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ISBA Newsletter – 11/11/2013 Like ISBA on Facebook
Academic Info
1. Students register for winter 2013/ spring 2014 courses November 18 – December 10. 2. Please check your ISIS registration screen to find out: * when you get to register * whether or not you have already been cleared to register 3. Make an appointment with Karmen before your registration day if you need to be cleared to register. PLEASE NOTE: always contact the International Studies Program at 319/384-1328, 21 Schaeffer Hall if you aren’t able to find an appointment on the online scheduler at https://tippie.uiowa.edu/clas/professional-advising. 4. Be sure to use the IS course database (which is on the International Studies website) to find spring 2014 courses approved for International Studies; new courses continue to be added: http://intlprog.its.uiowa.edu/international-studies/students/ba/course-search.asp. 5. 187:020 Intro to Intl Studies in spring 2014 has a new time and location on ISIS: Introduction to International Studies 3:30-4:45 PM MW 402 FH Instructor: Michael Zmolek (Primary Instructor)
TODAY! Adopt-a-Language Fair
Sample a variety of coffee, tea, and sweet treats from the four corners of the world at this year’s Adopt-A-Language Fair on Monday, November 11, 2013, from 3-6 p.m. in 1117 University Capitol Centre. This year’s theme is “Coffee, Tea and World Languages” and will serve to connect different countries, cultures, and languages. Various ethnic student organizations are expected to take part, as well as performers of traditional Asian tea ceremonies.
This event is part of the University of Iowa’s celebration of International Education Week 2013. See the full schedule of events at http://international.uiowa.edu/community-programs/international-education-week. The event is sponsored by the Division of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures (DWLLC) and International Programs. For more information, contact Elena Osinskaya, Language Initiatives Manager, at [email protected] or 319-384-3594.
Auto-Documenting the Genocide Against the Tutsi in rwanda
the testimonial encounter within the Cinema of Me
Alexandre Dauge-Roth
Alexandre Dauge-Roth is Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Bates College, Maine. His scholarship and teaching investigate the social tensions between personal memory and collective trauma through testimonial literature, cinema, and documentaries. He published Writing and Filming the Genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda: Dismembering and Remembering Traumatic History in 2010.
For two survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the possibility to bear witness relied on their mutual ability to take a camera, to shoot back, and edit an unprecedented representation of themselves as witnesses and survivors. �is talk will focus on the �rst-person documentaries of Gilbert Ndahayo "Beyond the Deadly Pit" and Daddy De Maximo's "By the Shortcut" to explore the voices of survivors within the judicial process known as Gacaca and the writing of history within the national reuni�cation process.
Mon, Nov 11 • 6:30pm315 Phillips Hallfree and open to the public
Daddy De Maximo Gilbert ndahayo
This event is co-sponsored by the Department of English, the Department of French and Italian, the Division of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures, the African Studies Program in International Programs, the Department of History, the Center for Human Rights, the European Studies Group, and the Circulating Cultures Working Group in the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Marie Kruger in advance at 319-335-3121.
2nd Annual Iowa Global Health Symposium
Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 5 – 8 pm University of Iowa College of Public Health
Schedule5:00 pm – Featured Speakers (N110 CPHB)6:15 pm – Break-Out Presentations (S106 A/B CPHB)7:00 pm – Poster Session and Photo competition (Atrium)7:30 pm – Heavy Appetizers (Atrium)
Featured SpeakersDebra Schwinn, MD – Dean, Carver College of Medicine Opening Welcome
Robin Paetzold, MBA – Global Programs Director, Carver College of Medicine “Global Programs at CCOM”
Peter Thorne, PhD – Professor and Head of Occupational and Environmental Health “Global Health at CPH”
Mary Wilson, MD – Professor of Internal Medicine and MicrobiologySelma Maria B. Jerônimo, PhD – Professor of Biochemistry in Brazil “Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Endemic Infectious Diseases in North East Brazil”
Craig Just, PhD – Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering “The Amazing Water Purification Show”
Diane Rohlman, PhD – Associate Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health “Pyramids, Pesticides and Public Health”
Please direct questions to [email protected] or [email protected].
Sponsored by the Executive Council of Graduate and Professional Students, the UI College of Public Health, the UI Carver College of Medicine, and UI Global Health Club.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Jaime Butler-Dawson in advance at (319) 384-4389.
The Dialogue screeningTuesday, November 124:30-6:30 p.m.1505 Seamans Center
"The Dialogue", is a 70-minute documentary that follows four American and four Chinese university students as they travel together through Hong Kong and Southwest China. Together the students explore each other’s backgrounds and learn skills of cross-cultural communication. Their shared travel adventures, emotion of culture shock, honest confrontations and discoveries about each other become doorways to deepen their understanding of the world, of themselves and of styles of communication that are able to bridge cultural differences. Join as UI journalism professor Judy Polumbaum leads discussion following the screening. For more information, visit http://international.uiowa.edu/community-programs. This event is sponsored by International Programs and Crossing Borders Education in partnership with Michigan State University.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Amy Green in advance at 319-335-1433.
Speakeasy for Stanley
Wednesday, November 137:00-9:00 p.m.
The Sanctuary Pub405 S. Gilbert St. Iowa City
Past Stanley Award grantees, including students from the Nonfiction Writing Program, will read from their work and discuss their international experiences.
