Academic Events and Opportunities: 2011

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Events for December 2011

Doing Business in Africa: Education and Workforce Development-12/7
Collaboration for Environmental Protection: Knowledge, Communication & Process-12/7
Palmwine Guitar Music from Ghana featuring Agya Koo Nimo-12/8
Wine and Blood: Neuroethics, Violence and the Manufacturing of Consent in the French Army on Western Front, 1914-1918-presentation by Adam Zientek- 12/8
Ernst Lubitsch: Jewish Comedy from Berlin to Hollywood-12/8
Talk by Jigna Desai, Associate Professor of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies: "Cinema of Exception, Cinema of Insecurity: Race and Terror in Post-9/11 Media"-12/9
Global Competitiveness : Sharing Perspectives-12/9
"Renewable Energy Policy Innovation: The Future of Wind and Solar Power"-12/12
Violence across time and space, from the Mediterranean to Northern Europe: Theory and Practice- A talk Patricia Lorcin-12/12
Post-Conflict Liberia: Challenges and Opportunities-12/13
Sip of Science: Future Earth--Thriving on a Human-dominated Planet-12/14
Latinos and Educational Justice-12/15
Endless Appetites: How the Commodities Casino Creates Hunger and Unrest-12/15
Life on Earth: The Origin of Elements-12/20

Monday, October 31, 2011

Target Corporation Business Site Visit

Events for November 2011

Salute To Lake Superior's Sustainable Fisheries-11/01
Women of War: Struggle of Afghan and Iraqi Women for Democracy-11/01
Doing Justice: An Interfaith Panel on Same Sex-Gender Marriage and Social Movements-11/01
Harnessing Sustainability and the Green Economy for Market Transformation-11/02
German, Scandinavian & Dutch Info Party-11/02
GLBT Ally Training 201-11/02
"Cielo Azul, Cielo Negro" FREE film showing-11/03
Integrative Leadership in India:A journey from Theory to Practice-11/03
Thursday Evening in a Cup sponsored by Cafe Imports ( a Global Studies Alum works here)-11/03
The Price of Sugar-11/03
Engaging Controversies: Written Accents: Multilingual Writers in the Academy-11/04
Geography Coffee Hour: National Register Archaeologist State Historic Preservation Office, Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office, Minnesota Historical Society-11/4
An Alternative Ontology of Food: Beyond Metaphysics Lisa Heldke , Gustavus Adolphus-11/04
Colloquium Series: Labor and Liberty in the Late Bronze Age-11/04
An Intimate Rivalry: How the Jews thought of Muslims and Islam in the Middle Ages-11/6
Women of Color Student Summit: Safe Spaces, Critical Connections-11/07
Andalusi Moorings: Al-Andalus and Sefarad as Tropes of Muslim and Jewish Culture- A talk by Ross Brann-11/07
Winona LaDuke: The Green Path: Land-base Economies and Future Generations-11/07
Power and Purpose: Minnesota and Tanzania Working Together-11/07
Whorled: Poetry and the Global Citizen-11/08
The Post-Holocaust Golem: A Jewish Legend Returns-11/09
Director Sabrina Farji discusses her work-11/10
Globalization of Sport: A sport management perspective-11/10
University Singers: Around the World in Eighty Minutes-11/10
Cultural Diplomacy and International Understanding-11/11
(Trans)Gender 101-11/14
Walk Out Walk On-11/15
Israeli Jews, Libyan Jews: The Paradox of Ethnic Identity in Contemporary Israel-11/20
Getting to Know the Maghrib from a Distance: Four decades of research among Jews from Libya-A talk by Harvey Goldberg-11/21
Material Culture, Memory and Family Dynamics in Late Medieval London-11/29
Citizenship and its uses: Circulation of ideas among Polonia-12/01

Monday, September 26, 2011

Social Entrepreneurship Career Panel

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Social Entrepreneurship Career Panel

Featuring Social Entrepreneurs from Peace Coffee, Finnegans, and the Union Gospel Mission!

