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Courses
3. Grants
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4. Calls for Proposals
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6. K-12 Schools
& Community Colleges
7. Position Announcement
8. EUSA
Corner
9. Other
International Studies News
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CES Fall Speakers Series
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Friday,
November 6, 2009 Ronald Rindfuss, Robert Paul Ziff Distinguished Professor of Sociology at UNC-Chapel Hill, will present a lecture on Institutional Factors Affecting Low Fertility. Open to the public, light refreshments provided. |
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Friday,
November 13, 2009 Olivier Rozenberg (Department of Political Science, Sciences Po) will present a lecture on The influence of the European Parliament and the indifference of its voters: a spurious correlation? Open to the public, light refreshments provided. |
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Friday,
November 20, 2009 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. FedEx Global Education Center: 4th Floor Seminar Room Bill Lucas, Director of the Office of European Union and Regional Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, will present a lecture. Open to the public, light refreshments provided. |
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Grants Information Sessions
Tuesday,
November 17 | 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Wednesday, November 18 | 11:30am - 12:30pm
The
application deadline for 2010-2011 is January 29, 2010 for
both academic-year and summer awards.
Fall 2009 open information sessions will be held in the FedEx
Global Education Center, Room 3009.
Each year, the US Department of Education awards Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) funding to Area Studies Centers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. FLAS funds are awarded in a competitive process open to graduate and, beginning in 2010, to undergraduate students to pursue foreign language and area studies for professional purposes. FLAS funds are intended to support high-level second language acquisition among US professionals. For details, please visit www.unc.edu/areastudies/fundingopp/flas.html.
European Healthcare Policy and Politics
Friday,
November 20, 2009 | 8:00am - 4:30pm | Rhodes Conference Room, Sanford
School of Public Policy, Duke University
As
any observer of recent healthcare reform debates in the U.S.
can attest, Europe has probably never gotten so much attention
for its healthcare policy. Unfortunately, much of the public
debate on this topic has been ill informed, based on caricature
and divorced from the real strengths and real weaknesses of
European healthcare. While hardly free of problems, there are
many lessons we can learn from how Europe organizes healthcare.
Moreover, the history and politics of European healthcare can
teach us a great deal as well. The conference aims to inform
scholarly and public debate on healthcare politics and policy
as well as deepen our understanding of contemporary Europe.
The conference will feature the following guests:
- Sigrun Olafsdottir, Boston University, Sociology: "Successful Health Care Systems? Variations in and Determinants of Public Attitudes in 33 Nations"
- Julia Lynch, University of Pennsylvania, Political Science: "On Death and Taxes: The Politics of Regional Health Inequalities in Europe"
- Mauricio Pabon, Harvard University, Public Health: "Wealth and Health in Europe and the United States: Are wealthy Americans healthier than poor Europeans?"
- Paul Dutton, Northern Arizona University, History: "Voices from the Past: Health Care Reform in France and the U.S. Debate"
- Kieke Okma, New York University, Healthcare Management: "European Healthcare Reform"
For more information, visit http://www.jhfc.duke.edu/ces/events0910.html. RSVP to Sharon Peters at sharon.peters@duke.edu by noon on Monday, November 16.
Cosponsored by the UNC Center for European Studies and the Duke Center for European Studies.
North Carolina German Studies Seminar: The Concept of "Otherness"
Sunday,
November 15, 2009 | 6:00 - 8:00pm | Institute for the Arts & Humanities,
Hyde Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill
As part of the North Carolina German Studies Seminar & Workshop
Series, Claudia A. Becker (NC Central University, Department of Modern
Foreign Languages, German Studies) will present a seminar on The
Concept of 'Otherness' in The Emigrants by W.G. Sebald and Heimat by Edgar
Reitz.
This presentation will compare and contrast the processes that are involved in deciphering the literary and filmic representations and conceptualizations of images of 'otherness' in the four portraits of "Verschollene", i.e. 'individuals that one has not heard from/of for a longer time' in The Emigrants by W.G. Sebald and the characters that are perceived as 'they' rather than 'we' within the literary microcosms that are constructed by the respective narrators ("Geschichtenerzähler"). Further, an attempt will be made to analyze the reasons and describe the linguistic components in terms of word choices made to depict those individuals who do not belong any more and/or have been excluded by their peer group/s.
