Campus-Wide Theme: Water in Our World - H 2 O Carolina and Faculty Council Hitchcock Room, Stone Center November 18, 2011

Campus-Wide Theme Builds on strengths Delivers cohesion and coherence Responds to major global challenges Leverages resources and impacts Motivational, community- building Fulfills overall/underlying mission

Why Water? “In the United States, water represents one of the great diplomatic and development opportunities of our time. It’s not every day you find an issue where effective diplomacy and development will allow you to save millions of lives, feed the hungry, empower women, advance our national security interests, protect the environment, and demonstrate to billions of people that the United States cares, cares about you and your welfare. Water is that issue.” U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton World Water Day 2010

Why Water? College of Arts and Sciences Friday Center for Continuing Education General College Graduate School Kenan-Flagler Business School Summer School Dentistry Education Government Information and Library Science Journalism & Mass Communication Law Eshelman School of Pharmacy Gillings School of Global Public Health Medicine Nursing Social Work

Why Water? College of Arts and Sciences Friday Center for Continuing Education General College Graduate School Kenan-Flagler Business School Summer School Dentistry Education Government Information and Library Science Journalism & Mass Communication Law Eshelman School of Pharmacy Gillings School of Global Public Health Medicine Nursing Social Work

Why Water? College of Arts and Sciences Friday Center for Continuing Education General College Graduate School Kenan-Flagler Business School Summer School Dentistry Education Government Information and Library Science Journalism & Mass Communication Law Eshelman School of Pharmacy Gillings School of Global Public Health Medicine Nursing Social Work

Why Water? College of Arts and Sciences Friday Center for Continuing Education General College Graduate School Kenan-Flagler Business School Summer School Dentistry Education Government Information and Library Science Journalism & Mass Communication Law Eshelman School of Pharmacy Gillings School of Global Public Health Medicine Nursing Social Work

Why Water? College of Arts and Sciences Friday Center for Continuing Education General College Graduate School Kenan-Flagler Business School Summer School Dentistry Education Government Information and Library Science Journalism & Mass Communication Law Eshelman School of Pharmacy Gillings School of Global Public Health Medicine Nursing Social Work

Why Water? College of Arts and Sciences Friday Center for Continuing Education General College Graduate School Kenan-Flagler Business School Summer School Dentistry Education Government Information and Library Science Journalism & Mass Communication Law Eshelman School of Pharmacy Gillings School of Global Public Health Medicine Nursing Social Work

Why Water? College of Arts and Sciences Friday Center for Continuing Education General College Graduate School Kenan-Flagler Business School Summer School Dentistry Education Government Information and Library Science Journalism & Mass Communication Law Eshelman School of Pharmacy Gillings School of Global Public Health Medicine Nursing Social Work

Why Water? College of Arts and Sciences Friday Center for Continuing Education General College Graduate School Kenan-Flagler Business School Summer School Dentistry Education Government Information and Library Science Journalism & Mass Communication Law Eshelman School of Pharmacy Gillings School of Global Public Health Medicine Nursing Social Work

Why Water? College of Arts and Sciences Friday Center for Continuing Education General College Graduate School Kenan-Flagler Business School Summer School Dentistry Education Government Information and Library Science Journalism & Mass Communication Law Eshelman School of Pharmacy Gillings School of Global Public Health Medicine Nursing Social Work

Why Water? College of Arts and Sciences Friday Center for Continuing Education General College Graduate School Kenan-Flagler Business School Summer School Dentistry Education Government Information and Library Science Journalism & Mass Communication Law Eshelman School of Pharmacy Gillings School of Global Public Health Medicine Nursing Social Work

Why Water? College of Arts and Sciences Friday Center for Continuing Education General College Graduate School Kenan-Flagler Business School Summer School Dentistry Education Government Information and Library Science Journalism & Mass Communication Law Eshelman School of Pharmacy Gillings School of Global Public Health Medicine Nursing Social Work

Water Brings People Together

University of Michigan Winter Semester Theme: Water College of Literature, Science and Arts Explore water from diverse perspectives, including water in art (as both medium and subject), in literature, the role of water in shaping history, and more

“Year of Water” at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Examined the critical role of water throughout the world as a special substantive theme for the 2008–09 academic year. The “Year of Water” brought the SAIS community together to explore global water issues as they relate to economics and commerce, agriculture, the environment, new technologies, development and poverty, security, public health, and conflict and cooperation. SAIS Hosted Ambassadors’ Forum on Water Issues in South Asia

