LAS International Programs
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LAS
International On-line
Vol. 4, No. 8
January 17, 2006
Affirming a Commitment to Global Learning
www.las.iastate.edu/students/international/
LAS International On-Line is the bi-monthly on-line publication
of the International Programs of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. LAS
International is part of LAS' on-going efforts to coordinate all aspects of
international activities within the College including international studies,
study abroad, exchange agreements, research and outreach.
From the Director
PLANNING PROCESS - I hope you all had a good break and are back refreshed
and excited about the spring semester International Programs!
We are starting the planning process for the annual end of year meeting and
would be interested in your input on what activities we might include this year.
We are also very excited about a new initiative for Arabic language teaching
and new classes on Islam and the countries of the Middle East/Southwest Asia.
If you have suggestions on potential classes on this region and/or faculty or
qualified graduate students who would be interested in an interdisciplinary
seminar on this region please contact me or Jeff Schroeder (jeffs@iastate.edu)
who is coordinating this as liaison with DMACC our partner in this initiative.
In our continued effort to identify potentially useful internships and job opportunities
I am enclosing information on Americans for Informed Democracy.
Have a great semester and thanks for your enthusiasm and support for International
programs in our college.
Steffen Schmidt
INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE WITH GLOBAL NON-PROFIT
Americans for Informed Democracy (AID), a non-profit organization that raises
global awareness in the U.S., is now accepting applications for its Spring and
Summer 2006 internship program. AID is seeking globally conscious graduate and
college students who have a background in international affairs and are interested
in a dynamic and fast-paced internship that will give them a hands-on introduction
to the fields of global education, non-profit management and youth organizing.
The internship program offers students an unparalleled introduction to the diverse
professional opportunities within international NGOs. Interns help lead media
outreach, grant writing, partnership development, fundraising, civic education,
and long-term strategy development. For more on internships with Americans for
Informed Democracy, click on www.aidemocracy.org/Initiative.cfm?initiative_id=intern
or visit www.aidemocracy.org.
POST-GRAD FELLOWSHIP AVAILABLE WITH GLOBAL NON-PROFIT
Americans for Informed Democracy (AID), a non-profit organization that raises
global awareness in the U.S., is pleased to announce a new Change the World
fellowship available to a recent graduate or young professional interested in
joining AID's staff in New Haven, CT. This fellow would help AID coordinate
global speaker tours, setup global videoconferences, develop a more involved
central board, establish university partnerships, and help create a long-term
strategy for revenue growth. The fellow would also help lead workshops at AID
retreats, support AID organizers, help develop and maintain AID's website and
assist with general office work and administration. The fellowship is intended
for young professionals who are interested in a dynamic and fast-paced, full-time
job that will give them a hands-on introduction to the fields of global education,
non-profit management and youth organizing. The fellowship lasts 6 months and
pays a salary of $12,500. For more on the Change the World fellowship, click
www.aidemocracy.org/Initiative.cfm?initiative_id=fellowship
here or visit www.aidemocracy.org
News
EU'S TOP SCIENCE PRIZE – Costas Soukoulis, a senior physicist
at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and Distinguished Professor
of physics and astronomy, coordinates the research team that has won the Descartes
Prize for Excellence in Scientific Collaborative Research, the European Union's
highest honor in the field of science. He and his collaborators received the
prestigious award for creating a novel class of artificial metamaterials called
left-handed materials, or LHMs, which exhibit fascinating properties that cannot
be found in naturally occurring materials.
LHMs exhibit negative refraction, bending light in the opposite direction to
that seen in natural materials. They can be fabricated to have zero reflectance
for all angles hit by incoming electromagnetic waves. In addition, they can
focus light without the need for curved surfaces. These and other amazing properties
promise a wide range of potential applications for LHMs.
More information on Soukoulis' award is available at www.external.ameslab.gov/final/News/2005rel/Descartesaward.htm.
FULBRIGHT RECIPIENT - Arun Barua, collaborating professor in the Department
of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, has been selected for a Fulbright
Senior Specialists project in India at Gauhati University. Barua will take part
in a vitamin A deficiency eradication program while at Gauhati University.
Learn more about Barua's Fulbright at www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/bbmbfulbright.shtml.
Internships
DATABASE - A database of internship opportunities for
the RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) program is now online.
The program offers undergraduates the opportunity to work on cutting-edge research
projects this summer at some of the top research institutions and universities
in Germany. Detailed project descriptions and application materials are available
online at www.daad.de/RISE.
Study Abroad
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT TRIP - SIT Study Abroad is offering a faculty development
trip to Asia this year. The Access Asia Trip in the summer 2006 will go to southwest
China.
The program, "China: Public Health and Traditional Chinese Medicine,"
is designed to enable individual faculty to incorporate some aspect of "Chinese
medicine into their work, with the larger goal of promoting Chinese studies
in the U.S. undergraduate curriculum and increasing student awareness of this
non-traditional study abroad topic and locale.
Space is limited and interested faculty should send a letter of interest to
SIT Study Abroad by Feb. 15, 2006.
Additional information on the SIT Study Abroad program is available at www.sit.edu/studyabroad/asia/china_sum.html.
LAS International On-line
Michael Whiteford, LAS dean
Steffen Schmidt, LAS director of international programs
Dave Gieseke, LAS public relations manager
Send submissions to dgieseke@iastate.edu