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Time: 6pm
Social Science Building Rm: 614

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Come listen to and engage with social entrepreneurs from Peace Coffee, Finnegan's, and the Union Gospel Mission. They will talk about what it means to be a social entrepreneur, career advice for students interested in entrepreneurship and much more!

Panelist include:
- Food Operations General Manager Ben Johnson (Global Studies Alumni) from Union Gospel Mission
-Sales and Customer Service Manager Jody Treter from Peace Coffee
- CEO Jacquie Berglund from Finnegans

This Event is Part of the Global Action Series:
“Global Action” seeks each month to empower students to take action in the areas you will be engaged in after graduation and while in school. This is done through career panels, networking opportunities, organizational site visits, and online media that focus on action,innovation, empowerment,and creativity. We’re excited to have you join us and look forward to your participation.

To follow this series on Tumblr please visit us at: http://igsadvising.tumblr.com/

Social Entrepreneurship Site-Visit: AfroDeli

Social Entrepreneurship Site-Visit
Featuring: Afro Deli & Coffee/African Development Center

Wednesday, October 12

Time: Meet us there at 3pm

Located: Minutes away from the West Bank Campus

19395th Street S, Minneapolis, MN 55454

Website:http://www.afrodeli.com/

As part of Global Action’s Social Entrepreneurship month, we will have a site-visit at the Afro Deli & Coffee and African Development Center. Afro Deli & Coffee aspires to increase cultural understanding within the Riverside neighborhood and inspire other social ventures by weaving community and business together.

We will be meeting the owner of Afro Deli & Coffee to discuss how local business can bring about empowerment in the community, how to become a social entrepreneur and steps to make a goal become successful. Come to ask question, learn, and become part of a greater movement.

Please RSVP to Jilla Nadimi at nadi0016@umn.edu

Events for October 2011

CLA Language Center Fall Open House-9/27
Global Talk-Iraq: Health Needs and the Role of Nurses-9/27
Explore Study Abroad-Enter the Market-9/27
Center For Health Equity Works in Progress Seminar-9/27
Jason Lewis on Capitalism and Free Markets-9/27
Trade Barriers in China-How the U.S. Government Can Help-9/28
Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small Scale Community in a Large Scale World-9/28
Special Lecture: Issues and Challenges in India's Unique ID Project-9/28
Health Careers Fair-9/28
Habitat for Humanity General Meeting-9/28
Minnesota International Relations Colloquium Presents Richard Price- "Special Responsibilities in World Politics"-9/29
Slovenia and the EU in the Global World, Twenty Years Later-9/29
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movements: A Radical Democratic Vision-9/29
There's No Place Like Diaspora: Yiddish Musical Films of the 1930s-10/5
Exceptional Life: Moral Statehood and the Politics of HIV Care in Freetown, Sierra Leone-10/6
Shantytown 2011: A Night of Homelessness-10/6
The Humanitarian Perspective- Special Presentation on Libya-10/10
My Letter to the World: Narrating Human Rights-10/10
Philip Gourevitch Talk: Salvage: Writing About the Aftermaths from Rwanda to Adu Ghraib and Beyond-10/10
The Quality of Women's Employment Around the Globe: The Case of Managerial/ Administrative Occupations, 1984-2003-10/11
Public Policy Speaker Series Presents Professor Frances Lee: Partisan Uncertainty and Senate Floor Debate; 1960-2008-10/13
Doing Business in India-10/13
China's Green Revolution and African Agricultural Development: Dis-Oriented Histories and Misapplied Lessons-A talk by William Moseley-10/14
Arabic Studies and the Prophet Muhammad in Early Modern England-10/14
World Food Day Community Sing-10/16
Anthropology and Computer Science Consider Multi Method Data from a Tanzanian Fishing Village-10/17
Muslim Princes and Catholic Sisters: Missionaries as Migrants in 19th Century North Africa, c. 1830-1881-10/17
Immigrant Communities Bringing Civic and Cultural Transformation-10/17
"La Terre Noire": Refurbishing Roads and Encountering Sacred Space in Post-Colonial Dahomey and Benin-10/20
Food Day-University of Minnesota Food Expo-10/24
Emigration and Public History: The View from Hamburg-10/24
A Guantanamo Site of Conscience? Remembering Gitmo long before 9/11-10/25
From a "Moroccan Court" to the "Gardens of Aeolus": Transforming Nature, Culture, and Space in Immigrant Paris-10/28
IATP 25th Anniversary Party-10/28

