TABLE OF CONTENTS

• PROGRAMS
  • IWA Armchair Traveler Programs This Summer
  • Call for Participants:  19th Annual Conference of the WIPCS
• GRANT, FELLOWSHIP & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
  • Host Families Sought for This Summer
  • UWM IT Faculty Invited by Ajou
  • June 30, 2003:  Applications due for Cohen Fund for International Scholarship on Dance
  • July 1: Applications due for NAFSA Grant
  • July 15:  Submissions due for Peace Review
  • August 1:  Applications due for CIBER Workshop Proposals
  • September 15:  Applications due for USIP Senior Fellowship
  • October 15:  Applications due for Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange Program
• FEATURED WEB SITES
  • International Year of Freshwater 2003
  • The Congo
  • Macau: A Selection of Cartographic Images
  • Nation Master
  • G8 Information Centre at the University of Toronto

Armchair Traveler Summer Series Continues
If you can't get to your dream destination this summer, join the Institute of World Affairs for the next best thing!
 

June 26   Program No. 8214-5007 Cuba: Caught in a Time Warp? Mr. Raul Galvan, Cuban-American Director of Programming at Milwaukee Public TV. On an island seemingly frozen in time, everyone is in constant motion. Discover Havana, where things are never quite what they appear. While salsa, son and rumba music blares from windows and porches, improbably bright cars from the 1950s roam streets past elegant colonial style palaces. Cubans are learning that nostalgia sells better than Cuban cigars. Rey Sol Restaurante, 2338 W. Forest Home Ave.. July 10   Program No. 8214-5008 The Baltics and St. Petersburg Speaker to be Announced The eastern shores of the Baltics carry a complex history, weaving together many peoples and cultures. Our virtual tour of this mystical land starts in Vilnius and ends in grand St. Petersburg. The program includes a sampling of Russian culinary delicacies. Sadko Restaurant, 5401 W. Good Hope Rd. July 24   Program No. 8214-5009 Parliaments, Cities and Cuisine of Europe Speaker to be Announced Learn about London, Paris, Berlin and Dublin. Get an inside look at the British, French, German and Irish parliaments, their histories and their democratic systems. In Brussels, the European Parliament represents one of the democratic pillars of the European integration. Historic Turner Hall Restaurant, 1034 N. 4th St. August 7 Program No. 8214-5010 Intimate Dalmatian Islands Dr. Richard Farkas, Professor and Eastern European Specialist, Political Science, DePaul University. The sunny, spectacular Dalmatian Islands lining the coast of Croatia are one of the last undiscovered secrets of Europe. A decade of Balkan political conflicts decimated tourism in the area. Now, this place where people live the dolce vita has become a “new” destination. Smiling Old Town Restaurant staff will serve hearty homemade delicacies. Old Town Restaurant, 522 W. Lincoln Ave.

To register for the whole series: Program No. 8214-5011

Time:

5:00 pm – Registration
5:30 pm – Dinner
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Presentation

Fee Per Program:
$29 Public, $24 Members (Includes Meal)
Fee For the Series:
$116 Public, $96 Members (Includes Meals)

Call: 414-227-3200 (Credit Card Holders Only)
Fax: 414-227-3146 (Credit Card Holders Only)
 

Mail: School of Continuing Education
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Drawer No. 491
Milwaukee, WI 53293-0491
(Include registration fee and program #)

The Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies is now accepting proposals for presentations relating to the 2003 conference theme:  “New Paths to Peace:  Innovative Approaches to Building Sustainable Peace and Development.”

Those interested in attending may use the conference's on-line registration form, to be posted on the WIPCS web site:
http://matcmadison.edu/multicul/peace/.
 

Purpose and Goal:  Failed and failing states pose perhaps the most dangerous threat to the security of the U.S. and the world community, as well as the millions of inhabitants of those states.  However, the international community has not found a reliable way to build sustainable peace and development in many of the world's neediest areas.  The purpose of the conference is to explore the state of the art in promoting and implementing innovative approaches to build sustainable peace and development -- with an emphasis on new approaches to integrate interventions across professional disciplines (e.g. humanitarian relief, development assistance, human rights, environment, diplomacy, and conflict resolution) and to integrate top-down and bottom-up approaches. Submissions:  Academics and practitioners are encouraged to submit paper abstracts relevant to the conference theme by September 1, 2003 to:  Rob Ricigliano, Director, Peace Studies Program, UW-Milwaukee,  robr@uwm.edu.  Abstracts should be no more than 3 pages long and contain an annotated outline of the paper.  Topics might include: Research on measuring effectiveness of programs aimed at building sustainable peace and development. Case studies that document examples of inter-field collaboration or other innovative approaches (what works, what causes difficulty, lessons learned, etc.). Case studies, research, and/or policy analyses on cooperation between Track 1 and Track 2 actors (lessons learned, barriers,  models of success, etc.). Papers that examine the conceptual and policy barriers to true inter-field cooperation. Papers that document and analyze the specific difficulties of trying to build sustainable  peace and development in the failed state environment. Papers that examine attempts to integrate traditional humanitarian or development programs with peacebuilding or conflict resolution programs.

