|
Select a month in from the calendar to view to events for that month
2011-12 Academic Year
AUGUST 2011
University Summer Break/Start of Fall Semester
Minimal Programming
SEPTEMBER 2011
International Coffee Hour
Thursday, September 1
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Prospector Faculty/Staff Dining Room
Contact: Carrie Berkman at
cberkman@uncc.edu
Russian Guitar and Vocal Performers:
Tatiana Zadorskaya and Ekaterina Nehaeva
Saturday, September 10
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
CHHS 281
Tickets: $20 ($10 for retirees); Free for UNC
Charlotte students
Tickets are available at the event
Contact: Office of International Programs at
international@uncc.edu
Study
Abroad Fair
Wednesday, September 14
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Plaza area between the College of Health and
Human Services and the College of Education
Contact: Lisa Nevalainen at
Lisa.Nevalainen@uncc.edu
International Coffee Hour
Thursday, September 15
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Prospector Faculty/Staff Dining Room
Contact: Carrie Berkman at
cberkman@uncc.edu
International Festival
Saturday, September 24
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
In and around the Barnhardt Student Activity
Center
Website:
http://ifest.uncc.edu/
Contact: Office of International Programs at
international@uncc.edu
OCTOBER 2011
Global Perspective Series presentation
Incredible India: A Photo Journey with Dr. Harish Cherukuri
Wednesday, October 5
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
CHHS 207
Contact: Marian Beane at
mebeane@uncc.edu
International Coffee Hour
Thursday, October 6
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Prospector Faculty/Staff Dining Room
Contact: Carrie Berkman at
cberkman@uncc.edu
Who is Queen Charlotte?
Presentation and discussion with visiting historian
Dr. Friederike Drinkuth
Wednesday, October 12
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CHHS 128
Contact: Office of International Programs at
international@uncc.edu
International Coffee Hour
Thursday, October 20
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Prospector Faculty/Staff Dining Room
Contact: Carrie Berkman at
cberkman@uncc.edu
International Speaker Series
with Former Ambassador Edward Peck
Tuesday, October 25
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Dale Halton Reading Room, Atkins Library
Contact: Office of International Programs at
international@uncc.edu
NOVEMBER 2011
International Coffee Hour
Thursday, November 3
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Prospector Faculty/Staff Dining Room
Contact: Carrie Berkman at
cberkman@uncc.edu
Global Perspective Series
Dangerous Fieldwork? Scenes from Research between Israel and the Gaza Strip
with Dr. Joyce Dalsheim, Visiting Assistant
Professor in the Department of Global,
International and Area Studies
Wednesday, November 9
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
CHHS 207
Contact: Marian Beane at
mebeane@uncc.edu
International Education Week 2011
November 11 – November 18
Dozens of lectures, presentations and
performances are scheduled during this
week to celebrate our campus commitment
to global and international understanding.
See a full listing of events at
http://oip.uncc.edu/IntEdWk.htm.
Contact: Carrie Berkman at
international@uncc.edu
International Speaker Series
with Robert Guest, author and business editor for The Economist
Friday, November 11
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Dale Halton Reading Room, Atkins Library
*Limited seating is available for this roundtable
discussion and a signed copy of Guest’s book is
available to the first 20 registrants.
Contact: Office of International Programs at
international@uncc.edu
Crossing Borders film screening and discussion
with director, Arnd Wächter
Monday, November 14
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Student Union Theater
Co-Sponsored by the Office of International
Programs, the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences, the College of Arts and Architecture
and the Resident Student Association
Contact: Office of International Programs at
international@uncc.edu
Faculty-Designed Education Abroad Experiences
Tuesday, November 15
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CHHS 207
Contact and RSVP to: Kimberly Kuhn at
kkhun3@uncc.edu
International Coffee Hour
Thursday, November 17
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Prospector Faculty/Staff Dining Room
Contact: Carrie Berkman at
cberkman@uncc.edu
Faculty Fulbright Experience from Dr. Harish Cherukuri
Friday, November 18
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CHHS 207
Contact: Office of International Programs at
international@uncc.edu
DECEMBER 2011
University Final Exams, Commencement, and Winter Break
Minimal Programming
JANUARY 2012
Great Decisions Lecture Series
Tuesday, January 10
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
A series of faculty-led discussions on topics
selected by the Foreign Policy Association.