Stanley Application Information SessionTuesday, November 123:30-5:00 p.m.International Commons 1117 UCC
Join us to discuss strategies and timelines for putting together a successful Stanley application with:
• Karen Wachsmuth, International Programs • last year's Stanley Award student grantees
The Stanley Awards for International Research are given
annually to outstanding University of Iowa undergraduate
and graduate students for the pursuit of learning activities
in international studies and international
research/fieldwork.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Karen Wachsmuth in advance at 335-1436.
Free and open to the public
More information about the Stanley Awards can be found at: http://international.uiowa.edu/funding/stanley-undergraduate-awards-international-researchand http://international.uiowa.edu/funding/stanley-graduate-awards-international-research
Sponsored by students from the Nonfiction Writing Program, Sanctuary Pub, and International Programs.
Educate for the Future: Teach in the Peace Corps
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Wednesday, November 13th 7pm
1117 UCC International Programs
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Returned volunteers will share their stories of teaching in
developing countries.
Learn how you can make a difference overseas while
experiencing a life-changing adventure!
For more information: Meredith Mahy Gall UI Peace Corps Representative 319.335.0347 [email protected]
Upcoming SWAT Workshops
All workshops held in 61 SH, 3:30-4:20 PM. Workshops are free and open to all UI
undergrads on a first come, first serve basis. Tutor Iowa: http://tutor.uiowa.edu SWAT Program: http://uc.uiowa.edu/swat
Wednesday, November 13 – Overcoming Procrastination: Resist the temptation to say "I'll overcome my procrastination tomorrow…" As the semester winds down, we'll discuss how to keep on track so you can maximize academic success.\ Wednesday, November 20 - Stress Management: Finals are around the corner…how is your stress level? Learn to manage your stress through relaxation skills, self-care, and effective studying habits.
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World Language Conversation Groups – Fall 2013 Want to get some language practice? Go to the conversation group of your choice:
Italian: TAVOLA ITALIANA: Wednesdays 12:30-1:30 315 PH French: CERCLE FRANCAIS: Wednesdays 4:00-5:30 Motley Cow FRENCH CULTURE CLUB: Saturdays 2:00-3:00 315 PH Spanish: CAFECITO CERVANTES: Thursdays 4:00 612 PH
Chinese: CHINESE CORNER: various dates & times, check flyers 315 PH German: KAFFEESTUNDE: Tuesdays 4:00-5:00 612 PH
**** Fall 2013 Career Series for International Students
Job & Internship Search Strategies – Thursday, November 14, 3:30-5:00pm at UCC 1117 The job and internship search can be confusing and frustrating, especially as an international student. This session will cover several strategies for locating job and internship opportunities in the United States. RSVP HERE (RSVP not required to attend).
Foreign Flix Film Screenings
Screenings take place at 7:30pm in 106 Gillmore Hall (all movies are subtitled). +Monday, November 11 – Nueve reinas (Argentina, 2000, 114 min, Fabián Bielinsky) Thriller +Wednesday, November 13 – Vincent will Meer (Germany, 2010, 96 min, Ralf Huettner) Tragicomedy +Monday, November 20 – Bon cop bad cop (Québec (Canada), 2006, 120 min, Erik Canuel) Black comedy +Wednesday, November 22 – Tabu (Portugal, 2012, 114 min, Miguel Gomes) Drama
Free Public Screening (in conjunction with the class “India Through Film”)
Vishal Bhardwajʼs adaptation of Shakespeareʼs “Othello”
(2006, 155m, in Hindi with English subtitles)
After successfully reimagining “Macbeth” in the Mumbai underworld (in Maqbool, 2003), Bhardwaj sets Shakespeareʼs meditation on fatal jealousy in contemporary rural Uttar Pradesh, substituting caste for race, and making the playʼs aristocrats and retainers into warlord-like local politicians and their goons. Omkara (Ajay Devgan), a low-caste man, rises to power in the service of a corrupt politician (Naseeruddin Shah) and wins the love of Dolly Mishra (Kareena Kapoor), a Brahman lawyerʼs daughter. But when he favors another man over his own crony Langda (Saif Ali Khan), the latter sets out to destroy him—Khanʼs Filmfare-Award-winning interpretation of Iago, one of Shakespeareʼs most intriguing villains, is a stellar departure from his usual lover-boy roles. Powerful acting, splendid sets and costumes, and intense emotions reaffirm why India still finds masala in Englandʼs national Bard.
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 6:30 PM, 109 EPB (English-Philosophy Building)
Iowa UNIC Environmental Open Mic Night
Speaking of... The Environment! When: November 12, 7:00pm-8:30pm Where: Praire Lights cafe (upstairs)
The Iowa UNA open mic series will continue with a focus on the environment. The program will convene on the 2nd floor and cafe of Prairie Lights bookstore. This event aims to spread awareness about environmental issues globally, the U.N.’s goals for maintaining a sustainable environment, and focus on the local aspect of green awareness. Local non-profits and University of Iowa student organizations will join Iowa UNA in presenting their focus and goals in combating environmental issues in Iowa with aspirations of creating a more sustainable world. For more info or to sign up as a performer, please email [email protected].
