http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051 Outreach events for educators sponsored by the Area Study Centers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=144355&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Co-sponsored Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CST http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=148557&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:00:00 CST What could be wrong with bottled water and sunscreen? Many Americans today rightly fear that they are constantly exposed to dangerous toxins in their immediate environment: tap water is contaminated with chemicals; foods contain pesticide residues, hormones, and antibiotics; even the air we breathe, outside and indoors, carries invisible poisons. Yet we have responded not by pushing for governmental regulation, but instead by shopping. What accounts for this swift and dramatic response? And what are its unintended consequences? http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=144672&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Other Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:30:00 CST University of Illinois alums discuss their international careers using foreign language and area studies backgrounds. They will highlight different international career trajectories, how to get your foot in the door, FLAS fellowships, and other suggestions for rewarding international careers. AGENDA: Welcome and Introduction: Jamie McGowan, Center for African Studies Panelists: Amy Brimah, founding member of Brimah & Eisenhuth LLC Peter Rohloff, Executive Director, Wuqu' Kawoq: Strengthening Mayan Language and Medicine Matt Rosenstein, Associate Director, Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Liz Thorstensen, Senior Economic Development Associate, International Economic Development Council 5th panelist, *details TBA http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=144458&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Co-sponsored Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:30:00 CST University of Illinois alums discuss their international careers using foreign language and area studies backgrounds. They will highlight different international career trajectories, how to get your foot in the door, FLAS fellowships, and other suggestions for rewarding international careers. AGENDA: Welcome and Introduction: Jamie McGowan, Center for African Studies Panelists: Amy Brimah, founding member of Brimah & Eisenhuth LLC Peter Rohloff, Executive Director, Wuqu' Kawoq: Strengthening Mayan Language and Medicine Matt Rosenstein, Associate Director, Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Liz Thorstensen, Senior Economic Development Associate, International Economic Development Council 5th panelist, *details TBA http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=148047&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Workshop Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:30:00 CST http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=147799&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:00:00 CST Ecuador, 2008 Every person has a voice. Every voice tells a story. Every story reveals a world. The Global Film Initiative proudly presents an extraordinary series of ten feature films that deliver a choice array of storytelling from regions not typically seen in mainstream cinema. For film synopsis please visit http://www.globalfilm.org/global_lens.htm http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=144129&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:00:00 CST This information session is intended for students interested in the Global Studies Major or Minor. In order to be eligible to declare a Global Studies Major or Minor, students are now required to attend an informational meeting. The meetings will be held in a workshop format, which will take students through the construction of a major plan of study as well as all necessary forms for the transfer and/or addition of the major or minor. This will prepare students for an enhanced experience in the program and will also allow for individualized advising to be reserved for declared students. This information session is intended for students interested in the Global Studies Major or Minor. In order to be eligible to declare a Global Studies Major or Minor, students are now required to attend an informational meeting. The meetings will be held in a workshop format, which will take students through the construction of a major plan of study as well as all necessary forms for the transfer and/or addition of the major or minor. This will prepare students for an enhanced experience in the program and will also allow for individualized advising to be reserved for declared students. http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=129962&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:00:00 CST GLOBAL STUDIES is sponsoring information sessions to students who are interested in our major. In order to be eligible to declare the Global Studies Major or Minor, students are now required to attend one of the following informational meetings. All meetings will be held in the Foreign Languages Building G17 (in the basement) and will last about an hour. The meetings will be held in a workshop format, which will take students through the construction of a major plan of study as well as all necessary forms for the transfer and/or addition of the major or minor. This will prepare students for an enhanced experience in the program and also allow for individualized advising to be reserved for declared students. Please contact us at 217-333-0178 or globalstudies@uiuc.edu with any questions.