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A publication of UWM's Center for International
Education, Global Passport
provides up-to-date information on
international education programs, opportunities, and resources,
including those offered by
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Irish Press Photographers Exhibit at
ICHC
An exhibit of over 100
photographs from the prestigious Press Photographers Association of Ireland
(PPAI) Awards will be on display at the ICHC from Friday, October 3rd until
Saturday, October 18th. This pictorial record of unforgettable moments,
events and personalities provides an unmatched view of Ireland in 2002.
Sponsored by Allied Irish Banks, this exhibition has toured over forty Irish
communities and now comes to America for the first time.
You are invited to an opening reception at 6:30 PM on Friday, October 3, 2003 at the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center, 2133 West Wisconsin Avenue. Irish Times photographer, Brenda Fitzsimons, president of the PPAI will be there to introduce the exhibition.
For more information call John Gleeson - (414)
229-2608 or email gleeson@uwm.edu
Please join us to celebrate two major scholarly achievements at the Center for International Education: Our book series, New Directions in International Studies, published by Rutgers University Press, and the first three titles in the series, and our receipt of the Department of Education's prestigious Title VI grant, designating CIE as a National Resource Center in Global Studies.
RSVP by October 3, 2003 to Patrice Petro at 414-229-3757 or ppetro@uwm.edu.
We look forward to seeing you on October
10th.
Professor Kedadouche is one of the leading experts on immigration and integration, or the lack thereof, in France. The author of Zaïr le Gaulois and France and the Beurs, Kedadouche is the son of Algerian immigrants.
Free and Open to the Public. For more information, contact Gabrielle Verdier at 414-229-2512 or verdier@uwm.edu.
Sponsored by the UWM Center for International
Education, the French and Francophone Studies Program, and the Center for 21st
Century Studies.
All interested faculty and teaching academic staff are invited to attend planning meetings in October.
If you plan to join us, please RSVP to Patrice
Petro by e-mail (ppetro@uwm.edu) or phone
(229-4253)
The Thursday Keynote Address will be delivered in the UWM Union at 2200 E Kenwood Blvd. and will feature these speakers:
To register for the "New Paths to Peace Conference," visit the web site as http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Peace
Co-Sponsored by the, the Alliance for
International Conflict Prevention and Resolution, Wisconsin Institute for Peace
and Conflict Studies, and, at UWM, Institute of World Affairs, Center for
International Education, Center for Latin American and Carribean Stidiesand UWM
Peace Studies Program .
Payment by cash or check (payable to UWM) on-site or mail to:
Institute Of World AffairsComplimentary Admission For Students.
Po Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Fees: $8.00 Public / $4.00 IWA Members
The Fall 2003 Culture Café
Schedule:
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For more information, please send an e-mail to excite@uwm.edu or Justine Wenger jwenger@cie.uwm.edu.
"Travel the Globe" will take place every second Saturday of the month from 10:30 to 11:30 AM in the new Washington Park Public Library (2121 N. Sherman Blvd., Milwaukee). Children and parents will listen to folk tales from the country featured that day, hear from an international student about his/her childhood, and play music or work with paper to make an artifact from the featured country. The event is free for children and their parents.
The Fall 2003 schedule:
On Wednesday, November 19, 10:00-11:00 a.m., in the Union Theater, "The Effects of Globalization on World Cultures" will be presented. This very exciting program will feature Benjamin Barber (author of Jihad vs. McWorld) and Tyler Cowen (author of Creative Deconstruction).
Entire classes need to reserve seats by e-mailing
Julie Kline at jkline@uwm.edu or Julia Kruse
at jkruse@uwm.edu .
Sponsored by the Center for International
Education and the Global Student Alliance. For more information, contact Andrea
Herbert at 414-229-2518.
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November 3 - 7 pm War and Peace (Anand Patwardhan, India, 148 min., Hindi/Urdu with English Subtitles, Video, 2002) An epic journey of peace activism in the face of global militarism and war that spans three years in India, Pakistan, Japan and the U.S. - beginning with nuclear tests in India and culminating in the Sept. 11th attacks. Tuesday, November 4 - 7
pm Two States of
Mind Wednesday, November 5 -
7 pm Family Across the
Sea Thursday, November 6 -
8 pm The Sound of the Violin in
My Lai Friday, November 7 - 7
pm Transparency |
The Center also seeks Faculty Leaders to lead
small groups during the January seminars and convention programs, perhaps even
bringing pre-formed groups as part of a class. Talented instructors will
spend one or two weeks in January and/or two weeks in Boston (Democratic
Convention) or New York (Republican Convention) next summer to help with the
academic side of the programs. For more information about the faculty
leader positions, please e-mail us at: seminars@twc.edu.
