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Contents
Letter from the Center
Upcoming CGS Events
Scholarship, Research & Travel
Opportunities
Other Items of
Interest
For Faculty
For Alumni
Letter from the
Center
This time of year is particularly special as we welcome
students, faculty, staff and friends back to the UW campus
and extend a warm welcome to all. Be sure to check out the
various activities and events mentioned in E-News as well as
those items listed on the JSIS Calendar. In particular, we
encourage you to join us on Saturday morning, October 3, for
India and the World: Ancient to Modern Times,
featuring Dr. Anand Yang, Director of JSIS.
This inaugural lecture series from the Center for Asian
Art and Ideas, "Saturday University: Asia in Focus" provides a
firm foundation for understanding the rapid rise of India, China
and Japan in today's world. This ten-week series of lectures by
University of Washington professors provides an overview of each
country's rich history, intriguing contemporary politics and society,
and distinctive art and culture. Together we will explore an array
of issues that confront these multifaceted Asian civilizations and
affect out lives.
Admission for this event is $10 for SAM members, and $15 for non-members.
Other presentations on Japan and China, respectively, follow later in
November and December. Details on those presentations are at http://jsis.washington.edu/eacenter/events.php
Besides upcoming events, every e-news issue includes conference,
scholarship, fellowship and employment announcements. Please scroll
down to see what may be there for you. As always, please send us
your news, announcements and ideas for e-news. Thanks!
Sara R. Curran
Associate Professor of International Studies & Public Affairs
Director, Center for Global Studies &
Chair, International Studies Program - Henry M. Jackson School
Associate Director, Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology
http://csde.washington.edu/~scurran
Tamara Leonard
Associate Director
Center for Global Studies
http://jsis.washington.edu/isp/
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Upcoming CGS
Events
October 8, 2009
Energy and
Global Security
Physics Astronomy Auditorium 118, UW Seattle Campus, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM .
Speaker: Carol Kessler, Director, Pacific Northwest Center for Global Security.
Contact Jerry Seidler seidler@uw.edufor more information.
The Energy Future lecture series at the University of Washington investigates
present and future issues in energy production, consumption, policy and their
social and environmental impact. These lectures are intended for a general
academic or industrial audience.
October 30, 2009
Fractured
Militaries: The Armed Forces and Transitions from Authoritarian Rule
in Asia
Gowen 1A, UW Seattle Campus, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM . Speaker: Terence Lee,
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, National University of
Singapore and Discussant John Buchanan, Ph.D. Student, University of Washington.
This event is part of the UWISC lecture series. Co-sponsored by Comparative
Religion Program and the Center for Global Studies
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Scholarship, Research & Travel
Opportunities
Deadline: October 5, 2009
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship
The Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education invites applications
for FY10 awards for the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program for graduate study in the
social sciences, arts and humanities. Approximately $1.2 million is available and the
department expects to award 27 new fellowships at an estimated $43,755. Information is available
at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-20177.pdf.
Deadline:
October 9,
2009
Pipeline Project -- Teachers Without
Borders Internship
Teachers without Borders (TWB) supports
teacher leaders, worldwide, with professional development
opportunities and tools that connect them with information
and each other so that they may play a more vital role in their
communities. TWB focuses on teachers with initiative, who are
passionate about their subjects and compassionate towards children.
For more information visit www.teacherswithoutborders.org
or http://www.washington.edu/uwired/pipeline/internships.html
To apply, send your resume, cover letter, contact information to pipeline@u.washington.edu by October 9.
Deadline: December 5,
2009
NSF – Supplemental Award for Graduate Research Fellows
NSF also announced that a Supplemental Award is
available for Graduate Research Fellows (GRFs) to enable them to
travel to Norway, Finland or Denmark for up to 12 months for research
opportunities. Awardees will receive $5,000 to support travel and
costs, in addition to funds provided for living costs by the Nordic
countries’ partner agencies. Research stays overseas could begin as
early as June 1, 2010. More information is available at www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09064
.
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Other Items of
Interest
October 5, 2009
Women's Health:
What's Security Got To Do With It
Foege Genome Sciences
Building Auditorium, Room S-060, 1705 NE Pacific St., 5:30 PM.
Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women. She has
dedicated herself to empowering women worldwide with the financial
resources to increase girls’ access to education, defend women’s
right to health and reproductive rights, and prevent violence
against women and advance women’s political participation, as well
as other vial issues. Kativa has served on the boards of the Women’s
Funding Network, the Women’s Rights Prize of the Gruber Foundation
and the Ethical Globalization Initiative. She is the recipient of
numerous philanthropic and leadership awards, including most recently,
the Haridas and Bina Chaudhuri Award for Distinguished Service
presented by the California Institute of Integrated Studies. She
recently joined the Global Development Advisory Panel of the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation, the Advisory Panel of the Asian University
for Women and the board of trustees of Princeton University. T
his is part of the Discovery Lecture Series. For more information visit http://www.globalhealth.washington.edu/resource_center/ghevents_lect_wghads.php
GPSS Open Positions
The UW Graduate and Professional
Student Senate currently have several open positions for UW students.
For more information on each of the positions follow this link
http://www.meme-hazard.org/gpss-staging/content/employment
Please note that these jobs are not RA/TA/GA positions with a tuition waiver.
They are however incredible opportunities to do good work and get rare
experience in policy.
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For
Faculty
Call For Papers -- Global Studies
Conference
Pusan National University, Busan, North Korea.
June 21-23, 2010
Next June will hold the third Global Studies Conference
in Busan, South Korea. Busan is the second largest North Korean city and
one of the busiest world ports. It is significantly involved in globalizing
processes and its growing financial services sector promises to increase
its involvement in globalization. The Global Studies Conference and Global
Studies Journal are devoted to mapping and interpreting new trends and
patterns in globalization. The Conference and Journal attempt to do this
from many points of view, from many locations in the world, and in a
wide-angle kaleidoscopic fashion. Speakers at this conference may choose
to submit written papers for publication in the Global Studies Journal.
Deadlines for papers (a title and short abstract) can be found at the
Conference website at http://www.GlobalStudiesConference.com
For Alumni
Alumni are encouraged to remain in contact
with professors and friends from JSIS and to
contact our Career Services Office regarding
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