<p>Fall 2009</p> <p>Tuesday, August 25, 2:00 pm</p> <p>Friday, August 28, 4:00 pm</p> <p>Monday, August 31, 1:00 pm</p> <p>Thursday, September 3, 1:00 pm</p> <p>Wednesday, September 23, 12:00 pm</p> <p>Tuesday, October 6, 2:00 pm</p> <p>Wednesday, October 14, 9:00 am</p> <p>Thursday, October 22, 11:00 am</p> <p>Friday, October 30, 1:00 pm</p> <p>Friday, November 13, 12:00 pm</p> <p>Thursday, December 3, 9:00 am</p> http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=126073&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Lecture Series Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:00:00 CST http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=122869&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Lecture Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:00:00 CST Andranik Migranyan is Director of the Institute for Democracy and Cooperation and is one of the most prominent Russian foreign policy experts. He graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), specializing in issues of American political system, socialism, and international social-democratic movement. Throughout his career, Migronyan has published several books and hundreds of articles in the leading Russian and international publications. He is a frequet commentator on TV and Radio. http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=147800&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:00:00 CST Indonesia, 2007 Every person has a voice. Every voice tells a story. Every story reveals a world. The Global Film Initiative proudly presents an extraordinary series of ten feature films that deliver a choice array of storytelling from regions not typically seen in mainstream cinema. For film synopsis please visit http://www.globalfilm.org/global_lens.htm http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=123693&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Brown Bag Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:00:00 CST http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=147881&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Workshop Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:00:00 CST New this year: Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships for undergraduate students. This workshop will feature information on FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Fellowships for undergraduate students. FLAS coordinators from the Area and International Centers will explain what a FLAS fellowship entails, present tips on how to write a successful application, explain what supporting documents you need, and answer general questions. http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=147882&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Workshop Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:00:00 CST The workshop will feature information on FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Fellowships with presentations by the Area and International Centers FLAS coordinators: tips on how to write a successful application; what supporting documents you need; who is an appropriate reference. http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=147910&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:00:00 CST Possible Lives (Las Vidas Posibles) Argentina, 2007 Every person has a voice. Every voice tells a story. Every story reveals a world. The Global Film Initiative proudly presents an extraordinary series of ten feature films that deliver a choice array of storytelling from regions not typically seen in mainstream cinema. For film synopsis please visit http://www.globalfilm.org/global_lens.htm http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=147911&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:00:00 CST Sleepwalking Land (Terra Sonambula) Mozambique, 2007 Every person has a voice. Every voice tells a story. Every story reveals a world. The Global Film Initiative proudly presents an extraordinary series of ten feature films that deliver a choice array of storytelling from regions not typically seen in mainstream cinema. For film synopsis please visit http://www.globalfilm.org/global_lens.htm http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=119269&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Outreach Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:30:00 CST Spanish Story Time is a bilingual program for children and adults, consists of storytelling, live music and art. http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/outreach/spanish/ http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=147913&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:00:00 CST Song from the Southern Seas (Pesn' Juzhnykh Morej) Kazakhstan, 2008 Every person has a voice. Every voice tells a story. Every story reveals a world. The Global Film Initiative proudly presents an extraordinary series of ten feature films that deliver a choice array of storytelling from regions not typically seen in mainstream cinema. For film synopsis please visit http://www.globalfilm.org/global_lens.htm http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=147915&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:00:00 CST Those Three (An Seh) Iran, 2007 Every person has a voice. Every voice tells a story. Every story reveals a world. The Global Film Initiative proudly presents an extraordinary series of ten feature films that deliver a choice array of storytelling from regions not typically seen in mainstream cinema. For film synopsis please visit http://www.globalfilm.org/global_lens.htm http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1051&eventId=147916&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:00:00 CST What a Wonderful World, Morocco, 2006 Every person has a voice. Every voice tells a story. Every story reveals a world. The Global Film Initiative proudly presents an extraordinary series of ten feature films that deliver a choice array of storytelling from regions not typically seen in mainstream cinema. For film synopsis please visit http://www.globalfilm.org/global_lens.htm