U.S. colleges and universities are invited to submit proposals to host a scholar under the Understanding Contemporary Islam program of the American University in Beirut. In making selections, AUB will give priority to institutions that do not have extensive academic programs or courses on Islam or Muslim societies. Undergraduate liberal arts colleges, minority-serving institutions, community colleges, and other state or private institutions are encouraged to apply.
Application deadline: November 1, 2003 for programs beginning April 1, 2004 or later.
Application materials and further information can
be found at http://www.cies.org/uci or by
e-mailing uci@cies.iie.org.
"There is an alarming gap between the growing importance of other world regions to our nation's economic prosperity and national security, and most young Americans' lack of knowledge of the world outside our borders. In response to the importance of international knowledge and skills to the nation's future, the Goldman Sachs Foundation together with Asia Society are pleased to announce the creation of five new $25,000 prizes to support creative and practical models of international education in action. The prizes will recognize schools, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, and SECONDARY, that engage students in learning about other world regions; states that are actively promoting teaching and learning about other world regions, cultures and languages in their education system; colleges and universities that have strong international content in their teacher preparation or K-12 outreach programs; and media or technology companies and organizations that are making international content and information available to students and teachers in stimulating new ways."
Applications are due: September 30,
2003. To find out more about the awards program and for application
materials, visit http://www.InternationalEd.org/prizes.htm.
Awards will be given partially to defray University-approved travel expenses (transportation, room, board, and conference fees).
Awards will be limited to support for:
The Council of Independent Colleges and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, with support from the US Department of State, are pleased to announce a three-week long seminar for faculty on Teaching About Islam and Middle Eastern Culture.
This is an excellent chance for full-time faculty members in all fields at CIC member institutions to learn more about the Middle East at a time when knowledge and teaching about the region are more important than ever. Intended for faculty members who are not already experts on this subject, the seminar will allow participants to learn about the Middle East and to understand better the region, Islam, and Middle Eastern history as it informs current times. As many colleges do not have experts in this field, the seminar is designed for non-experts with the expectation that they will be able to share new insights and knowledge gained at the seminar when they return to their home institutions. The seminar will take place at the American Center for Orientation Research (ACOR), in Amman, Jordan, and will include visits to archaeological sites such as Petra and Jerash. Seminar participations will also reside in ACOR.
The American Center of Oriental Research in Amman, Jordan is a private, non-profit academic institution dedicated to promoting research and publication in the fields of archaeology, anthropology, history, languages, biblical studies, Arabic, Islamic studies, and other aspects of Middle Eastern studies both historical and contemporary. Since it was founded in 1968, ACOR has served as a liason between Jordanian institutions, both academic and governmental, and international schools interested in working in the Arab world. American archaeologists often use it as their base of operations. ACOR provides advice, coordination, research facilities, and living and meeting space for scholars in an environment that is both academically exciting and socially congenial.
The seminar will be directed by Dr. Pierre Bikai, who is ACOR's director. He has also directed the Petra II Project and the St. George Church Excavation in Amman, and has also been deputy director oft he University of California excavation at Ninevah, Iraq, architect and archaeologist for the Brigham Young University expedition to the Pyramid of Seila, Egypt, and has participated in the American Institute of Nautical Archaeology excavation of a Roman ship at Yassi Ada, Turkey among other projects. Seminar leaders cooperation with Dr. Bikai will include specialists of the Middle East, Jordan, Islam, and other relevant topics. Travel expenses between the US and Jordan, visa fees, room, board, food, and excursion within Jordan will be covered. There will be no expense to participating faculty members or their institutions.
For more information: Stephen Gibson, Projects
Coordinator, Council of Independent Colleges, One Dupont Circle, Suite 32-
Washington, DC 20036. Phone: 202-466-7230
sgibson@cic.nche.edu
Possible themes
include, but are not limited to:
Proposals should be no longer than two typed pages. Presentations will be limited to 15 minutes, and sessions will be moderated with respondents. Please send the following materials:
Please send proposals to: Sister Patricia Ann Obremski(NOTE: If your materials are sent by E-mail attachment, please use a reasonably current PC-compatible word processing program.) |
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 chance. 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
The Worldwide Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program brings visiting scholars and professionals from abroad to lecture at U.S. colleges and universities for one semester or one academic year. Fulbright Scholars-in-Residence can have a significant impact on U.S. colleges and universities. In addition to teaching courses, scholars give campus-wide and community lectures, help initiate international programs and contribute to curriculum development. Although preference is given to proposals in the humanities or social sciences, other fields focusing on international issues will be considered. The program is especially appropriate for small liberal arts colleges, minority-serving institutions, and community colleges, many of which do not often have the chance to host visiting scholars.
