Special Events

Below are special events on-or-off-campus that will allow you to obtain extra credit for the class that will be applied to your final grade.  The guidelines are as follows:  a) attend the event, b) obtain a chit (ticket) that confirms that you attended the event, c) submit a typed, 2 page summary of the event (name of the event, names of participants in the event, description of the event, what you learned from the event and d) attach the chit to the paper.  Each event that you attend is worth 5 points.  You can attend up to three events during the semester.  The paper must be submitted to the instructor no later than one week after the event or it will not be accepted.  In other words, submit it to the instructor in class or submit it to the department secretary (BAL 7000) who will put the date on the paper and pass it on to the instructor.  Events will be added by your instructor or you can suggest an event subject to your instructor's approval or rejection.

January

February

February 6 - - Civil Rights activist Ruby Bridges will deliver the Keynote Lecture for Black History Month.  Location:  North Cafe, Webb Center.  Time:  7 pm.

February 28 - - Jehmu Greene, commentator, media maker, activist and campaigner has led the way for many female candidates.  She will give a talk "Engaging the Millennial Generation."  Location:  Cape Charles Room, Webb Center.  Time:  12:30-1:30 pm.

March

March 20 - - Trained as an electrical-engineer, Immaculee Ilibagiza, Rwandan genocide survivor and author, recounts her tale of survival and renewal against a background of a genocidal regime.  The Marc and Connie Raoul Wallenberg Humanitarian Speaker, ODU's Presidential Lecture Series.  Location:  Webb University Center.  Time:  7:30 pm.

April

April 23 - - Jean-Michel Cousteau, marine explorer, environmental activist, educator, and filmmaker will speak about our water planet.  Location:  Webb University Center.  Time:  7:30 pm.