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Clark Center for
International
Education| Newsletter
Fall 2013 Dec 2- Dec 13
In this issue:
• Message from the Clark Center Director
• International Activities @ SUNY Cortland
• International Activities in the Area
• Call for Papers
• Grants and Fellowships Announcements
• Follow the Clark Center on Facebook
Message from the Clark Center Director Dear members of the SUNY Cortland community,
The Clark Center for International Education would like
to thank you for the great work done during the fall
2013 semester to internationalize the campus. We had
18 different events for the International Celebration
Month organized by 20 different units on campus. The
events took the students, faculty, and community
members on journeys to explore the Arab Spring in the
Middle East, life in East Germany as portrayed in
movies, Bollywood and South Korean music, gender
studies in Ghana, life of a Guatemalan Mayan family,
and potential international jobs, to name just a few.
As every year around this time, the Clark Center for
International Education gives the Clark Center
Internationalization Award to a member of our
community that has done an impressive work to
promote international education at SUNY Cortland and
in the community. The 2013 recipient of the Clark
Center Internationalization Award is Sharon Steadman,
Professor of Anthropology in the Sociology /
Anthropology Department at SUNY Cortland. Please
click here for more information about the International
Celebration Month 2013 and for photos from the
events.
Finally, I’d like to wish you to enjoy the last weeks of
classes and exams for the fall 2013 semester and
Happy Holidays!
You will hear back from the International Education
Newsletter in spring 2014, as this is the last issue for
the fall 2013 semester!
Best,
Alexandru Balas
Director, Clark Center for International Education
International Activities at SUNY Cortland
“Joyeux Noel” (Merry Christmas)
The movie is shown as part of the POL250 International
Relations course to depict international conflict
resolution methods
In English
Wednesday, December 4,
Sperry 205, 7pm
To read more about the
Christmas Truce
The movie is a 2005
European co-production
(France | Germany | UK |
Belgium | Romania |
Norway) that depicts true
events in the world’s
history: the Christmas
Truce of 1914. A few
months after the start of
World War I, British,
Prussian, and French
soldiers and officers on
the Western Front
declared a truce to
celebrate the holidays
together. The movie
depicts the triumph of
humanity and the revolt
of the people against a
senseless war that no
one, but their political
leaders, thought
necessary to fight.
International Activities in the Area
PACS: "Managing Asymmetric Conflict: Insights from the Case of Israel and Hezbollah”
Lecture By: Daniel Sobleman, Doctoral candidate in the
Swiss Center for Conflict Research, Department of
International Relations, Hebrew University in Jerusalem
Sponsored By: Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and
Conflict Studies
Mon, Dec., 9 12:15pm - 1:30pm, 153 Uris Hall,
Cornell University
Call for Papers-Undergrad, Grad, & Faculty
39th New York Africana Studies Association (NYASA) Conference
Call for papers, proposals, and abstracts.
Students who submit papers will attend the
conference in April free of charge.
Deadline for submission is
December 10.
Submission via web to:
&
Proposals and abstracts
should consist of:
1. Title
2. Name, position,
institutional affiliation,
and address
3. 200 word minimum
4. Conference
Language: English
For more information
and paper sub-themes.
Conference theme: Praxis Africana: (Re) framing the
arts, sciences, and culture and community engagement.
NYASA and the Conference Committee strongly
encourage papers, posters, and collaborative
presentations from graduate and undergraduate
students in all disciplines. Special workshop sessions on
“Teaching Africa” for teachers and student teachers will
be one of the major highlights of this conference.
United Nations Academic Impact - "Many Languages, One World" Global Essay Contest
Sponsored by: The United Nations Academic Impact, in
association with ELS Educational Services, Inc.
Deadline: February 21, 2014
In celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the United
Nations, there will be a global essay contest focusing on
multilingualism. A requirement for all participants is
that their essay be in an official United Nations
language which is not their mother tongue or principal
medium of educational instruction. Qualified
contestants will be invited to come to New York City for
a series of events in June 25-29, 2014.