Alternative Spring Break with No More Deaths For the past five years, No More Deaths has conducted a successful Alternative Spring Break program during the month of March. Spring Break volunteers—mostly college students, mostly arriving in groups—do essentially the same things summer volunteers do, just with a bit more emphasis on education. Volunteers interested in participating in the Alternative Spring Break program must submit a "request for space" in December and will subsequently contacted to complete an application in January. Please contact the Volunteer Coordinator for more information, [email protected].
India Through Film All screenings are free and open to the public.
Please note, however, that they are for a course. If you attend, please come on time, turn off all electronic devices, and do not converse with friends or otherwise disturb the screening. There
will be a five-minute break at roughly midpoint of most films.
For more information, please contact Philip Lutgendorf, 667 PH, (319) 335-2157, [email protected]
Tues., Nov. 12: Omkara (director: Vishal Bhardwaj, 2006, 155 mins.)
Tues. Nov. 19: Ram Teri Ganga Maili (“God/Ram, Your Ganges is Polluted,” director: Raj Kapoor, 1985, 170 mins.)
Tues., Dec. 3: Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (“The True Lover Will Take the Bride,” director: Aditya Chopra, 1995, 190 mins.)
INTERNATIONAL
WeekEDUCATION
2013
Friday, Nov. 8WorldCanvass: The Social impact of Sustainability Featuring the presentation of the International Impact Award 5-7 p.m., Old Capitol Senate Chamber with reception to follow in mezzanine
Monday, Nov. 11Adopt-a-Language FairCoffee, Tea and World Languages3-6 p.m., 1117 University Capitol Centre
Auto-Documenting the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda: The Testimonial Encounter within the Cinema of Me6:30 p.m., 315 Phillips Hall
Guantanamo: The Struggle for Justice and Human RightsSpeaker: James Yee, former Army Captain and chaplain at Guantanamo Bay7 p.m., Pomerantz C20
Tuesday, Nov. 12 2nd Annual Global Health Symposium5-8 p.m., College of Public Health Building
Stanley Application Basics Information SessionPresented by Karen Wachsmuth3:30-5:00 p.m., 1117 University Capitol Centre
“The Dialogue” screeningFacilitated by Judy Polumbaum 4:30-6:30 p.m., 1505 Seamans Center
Wednesday, Nov. 13Speakeasy for Stanley7 p.m., The Sanctuary Pub, 405 S. Gilbert St. Iowa City
Educate for the Future: Teaching in the Peace Corps7-8 p.m., 1117 University Capitol Centre
Thursday, Nov. 14Pronunciation of Chinese Names and Greetings Community Workshop5:30-6:30 p.m.2520D University Capitol Centre
International social MixerTrivia Night6-9 p.m., Jones Commons, Room N300, Lindquist Center
Friday, Nov. 15Chinese cook off6-8 p.m., 1117 University Capitol Centre
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Amy Green in advance at (319) 335-1433.
All events are free and open to the public. For more information and a full list of sponsors, visit
http://international.uiowa.edu/community-programs
ICFRC Lecture Luncheon – Friday, Nov. 15, 12:00-1:15pm Kurt Wall, MD/MPH Student "Witchcraft and Racism Threaten Tanzanians with Albinism" People with albinism have faced widespread discrimination and violence in east Africa for centuries, but only recently has this problem garnered significant international attention. Nowhere is this human rights issue more pronounced than in Tanzania, where a half-hearted government response to the problem has failed to stem waves of attacks against members of the albinism community. In the summer of 2012, Kurt Wall spent 11 weeks in Mwanza, Tanzania to try to determine what must be done to adequately address the unique social and healthcare-related issues facing this vulnerable population. He will share his experiences as a medical student at a healthcare clinic in rural Tanzania. Kurt Wall is a third-year MD/MPH candidate at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and College of Public Health. He received his undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis in 2011 with a major in Neuroscience. This spring he will be conducting an international health practicum project as part of his Master of Public Health degree. Register here, or contact the ICFRC office at (319) 335-0351 or [email protected]. Lectures are 12:00-1:15 pm @ Congregational Church, 30 North Clinton Street. Luncheons are $9.00 for ICFRC members, $12.00 for non-members. We encourage you to bring guests who would enjoy this topic. Honors students, please register through the UI Honors or the UI Honors facebook site: www.facebook.com/HonorsatIowa..
Iowa Organic Conference at UI Nov. 17-18
The 13th Annual Iowa Organic Conference, scheduled for Nov. 17-18, will once again bring national experts, the latest in organic agriculture production research, and the voices of local experience together on the University of Iowa campus.
Conference organizers are Iowa State University Extension and Outreach organic agriculture, the University of Iowa Office of Sustainability, and
New Pioneer Food Cooperative in Iowa City.
Organic producers, consumers, conventional farmers, and others interested in science-based research in organic agriculture and practical applications for farming systems will find a wide variety of topics and speakers at the 2013 conference. The keynote speaker is Bob Quinn, a Montana organic farmer with 4,000 certified acres producing organic grains, alfalfa hay, vegetables, and fruits. He will speak about on-farm biodiversity and the benefits of multiple crops in terms of spreading risk and providing ecological services.
