Dr. Amy Aldridge Sanford’s

Continuing Education/Seminar Attendance

(Not a presenter)

“Quality Matters Professional Development.” Online Pedagogical Training. January 16-29, 2012.

“Reimagining Equality: Stories of Gender, Race, and Finding Home.”  Presented by Anita Hill, author.  Rudisill Regional Library.  Tulsa:  November 2011.

“Feminist Transformations and the Discipline.”  Presented by 
Michael Kimmel, Professor of Sociology, SUNY Stony Brook; Linda Martín Alcoff, Professor of Philosophy, Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center;
Trinh Minh-ha, Professor of Women's Studies and Rhetoric (Film), University of California, Berkeley.  National Women Studies Association annual conference.  Atlanta:  November 2011.

“Creative impulse and the art of fiction writing.”  Presented by Jonathan Franzen, author.  University of Tulsa.  Tulsa, OK:  October 2011.

“Oklahomans for Equality: Gay Rights and Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender Issues in Northeast Oklahoma.”  Presented by Toby Jenkins, Executive Director of Oklahomans for Equality. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Tahlequah. Tahlequah, OK:  October 2011.

“Afghanistan:  Its complexities and relevance.”  Presented by Dr. Khaled Hosseini, author.  Cameron University.  Lawton, OK:  August 2011.

“Middle Eastern Women:  Traditions, Development and Change.”  CIEE trip to Amman, Jordan.  June 16-23, 2011.

“Building the green economy:  Indigenous strategies for a sustainable future.”  Presented by Winona LaDuke.  Symposium of the American Indian.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK:  April 2011.

"Politics and power in the age of Obama: Is the United States post-racial?”  Presented by Robert Jensen, author.  University of Tulsa.  Tulsa, OK:  March 2011.

“Orange is the new black.”  Presented by Piper Kerman, author.  Women’s History Month Lecture.  University of Tulsa.  Tulsa, OK:  March 2011.

“Waiting for Superman.”  Film screening and panel discussion.  Tahlequah, OK: March 2011. 

“Why Women’s History Matters.”  Lecture by Shelby Knox.  University of Oklahoma.  Norman, OK:  March 2011.

“Any one of us:  Words from prison.”  V Day Benefit Reading.  University of Tulsa.  Tulsa, OK:  February 2011.

“Race to Nowhere:  The Dark Side of America’s Achievement Culture.”  Film screening and panel discussion.  Tahlequah, OK:  February 2011. 

“Creativity World Forum.”  Featuring Sir Ken Robinson, Daniel Pink, and Blake Mycoskie.  Oklahoma City, OK:  November 2010.

“One Land, Two Peoples, Three Faiths:  Time for Reconciliation, Justice and Peace.”  Jerusalem Women Speak.  Presented by American Association of University Women-Tahlequah Branch.  Tahlequah, OK:  November 2010.

"Women and Business: Still a Merger in Progress."  Presented by Esther Silver-Parker, business executive and gender equality advocate.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK: November 2010.

“A Career in Broadcasting.”  Presented by Deana Silk, Channel 2 anchor. Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK: November 2010.

“A Far, Far Better Thing: Feelings and Feminism.”  Presented by The Hon. Sam A. Joyner, recently retired United States Magistrate Judge from Oklahoma’s Northern District. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Tahlequah.  Tahlequah, OK:  October 2010.

“Regionalism for Growth and Individual Responsibility.”  Keynote address by Vince Orza, Dean of Meinders School of Business, Oklahoma City University.  Northeastern Oklahoma Regional Summit.  Tahlequah, OK:  October 2010.

“Legal and Historical Roots of Health Care for American Indians/Alaska Natives.” Presented by Melissa Gower.  Cherokee Nation.  Tahlequah, OK:  October 2010.

“Half the Sky.”  Presented by Nicholas Kristof, author.  Presidential Lecture.  University of Tulsa.  Tulsa, OK:  October 2010.

“Women and Incarceration.”  Presented by Amy Proctor.  Herstory Club.  Tahlequah, OK:  October 2010.

“Lies My Teacher Told Me.”  Presented by Dr. James Loewen, sociologist and author.  Leadership in History Awards Banquet.  Cox Convention Center.  Oklahoma City, OK:  September 2010.

“The Ideal Sustainable Campus.”  Presented by Dr. Kelly Cain, University of Wisconsin-River Falls.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK:  September 2010.

