The 2020 Days of Common Learning: “The Future of Work,” With Andrew Yang

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Seattle Pacific University and the SPU Faculty Life Office present

The Future of Work in the Age of a Pandemic, Sociopolitical Disruption, and Rapid Technological Change

NEW TIME: Friday, October 9, 9:30 a.m. PDT


About Andrew Yang

Panel discussion following Andrew Yang’s Address

Panelists

  • Dr. Carlos Arias Arevalo, Assistant Professor and Chair of Computer Science at Seattle Pacific University
  • Dr. Owen EwaldC. May Marston Associate Professor of Classical Languages and Civilizations at Seattle Pacific University
  • Dr. Nyaradzo Mvududu, Dean of the School of Education at Seattle Pacific University
  • Micah Schaafsma, Assistant Vice President for Information Technology at Seattle Pacific University

Moderator

  • Dr. Raedene Copeland, Assistant Provost for Inclusive Faculty Excellence at Seattle Pacific University

Watch the Monday–Thursday Panel Discussions

Monday, 1–1:50 p.m. PDT

The Accelerated Digital Transformation of our Lives and World 

Panelists

Moderator

  • Dr. Geri Mason, Associate Professor of Economics at Seattle Pacific University

Tuesday, 10:30–11:20 a.m. PDT

Theology and the Future of Work” 

Panelists

  • Dr. Owen Ewald, C. May Marston Associate Professor of Classical Languages and Civilizations at Seattle Pacific University
  • Dr. Alden Smith, Professor of Classics at Baylor University 

Moderator

  • Michael Paulus, Assistant Provost of Educational Technology at Seattle Pacific University

Wednesday, 2:30–3:40 p.m. PDT

Jobs of Tomorrow

Panelists

  • Dr. Carlos Arias Arevalo, Assistant Professor and Chair of Computer Science at Seattle Pacific University
  • Kim Blue, MSOD, SHRM-CP, Senior HR Manager, US East Coast Region, Microsoft
  • Tansy Brook, Director, ERP EPM, Cross SaaS Product Marketing, Oracle Corporation
  • Lewis McMurran, Co-Manager of the Future of Work Project for Washington State’s Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

Moderator

  • Micah Schaafsma, Assistant Vice President for Information Technology at Seattle Pacific University

Thursday, 10:30–11:20 PDT

Impact of Sociopolitical Disruption on Diverse Populations” 

Panelists

  • Michael Cato, Senior Vice President and CIO at Bowdoin College
  • Diya Khanna, Global Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Manager at Amazon; Member of Seattle Women’s Commission
  • Gloria Kimbwala, Founder and Head of Engineering at Bisalu
  • Arturo Ortiz, Principal Software Engineering Manager, Cloud + AI at Microsoft
  • Dr. ClarLynda Willams-DeVane, Director, State Center for Health Statistics at North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Moderator


About the Day of Common Learning

Now in its 19th year, the Day of Common Learning (this year, known as the Days of Common Learning) is a campuswide event in which students, faculty, staff, and people from the greater Seattle area have the opportunity to engage in deep thought and conversation around a topic of interest and concern.

All events are free and open to the public, and this year the events are online.


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