Issue 218 of Kültür Agenda

KÜLTÜR AGENDA
14/07/2021 Issue: 218

NEWS FROM KÜLTÜR

About Administrative Leave

Dear IKU Family,

Academic/Administrative staff of our University will be on administrative leave on Friday, July 16, 2021 and Monday, July 19, 2021, by the decision of the Rectorate. As of Monday, July 26, 2021, our personnel will continue to work within the framework of the rules specified in the KOVKOM e-mail announcements.

Note: The courses planned to be held via distance education (online) on Friday, July 16, 2021 will be covered.

Best Regards,
T.R. Istanbul Kultur University Rectorate

Program of Banking and Insurance End of Semester Motivation Meeting

The first and second years (both formal and evening education) of Istanbul Kültür University Vocational School Program of Banking and Insurance students were gathered on Tuesday, July 6, 2021.

Head of the Formal Education Program Assist. Prof. Yeliz Sevimli Saitoğlu, Head of the Evening Education Program Lecturer A. Berrak Köten and Assoc. Prof. Hakan Özcan also attended the 2020-2021 End of the Spring Semester Motivational Meeting along with the Program of Banking and Insurance students.

In the meeting, the topics such as career goals of the students, internship processes and plans will be carried out the entire summer were discussed, the students and academic staff had a souvenir photo.

“Yoğun Bakım Hemşireliği”

Assist. Prof. Sevda Türen, one of the academics from IKU Department of Nursing, accepted being the co-editor and writer of the many chapters in the book titled “Yoğun Bakım Hemşireliği” (Intensive Care Unit Nursing) published in 2021 July, in order to make an important contribution to the field of nursing.

Intensive care nurses are the people who are responsible from using critical thinking skills to diagnose patients with complex and life-threatening problems, monitoring patients continuously, applying quality and advanced intensive care and treatment interventions, establishing therapeutic relationships with patients and their relatives, and implementing preventive, curative and rehabilitative interventions. This book was written by expert nurses and a specialist physician in line with current information and guidelines in order to create a scientific resource for undergraduate and graduate nursing students as well as intensive care nurses who provide holistic and evidence-based care services to intensive care patients.

Nobel Medical Publishes ISBN: 978-605-335-629-5

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EVENTS OF THE WEEK

“July 15th and Our Veterans Ömer Halisdemir”

In collaboration with the Department of Atatürk's Principles and The History of The Turkish Revolution (ATAMER) and Atatürkist Thought Club a conference titled “July 15th and Our Veterans Ömer Halisdemir” will be organized in the scope of “July 15 Day of Democracy and National Union” events. The event in which Lawyer Fevzi Ender Ferahbaş is the speaker will be on July 15, 2021, Thursday at 17.00 via Adobe Connect Virtual Classroom Application.

ONE OF US

Undoubtedly, it is an important virtue to recognize people around them. So how well do we know the building blocks of the Kültür Family? We devoted this part of our agenda to our colleagues who have worked hard to move Istanbul Kültür University one step further.

Lecturer N. Gözde Bircan - Head of Business Administration Program

Could you briefly describe yourself? Who is Lecturer N. Gözde Bircan in 2-3 sentences?

I was born on May 16, 1989 in Istanbul. I have been working as a lecturer at Istanbul Kultur University since 2017. I am the Head of the Business Administration Program of the Vocational School. Currently, I am a doctoral student at Istanbul University, Department of Business Administration, Program of Accounting. I am furthering my expertise in accounting and auditing. I love going abroad and discovering different cultures, walking, doing pilates, swimming. I believe that the most important thing in life is to be a good person rather than being successful, and I have based my life philosophy on this belief.

How did your participation in Kültür Family evolve?

I started my university life in 2006. I can say that I was a complete nerd during my university years😊. I completed my undergraduate education in Marmara University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration in 2010, with the degree of first in the department and the faculty. Then, I completed the Accounting Auditing Master's Program with thesis at the same university and graduated in 2013. I wanted to be an academician since my university years, but it took time for me to enter the profession due to inefficient practices. During this time, I decided to develop myself in the field of accounting, finance and audit by gaining experience in the private sector. I worked as an Independent Auditor at KPMG Turkey Company, one of the audit firms known as BigFour, between 2010-2013, as Budget and Reporting Specialist at Doğuş Perakende Inc. between 2014-2015, and as Financial Control Specialist at H. Bayraktar Investment Holding Inc. between 2015-2016. I left my job voluntarily in 2016 and decided to try again in order to reach my dream profession, being an academic. In 2017, I applied for the post of lecturer of IKU. After a positive evaluation process, I became a part of the Kültür family as of March 2017.

What are the things that IKU adds to you?

IKU was the institution that gave me the chance to realize my dream at a time when I was about to lose my hopes. I met the academic world here. I have established very valuable friendships within the institution.

Is there an unforgettable memory in the Kültür part of your life?

The "Foreign Trade Transactions Accounting" course that we held in the lecture hall 4A-01 with the students of the Foreign Trade Program in 2019 was an unforgettable memory for me. My students and I were caught in an earthquake at an unexpected moment during the lesson. Especially among my female students, there were those who were very afraid and cried. Normally, I am a person who is very afraid of earthquakes and can panic, but at that moment, all I thought about was calming my crying students and getting them out of the classroom safely. For the first time, I was able to remain calm and cool in an earthquake as never before. I think teaching is about forgetting oneself, thinking about the students more than oneself, and being able to make sacrifices. I understood this much better after that day.

The world is going through a difficult period. How did you spend the pandemic process? What has this process changed in your life?

The pandemic has brought a sudden fear and anxiety into my life as it has for everyone else. Our way of life and habits suddenly changed forcibly. I think the environment of uncertainty caused by the pandemic was the thing that tired me the most. Despite all these negativities brought by the pandemic, I tried to motivate myself somehow and stay strong. In this process, I tried to improve myself by participating in online seminars related to my field of expertise and wrote academic articles.

We have been separated from our working environment and colleagues for a long time. What are your thoughts on the new normal?

First of all, I must admit that I miss teaching my students in crowded classrooms and working in the same room with my dear friends. It is an obvious fact that the pandemic has taken some things from our lives and changed some things. That's why I think empathy, cooperation and common sense will be more important than ever in the new normal. I hope the new normal is good for everyone.

WHAT TO READ THIS WEEK?

A Philosopher's Journey: Essays From Six Decades
Steven M. Cahn

For over fifty years Steven M. Cahn has been a prolific contributor to discussions of philosophical and educational issues. In this volume he has chosen his favorite articles from the 1960s to the present, reflecting his long-standing interests in the concept of free will, the rationality of religious belief, the insights of John Dewey, the affirmative action debate, the aims of higher education, and the nature of living well. Also included are several philosophical puzzles. Professor Cahn is a noted teacher and lecturer, and these essays reflect his skills at explaining complex ideas with clarity and defending challenging positions with cogency. His work demonstrates how philosophical inquiry can be both engaging and enlightening.

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