“Civil War Nurses.”  Presented by Dr. Melissa Strong.  Herstory Club.  Tahlequah, OK:  September 2010.

“Convergence:  Education, Technology, and Beyond.”  Keynote delivered by Jim Stovall, President of the Narrative Television Network, presented at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Speech Theatre Communication Association.  Rogers State University.  Claremore, OK:  September 2010.

“Oklahoma Gubernatorial Candidate Forum.”  Presented Oklahoma Town Hall.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK:  July 2010.

“Rapid Online Course Design.”  Magna webinar.  July 2010.

“Roots from the Cherokees.  Promises for our Future.”  Presented by Dr. Brad Agnew.  Cherokee Nation.  Tahlequah, OK:  June 2010.

Historical Perspectives of Native American Women.  A four-week class led by Kathryn England-Aytes, California State University, Monterey Bay.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK:  June 2010.

Small group with special guest Gloria Steinem.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK:  April 2010.

Oklahoma Women in Higher Education Networking Conference.  Keynote presented by Angela Monson.  Rose State College.  Midwest City, OK:  April 2010.

“AAUW State Convention.”  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK:  April 2010.

“Lessons from ‘The Color of Fear.’”  Presented by Victor Lewis.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK:  April 2010.

“Last Lecture Series.”  Presented by Jocelyn Payne.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK:  February 2010.

“Making a Difference in Student Learning:  Assessment as a Core Strategy.”  Presented by The Higher Learning Commission.  Lisle, IL:  February 2010.

“Preventing Death by Lecture.”  Presented by Amberdawn Moore.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK:  January 2010.

“Chalk Talk.”  Presented by Bruce Plante, editorial cartoonist for the Tulsa World.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK: December 2009.

“Health and Fitness Expo.”  Tulsa, OK:  November 2009.

“Women in Higher Education Conference.”  Presented by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.  University of Central Oklahoma.  Edmond, OK:  November 2009.

“Discursive Struggles of Relating.”  Presented by Leslie A. Baxter.  Carroll C. Arnold Distinguished Lecture.  National Communication Association annual meeting.  Chicago:  November 2009.

“Human Trafficking Awareness Event.”  Presented by Mark Elam, director of Oklahomans Against Trafficking Humans.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK:  November 2009.

“A Bridge Across the Racial Divide.”  Presented by Richard Lapchick.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK:  September 2009.

“Chairs’ Leadership Training.”  Presented by Dr. David McFarland, Penson Associates, Inc.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK:  September 2009.

“The New Renaissance:  A revolution of creativity and learning.”  Hosted by Creative Oklahoma, Inc.  Edmond, OK:  September 2009.

“Outstanding Professors’ Academy.”  Hosted by the Educators’ Leadership Academy.  Norman, OK:  September 2009; Seminole, OK:  January 2010; and Broken Arrow, OK:  March 2010.

“Time Capsules from the Cherokee Female Seminary: The 20th Anniversary.”  Presented by Victoria Sheffler, NSU Archivist.  Cherokee Nation’s Council Chambers.  Tahlequah, OK.  May 2009.

“Beyond Green.”  Larry Adair Lectureship Series.  Presented by Jessy Tolkan, Energy Action Coalition.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK.  March 2009.

“Ballet Folklorico Mexico.”  Presented by NSU and The Sequoyah Institute.  Muskogee Civic Center.  Muskogee, OK.  March 2009.

Battenfield Carletti Distinguished Entrepreneur Lecture.  Presented by Jeff Reasor.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK.  February 2009.

10th Annual Celebration of Teaching.  Guest speakers Heather Sparks, Oklahoma Teacher of the Year and Mark Giesen, 2008 National Teacher of the Year.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK.  February 2009.

“Intersections of popular culture and religion.”  Presented by Mark Pinsky.  Centennial Lectureship Series.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK.  January 2009.

“Celebration of Books.”  Featuring authors Mitch Albom, Tracy Letts, Billie Letts, Elizabeth Forsyth Hailey, Robert Morgan, and Jill Conner Browne.  Oklahoma State University.  Tulsa, OK.  September 2008.

“Lessons learned from Little Rock.”  Presented by Elizabeth Eckford, a member of the “Little Rock Nine.”  Centennial Lectureship Series.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK.  September 2008.

