2006 Archived News
December 2006
December 1
Press-Citizen
ISA brings ‘glittering night’ to Hancher
The University of Iowa’s Indian Student Alliance is bringing Diwali to Hancher Auditorium for the first time.
December 3
Press-Citizen
UI festival reflects Indian culture
Music performance, fashion shows, dance routines and authentic Indian appetizers drew a crowd at the UI last night at the traditional South Asian festival, Diwali, sponsored by the UI Indian Student Alliance.
December 5
Daily Iowan
UI grad and Army vet ready to make a difference
UI International Studies alum McKinley Bailey recently won the 9th District state election and has plans for change.
December 7
Press-Citizen
‘Coming to America’ essay contest winners announced
The UI OISS honored four international students in the second annual “Coming to America” contest, in winning order: Norikiyo Ueno, Yunyi (Susan) Qu, Suying Liu and Ralf Miche.
December 7
Daily Iowan
Int’l students numbers slip slightly at UI
Although the number of international students at the UI decreased this year, recent statistics show that the number of students studying abroad increased 2.3 percent.
December 7
Press-Citizen
Number of students studying abroad is up
The number of UI students who studied abroad during the 2005-06 school year rose 2.3 percent from the year before, but the number of international students at the UI fell by 4.4 percent.
December 11
Press-Citizen
Making Iowa more attractive to international students
A guest opinion from Robert Anderson, Daryl Beall and Willard Jenkins in which they outline various ways to lure more international students to Iowa.
December 12
Press-Citizen
Katulis to discuss US policy in the Middle East
Brian Katulis, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC, will present “Middle East ‘Hotspots’: Perspectives on US Policy for 2007” in a lecture sponsored by International Programs and the Stanley Foundation, with help from the UI MEMWS scholarly group.
December 14
Press-Citizen
Center for American Progress fellow to discuss US policy
Brian Katulis, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC, will present “Middle East ‘Hotspots’: Perspectives on US Policy for 2007” in a lecture sponsored by International Programs and the Stanley Foundation, with help from the UI MEMWS scholarly group.
December 14
Press-Citizen
Human Rights Center seeks essay submissions
The UICHR is accepting submissions for the third annual Burns H. Weston International Human Rights Essay Prize Competition. The competition is open to all registered students of UI, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa.
November 2006
November 1
Press-Citizen
Q&A
A Q&A with Asongtia Taku, a graduate student in biochemistry from Kumba, Cameroon.
November 2
Press-Citizen
Video to premiere at CIVIC meeting
A video featuring Middle Eastern and North African visitors will premiere at the annual meeting of the CIVIC meeting today from 5 to 6:30pm in the International Commons.
November 3
Daily Iowan
Libya’s fate in hands of women, writer says
Ashur Etwebi, from Libyan poet, is spending the fall in Iowa City as a participant in the UI International Writing Program.
November 9
Press-Citizen
Ivory Coast writer, artist will lecture on Rwanda
Veronique Tadjo, a multitalented writer and artist, will lecture on “Writing Genocide: Rwanda” at the ICFRC luncheon at noon Tuesday.
November 9
Press-Citizen
UI to celebrate IEW with activities
UI International Programs invites the public to learn about the remarkable opportunities international education creates through a series of activities to celebrate International Education Week Monday through Nov. 17.
November 13
Press-Citizen
American students more adventuresome studying abroad
American college students are becoming more adventuresome as they study abroad, showing less interest in English-speaking destinations such as Great Britain and Australia and more in such alternatives as China, India, Argentina and Brazil.
November 14
Daily Iowan
Language courses expanding
As part of the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants Program, native speakers of both Indonesian and Turkish will teach courses for Spring 2007. Buge Kartazli of Cyprus will teach Turkish and Patrecia Sianitar of Jarkarta, Indonesia will teach Indonesian.
November 15
Press-Citizen
Q&A
A Q&A with Lei Yu, a graduate student in Radiation Oncology from Nanjing, China.
November 16
Daily Iowan
Group remembers Cmiel
Colleagues and friends of the late UI professor Ken Cmiel remember him as a credible intellectual, and a wonderful teacher.
November 16
Press-Citizen
Open house to inform students about grants
The University of Iowa International Programs’ Grants Office is hosting the first Stanley Awards Open House from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Nov. 29 in the International Commons.
November 29
Press-Citizen
Q&A
A Q&A with Yuma Hase, a UI senior in economics and management information systems.
November 29
Des Moines Register
Work harder to recruit international students
Both the UI and ISU have shown increases in international enrollment, but the Des Moines Register editorial board feels that more steps need to be taken to ensure the safety and well-being of the international students who come to Iowa.
November 30
Press-Citizen
Goodall to discuss ‘The Tender Land’ opera
Valorie Goodall will give “Hands On: Bringing ‘The Tender Land’ to the Stage” as part of the UI Opera Studies Group lecture series.
November 30
Press-Citizen
Schiffer to discuss North Korean policy
Michael Schiffer, program officer in Policy Analysis and Dialogue at the Stanley Foundation, will lecture on North Korea to the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council luncheon on Dec. 12.
October 2006
October 1
Press-Citizen
A local Muslim makes a pilgrimage… from Iowa to Mecca
John Aminzay, a graduate of the UI in civil engineering, makes a pilgrimage to Mecca known as “umrah”.