A pre-conference reception begins at 6 p.m. Sunday Nov. 17, followed by a 7 p.m. showing of the film GMO-OMG in the IMU Ballroom. Conference registration begins at 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 18 with a welcome at 8 a.m. and concluding at 5 p.m. An all-organic lunch will be prepared by UI Dining Executive Chef Barry Greenberg and his staff, featuring regional foods as well as produce grown by UI and ISU students.
Register online here. For more information, contact Delate at 515-294-7069 or [email protected].
Mon, Nov. 18, 20135:30-7:00pm
IP Commons1117 UCC
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program,
please contact Christopher Squier in advance at (319) 335-7388.
Fall Reception
This event is sponsored by the Global Health Studies Program and the Global Health Student Club.
Join us for good company and GHSP student presentations
the Global
Health Studies
Don’t miss this spring 2014 course which features experts from UI and beyond that will discuss the challenges to child health locally, nationally, and
globally!
152:160:SCA (SPRING 2014)
GLOBAL HEALTH SEMINAR Challenges to Child Health Globally
Dr. Resmiye Oral, UI Children’s Hospital Dr. Christopher Squier, Director UI Global Health Studies
Time: Tuesdays, 6:30-9:00pm Location: 15 Schaeffer Hall
Key Topics: Human rights of children in the international legal framework ILO and NGO’s roles in challenging slavery, trafficking, and prostitution Peer-on-peer aggression and bullying Children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, recruited into armed combat, and
trafficked for the purpose of prostitution in Botswana and Nepal Multidisciplinary response to child abuse and neglect using a national/regional model
that can be adapted to any culture and society
Approved for ISBA Tracks (Global Health) and the Global Health Certificate and minor. Email questions to: [email protected]
Open to non majors
Some questions we will study are:
What role did disease play in the formation of Latin American nations ?
Did Latin American doctors and scientists define race ?
How do indigenous medical traditions survive ?
Do international health policies generate inequality in Latin America and the world?
Register for HIST: 4508 or GHS: 4508
For more information contact: [email protected]
Medicine and Public Health in Latin America, 1820-2000
New Course for Spring 2014
(Cuba Medical Students, 1 Jan 1960. Gilberto Ante/ Roger Viollet/ Getty Images. 56202969)
12:30-1:20 MW + Sections
NATIVE HISTORIES AND ENDURANCEIN THE MIDWEST
SPRING 2014 COURSE IN AMERICAN INDIAN AND NATIVE STUDIES
This course explores Indigenous histories in the Great Lakes region—including Canada—with an emphasis on how these histories bear on the present and future. A key concept is survivance, which Anishinaabe writ-er Gerald Vizenor defines as a combination of survival and endurance. In contrast to absence or powerless-ness, survivance affirms Indigenous presence and agency in past and present. Examining colonization and decolonization as ongoing processes—as opposed to historic events—this course emphasizes concepts such as sovereignty, self-determination, and environmental justice within the context of enduring and evolving relationships to land and place.
Activities include a mix of lectures, discussions, film screenings, and a collaborative mapping project. Read-ings are drawn from a variety of fields, including Indigenous studies, history, cultural geography, American Studies, anthropology, and performance studies. Course requirements include weekly reading responses, participation in discussions, one short paper, and a historic profile for the mapping project.
Image: Peter Bakker, “Language and Communication: Great Lakes Area,” 1996
AINS:3554/149:154 - 3:30-4:45 PM M/W - INSTRUCTOR: NICHOLAS BROWN
Two Courses Newly Approved for ISBA
019:161 Law Media and Current Issues – Approved for International Communication and Information track. This course will focus on how the First Amendment and its freedom of speech and assembly clauses apply to the Internet in general and the social media in particular. We will cover topics as diverse as the Internet and the First Amendment, the status of Facebook “likes,” under the First Amendment, sexting, invasion of privacy, “revenge” porn, cyber stalking and bullying, parody web sites, peer-to-peer file-sharing, defamation on Facebook and Twitter, the liability of social media companies for customer misuse of social media technologies, as well as the international dimensions of social media regulation. 218:075 Romani (Gypsy) Cultures of Eastern Europe – Approved for Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies and Global Artistic Tradition and Change tracks. Aspects of culture shared by most Roma (Gypsies) around the world; samples of folklore from Europe; impact of Roma on European literature, music, and culture. All readings are in English; no previous knowledge of Russian or Romani required.
From College Job to Career Are you a sophomore or junior student who has student hourly or work-study employment? UI STEP, Student to Employed Professional, is a new 1 credit hour course for UI students who are starting out in part-time jobs during school. The goal: make a college job the foundation for a career. The classroom sessions address topics such as personal self-assessment of skills, networking face-to-face and via social media, the concept of personal branding, job search strategies, resumes, and interviews. UI STEP - Student to Employed Profession (1 credit hour) 409:056:001 Begins: Jan 22, 2014, Ends: Apr 02, 2014 (3:30P - 4:45P Wednesday) 409:056:002 Begins: Jan 21, 2014, Ends: Apr 01, 2014 (3:30P - 4:45P Tuesday) For all questions, and for permission to enroll, students must contact course instructor Josh Frahm for the course-registration permission code at [email protected]. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Intern at the World Food Prize in Des Moines
The World Food Prize Foundation George Washington Carver Internship is an unparalleled professional opportunity for students interested in global issues of hunger, poverty and development. Each academic semester and summer, a select group of highly qualified undergraduate and graduate students is chosen for this unique program, which provides interns with the opportunity to take significant responsibility and initiative in planning and carrying out a wide range of the Foundation’s projects, including:
• Graphic design, social media and communications • Youth education program/curriculum development • Event/conference planning and logistics • Issue-based research, writing and editing • Museum programming • Non-profit development and strategic planning
Carver Interns come from a variety of academic disciplines. Internship roles will be specialized according to an individual’s background, skills, and area of interest; and each intern will work one-on-one with a staff mentor.
