International Opportunities Bulletin
11 March 2009

Prepared by the Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium (WIOC).
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In this issue:

World Cinema Day
3 April 2009 | 12:45 - 3:00 pm
On the campus of UW-Madison

World Cinema Day invites participation from high school students and teachers. World Cinema Day will take place on Friday, April 3 from 12:45-3:00 and will feature the German-made documentary Football Under Cover (in German and Persian with English subtitles) about a soccer match between German and Iranian women. Described by one reviewer as "bursting with teenage energy," this award-winning film is a touching portrayal of human determination and the value of culture crossing.

Participation is free and open to all high school students and teachers but registration is required and must be received by 15 March 2009.

A registration form is avaible here (MS Word document).

This event is sponsored by the UW-Madison Language Institute and Wisconsin Film Festival, with support from the Madison Arts Commission, Wisconsin Arts Board, and UW-Madison Center for European Studies, Center for German and European Studies, Global Studies and Middle East Studies Program.

For more information about the program and to register, please visit:

http://www.languageinstitute.wisc.edu/wcd/

Or contact Wendy Johnson at 608.262.9224, or e-mail wsjohnso@wisc.edu.

Fellowship - Journeys of Nonviolence: Gandhi and King
12 - 25 July 2009 | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Ahimsa Center at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona invites applications from K-12 educators for a fellowship to participate in an interdisciplinary residential institute on Journeys of Nonviolence: Gandhi and King, the pioneers of nonviolent action for social transformation.

The two-week program will be held on campus in Pomona, July 12-25, 2009. For details about the program focus and format, residential fellowship and benefits, fully paid 8 units of course credits, program requirements, selection criteria and application procedures, please visit the program's webpage.

A two-page program flyer in pdf format is available for download.

Deadline for application is March 16.

For questions and additional information, please feel free to contact Dr. Tara Sethia, Professor of History and Director of Ahimsa Center.

2009 WCSS & International Education Conference
16 - 17 March 2009 | Middleton, WI

The 2009 WCSS & International Education Conference runs Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17 at the Madison Marriott West Hotel in Middleton. On-site eregistration is available. Registration includes 100+ sessions, keynoters, plated lunches, and parking. Don’t miss Keynoters Gretchen Steidle Wallace, co-author of The Devil Came on Horseback: Witness to Genocide in Darfur, speak on “Social Entrepreneurship Training and Funding for Disadvantaged Women to Start Social Change” and Jeremi Suri, author of Kissinger and the American Century speak on “Kissinger and the Transformation of American Society since WWII." Regular registration is as low as $95 and students $30 for one day. Program information is online at:

http://education.wisc.edu/elpa/conferences/iec/  

WIOC is a proud sponsor of the WCSS/IEC and will sponsoring a number of panels and presentations as well as exhibiting at the conference. Come visit us!

K-12 Midwest Educators Professional Development competition

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, UW-Milwaukee (CLACS)will provide up to $1,000 support each for three K-12 teachers from the upper Midwest to participate in summer teacher institutes/courses offered nationally.

Seven Title VI-funded National Resource Centers for Latin American Studies (NRCs), funded by the U.S. Department of Education, have committed funding to support professional development for their regional teachers.  By collaborating, we hope to give K-12 educators access to the quality summer teacher institutes offered nationally by a network of Latin American studies centers.  A selected list of summer opportunities is available at:

http://www4.uwm.edu/clacs/workshops/index.cfm/

Deadline for application is April 3.

Or contact Julie Kline (jkline@uwm.edu / 414-229-5986).

Baltic Studies Summer Institute in Wisconsin
June 15 - August 7, 2009 | Madison, WI

The Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) and the Department of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host the Baltic Studies Summer Institute, BALSSI, in the summer of 2009 (June 15-August 7, 2009). Intensive elementary Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian l anguage courses will be offered, as well as lectures (in English) on Baltic history and culture and a rich program of cultural events related to the Baltic countries. Information and application materials are available on the BALSSI website.

Deadline to apply is 13 April 2009.

BALSSI is sponsored by a consortium of twelve US universities and receives additional support from the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies. For further information about BALSSI 2009, please contact Nancy Heingartner, BALSSI program coordinator, by email or phone, 608.262.3379.

Migrantes: Migration's Impact on Mexican and Central American Lives
7 - 10 July 2009 | Summer Teacher Insitute

This institute examines migrant lives with examples ranging from internal migration of indigenous peoples to war refugees and transnational communities of immigrants who travel back and forth from their home country to the U.S. Participants will explore how best to introduce these themes into the classroom with invited speakers, including a group of high school teachers from southern Mexico.

$120 (covers continental breakfasts, lunches, and materials); campus housing and grad credit options available.

Application deadline is 1 May 2009.

Additional information is available at:

http://www4.uwm.edu/clacs/workshops/index.cfm

Or contact Julie Kline (jkline@uwm.edu / 414-229-5986).

World Affairs Seminar for High Schoolers: World Hunger & the Food Crisis Program
Institute of World Affairs, Center for International Education, UW-Milwaukee
20 - 26 June 2009 | Carroll University, Waukesha, WI

Please encourage your students to join us for the 2009 World Affairs Seminar! The Institute of World Affairs at UW-Milwaukee's Center for International Education is co-organizing the 2009 seminar, a unique week long summer program for high school students. Since its founding in 1977, the World Affairs Seminar has brought together thousands of students from around the world that have formed lifelong friendships, learned about global issues, and been inspired to change the world. The 2009 program will be held at Carroll University in Waukesha from June 20-26. This year’s seminar will address world hunger and the global food crisis, and will provide an opportunity for students to hear from renowned experts, discuss and simulate key issues, build new skills, and generate action plans at local and global levels.

Scholarships are available!

Please visit www.worldaffairsseminar.org for more information and to apply.

Looking Forward, Looking Back
Causes & Consequences of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
22 - 26 June 2009 | Concourse Hotel, Madison, WI

Summer K-12 Teacher Workshop (June 2009)

To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, The Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia (CREECA) and the Center for European Studies (CES) will be offering a week-long K-12 Teacher Workshop from Monday June 22 to Friday June 26, 2009. The Workshop will look at both the Cold War and the Post-Cold War period, identifying themes and events that led to the dismantling of the Iron Curtain, evaluating the monumental changes in Europe in the last twenty years and highlighting both their regional and global significance.

Participants will earn one UW-Madison graduate credit for successful completion of this course. Tuition will be covered by a U.S. Department of Education Grant (pending final approval) and financial aid for housing will be available on a limited basis.

For more information please contact Nancy Heingartner at CREECA (or 608.265.6298) or Csanád Siklós at CES (or 608.265.4766).

Online credit course - Latin American and Caribbean Studies, UW-Milwaukee
Using Children’s Literature to Explore Latin American/Latino Cultural Heritage
June 22 - July 18, 2009

Given that Latinos make up the fastest-growing population group in the U.S., classroom teachers increasingly are in need of meaningful resources and learning strategies for students of Latin American heritage. These same resources can also help internationalize/diversify classrooms serving non-Latino student populations.

This course will focus primarily on children’s books that have been recommended by the Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, sponsored by the national Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP). When read and explored as a body, together with supplemental readings/resources, Américas Award titles offer a unique resource with which to explore Latin America, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino cultures in all their diversity. 3 undergraduate or graduate credits ($816.39 / $1,654.98). Summer registration begins April 11.

Additional information is available at:

http://www4.uwm.edu/clacs/workshops/2009/wssmr09.cfm

Or contact Julie Kline (jkline@uwm.edu / 414-229-5986).

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