This spring, the DCI is partnering with Davidson faculty and staff to kick off a new iteration of our Commons Conversations program! Commons Conversations is a series of deliberative chats over lunch at Vail Commons and is open to all Davidson students. We have invited five faculty and staff members to host these conversations on topics relevant to their academic or professional expertise. At each session, these conversation hosts will briefly introduce the topic of conversation and share a few of their own insights on it. Students joining the lunch will then have an opportunity to discuss the topic with one another and the host in a conversation guided by our DCI Fellows, who are trained deliberation facilitators.
All Commons Conversations events will take place in the Vail Commons Annex. Meal swipes will be provided to all participants who are not on a full meal plan.
Below is our list of faculty and staff hosts that we have scheduled for this spring. A week or two before each Commons Conversation, we will share more information about the topic of conversation and how to register to attend (seats are limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis).
We hope you’ll decide to join us for this series focused on the Davidson student community!
Friday, February 23, 11:15 am to 12:15 pm
Shelley Rigger, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Brown Professor of Asian Politics
Friday, March 22, 11:15 am to 12:15 pm
Patricio Boyer, E. Craig Wall, Jr., Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities and Director of the Humanities Program | Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies
Thursday, April 4, 12:15 am to 1:15 pm
Byron McCrae, Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students
Thursday, April 18, 11:10 am to 12:10 pm
Shyam Gouri-Suresh, James W. Cannon Professor of Economics and Rizwan Zamir, Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Thursday, April 25, 11:10 am to 12:10 pm
Chris Clunie, Vice President & Director of Athletics