Introduction and moderation by Richard Langston (UNC-Chapel Hill, Department of Germanic Languages and Literature). Please register with Philipp Stelzel (stelzel@email.unc.edu) in a timely fashion. Refreshments will be served at 6pm; the seminar will begin at 6:30pm.
For more information, please visit www.unc.edu/ncgs/seminars.html. Cosponsored by the Center for European Studies.
New Book Release: Joint and Double Degree Programs: An Emerging Model for Transatlantic Exchange
In recent years, developments in the United States and Europe have created
new opportunities for collaboration in higher education. Transatlantic degree
programs such as dual diplomas, joint degrees, and consortia have gained
prominence in this field.
This report from the Institute of International Education (www.iie.org/) features practical recommendations and detailed strategies for developing and delivering joint and double degree programs from higher education administrators and practitioners on both sides of the Atlantic.
We are pleased to announce that our own Sarah Hutchison, Associate Director of the Transatlantic Masters Program, contributed a chapter to this volume, entitled Beyond Funding: Sustainability and the TransAtlantic Masters (TAM) Program. For more information, please visit www.iiebooks.org/joanddodepr1.html
Languages Across the Curriculum: Call for TAs
UNC's Languages Across the Curriculum Program currently seeks TAs to teach
the following Spring 2010 discussion sections:
- FRENCH LAC section for POLI 239: Introduction to European Government
- GERMAN LAC section for GERM 257: Society and Culture of Post-War Germany (HIST 257 / POLI 257 / SOCI 257)
- GERMAN LAC section for POLI 239: Introduction to European Government
- SPANISH LAC section for HIST 143: Latin America Since Independence
- SPANISH LAC section for INTS 210: Global Issues in the 20th Century (ANTH 210 / GEOG 210 / HIST 210 / POLI 210)
Candidates should be native speakers or possess advanced proficiency in the target language, and demonstrate relevant teaching experience at the postsecondary level. Advanced graduate students with interdisciplinary interests are especially encouraged to apply.
Preference will be given to applicants who have attended a LAC pedagogy workshop and/or intend to pursue the Graduate Certificate in LAC Instruction.
For details, please visit www.unc.edu/areastudies/degreeprograms/lac-tas-call.html
Deadline: November 6, 2009
Fall of the Wall 20th Anniversary Celebration
Monday, November
9, 2009 | 5:30 - 7:00pm | Toy Lounge, 4th floor of Dey Hall | UNC-Chapel
Hill
Please join the German Club and the Department of Germanic Languages
and Literatures in our Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Fall
of the Berlin Wall. We have invited a panel of guests to share their experiences
and reflections on the Wall. We hope to engage in perspectives of both
the former East and West. We will also be sharing visual and cultural exhibits
relating to the Fall of the Wall. Light refreshments will be provided.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns, please contact Alexandra Molella, amolella@email.unc.edu, the German Club Vice President. View the publicity flyer (PDF): http://www.unc.edu/depts/europe/newsletter/09/091104fall-wall.pdf
UNC Course: French and Francophone Representations of the Americas
French 280 | Literature
in Translation | Spring 2010, MWF 2:00-2:50pm | Instructor: Sarah Peters,
sapeters@unc.edu
From the
early explorer Jacques Cartier to President Sarkozy, French-speaking people
have defined
themselves
through and against their images of the Americas.
In this course, we will examine French and Francophone representations of American
landscapes, politics, histories, and peoples from the Renaissance through the
present day. The course will begin with a close look at French explorations
of the “New World” and encounters with the American “Other.” Next
we will consider several literary journeys across America, from Alexis de Tocqueville’s
seminal Democracy in America, to French-Canadian author Jacques Poulin’s
variation on the “road trip” novel. We will make stops in several
American cities to consider American urbanity and popular culture from the
perspective of French intellectuals including Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul
Sartre, and Jean-Luc Godard. Finally, we will consider the opposition between
authenticity and artificiality in American culture, as viewed through French
and Francophone eyes. How do French-speaking authors attempt to locate the “real” America
in the land of Hollywood and Disneyland? How do American archetypes, such as
the outlaw, the hardboiled detective, and the femme fatale, contribute to mythologies
of America? In what ways do French and Francophone writers and filmmakers reinforce
or subvert American stereotypes in an effort to understand America’s
racial and ethnic diversity? What do French appropriations of American myths,
archetypes, and stereotypes say about Franco-American relations, and what do
they ultimately reveal about French views of their own culture and character?
