When
The university's virtual Homecoming will be held through Saturday, including Giving Day and the Fuel Wonder digital celebration with President Robbins.
The College of Social & Behavioral Sciences is holding two virtual Homecoming events:
1. The Thinking Dog, with Evan MacLean
YouTube Premiere: Friday, November 13, 2020 at 3PM (AZ Time)
The lives of humans and dogs have intertwined for more than 15,000 years. What is it that allows dogs and humans to form such meaningful relationships? To what extent are dog minds similar to and different from our own? Is it silly to think that dogs love us? Evan MacLean highlights surprising new discoveries about the canine mind, our remarkable interspecies connection, and what studying dogs may teach us about our own species.
About the Speaker
Evan MacLean is an assistant professor in the University of Arizona School of Anthropology and director of the Arizona Canine Cognition Center. A biological anthropologist and comparative psychologist, MacLean is interested in cognitive evolution, animal minds, and what makes the human mind unique. His research on dogs has been featured in academic and popular media around the world.
2. Virtual Cafecito with Dean JP Jones and NIKE VP Dave Schechter, 2019 SBS Alumnus of the Year
Registration link Saturday, November 14, 2020 | 10 AM (AZ Time) Zoom Live Webinar
Join Dean JP Jones and NIKE VP Dave Schechter with your cafecito for a virtual conversation on all things SBS, including a Q&A session during the LIVE event!
Biographies
Dave Schechter
Global Vice President of Footwear Development for NIKE
Dave Schechter, a 25-year NIKE, Inc. veteran, has served in several leadership roles across sales, merchandising, and footwear product creation. Since joining the company in 1995, he’s had extensive experience in retail, working on businesses in North America, Asia, and Europe, including an overseas assignment in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Following his time overseas, he spent four years working in the Jordan Brand, leading footwear product creation and then global merchandising. In his current role, Dave serves as the Global Vice President of Footwear Development for Nike.Before coming to NIKE, Dave spent five years in sports media relations and marketing, including stops at the University of Southern California and the Los Angeles Rams. He's a proud graduate of the University of Arizona (B.A, 1990) and has taken coursework at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, with a focus on leadership.
In addition to his participation in the Wildcat Mentor Society, Dave’s involved in mentoring programs with NIKE and partners with his wife, Tory, to elevate mental health awareness and support juvenile mental health efforts in the community. He serves on the Board of Directors for POIC/RAHS, a non-profit organization that provides educational opportunities and essential services for under-represented and at-risk youth in the Portland metro area.
John Paul Jones III
Don Bennett Moon Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Professor in the School of Geography, Development & Environment
In addition to being dean of the largest college at the University of Arizona, John Paul (JP) Jones III (Ph.D. Ohio State University) holds key service roles at the University of Arizona, including Chair of the Dean’s + Development Committee and memberships on the UA/UA Foundation Relations Committee, the Strategic Planning and Budget Advisory Committee, and University Development Council. He was Chair of the Provost Search Advisory Committee and served on the UA Presidential Search Committee. Locally, Jones has served as a Board member on the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and its Business Advocacy Committee.
Before being named Dean of SBS in 2010, Jones was Director of the College’s then School of Geography and Development. His research centers on geographic methodology and the integration of spatial theory and social theory. Recently, he has studied the globalization of the civil society sector in Oaxaca, Mexico; the socio-political foundations of mosquito management in southern Arizona; and the co-productions of scientists and artists in the areas of climate change, geovisualization, and bioart. Learn more.
Jones has written more than 100 articles and book chapters, edited seven books, and received numerous research grants from the National Science Foundation. He is the past editor of his field’s flagship journal, the Annals of the Association of American Geographers, and is past co-editor of Dialogues in Human Geography. He is the editor of Wiley-Blackwell’s book series, “Critical Introductions to Geography.” Jones was recognized by his professional organization, the Association of American Geographers, with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015.
Before coming to the UA in 2003, Jones taught at the University of Kentucky and San Diego State University. He has held visiting appointments at University College Dublin, the University of Nimegen in the Netherlands, the Universitat de Girona in Spain, and the London School of Economics.