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LAS International On-line
Vol. 6, No. 2
September 28, 2007
Affirming a Commitment to Global Learning
www.las.iastate.edu/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' ongoing efforts to coordinate all aspects of international activities within the College including international studies, study abroad, exchange agreements, research and outreach.

Features
TEACHERS TO CACERES - It was a trip high school Spanish teachers wanted and needed, and Julie Wilhelm should know.

Wilhelm, Spanish lecturer in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, led a group of five high school Spanish teachers in June on an intensive seminar to Caceres, Spain. Wilhelm spent 16 years teaching Spanish to Iowa high school students before coming to ISU. She said language teachers need a professional development opportunity like this.

“Many high school Spanish teachers want to earn graduate credits in Spanish, but they’re not taking the courses because they’re not available, especially in rural areas,” Wilhelm explained.

So world languages and cultures offered the two-week, graduate-level seminar to the historic city of 80,000, located in western Spain about halfway between Madrid and Lisbon.

To learn more about the Department of World Languages and Cultures’ seminar to Spain go on-line. www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/spain0917.shtml

Academic Programs
LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES - General requirements for the Certificate in Latin American Studies are satisfied through formal language instruction and by completing a minimum of 24 credits at the 300 level or above. Students will take coursework in at least four different disciplines and departments (Spanish, Portuguese, anthropology, and political science) with other possible course offerings in LAS, history, Agriculture, and agronomy. www.las.iastate.edu/Latin_American/certificate.shtml

News
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE AWARD – Margaret Mook, associate professor of world languages and cultures, was presented the ISU International Service Award at the September 10 fall convocation.

Mook is an internationally recognized specialist in Cretan Late Bronze Age through Archaic pottery and domestic architecture. Throughout her career she has compiled an impressive portfolio of scholarship, including refereed publications, invited presentations, and collaborative external grant support in these areas, all of which focus on the archaeological material she has collected from two important sites in Greece - the Kastro and Azoria.

NEW WEB SITE – LAS International Programs has established a new web site. Check back regularly for additional features.
www.las.iastate.edu/international

Events
WORLD FOOD PRIZE – The 2007 World Food Prize International Symposium will be held Oct. 17-19 at the Downtown Marriott Hotel in Des Moines. The theme of this year’s symposium will be “Biofuels and Biofood: The Global Challenges of Emerging Technologies.” To register on-line go to www.worldfoodprize.org/Registration/2007/07Registration.htm.

That same week the World Food Day will be held (Tuesday, Oct. 16), focusing on the links between climate change, hunger and poverty. The teleconference will be aired from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 1020 Extension and 4-H Building. If you are interested in attending contact Joyce Greving at jagrevin@iastate.edu.

Past Issues
Fall 2007
September 6

2003 to Spring 2007

LAS International On-line
Michael Whiteford, LAS dean
Dawn Bratsch-Prince, director of LAS international programs
Dave Gieseke, LAS public relations