All texts for the course will be available in English translation, and the
class will be conducted in English. Prior knowledge of French or French literature
is not required. French language students may earn credit toward the French
major/minor by completing a portion of their readings and written work in French.
International Folk Dance Lessons
Thursday, November 5, 2009 | 7:00 - 8:00pm | Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx
Global Education Center, UNC Chapel Hill
Teachers from the Chapel Hill International
Folk Dance Club (CHIFDC), which has been
in the
area
for
45 years,
will teach
a
selection
of
dances from
Russia,
Hungary, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Turkey, Israel, South Africa, England, Sweden
and the US.
Hosted by the Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies and the Chapel Hill International Folk Dance Club.
Freie Universität Berlin: Doctoral Grants for North American Studies
The Graduate School
of the John F. Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies invites
applications for the academic year 2010/2011. Six academic disciplines
in the humanities and
social sciences collaborate in offering a structured curriculum. The doctoral
program is
interdisciplinary in its approach and focuses on those social transformations
impacting the United
States and Canada at the beginning of the 21st century. Areas of emphasis
include domestic and
foreign policy, economic development, ethnic identity and relations, as
well as recent
transformations in media, art, literature, culture, and religion. The language
of instruction is
English.
Applicants interested in pursuing a doctorate with an emphasis in North American Studies must have a completed degree (M.A. or the equivalent) with above average marks in one of the following disciplines: American Cultural Studies, American Literature, History, Political Science, Sociology and Economics. Grants are awarded for a maximum of three years.
For details, please visit www.jfki.fu-berlin.de/graduateschool/en/index.html
Deadline: January
31, 2009
Call for Papers: Eleventh Annual Czech Studies Workshop
April
9-10, 2010 | UNC-Chapel Hill
The Eleventh Annual Czech Studies Workshop welcomes papers on Czech topics,
broadly defined, in all disciplines. Slovak topics will also be considered.
In the past our interdisciplinary conference has drawn participants from colleges
and universities in the United States and abroad. Areas of interest have been:
anthropology, architecture, art, economics, education, film, geography, history,
Jewish studies, literature, music, philosophy, politics, religion, society,
sociology, and theater. Work in progress is appropriate for our workshop format.
Junior faculty and advanced graduate students are particularly encouraged to
participate.
Applications should include: Name, Full address, Institutional affiliation, Daytime telephone, Email address, Paper title, Paper abstract of approximately 250 words, Curriculum vitae. Please email these application materials to CzechStudies2010@gmail.com or mail your applications to: Chad Bryant, Department of History, CB #3195, Hamilton Hall, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3195.
For more information, contact Chad Bryant at bryantc@email.unc.edu.
The 2010 Czech Studies Workshop is supported by funding from the Center for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies; the Center for European Studies; the Office of International Affairs; the Department of History; the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies; the Music Department; and the Department of Slavic Languages and Literature as well as the Department of History at North Carolina State University and the Czechoslovak Studies Association.
Deadline: January 8, 2010
Region, State,
Nation, Community: New Research in Scandinavian and Baltic Studies
April 22 – 24,
2010 | Seattle, Washington
The Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study (www.scandinavianstudy.org/)
and the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (http://depts.washington.edu/aabs/)
welcome papers, panels, and roundtable
presentations
for the first joint conference of Scandinavian and Baltic Studies in the United
States. The conference aims to highlight and
foster academic inquiry that draws comparisons between Scandinavia (Iceland,
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland) and the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia,
and Lithuania). Papers that examine stateless peoples and those left outside
of the Scandinavian/Baltic approach, but sharing the same geographic space,
are equally welcome. Papers and panels devoted to individual states are also
welcome. Contributions are encouraged from disciplines including (but not limited
to): anthropology, architecture, communication, cultural studies, demography,
economics, education, environment, ethnic relations, film studies, fine arts,
gender studies, geography, history, international relations, law, linguistics,
literature, memory, political science, psychology, public health, religion,
sociology, tourism, and advancing Baltic and Scandinavian studies. Presentations
are not to exceed 20 minutes in length.