Co-Sponsored by the UWM Peace Studies Program and the Center for International Education.

The English as a Second Language Program at UWM needs families who are willing to host Japanese students over the course of this summer.  We have both male and female students, and they are coming to Milwaukee for periods of two to six weeks.  The earliest arrivals will be here on June 28, staying through August 9.  Others will be coming for only two weeks in late July, August and early September.

Not only is this a fun thing to do, but the ESL Program will pay host families $135 a week for this.   So – if you like international students and you have room in your house to host one this summer, please call the ESL Office on 414-229-5757 or email us at esl@uwm.edu.

We would love to hear from you!

Ajou seeks professors with the following qualifications:

• Ph.D. holders who have studied at prestigious universities and who are able to teach and guide thesis in English
• Over five years of working experience in the field of Information Technology
• Non-Korean nationality
• Required teaching hours:
  • Teaching professors (six hours/ week)
  • Research professors (three hours/ week)
• The ability to participate in International Co-Research Projects and to publish journals that can secure indexing in the SCI (Science Citation Index) database.

• Total Salary:
  • The invited professors will be paid equivalent to their current salaries at their own institutions.
    • (Current monthly salary)  X  (number of months invited) = Total Salary
    • Maximum: approximately 84,000 U.S. Dollars
    • Based on $1=1,200 Korean Won
• Round-trip cost (round-trip airfare)
• Housing
• Office
• Medical Insurance (Ajou University Hospital)
• Tax: Exemption depends on Korea's tax agreement with each country. (e.g. Professors from the U.S. can be exempted from taxation for up to two years when working in Korea.)

To apply, candidates should submit via email their resumes including their current salaries.   Please contact Dean Soo-Hun Lee (inter@ajou.ac.kr) or Professor Yong-Deuk Kim (yongdkim@ajou.ac.kr) with any questions regarding this program

The Selma Jeanne Cohen Fund enables a dance scholar to present a major paper at the Fulbright Association's annual conference.  The 2003 lecture will be delivered on Saturday, November 1, during the Fulbright Association's 26th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.  The recipient of the Selma Jeanne Cohen Fund award will receive round-trip travel and associated expenses.

The 2003 lecturer will be chosen according to guidelines developed with the founder of the fund, Dr. Selma Jeanne Cohen, preeminent dance historian and founding editor of the International Encyclopedia of Dance.  The competition is open to all dance scholars.  Proposal guidelines are available from the Fulbright Association and are posted on its web site at http://www.fulbrightalumni.org/olc/pub/FBA/programs/cohen_lecture.html.

• Fulbright alumna Leslie Friedman, artistic director of The Lively Foundation in San Francisco, presented the inaugural lecture, “Expression in Dance,” concerning research done during her Fulbright award to India on Indian dance and aesthetics.
   
• In 2001 Robin Marshall Grove, senior lecturer in the Department of English with Cultural Studies of the University of Melbourne, Australia, delivered the lecture “Unspoken Know ledges,” about the project of the same name, which attracted from the Australian Research Council the largest grant ever awarded for performing arts research in Australia.
   
• In 2002 Gretchen Ward Warren, professor in the School of Theater and Dance at the University of South Florida, presented “Dancing with the Wheel of Ever Returning:  A Theatrical Adventure with Australian Aborigines and Native Americans,” a project that grew out of her Fulbright award to Australia in 1997.

For more information, please visit http://www.fulbrightalumni.org/olc/pub/FBA/programs/cohen_lecture.html

Proposed projects must promote U.S. - Muslim intercultural awareness on U.S. campuses or in U.S. communities and meet one or more of the following objectives:

• encourage international students and scholars attending U.S. colleges and universities to become involved in and knowledgeable about U.S. culture and society apart from their study/research programs; and/or
• enhance the experience of U.S. students involved in study abroad prior to their departure or upon their return; and/or
• stimulate and strengthen interaction among international students, their U.S. peers, faculty, and communities.