October 1
Des Moines Register
Immigrants honored for work
Wangmeng Lee, Luca Berrone and Swati Dandekar were honored by the Iowa Council for International Understanding for making a difference in their communities.
October 4
Gazette
Venezuelan journalist in Iowa dismisses Chavez comments
CIVIC is hosting a visit from Maria Angelica Correa, a Venezuelan journalist, which started Sunday.
October 4
Daily Iowan
Venezuelan journalist touts First Amendment
Entourage in tow, Maria Angelica Correa quickly shuffled through the Adler Journalism Building on Tuesday as part of her four-day visit to Iowa City, hosted by CIVIC.
October 5
Press-Citizen
Human Rights Watch Africa director set to visit Monday, Tuesday
The UI African Studies Program, UICHR and International Programs are sponsoring a visit to the UI from Peter Takirambudde, executive director of the Africa Division of the Human Rights Watch.
October 9
Press-Citizen
Human Rights director to visit UI
Peter Takirambudde, director of the Human Rights Watch, will talk on Darfur, in a visit sponsored in part by the UICHR. According to the director of the UI African Studies Program, Edward Miner, the Human Rights Watch has overtaken Amnesty International in terms of their incisiveness.
October 9
Daily Iowan
Rights activist faults U.N. on Darfur
Peter Takirambudde will give lectures on Darfur and Chinese commercial operations in Africa sponsored by the UICHR and the ICFRC, respectively.
October 11
Press-Citizen
Q&A
A Q&A with Arvind Suryakumar, a graduate student from India.
October 12
Press-Citizen
Crossroads shows off new location Sunday
International cuisine and a montage of photos from around the world will be two of the featured activities at the International Crossroads Community open house from 2-5 p.m. Sunday on the eighth floor of the Mayflower residence hall.
October 13
Press-Citizen
Local attorney to give a lecture on prisoner rights
The UICHR Careers for Change lecture series continues with a talk from Phil Mears, an Iowa City attorney, on “Why Defend Prisoners?”
October 19
Press-Citizen
Conference to discuss disaster management
The UI will host the Global Health Studies Program Conference, which ends Sunday.
October 19
Press-Citizen
Lecture on ‘monkey-god’ will be Monday
“Monkey in the Middle: Hanuman in Popular Hinduism” will be the topic of the next International Mondays lecture from noon to 1 pm Monday in the Iowa City Public Library.
October 20
Press-Citizen
UICHR hosts human rights film festival
The UICHR, Institute for Cinema and Culture, African Studies Program and the Global Health Program are co-sponsoring the screenings of “Amu” and “Winter in Baghdad”.
October 24
Press-Citizen
International Mondays talk to focus on Inuit
“Learning to See and Other lessons from the Inuit” will be the focus of the International Mondays lecture series from noon to 1 p.m.
October 26
Press-Citizen
Dance night away at costume party Friday
OISS is cosponsoring a Halloween costume party dance Friday along with the UI Swing Club and OASIS.
October 29
Press-Citizen
‘The American way’ not always open book
“The English You Don’t Learn in the Classroom” is one of 14 workshops and social events in the Life in Iowa series through OISS that aims to acquaint foreign students with the ways of Iowans and Americans.
October 31
Press-Citizen
Brazilian lesbian identity topic of Monday lecture
“Sexual Citizenship: Rethinking Lesbian Identity and Activism in Urban Brazil” is the title of the next International Mondays lecture to be given by Tomi Castle, a doctoral student in The University of Iowa Department of Anthropology.
September 2006
September 6
Press-Citizen
Q&A
A Q&A with Alice Fridman, a PhD candidate in counseling psychology.
September 6
Press-Citizen
UI to own 62% of Old Capitol Mall
More University of Iowa departments will join the UI International Programs in a move to Old Capitol Mall, where, according to those in the International Center, the adjustment to working in a mall was not too difficult.
September 7
Press-Citizen
Festivities to accompany International Student Day
Friends of International Students will celebrate International Student Day on Wednesday thanks to a proclamation signed by Iowa City Mayor Ross Wilburn at a recent Iowa City council meeting.
September 9
Press-Citizen
Changes at UI mostly positive after Sept. 11
According to the Office of International Scholars, said that international student admissions have steadily grown by about 2,000 since Sept. 11. Nadia Igram, vice-president of the Muslim Student Association, described campus life as “easy going” and students as “accepting” and “open-minded.”
September 9
Gazette
E. Iowans earn human rights honors
The Human Rights Commission has selected local residents and businesses to receive human rights awards for their contributions to human rights in the Iowa City area.
September 9
Press-Citizen
Ex-P-C photographer captures image seen around the world
Former Press-Citizen photographer Danny Wilcox Frazier captured a photo of Megan Elise McFarlane watching the newscast of the Sept. 11 attacks that has been seen all around the world.
September 9
Press-Citizen
‘We still feel it’ Reflecting on day that changed U.S.
Picture of Megan Elise McFarlene that appeared around the world.
September 10
Gazette
Boyle-ing Point
The book’s made for discussion subject matter is the primary reason “The Tortilla Curtain” was selected for this year’s “One Community, One Book—All Johnson County Reads” program.
September 10
Daily Iowan
Locals react to test
Students’ reactions to the North Korean nuclear tests are those of anger and fear. John Lee, president of the UI Korean Undergraduate Students Association said that South Koreans feel betrayed by this.
