The Common Book at Windward Community College - Committee Information
Next Meeting: Wednesday, May 19th
Alakai 118 (Provost's Conference Room) at 9:00am (not 2:00pm as previously reported)
Topics on the Agenda: Topics and Speakers, A Guide to the Common Book, Summer Potluck Reading Groups, HUM197 Syllabus, Corporate Sponsors
Topics - Speakers - Contacts - Purchases - Activities - Resources
Possible Topics (no suggested speakers)
Psychology of happy meals (advertising)
Organic Farming
Hawaiian food taboos
Immigrant workers in farms
DOE, Cafeteria
Economics of Food Production
Topics - Speakers - Contacts - Purchases - Activities - Resources
Possible Speakers (with topics)
Terry Shintani ( author of The Hawaiidiet )
Cheryl Ka'uhane (of Broke Da Mouth, now at YMCA?)
Dr. Hector Valenzuela at UH Tropical Ag Department (GMO contamination of papayas in Hawaii) - 956-7903; hector@hawaii.edu
Eric Schlosser (the author)
Morgan Spurlock (director of Supersize Me) - and show the movie
Michael Moore (on worker's rights, etc.)
Alice Waters - Chez Panisse, PBS Show
something - John Westerdahl (sp?) of Castle Medical
Jon Goldberg-Hiller (Manoa Political Science) - Labor Laws, Worker's Rights
Someone from the farm that sells organic beef
Liko Hoe (or his uncle) - Hawaiian Food, Diet
Dan Brown (Eric's doctor) - Health, Fast Food and Medicine
A manager of a fast food restaurant
Topics - Speakers - Contacts - Purchases - Activities - Resources
Possible contacts (for support and participation)
HMSA (grants may be available)
Castle Medical - Health Pass
stores like Compleat Kitchen
Zippy's seels Dr. Shintani's food (some of the money goes to the Waianae Health Center).
Aloha Airlines and/or Hawaiian Airlines (to bring speakers from the mainland)
MacDonalds
Bookends (in Kailua)
Walden Books
Eric's Doctor
Diamond Head Grill
KCC Cooking School
The Source (in Kailua)
Down to Earth
Kokua
PEETA
Vegetarian Society of Hawaii
WCC Food Services
Hina Mauka
Newspapers: Star-Bulletin, Advertiser, Honolulu Weekly, Midweek
Military bases: Kaneohe Marine Corps Base
Public Libraries: Kaneohe, Kailua, main
Friends of the Hawaii State Public Library
Hawaii State Federal Credit Union
Local cattle ranches (organic, semi-organic?)
Topics - Speakers - Contacts - Purchases - Activities - Resources
Possible Purchases
Honorariums
Food and drink for receptions: snacks, juices, beer and wine
Leis for presenters
Merchandise, gift certificates, or money for student awards
Topics - Speakers - Contacts - Purchases - Activities - Resources
Possible Activities
Awards for student activities: best persuasive paper, best creative project, best display, best web portfolio, overall. Allow one nomination per course?
Potluck discussions over the summer
Organic Farming
A cook book (maybe have a club take it on)
Dining out in Bizen in Moiliili (organic Japanese)
Topics - Speakers - Contacts - Purchases - Activities - Resources
Possible Resources
NPR Web page (for interviews with Eric Schlosser)
Books
Movies
We need 11x17 paper
Topics - Speakers - Contacts - Purchases - Activities - Resources
Notes on the Timeline
April ** - Nominations begin
Monday, April 19th - Nominations end - nine books were nominated.
Thurday, April 22nd (or so) - Common Book Committee creates a short list of three books.
Monday, April 26th - Voting begins
Friday, April 30th - Voting ends - Fast Food nation wins
April issue of Ka Ohana - Story announcing Common Book Project (plus asking for nominations and warning of vote)
Tuesday, May 4th - HUM197 Approved by Faculty Senate - a one credit class called "Themes in the Humanities: The Common Book"
Tuesday, May 4th - Committee meeting to discuss possible topics, speakers, and sources of funding
Thursday, May 6th - Hawaii Council for the Humanities grant to Derek
May issue of Ka Ohana - Story announcing choice of Common Book
May 19th - Committee meeting to prioritize topics, speakers, etc.
Mid-August - see about running a story at UH (Ka Leo) on the Program, focusing on the course (for students living on the Windward side)