For more information, including application materials and the Model Program List, visit the NAFSA web site at http://www.nafsa.org/coop.  Contact COOP staff at coop@nafsa.org with any questions about the competition, your project ideas, or the application process.   Also look online for information about COOP's International Education Week 2003 Grant competition.

COOP grants are made available through funding from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State, under the authority of the Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961, as amended.

Peace Review is a quarterly, multidisciplinary, transnational journal of research and analysis, focusing on the current issues and controversies that underlie the promotion of a more peaceful world.  We define peace research to include human rights, development, ecology, culture, race, gender and related issues.  Our task is to present the results of this research and thinking in short (2500-3500 words), accessible and substantial essays.

For writers guidelines or to send essay submissions by email attachment: hieber@usfca.edu.

Editorial correspondence, including submissions can be sent to: Robert Elias, eliasr@usfca.edu, Peace Review, University of San Francisco, 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA, 94117.  Telephone: 415-422-2910 or Fax: 415-422-5671, Attn. Elias or Hieber.

This one-day workshop seeks to unite faculty and administrators from various disciplines to develop a stronger base of international business education in the upper Midwest. The program will offer opportunities for participants to discuss best practices in the teaching of international business, share educational materials and models, evaluate funding strategies and opportunities, discuss study abroad and exchange issues, and develop a network of professionals invested in international business education. Registration information and the workshop schedule will be available in September at: http://www.bus.wisc.edu/ciber/events/events.asp

Proposals related to teaching and learning of international business, foreign languages, and closely related fields in higher education are welcome. We especially encourage sessions with innovative and successful teaching strategies, the application of new technologies to teaching international business, strategies for grant writing and applying for funding, effective partnerships with foreign institutions and student exchange/study abroad programs, and sessions which enhance participants' knowledge of international business topics or emerging market areas. Applicants are welcome to submit more than one proposal.

A total of six sessions will be offered during the two concurrent tracks. Each session will last 75 minutes.

Sample session topics include:

• Integrating international business and foreign language courses
• Panel on creating an international business curriculum
• Using case studies to teach international business
• Ethics and international business
• Developing an overseas exchange program
• Identifying grant opportunities and keys to successful grant applications

Please contact Sachin Tuli, CIBER Assistant Director for Outreach, at tuli@bus.wisc.edu with any questions.

This program is co-sponsored by the UW-Milwaukee School of Business, the Global Business Resource Center at UW-Whitewater, the International Business Resource Center at UW-Platteville, the International Trade Center at Waukesha County Technical College, and the Wisconsin Technical College System Standing Committee on International Education.

Application materials are available upon request.  Receipt date for return of applications: September 15, 2003.  Notification of Awards:
April of 2004.

For application materials, please visit the Institute's Web site at http://www.usip.org, or contact:

United States Institute of Peace
Jennings Randolph Program
1200 17th Street, NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036-3011

(202) 429-6063 (fax)
(202) 457-1719 (TTY)
jrprogram@usip.org

The Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs administers these exchanges under the Fulbright Program, the flagship exchange program of the U.S. government that promotes mutual understanding between citizens of the United States and other countries. Since the establishment of the Fulbright Program in 1946, more than 229,000 Americans and citizens of other countries have participated. The Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange Program features direct one-to-one exchanges and offers reciprocal advantages to participating institutions. Schools and communities gain the expertise and perspective of the visiting exchange teacher and, subsequently, share the experiences of their returning faculty members. Approximately 400 educators take part in the program each year.

U.S. and international teachers continue to be paid by their home institutions while exchanging classrooms, usually for a full academic year. For the individual educator, this is the ultimate professional development opportunity. Administrator exchanges consist of reciprocal three- to six-week visits to each administrator's institution. The U.S. Administrator works with his or her foreign counterpart as a team in shadowing and sharing information on administrative duties. There is an eight-week seminar in Italy and a six-week seminar in Greece for two-year college faculty and teachers (grades 7-12) of Latin, Greek, or the classics.  Please note that the 2004 Greece Classics Seminar will not be held due to preparations for the Olympic Games in Athens.  The program will resume in summer 2005.

Participating countries for the academic year 2004-2005 include Argentina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Oman, Peru, Poland, Romania, Senegal, Slovak Republic, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay.

U.S. educators interested in participating must be U.S. citizens, have a full-time teaching or administrative position, be in at least the third year of full-time employment (for teaching and administrative exchanges) or in the second year of full-time teaching (for summer seminar participation), and be fluent in English. In some non-English speaking countries, demonstrated fluency in the appropriate language is required. The Presidentially appointed J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board will select participants.