September 11
Daily Iowan
2 Mideast experts to speak
Marwan Kraidy and Steve Clemons will speak on the Middle East at the International Mondays lecture today.
September 11
Daily Iowan
Adventures (without money) in Germany
Taleb Salameh went to Luneburg, Germany on a study-abroad program. The UI Study Abroad Fair will be held Tuesday.
September 11
Daily Iowan
Five years later: The university looks abroad
In 2004, the UI phased out its global-studies major for the new international-studies major, and this fall added the Middle East and Muslim World Studies as an area of concentration.
September 12
Daily Iowan
Expanding the worldview by seeing the world
Ingrid Frisk visited the country of her ancestry, Sweden, through the UI Office for Study Abroad, which is holding its 15th annual fair today from 11am-3pm.
September 12
Daily Iowan
2 experts talk on Mideast
Marwan Kraidy and Steve Clemons spoke on the Middle East at an International Mondays lecture. They were brought in by the Iowa City Public Library, the Stanley Foundation and the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council.
September 13
Press-Citizen
Q&A
A Q&A with Sunghyuk Lim, a graduate student in chemistry from Seoul, South Korea.
September 14
Press-Citizen
History professor to give Monday lecture
Elizabeth Heineman will discuss, “Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones: From the Ancient World to Abu Ghraib” from noon to 1 p.m. Monday in Meeting Room A of the Iowa City Public Library.
September 14
Press-Citizen
‘Just government’ lecture kicks off semester series
This fall, the UICHR will again sponsor the “Careers for Change” lectures, a series of talks designed to introduce students to careers in social justice and human rights.
September 14
Daily Iowan
Taking the cake
UI students Yin-Yin Tsai and Meng-Ling Tsai of Taiwan grab some cake on Wednesday in the University Capitol Centre. Mayor Ross Wilburn named Sept. 13 International Student Day in Iowa City.
September 15
Daily Iowan
Attorney details trafficking evils
Bangladeshi human-rights attorney Sigma Huda wants you to know that human trafficking is still rampant. She spoke at a Thursday afternoon lecture hosted by the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council.
September 15
Press-Citizen
UICHR launches Human Rights Reading Group
The UI Center for Human Rights will launch its fall Human Rights Reading Group on Wednesday with the first of three sessions. The first session will focus on the impact of a recent Supreme Court decision invalidating the use of proposed military commissions to try detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
September 16
Press-Citizen
‘Tortilla’ examines immigration
“The Tortilla Curtain” is the 2006 pick of the Johnson County reading project, One Community, One Book—All Johnson County Reads, which runs from Sunday through Nov. 11.
September 18
Daily Iowan
Group works to raise trafficking awareness
On Sept. 13 and 14, the UI College of Law hosted a series of lectures by Bangladeshi human-rights lawyer Sigma Huda. The Iowa Human Trafficking Awareness Project will host a fundraiser to help raise awareness and advocacy.
September 19
Press-Citizen
Conference at UICHR highlights intern program
The UICHR will host a conference featuring the 2006 student participants in the Kenneth J. Cmiel Human Rights Funded Internship Program.
September 19
Press-Citizen
Doctoral students address pollution forecasting
UI doctoral students Marcelo Mena and Alicia Kalafut will discuss “Measuring and Modeling the Impact of Mexico City in Regional Air Quality Description at the International Mondays lecture from noon to 1 p.m. Monday in Meeting Room A of the Iowa City Public Library.
September 19
Press-Citizen
Hiroshima survivors to lead panel presentation
Four peace activist who survived the bombing of Hiroshima will give a panel presentation “Give Back Peace: Hiroshima 61 years later” at noon Friday in the International Commons in the University Capitol Center.
September 20
Press-Citizen
Q&A
A Q&A with graduate student Su Zhang of Changchun, China.
September 21
Press-Citizen
Confucius Institute celebrates inauguration Friday on campus
The University of Iowa will host an inaugural celebration for the new Confucius Institute at 3 p.m. Friday.
September 22
Cedar Rapids Gazette
500 gather for author’s reading of controversial book
More than 500 people assembled to hear T. Coraghessan Boyle discuss his novel, “The Tortilla Curtain,” the novel chosen by the UICHR for the sixth-annual “One Community, One Book” program.
September 22
Daily Iowan
Slice of China just a step away
The UI will join 11 other schools nationwide to host a Confucius Institute to promote teaching of Chinese languages and culture.
September 23
Press-Citizen
Confucius to have a say at UI Institute
The UI launched its Confucius Institute Friday with an inaugural ceremony in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber packed with about 140 people.
September 23
Gazette
UI center supports US ties with China
China is quickly joining the US as the world’s primary superpowers, experts say, and a new UI institute plans to help prepare students and teachers for this reality.
September 24
Gazette
Human rights lecture series begins Monday
This fall the UICHR will again be sponsoring the “Careers for Change” lecture series with free talks designed to introduce students to careers in social justice and human rights.
September 26
Press-Citizen
Group aims to boost higher ed
In an effort to promote Iowa’s colleges and universities, Iowans for a Better Future is hosting the first Iowa Higher Education Summit to discuss ways to bring non-resident students to Iowa’s universities.
September 27
Gazette
Diversity group prepares programs
Diversity Focus is a group that is trying to promote cultural literacy and inclusion and announced plans to seek an “Inclusive Community” designation from the National League of Cities for Johnson and Linn counties.