Under the Scholar-in-Residence (SIR) Program, interested institutions submit proposals to invite scholars to teach one or more courses and to be in residence for a semester or an academic year. Proposals are welcome from individual institutions, as well as from consortia of two or more institutions. Institutions may suggest suitable candidates or have the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) recruit scholars from a particular world area. Proposal guidelines are available for download at http://www.cies.org/sir/sir.htm. The application form is also available for download (in Word format) at http://www.cies.org/sir/sir.htm.
A separate program exists for universities to host experts on the European Union (EU SIR) as resident fellow for one term. All institutions with appropriate programs and activities relating to EU affairs are encouraged to submit proposals under this program.
For more information on the Scholar-in-Residence
Program, please contact: Marshall Ellis at marshall.ellis@fulbright.org.
For fellowship conditions: http://www.aiys.org/conditions.html
An application form is available at: http://www.aiys.org/application.html
For more information:
Dr. Maria deJ. Ellis, Executive Director
American Institute for Yemeni Studies
P.O. Box 311
Ardmore PA 19003-0311
(610) 896-5412, fax (610) 896-9049
E-mail: aiys@aiys.org
Applications are due January 31, 2004 for Fall 2004 study.
For more information visit the website: http://www.aed.org/nsep or contact the
Overseas Programs office at (414) 229-5182.
GenderNet
http://www.worldbank.org/gender/
A number of reports over the past decade have
paid great attention to the numerous gender inequities that exist throughout
both the "developed" and "developing" nations of the world. As part of its vast
program of activities, the World Bank has developed this site, which describes
how the Bank "seeks to reduce gender disparities and enhance women's
participation in economic development through its programs and projects." Along
with describing the World Bank's programs, the site provides a host of gender
statistics and provides updated research reports, and helpful development
resources. The development resource section is particularly useful as it
contains practical how-to strategies that may be used to close the gender gap in
such areas as the digital divide, participation in rural development, and
transport. Visitors will also want to take a look at GenderStats, which is an
electronic database of gender statistics and indicators culled from countries
across the globe, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
South
African Government Online
http://www.gov.za/
Over the past few years, more and more national governments
have aggressively sought to establish a highly visible presence on the Internet.
South Africa's official government site combines pertinent information about
elected officials with important documents and general information about the
country. From the homepage, visitors can learn about the current president, Mr.
Thabo Mbeki, and browse through an archive of his speeches and press releases.
Also on the homepage are sections that explain South Africa's provincial and
local units of governance, along with providing some basic information about the
country taken from the most recent edition of the South Africa Yearbook. Those
interested in international policy affairs will want to be certain to browse
through the Key Issues section of the site as it contains materials on various
national initiatives and programs, such as the country's partnership against HIV
and AIDS, its recent growth and development summit, and its partnerships with
other African nations.
The British
Museum COMPASS
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/
To help visitors find treasures in its vast
holdings, the British Museum presents COMPASS, which is based on a database of
around 5000 objects selected from the Museum's collections. Simple keyword
searches work well in COMPASS, and searches can be limited to a particular
index. Who? searches for a particular person, What? searches for particular
objects, How? for processes and materials, and Where/When? for geography and
date. COMPASS automatically adds the word and between words, just like Google.
Object pages include detailed information, written for the average museum go-er,
with links into an online glossary, although we were unable to discover why a
search on sextant returned astrolabes (consulting another dictionary revealed
that the astrolabe was an nautical instrument used prior to the sextant). There
are also guided tours, on a huge list of subjects from 100 Views of Mount Fuji
to the Wetwang Chariot Burial, with Chinese Jade, several Egypt tours, and over
45 Highlights of the British Museum in between. Another great way to approach
COMPASS is to try the Galleries search (found on the search page) where
selecting any one of about 35 gallery names displays all the objects in that
room.
BBC
History: Audio and Video
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/multimedia_zone/audio_video/
Known around the world for its fine radio and
television documentaries, the BBC has selected a number of audio and video clips
from some of the more recent programs and placed them on this site for the
Web-browsing public to peruse. Spanning several millennia, the two sections of
audio clips hone in on the World War One experience and the experiences of
different individuals in ancient Egypt. Both of these historical eras are
brought to life by actors who read from a number of primary documents, including
diaries and letters. In the section dealing with World War One, visitors can
hear about the horror of gas attacks, learn about what it was like to be on
night patrol, and life in the trenches. The section on ancient Egypt allows
visitors to hear actors portray the words of Princess Kiya, and the soldier
Khusobek, among others. The video clips available here are from Simon Schama's
series on the history of Britain, Julian Richards' explorations into Viking
Britain, and Ancient Apocalypses, which takes a look at how human civilizations
have been undermined by natural forces throughout history.
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