Re: Complexity & Community Sustainability Brownbag/Seminar March 26

Hi Dr. Teague,
Thank you for the interesting discussion yesterday.  I was very tempted to bring this up then but decided we should meet privately instead.   Please schedule a time we can talk more.  I could really go on for days giving you background, but I will try to be brief.

I started at USF in 1983 developing my own Patents as student projects for the Engineering Expo.  Then started a student group to help others do the same thing.  This resulted in a serious conflict between Dr. Newkome and Walbolt in the President's Staff meeting as the new State mandates for faculty patents had just come through...  Subsequently the Research Foundation was started and STARS USA Inc.

I graduated and became a stormwater expert before returning to USF for an MBA in 2004.  My first MBA class was "Leadership and Teams."  The class project was a system redesign.  I lead a team to redesign USF's Patent Process....  and soon found out the professor was the President's Assistant during the 1983 conflicts.

Emergence and synchronicity is really my way of life.  I guess I am a "strange attractor" that helps bring new innovative emergence everywhere I go.  It's not always easy, but I seem to do it whether I want to or not.

More specifically I posted to the WIKI about a Phd I will start in the Fall 08:
http://communiplexity.wikispaces.com/message/view/Brownbag+Seminar+08/3110025

I would like to discuss this further with you.  Please send me a note about when we can meet.  Monday, Wednesday or Friday mornings are easiest for me, but I will certainly come visit whenever you have time. 

Thanks
eric


Eric R. Weaver
Ed. Asst., Organization & Environment
College of Business, University of South Florida
Department of Management, BSN 3215
4202 East Fowler Avenue Tampa, Florida 33620
Telephone: 813-974-1757 Fax: 813-974-1734
Home 813-237-3705 Cell 813-679-5195
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http://www.coba.usf.edu/jermier/journal.htm
http://home.tampabay.rr.com/engineer/patents.html
http://home.tampabay.rr.com/engineer/professional.htm
http://home.tampabay.rr.com/engineer/resume/Resume.pdf
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. --Margaret Mead--

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"interdisciplinary" the politically correct "buzz-words"

Yes Congratulations!!!!

The one thing I learned here more than anything is that it often can be more WHO you know more than WHAT you know... So I would highly recommend we all get linked up better: www.linkedin.com/in/stars2man

Look around Manny and Mark are linked already...

Even if we all go somewhere different our contacts and relationships make more of a difference than anything... course being at the right place at the right time can make everything too: http://www.ods.usf.edu/Plans/Strategic/goals-strategies.htm

Hey Barrett and Phil, glad to see you are sure about what's next, see below I'm still exploring... lol... hum "interdisciplinary" what's that all about... lol... I guess someone has to show them what the politically correct "buzz-words" mean..

Take Care
eric

> Barrett and Phil......
>
> Congratulations!!!!
>
> and thanks for making the program "look good" :)
> We'll have to raise a glass of bubbly to the 2 of you...
> Great job...
>
> Cheryl
>
> BTW: Phil was accepted to UT's Phd program and
> Barrett was accepted to Cornell's
> Phd program.
>
> Barrett Keene, Middleton High School agricultural
> education instructor, was one of fifty -one individuals
> who received the "Teachers Turn the Key Award" on
> December 15, 2007, at the National Association of
> Agricultural Educators (NAAE) annual conference
> in Las Vegas. NAAE is the professional association for
> agricultural educators. The mission of NAAE is
> "professionals providing agricultural education for
> the global community through visionary leadership,
> advocacy, and service."

Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 5:18 PM
To: Weaver, Eric Subject: University of South Florida Applications
Subject: PhD in Civil Engineering, PhD in Public Health; Fall 2008

Dear Eric:

I am pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into the above- referenced graduate programs here at the University of South Florida.

However, you are permitted to matriculate into only one program at a time. Please notify me in writing (within the next two weeks) of the program in which you wish to enroll. You may reply by e-mail.

Please note: to be dually-enrolled, you will need to file a Dual Degree Application (please see http://www.grad.usf.edu/newsite/forms/grad_forms.asp ) and have it approved by both programs and colleges.

No matter which option you choose, I congratulate you on your admission to USF, and I wish you every success in your academic endeavors.

Sincerely,


Denise Desmarais Rodriguez
Graduate Admissions Officer
University of South Florida,
Graduate School
4202 E Fowler Ave BEH 304
Tampa , FL 33620-8470
Phone: 813-974-8800
FAX: 813-974-7343
E-mail: drodrig...@grad.usf.edu
Web: http://www.grad.usf.edu/

Fwd: RE: Friday-Monthly Meeting Reminder

Hi Dr. Gorski,

It was good to meet with you again on Wednesday at USF.

We will be reviewing the videos of Sunday's Science of Consciousness Seminar Monday so I might have something together for you within the week.

I know I also promised I would give you information about the next Urban Charrette meeting. I just received this reply, but am not sure when the next meeting is.