For more information, please visit http://depts.washington.edu/sass2010/
Deadline: December 11, 2009
8th International Conference on Politics & International Affairs
June
21-24, 2010 | Athens, Greece
The Politics Research Unit of the Athens
Institute for Education and Research (AT.IN.E.R.) organizes its 8th
annual international conference on Politics and International Affairs.
The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars and students
of Politics and International Affairs and other related disciplines.
You may participate as panel organizer, presenter of one paper, chair a session or observer. Papers (in English) from all areas of politics and international affairs are welcome. For details, please visit http://www.atiner.gr/docs/Politics.htm
Deadline: December 21, 2009
International Workshop - EU-ASEAN Relations in the 21st Century: Towards a "Strategic Partnership"?
November 26-27,
2009 | Monash University | Melbourne, Australia
When
the European Economic Community (EEC) and the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed their first agreement in 1973, it was a
step charged with symbolic importance – the EEC became ASEAN’s first
dialogue partner. Since then, the EU and ASEAN have come a long way to
appreciate each other as key partners. Yet, despite a well-established
economic cooperation spanning almost five decades and countless joint declarations
characterizing the partnership as “underpinned by [the] commitment
to shared values”, the EU-ASEAN relationship is only very slowly
moving from a consultative to a substantive footing.
Crucially, the EU and ASEAN have largely failed to understand each other’s position and appreciate differences in their respective strategic objectives and outlook on global affairs. This has had its effect on the partners’ on-going relationship and has hindered the move away from the talking shop to more concrete cooperation.
What, then, are the sources of this gap in perceptions between policymakers on both sides? How can the two groupings enhance their understanding of each other’s positions to bridge this perception gap? To what extent do ASEAN and the EU agree on what role the latter should play as a security actor in Southeast Asia and the wider Asia-Pacific region over the next decade? Can the EU’s recent accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) be interpreted as its readiness to move the EU-ASEAN relationship into the ‘strategic partnership’ category?
This international conference, organized by the Monash European and EU Centre and Monash Asia Institute, will bring together a large number of practitioners of international relations with academics based in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Southeast Asia. The result will be a unique and valuable interdisciplinary dialogue and exchange of views on the nature of EU-ASEAN relations with an emphasis on their potential impact on Australia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
For details, please visit http://www.monash.edu.au/europecentre/newsevents/.
Model EU
February 19-20, 2010 | Washington and Jefferson College Campus | Washington, PA
On behalf of Washington and Jefferson College and the European Union Center of Excellence/European Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh, we would like to invite faculty advisors and undergraduate students to participate in the tenth annual Model European Union.
The Model European
Union is a simulation of a combination of European Council summits. Undergraduate
students play the role of heads of state of the member states and accession
states of the EU to debate and resolve issues facing the EU.
The upcoming Model EU will simulate the 2007 IGC, which took place during
the Portuguese Presidency of the EU. This year’s simulation will
consist of one meeting of the heads of government of all 27 Member States.
The major
agenda topics addressed at the conference will be: 1) Changes to QMV; 2) Modifications
to the European Parliament; 3) the Role of National Parliaments; 4) the Appointment
of the President of the European Council and the High Representative; 5) the
Competition Policy; and 6) Globalization.
Participants should have some prior knowledge of the European Union acquired through courses, independent research with a professor, or previous Model EU experience. The level of debate at the conference will be determined by the depth of knowledge the students possess on issues concerning the European Union. Thus, it will be beneficial if all participants are on a fairly equal plane regarding the institutions and current debates in the EU.
To register for the conference, please email Sandra Hall at ssh13@pitt.edu. For more information and registration details, please view the invitation for participants (PDF): http://www.unc.edu/depts/europe/newsletter/09/091104model-eu.pdf
Registration Deadline:
Friday, December 11, 2009
K-12 Schools & Community Colleges
Euro Challenge Competition
Welcome to the Euro Challenge 2010 – an exciting educational opportunity for high school students (grades 9 & 10) to learn about the European Union (EU) – the largest trading partner of the US – and its single currency, the euro. The competition is also an excellent opportunity for NC teachers, as teachers enlisting a team in the Euro Challenge are eligible to win a free trip to Brussels next summer. Now in its fifth year, the Euro Challenge is designed to appeal to students with a background in global studies, economics, world history/geography or European studies.
