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Spring/Summer 2008 vol. 8, no. 2

Publisher: Downing A. Thomas
Managing Editor: Kelli Andresen
Staff Writers/Copy Editors: Lini Ge and Cassandra Lalan
Publication Design/Production:Maria Celeste Martin
Web: Sam Schrup
Photography: Myriam Fallon

International Accents is published twice during the academic year by the International Programs Communications Unit.

©Copyright 2008, International Programs, The University of Iowa. All rights reserved. Opinions published in International Accents do not necessarily reflect the views of International Programs or The University of Iowa.

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To request additional copies of this publication or to suggest future story ideas, please contact Kelli Andresen, International Programs Communications Coordinator.
Phone: (319) 335-2026
E-mail: kelli-andresen@uiowa.edu
Address: 1111K University Capitol Centre
Iowa City, Iowa
52242-5500 U.S.A.

International Programs Centers, Programs and Offices

  • Associate Provost and Dean, William M. Reisinger
  • Associate Dean, Downing A. Thomas
  • Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) Director, Scott E. King
  • Office for Study Abroad (OfSA) Director, Janis Perkins
  • African Studies Program (ASP) Director, Edward Miner
  • Caribbean, Diaspora, and Atlantic Studies Program (CDA) Director, Loyce Arthur
  • Center for Asian and Pacific Studies (CAPS) Director, Chuanren Ke
  • Confucius Institute Director, Chuanren Ke
  • Council for International Visitors to Iowa Cities (CIVIC) Executive Director, Sharon Benzoni
  • Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREEES) Director, Roumyana Slabakova
  • Crossing Borders Program Director, Rex Honey
  • 18th and 19th Century Interdisciplinary Colloquium Director (ENCIC), Teresa Mangum
  • European Studies Group (ESG) Director, Katina Lillios
  • Foreign Language Acquisition Research and Education Project/Second Language Acquisition (FLARE) Co-Directors, Kathy Heilenman and James Pusack
  • Global Health Studies Program (GHSP) Director, Christopher Squier
  • Iowa City Foreign Relations Council (ICFRC) Executive Director, Sharon Benzoni
  • Latin American Studies Program (LASP) Director, Brian Gollnick
  • Middle East and Muslim World Studies (MEMWS) Coordinator, Vicki Hesli
  • Opera Studies Group (OSG) Co-Directors, Katherine Eberle and Roberta M. Marvin
  • South Asian Studies Program (SASP) Co-Directors, Paul Greenough and Meena Khandelwal
  • University of Iowa Center for Human Rights (UICHR) Director, Downing Thomas

UI Academic Units That Partner with International Programs

  • Institute for International Business
    Terry Boles, Henry B. Tippie College of Business
  • Institute for Cinema and Culture
    Corey Creekmur, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • International Writing Program,
    Christopher Merrill, University College
  • International and Comparative Law Program,
    John Reitz, College of Law
  • WiderNet Project
    Cliff Missen and Michael McNulty, School of Library and Information Science, Graduate College