RULES FOR THE USE OF FORD 122
We have been graciously allowed access to Ford Hall Room 122 for ICL classes subject to the strict rule that NO FOOD OR DRINK IS ALLOWED. Any spills on the desks in this room could short out electrical connections and constitute a hazard, to say nothing of the expense of repair. Please adhere to this rule. As a courtesy to our presenters, we also request that all cell phones, beepers, alarm watches and other noise-making devices be turned off before any presentation.
END-OF-SEMESTER LUNCHEON
The End-of-Semester Luncheon will be held this year on Thursday, December 3rd at Montag Den. The cost will be $13ºº. Our Co-Directors of Social Services, Irene Konopasek and Evelynn Smith, will begin collecting checks for the luncheon on November 10th. They request NO CASH. Please make your checks payable to WUICL. Thank you!
SCHEDULE CHANGE
Don Gallagher advises that the Great Decisions presentation on Egypt will move from November 24 to November 10, and the Great Decisions presentation on Energy will move from November 10 to November 24.
PRESENTATION ON FAIR TRADE
On November 9th, One Fair World will have a Fair Trade speaker visiting Salem. Doug Dirks recently served for two years as Board Chair for the Fair Trade Federation and is a master storyteller about the impact of Fair Trade in the lives of artisans around the world. He is scheduled for appearances on the Willamette campus and an evening presentation at the Grand Theater on the 9th. Both events are open to the public.
Master Storyteller from Ten Thousand Villages
Monday, November 9th @ 4 p.m.
Hatfield Room, 2nd floor of the Hatfield Library
Willamette University
and
Monday, November 9th @ 7 p.m.
Historic Grand Theatre, 187 High St. NE
Refreshments at One Fair World, 474 Court St. NE
ALL EVENTS FREE TO THE PUBLIC
Considered instrumental within the fair trade industry, Mr. Dirks has been at the forefront of the fair trade mission since its inception and introduction into North American markets. Mr. Dirks works in Public Relations for Ten Thousand Villages, one of the first and largest fair trade purveyors of goods in the U.S. Ten Thousand Villages is a founding member of both the Fair Trade Federation (USA and Canada) and the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO, formerly the International Fair Trade Association or IFAT). Mr. Dirks was board chair for a 2 years term that ended in May 2009.
Prior to his work with TTV, he worked to help develop several businesses in Bangladesh where women who were considered "unemployable" could export to fair trade organizations. Over the years he has worked with TTV, he has traveled to many of the 37 countries where TTV buys products and met the artisans. He is an excellent at sharing the stories of the artisans benefited by fair trade and he himself is an engaging proponent of fair trade values and concepts.
One Fair World (formerly Ten Thousand Villages) in Salem, Oregon, is a fair trade, not-for-profit retailer of quality, artisan-crafted goods.
MOVE TO FORD 122
The Willamette Institute for Continued Learning will temporarily move our Tuesday and Thursday sessions to Ford Hall, Room 122 (Film Studies Room) beginning with the afternoon session on Tuesday, October 20th.
Please note:
You may enter the room at either ground level (back of room) or by taking the elevator to the lower level to enter at the front of the room. Please be careful on the stairs and do not sit in the front row. No food or drink allowed in the room.
ADDITIONAL COMPUTER CLASS
A second class is under consideration for those who would like instruction in basic computer and Internet skills for viewing the ICL web site. The previous class was attended by five members, so there may be more members who would like to brush up their skills. Since you're reading this on the Internet, you have probably already acquired those skills, but you could pass this news on to any of your ICL friends, who might benefit from another instruction session. An announcement will be made in class, and a sign-up sheet will be posted on the ICL noticeboard in Smullin B-17.
DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR
The last day of Fall Semester will be December 3, 2009.
The first day of Spring Semester will be January 19, 2010.
The last day of Spring Semester will be May 4, 2010.
Spring Break will be March 22 through 26, 2010.
TALENT SEARCH
At present, our Director of Information Services, Peter Ronai, is the only ICL member with the responsibility for designing and maintaining the ICL web site. With the increasing dependence of ICL on communication through the web site, the ICL Board is anxious to find a back-up person who can contribute to web site maintenance and who could take over in case of illness or other incapacity of our "webmaster." Peter is starting to implement the web site in Adobe's Dreamweaver, an advanced web design software program, so an aspiring "assistant webmaster" will need to be familiar with both HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) and Dreamweaver. Please contact Peter or Don Gallagher if you are interested.
FULL ICL NEWSLETTER
For the full ICL Newsletter, please click here. To navigate to the Class Schedule, click on the appropriate month links at the top or bottom of this page.
Peter Ronai
Director of Information Services
1 Click on the appropriate month (September, October, November or December links above or below on this page) to go to that month's schedule.
2 For changes & updates during the semester, please refer periodically to this web site.
