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Attention All Humanities Faculty!

The Collaborative for International Studies and Global Outreach (CISGO) is pleased to announce the continuation of the Kate Regan Faculty Development grants for AY2022–23. A generous donor has created a grant to support faculty in the Humanities (English, History, International Languages and Cultures, Performing and Fine Arts, Philosophy, and Theology) whose teaching and scholarship encompasses international and intercultural topics. The donor desires that this grant will honor Kate Regan, who was a tireless advocate for junior faculty; therefore, applications from junior faculty will be given priority. 

Please see the CISGO website for more information and the application form. Applications are due October 3 and Grantees will be informed of the outcome by October 31. The Grant can be used January 1–December 31, 2023. Contact Anne Santiago (santiago@up.edu) with questions.

Constitution Day, Citizenship Day, Sept. 17: Resources, Information

On September 17, 1776, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created, the US Constitution. In 2004, the US Congress mandated that any educational institution that receives Federal funding is required to hold educational programming about the US Constitution.

This commemoration had its origin in 1940, when Congress passed a joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to issue annually a proclamation setting aside the third Sunday in May for the public recognition of all who had attained the status of American citizenship. The designation for this day was “I Am An American Day.”

In 1952 Congress repealed this joint resolution and passed a new law moving the date to September 17 to commemorate “the formation and signing, on September 17, 1787, of the Constitution of the United States.” The day was still designated as “Citizenship Day” and retained its original purpose of recognizing all those who had attained American citizenship.

This law urged civil and educational authorities of states, counties, cities and towns to make plans for the proper observance of the day and “for the complete instruction of citizens in their responsibilities and opportunities as citizens of the United States and of the State and locality in which they reside.”

Information and resources for all UP community members can be found at this link, according to Anne Santiago, political science.

“Taking On The Digitocracy” With UPCrossroads

“Taking on the Digitocracy” is the theme for the new season of UPCrossroads, the thought-provoking discussion series that tackles topics at the intersection of teaching and technology. Anne Santiago, political science, will lead a roundtable exchange on “Media Literacy and Digital Citizenry” on Friday, October 26, at 3 p.m., in the Digital Lab of the Clark Library. All are invited to attend and participate.  Refreshments will be provided.

UPCrossroads is sponsored by Academic Technology Services and Innovation in collaboration with the Clark Library. For accommodations, please contact Maria Erb at x8841.

Lara-Zuzan Golesorkhi To Be Honored by UN, Sept. 22: Come Watch!

Lara-Zuzan Golesorkhi, political science, will join a group of more than 40 United Nations Global Fellows from 33 countries who are being featured at a Global Summit at the UN and recognized for their work in their communities on Saturday, September 22. Golesorkhi will be attending the event at the UN that day, but her colleague Anne Santiago, political science, will oversee a livestream for students, faculty, and staff to watch that day from 9 t0 11 a.m. in Franz Hall room 120. All are welcome to attend and learn more about Golesorkhi’s work helping Muslim women refugees in Europe.

In 2016 Golesorkhi founded a non-profit in her native Germany to help refugee Muslim women enter the workforce and to fight discrimination by potential employers. The questions about whether women can wear hijabs or other types of veils has been a contentious one in Germany. Golesorkhi’s NGO, which is all-volunteer operated, educates women refugees in basic job search skills, from creating a resume to job interview skills. They also do workshops on diversity for employers and awareness campaigns for the general public.

For more information contact Santiago at santiago@up.edu.

Rank and Tenure: 2017 Tenure, Promotions

tam-copy2The provost’s office has announced the following promotions and grants of tenure, effective July 1, 2017:

  • Alice Gates, social work: tenured, promoted to associate professor
  • Anne Santiago, political science: tenured, promoted to associate professor
  • Elinor Sullivan, biology: tenured, promoted to associate professor
  • Sarah Weiger, English: tenured, promoted to associate professor
  • Christine Weilhoefer, biology: tenured, promoted to associate professor.

For more information contact the president’s office at x7101 or staten@up.edu.

Applications open for CISGO seed grants for faculty and students.

planet-earthApplications are now open for CISGO seed grants for both faculty and students. CISGO seed grants can be used for academic and/or field experiences that help provide greater understanding of international, intercultural, and/or development issues.

More details can be found here. The deadline for the submission of the application is Monday, October 26 at 5 p.m.

For submissions and questions, please contact Anne Santiago, political science, at santiago@up.edu.

Visiting Fulbright Scholar Lectures By Lyubov Mincheva

Mincheva_Lyubov.jpgThe Department of Political Science invites all faculty, staff, and students to join to two lectures by Fulbright visiting scholar Lyubov Mincheva, professor of political science at the University of Sofia, Bulgaria.

On Monday, September 14, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., in the Terrace Room, Mincheva will share her experiences on political transitions in the Balkans since the end of the Cold War in Anne Santiago’s Democratization and Its Challenges course.

On Tuesday, September 15, she will lecture on “Factors Shaping the Scope and Dynamics of Illicit Regional Markets” at 7 p.m. in Shiley Hall room 101. Refreshments will be provided.

Mincheva earned her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in 2000, and has served as principal-, and/or co-investigator on a number of conflict and security related projects. She has published extensively, including three books on ethnopolitics, spillover crisis, peacekeeping, crime, and terrorism. She is also a member of the governing board of the European International Studies Association.

For more information contact Santiago at 8889 or santiago@up.edu.

Call For Proposals For CISGO Seed Grants

1flagsThe Collaborative for International Studies and Global Outreach (CISGO) is pleased to announce a call for proposals for seed grants up to $500 to be awarded to faculty, staff, or students who are supporting the mission of CISGO. This includes working on projects related to expanding internationalization and intercultural competency on campus, or on projects of international concern. CISGO Seed grants can be used for academic and/or field experiences that help provide greater understanding of international, intercultural, and/or development issues.

The deadline for submission of applications is Monday, March 30, at 5 p.m. Submissions or questions should be sent to Anne Santiago, political science, at santiago@up.edu. Applicants will be notified of the committee’s decisions by Monday, April 20.

Applications are available on the CISGO website at www.up.edu/cisgo under the “Scholarships, Grants, & Programs” section.