You might enjoy this too
Enjoy your weekend
eric


Eric R. Weaver
College of Business, University of South Florida
Department of Management, BSN 3215
4202 East Fowler Avenue Tampa, Florida 33620
Telephone: 813-974-1757 Fax: 813-974-1734
Home 813-237-3705 Cell 813-679-5195
ECO.Lution_Information.pdf
UC_martrix final.xls

The Urban Charrette <urbancharrette@gmail.com> wrote:

From: "The Urban Charrette " <urbancharrette@gmail.com>
To: "'Eric'" <stars2man@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: Friday-Monthly Meeting Reminder
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:13:20 -0500

Hello Eric,

It was good to meet you at our meetings. I have attached the matrix as well as information on our latest project- ECO.lution. We welcome you continued involvement and look forward to seeing you at ECO.lution.

If you have any questions or would like to get more involved please feel free to call me, 813.391.2387. Talk to you soon Eric.

Sincerely,

Adam Fritz

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From: Eric [mailto:stars2man@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 10:18 AM
To: Urban Charrette Tampa bay
Subject: Re: Friday-Monthly Meeting Reminder

Hey Adam,
Please send me the Goals Matrix.

Also is there a Yahoo Group or something somewhere that you post a schedule and meetings???

What has happened with TECO? The City Council seems to be meeting today about something related: Utility Projects - Resident Project Representative Presentations RFQ 7-D-45

Thanks
eric
237-3705



Urban Charrette Tampa bay <urbancharrette@gmail.com> wrote:

Just a reminder that the Urban Charrette monthly meeting will take place this Friday at Tre Amici in Ybor City (1908 19th Street) from8am-9am.

On the agenda:
1. ECO.lution (Tampa Bay's Green Week)
2. Green Building Ordinance
3. TECO Streetcar Funding
4. Mini-Charrette "What Does it Mean to be Green?"
5. Great coffee as always!

Hope to see you there!

Taryn Sabia and Adam Fritz

--
The Urban Charrette: advocating for the design of a livable Tampa

Re: A Question

start a blog..
I'll read and reply as you post...
read one of mine... lol...
discernment!!
http://complex4usf.blogspot.com/http://stars2man.blogspot.com/

sitting in the GAU contract negotiations with USF
patricia crouhts writing minutes
marc
brian davis
sara m
michael mots
ed mitchel
andy lovens - human resources
john cover
koffe glover chair - - who retired and now has been "hired back"

kofi begins - - - "article 3, 4, 5, no changes that is cool... "
"minor correction there... " 3.10pm
"art 7, spelling corrections"
Art 8, that is good
Art 9, that is good
Art 10, that is good
Art 11, that is good . . 3.11
art 13 . . .
Art 15, that is good

sitting in front of kofi glover as he reviews the graduate student union contract to a full house... changes starting now with no. 2.1ah .... at 3.16pm

Hold it . . . "it's a payment of services not a funding loss" . . . ooppss I yelled out from the audience . . . course his eyes were fixed on mine when I said that. . .

weird crap here . . . . Tuition waiver is state funded . . . . they lose money on excess FTE enrollment. Weird . . . while that is part of the payment for my work here....
oh.. sorry... lol..


Next meeting March 18th

Re: "Science of Consciousness" 2/24, Tampa FREE

So Allison gave us three questions in clas stoday and told us to get into groups. Course I was sitting next to the two other students I knew in the class and suggested we be the people to move and make the three groups.

I sat across from Gary and Peter.

The First question was what would you change in our communicyt now?

Gary said the political process.
Petter said the news services that were lost in fear and violence instead of community news.

I then repeated some of the discussions earlier and seased the oppotunity before me to share my weekend adventures where I met a political activits who was video taping events to create a community news service. . . it was really so funny because Peter knew what the event was and a bunch of the people there where at another event where Gary and I had met before. . .

It was really so funny how the instant connections brought out so much excitement and passions.

Course when I got home after the meeting I called the "political activists" and he's meeting Gary tomorrow . . . lol . . . Then Sharon called to say about shring the event videos with Peter. . . lol . . .

Re: Participation in Communiplexity Brownbag Seminar for USF course credit

I can attend a meeting after our class today to discuss this.
As to the other issues raised:

I would like to point out that during the 2/20 Brownbag Heather also posted and discussed the 20 hours she is paid by the graduate school which included:

1    administration of brownbag
1    content preparation for brownbag
2    info in and out posts and reflections
1.5  submitting and reading posts for wiki
1    attending to virtual hub
6.5  

Being paid for this would probably have a lot to do with why she is the only one actively posting...

>>>What would help to facilitate your full and active involvement in the Brownbag Seminar at this point?

I guess if David Lee's 20 hours are still available the 6.5 to each of the other students would certainly "facilitate full active involvement." 

>>>How can we ensure that those of you who are registered for credit will receive a "pass" in the "pass/fail" grading system that is in place?

Ensuring a "Pass" would be easy with an honest equitable evaluation where each student is provided the same resources and opportunities as noted above.

>>>When do you all think would be most ideal, in order to facilitate the co-generation of knowledge regarding complexity and community sustainability?