Interns are unpaid but may be eligible for course credit. While a minimum commitment of 12 hours per week for three months is required, the program is flexible for each intern’s schedule. Applications are due December 6, 2013. More information is at the Carver Internship page.
Summer and Fall Internships!
CIVIC and ICFRC
1120 University Capitol Centre
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-5500
+1.319.335.0351
www.icfrc.org
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to be a part of our events and programs. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact us in advance at +1.319.335.0351.
As organizations dedicated to the promotion of global awareness, we host and coordinate visits for
international, cultural, and education exchange programs for emerging world leaders. We also host
international forums and public lectures.
Preferable candidates are enthusiastic and dependable with excellent communication skills who will
commit to 10 hours per week for the summer and fall. You will have the opportunity to meet emerging
leaders from around the world and learn about coordinating events, marketing, finance, mediation,
logistics, and more!
Oh...and it looks great on job applications!
To apply: Email your application, resume, and cover letter to: [email protected]
You may find the application in our office at 1120 University Capitol Centre
Find more information about ICFRC online at www.icfrc.org, or call our office at 319-335-0351
Are you interested in learning more about international relations? Would you
like to help plan events and assist with the visit of international world leaders?
Then you should APPLY FOR AN INTERNSHIP with ICFRC and CIVIC.
Tippie Global Internships
The Tippie College of Business offers unique cultural and professional immersion experiences in four cities across the globe. English-speaking programs are available in London and Hong Kong, while programs requiring minimum language proficiency are offered in Paris and Madrid. These opportunities are open to all qualified University of Iowa students and award students up to 6 s.h. of University of Iowa academic credit.
These global internships are approximately 8-weeks long during the summer. Students are placed in a guaranteed unpaid internship by one of our Global Intern partners. Dream Careers operates our two English language programs, while EUSA is our partner in Paris and Madrid. In addition to intern placement, our partners provide on-site support and safety.
More information available at http://tippie.uiowa.edu/iib/undergraduates/internships.cfm.
Applications are due by Sunday, December 8, 2013. Learn more at one of the upcoming info sessions:
Mon 11/11 11:00-12:00 S104 PBB London & Hong Kong Tue 11/12 2:30-3:30 C106 PBB Madrid & Paris Tue 11/19 12:30-1:30 S104 PBB London & Hong Kong Tue 11/19 3:00-4:00 C106 PBB Madrid & Paris Thur 12/05 2:30-3:30 S104 PBB London & Hong Kong Fri 12/06 11:00-12:00 C106 PBB Madrid & Paris
Internships with the Cold War International History Project
The Cold War International History Project (CWIHP) at the Woodrow Wilson Center is currently accepting internship applications for the Spring 2014 academic semester. The application deadline is November 15, 2013. The Project supports the full and prompt release of historical materials by governments on all sides of the Cold War, and seeks to accelerate the process of integrating new sources, materials and perspectives from the former "communist bloc" with the historiography of the Cold War which has been written over the past few decades largely by Western scholars reliant on Western archival sources. It also seeks to transcend barriers of language, geography, and regional specialization to create new links among scholars interested in Cold War history. Interns at the Project will assist with research at archives and libraries, editing document manuscripts, publishing, translating, and disseminating CWIHP bulletins and working papers, coordinating scholarly conferences, and answering various information requests. Interns will also assist with digitizing, describing and uploading historical documents to the CWIHP Digital Archive. Interns at CWIHP are at the forefront of the debate and research over the historiography of the Cold War and will gain valuable knowledge from interaction with CWIHP staff, Woodrow Wilson Center Fellows as well as visiting scholars.
For more information, visit http://www.wilsoncenter.org/opportunity/internships-the-cold-war-international-history-project-1. To apply, email a resume and cover letter to the Cold War International History Project at [email protected] by November 15, 2013.
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Internships at The Adroit Journal In partnership with the University of Pennsylvania’s Kelly Writers House, The Adroit Journal (www.adroit.co.nr), a charitable print/online literary publication, is looking to expand. To facilitate our growth, we are seeking college/university students interested in the journal’s various marketing, communication, humanitarian, layout, and legal responsibilities—in addition to our wealth of poetry and prose staff reading positions. Currently, our staff is comprised of approximately sixty high school and college students from Mauritius to Oklahoma, New York to Singapore, Kentucky to Alberta, and everywhere in-between. We would be delighted to consider Iowa students as additions to our community. For example, we are currently seeking human rights correspondents to orchestrate the annual humanitarian features for inclusion in the journal’s winter issues. Additionally, business-minded students might be interested in our marketing and advertising correspondent positions, and communications students might be interested in the roles of blog editor or social media correspondent. Furthermore, we are looking to find community service liaisons that might be interested in working with our partner charity, the Fill-A-Room Literacy Campaign, to coordinate the distribution of future print copies of our publication free-of-charge to underprivileged institutions and venues within regional hubs of Baltimore, Chicago, Boston, New York City, Berkeley, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia. Finally, of course, we are always looking for more staff readers to help our current staff sift through the ever-growing collection of submissions. To check out all the positions offered (or to find more information on those I just listed), please feel free browse through the Employment Catalogue, which contains all of the necessary application and job description information. The application period for these various positions will close on November 13th, 2013. In the meantime, we will begin to evaluate applications on a rolling basis. Interested students may apply for as many positions as they would like and, although prior experience is always appreciated, we are always willing to work with staff members as necessary. This opportunity is open to anyone, anywhere—regardless of academic institution or academic major. Please feel free to contact [email protected] with any questions.
