6/19, 6pm: (Online) Induction of new board members.
6/26: MOW: ? (1) 10:45am, ? (35) 11am
7/3: MOW: ? (1) 10:45am, ? (35) 11am
7/10: MOW: ? (1) 10:45am, ? (35) 11am
10/9, 6-9pm: Oktoberfest (TBD)
We focus on:
o promoting peace
o fighting disease
o providing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
o saving mothers and children
o supporting education
o growing local economies
____ Last Week ______________
Program
Click date above if you missed a Zoom-Friday. Several club membersserved last week; including, SarahLee (check-in), Susan and Rich (media), Ingrid (pledge), Joe (pictures), Joe (prayer), Rich (program introduction), and Dennis (4-way test; including the hand motions). Guests included Jason Pinkerton, teacher at Georgetown ISD and our speaker’s former classmate at Texas State University; Indrani Das, speaker’s mother and retired Reserve Bank of India employee; Dr. Rabindra Nath Goswami, father-in-law and retired Dean, College of Veterinary Science; Dr. Archana Goswami, Retired Chair, Department of Chemistry, Cotton College, Guwahati; Gwen Osserman (Germany), visiting Rotarian, District 1940, works with RYE; District Governor Steve Long; and Karen Alley. Rotary connects the world! Brags:
Ken and Elyn bragged on their granddaughter, Rhianne, who graduated from TTU.
Joy bragged on her three brothers, who have turned into great people! Very proud.
Susan bragged on the Brints boys. Exciting to see where they will each go next!
Walter had two brags: he has two students graduating, and one of his students was on CNN this week speaking on COVID-19 related points.
Rich pointed out that Patrick Mahomes is TTU's Commencement Speaker this year (can catch the recording).
Dennis bragged on Joe's excellent history lessons.
SarahLee bragged on William Morris, who invited Gwen from Germany to attend our meeting. SarahLee and BillM celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary this week.
Our speaker last week wasMeghalee Das from Assam, India: "A User-Centered Approach to Teaching International Students on Online Platforms." She studies the impact of bringing people who have different levels of language and technology skills together. She pointed out that international students studying in the US is at an all-time high, and the user-experience gives insight into studying how to discover behaviors and user needs. See, say, do. The applications are wide, including real estate, sports, medicine, etc., using any document or website or software or process. User-Experience (UX) records video, even through eye-tracking, and analyzes it. Research methods include data analysis, observations, self-reporting, designer analysis, and user/use diagrams in order to use software to represent the user ecology. Megahalee reported on a study she is doing, with international students, and how the pandemic has required work-arounds due to social distancing. She raised important questions for us, communicating at a distance, especially with people outside our organization or within other cultures; for instance, is interrupting rude? Does culture impact hesitancy in speaking? How does the technology impact communication? Does the "low" or "high" context culture impact our conversations? What if English is not the first language and the meeting is in English? She recommends "glocalized" learning solutions, connecting global and local interests. She recommends looking beyond written assignments; use visual, use audio, as well, in meetings and trainings. video...
Meghalee mentioned Hofstede, an intercultural communication researcher, as well. Compare two or more cultures at https://www.hofstede-insights.com/product/compare-countries to see generalizeable cultural value differences between countries. A fascinating website.
____ May 29th _________________
Program
This Zoom-Friday our program is Jerry Dolter, TTU Professor Voice and Director of TTU Opera Theatre. Jerry created Lubbock Moonlight Musicals in 2006. Students receive hands-on experience as administrators, stage performers, musicians, and stage technicians. more...
Did You KNOW?
Our next board Zoom-meeting is 6/9, 5:30pm.
Planning for 6/19, 6pm induction of new board members is underway. We have some special plans, and may be contact each club member to participate.
Have speaker suggestions? Please see our list and contact Hugh with ideas!
Kelley, Susan, SarahLee, Kathy, Steve, and others are working on our website redesign; Hugh and Walter are working on the Banner; Ingrid, Steve, and Kathy are working on branding signage. Oh my! Get involved!
Consider attending an online meeting from another club somewhere in the world. (Thanks, BillM!)
Ideas for Oktoberfest? Contact Bonnie and Jamel.
Birthdays: Kathy 1/1, Steve 1/2, Ken 1/3, Rich 1/12, Linda 1/19, Jerry 1/20, Brian 1/28, Maria 2/6, Susan 3/24, Elyn 3/20, Walter 4/21, Bonnie 4/25, Jian 6/17, Hugh 6/28, Joe 7/2, Matt 7/4, Jared 7/5, Eric 7/10, Dave 8/6, Greg 8/7, JohnK 8/10, Ingrid 8/20, Phil 9/16, Cal 9/30, Dan 10/5, JohnN 10/12, BillE 10/21, Kirk 10/21, Kelley 11/4, Jamel 11/6, Craig 12/22, Brent 12/24, Dennis 12/30, BillM 12/31.
Word of the Week
pic-ture / ˈpik(t)SHər
1.a visual representation of something or someone, like a painting, photograph, etc.
A picture can hide as much as it reveals.
Alexandra Petri, 1988-
2.a vivid description that triggers a mental image
It is too easy to say ‘what if’ and paint a picture of a perfect world.
Darren Shan, 1972-
3.a copy or example
Justice is a rare illness in a world that is otherwise a picture of health.
from ‘The Angel’s Game’ by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 1964-
4.plural, movies
You oughta be in pictures,
You’re wonderful to see,
You oughta be in pictures,
Oh what a hit you would be!
from the song ‘You Oughta Be in Pictures’, lyrics by Edward Heyman, 1907-1981
5.a situation
To be a champion, I think you have to see the big picture.
Summer Sanders, 1972-
6.to imagine or form a mental image
The image of them gently swaying to the music is how I picture love in my mind even after all these years.
from ‘The Name of the Wind’ by Patrick Rothfuss, 1973-
7.to describe vividly
The universe can best be pictured as consisting of pure thought, the thought of what for want of a better word we must describe as a mathematical thinker.
James Jeans, 1877-1946
8.to represent in an image
General de Gaulle is again pictured in our newspapers, looking as usual like an embattled codfish.
Sylvia Townsend Warner, 1893-1978
9.to portray
[There] is a lot of evil in the world, and while maybe the devil isn’t exactly the way he’s pictured in old books and B-grade movies, he is active and fighting on the side of evil.
from ‘American Wife: A Memoir of Love, War, Faith and Renewal’ by Taya Kyle, 1974-
Meghalee Das discussed "user ecologies" when researching communication environments.
