Program: Niagara University
Reaches Out to the World
Thursday, November
21, 2013
9:40 – 11:00: Panel
Discussion, Bisgrove 350/351
· Nation and Community Building in Africa and Asia: A Sustainable
Development Perspective
· Panelists:
Dr. Abdiweli M. Ali, Marcus Stanfill, Reverend Father Augustine Matthew Ayaga,
Dr. Haoua Hamza. Moderator: Dr. Dave Reilly
11:00 – 2:00: Table
talk in the Gallagher with community organizations. Learn about these
organizations and find out about volunteer
and internship experiences:
· Journey’s
End,
· Joe
Little (Friendship Village),
· Vince
Agnello (Kusaidia Afrika, Inc),
· Fr.
Creagh (Vincentian Service Corp),
· Walter
Polka (Ph.D. student research)
· Dr.
Hamza (Global Network of Niger)
· Sharon
Green (Global African Village)
· David
Blackburn (Somali Bantu Community Organization)
· 3
more community groups TBA
· Posters
display of student work/research on service on display
· Visual
of alumni and students around the world
11:10-12:30:
· LAMPI KER Drum Circle:
Drum circle for beginners to experienced djembe drummer; drum and learn some
drum rhythms, songs, as well as some history of drums and drumming in Western
Africa.
· Somali Bantu Community
Organization: A community organization in Buffalo
that assists Somalians moving to the Buffalo area will perform a traditional
item.
· Steel Drum Band from Trinidad.Free
food samples.
12:40-2:00: Tea and
Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony at the Castellani Art Museum. Free food samples.
2:10-3:30: Panel
Discussion, Dunleavy 127
· Experiences and Perspectives of Niagara University Students Making a
Difference in the Global Community
· Panelists:
Rachel Tober, Molly Short Carr, Philicia Beckles and Attique John Khokhar; Moderator:
Dr. Vince Rinaldo
5:40-8:30 Keynote Speakers at the Castellani Art Museum
6:00:-6:45 -- Reverend Father Sy Peterka
C.M.: The Vincentian Mission in Africa. 6:45-7:30 -- Edward Brennan: Alumni and philanthropist in Haiti and
elsewhere
7:30-8:30 -- Q & A, Refreshments
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