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Making Sense of September 11 (336-10200)
A one-credit course offered second block, Oct. 25–Dec. 13
Enroll online.
Open to all (The initial enrollment limit has been increased to 200; the additional spaces will be available online beginning Oct 12); grading pass/fail only

A series of integrated lectures, discussions, and writing assignments exploring the events of the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001 and its aftermath. Initiated by the Student Government Association, the course provides a variety of lenses through which to view the events, analysis from several perspectives, and the opportunity to practice personal reflection and expression.

The first 100 spaces in this class were filled by the end of the day they became available. We hope that faculty and students will create another version of the course in the first block of the spring semester.

For more information contact Susanne Morgan at morgan@ithaca.edu.

It has been said that, "September 11 is a day that will live in imagery." The media have played, and will continue to play, a central role in shaping our nation’s understanding of this tragic and historic event and our responses to it. As teachers, we can help students reflect on the information, images, commentary, music, and emotions that have been communicated so powerfully through the media.

Cyndy Scheibe and Chris Sperry will lay out some basic principles for helping students understand the role media plays in traumatic social events. They will emphasize the development of the analytical and reflective skills essential to citizenship in our media-saturated democracy and share classroom and teacher resources.

For more information contact Susanne Morgan at morgan@ithaca.edu.

Monday, October 29
7:00 p.m.
Textor 103

Quran, Jihad, 9/11: A Muslim Perspective, a panel discussion
Thisl discussion will be held to help give a Muslim point of view on the events of September 11. It is free and open to the public.

Shelley Facente '02, a planned studies major, will be the moderator. Serving on the panel will be

• Asma Barlas, associate professor and chair of the Department of Politics, and director of the Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity, who will discuss the Quran and the basic tenets of Islam;
• Naeem Inayatullah, assistant professor of politics, who will discuss international relations and religious terrorism; and
• Omer Bajwa, a graduate student in communications at Cornell University, who will discuss the jihad in historical context and how it relates to Osama bin Laden and his followers.

The event is sponsored by Ithaca College's Student Government Association, Interfaith Council, and Diversity Awareness Committee. Following the presentations by the panelists, audience members will have an opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussion.

For more information visit www.ithaca.edu/news.