September 27
Press-Citizen
If you push it, they will come
The University of Iowa and Kirkwood Community College are supporting a new statewide initiative that aims to increase the appeal of Iowa’s higher education system to potential out-of-state and foreign students at the first Iowa Higher Education Initiative.
September 28
Press-Citizen
Confucius Institute to offer community courses in beginning Mandarin Chinese
The Confucius Institute at the UI is offering beginning Mandarin Chinese courses from 6:30 to 8pm Mondays and Wednesdays from Oct. 30 to Dec. 13.
September 30
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Executive decisions
The UI reports large, diverse pool of MBA program applications, with more than a third of the full-time participants are international students from 13 countries, including China, Korea, Taiwan, Germany and Russia.
August 2006
August 18
Daily Iowan
A foreign arrangement for some
Marnie Westerholf, a German international student at the UI, was asked to arrive on Aug. 7. But the move in didn’t start until Aug. 14, so she, like many other international students, was placed in temporary housing—a converted Daum lounge furnished with 10 beds.
August 24
Press-Citizen
Grant to support ‘One Community, One Book’
The UI Center for Human Rights has received a grant award of $1,500 from Humanities Iowa, a state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, in support of “One Community, One Book—Johnson County Reads.”
August 24
Press-Citizen
Hogan to discuss work as diplomatic historian
University of Iowa Executive Vice President and Provost Michael Hogan will kick off the 2006-07 Iowa City Foreign Relations Council lecture series Wednesday with his talk “Clio and me: The story of a diplomatic historian who became Provost.”
August 26
Press-Citizen
Human rights a constant part of woman’s life
Dorothy Paul, director of the UICHR’s “One Community, One Book” campaign will be inducted into the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame today.
August 29
Daily Iowan
Life of books, degrees, & a security clearance
UI Provost Michael Hogan, who will be delivering the first speech in the 2006-07 ICFRC lecture series, is a man with a very long resumé.
August 31
Press-Citizen
International Women’s Club extends invitation
The UI International Women’s Club (IWC) will hold its opening meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 7 in the Fellowship Hall of the First Mennonite Church, 405 Myrtle Ave, Iowa City.
July 2006
July 2
Gazette
Foreign Operations bill includes Iowa projects
Four projects from the UI were included in the Foreign Operations spending bill passed Thursday out of the Appropriations Committee: the UI’s Widernet Project, International Writing Program, Multiple Education Exchange Proposal for East Timor and Educational Exchanges with Universities in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia.
July 18
Daily Iowan
UI TAs win on testing fees
It cost Yangfan Zhang $600 in English as a Second Language testing and
training fees before he could become a UI graduate teaching assistant.
Last year, he was among the first students forced to pay for the
mandatory English-proficiency test.
July 18
Press-Citizen
The U.S. and Israel: With friends like these, who needs enemies?
In retaliation to the kidnapping of three soldiers, Israel once again
demonstrated its military prowess and executed its now well-perfected
policy of collective punishment on the citizens of Gaza and Lebanon — a
policy that includes destroying anything that “threatens Israel’s
security,” such as airports, bridges, government buildings and family
residences; depriving citizens and hospitals of food, water, electricity
and medicine; terrorizing children; and inflicting death and injury on
scores of innocent citizens.
July 20
Press-Citizen
UI junior witnesses Israeli conflict firsthand
A University of Iowa student studying in Israel is safe following the
violence that has escalated in the Mideast. Jordan Pomeranz, 20, a
junior in political science and English from West Des Moines, has been
in Israel since July 5, studying Hebrew at the University of Haifa as part
of UI’s international exchange program.
July 21
The Gazette
International educators visit C.R. — Community college summit this
weekend
Cedar Rapids — Community college leaders from around the country as
well as outside the country will gather in Cedar Rapids this weekend for
a summer institute that features an appearance by Thailand’s
ambassador to the United States.
July 21
Daily Iowan
Mideast fighting touches home
Jordan Pomeranz stared out the window, gripped by worry, as his
taxicab wove through nearly empty streets in the town of Haifa, Israel.
The explosions were nearing. Thousands of miles from his West Des
Moines home, the UI junior — studying Hebrew for foreign-language
credit — watched each blast hurl smoke and debris into the sky. The
cab’s radio crackled in the background, announcing the latest air
strikes in a battle that seemed to have risen from nowhere.
July 31
Press-Citizen
Where is the compassion?
An Op/Ed article by IP affiliate professor Dr. Maureen McCue about the tremendous loss of life overseas and the nation’s seeming indifference.
June 2006
June 9
Daily Iowan
17 students win research-abroad grants
On July 1, Jonathon Thomas will start excavating burial tombs in
Portugal, sketching slate plaques, and visiting museums for more than a
month. And because the trip is the result of the “first big grant” he has
ever applied for, he won’t foot the bill alone. Thomas, a UI graduate
student, is one of 17 recipients of a $2,000 grant from the Stanley
Fellowship for Graduate Student Research Abroad.
June 9
Daily Iowan
Bahrainis get taste of Iowa
On Thursday afternoon, Iowa City resident Tom Baldridge found himself
wondering where the five Bahraini clerics he would lead around town
were, as several locals eagerly checked their watches in anticipation.
