universities, including our own.
To register for this program, click here. Participants are expected to attend all three sessions in this series.
A conversation series hosted by the Dialogue Zone
Wednesday March 1, 8, & 22, 2023
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
The Dialogue Zone Meeting Space (RL 107)
Open to UD students, faculty, and staff
This three-part series will invite members of the UD community to explore our understanding of health outside of our own individual experiences. We place an emphasis on self-care and keeping ourselves healthy, which is an important part of the picture. However, this series of dialogues will engage participants to think and talk about the health challenges (for example, accessing care if you are homeless) in our community, as these affect all of us. Our first session explores ideas of health and what community health means. With this foundation, session two will start with a focus on implicit biases that might affect our perspectives around care. We envision session three as a dialogue around the current status of community health activities and projects in Dayton. Participants can attend as many sessions in the series as they choose.
To register for this program, click here. Participants can attend any, some, or all of the sessions in this series that they wish to attend.
Two conversations hosted by the Dialogue Zone
Staff/Faculty Perspectives:
Thursday, March 23, 12:30 - 1:45 pm
Dialogue Zone Meeting Room (RL 107)
Facilitated by Christa Johnson & Zach Lewis, faculty facilitators
Open to UD faculty and staff
Student Perspectives:
Thursday, March 23, 3:30 - 4:45 pm
Dialogue Zone Meeting Room (RL 107)
Facilitated by Malina Moore & Madison Denman, student facilitators
Open to UD students
What counts as cheating? Why does it matter? In a world in which sharing work has become normalized and answers online have become readily available, many might question whether we need to rethink how we view academic dishonesty. The Dialogue Zone will be hosting two dialogues (one dedicated to students, one dedicated to faculty/staff) to allow U.D. community members to explore these and other issues surrounding academic cheating.
To register for either of these programs, click here.
A conversation series hosted by the Dialogue Zone
Tuesday, April 3, 2023
6:30 PM-7:45 PM
The Dialogue Zone Meeting Space (RL 107)
Facilitated by two staff facilitators
Open to UD students, faculty, and staff
After the COVID-19 pandemic and related isolations as well as recent inflation and increased housing costs, many people are rethinking their living situations and what constitutes a family nowadays. Oftentimes, individuals have to negotiate priorities while also attempting to balance their cultural identities (including ideal forms of family/living arrangements) with their own preferences and life plans. Join the Dialogue Zone for a dialogue in Spanish in which we explore the nuances of the ever-changing “perfect” living situation and la familia perfecta.
This dialogue is open to students, faculty, and staff. It is recommended that you have an intermediate level (or higher) of Spanish, since the dialogue will take place in Spanish. We hope to attract participants from all backgrounds, including Spanish learners, heritage speakers, and native Spanish speakers.
To register for this program, click here.
A conversation hosted by the Dialogue Zone
Tuesday April 18, 2023
12:30-1:30 PM
Dialogue Zone Meeting Room (RL 107)
Open to UD students, faculty, and staff
Since the majority of student population lives on campus, commuter students face unique joys and challenges. Join fellow students, faculty, and staff to explore the experiences of commuter students in relation to others at the University. Through dialogue, it is hoped that all will gain a deeper appreciation for issues commuter students face that others do not, as well as some of the opportunities available to them that are unique to their situation. Residential and commuter students are welcome.
To register for this program, click here.