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Volunteer with Community Health Initiative – Haiti Community Health Initiative provides much-needed healthcare in the towns of Arcahaie and Les Anglais. Their teams need both medical and non-medical volunteers! Trips currently available in 2014 are: Les Anglais: April 26 - May 3, 2014 Joint Medical Team with Harvest Field Ministries led by Dr Abby Blackmon Arcahaie: June 28 - July 5, 2014 Medical Team led by Dr. Josh White Les Anglais: July 26 - August 2, 2014 Joint Medical Team with Harvest Field Ministries led by Dr Abby Blackmon Arcahaie: September 27 - October 4, 2014 Medical Team led by Sharon Carmody Les Anglais: October 18-25, 2014 Joint Medical Team with Harvest Field Ministries led by Dr Abby Blackmon For information regarding upcoming trips contact Jana Zimmerman - Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected]. If you can’t join a trip, consider joining CHI-Iowa. Our local volunteers work on activities ranging from fundraising, to project design, research and grant writing, clinical duties, as well as many other things. We are always looking for new ideas and enthusiastic members! If you are interested in becoming involved contact [email protected].
610:126 International Perspectives: Xicotepec, Mexico – Spring Break Service Learning Course (3 s.h.)
Mexico
Xicotepec Program Summary This is a three credit-hour, interdisciplinary, service- learning course co-sponsored by the University of Iowa and District 6000 of Rotary International. The course meets weekly with travel to Mexico over spring break. Readings and classroom sessions will focus on service-learning, teamwork, intercultural competence, Mexican culture and history, project planning and development and analyzing, reporting and presenting as a team. In collaboration with Rotarians and local community members, students will work in teams to develop and execute discipline-specific projects that address community-identified needs in Xicotepec de Juárez, Puebla, Mexico. Xicotepec, Mexico Xicotepec is a city of 90,000 located 116 miles (186 km) NE of Mexico City. The area is mountainous (3,600 ft/ 1100 m) with abundant vegetation. The main products are coffee, flowers and plants, stainless steel and clay for porcelain fixtures. Cost The program fee for the Spring 2014 class will likely be $1,900 for residents and non-residents. This program fee includes travel from and to Iowa City, lodging, and meals (except two meals in Mexico City). The program fee does not include tuition; personal items such as souvenirs, bottled water and toiletries; museum admission fees; tips; and two meals while in Mexico City. Interested? Students interested in taking the class should contact Professor Mary Noonan ([email protected]) to get an application form. Applications are due to Professor Noonan by Friday, November 8, 2013. Interview appointments will be made in November. If you have questions about the course or would like an application, please contact Professor Noonan (phone: 335-2490; email: [email protected]). Passports are required, so plan ahead if you need to apply for one.
Apply for a Global Health Corps Fellowship
Applications for the 2014-2015 Global Health Corps fellowship are now open! Global Health Corps is creating a new breed of leaders that develop innovative solutions to the world's most challenging health problems. Part two of the application will be posted on December 6, 2013. Applications close January 26, 2014. Global Health Corps places talented individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds in high impact roles in NGOs and government agencies in sub-Saharan Africa and the US in a 1-year, paid fellowship. Through intensive training, professional development, mentorship, and thoughtful community building, we ensure that fellows are equipped to be global health changemakers during their fellowship and beyond.
Apply for a Ferentz Undergraduate Fellowship for Research
The Ferentz Undergraduate Fellowships provide financial support to deserving undergraduate students who will participate in or complete a research project, honor’s thesis or BFA project in the spring 2014 semester. Six fellowships of $1,000 will be awarded for spring 2014.
Eligibility:
• Minimum 3.0 UI and cumulative GPA • Must participate in or complete a research project for honors in the major, for a capstone
course or for the BFA in spring 2014 • Must be junior or senior status in spring 2014 • Must be a major exclusively in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences • Must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 s.h. in fall 2013 and in the spring 2014 semesters • Former ICRU fellows are eligible to apply • ICRU fellows in spring 2013 are not eligible for a spring award • Students must submit a research plan as part of the application • Faculty letter of recommendation is required
Applications will be accepted through December 2, 2013. Winners will be announced by January 15, 2014. For further Information, contact the Office of Academic Programs & Student Development at [email protected] or (319) 335-2633.