The clerics soon strolled in, after a brief stop at Prairie Lights Books, 15
S. Dubuque St.
June 13
Daily Iowan
Kyrgyz media reps tour area
With the tumultuous ousting of former President Askar Akayev more
than a year behind them, a coterie of journalists from the former Soviet
republic of Kyrgyzstan visited Iowa City on Monday as part of a
nationwide tour to explore press freedoms.
June 16
Daily Iowan
Education learning to think globally
It's a small world, after all. Or at least it's shaping up to be.
Globalization, with its increasing interconnectivity between nations and
cultures, presents unique challenges for leaders in government and
business. Multilingual abilities and cross-cultural skills are at a premium
in today's global market place.
June 19
The Gazette
2 Cornell grads earn coveted Fulbright grants
Cornell College's roster of spring grads was just shy of 250, but two of
those students received Fulbright grants. Laura Erceg, 22, will spend 10
months in Vladivostok, a city on Russia's east coast. She’ll examine why
Russia uses institutions, instead of foster families, when parents can’t
care for their kids. Ryan Taugher, 22, is going to Turkey for nine
months. He’ll study how Turkey’s control of dams on the Tigris and
Euphrates rivers impacts relationships with other countries
downstream, such as Syria and Iraq.
June 21
Gazette
Area scholars awarded grants to study abroad
Several Eastern Iowa college students and graduates of area high schools have received grants through the Fulbright Program for the 2006-07 year.
June 21
Daily Iowan
Learning the joys of Arabic
It's a beautiful June day, with the temperature hovering at 75 at 10 a.m.
Most high-school students would already be in the sun, working on
little but their summer tans. But this week, 18 students from grades 9
11 can be found practicing Arabic script and sounding out a language
spoken by almost 200 million people globally, as part of the Arabic
Language Summer Institute hosted by the UI Belin-Blank International
Center for Gifted Education.
June 25
The Gazette
The Heart of Africa — African American Museum kicks off Juneteenth
with fashion show
Photos with extended caption: Members of the University of Iowa
African Students Association perform a dance called "Where are the
girls?" during the Fashion Show Extravaganza at the African American
Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa on Monday. The
museum’s weeklong celebration also featured Juneteenth history,
storytelling, music, “Tails from Africa” by Eulenspiegel Puppets and a
Saturday celebration with music, games and exhibits.
June 27
Daily Iowan
Hong Kong M.D. notes students’ health concerns
Though she focused primarily on the importance of preparing for avian
flu and other infectious diseases, Amy P.Y. Chiu managed to also
emphasize the general health issues facing college students during her
four-day visit to Iowa City.
May 2006
May 1
Daily Iowan
A Stroll Through East Europe
The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, UI International Programs, and the Russian department co-sponsored the annual Slavic Bazaar on Sunday, which was first held in 1997.
May 2
Press-Citizen
International Programs celebrates achievements
William Reisinger, UI International Programs associate provost and dean, praised more than 300 International Programs faculty, Staff and students for their engagement with international teaching, research and service during the third annual International Awards celebration Thursday.
May 2
Daily Iowan
‘One Book’ Picks Boyle Novel
With the immigration debate dominating today’s headlines, the Iowa City community is approaching the controversy from a new perspective — through the wacky and whimsical words of T. Coraghessan Boyle’s The Tortilla Curtain.
May 3
The Gazette
Passport to fun at Slavic Bazaar
Erin Beesley, a University of Iowa student from Martinsville, Ind., gives a high five to Alex Ruppert, 7, of Iowa City, after he answers a question related to Slavic culture at the Slavic Bazaar on April 30. (extended cut line with photo).
May 4
Press-Citizen
Faculty, staff recognized for work — International corner
UI International Programs has awarded 34 Global Certificates to faculty and staff for their participation and involvement in the “Building our Global Community” workshop series.
May 5
Press-Citizen
OISS plans to host international grads
Robin Davisson, University of Iowa associate professor of anatomy and cell biology and radiation oncology, will offer congratulations and speak to graduates at this year’s International Programs Reception and Celebration, from 4 to 6 p.m., May 12 at the International Commons, University Capitol Centre.
May 5
Press-Citizen
Rajagopal to speak at ICFRC luncheon
Rangaswamy Rajagopal, professor in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of Geography, will speak to the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council about “Entrepreneurial Opportunities for Indian Women through Micro-Credit Financing” at a noon luncheon May 10.
May 8
Daily Iowan
London calling
After college, some graduating seniors may move to a big city for an exciting new job or to start a career. UI senior Pamela Lowenstein is moving for the city itself — London.
May 9
Daily Iowan
Gymnasts, Romania, and a Thesis
Two years ago, now-UI senior Carrie Schuettpelz told her adviser she wanted to do her Honors thesis on gymnastics’ effect on Romanian identity. “I thought it was a crackpot idea,” she admitted.
May 11
Press-Citizen
International Programs Celebrates Achievements
William Reisinger, University of Iowa International Programs associate provost and dean, praised more than 300 International Programs faculty, staff and students for their engagement with international teaching, research and service during the third annual International Programs awards celebration April 27 in the International Commons, University Capitol Centre.
May 29
The Gazette
Weston back at helm of UI rights center
Burns Weston, a University of Iowa Bessie Dutton Murray Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus and UI Center for Human Rights Senior Scholar, is interim director for the UI Center for Human Rights, effective immediately, until a new director is appointed. Weston succeeds Kenneth Cmiel, who died in February with an inoperable brain tumor.