Events for October

CLA Language Center Fall Open House-9/27
Global Talk-Iraq: Health Needs and the Role of Nurses-9/27
Explore Study Abroad-Enter the Market-9/27

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

ON-CAMPUS RECRUITING

ON-CAMPUS RECRUITING
*Fall on-campus interview schedules are available now!  Check GoldPASS to
view the many full-time (after graduation) and summer internship
opportunities available through on-campus interviews. Visit the ‘On-Campus
Interviews’ section on GoldPASS regularly as new schedules are added daily!
For more information visit: http://www.clacareer.umn.edu/OCR/index.html.

CLA PRACTICE INTERVIEW DAYS

CLA PRACTICE INTERVIEW DAYS*
*Tuesday, October 4, 2011 and Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Choose your own 45-minute interview time
Cost: FREE
Register via the ‘On-Campus Interviews’ section on GoldPASS*
This is a great way to practice for job or internship interviews. This free
event is open to all CLA students. You’ll do a practice interview with an
employer and receive helpful feedback afterward. Professional recruiters
from various companies and organizations facilitate the interviews.


For more information search the ‘On-Campus Interviews’ section or the
‘Career Events’ section on GoldPASS.

INFORMATION SESSION: APPLE, INC.

INFORMATION SESSION: APPLE, INC.
**Thursday, September 22, 2011
12:00 and 1:00
303 Coffman Memorial Union
Cost: FREE
No registration required
*We’re looking for our next leaders. The Apple Store Leader Program is a
24-month immersion in every aspect of managing and operating an Apple Retail
Store. You’ll emerge from the program with world-class leadership skills and
the opportunity to secure a leadership position at one of our stores
anywhere in the world. Please stop by for a Company Presentation, meet Apple
Leaders, and chat with current Apple Store Leader Program Associates. There
will be plenty of food, so bring a friend!


For more information check out the ‘Career Events’ section on GoldPASS.

INFORMATION SESSION: ANALYSIS GROUP*

INFORMATION SESSION: ANALYSIS GROUP*

* **Friday, September 23, 2011
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
518/520 Science Teaching and Student Services Building (STSS)
Cost: FREE
Registration encouraged via GoldPASS

*Attend the Analysis Group information session, where you can meet Analysis
Group recruiters and learn more about the company and their full-time
Analyst position. *Lunch will be provided at the information session.** *The
Analysis Group, headquartered in Boston, provides economic, financial, and
business strategy consulting to law firms, corporations, and government
agencies. The company has a broad range of practice areas across a variety
of industries, including finance and securities, intellectual property,
antitrust, health care, growth strategy and innovation, insurance, energy,
telecommunications, environment, and commercial damages. Visit the Analysis
web site at www.analysisgroup.com for more information.


Learn about and apply for the Analyst Position by searching the ‘Job
Search’
section on GoldPASS. Search *Job ID #66155 *to learn more and to apply.

ST PAUL CAMPUS JOB AND INTERNSHIP FAIR

*ST PAUL CAMPUS JOB AND INTERNSHIP FAIR
**Wednesday, September 21, 2011
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
North Star Ballroom, St. Paul Student Center
Cost: FREE
No registration required*
Meet more than 70 employers to learn about jobs and internships in
agriculture, animal science, banking/finance, bio-based products, food
industry, retail, and sales and marketing. Business attire (suit, button
down shirt and clean shoes) is strongly recommended for this event.


For more information and to see a list of all companies coming, search the
‘Career Events’ section on GoldPASS.