Hosted at Charlotte Country Day School
Website:
http://oip.uncc.edu/great_decisions.htm
Contact:
international@uncc.edu
Great Decisions Lecture Series
Tuesday, January 17
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
A series of faculty-led discussions on topics
selected by the Foreign Policy Association.
Hosted at Charlotte Country Day School
Website:
http://oip.uncc.edu/great_decisions.htm
Contact:
international@uncc.edu
International Coffee Hour
Thursday, January 19
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Enjoy coffee
and conversation at this informal gathering held
twice monthly. Faculty, staff and students are
welcome.
Prospector Faculty/Staff Dining Room
Contact: Carrie Berkman at
cberkman@uncc.edu
International Speaker Series: Ambassadors to the United States of Monaco and Turkey
Friday, January20
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
The 4th Annual International Speaker Series continues with His Excellency Gilles Noghès,
Ambassador of Monaco and Ambassador of Turkey Namik Tan.
Contact and RSVP:
international@uncc.edu
Great Decisions Lecture Series
Tuesday, January 24
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
A series of faculty-led discussions on topics
selected by the Foreign Policy Association.
Hosted at Charlotte Country Day School
Website:
http://oip.uncc.edu/great_decisions.htm
Contact:
international@uncc.edu
Great Decisions Lecture Series
Tuesday, January 31
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
A series of faculty-led discussions on topics
selected by the Foreign Policy Association.
Hosted at Charlotte Country Day School
Website:
http://oip.uncc.edu/great_decisions.htm
Contact:
international@uncc.edu
FEBRUARY 2012
International Coffee Hour
Thursday, February 2
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Enjoy coffee
and conversation at this informal gathering held
twice monthly. Faculty, staff and students are
welcome.
Prospector Faculty/Staff Dining Room
Contact: Carrie Berkman at
cberkman@uncc.edu
Great Decisions Lecture Series
Tuesday, February 7
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The series of faculty-led discussions on
topics selected by the Foreign Policy
Association continues with a presentation by Dr.
Alexa Royden, Queens University, on Exit from
Iraq and Afghanistan. For additional
information, see
http://oip.uncc.edu/great_decisions.htm.
Hosted at Charlotte Country Day School
Contact:
international@uncc.edu
International Speaker Series: Dr. Katherine
Bliss
Thursday, February 9
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Dr. Katherine Bliss, Director,
Project on Global Water Policy; Deputy Director
and Senior Fellow, Global Health Policy Center;
and Senior Fellow, Americas Program with the
Center for Strategic and International Studies
in Washington, D.C., will present Global Health
Challenges: Emerging Trends in Policy,
Governance and Diplomacy.
Dale Halton Reading Room, Atkins Library
Contact and RSVP:
international@uncc.edu
Fulbright Opportunities for Students Workshop
Monday, February 13
9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Do you know students who might be candidates for
Fulbright opportunities abroad? Encourage them
to join a workshop with Dr. Beth Whitaker and
Dr. Paul Youngman to learn about the Fulbright
grant available for U.S. students to fund
research abroad.
College of Health and Human Services building,
room 147
Contact and RSVP:
edabroad@uncc.edu
Fulbright Opportunities for Faculty Workshop
Thursday, February 14
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
Faculty interested in learning about the
Fulbright program are invited to attend an
information session. Former Fulbright recipient
and current Fulbright application reviewer, Dr.
Paul Youngman, will be joined by staff in the
Office of International Programs to provide an
overview of the Fulbright program.
College of Health and Human Services building,
room 207
Contact and RSVP:
c.sanchez@uncc.edu
Great Decisions Lecture Series
Tuesday, February 14
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Join us for the last lecture in the 2012 Great
Decisions series for Dr. Bob Kravchuk’s
presentation on Russia as an Energy Superpower.
For additional information, see
http://oip.uncc.edu/great_decisions.htm.
Contact:
international@uncc.edu
Global Perspective Series
Wednesday, February 15
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Dr. Eddy Souffrant, associate professor of
Philosophy, will present on The Problem of
Chronic Need: the moral challenges that
human-made or natural disasters/crises create.
Dr. Souffrant attempts to carve out the
geographies of a moral theory that would justify
our responses to the chronic needs of peoples
whether local or global. This presentation is
part of the discussion series presented by the
honor society for international scholars, Phi
Beta Delta.
CHHS building, room 207
Contact: Marian Beane at
mebeane@uncc.edu
International Coffee Hour
Thursday, February 16
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Enjoy coffee
and conversation at this informal gathering held
twice monthly. Faculty, staff and students are
welcome.