The competition aims to:
- Support local learning standards related to global studies and economics
- Foster economic and financial literacy and understanding of economic policy issues
- Increase students’ knowledge and understanding of the European Union and the euro
- Develop communication, critical thinking and cooperative skills
The
Competition
Each team of 3-5 students must make a 15-minute presentation describing the
current economic situation in the euro area and analyzing a specific economic
challenge in a country of their choice. Teams then answer questions from a
distinguished panel of judges. Preliminary rounds are held in each of the participating
regions, and the regional winners advance to the semifinal and final rounds
held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Cash prizes for the top teams
are generously provided by The Moody's Foundation.
Check out www.euro-challenge.org for training videos, research materials, and web resources.
Euro
Challenge in North Carolina: Orientation Session and Free Trip to
Brussels!
UNC will host an orientation session for teachers from North Carolina schools participating in the Euro Challenge on December 10 (details forthcoming). You must sign up for the orientation session by November 30: email Gali Beeri to register. Teachers enlisting a team in the Euro Challenge are eligible for one of two spots to travel to Brussels in summer 2010, travel and accommodations paid, on a program organized by the European Commission.
How to Register?
To register for the Euro Challenge 2010, please complete and send in the
registration
form (DOC). For more information about the competition in the
North Carolina region, contact Gali Beeri at gali@unc.edu or
919.843.9852.
Registration Deadline: December 11, 2009
For details for NC schools, visit www.unc.edu/depts/europe/academicprograms/eurochallenge.html. Open the information sheet and registration form here (DOC).
The Euro Challenge is a program of the Delegation of the European Commission to the U.S.
Galaxy Theater Tickets
The
Center for European Studies has teamed up with the Galaxy Cinema in
Cary,
which specializes in independent
films, international films, and documentaries. K-12
Educators and Community College faculty interested in expanding their
knowledge of Europe through films can request free tickets to Galaxy
Cinema films from the Center. Tickets are available only for films
related to Europe that are not part of a film festival or event. To
request
a ticket, please contact the Center for European Studies' Outreach
Coordinator with the following information: name, school,
school mailing address, title of film, and date you need the ticket.
If you are requesting multiple tickets for a group of teachers at your school, please include in your request the names of all the teachers who will be attending.
For movies and show times, please visit the Galaxy Cinema website: http://www.mygalaxycinema.com/NowPlaying_old.asp
Global Updates from World View: Celebrate International Education Week
International
Education Week (IEW), started in 2000, celebrates international education
and international exchange. Students must learn about the world and
collaborate with peers worldwide. It is also time for us to learn
from those foreign nationals coming to study in the US and for more
Americans to study abroad to learn from our peers worldwide. IEW
promotes international understanding and builds support for international
educational exchange, better preparing Americans to live, work, collaborate,
and compete in a global environment. IEW is a joint initiative of
the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education.
Coincidentally, it is also Geography Awareness Week!
This month’s Global Updates highlights ways to celebrate International Education Week (November 16-20, 2009). To see previous Global Updates from World View, please visit the archive.
Researcher: Centre for Political Research at Sciences Po
CEVIPOF
is a Sciences Po research centre. It is a centre of excellence for
the analysis of political thought and political ideas, voting
behaviour, political attitudes and behaviour and political and social
forces.
The successful applicant’s research will be relative to one of the following domains:
- analysis of voting behaviour, analysis of political attitudes and behaviour (experience in quantitative data analysis will be a plus)
- political philosophy, political thought and the history of political ideas
Whatever the domain, the successful applicant will be expected to demonstrate a real ability to work at the crossroads of different disciplines within the human and social sciences.
For details,
please view the position announcement: www.cevipof.msh-paris.fr/actu/recrutement/200910-eng.pdf
Deadline: November
20, 2009
EUSA
Corner
Following are meetings
and announcements from the European Union Studies Association, of which
the UNC-CH Center for European Studies is a sustaining member.