CLA INTERNSHIP EVENT: LET YOUR JOURNEY BEGIN New!*

CLA INTERNSHIP EVENT: LET YOUR JOURNEY BEGIN New!*
*Tuesday, September 27, 2011
**10:00 am – 2:00 pm*
*5th floor,* *Science Teaching and Student Services Building (STSS)
Cost: FREE
Registration encouraged via GoldPASS*
This event is open to all CLA students and recent alumni (within one year of
graduation date). Employers at this event will have *approximately 80
internships available*! In addition to talking with employer
representatives, students can also talk to CLA's professional career
counselors, peer advisors, and fellow students who've done internships. This
event is also an opportunity to develop networking skills and get advice.
Employers attending will have both nonprofit and for-profit opportunities
available. Please note that you'll want to present yourself well at this
event. Dress professionally and bring copies of your resume.


For more information and a detailed list of employers attending search the
‘Career Events’ section on GoldPASS. Register by searching the ‘Career
Events’ section on GoldPASS.

Monday, August 29, 2011

Events for September 2011

Prescription Overload: Managing Med-9/2
The Architecture of Erginoglu & Çalislar, Istanbul, Turkey, Rapson HGA Gallery, Goldstein Museum of Design, U of M, St. Paul Campus-9/6
Harry Shearer's THE BIG UNEASY screening-9/8
Land of Three Faiths Voices of Ancient Mediterranean Jews, Christians, and Muslims, Wesley Church-9/9
Greek Comedy and Tragedy Today-Frameworks Lecture Series-FREE-9/9
A Neighborhood of Raingardens-9/9
The Great Celestial Abstraction: Chinese Art in the 21st Century-9/10
Remembering 9/11: A Performance and Community Dialogue-FREE-9/11
What's Causing Higher and More Volatile Food Prices Around the World?-9/12
Tunisian Perspectives on Immigration, Race and Ethnicity: Past and Present-9/13
Indirect Land Use Change Conference-9/14
Why Asia, Why Singapore, Why Not?-9/15
Humanist Impulses in Traditional Chinese Thought-9/15
Selecting Judges, English Style: Are There Lessons for the US?-9/15
Holocaust Envy and "Enjoyment"of the Holocaust-9/15
China Insights-Unsettling Consequences-9/15
Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time-9/16
The Politics of Famine and Displacement in the Horn of Africa-9/19
The Hero Confronts the Marvels of the West: Violence and the Fantastic in the Conquest of al-Andalus-9/19
Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food-9/20
Not His Mother's Son? Genealogy and Elite Identity in Andalusian Historiography-9/20
Nuruddin Farah Reading-9/20
Learning Abroad Fall Fair-9/21
Victorian Individuality, Socialism, and the Sacrifice of the Self-9/27
Coal, Climate, Health: Broadening the Public Dialogue on Energy Policy-9/28
Pockets Neighborhoods: Creating Small Scale Community in Large Scale World-9/28
STEP UP! Allies for Women's Equity (Part 1)-9/29
GM seeds, Agricultural Deskilling and the (new) Problem of the Peasantry-9/29
Slovenia and the EU in the Global World, Twenty Years Later-9/29

Monday, July 11, 2011

International Disaster Simulation

Volunteers & role-players needed for international disaster simulation August 26-27

Learn & Put into Practice Humanitarian Skills: Disaster Simulation Flyer 30 Jun 2011 v2.pdf

Understand common good practice, minimum standards and how to improve the effectiveness and accountability of humanitarian program implementation Achieve humanitarian-based outcomes by using resources efficiently and effectively Develop collaborative skills, coordinating people and organizations at times of heightened complexity and risk Operate safely and securely in a pressured and changing environment Develop personal management and leadership skills in a two-day "International Disaster Simulation"

August 26 - 27, 2011 (This overnight event starts at 9am on Friday and ends Saturday at noon)

Phillippo Scout Reservation

Cannon Falls, MN

(40mins south of Minneapolis)

Please Contact: Eric James, ericj(at)archq.org, Bill Stauffer, stauf005(at)umn.edu or Sarah Kessler, sarahkesler(at)visi.com

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Events for July 2011

Lund Food Holdings, Inc. Mergers & Acquisitions; 07/07
Family Unity in U.S. Immigration Policy; 07/07
Health Care: Model for Change; 07/11
US and German Health Care; 07/11
Health Improvement Program: Edible Gardens Tour; 07/12
Mounties, Margaritas and Minnesota; 07/12
Impact of Male Perpetrated Rape Lesbian Identity Development; 07/13
University of Minnesota Farmers Market; 07/13
No Place Called Home; 07/14-07/ 17
Panel Discussion following performance of Street Scene; 07/17

