Mia M. Jorgensen

Mia Jorgensen, the 2011-2012 UB Council student representative, is a passionate advocate for education. Finding inspiration in the words of Martin Luther King Jr. that “the function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically,” she challenged her World Civilization students to question historical patterns, evaluate the potential for multiple narratives, and initiate changes for a better future. Ms. Jorgensen has sought to build this future as an active member of the World Civilizations Committee (2005-2009), the Graduate Student Association’s Social Justice Committee (2009-2010), a Graduate Student Association Senator representing the department of Anthropology (2008-2009 and 2010-2011), the Anthropology Graduate Student Association Graduate Student Employees Union mobilizer (2007-2009), the University at Buffalo’s Graduate Student Employees Union Business Agent (2009-December 2011), the Vice President of CWA 1104: Graduate Student Employees Union Division (December 1, 2011-November 30, 2014), and President of the Graduate Student Association’s Argentine Tango Club (November 2011-July 2012).

A Ph.D. student in the Department of Anthropology, Ms. Jorgensen’s research is as socially conscious as her participation in University groups and the broader community. Centralized around understanding how identity facilitates conflict, she actively encourages social scientists to address “the hatred, injustice, and violence today” with the hope of finding solutions that will prevent tomorrow’s conflict. Through a stylistic analysis of ceramics from the Mexican archeological site of Teotihuacan, her research is aimed at identifying the moment when individuals began to identify with the state through a sudden increase in the standardization of stylized symbols. Evidence of unification will allow for further research related to the collapse of the Teotihuacan state and the emergence of competing symbols which may have been the source of conflict and an indication of the state’s demise. In the course of her research, Ms Jorgensen will incorporate modern examples of unity and dissonance in the anticipation of promoting human rights and thwarting violence.

Ms. Jorgensen is a native of Canandaigua, New York. Before coming to the University at Buffalo, she completed her bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and Spanish at the State University of New York College at Geneseo. As the student representative on the UB Council, Ms. Jorgensen looks forward to working with students, clubs and on-campus organizations to continue striving toward educational and humanitarian goals.

About the UB Council Overview Members Meetings NY State Education Law Councils of State-Operated Institutions Conduct of Executive Sessions Additional Information Council Documents Office of the President UB Home SUNY Trustees SUNY Home	Mia M. Jorgensen Mia Jorgensen, the 2011-2012 UB Council student representative, is a passionate advocate for education. Finding inspiration in the words of Martin Luther King Jr. that “the function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically,” she challenged her World Civilization students to question historical patterns, evaluate the potential for multiple narratives, and initiate changes for a better future. Ms. Jorgensen has sought to build this future as an active member of the World Civilizations Committee (2005-2009), the Graduate Student Association’s Social Justice Committee (2009-2010), a Graduate Student Association Senator representing the department of Anthropology (2008-2009 and 2010-2011), the Anthropology Graduate Student Association Graduate Student Employees Union mobilizer (2007-2009), the University at Buffalo’s Graduate Student Employees Union Business Agent (2009-December 2011), the Vice President of CWA 1104: Graduate Student Employees Union Division (December 1, 2011-November 30, 2014), and President of the Graduate Student Association’s Argentine Tango Club (November 2011-July 2012). A Ph.D. student in the Department of Anthropology, Ms. Jorgensen’s research is as socially conscious as her participation in University groups and the broader community. Centralized around understanding how identity facilitates conflict, she actively encourages social scientists to address “the hatred, injustice, and violence today” with the hope of finding solutions that will prevent tomorrow’s conflict. Through a stylistic analysis of ceramics from the Mexican archeological site of Teotihuacan, her research is aimed at identifying the moment when individuals began to identify with the state through a sudden increase in the standardization of stylized symbols. Evidence of unification will allow for further research related to the collapse of the Teotihuacan state and the emergence of competing symbols which may have been the source of conflict and an indication of the state’s demise. In the course of her research, Ms Jorgensen will incorporate modern examples of unity and dissonance in the anticipation of promoting human rights and thwarting violence. Ms. Jorgensen is a native of Canandaigua, New York. Before coming to the University at Buffalo, she completed her bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and Spanish at the State University of New York College at Geneseo. As the student representative on the UB Council, Ms. Jorgensen looks forward to working with students, clubs and on-campus organizations to continue striving toward educational and humanitarian goals.		Contact UB Council 502 Capen Hall Buffalo, NY 14260 Phone: (716) 645-2901 Fax: (716) 645-3728 ub-council@buffalo.edu Contact Form

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