In today’s installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with SCSU Ethic Studies Professor Christopher Lehman.
Lehman has a new book coming out this fall through the Minnesota Historical Society Press called “Slavery’s Reach” that discusses the different ways that slavery affected Minnesota before, during, and after the Civil War. He also presentied at Jule’s Bistro in St. Cloud on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 as part of SCSU’s College of Liberal Arts Anabranch program with a program focused on the history of African Americans in St. Cloud.
This program is funded in part by a Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant.
In this installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack encounters a new community-building phenomenon in St. Cloud called PechaKucha. Originating from a Japanese architectural firm as a way of trimming down boring meetings and presentations, PechaKucha is now in over 1,000 cities worldwide and uses a simple guideline to produce something incredible.
Speakers from the community are allotted 20 PowerPoint slides that advance every 20 seconds to provide a six-minute, forty-second framework for presentations upon any topic where they find their passion. From learning from toddlers to traveling the world to exploring the deepest meaning within ourselves, PechaKucha St. Cloud revealed the passions within our community and looks to be a quarterly event that will continue to do so out into the future.
This program is funded in part by a Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant.
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks about Pride because it is Pride month, and how there are many, many lives within our community that are very much tied to the concept of being the individual that they truly are.
Yad Aira from St. Cloud talks about her coming out process and the effects it had upon her conservative family and friends, as well as how it radically changed her life for the better even though it was a long, strange journey.
And then Seth Kaempfer, Director of the SCSU LGBT Resource Center talks about the history of Pride, why it is so important, the direction of the movement today, and resources that LGBT youth might need as they address this issue within their lives.
This program is funded in part by a Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant.
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack visits the Stearns History Museum for their monthly Breakfast Club. This time, the presentation featured Dr. Lori Ulferts, SCSU Professor and former Women’s Basketball coach, and Carol Howe-Veenstra, former Director of Athletics at the College of St. Benedict and volleyball coach.
Title IX as a law is 47 years old this June, and was passed as a guarantee of equal treatment based upon sex. These two women have been pioneers in this area and were able to speak from the perspectives of being girls in sports before Title IX as well as being academic sports professionals following its passage.
In this extended podcast, all of their hour long Breakfast Club has been made available including the question and answer section.
This program is funded in part by a Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant.
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack visits the Stearns History Museum for their monthly Breakfast Club. This time, the presentation featured Dr. Lori Ulferts, SCSU Professor and former Women’s Basketball coach, and Carol Howe-Veenstra, former Director of Athletics at the College of St. Benedict and volleyball coach.
Title IX as a law is 47 years old this June, and was passed as a guarantee of equal treatment based upon sex. These two women have been pioneers in this area and were able to speak from the perspectives of being girls in sports before Title IX as well as being academic sports professionals following its passage.
This program is funded in part by a Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant.