Past International Mondays
Spring 2009 Schedule:
February 23
Life in Mariakani, Kenya
Patricia Gillette, Retired Healthcare Industry Executive and Return Peace Corps Volunteer
March 2
The Archaeology of Social Collapse
Professor Katina Lillios, UI Department of Archaeology
Co-sponsored by the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies
March 9
Many Spiders; One World Wide Web: Towards a Taxonomy of Internet Law and Regulation.
Professor Lyombe Eko, UI School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Co-sponsored by the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies
March 23
Back from Cuba: Current Trends in Salsa
Modei Aykea, UI Department of Dance
March 30
The Iraq Education Initiative: An Opportunity for Academic Leadership
Scott King, Director of the UI Office of International Students & Scholars
Co-sponsored by the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council
April 6
Black Television After Broadcasting: Globalization, Digitalization, and Portrayals of African American Life on Television
Professor Timothy Havens, UI Department of Communication Studies and African American Studies Program
April 13
How to cross the street in Belo Horizonte and other tales from the heart of Brazil
Brett Johnson, Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship Recipient
Fall 2008 Schedule:
September 22
From Back Channels to The Colbert Report: The Changing Face of Translantic Diplomacy in the 21st Century
Zoltán Fehr, Chief Creative Officer, Press and Media Attaché
Embassy of Hungary
Co-sponsored by Iowa City Foreign Relations Council and the International Writing Program
September 29
Back from the Beijing Olympics
Lini Gi and Jane Hanson, UI Beijing Olympic Ambassadors
October 6
International Terrorism
Roger Cressey, Former Director for Transnational Threats at the National Security Council; President, Good Harbor Consulting
Co-sponsored by the National Security Network
October 13
Postmodern conquistadors: the role of multinational corporations and U.S. foreign policy in the perpetuation of human rights violations in Colombia
David Goodner and Megan Felt, UI students
October 20
Brazil Rising
Kristin McHugh, senior radio producer for the Stanley Foundation, and Keith Porter, executive radio producer for the Stanley Foundation
Co-sponsored by The Stanley Foundation
November 17
International Education Week
A Panel Discussion on Education Systems: Oman, Turkey, Indonesia, Brazil and India
In recognition of International Education Week, Foreign Language Teaching Assistants at the University of Iowa will discuss the education systems in Oman, Indonesia and India, as well as explain the similarities and differences between their country’s education system and the US’ education system. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Scott McNabb.
Spring 2008 Schedule:
Feb. 11
Peruvian Footbridge Design (Incorporating a Participative Approach)
Irund A-Wan, undergraduate student in the UI Civil and Environmental Engineering program.
Feb. 25
Leaving My Comforts Behind Made Me a Better Person: How International Mobility Changes Lives and Your World
Éva Tessza Udvarhelyi holds a Master’s degree in Cultural Anthropology and is completing her Master’s thesis in American Studies at ELTE University, Budapest, Hungary, while currently being a doctoral student at the Environmental Psychology Program of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Ms. Udvarhelyi is author of Travelers Across Cultures: A Guide to Intercultural Learning for Young Adults Traveling Abroad (Budapest, 2007).
March 3
Creating A Secure, Stable Middle East: Is There An American Role?
Amb. Wendy J. Chamberlin, former US Ambassador to Pakistan (2001-2002). Ambassador Chamberlin is currently President of the Middle East Institute. During her tenure in Islamabad, she played a key role in Pakistan’s cooperation for the US-led campaign against al Qaeda terrorists in Afghanistan following the 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.
March 10
Coping with Natural Disasters in Bangladesh
Luke Juran, Masters student in the UI International Studies program and Ph.D. student in UI’s Geography program.
March 24
Sold Into Adoption: The Hunan Baby Trafficking Scandal Exposes Vulnerabilities in Chinese Adoptions to the United States
Patricia Meier and Xiaole Zhang, students in the UI College of Law.
March 31
The Crisis in Kenya: An Historical Perspective
Dr. James Giblin, UI Professor of African History
Fall 2007 Schedule:
Sept. 24
The Mess We're In: How U.S. Leaders Have Failed Us in the Middle East and What You Can Do
James J. Zogby, Founder and president of the Arab American Institute
Oct. 1
Imperial Everst
Susan Birrell, UI Professor in the Dept of Exercise Science, Women's Studies, and American Studies, and recipient of a 2007 International Programs summer research grant
Oct. 8
Peace and Conflict in the Lake Victoria Region: Analyzing Uganda and Rwanda
Zachary Rogers, UI undergraduate student
Oct. 15
Globalization and Food: The Role of Technology in Expanded World Food Trade
Philip Nelson, 2007 World Food Prize Laureate, co-sponsored by the UI Center for Human Rights
Oct. 22
International Mondays presenter Michel Gobat, UI Associate Professor, Department of History
The Forgotten U.S. Empire in Central America, 1855-57
Michel Gobat, UI Associate Professor, Department of History, and recipient of a 2007 International Programs summer research grant
Oct. 29
The Hemisphere
Robert Pastor, Center for North American Studies at American University in Washington, D.C., and former National Security Council staff
* Englert Theater- 11 to 11:50 a.m. and 12 to 1:20 p.m.
Nov. 5
Local Economy and Global Economy
Arvind Dandekar, Fastek
* Englert Theater- 11 to 11:50 a.m. and 12 to 1:20 p.m.
Nov. 12
Energy and the Environment as Foreign Policy
Frank Cownie, mayor of Des Moines,
Peter W. Soverel, Wild Salmon Center and former White House and NATO staff member
* Englert Theater- 11 to 11:50 a.m. and 12 to 1:20 p.m.
Nov. 26
Public Health as Foreign Policy
Mary Gilchrist, Massachusetts State Laboratory Institute and former director of the UI Hygienic Lab
Michael Schoenbaum, National Institute of Health and former RAND Palestine Project.
* Englert Theater- 11 to 11:50 a.m. and 12 to 1:20 p.m.
Spring 2007 Schedule:
Jan. 29
A Conversation on U.S. National Security in the 21st Century: A Grand Strategy for the Princeton Project
Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Feb. 5
Delaying the Real World
Colleen Kinder, author and graduate student in the UI Nonfiction Writing Program
Feb. 12
The Peace Corp Experience
Amie Meade and Becky Bowman, UI graduate students and UI Peace Corp representatives
Feb. 19
Microfinance in India
Rangaswamy Rajagopal and Ed Brands, UI Professors of Geography
Feb. 26
The Soviet-American Peace Walk: A Journey to My Roots
Kathleen Staley, UI Psychologist
March 5
Landmine Work in Cambodia: Problems in the Field - A Talk on work at the Cambodian Mine Action Center through the Cmiel Funded Internship
Alexis Bushnell, graduate student; Program Associate at the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights
March 19
Graduate Student Presentation
Gyorgy Toth, UI graduate student in American Studies
March 26
A Panel Discussion: So what do we really mean when we say "International Studies"?
Panelists: Dr. P. Barry Butler, Dean, UI College of Engineering; Dr. Diana Davies, UI Director of International Programs; and Martha Greer, UI International Studies coordinator
Discussant: Mark Salisbury, doctoral student in Student Affairs Administration and Research and an investigator for the ACE Internationalization Lab
Moderator: Hilary Anne Frost-Kumpf, UI graduate student in International Studies
April 2
Autonomous Language Learning Network (ALLNet)
Elena Osinsky, Director, UI ALLNet Program