Monday, June 6, 2011

Events in June

One Health Leadership in a Global Setting, 6/9
Sustainability Film Series: Ghost Bird Encore Screening, 6/9
The Global Impact of Food Protection and Defense, 6/10
Beyond Peacocks and Paisleys opening reception, 6/10
"Smart Health Care: Looking at Germany (TV Special), 6/10
The North Coast Nosh, 6/10
Armenians and Turkey's Lingering Past-Program airing on MNChannel, 6/13
Environmental Sustainability and Conflict Summer Institute, 6/27
Ensuring Equity on the Road to Electronic Health Record Implementation, 6/28

Friday, April 29, 2011

Events in May

Contemporary American Assimilation: Context and Consequences, 5/2
MN Int'l Relations Colloquium Presents Prof. James Robinson (Harvard University), 5/2
U.S. and German Health Care, 5/2
Health Care: Models for Change, 5/3
Screening of "Tibet in Song" Documentary, 5/3
"Truck Farm" Film Screening, 5/3
Perspectives on Invisible Learning, 5/4
Jeff Gillman discusses "How the Government Got in Your Backyard", 5/4
The Dream of the Turquoise Bee, Culture Diplomacy in Tibet, 5/4
Tongues Untied: GLBTQ People of Color, 5/5
MBA Networking Information Session, 5/5
Migration, Integration and Discourse in Europe, 5/6
Water and Agriculture in the 21st Century, 5/6
Brazil: country of the present, 5/6
15th Lavender Celebration & Awards Ceremony, 5/6
The Other Side of Korean Adoption, 5/6
KIPO! World Premiere, 5/6
One Heart, One Mind, One Universe, 5/8
Celebrate See America/National Tourism Week, 5/10
Greenscreen: A student grown film night, 5/12
World Language Day 2011, 5/17
IATP Book Club: Food Justice by Robert Gottlieb and Anupama Joshi, 5/17
Global Justice and Human Rights Trials: Kathryn Sikkink, 5/23
Integrative Global Leadership: Leading Across Boundaries for the Common Good, 5/24
Resolving Conflict Across Cultures, 5/24

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Global Studies Speed Networking Event!

Have you ever thought “What kind of job can I get with a Global
Studies major?"? For many students like you self this question
creates
anxiety and confusion. The fact that our students can work in
numerous
exciting fields is exciting but also overwhelming. Because of this,
Global Studies Advising is hosting a "Speed Networking" event in
April.

The idea is a spin-off of Speed Dating where students will have a
limited amount of time to talk to each of alumni in successful fields
such as business, government, education and nonprofit organizations.
This event will help to answer these questions and provide clarity.

Damico's will be provided. Please let us know if you will be able to
attend. RSVP if you would like to have Damico’s Box Dinner at
igsp...@umn.edu

Our alumni and guests will be there to give tips and advice on how to
get involved within their field. Careers and organizations that will
be represented include:

- Project Coordinator at Solarflow Energy
-HR Generalist at Ecolab Inc
-President at KNOCK Inc (Marketing Firm)
-Enrollment Specialist at Learning Abroad Center UMN
-Manager of Daily Operations at Mano a Mano International
-International Education
-Non-Profit Outreach Coordinator at HandsOn Twin Cities
-Community Organizer at Longfellow Community Council
-Two Global Studies Professors at University of Minnesota
-Account Executive at Crystal Global Information Technology
-Project Manager Translation Service at Boston Scientific
-Nonprofit and Business Management

Details:

What: Global Studies Speed Networking Event
When: Wednesday April 20, 2010 from 6-7:30pm
Where: Room 1210 in Heller Hall, West Bank of the University of
Minnesota

Thanks! We are excited to meet each of you personally.
Looking forward to seeing you there,

Jilla Nadimi and Bryan Kuzel (Advisors Global Studies)

Friday, April 1, 2011

TRiO Upward Bound SUMMER Opportunity

TRiO Upward Bound is HIRING for our Academic and Residential Summer
Program.*

Available positions include:

·       Instructor

·       Teaching Assistant

·       Office Assistant

·       Residential Advisor

TRiO Upward Bound at the University of Minnesota is a federally funded
college prep program. Each summer, we coordinate a 5-week academic and
residential summer program for our high school aged participants. If you’re
interested in working in a fast-paced environment with the opportunity to
impact some amazing Minneapolis youth – this is the job for you.

