October 23, 2018
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Parkway Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union
The event is free and open to the public.
The Humanities Council fall symposium will take place on Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Parkway Ballroom of Plemmons Student Union, focusing on “Stories of Caring, Health and Community.” The fall symposium features a number of industry professionals, experienced leaders and faculty concerned about health and how we care for our communities. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
The Humanities Council works to enhance support for and recognition of Humanities scholarship throughout the University and to encourage interdisciplinary research and communication among scholars from different areas of expertise. Through its varied programming initiatives, the Humanities Council aims to promote understanding of work in the Humanities, its relationship to other fields of inquiry and the important role it plays at our university and in our world.
Symposium Schedule:
9:00 a.m. Welcome Remarks: Dr. Neva J. Specht, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
9:15 a.m. "Elder Care Journey: A View From the Front Lines"
Laura Katz Olson, AGF Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Lehigh University
Olson is AGF Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Lehigh University. She has published widely in the field of aging, health care and women’s studies, her articles addressing social welfare policy, especially the problems of older women and elder care. Olson has served on the American Political Science Council and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Aging Studies and the New Political Science Journal.
10:30 a.m. Break (refreshments provided)
10:45 a.m. “Using Influential Relationships and Architecture to Heal a Community”
Casey Cooper, CEO Cherokee Hospital
Cooper is the Chief Executive Officer of Cherokee Indian Hospital (CIH) in Cherokee, N.C. The CIH serves approximately 14,000 members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI). Cooper is also an enrolled member of the Eastern Band and has been involved in American Indian health care for 24 years, serving the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians and its community since graduating from nursing school in 1993. As the Health Director of the EBCI from 1999-2004, he helped shape public health policy with a focus on chronic disease prevention and led a community wide initiative to assume the management responsibilities of the CIH from the Indian Health Services through an Indian Self-Determination and Self-Governance Agreement.
12:00 p.m. Lunch & Learn (lunch provided)
"Internal Medicine: A Doctor’s Stories"
Terrence Holt, Associate Professor of Social Medicine, Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Holt received his PhD in 1985 from Cornell University and an MD in 2000 from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. For his full bio, visit: https://www.med.unc.edu/socialmed/people/terrance-holt.
2:00 p.m. "Why Story-telling is the Heart of Great Healthcare"
Raymond Barfield, Professor of Pediatrics and Children’s Medicine, Duke Medical School
Barfield is Professor of Pediatrics and Christian Philosophy at Duke University. He is a pediatric oncologist with an interest in palliative care and medical humanities. He has published several books of philosophy and poetry, as well as a novel called "The Book of Colors." He directs the Medical Humanities program in the Trent Center for Bioethics, Medical Humanities and the History of Medicine at Duke.
3:30 p.m. Appalachian State Faculty Panel - "Stories from the Caring Professions at Appalachian"
LaShanda Sell, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing (Chair)
Elizabeth Fiske, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing
Adam Hege, Assistant Professor, Public Health Education
Rebecca Turpin, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing
4:45 p.m. Concluding Comments and Future Directions with all speakers and participants
Co-sponsored by the Humanities Council, the Beaver College of Health Sciences and the Honors College. The Humanities Council is a part of the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University.
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About the Humanities Council
Appalachian State University’s Humanities Council provides interdisciplinary opportunities and events on campus throughout the year, promoting the importance of the humanities in relationship to other fields.
About the Beaver College of Health Sciences
Appalachian's Beaver College of Health Sciences opened in 2010 as the result of a strategic university commitment to significantly enhance the health and quality of life for individuals, families and communities in North Carolina and beyond. In 2015, the college was named for an Appalachian alumnus and pioneer in the healthcare industry — Donald C. Beaver ’62 ’64 of Conover. The college offers 10 undergraduate degree programs and six graduate degree programs, which are organized into six departments: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Health and Exercise Science; Nursing; Nutrition and Health Care Management; Recreation Management and Physical Education; and Social Work. Learn more at https://healthsciences.appstate.edu.
About the College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences is home to 16 academic departments, one stand-alone academic program, two centers and one residential college. These units span the humanities and the social, mathematical and natural sciences. The College of Arts and Sciences aims to develop a distinctive identity built upon our university's strengths, traditions and unique location. The college’s values lie not only in service to the university and local community, but through inspiring, training, educating and sustaining the development of its students as global citizens. There are approximately 6,100 student majors in the college. As the college is also largely responsible for implementing Appalachian's general education curriculum, it is heavily involved in the education of all students at the university, including those pursuing majors in other colleges. Learn more at https://cas.appstate.edu.
Stories of Caring, Health and Community, Humanities Council Fall Symposium poster
Stories of Caring, Health and Community, Humanities Council Fall Symposium poster