Stanford Arts Theme for

Campus-wide theme of Water at UPenn in

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, serves North Carolina, the United States, and the world through teaching, research, and public service. We embrace an unwavering commitment to excellence as one of the world’s great research universities. Our mission is to serve as a center for research, scholarship, and creativity and to teach a diverse community of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students to become the next generation of leaders. Through the efforts of our exceptional faculty and staff, and with generous support from North Carolina’s citizens, we invest our knowledge and resources to enhance access to learning and to foster the success and prosperity of each rising generation. We also extend knowledge-based services and other resources of the University to the citizens of North Carolina and their institutions to enhance the quality of life for all people in the State. With lux, libertas—light and liberty—as its founding principles, the University has charted a bold course of leading change to improve society and to help solve the world’s greatest problems. Carolina’s Mission 13,000-gallon wave tank in Chapman Hall Collaboration among marine sciences, physics, mathematics, and others Water and Health Conference: 450+ Participants

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, serves North Carolina, the United States, and the world through teaching, research, and public service. We embrace an unwavering commitment to excellence as one of the world’s great research universities. Our mission is to serve as a center for research, scholarship, and creativity and to teach a diverse community of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students to become the next generation of leaders. Through the efforts of our exceptional faculty and staff, and with generous support from North Carolina’s citizens, we invest our knowledge and resources to enhance access to learning and to foster the success and prosperity of each rising generation. We also extend knowledge-based services and other resources of the University to the citizens of North Carolina and their institutions to enhance the quality of life for all people in the State. With lux, libertas—light and liberty—as its founding principles, the University has charted a bold course of leading change to improve society and to help solve the world’s greatest problems. Carolina’s Mission Global Research Institute Focusing on the challenges faced by a world population likely to rise to 9 or 9.5 billion by mid-century, seeking to provide water, sanitation and hygiene for all Carolina Women’s Leadership Council Network of women from across the country who are committed to supporting the University and students' educational experiences Mentors future generations of woman philanthropists at Carolina Theme for 2012 is “Water.” First time the Council has ever had a single theme.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, serves North Carolina, the United States, and the world through teaching, research, and public service. We embrace an unwavering commitment to excellence as one of the world’s great research universities. Our mission is to serve as a center for research, scholarship, and creativity and to teach a diverse community of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students to become the next generation of leaders. Through the efforts of our exceptional faculty and staff, and with generous support from North Carolina’s citizens, we invest our knowledge and resources to enhance access to learning and to foster the success and prosperity of each rising generation. We also extend knowledge-based services and other resources of the University to the citizens of North Carolina and their institutions to enhance the quality of life for all people in the State. With lux, libertas—light and liberty—as its founding principles, the University has charted a bold course of leading change to improve society and to help solve the world’s greatest problems. Carolina’s Mission Carolina Performing Arts Open to the water theme for or beyond Involvement from the arts: bringing the concept of water to the stage October 6-7, 2011 Water Stains on the Wall Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan Chancellor’s Innovation Circle Has been encouraging adoption of a campus- wide theme At last meeting discussed diverse possible themes and agreed that water was “the natural choice.”

Activities First-year summer book Performance – Dance – Music – Theatre Lectures Seminars Visiting scholars Symposia …would be undertaken to bring the issues around water to the campus, state, nation, and beyond

Building On Our History

UNC, 2008

Building On Our History UNC, 1892

Building On Our History Zambia, 2008

Question Is there consensus on submission of a Faculty Council resolution, endorsing the idea of a campus-wide theme of water, to be presented for a vote at the December 9 th Faculty Council meeting? Should the Faculty Council form a Campus Theme Steering Committee or Advisory Committee to take leadership on how to implement this or any future campus theme?

Benefits of a Campus-Wide Theme “Effective way of cultivating the strong sense of community” “Participating students can build on knowledge gained at early fall events as they attend later ones” “Publicity for any single element will be magnified through its attachment to the other elements” “Separate budgets could even be combined to enable the campus to sponsor events and speakers that might otherwise be beyond our financial reach” “Unify and connect the many disciplines and campus events throughout the university with a central theme and promote a dialog among the campus, community and abroad concerning specific related topics”

Alignment with Holden “We have so much work ahead of us. Our to-do list is nothing less than the greatest problems of our time.” -Holden Thorp, UNC Chancellor

Outline Title Slide How water is relevant to each department within UNC. Clearly, water brings people together! It has been done before: see UPenn, JHU SIAS, etc. Proposal We need to define ourselves as a leader (“build it and they will come”) as shown in our mission statement. – Jamie coming to UNC – Other examples of UNC activities highlighting water (GRI, Fluids Laboratory, Carolina Performing Arts)

