{"id":7491,"date":"2019-03-19T21:09:43","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T21:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=7491"},"modified":"2019-06-04T16:24:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T21:24:11","slug":"intelligent-lives-screening-at-missouri-western-march-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2019\/03\/19\/intelligent-lives-screening-at-missouri-western-march-25\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Intelligent Lives&#8217; screening at Missouri Western March 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/Intelligent-Lives.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/Intelligent-Lives-240x310.jpg\" alt=\"Intelligent Lives poster \" width=\"240\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/Intelligent-Lives-200x258.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/Intelligent-Lives-240x310.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/Intelligent-Lives-400x517.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/Intelligent-Lives-600x775.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/Intelligent-Lives-768x992.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/Intelligent-Lives-793x1024.jpg 793w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/Intelligent-Lives-800x1033.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/Intelligent-Lives-1200x1550.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/Intelligent-Lives.jpg 1285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>March 19, 2019\u2014Missouri Western State University\u2019s Griff LIFE (Learning is For Everyone) Committee and Progressive Community Services will present two showings of the film \u201cIntelligent Lives\u201d at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Monday, March 25 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. The screenings are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>The Griff LIFE Committee is exploring post-secondary options for those experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIntelligent Lives,\u201d from award-winning filmmaker Dan Habib,\u00a0stars three pioneering young American adults with intellectual disabilities\u2014Micah, Naieer, and Naomie\u2014who challenge perceptions of\u00a0intelligence\u00a0as they navigate high school, college, and the workforce. Academy Award-winning actor and narrator Chris Cooper contextualizes the\u00a0lives\u00a0of these central characters through the emotional personal story of his son Jesse, as the film unpacks the shameful and ongoing track record of\u00a0intelligence testing in the United States and points to a future in which people of all abilities can fully participate in higher education, meaningful employment and intimate relationships.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Griff LIFE or the screenings, please contact Tara Stoll, <a href=\"mailto:stoll@missouriwestern.edu\">stoll@missouriwestern.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><em>www.missouriwestern.edu<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 19, 2019\u2014Missouri Western State University\u2019s Griff LIFE (Learning is For Everyone) Committee and Progressive Community Services will present two showings of the film \u201cIntelligent Lives\u201d at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Monday, March 25 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. The screenings are free and open to the public. 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