Applications must be postmarked no later than October 15, 2003. Requests for applications, publicity material, and general information should be directed to:

Ms. Roberta Croll, Outreach Specialist, Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange Program, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 320, Washington, DC, 20024; phone 800-726-0479; e-mail: fulbright@grad.usda.gov;Website: http://www.fulbrightexchanges.org

International Year of Freshwater 2003
    http://www.wateryear2003.org/
Near the conclusion of the year 2000, the United Nations General Assembly created a resolution to proclaim 2002 as the International Year of Freshwater. Given the importance of freshwater to all human, plant, and animal life, this designation seems altogether fitting and timely. As the resolution notes, it is hoped that many governments and political actors will use the year to increase awareness of the importance of sustainable freshwater use, management, and protection. To this end, this helpful Web site provides a host of online resources designed to educate the web-browsing public about various events related to this overriding theme, along with presenting an online library of publications about freshwater. Visitors can read the online newsletter, Splash, along with browsing a water library, organized by themes (such as water and society and ecosystems), and geographic regions. Another compelling feature are the water proverbs taken from a number of areas, including the Middle East and Latin America. Given the global mission of the site it is refreshing to note that many of the materials are also available in French and Spanish.

CBC: The Congo
    http://www.cbc.ca/webone/congo/
Long recognized for their award-winning radio and television documentaries, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has created this visually and aurally provocative Web site that highlights five long-form radio documentaries about the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The project got off the ground in December 2002, when CBC Radio news journalists David McLauchlin, Sylvain Desjardins, and producer Bruce Edwards traveled to the country to begin this ambitious undertaking. From the home page, visitors can elect to listen to one of the documentaries, which cover such topics as diamond mining in the country, the country's long and arduous civil war, and Papa Wemba, the world-famous Congolese musician and composer. The photo diaries located here add a great deal to the overall appeal of the site, as they cover the Royal Museum for Central Africa and the tent hospitals where medical workers help to alleviate the suffering of those with malaria and other tropical maladies. In total, this site is an excellent introduction to the challenges and human potential that personify the contemporary Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Macau: A Selection of Cartographic Images
    http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/macau/macau.html
On December 20, 1999, the city of Macau, which for four centuries had been a Portuguese settlement, was returned to the People's Republic of China. The entire administrative region is one-tenth the size of Washington, D.C., and has a population of approximately 460,000. In order to provide scholars and other interested parties with a selection of maps and visual ephemera related to the area's history and development, the American Memory Project at the Library of Congress developed this fine online collection. The entire online collection consists of 16 maps, ranging from a 1655 Dutch map of the coastline around Macau to a 1991 map that shows the three areas that constitute the Territory of Macau produced by the Portuguese cartographic service. One gem in the collection is the map depicting Macau that was taken from the British Buccaneer Atlas of 1696 that was prepared and used by the infamous pirate Bartholomew Sharpe.

Nation Master
    http://www.nationmaster.com/
If you have ever wanted to look up any number of national statistics, the Nation Master Web site is an excellent resource for finding out any number of current details about just about any country in the world. Currently, Nation Master has 335 statistical data sets, ranging from library books, forested land, Internet users, and airports. For easy reference, the main Web page features the most frequently requested stats, such as televisions and military expenditures per capita. Nation Master also allows visitors the option of creating their own graphs in order to effectively compare different nations. The site also has links to national profiles, which include the available statistics for each country, and images of the country's flag and a political map. Additionally, the site has a search engine, and a place where visitors can read short facts on the different countries. Apart from being interesting to browse through, the site will be helpful for students looking for basic statistics on the world's different countries.

G8 Information Centre at the University of Toronto
    http://www.g7.utoronto.ca/
Since 1975, the heads of state of the major industrial democracies have met annually to discuss the major economic and political issues facing their respective political entities, and more broadly, the entire international community. This past weekend, these seven main countries (with Russia joining the organization in 2006) met in Evian, France. Provided and developed by the University of Toronto, this Web site is an exhaustive guide to the most recent proceedings at this year's G8 Conference, along with substantial documents from last year's G7 gathering. Just about any type of policy brief or document from these very important international gatherings is available on this site, along with frequent updates and responses from the different representatives. Not surprisingly, much of the material is available in different languages, including French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian. For policy makers and those with a concern for international affairs, this Web site will be one of great importance.