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Powerpoints!

Hi guys,

I have loaded two resources on powerpoints in the course documents section of the blackboard site - on is a interactive powerpoint, and the other a 100 page guide. They are both superb.

Also, you might check out this blog, which has some embedded videos on powerpoint that are mind-blowing and original.

Event post

Hi all,

Erin Kelly asked me to pass this along!

The Town of Blacksburg and the College Avenue Promenade Steering Committee are seeking public input on the design of the College Avenue Promenade.

The Promenade proposes improvements to College Avenue between Main Street and Otey Street. Several design scenarios have been developed and include significant pedestrian streetscape improvements such as wider sidewalks, changes to traffic circulation, streetscape furniture and landscaping. The College Avenue Promenade will be a significant public gathering space where the Town and Virginia Tech come together.

Please join us to review the design options and offer your feedback. 
To accommodate your schedule, there are two public input opportunities on Thursday, November 20, in the Roger E. Hedgepeth Council Chambers located on the second floor of the Municipal Building at 300 South Main Street.

Doors open at 5:00 p.m. The first presentation will be from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., with a second presentation from 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.

For more information please contact Karen Drake at (540) 961-1126.

Question for 11/19

Common Fire gives ideas about how we can nourish the human potential for generosity and concern for the common good in a time when most people just look out for themselves and their own kind and life grows more fragmented and isolating. I would like you to read the book with an eye for questions that you would like to ask from people with "Common Fire" - the three panelists we have coming in next week.

This week's blog question is:

Who stands out as a “threshold person” or “hospitable space” (pp. 52-53) in your time at Tech or hometown life before you got here ? Making specific reference to Common Fire's definition of these terms, describe how these people and spaces affected you.

p.s. Don't forget to post your strategic element to the blog for your compiler!

Blog Question for 11/12 Class

1. Describe a social problem that can be addressed through a community based organizing effort

2. Identify an issue related to that problem (p. 351, Homan Ch. 12 book pagination, not reader pagination) (make  sure that your issue is not the same as your problem). Answer these questions:

-What  type of issue is it? (use Homan's terms, from discussion that begins on p. 352)

-In  what way is it a good issue to address the problem you described (use Homan's criteria)?

-How will the issue lead to action (see possible ways on p. 356)

-Define how individuals operating within at least three levels of participation (Homan Ch.9, p. 235 original pagination, also "talents and assets" p.239) could help you address your issue.