Humanitarian and UN Force Commander During Rwandan Genocide to Speak At UT Jan. 28

Roméo Antonius Dallaire, a retired Canadian Army lieutenant-general, UN force commander during the Rwandan genocide and celebrated humanitarian, will speak at The University of Tampa on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 4 p.m. in the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values.

The presentation, which is part of UT’s spring honors symposia series, is free and open to the public.

In 1993, Lt. Gen. Dallaire was appointed force commander for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR), where he witnessed the country descend into chaos and genocide, leading to the deaths of more than 800,000 Rwandans. While permission to intervene was denied and the UN withdrew its peacekeeping forces, Lt. Gen. Dallaire, along with a small contingent of Ghanaian soldiers and military observers, disobeyed the command to withdraw and remained in Rwanda to fulfill their ethical obligation to protect those who sought refuge with the UN forces.

Lt. Gen. Dallaire’s courage and leadership during this mission earned him the Meritorious Service Cross, the United States Legion of Merit, the Aegis Award on Genocide Prevention, and the affection and admiration of people around the globe. He was also appointed as a Canadian senator.

Since his retirement, he has become an outspoken advocate for human rights, genocide prevention, mental health and war-affected children. He founded The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative, an organization committed to ending the use of child soldiers worldwide, and is the author of two best-selling books, including his most recent, They Fight Like Soldiers; They Die Like Children — the Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers.

For more information, contact Denis Rey, associate professor of government and world affairs, at (813) 257-1729 or denis.rey@ut.edu.

On Friday, April 17, a panel of four industry professionals will present the obstacles and challenges faced in today’s business environment related to whistleblowing.

The panel will be held at The University of Tampa Sykes College of Business, Room 234, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. This “Hot Seat Event” is sponsored by UT’s Center for Ethics. The public is invited, and there is no charge for the event.

Student Films Screened in Moon Dance Film Festival at UT

University of Tampa film students will screen their work at the first annual Moon Dance Film Festival at UT’s Reeves Theater on Tuesday, April 14, at 8:30 p.m.

Aaron Walker, assistant professor of communication, said the festival is an opportunity for UT students both to screen their work and to curate the best work of their peers.

“It’s fully student-run, so it shows how deeply the students care about celebrating the strong work of their peers, but also shows how much desire there is for our FMA students to create venues of success for one another,” Walker said. “It’s a terrific collaboration, and will be a terrific party for film. Plus, the movies are great.”

Sustainable Business Coalition Calls for Nominees for 7th Annual Sustainable Business Awards on June 10

The Sustainable Business Coalition of Tampa Bay Inc. and The University of Tampa Center for Ethics is calling for nominations for their annual Sustainable Business Awards, which will be held on Wednesday, June 10, at The University of Tampa’s Vaughn Center.

Now in its seventh year, the Sustainable Business Awards, sponsored by the Sustany Foundation, recognize and honor for-profit businesses in the Tampa Bay area that engage in practices that increase economic opportunities and improve the environment and community.