All interested applicants must be available Monday, June 13 through Friday,
July 29, 2011. Experienced educators, youth workers and/or individuals with
a passion for working with diverse, urban, teenage youth are encouraged to
apply.

Each position is posted separately on the University of Minnesota website.
To learn more about the positions and apply, click on the following links.

*Instructor: *

employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=93423

*Teaching Assistant:*

employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=93422

*Office Assistant:*

employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=93808

*Residential Advisor:*
employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=93421

*APPLY EARLY AS THESE POSITIONS WILL FILL UP ON A ROLLING BASIS.*
--
Minerva S. Munoz
Director, TRiO Upward Bound
College of Education & Human Development
University of Minnesota

612-625-3099

http://www.cehd.umn.edu/trio/upward-bound/

Monday, March 14, 2011

Events for End of March and April

International Music Night; 3/25

National Farm Workers Awareness Week UofM Film Night, Bryant Lake Bowl Theater; 3/29

"Smart Health Care: Looking at Germany" (TV special); 4/1

"Bad Bread and the Outrageous Drunkness of the Turks" : Food and Identity...; 4/1

Workers Forum on Farm Labor Rights, Chicano Studies Department UofM; North Regional Library, 1315 Lowry Avenue North; 4/2

"Prescription Overload: Managing Meds" (TV special); 4/3

"Race on the Line: Black Soldiers and the Great War in France"; 4/4

Guest Master Class: Eliezer Freitas Santos, Brazilian percussion; 4/4

Terrorists or Victims? US-Lao Relations and Hmong Transnational Politics; 4/5

Environmental Progress in China [Frontiers in the Environment]; 4/6

Local author Martin Kihn discusses his new book "Bad Dog"; 4/6

Wine: Organic, Biodynamic, And Sustainable Wine; 4/6

University Opera Theatre presents Strauss's "Die Fledermaus", 4/7

Max Preglau "Austria: An Immigration Country Against Her Will", 4/8

"Slavic Wonders: Feast and Saints in Early Russia, Poland & Bohemia"; 4/8

Woundend Attachments and Public Secrets: The Rwandan Genocide on Stage; 4/8

NonVolience in the Islamic Traditions; 4/9 Gender/Asia Seminar Series: Raka Ray; 4/13

"Migration Futures in a Warmer World"; 4/14

The Republic of the Imagination; 4/19 (tickets are free but are needed for the event. visit o'shaughnessy box office for tickets)
Second Annual Global Studies Student Association 5K (Running for Haiti); 4/23 Facebook Page

Europe in the News; 4/27

Image/Word/Object: Media, Nature, and Distance in the Early Modern World; 4/28

The Jewish Tradition and the Ethics of War; 4/28

Visible Empire: Visual Culture and Colonial Botany in the Hispanics; 4/29

Friday, February 18, 2011

Special Announcement: Global Studies Event

Escape the Winter Cold

Date: Feb 26, 2011
Time: 2-4pm & dinner
Where: Como Conservatory & Holy Land restaurant
Come spend an afternoon at the Como Conservatory with the Institute of Global Studies. This is a great opportunity to mingle with fellow students, advisors, TAs and professors.

Meet in front of Walter F. Mondale School of Law on the West Bank at 2pm. We would appreciate people with cars to let us know if they could drive students to the Como Conservatory and to dinner.
RSVP no later than Feb.22 to igspeer@umn.edu

Link to Como Conservatory: http://www.comozooconservatory.org/
Link to Holy Land: http://www.holylandbrand.com/restaurant.html