The International Social Action Film Festival at Adelphi University
The evenings will be moderated by Ron Shultz, founder and executive director of the International Social Action Film Festival. The year-round festival is dedicated to supporting the efforts of local social action organizations through film.
Garden City, NY, May 01, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The International Social Action Film Festival, co-sponsored by the Adelphi University School of Business and the Levermore Global Scholars Program and part of the School of Business’ Second International Conference on Social Entrepreneurship, will be held on Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1, 2010, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. On Friday, films will be shown in the Center for Recreation and Sports’ Campbell Lounge, and on Saturday in Blodgett Hall 201. The film festival is free for Adelphi students, staff, and faculty. An optional $10 donation is suggested from the public to support the non-profit International Social Action Film Festival, a social enterprise program of the Legacy XXI Institute.
Film schedule is below:
Friday, April 30
Youth Build
Dual Injustice
Karen Tse
Pennies for Peace
freeDimensional
Discussion
VOALA Stories
Dan’s Story
WalleyBall
Collision II
Saturday, May 1
This Brave Nation: Pete Seeger and Majora Carter
War Dance
The evenings will be moderated by Ron Shultz, who is the founder and executive director of the International Social Action Film Festival, a year-round film festival, which screened in nine countries and 18 cities in 2009, and is dedicated to sustaining and supporting the efforts of local social action organizations through film. Mr. Shultz is considered an international thought leader in the area of social entrepreneurship and social enterprise. He is the noted author of 21 published books, thirteen on emergence, social entrepreneurship, business innovation, and competitiveness. His books include Unconventional Wisdom; Open Boundaries: Creating Business Innovation through Complexity (with Howard Sherman); and The Mindful Corporation: Liberating the Human Spirit at Work (with Paul Nakai). His newest book forthcoming is Miracles and Nasty Surprises (co-authored with Hugo Letiche and Michael Lissack).
Mr. Schultz has run and directed for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations, social entrepreneurial initiatives, as well as social enterprises. His efforts have always been about joining theory, application, and practice into effective business world solutions. The goal of his work is to bring healthy business practices and innovative solutions together to solve pressing social issues.
For more information, contact Peter DeBartolo at pdebartolo@adelphi.edu or visit http://isaff.org/index.html.
About the Adelphi University School of Business: Accredited by AACSB International, Adelphi’s School of Business combines a cutting-edge curriculum with personal attention from expert faculty to create leaders who have the knowledge, integrity, and originality to drive enterprise in the 21st century. Small classes, state-of-the-art instruction, a richly diverse student body, and hands-on experience enable students to excel in all aspects of management. Adelphi offers an array of undergraduate programs in accounting, economics, finance, and management as well as full-time, part-time, and accelerated M.B.A. graduate programs.
About the Levermore Global Scholars Program: The Levermore Global Scholars Program is a program of distinction for socially active, civically conscious, and globally minded students. This innovative program emphasizes global learning, civic engagement, community service in the local organizations, study and service abroad, and scholars’ involvement in designing and leading their own initiatives with a social or global cause.
About Adelphi University: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs—The College of Arts and Sciences, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors College, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, and the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work—the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls nearly 8,500 students from 41 states and 63 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.
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Film schedule is below:
Friday, April 30
Youth Build
Dual Injustice
Karen Tse
Pennies for Peace
freeDimensional
Discussion
VOALA Stories
Dan’s Story
WalleyBall
Collision II
Saturday, May 1
This Brave Nation: Pete Seeger and Majora Carter
War Dance
The evenings will be moderated by Ron Shultz, who is the founder and executive director of the International Social Action Film Festival, a year-round film festival, which screened in nine countries and 18 cities in 2009, and is dedicated to sustaining and supporting the efforts of local social action organizations through film. Mr. Shultz is considered an international thought leader in the area of social entrepreneurship and social enterprise. He is the noted author of 21 published books, thirteen on emergence, social entrepreneurship, business innovation, and competitiveness. His books include Unconventional Wisdom; Open Boundaries: Creating Business Innovation through Complexity (with Howard Sherman); and The Mindful Corporation: Liberating the Human Spirit at Work (with Paul Nakai). His newest book forthcoming is Miracles and Nasty Surprises (co-authored with Hugo Letiche and Michael Lissack).
Mr. Schultz has run and directed for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations, social entrepreneurial initiatives, as well as social enterprises. His efforts have always been about joining theory, application, and practice into effective business world solutions. The goal of his work is to bring healthy business practices and innovative solutions together to solve pressing social issues.
For more information, contact Peter DeBartolo at pdebartolo@adelphi.edu or visit http://isaff.org/index.html.
About the Adelphi University School of Business: Accredited by AACSB International, Adelphi’s School of Business combines a cutting-edge curriculum with personal attention from expert faculty to create leaders who have the knowledge, integrity, and originality to drive enterprise in the 21st century. Small classes, state-of-the-art instruction, a richly diverse student body, and hands-on experience enable students to excel in all aspects of management. Adelphi offers an array of undergraduate programs in accounting, economics, finance, and management as well as full-time, part-time, and accelerated M.B.A. graduate programs.
About the Levermore Global Scholars Program: The Levermore Global Scholars Program is a program of distinction for socially active, civically conscious, and globally minded students. This innovative program emphasizes global learning, civic engagement, community service in the local organizations, study and service abroad, and scholars’ involvement in designing and leading their own initiatives with a social or global cause.
About Adelphi University: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs—The College of Arts and Sciences, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors College, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, and the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work—the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls nearly 8,500 students from 41 states and 63 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.
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