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International On-line
Vol. 5, No. 3
October 2, 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.
Features
SUMMER OPPORTUNITY - Opportunities like this are too good to
pass up.
World languages and cultures faculty members Nelle Kottman and Linda Quinn Allen
should know. Both have taught at secondary level and know the value of such
an experience for a high school teacher.
That's why the pair don't think they'll have too much of a
problem finding 30 high school French teachers who want to spend three weeks
in France.
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) agreed with Kottman and Allen
and has awarded the two a $129,000 NEH Summer Institute Grant for the three-week
program that will take place next July at the Science U in Lyon, France. Teachers
from around the country will be eligible to participate and will receive a stipend
in support of their travel.
"I was a high school French teacher myself," said Allen, now an
associate professor of world languages and cultures, "and I've been
interested in the professional development of teachers. We think this three-week
program will be very attractive."
Kottman, an adjunct instructor in world languages and cultures, participated
as a young teacher in the National Defense Education Act, a similar program
to this one. She goes a step further in her evaluation of the potential of the
program.
"I think we're going to have so many good candidates that it's
going to be really hard to select those that get to go," she said.
Read about this summer's study program on-line at www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/lyon1002.shtml.
Events
A MILITARY PERSPECTIVE - Col. Evelio Otero, chief of the Sovereign
Nation Engagement Plan for Special Operations Command, will speak on "Coalition-Building
and U.S. National Security Policy: A Military Perspective" Wednesday, Oct.
11, at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Union's Sun Room.
Otero is a 1982 journalism and mass communication/political science graduate
of Iowa State. He was previously assigned to U.S. Central Command as intelligence
operations branch chief, then served as intelligence operations division chief-forward,
and finally, chief of coalition intelligence for planning of Operation Enduring
Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He was deployed for 18 months to Afghanistan and Iraq as a member of General
Tommy Franks' staff.
Learn more about Otero's lecture by going on-line to www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/2195
News
ESSAY PRIZE - The Latin American Studies Program in the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences invites undergraduate students at Iowa State University
to submit essays dealing with Latin America.
The essay topic is open and could involve any aspect of contemporary or historical
Latin America from any disciplinary or interdisciplinary approach within the
humanities and social sciences.
Entries are due March 9, 2007. Additional information is available at www.las.iastate.edu/latin_american/essay06.shtml.
Study Abroad
RUSSIA - An information session will be held Tuesday, Oct. 3, at noon
in 3112 Pearson Hall on the St. Petersburg study abroad program. The program
is offered jointly through the Department of World Languages and Cultures and
the College of Design. Offered courses are taught in both English and Russian
and include business administration, art and architecture of St. Petersburg,
and intensive elementary, intermediate and advanced Russian. A variety of internship
opportunities are available that may or may not require prior knowledge of Russian.
For more information contact Olga Mesropova at olgames@iastate.edu.
SCHOLARSHIPS - Applications are being accepted for Study Abroad Scholarships
for students with majors in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The deadline
for scholarships for spring 2007 is Nov. 1. Applications for scholarships for
summer 2007 are due March 1, 2007, while April 15, 2007, is the deadline for
next fall's scholarships.
Scholarship information and the application form are both available on-line
at www.las.iastate.edu/students/international/scholarshipfront.shtml.
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