Prospector Faculty/Staff Dining Room
Contact: Carrie Berkman at
cberkman@uncc.edu
HR Staff Development Workshop:
Employment and Payment of Non-Resident Faculty, Staff and Visitors
Friday, February 17
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Marian Beane, director of the International
Student/Scholar Office, will lead this workshop
for offices which employ international faculty
or staff and/or individuals interested in the
process.
See HR website below for more information and
registration. Information:
http://hr.uncc.edu/learning-and-development
HR Staff Development Workshop:
Employment and Payment of Non-Resident Faculty, Staff and Visitors
Tuesday, February 28
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
This session explores the international student
experience on our campus and will be led by
Marian Beane, director of the International
Student/Scholar Office.
See HR website below for more information and
registration. Information:
http://hr.uncc.edu/learning-and-development
MARCH 2012
International Coffee Hour
Thursday, March 1
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Enjoy coffee
and conversation at this informal gathering held
twice monthly. Faculty, staff and students are
welcome.
Prospector Faculty/Staff Dining Room
Contact: Carrie Berkman at
cberkman@uncc.edu
International Coffee Hour
Thursday, March 15
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Enjoy coffee
and conversation at this informal gathering held
twice monthly. Faculty, staff and students are
welcome.
Prospector Faculty/Staff Dining Room
Contact: Carrie Berkman at
cberkman@uncc.edu
Tournées Film Festival
March 19-24
For information on times and locations for each
film, see schedule at link below.
The Tournées Festival highlights films
representative of contemporary French cinema
that span generational and geographic borders,
offer a range of genres and subjects, and
showcase innovations in both style and
storytelling. Now in its 16th year, The Tournées
Festival has partnered with more than 350
universities. Support for the 2012 Tournées
Festival is provided by the French Ministry of
Foreign and European Affairs, the Centre
National de la Cinématographie, the Florence
Gould Foundation, the Grand Marnier Foundation,
Highbrow Entertainment, UNC Charlotte and
Pfeiffer University. Admission to all films is
free. However, there may be parking costs. For
schedules and locations of screenings as well as
summaries of each film, see
http://filmfest.uncc.edu.
In addition to the film festival, Atkins Library
is sponsoring the Tourneés Film Festival Student
Essay Contest with a $250 prize for the winning
entry. The winning entry will be chosen by the
UNC Charlotte Festival committee, comprised of
selected faculty & staff. See
http://filmfest.uncc.edu/node/988 for more
information.
International Women’s Day
Thursday, March 22
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
The world-wide celebration and recognition of women
and their achievements will be observed at UNC Charlotte
on March 22. Enjoy the afternoon program and reception
to acknowledge UNC Charlotte faculty, staff and student
nominees.
Student Union Multipurpose Room, 3rd floor
Contact:
international@uncc.edu
Histories and Futures of Faith-Based Development:
Medical Missionaries, Competition, and Conflict in Nigeria
With Dr. Shobana Shankar, Georgetown University
Monday, March 26
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
This event is co-sponsored by the African Studies Academy,
the Department of History, the Department of Anthropology,
and the Office of International Programs.
Shobana Shankar is an historian of Africa whose research focuses
on missionaries, colonialism, religious conflict, and the history
of medicine in Nigeria and West Africa more broadly. Her book manuscript,
“Experimenting with Islam: Christian Medical Missions and the Race for Bodies
and Souls in British Northern Nigeria,” is under review. She has co-edited
with Afe Adogame a volume of essays entitled “Religions on the Move: New
Dynamics of Religious Expansion in a Globalizing World,” which explores
reverse missions of Asians and Africans evangelizing the West and within
the developing world (forthcoming, Brill). She has also published in The
Journal of African History and has a forthcoming article in American Music
(2012) on black women prisoners and blues recording at Parchman Penitentiary
in Mississippi during Jim Crow era. Her next book project will focus on
Indian-Nigerian engagement in the context of colonial and postcolonial
Islamic evangelism and scientific development. She has received grants
from Fulbright, Wenner-Gren, Mellon Foundation, and American Historical
Association for her work. In addition to her academic experience, she has
worked as a researcher and writer for UNICEF. She is currently a Visiting
Assistant Professor in the History Department at Georgetown University.
