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International On-line
Vol. 5, No. 10
February 15, 2007
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.
Features
POP CULTURE, RUSSIAN STYLE - Olga Mesropova has vivid
childhood memories of the Soviet Union. And the memories of television, movies
and other popular culture mediums in the communist country are predictable -
few choices and heavy governmental censorship.
That has all changed in post-Soviet Russia.
"After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Western television programs and
other pop culture inundated Russia," says the assistant professor in the
Department of World Languages and Cultures.
These days Mesropova researches popular culture in the post-Soviet Union, particularly
Russian film, comedy and popular performance. Learn more about her work on-line
at www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/mesropova0219.shtml.
News
BACK IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION - Jeffrey Prater, professor
of music, will continue his association with Russia when he travels back to
the country later this month. Prater, who spent the fall of 2005 as a Fulbright
Scholar at the Immanuel Kant Russian State University, has been invited to judge
a week-long international choral festival competition in Saratov, Russia, about
500 miles southeast of Moscow.
"The honor of being chosen as an adjudicator for this important international
competition would be reason enough for me to travel to Russia, but additionally,
the organizing committee of the festival has asked to feature my hour-long original
musical competition on the festival's closing concert," Prater said.
Learn more about Jeff Prater's journey back to Russia on-line at www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/prater7.shtml.
Events
FILM SERIES - THE Western Europe Studies Program will present a film series,
"Imagining Europe: Past, Present and Future," Feb. 20-28. The series
opens with the 2004 Germany movie, "Go for Zucker," Tuesday, Feb.
20, in 207 Marston. Other films scheduled to be shown include "Ridicule"
(France 1996), "Flowers From Another World" (Spain 1999), and "I'Auberge
Espagnole" (France 2002).
Additional information on the film series is available on-line at www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/europefilmseries07.shtml.
International Awards
NOMINATIONS SOUGHT - The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
is seeking nominations for the "LAS Student International Excellence Award."
Nominations can be submitted to Dave Gieseke at dgieseke@iastate.edu
or 213 Catt Hall by Monday, Feb. 19.
www.las.iastate.edu/students/international/studentaward.shtml
Study Abroad
STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIPS - LAS students who are planning to study
abroad in this summer or during the 2007 fall semester can apply for a LAS study
abroad scholarship. The deadline for summer programs is March 1 and the fall
program deadline is April 15.
www.las.iastate.edu/students/international/scholarshipfront.shtml
International Fellowship Program
VEF - Since 2003 through its Fellowship Program, VEF has placed nearly
200 Vietnamese nationals for graduate degree programs in science and technology
at leading U.S. universities. Using the highly successful Fellowship program
as a model, the new Visiting Scholar Program offers qualified Vietnamese scientists
with a doctorate a professional development opportunity to expand their knowledge
base and research capacity.
The doctorate must be in a field of science, technology, engineering, or math.
At a leading U.S. academic institution, the Visiting Scholar will undertake
a program of up to one year in length, which may include formal courses, workshops,
seminars, laboratory work, research, or other types of activities. After returning
to Vietnam , the Visiting Scholar must train others in the skills learned in
the U.S. as the VEF Visiting Scholar Program is a training-of-trainers (TOT)
program. Furthermore, the Visiting Scholar serves as a key person to help form
linkages between U.S and Vietnamese institutions for long-term cooperation and
research.
The deadline is April 6 and more information can be found on-line at www.vef.gov.
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
