The Scroll and The Quill were separate societies in the 1980s at 麻豆映画传媒; the scroll representing research achievement and the quill representing creative achievements such as published books and plays. In 2015, Faculty Excellence revamped the society, honoring legacy members and welcoming new faculty into this prestigious organization.

More than 60 faculty members and guests attended the Oct. 30 reception at the Burnett House.

鈥淭his society is a community of scholars who have continued to advance 麻豆映画传媒鈥檚 transformational impact for at least a decade, inspiring students, fellow faculty and the community,鈥� said Jana Jasinski, vice provost for Faculty Excellence.

The 2018 inductees are:

Santana opened the forum by challenging college women to 鈥渨ake up鈥� and acknowledge, what she described as, the continuing 鈥渁ttack on women鈥� in politics. After pointing out that political leaders were often first student leaders, Santana underlined the importance of local involvement and the consequences of being uninformed. She invited those interested to attend the 麻豆映画传媒 workshop, 鈥淓lect Her,鈥� on Jan. 25.

Carmon, whose work in journalism and reporting has focused on women鈥檚 issues, politics and culture, said that 鈥渢he old order has been shaken,鈥� but not changed.

She emphasized strides women have made, such as representing a greater portion of the American workforce or living independently. Underscoring a recent influx of women into Congress, Carmon said 鈥測oung women made this happen by speaking up.鈥�

She urged the audience to get involved at the local level, as well as at the national level of politics to fight for issues important to them. She said she also advocated for more women in politics regardless of their political party affiliation.

鈥淚t is worth it to push for change. It is worth it to keep talking about it,鈥� she said.聽聽聽聽聽

In addition to the Global Perspectives Office and 麻豆映画传媒鈥檚 Student Government Association as co-sponsor, sponsors for the presentation included the 麻豆映画传媒 Burnett Honors College, 麻豆映画传媒 Women鈥檚 Studies Program, 麻豆映画传媒 Diplomacy Program, 麻豆映画传媒 Global Peace and Security Studies Program, the Chastang Charitable Foundation, 麻豆映画传媒 Center for the Success of Women Faculty, 麻豆映画传媒 Political Science Department, 麻豆映画传媒 LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation.

Presentations will be given by international humanitarian Alison Thompson and two Fulbright foreign language teaching assistants, Bahia Braktia from Algeria and Ayumi Yamamoto from Japan. The forum will be moderated by Maria Cristina Santana, director of 麻豆映画传媒鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Studies Program.

Thompson鈥檚 international volunteer work earned her the Order of Australia, the highest civilian medal awarded by Queen Elizabeth II of England. Her documentary film, The Third Wave, focuses on her experience volunteering in Sri Lanka after the 2004 tsunami. It premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival in New York and was shown at at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.

Braktia and Yamamoto are teaching Arabic and Japanese, respectively, this year at 麻豆映画传媒. Both host periodic cultural events that help students learn more about language and culture outside the United States.

In addition to the Global Perspectives Office, sponsors and partners of this forum include Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jay Garner, 麻豆映画传媒 Student Government Association, 麻豆映画传媒 Women’s Studies Program, 麻豆映画传媒 Women’s Research Center, 麻豆映画传媒 Burnett Honors College, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, 麻豆映画传媒 Political Science Department, 麻豆映画传媒 LIFE, 麻豆映画传媒 Book Festival 2013 in Association with the Morgridge International Reading Center and the Global Connections Foundation.