Barnard 244
Contact: Beth Whitaker at
bwhitaker@uncc.edu
Global Perspective Series
with Dr. Elena Platonova and Dr. Michael
Thompson
Wednesday, March 28
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Join the discussion of East Meets West: Insights
on US Health Financing and Administration from
the Former Soviet Union, part of the series
sponsored by the honor society for international
scholars, Phi Beta Delta.
College of Health and Human Services building,
room 207
Contact and RSVP: Marian Beane at
mebeane@uncc.edu
APRIL 2012
International Coffee Hour
Thursday, April 5
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Enjoy coffee
and conversation at this informal gathering held
twice monthly through April. Faculty, staff and students are
welcome.
Prospector Faculty/Staff Dining Room
Contact: Carrie Berkman at
cberkman@uncc.edu
Counter-terrorism, Shabaab, and Famine Response in Somalia
With Dr. Ken Menkhaus, Davidson College
Monday, April 9
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Fretwell 445C (Political Science Dept. conference room)
This event is co-sponsored by the African Studies Academy and
the Office of International Programs.
Dr. Ken Menkhaus is professor of Political Science at Davidson College, where
he has taught since 1991. He received his Ph.D. in International Studies in
1989 from the University of South Carolina, where he was awarded a Fulbright
Scholarship for dissertation research on southern Somalia. His subsequent
specialization on the Horn of Africa has focused primarily on development,
conflict analysis, peace operations, state failure, state-building, and
political Islam, involving both academic research and policy work. He taught
for two years at the American University in Cairo Egypt from 1989 to 1991.
In 1993-94, he served as special political advisor in the UN Operation in
Somalia, was a visiting civilian professor at the US Army Peacekeeping Institute
in 1994-95, and was awarded a visiting scholar position at the US Army Strategic
Studies Institute in 2011-12. In 2004 he was awarded a US Institute of Peace grant
for research on armed conflict in the Horn of Africa. He regularly serves as a
consultant for the UN, US government, non-governmental organizations, and policy
research institutes, and has provided expert testimony on five occasions before
Congressional subcommittees. Menkhaus is author of over fifty articles, book
chapters, and monographs, including Somalia: State Collapse and the Threat of
Terrorism (2004), "Governance without Government in Somalia" in International
Security (2007), and "State Fragility as Wicked Problem" in PRISM (2010). He
has been interviewed on BBC, CNN, FOX, Al Jazeera, NPR's All Things Considered,
the Voice of America, the Diane Rehm Show, MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews,
and other media. Menkhaus also has a professional and teaching interest in
philanthropy and the non-profit sector, and developed a course and grant-giving
exercise on that topic which is supported by a $100,000 grant from Ms. Doris
Buffet's "Learning by Giving" foundation
Contact: Beth Whitaker at
bwhitaker@uncc.edu
International Career Panel
Tuesday, April 10
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Center City Building, Room 904
An opportunity for students to hear from several
early-career professionals about
internationally-related careers in law,
business, government, not-for-profit and
education. The program is in partnership with
The Magellan Society, the young professional’s
branch of the World Affairs Council of
Charlotte.
Contact: Maureen White
maureen.white@uncc.edu
RSVP at
http://tmsinternationalcareerpanel.eventbrite.com/
Study Abroad Fair
Wednesday, April 11
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Around the Belk Tower
Speak with staff, faculty and students about
study abroad opportunities.
Contact: Office of Education Abroad
edabroad@uncc.edu
International Games Day
Wednesday, April 11
12:00 PM -1:30 PM
Quad between CHHS and COED The Multicultural
Resource Center coordinates this event, which
allows students to connect by teaching their
childhood games to other students from different
cultures.
Contact: Multicultural Resource Center
mrc@uncc.edu
International Coffee Hour
Thursday, April 19
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Prospector Faculty/Staff Dining Room Join OIP
for the final coffee hour of the spring! Dates
for two summer coffee hours will be announced
soon, and the twice-monthly gatherings will
begin again on regular schedule in August 2012
(first and third Thursdays of each month).
Faculty, staff and students are always welcome.
Contact: Carrie Berkman
cberkman@uncc.edu
International Speaker Series: Brazil at
a Glance
Wednesday, April 25
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Dale Halton Reading Room, Atkins Library
The last installation of this year’s series will
feature Dr. Salomão Alencar De Farias, Fulbright
Scholar-in-Residence in the International
Business Department at Central Piedmont
Community College. For more information on the
series, see
http://oip.uncc.edu/intlspeakers.htm
Contact and RSVP:
international@uncc.edu
Faculty Designed Education Abroad Experiences
Thursday, April 26
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CHHS 207
Faculty members interested in learning how to
develop, implement, and lead a short-term
program abroad are invited to join the Office of
Education Abroad for this informational
workshop. Same session available on April 30.