“Pandering to fear:  The media’s crisis mentality.”  Presented by John Stossel, 20/20 co-anchor.  Tulsa Town Hall, Inc.  Tulsa, OK.  September 2008.

“Nippon 2008:  A Celebration of Japanese Culture.”  Presented by JNSU.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK.  March 2008.

“Maze of injustice:  The failure to protect Indigenous women from sexual violence in the USA.”  Presented by Amnesty International and the American Association of University Women.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK.  March 2008.

9th Annual Celebration of Teaching.  Guest speakers Stephanie Canada, Oklahoma Teacher of the Year and Andrea Peterson, 2007 National Teacher of the Year.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK.  February 2008.

“Generation NeXt come to college:  Understanding, teaching, and serving today’s postmodern students.”  Presented by Dr. Mark Taylor.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK.  November 2007.

“Remembering Little Rock—50 years later:  Crisis at Central High School.”  Guest speakers Elizabeth Eckford, a member of the Little Rock Nine and Ken Reinhardt, a white classmate of Eckford’s from Central High School.  Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site.  Topeka, KS.  November 2007.

“Forensics Coop.”  Forensics Camp hosted by Kansas Wesleyan University.  Salina, KS.  July 30-August 4, 2007.

“Leadership Forum for Indian Youth and Families.”  Panelists included Sandra Day O’Connor and Wilma Mankiller.  Sequoyah Schools campus.  Tahlequah, OK.  June 2007.

“The hanging of Angie Debo.”  Presented by Dr. Rennard Strickland, visiting professor of law at The University of Oklahoma.  The 35th Symposium of the American Indian:  And still the waters run.  Tahlequah, OK.  April 2007.

“Undergraduate Research Day.”  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK.  April 2007.

“Family, Community, and Career Leaders of America (FCCLA) State Convention.”  Cox Convention Center.  Oklahoma City.  April 2007.

“Stereotypes about Muslim women and strategies for avoiding them.”  Presented by Dr. Mohja Kahf and the American Association of University Women.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK.  April 2007.

“Lights!  Cameras!  Communicate!”  Presented by Arnold Shapiro.  Central States Communication Association annual meeting.  Minneapolis.  March 2007.

8th Annual Celebration of Teaching.  Guest speaker Linda Hasler-Reid, Oklahoma Teacher of the Year.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK.  February 2007.

Battenfield Carletti Distinguished Entrepreneur Lecture.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK.  February 2007.

“Service learning:  A step beyond volunteerism.”  Presented by Dr. Martha Parrott.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK.  February 2007.

“Copyright—Are you legal?”  Presented by Rick Shelton.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK.  January 2007.

“Against the Wind II.”  Presented by Art Professor Lance Hunter and Adjunct Art Instructor Sylvia Nitti.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK.  January 2007.

“Oklahoma Speech Theatre Communication Association annual meeting.”  Southern Nazarene University.  Bethany, OK.  September 2006.

“What the Best College Teachers Do.”  Presented by Dr. Ken Bain.  University of Central Oklahoma.  Edmond, OK.  July 2006.

“Women’s Entrepreneurial Expo.”  Presented by NSU and SIFE.  NSU-BA.  Broken Arrow, OK.  March 2006.

“Seduction of Addictions:  6th Annual Woman to Woman Conference.”  Presented by the American Association of University Women.  Indian Capital Technology Center.  Tahlequah, OK.  March 2006.

“Academic Freedom.”  Presented by Dr. Kay Bull.  Northeastern State University.  Tahlequah, OK.  October 2005.

“Oklahoma Speech Theatre Communication Association annual meeting.”  University of Central Oklahoma.  Edmond, OK.  September 2005.

“Women Change the World:  5th Annual Woman to Woman Conference.”  Presented by the American Association of University Women.  Indian Capital Technology Center.  Tahlequah, OK.  April 2005.

“2005 Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference.”  Northeastern State University. Tahlequah, OK.  April 2005.

“Ethics in Political Journalism Seminar.”  (Keynote speaker Karen Hughes, former adviser to President George W. Bush).  Oklahoma City University.  Oklahoma City, OK.  March 2005.

“Interviewing Prospective University Employees.”  Presented by Charlie Babb, RUSO Counsel.  Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK.  March 2005.

“Oklahoma Speech Theatre Communication Association annual meeting.”  University of Central Oklahoma.  Edmond, OK.  September 2004.

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