LAS International Programs
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International On-line
Vol. 4, No. 4
October 17, 2005
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
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS - Some of our outstanding alumni
who have made a mark in international business, diplomacy, education, and work
with NGO's have suggested that we greatly expand the hands-on opportunities
for our students. Please contact me or Dave
Gieseke with any opportunities with which you are familiar so that we can
recruit and advise students better on internships, volunteer, or paid work.
I will lead off by recommending IRIS.
Iowa Resource for International Service (IRIS) is a non-profit, non-religious
organization founded in 1993 and located in Ames. Its mission is to promote
international education, development, and peace through rural initiatives.
IRIS offers ISU students the chance to get involved with such things as event
planning, interacting with and tutoring Nigerian high school students, and office
work at the headquarters of IRIS. These can be volunteer or part-time paid assignments,
and can be certified as internships for those students in programs where internships
are encouraged.
IRIS is also looking for host families for Nigerian high school students (one
semester or whole year) for future years.
The organization is headed by Bob Anderson, former Iowa Lt. Governor and Director
of the Iowa Peace Institute. I have known Bob for many years and he is a very
dedicated, serious leader in the area of international understanding and peace.
He has managed several State Department and United States Information Agency
programs in several countries including Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Bulgaria, Africa, China and Korea.
ISU graduate Sara Birkenholz, who is a part-time project assistant for the LAS
International Programs, is the project manager for outreach and coordination
with this initiative to involve ISU faculty, students, and staff more with IRIS
activities.
Please encourage students or faculty/staff to contact Sara at sara@iris-center.org.
More information is available at the IRIS web site www.iris-center.org.
Steffen Schmidt, Director
LAS International Programs.
Features
HE KEEPS GOING AND GOING – Technically, Young Kihl is on Iowa
State's phased retirement plan.
"I would like to complete my career as a teacher, scholar and researcher,"
said the professor of political science is a year away from retirement.
By the looks of things he's accomplishing just that. His latest book,
one of 15 he has written in his distinguished career, came out earlier this
year to critical acclaim.
"Transforming Korean Politics: Democracy, Reform and Culture is
a magisterial work from an authoritative senior scholar," writes C.S. Eliot
Kang of Northern Illinois University.
Covering developments through the 2004 elections, Kihl shows in his book how
the South Korean government and society have been shaped not only by the dynamics
of modernization, democratization and globalization, but also by their interaction
with the cultural norms of post-Confucian society. He discusses the forces shaping
Korea's political economy and the performance of successive Republic of
Korea (South Korea) governments and highlights the challenges faced by the newly
elected government.
But isn't the only book Kihl has been working on. He is serving as co-editor
of a new manuscript, North Korea: The Politics of Regime Survival,
which is scheduled to be published later this year.
Learn more about Young Kihl's latest books and two new awards on-line at www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/kihl1017.shtml.
Events
DON QUIJOTE FILM FESTIVAL - Four vastly different films will comprise
the Don Quijote Film Festival in October and November.
The Don Quixote theme will be prevalent throughout the film series sponsored
by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and the Western European
Studies Program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The movies will
be shown in 1115 Pearson Hall beginning at 7 p.m. There is no admission fee
and the public is invited.
The Don Quijote Film Festival will open with "Monsignor Quixote,"
a 1987 film starring Alec Guinness and Leo McKern. The modern adaptation of
the novel by Graham Greene has Quixote as an old Spanish village priest who
travels through Spain with his friend, Sancho, the village's mayor, and his
car called Rosinante.
Check out the rest of the Don Quijote Film Festival at www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/quixote.shtml.
LATIN AMERICAN EVENTS – The Latin American Studies Program will host
"Women and Natural Resource Management in Latin America" by Cornelia
Flora and Edith Fernandez-Baca on Monday, Oct. 24, at 4 p.m. in 1227 Hoover.
Flora and Fernandez-Baca will present how women in Latin America use their access
to capitals to create a more sustainable eco-system and livelihood.
REEES EVENTS – A series of events will be sponsored by the Russian,
Eastern European and Eurasian (REEES) Studies Program. These include:
- Oct. 19 - Iryna Ilchenko, "Profession: Journalist." The results
of the sociological study carried out among the journalists of Ukraine, 353
Catt Hall, noon.
- Oct. 21 - Kimberly Elman Zarecor, assistant professor of architecture,
"Making Sense of Socialist Realism: Architecture and Politics in Czechoslovakia,
1950-1954," 416 Design, noon.
- Oct. 26 - Svetlana Babenko, "Sociology of Gender: Research Based Teaching,"
353 Catt Hall, noon.
- Oct. 26 – Film: "When I Grow Up I'll Be a Kangaroo," 303
Pearson Hall, 6 p.m.
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP SYMPOSIUM - The Global Citizenship Symposium, "One
Vision, Many Voices," will be held at the Iowa State Memorial Union on
Saturday, Oct. 29, hosted by the Government of the Student Body and Memorial
Union Student Activities Center.
This daylong symposium is designed to enhance students' knowledge, attitudes,
skills and aspirations in Global Citizenship. Ultimately, this program will
help students to "Create, share, and apply knowledge to make Iowa and the
world a better place" (Iowa State University Mission Statement).
To learn more, and to download registration information: www.sac.iastate.edu/PowerofOne/GCS/homepage.html
Area Programs
ESSAY PRIZE - The Latin American Studies Program in the
College of Liberal Arts & 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. Essays should be a minimum of five and a maximum of twenty
double-spaced typed pages. A prize for the best essay will be awarded in the
amount of $300. The winner will be recognized publicly towards the end of the
spring, 2006 semester.
Please send essay submissions by March 15, 2006 to: Latin American Studies Program
Essay Prize, C/O Dr. Thomas Waldemer, 300 Pearson Hall. For electronic submissions
or questions with regard to the essay prize, please contact Dr. Thomas Waldemer
at waldemer@iastate.edu.
The Latin American Studies Program Essay prize is co-sponsored by the Latin
American Studies Program, the departments of Foreign Languages and Literatures,
History, Political Science, the Center for American Intercultural Studies, and
the Study Abroad Center.
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