2014 Critical Language Scholarship Program – apply now! Would you like to go abroad for 8-10 weeks in the summer to study a language, all expenses paid, earning college credit? The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a great opportunity for undergraduates and graduates to study the following languages: - Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Punjabi, Turkish, and Urdu: Beginning, advanced beginning, intermediate and advanced levels; - Arabic and Persian: Advanced beginning, intermediate and advanced levels; - Chinese, Japanese, and Russian: Intermediate and advanced levels. For more information about this great opportunity, please visit: www.clscholarship.org/applicants. Students from all academic disciplines, including business, engineering, law, medicine, sciences, and humanities are encouraged to apply. In order to prepare a competitive application, you are encouraged to start the application process right away! The deadline is coming up fast: November 15, 2013. Karen Wachsmuth in International Programs helps applicants write competitive essays for this grant. For more information, please contact: Karen Wachsmuth, academic programs and student services administrator, International Programs, [email protected], 319-335-1436. Learn more… To read more about successful UI applicants from recent years, please see these links: http://international.uiowa.edu/accents/post/haggling-arabic-and-other-summer-adventures-morocco, http://international.uiowa.edu/accents/post/ui-students-morocco
Apply to be a Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellow
The Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows Program provides an opportunity for 10-12 students who desire careers in international affairs to have a substantive one-year working experience in Washington, D.C. Junior Fellows provide research assistance to scholars working on Carnegie Endowment programs. Due to the limited number of students we can accept, we require that all applicants be nominated by their university and that universities nominate no more than two. Applicants must be graduating seniors or students who have completed their bachelor's degree within the past academic year. No one will be considered who has started graduate studies (except those who have recently completed a joint masters/bachelors program).
• UIHP Campus Nomination Deadline: Friday, November 15, 2013 • Opportunity Deadline: Monday, January 15, 2014
Interested students are encouraged to contact Kelly Thornburg, UIHP Fellowships Director, at 319-335-1874 as early in the fall as possible to schedule a Scholar Development Conference. Appointments will not be scheduled via email.
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Apply for a 2014-15 Boren Scholarship or Fellowship The applications for the 2014-2015 David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships are now available at www.borenawards.org. Boren Awards, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East, where they can add important international and language components to their educations. Boren Scholarships provide American undergraduate students with the resources and encouragement they need to acquire language skills and experiences in areas of the world critical to the future security of our nation, in exchange for their commitment to seek work in the federal government and a one-year service requirement following the grant period. Applying for Boren Scholarships for Undergraduates at the University of Iowa
• International Programs Campus Application Deadline │ January 22, 2014 at 4:30 PM
• Official Deadline for Application Submission │ February 4, 2014 at 5 PM EST
Applicants wishing to apply for the Boren Scholarship Program will work with Study Abroad to determine a suitable program, and work with Karen Wachsmuth on application submission. Please consult the Boren webpage for a complete list of application materials. For more information about the Boren Awards and the African Languages Initiative, to register for one of our upcoming webinars, and to access the on-line application, please visit www.borenawards.org. You can also contact the Boren Awards staff at [email protected] or 1-800-618-NSEP with questions. University of Iowa Campus Contact Karen Wachsmuth Academic Programs and Student Services Administrator International Programs 1111 University Capitol Centre 319-335-1436 [email protected]
Apply for a Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship
The State Department is currently accepting applications for Summer/Fall 2014 Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowships to help fund innovative travel around the world by young people to use education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and/or communication and information to build strong ties among nations. The fellowship is intended for American college students who have not been afforded many opportunities to travel abroad. Through 4 to 6 weeks of travel anywhere in the world, you can have the opportunity to interact with individuals from other nations while promoting the goals of UNESCO. Applications for Summer/Fall are accepted until February 24, 2014. Click here for full details.
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Are you passionate about global change, committed to learning by doing, and ready to engage in hands-on global development? The Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI) at Northwestern University will equip you to:
• Work directly with local communities and community organizations in Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, India, South Africa, or Uganda
• Earn two Northwestern course credits (equivalent to six semester hours) • Live with a host family and immerse yourself in another culture for eight weeks • Work in teams of undergraduates to design and implement a development project in
microfinance, social enterprise, education, environmental sustainability, global health, and more
To learn more about GESI, and how to apply, go to www.gesi.northwestern.edu. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Early deadlines are December 15, 2013 and January 15, 2014, for guaranteed first choice placement if accepted into the program. Final deadline is March 1, 2014, but please apply early, as spaces will fill. If you have questions and want to speak to a member of the GESI staff, please contact us at [email protected] or 847.491.5932.
Submit to the Weston Essay Prize
The UI Center for Human Rights sponsors the annual Burns H. Weston International Human Rights Essay Prize. Each year, two awards are made: one to an undergraduate and another to a graduate or professional school student. The prizes honor the fine work of University of Iowa students and the lifetime work of Professor Burns H. Weston of the College of Law. The winners receive $750 (undergraduate) or $1000 (graduate or professional student), and are recognized at an awards event. The writing competition is open to all students enrolled during the 2012-2013 school year at the University of Iowa, Iowa State, or the University of Northern Iowa in any academic discipline.
Undergraduate essays should be 15-20 pages in length; graduate essays 25-40 pages in length. Essays can discuss current events or history, law, public policy, or the arts & humanities. The essay does not need to be produced exclusively for the competition in order to qualify for review; the essay can be a paper written for a class. The only requirement is that the essays address issues of international human rights.