April 2006
April 5
Press-Citizen
Q&A
A Q&A with Jamie Siers, an international studies/political science major from Cedar Falls.
April 6
Press-Citizen
Bridging Fiesta showcases talents, fashions
The University of Iowa Organization for the Active Support of International Students (OASIS) will host the inaugural Bridging Fiesta from 7 to 9:30 p.m. April 14 in the Richey Ballroom at the Iowa Memorial Union on the UI campus.
April 11
Daily Iowan
More than snapshots of China
Li Xing lectured at the International Mondays lecture to a larger than normal crowd, highlighting the modernization of Chinese culture and how it conflicts with the country’s traditional heritage.
April 13
Press-Citizen
Globalization is theme of WAVES Film Festival
Asian film and cultural enthusiasts will have the opportunity to view cinematic pieces that delve into the topic of globalization at the sixth annual WAVES Asian American Film Festival from Friday to Sunday.
April 13
Press-Citizen
Group celebrates diversity of Africa
The public is invited to learn about the diversity of all the countries of Africa from April 18 to April 22 when the UI African Students Association hosts African Week 2006.
April 18
Daily Iowan
Africa the focus of UI week
It’s African Week at the UI and the African Students Association is bringing a collection of events to teach students and community members about the diversity of the various countries and cultures.
April 18
Daily Iowan
Recalling Forgotten Asians
Though Asians make up nearly half the total UI minority population, Asian-American students here are not exempt from the challenges facing all non-whites in Iowa City, locals say. The UI Asian American Coalition is helping to commemorate Asian American Heritage Week.
April 20
Press-Citizen
Scholars coming to UI to discuss role of ‘America’
Scholars from around the world will gather on the University of Iowa campus Friday through Saturday to discuss the role of “America” as idea, political entity and cultural imaginary in the world during “’America’ in the World: Discourses of ‘Americanization’ and ‘anti-Americanism’: Symposium II.” The International Forum for U.S. Studies will present the follow-up symposium to last year’s successful event.
April 21
Daily Iowan
Exporting ‘Americana’
McDonald’s abroad and Japanese hip-hop are just two subjects scholars and scientists from around the world will discuss this weekend at an international symposium sponsored by UI International Programs.
April 25
Press-Citizen
Conference will look at sex violence in conflict
UICHR will host a conference Thursday through Saturday in Iowa City on the history of sexual violence in conflict zones.
April 27
Press-Citizen
Indiana professor to speak on Afghanistan
M. Nazif Shahrani, professor of anthropology and Central Eurasian studies at Indiana University, has just returned from Afghanistan and will address the topic, “War on Terror and Spreading Democracy/Hypocrisy in Afghanistan?” at 3:30 p.m. Monday in the Schaeffer Hall Commons, Room 302, sponsored by International Programs.
April 27
Daily Iowan
Panel mulls gay, lesbian identity
As one of the last events in the week long GAYLA Celebration, six international panelists shared their perspectives on gay and lesbian identity on Wednesday night.
April 28
Press-Citizen
Exchange student rides out Iowa City tornado
Despite being in an area where tornados are common, many Iowans don’t ever see or experience a tornado. But University of Iowa student Christophe Karabache had only lived in Iowa City for a few months when he experienced the fury of the tornado on April 13.
April 28
Press-Citizen
WiderNet Project needs volunteers for Saturday
Volunteers are needed Saturday at the UI WiderNet Project to help test and repair a mountain of computers, all donated by businesses and individuals from across Iowa, and to help prepare them for a shipment to Africa.
April 29
Press-Citizen
Johnson County reads selects ‘Tortilla Curtain’
“The Tortilla Curtain” (Viking Penguin 1995) by T. Coraghessan Boyle has been selected by “One Community, One Book — Johnson County Reads” for its 2006 reading project. “The Tortilla Curtain” explores Topanga Canyon, home to two couples on a collision course.
March 2006
March 1
Daily Iowan
Fiber optics connects Indian writer with high-schoolers
Speaking into a microphone in a nearly empty North Hall classroom, Mani Rao seized the opportunity to impart some wisdom to the Iowa high-school students on a TV screen.
March 1
Gazette
Finding common ground
In a presentation Friday, Ghana native and UI doctoral student Dora Edu-Buandoh told Solon seventh graders that despite differences, life in Ghana is remarkably similar to life in the heartland.
March 2
Press-Citizen
Discussion defines Europe's evolution
With the most recent round of enlargement, the European Union has taken on an almost continental expanse.
March 2
Daily Iowan
India calling, calling
UI senior Monica Verma, a first-generation Indian American from Mason City, has tolerated cultural ignorance with grace, and she has always celebrated her heritage.
March 3
Press-Citizen
Workshop on group in Ghana March 18-19
The Bono-Takyiman group in Ghana, West Africa, is the subject of a one-semester-hour workshop offered over the weekend of March 18-19 to K-12 teachers, education students and anyone interested in learning about Africa and Ghana.
March 4
Press-Citizen
Celebrating global women
March 8 is celebrated by women’s groups around the world as International Women’s Day. It is recognized by the United Nations as a national holiday.