Limited seating is available.
Contact and RSVP: Kimberly Kuhn
kkuhn3@uncc.edu
English Language Training Institute Graduation
Celebration
Thursday, April 26
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
CHHS 155
Top students from each level of instruction will
give short speeches and students with perfect
attendance over the term will be recognized.
Contact: Kelly Franklin
kfranklin@uncc.edu
Snails and The Hiding Hyena
Lecture and Reception with Dr. Ken McKaye of
Malawian NGO HEEED (Health, Education,
Environment, and Economic Development)
Thursday, April 26, 2012
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
College of Education Bldg., Room 010
Presented in conjunction with the Department
of Social Work, the College of Health and Human
Services and the Office of International
Programs
During the 2012 spring break study abroad
program to Malawi, Africa, UNC Charlotte
students from the Department of Social Work
visited HEEED, an NGO located on the shores of
Lake Malawi. The students were inspired by the
organization’s work with HIV orphans, bilharzia
eradication (a parasite present in snails that
increases the risk of HIV transmission), HIV
education, and a handmade paper operation to
fund their outreach efforts in the community. In
an on-going collaboration with the College of
Health and Human Services, Dr. Ken McKaye of
HEEED will be discuss their work. The campus
community is welcome to the presentation and/or
reception.
Contact: Deanna Campbell at 704-687-8374 or
dcampb40@uncc.edu
RSVP:
http://health.uncc.edu/SnailAndHidingHyena
2012 World Citizen Award Dinner
Thursday, April 26
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The Westin Charlotte The World Affairs Council
of Charlotte sponsors this annual black-tie
awards dinner to recognize individuals or
organizations from the Carolinas with influence
in international development, international
affairs and/or international education. The 2012
honorees are Sandra and Leon Levine. RSVP is
required. For more information on the program,
visit
http://www.worldaffairscharlotte.org/
waccprograms/world_citizen_award/wcad.htm
Contact: Charlotte Klopp
cklopp@worldaffairscharlotte.org
Faculty Designed Education Abroad Experiences
Monday, April 30
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CHHS 207 Faculty members interested in learning
how to develop, implement, and lead a short-term
program abroad are invited to join the Office of
Education Abroad for this informational
workshop. Limited seating is available.
Contact and RSVP: Kimberly Kuhn
kkuhn3@uncc.edu
MAY 2012
Study Abroad Photo Exhibit Grand Opening
Reception
Thursday, May 3
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Celebrate the third annual Study Abroad Student
Photo Exhibit at an opening reception Thursday,
May 3. The exhibit showcases winners and
honorable mentions in the four categories:
Landscape, Portrait, Self-Portrait, and Defining
Moment. In addition, a special display of
overseas 49er pride will be revealed.
The exhibit runs May 2-12.
Student Union Art Gallery
RSVP and Contact: Lisa Nevalainen at
lisa.nevalainen@uncc.edu
ELTI Summer Sessions
May 23 - August 8
The English Language Training Institute
facilitates an 11-week summer session for nearly
200 international students. Orientation begins
May 23 and classes finish August 8. UNC
Charlotte summer course instructors interested
in class interaction with international students
for language and/or cultural exchange can
contact ELTI director, Kelly Franklin.
Contact: Kelly Franklin at
kfranklin@uncc.edu
JUNE 2012
International Coffee Hour
Thursday, June 7
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Enjoy coffee and conversation at this informal
gathering held twice during the summer
semesters. Faculty, staff and students are
welcome. The twice-monthly gatherings will begin
again in September 2012.
Prospector Faculty/Staff Dining Room
Contact: Carrie Berkman at
cberkman@uncc.edu
JULY 2012
International Coffee Hour
Thursday, July 12
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Enjoy coffee and conversation at this informal
gathering held twice during the summer
semesters. Faculty, staff and students are
welcome. The twice-monthly gatherings will begin
again in September 2012.
Prospector Faculty/Staff Dining Room
Contact: Carrie Berkman at
cberkman@uncc.edu
Please Direct Questions and Feedback to the
Office of International Programs
|
International Programs
