The following information was sent out in an email on 4/3/17, and has been added to the events calendar.
Fawcett Center Tree Planting (3 points)
Saturday, April 8, 9:00 am-12:00 pm, Fawcett Center
Join the FLOW (Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed) organization in this service project to plant2100 Native Trees and Shrubs at the Fawcett Center, extending our riparian corridor by up to 20 feet! To sign up please email Daniel Goldenberg at goldenberg.37@osu.edu. Lunch will be provided to attendees!
Alleviating Poverty Through Entrepreneurship (APTE) Summit (2 points)
Saturday, April 8, 9:00 am-4:30 pm, Mershon Auditorium
Alleviating Poverty Through Entrepreneurship (APTE) is a student organization run within Business Builder’s Club at The Ohio State University. We work year-round so that we may host our annual flagship event, the APTE Summit. At the APTE Summit, we gather social entrepreneurs from around the world to share insight on tackling poverty and injustice through innovative means, giving students and others the opportunity to learn, network, and collaborate. This year, we are fortunate to have six exceptional speakers coming in from various corners of the globe; their bios can be found on our website:http://www.aptesummit.org/
The APTE Summit is on Saturday, 8 April. Reservations for the APTE Summit are FREE and can be found at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/apte-summit-tickets-31309303971. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Stefan Spanu with questions at spanu.1@osu.edu.
The APTE Summit is on Saturday, 8 April. Reservations for the APTE Summit are FREE and can be found at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/apte-summit-tickets-31309303971. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Stefan Spanu with questions at spanu.1@osu.edu.
The Crisis of Liberal Democracy (2 points)
Monday, April 10, 2:00-3:30 pm, Mershon Center
For the past decade, the world has been in a modest but persistent recession of freedom and democracy. As more democracies in recent years have slipped back onto an authoritarian path–including Turkey, Thailand, Bangladesh, and Nicaragua–analysts have debated whether we might be a risk of a “reverse wave” of democratic breakdowns. But with the rise of right-wing, nativist, populist movements and candidates in Europe and the United States, a bigger concern has emerged: That liberal democracy (and perhaps democracy altogether) may be threatened in the core of the democratic system. This lecture will review the trends in freedom and democracy over the last decade and then explain why liberal democracy is now in danger in the one place where it was presumed to be stable: The We
The Center for Ethics and Human Values Presents: “What’s Wrong With Inequality?” (2 points)
Tuesday, April 11, 4:00-5:30 pm
Avoidance of inequality is one of the important social values which have been championed for a long time. This ethical judgment has become particularly relevant in the contemporary world both (1) because of the growing visibility of persistent inequality, and (2) because of a greater understanding of the need to justify social features that conflict with our values, especially in democratic societies. However, we have to ask: why does inequality appear socially unreasonable to us at all? Among the many answers to this question, at least three would stand out. Learn more and RSVP here
HSPB Presents: Trivia Night (2 points)
Wednesday, April 12, 6:00-7:30 pm, Nosker House Event Space
Do you like free food, competitive trivia and prizes? This event is for you! Come out to the Honors & Scholars Programming Board trivia night and compete with teams of students and alumni for prizes.RSVP to receive more details.