March 4
Gazette
Hanging out at Diversity Festival
Edward Chiang, 10, of Iowa City, hangs paper cranes on a display in the International Women’s Club booth at the Cultural Diversity Festival at the UI Field House on Feb. 19.
March 4
Gazette
UI Indian association to hold dance contest today
The Indian Cultural Association at the University of Iowa will hold its annual dance competition, “Nachte Rahon,” today at the IMU.
March 5
Press-Citizen
That's Sir Professor Thomas to you
Downing Thomas devotes much of his life to accessing different worlds through language, will receive a knighthood from France in honor of his work.
March 6
Daily Iowan
Symposium lauds ex-prof
After his former colleague summoned him to the podium at the inaugural lecture of a two-day symposium in his honor, the acclaimed professor emeritus, Charles Hale, played down the affair.
March 7
Daily Iowan
Linking U.S., Mideast students
UI junior Beth Boal spent a two-hour class period in a video conference with six other university students from across the world in a program called Soliya, with brings together US and Middle Eastern countries to discuss their relationship especially as portrayed in the media.
March 9
Press-Citizen
International Programs moving
University of Iowa International Programs and the English as a Second Language Office are moving to a new location in the Old Capitol Mall during spring break next week.
March 10
Gazette
They're coming to America--and learning how to drive
International students are buying cars while in the US, which is a big deal when compared to Nepal or China, where having a car is much different.
March 14
Press-Citizen
On the move
Diana Davies, director of UI International Programs helped oversee the program’s relocation from the International Center west of the Iowa River to Old Capitol Town Center on Monday.
March 21
Daily Iowan
Women going global
Diana Davies, director of the UI International Programs, believes women have begun to dominate foreign-language classrooms and study-abroad offices.
March 24
Daily Iowan
Talk to examine global health
With stamps from Uganda, Afghanistan, and Liberia on her passport, a trip to Iowa City might seem tame for Judith Cook.
March 24
Daily Iowan
Weighing war's effect
Organizers hope to increase the awareness of war’s effects and turn knowledge into action by holding “International Conference on the Medical Consequences of War: Health Challenges Beyond the Battlefield.”
March 28
Daily Iowan
From concrete form to abstract formless
In India, asking a new acquaintance which Hindu deity they worship is like asking Americans their astrological signs, said Mani Rao, writer-in-residence, who discussed this and other aspects of Hinduism at a International Mondays lecture.
March 29
Daily Iowan
Int'l grad-student applications rise
International graduate-student applications are up at the UI this year, mirroring a nationwide trend of rising foreign grad-student applications.
March 30
Press-Citizen
International Programs, ESL open doors
Staff and faculty of University of Iowa International Programs and the UI English as a Second Language Program, Department of Linguistics, welcome the campus and community to attend an open house from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in their new locations in University Capitol Centre.
February 2006
February 2
Daily Iowan
Prof details India’s child slavery
Seven-year-old boys sewing soccer balls. Fourteen-year-old girls performing sex acts. Hard as it is to believe, these are actual working conditions for some of India’s youth. Child slavery was the focus of UI law professor Lea Vandervelde’s lecture to the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council.
February 2
Press-Citizen
UI Students get help to study in foreign land
Numerous students have won scholarships for study abroad in 2006, the year the U.S. Senate has declared the Year of Study Abroad.
February 6
Gazette
Chinese Spring Festival
Karen Yao and Kathryne Tao, 8-year-olds from Iowa City, watch one of the groups perform during the Chinese Spring Festival in Macbride Hall Auditorium in Iowa City on Sunday.
February 6
Daily Iowan
Cmiel death stuns UI
Beloved history professor and director of the UI Center for Human Rights, Ken Cmiel, passed away suddenly on Feb. 4 of a brain tumor.
February 6
Press-Citizen
Performances celebrate Chinese New Year, culture
The sheen from her lime green outfit shimmered under the spotlights as Mary Li flitted her fan in unison with three other green-suited mates, and in contrast to four red-clothed girls opposite them.
February 8
Press-Citizen
Obituaries: Kenneth Cmiel, 51
Kenneth Cmeil, 51, died suddenly at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics on Saturday, February 4, 2006, as a result of a previously undetected brain tumor.
February 8
Gazette
UI stunned, saddened by historian’s death
Students, colleagues and family members of Ken Cmiel say the unexpected death of the UI history professor has left them stunned and bereaved.
February 9
Press-Citizen
Popular UI professor of history and American studies mourned
The U.S. flag atop Old Capitol will fly at half-staff today in honor of Ken Cmiel, a popular UI professor whose sudden death shocked the university community.
February 9
South Asian Studies Program lecture series begins today
The South Asian Studies Program (SASP) kicks off its spring lecture series today with a lecture from Meena Khandelwal, assistant professor of sociocultural anthropology and gender in the UI Department of Anthropology, entitled “Foreign Swamis at Home in India: Transmigration Across Time and Space.”
February 10
Daily Iowan
China not so far away
Noting the nation’s burgeoning role in global issues, a coalition of students organized a conference today at Boyd Law Building, bringing in experts from across the country to illuminate the United States’ pivotal relationship with the Asian country.
February 10
Press-Citizen
Talk features German pop music
Ulrich Adelt, a doctoral candicate in American studies at the University of Iowa, will speak on “Globalization and Nationalism in Post-War German Pop Music from noon to 1 p.m. Feb. 20 at the spring debut of the International Mondays lecture series in Meeting Room A of the Iowa City Public Library.