The deadline for the 2013 Weston Essay Prize competition has been extended to December 20, 2013. Please bring essays to the UI Center for Human Rights office in 1120 University Capitol Centre or mail to UICHR, 1120 UCC, 201 So. Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52242.
Submit to the Love of Learning Poetry Prize
University of Iowa undergraduates are eligible to submit one poem about their love of learning. Submit your poem in person or via Campus Mail to CLAS, 120 Schaeffer Hall by 4:00 pm on December 20, 2013. Phi Beta Kappa Officers will read the poems and choose the one they feel best speaks to our motto, “the love of learning is the guide of life.” One recipient will receive $100 and the poem will be posted on Iowa’s Phi Beta Kappa website at http://clas.uiowa.edu/students/opportunities-students/phi-beta-kappa Students will be notified in February via UI email. The recipient is welcome to read the poem at the May PBK ceremony. The Love of Learning Poetry Prize is awarded by the Alpha of Iowa Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Learn more about Phi Beta Kappa at http://clas.uiowa.edu/students/opportunities-students/phi-beta-kappa/membership. “Many Languages, One World” International Essay Contest ELS Educational Services, Inc., a NAFSA Global Partner, and the United Nations Academic Impact initiative, of which NAFSA is a partner organization, are sponsoring an essay contest in which university students explore how multilingual ability advances global citizenship and understanding. Sixty students from around the world will be selected to participate in a youth conference at the United Nations in New York in June 2014. Learn more and visit the contest website.
The contest, Many Languages, One World, supports international education and multilingualism through the continued study of the six official languages of the United Nations: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. To qualify, students must write their essays in one of the six languages, which must not be their mother-tongue. The language must be the entrant’s second or third language, and not the principal medium of instruction in her or his education.
The essay competition will culminate in an international conference of selected winners, who will be awarded a full expense paid 5 day trip to New York where they will convene in a United Nations Youth Forum and Conference at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Submissions are due by February 21, 2014.
Global Health Essay Contest
Attention all undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students, Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), Child Family Health International (CFHI), and University of Pittsburgh Center for Global Health, are excited to announce the opening of the 2014 CUGH Trainee Essay Contest. Trainees are encouraged to submit essays reflecting on experiences in global health. Deadline is Monday, January 6, 11pm EST. Winners will receive cash prizes, free registration for the 2014 CUGH Annual Conference, and selected submissions will be included in the book "Reflections and Global Health Education: An Anthology, 2nd Edition." For more info visit: http://2014cughconference.org/awards-competitions/2014-student-essay-contest/
When: November 4th-15th
CLAS Food Drive
Please help the CLAS Dean’s Office fill the shelves at the
Iowa City Crisis Center by donating nonperishable food items.
Faculty & Staff: Bring your items to 120 or 240 Schaeffer
Hall or 38 MacBride Hall by November 15th.
Students: Bring 3 food items to 120 Schaeffer Hall anytime
8:00-4:30 by November 15th and receive a free CLAS
t-shirt!!!
Most Needed Donations:
Canned fruit/100% fruit
juice
Canned meat/peanut
butter
Hearty soups and stews
Pasta and rice
Canned vegetables
Baby diapers (all sizes)
Baby formula and food
Toilet Paper
Laundry Detergent
SPRING 2014 PORTUGUESE UPPER-LEVEL COURSES
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38:120:001 (PORT: 4100:0001): Topics in Luso-Brazilian Culture (taught in Portuguese)
Subtitle: Expressive Cultures of Brazil Time and Location: 12:30P - 1:20P MWF 216 PH -- CONTACT: PROF. BARBOSA ([email protected])
EXPRESSIVE CULTURES OF BRAZIL addresses tourism in shantytowns, fashion, cosmetic surgery, music, dance, popular festivities and rituals, soccer, different types of carnaval, the history and development of capoeira (a Brazilian martial art/dance/ritual), as well as Afro-Brazilian religions, dance, music, blogging, and the social and political role television plays in Brazil. In addition to the printed materials, the instructor will use visual aids to enhance the class readings and discussions. The materials selected for the course take a variety of approaches to the topics and are organized in an accessible fashion. _______________________________________Two_________________________________
038: 119: 001 (PORT:3150:0001): Topics in Portuguese Language: “Panorama Brazil”
Time and Location: 10:30A - 11:20A MWF 216 PH (taught in Portuguese). CONTACT: PROF. BARBOSA
Description: This course focuses on developing conversational, reading, and writing proficiency and enhancing cultural competence. The variety of topics will address the development, production, and consumption of products in the fields of culture, technology, health, art, science, food, architecture, tourism, entertainment, and sports.
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038:105:001 (PORT:3350:0001): Brazilian Literature Before 1900 (taught in Portuguese). Time and Location: 12:30P - 1:45P TTh 213 PH -- CONTACT: PROF. DUARTE ([email protected]) Description: This course will begin with a focus on first encounters between Portuguese colonizers and indigenous people in Brazil. It will examine how the relationship changes over time as the colonizing process develops. It will also look at the impact of imported slave labor on the society and the changing relationship between the colony and Portugal. The latter part of the course will focus on the literature produced after independence in 1822. It will examine attempts to revisit the colonial past (Indianist movement), effect social change (abolitionist movement), and create a national identity. Films will be used to provide a visual context for the texts studied.