I'm not sure when the semester ends but our discussion of the "Communiplexity position statements" last term was kinda cut short.  Therefore, I would recommend the "complexity-informed descriptions / illustrations of particular communities" also be submitted before the end of the term to ensure we are able to discuss these more fully.

See you later today
eric



Heather Curry <hrcurry@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm available right before or after the brownbag, so either way, I'll be there. This upcoming Wed. is a great one, so I'll keep my fingers crossed that it works for everyone else!

 

Heather

 

On 2/22/08, Pinto, Allison <APinto@fmhi.usf.edu> wrote:

Hi folks,

The three of you have opted to receive 3 course credits for your participation in the Complexity & Community Brownbag Seminar this semester.  I have pasted below the expectations for student participation, which were initially proposed in the Brownbag Seminar schedule / syllabus.  I am assuming that you agree with these expectations since I have invited folks to reflect on the learning community that we all are co-creating, and there have not been any expressed questions, concerns or proposed changes in relation to the student guidelines.  However, I am noticing that only Heather has posted questions/comments on the wiki so far, and there has not yet been any tracking/sharing of complexity-related websites/list-serves by those of you who have requested to receive USF course credit.  What would help to facilitate your full and active involvement in the Brownbag Seminar at this point?  How can we ensure that those of you who are registered for credit will receive a "pass" in the "pass/fail" grading system that is in place? 
 

The plan at this point is to share Communiplexity position statements on March 26, but we haven't clarified a date by which it seems most ideal to share complexity-informed descriptions / illustrations of particular communities.  When do you all think would be most ideal, in order to facilitate the co-generation of knowledge regarding complexity and community sustainability?

If you would like to discuss in person, as a group, before or after the Wednesday brownbag, just let me know. 

Talk with you soon.

Thanks,

Allison  

 

Seminar Format and Evaluation:

The following details are provided for those individuals who choose to participate in the brownbag seminar for 3 USF course credits:

The course will be organized as a seminar, so the expectation will be that participants attend each meeting prepared to discuss the readings selected for that week, as well as issues that have emerged through active engagement in communities.  So that the structures and processes of the seminar best fit with the evolution of the learning community, it is anticipated that the seminar format will be adjusted over the course of the semester, especially as additional resources and opportunities are identified.  Participation in seminar discussions will be collectively facilitated.   

In order to cultivate the development of a learning community focused on complexity and community sustainability, participants will also co-create a virtual space to share thoughts, resources and support to facilitate learning.  Seminar participants will contribute to the evolution of this virtual community through the posting of profiles, questions, comments, and replies, as well as the sharing of websites and resources. 

 

Because the freshest thinking and most recent innovations in the field of complexity might be better detected through a continual monitoring of complexity-related websites and list-serves than through a review of published materials, each seminar participant will select one to two websites or list-serves to track over the course of the semester.  Participants will provide regular updates to one another regarding the topics, concepts and ideas that are being generated and discussed on the selected websites / list-serves. 

 

In order to facilitate others' learning regarding complexity and community sustainability, each participant will develop (at least) one brief complexity-informed description / illustration of a particular community, to be posted on the wiki / website for the Community & Complexity Initiative.  

 

Before the end of the semester, each participant will also write a "communiplexity position statement," a personally, academically and / or professionally-informed perspective on communities as complex adaptive systems, integrating knowledge generated over the course of the semester with understanding developed through scholarship in one's "discipline of origin" and lived experience.  This might take the form of a "white paper," might be a compilation of blog entries, or might take another form, to be agreed upon with seminar faculty and fellow participants. 

 

The overall course grade (pass / fail) will be determined on the basis of: 

• Seminar participation (30%)
• Web-based learning community participation (30%)
• Complexity-informed community description / illustration (10%)
• Communiplexity position statement (30%)

 

 

Allison Pinto, Ph.D.

Department of Child and Family Studies

Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute

13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.

MHC 2222

University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida  33612

phone:  813-974-9179

fax:  813-974-7563

email:  apinto@fmhi.usf.edu

website:  www.fmhi.usf.edu

 

tampa bay cycle

Hi Swamper's

A few years ago after the big hurricanes the city filled up my back yard with Mulch from all the trees they cleaned up... The Mulch Mountain can be seen in Google Earth now!

After a year of complaining and the attached petition (signed by ALL my neighbors) they designated our backyard as a Tampa City Park and spread the mulch into a "bike trail," as drawn.

Course Mountain Bikes are all that can use it.

The 2nd loop through the wetlands next the 22nd Street is getting built now. Lots of mulch actually through the woods instead of around it like our map shows.

This is all PRIME FOREST in the middle of Tampa along the Hillsborough River... (with even old mini bike trails/bridges on the water).

Please schedule events here and make this into a PREMO bike trail... let's get something going for the Baycycle - - this is in Seminole Heights!!! Please contact me if I can help...

Right now I'm busy getting TECO to install some transmission poles for the Osprey.... The birds tried to build a second nest in a light pole by the ball field, but the lights are still active so the nest never got finished.

Thanks

Eric Weaver
2008 E Patterson St
Tampa FL 33610
813-679-5195 (cell)
Attachment: petition.pdf