February 15
Daily Iowan
Internships that broaden lives
Spending the summer in a small guesthouse room and sharing a bed with you roommate may not be an ideal summer for most UI students, but, for Alexis Bushnell, it was a “powerful experience.”
February 16
Press-Citizen
Diversity takes center stage
The University of Iowa’s Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival will be from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at the UI Field House. Each year, the festival draws thousands of people to experience and celebrate more than 100 international and domestic cultures.
February 16
Press-Citizen
Friday event kicks off East Asia Symposium
Contemporary East Asian literature is the focus of a writers’ symposium at the University of Iowa on Friday and Feb. 24 and 25. The symposium is sponsored by the UI Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, UI International Programs and the International Writing Program.
February 20
Press-Citizen
Event highlights cultures
Step to the right to see Hindu women paint henna patterns on children’s hands. A few feet away, girls from Sigma Lambda Gamma sell cascarones—glitter and confetti filled egg shells—and past them a Chinese woman forks into Soleil’s Congolese Makoua Chicken.
February 20
Daily Iowan
Just desserts aid Bosnia
Like many of the groups at Sunday’s Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival, members of the UI’s Slavic Cultural Association raised money for field trips and events as they peddled steaming, caviar-topped Russian blini and sweet, walnut-studded hurmasices—a cake-like Bosnian dessert.
February 20
Gazette
Over 100 cultures featured at festival
Up on the mat, well beyond the bagpipe players and the smell of Baklava upstairs, Dan Coglan turned to his 15-year-old son and raised his sword.
February 21
Daily Iowan
Globalization hits German pop
Ulrich Adelt fancied blues music as a teen in Germany, but he didn’t really pay attention to German music until he moved to the United States.
February 22
Gazette
Diversity unites at UI
Hundreds gather to embrace differences at event in Iowa City.
February 23
Press-Citizen
Symposium honors Hale
Students, professors and those interested in Latin American history will come together to discuss the history of Latin America and celebrate the work of University of Iowa Professor Emeritus Charles A. Hale in a symposium March 3 and 4 with the theme, “Liberalism and Its Legacies.”
February 24
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Corridor has major role in India trade mission
The Corridor will have a leading role in an Iowa trade mission next month seeking to expand biotechnology collaboration and agricultural marketing ties with India.
February 24
Daily Iowan
Haitians battle Midwestern clichés
Sitting cross-legged on the bed in her Mayflower dorm room, Caribbean rhythms throbbing in the background, the UI sophomore, Doucette Alvarez, recounted the tired sentiment she hears so often.
February 25
Press-Citizen
Solon students get taste of Africa
The international lesson for the day was Ghana in a Solon Middle School classroom.
February 27
Daily Iowan
French honor UI professor
The head of the UI French and Italian department last week became the third UI faculty member in recent history to be knighted by the French government.
February 27
Daily Iowan
Gala fêtes Vietnamese New Year
On Feb. 25, the UI Vietnamese group celbrated Tet, the lunar New Year—the organization’s biggest event of the year.
February 28
Daily Iowan
Rights-activist prof speaks out on child labor
No stranger to human-rights movements, UI Professor Shelton Stromquist actively participated in the civil-rights Movement in the 1960s and the anti-Vietnam War movement later into the 1970s, volunteering and organizing communities.
January 2006
January 6
Gazette
Bush, Rice comments encourage Skorton
UI President David Skorton said that more needs to be done to create openness and exchange between higher education in America and other nations, after attending a two-day summit on international education.
January 17
Daily Iowan
Flight from Sudan
Asma Mahmoud Mohamed Taha was jailed in her home country of Sudan for following the religious teaching of her father Mahmoud Taha—an Islamic reformer who was publicly executed in January 1985.
January 17
Press-Citizen
Listening to various views
Michael Hogan offers a guest opinion on the diversity of the University of Iowa and the importance of preserving it.
January 18
Gazette
More support urged for UI international staff
Members of the group Campaign to Organize Graduate Students are aksing that the University of Iowa provide more support and training to its international teaching and research assistants.
January 19
Press-Citizen
Event to celebrate 35th anniversary of international friends
“Snacks, Chats and Laughs” will be held on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the International Center Lounge as a public kickoff celebration of the 35th anniversary of Friends of International Students.
January 19
Daily Iowan
UI readies for mall move
Many UI students frequent Old Capitol Town Center to grab a quick bite to eat or kill a few hours browsing in shops, but sometime after spring break, students will be able to accomplish one more activity—taking classes.
January 20
Daily Iowan
Group focuses on trafficking
Human trafficking happens in big cities across the world. But last year, a 13-year-old girl forced to have sex with men for money and drugs was brought to Cedar Rapids.
January 24
Daily Iowan
Ex-envoy details fight against conflict gems
J.D. Bindenagel, former U.S. ambassador to Germany, speaks to the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council about selling African diamonds to fuel civil wars in western Africa.
January 26
Press-Citizen
Lecture series has Caribbean theme
The Caribbean, Diaspora and Atlantic Studies Program, which is sponsored by University of Iowa International Programs, will kick off its spring lecture and performance series using the umbrella theme, “Afro-Caribbean Legacies: Memory, Ritual, Resistance.”
January 29
Gazette
Day of Action
UI students give their time, talents during Human Rights Week.