[Dialogue] ICA Living Archives

[RICHARD HOWIE]

This is terrific news for the world over!!
Thanks to all who have made this possible,
Ellen
On Nov 4, 2009, at 9:18 AM, Terry Bergdall wrote:

> Twenty people associated with ICA -- their names are listed below  
> -- spent three days in Oklahoma, 6-8 October 2009, meeting with  
> several faculty members of Oklahoma City University (OCU). This was  
> in follow-up to a series of activities that have recently taken  
> place between ICA and OCU and was at the invitation of Mark Davies,  
> Dean of the Petree College of Arts and Sciences.
>
> "Oikos" is an honors program at OCU and other universities that  
> aims to prepare students for the challenges of the Twenty-first  
> Century –- especially in regard to sustainability, peace, and  
> economic justice. Dean Davies sees that the rich history of the  
> Ecumenical Institute / Institute of Cultural Affairs has positioned  
> it to make a unique contribution to this effort. The purpose of the  
> meeting in October was to think through possible ways that Oikos  
> and ICA might work together to prepare people to respond to the  
> moral responsibilities and spiritual implications of today's world.  
> Proposals from the meeting have set in motion plans for Oikos and  
> ICA to co-sponsor a program to be held on the OCU campus during the  
> summer of 2010. This will be an open public event with students,  
> faculty, and ICA associates exploring research and engagement  
> questions.
>
> The meeting in October was preceded by a visit to Chicago in July  
> by Christina Wolf, senior archivist at OCU. She spent three days  
> rummaging around the 170+ filing cabinets containing ICA's archival  
> material stored in the basement of 4750 N. Sheridan. She then  
> produced a formal report with recommendations for the proper care,  
> organization, and phasing of work to prepare them for public use.  
> This will be an invaluable resource in writing grant proposals. It  
> has also set the stage for discussions about the ICA archives  
> eventually being housed on the OCU campus.
>
> While this is only a very brief report about the emerging  
> relationship between OCU/Oikos and ICA, more detailed information  
> will soon be posted on both the Oiko and ICA-USA websites. Please  
> keep a lookout for more to come.
>
> Relevant websites:
> www.okcu.edu/
> www.oikosmovement.org/
> www.ica-usa.org
>
> Photos of the meeting can be viewed athttp://www1.snapfish.com/ 
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>
> Those in attendance at Oklahoma City were Terry Bergdall, Anne  
> Clement (Oklahoma associate), Mark Davies (OCU Dean of Liberal  
> Arts), Jack and Judy Gillis, Mirja Hanson, Dann May (OCU faculty),  
> Diann McCabe, Rita Newton (OCU faculty), Elise Packard, Bill  
> Parker, Marge Philbrook, Jan Sanders, David and Margaret Scott,  
> Karen Sims, Jim Taylor (Oklahoma associated and retired OCU  
> faculty), Jim Troxel, George Walters, Pat Webb, Jim and Jo Wheeler  
> (Oklahoma associates), Jim Wiegel, and Randy Williams. Note that  
> current and former EI/ICA staff members have not been given any  
> other identification.
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