The TTUHSC Office of Global Health (OGH) invites you to attend an ongoing lecture series on issues related to global health and building healthy communities. The lectures will be held twice a month at 12:00 noon CT. Invited guest speakers will share their personal stories and experiences. Everyone is invited to attend. Free lunch will be provided to the first 50 attendees!
East Lubbock Promise Neighborhood
- Speaker: Scott Ridley, PhD, Dean, College of Education, TTU
- Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2015
- Time: 12:00 noon CT
- Location: ACB 110
Dr. Scott Ridley was appointed dean of the College of Education on June 1, 2011. Dr. Ridley came to Texas Tech after 20 years at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University (ASU). As an associate professor of educational psychology, he taught courses and published research on learning and motivation theory, action research, and classroom assessment. Dr. Ridley grew up in the panhandle near Hereford and received his master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Texas at Austin.
During this presentation Dr. Ridley will discuss the East Lubbock Promise Neighborhood. The East Lubbock Promise Neighborhood is an US Department of Education funding initiative committed to working with the residents of East Lubbock to support and advocate for our children— ensuring that both children and parents have access to the resources they need to grow, learn, and succeed. For more information about the East Lubbock Promise Neighborhood, please visit the website at www.elpngrant.org/.
Free lunch will be provided to the first 50 attendees!
This event is free and open to the public. No RSVP is necessary. Meals will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis.
Want to reserve your meal for this lecture?
Bring 2 wide-ruled spiral notebooks to the Office of Global Health (2B410) on the Monday or Tuesday prior and we’ll reserve a meal for you!!!! Please note: reserved meals will be held until 12:05 at which time any unclaimed meals will be given away.
OGH will be collecting school supplies throughout the spring semester to be donated to school children in Jinotega, Nicaragua. Cash donations are also accepted and will be used for the purchase of school supplies. For more information about the supplies we’ll be collecting, please visit the OGH website.
For more information about the Global Health Lecture Series or the School Supplies for Nicaragua project, please contact OGH at 806-743-2901 or e-mail globalhealth@ttuhsc.edu.
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