Call for Papers: European Integration: Past, Present, and Future
April 30
- May 1, 2010 | Wilfrid Laurier University
Post-war
European integration started 60 years ago with the establishment of the
Council
of Europe. Forty years later the Berlin Wall fell and Europe is rapidly
becoming ‘whole’ again. Great strides are made in the
economic and political spheres, in particular through the expansion
of the European Union (EU). However, labour mobility is still somewhat
constrained, as are
social, political and defence integration efforts. The interdisciplinary
conference will look at the development of European integration and
its future, focusing on economic, regional and
migration issues.
Topics include:
- The outlook for future European integration
- Migration policies in Europe and elsewhere: comparisons, assessments, and future
- The Lisbon Treaty: what next?
- The new EU geographic and environmental challenges
Please send a 500 word abstract to europeanintergration@wlu.ca. Organized by The International Migration Research Centre, WLU (www.wlu.ca/homepage.php?grp_id=2599), the Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis in Canada (www.rcea-canada.org/), and the Viessmann European Research Centre (www.wlu.ca/viessmann).
Deadline: December 1, 2009
Other International Studies News
Dead
Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How There is a Better Way for
Africa
Wednesday,
November 11, 2009 | 5:30pm | Koury Auditorium, Kenan-Flagler Business
School, UNC Chapel Hill
Zambia native and Harvard- and Oxford-educated economist
Dambisa Moyo says Africa is worse off from the $1 trillion in aid
given by
wealthy nations over the last 50 years. She visits UNC to tell why
and argue for more innovative ways to promote economic growth in
developing nations. Public lecture, with reception to follow.
Seating is limited. RSVP to rsvp@kenaninstitute.unc.edu. For details, visit www.kenaninstitute.unc.edu/moyo/. Co-sponsored by the UNC Center for International Business Education and Research.
UNC
Passport Drive
- Tuesday, November 17 | 10:00am - 3:00pm | FedEx Global Education Center 4003
- Wednesday, November 18 | 10:00am - 3:00pm | FedEx Global Education Center 4003
Go global
- get your passport! One-stop passport shopping for students, faculty
and staff!
Officials from the U.S. Department of State will be on campus to
accept
passport and renewal applications and to answer questions.
You can have your passport photo taken at the event for $7 courtesy
of
UNC One Card, or before the event at the UNC One Card Office.
To find out required materials and fees,
please visit http://global.unc.edu.
Note: The State Dept. will only accept checks/money orders to pay
for passport applications.
UNC One Card Office will only accept cash or OneCards to pay for
photos.
Away and Back Again: Community Recycle Art Project
November
16 - December 18, 2009 | FedEx Global Education Center, Peacock Atrium
Opening Reception | Thursday, November 19 | 7:00pm
Join us as we utilize recycled detritus - trash - to create
beautiful artwork! With the help of Durham recycle artist Bryant
Holsenbeck,
campus and community members are encouraged to participate in the
creation of a large mandala, an intricate geometric artform, on the
floor of the FedEx Global Education Center Peacock Atrium. Made from
bottle caps and other items collected by the Global Cup Café (housed
within the Global Education Center) and the artist, the mandala will
be a large, visible representation of items recycled and those destined
for the landfill. Also on display will be window art made by UNC
students reflecting their experiences while abroad for service and
research projects.
Participate in this Project - Join us in the Peacock Atrium of the FedEx Global Education Center to participate in the creation of the mandala!
- Monday, November 16 from 12:00pm - 4:00pm
- Tuesday, November 17 from 10:00am - 5:30pm
- Wednesday, November 18 from 10:00am - 4:00pm
The opening reception on Thursday,
November 19th at 7PM will include
remarks from the artist. Participating students will
also discuss their observations of sustainable practices
in the countries
they visited and will explain how these practices can
be implemented in the U.S. A faculty member from UNC who addresses
environmental
and
global issues will also speak. Learn more at http://global.unc.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1162&Itemid=.
Sponsored by the Office of International affairs, African
Studies Center, APPLES Service-Learning Program, Campus
Y, Institute
for the Environment, Center for Global Initiatives, Study
Abroad Office
and Carolina Asia Center.
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