UNC Medical and Science Journalism Program: Water Quality TV Reports

College of Arts and Sciences Friday Center for Continuing Education General College Graduate School Kenan-Flagler Business School Summer School Dentistry Education Government Information and Library Science Journalism & Mass Communication Law Eshelman School of Pharmacy Gillings School of Global Public Health Medicine Nursing Social Work

Carolina’s Mission The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, serves North Carolina, the United States, and the world through teaching, research, and public service. We embrace an unwavering commitment to excellence as one of the world’s great research universities. Our mission is to serve as a center for research, scholarship, and creativity and to teach a diverse community of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students to become the next generation of leaders. Through the efforts of our exceptional faculty and staff, and with generous support from North Carolina’s citizens, we invest our knowledge and resources to enhance access to learning and to foster the success and prosperity of each rising generation. We also extend knowledge-based services and other resources of the University to the citizens of North Carolina and their institutions to enhance the quality of life for all people in the State. With lux, libertas—light and liberty—as its founding principles, the University has charted a bold course of leading change to improve society and to help solve the world’s greatest problems.

“Water is the driving force of all nature” -Leonardo da Vinci

Water: Significant at Other Schools Other schools are beginning to appreciate this fact and are exploring water in cross-disciplinary ways. In academic year , for example, the University of Iowa announced a plan for a university-wide “cluster hire” initiative to add ten new faculty positions “to advance research, education, and outreach on water sustainability.” In spring 2011, the New School in New York City organized an innovative week-long program called “Water (Dis)Courses,” which incorporated projects from design, fashion, architecture, urban planning, photography, film, environmental studies, politics, public health, and history. Stetson University in Florida has designated academic year “Water Sustainability Year” on campus, and has developed campus-wide programming accordingly.

Art at Massachusetts Institute of Technology LightRain combines traditional landscape art and holography “Bring a poetry to science" and stimulate young people's interest in the field Light Rain by Betsy Connors

Theatre: Water for Life To South Korean artist Jaeson Moon, water is a muse Featuring three dancers and a transparent acrylic tank of water, the performance is an interdisciplinary effort by a team that includes an art therapist, a biologist, choreographers and performing artists. SORO Performance Unit

Fluids Laboratory 13,000-gallon wave tank in Chapman Hall Collaboration among marine sciences, physics, mathematics, and others

Fellowships: Making Scarce Water Work For All Global Research Institute Focusing on the challenges faced by a world population likely to rise to 9 or 9.5 billion by mid-century, seeking to provide water, sanitation and hygiene for all

Carolina Women’s Leadership Council Network of women from across the country who are committed to supporting the University and students' educational experiences Mentors future generations of woman philanthropists at Carolina Focus in 2012, will be “Water”

Chancellors Innovation Circle Chancellor’s Innovation Circle Has been encouraging adoption of a campus- wide theme At last meeting discussed diverse possible themes and agreed that water was “the natural choice.”

Carolina Performing Arts Open to the water theme for or beyond Involvement from the arts: bringing the concept of water to the stage October 6-7, 2011 Water Stains on the Wall Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan

Philosophy “You could not step twice into the same river; for other waters are ever flowing on to you” Πάντα ῥεῖ καὶ οὐδὲν μένει “Everything flows, nothing stands still” -Plato’s Cratylus College of Arts and Sciences Friday Center for Continuing Education General College Graduate School Kenan-Flagler Business School Summer School Dentistry Education Government Information and Library Science Journalism & Mass Communication Law Eshelman School of Pharmacy Gillings School of Global Public Health Medicine Nursing Social Work

Journalism Dear Larry, Jaime and Peter, As we launch the pan-university water theme, I've come across an extraordinary opportunity to promote it and I hope we can all support it. Pat Davison is a professor in the Journalism School who works with a group of students every year to produce a multimedia project on a given theme. His recent project on Mexico City was prominently featured in the Washington Post. He has also done one on the Galapagos Islands which is simply stunning. He's now looking to update it with new technology. Given the topic and the quality of his work, I think we could use it prominently to promote the water theme in the years ahead; I've talked to him about this possibility and he's excited. He is looking for $12,000 to help offset the cost of the students working/traveling with him. If we each can pitch in $1,000, we can then go to Ron Strauss and Barbara Entwistle to see if they can each kick in $4,000. Please let me know your thoughts and thanks for considering it. AND LAURA RUEL