Eligibility and Qualifications:
1. Students 18 years of age and older who are
enrolled in a full-time program of study in a college or
university anywhere in the world are eligible to
compete.
2. The contestants must write their essay in one of
the six official languages of the United Nations: Arabic,
Chinese, English, French, Spanish or Russian. This
language must not be their mother-tongue and/or their
university’s principal medium of instruction.
3. The essay, not to exceed 2000 words, should
explore how multilingual ability advances global
citizenship and understanding. The essay should reflect
the entrant’s academic, cultural and national context,
and should outline a program of action to support the
following principles of the United Nations Academic
Impact:
• Human rights, among them freedom of inquiry,
opinion, and speech
• Educational opportunity for all people regardless of
gender, race, religion or ethnicity
• Encouraging global citizenship through education
• Advancing peace and conflict resolution through
education
• Addressing issues of poverty through education
• Promoting inter-cultural dialogue and
understanding, and the “unlearning” of
intolerance, through education
For more information about the Global Essay Contest
click here
Grants And Fellowship Announcements
Hansen Summer Institute on Leadership and International Cooperation
Deadline: February 16, 2014
The Hansen Summer Institute, based at the University
of San Diego School of Leadership and Education
Sciences is currently accepting applications for its June
30 - July 21, 2014 program.
Fully funded by a generous grant from the Fred J.
Hansen Foundation, the Hansen Summer Institute will
take place in San Diego and involve assembling
University students from the United States (5 students)
and abroad (15 students) from a variety of developing
countries and regions of social strife. All travel, room
and board, and program expenses are covered by the
Hansen Foundation.
A primary goal of the program focuses on creating an
international community of college-age scholars (ages
18-25) who will use their summer experience to foster
lasting friendships and acquire a common practical
understanding of a more peaceful future. Program
elements involve training in the latest leadership skills
of conflict resolution, mediation, public speaking and
cross cultural education.
Selected fellows can become social entrepreneurs. The
program features a 2-day International Social Venture
Workshop at San Diego State University's Lavin
Entrepreneurship Center. "Peer to Peer Coaching" and
"Service Learning" are combined to help students make
their social venture ideas "investor ready". The Hansen
Fellows will help decide which ideas receive grants. For
more information about the summer institute on
leadership and international cooperation please click
here.
Pre-Doctoral Fellowships for BA Graduates The Bremen International Graduate School of
Social Sciences (BIGSSS)
Deadline: February 15, 2014
Application must be
submitted on line at The
Bremen International
Graduate School of Social
Sciences (BIGSSS).
Fellowships start on
September 1, 2014
For more information
about BIGSSS’ graduate
programs
The Bremen International
Graduate School of Social
Sciences (BIGSSS) invites
applications to its Predoctoral
Fellowship program. The
program will commence on
September 1st, 2014.
BIGSSS is an inter-university
institute of the University of
Bremen and Jacobs University
Bremen and is funded by the
German Excellence Initiative.
The program provides close
supervision of research work.
The language of instruction is
English.
BIGSSS offers 2 Predoctoral
Fellowships of 800
Euros/month for particularly
talented BA graduates. After
fulfilling some course
requirements and having their
proposals accepted within the
first year, candidates can
switch into the regular three
year PhD program.
Successful applicants will
pursue a topic in one of
BIGSSS’ three Thematic
Fields:
• Global Governance and
Regional Integration
• Welfare State, Inequality,
and Quality of Life
• Changing Lives in Changing
Socio-Cultural Contexts
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)
Graduate Scholarship Program for International
Students
Deadline: April 12, 2014
TUBITAK grants
scholarships for
international students
seeking to pursue a
The scholarship will consist of
• A monthly stipend of
1.500 Turkish Liras (TL)
for MSc/MA students
• A monthly stipend of
1.800 Turkish Liras (TL)
for PhD students
• Tuition Fee (up to 2.000
Turkish Liras)
• A monthly allowance for
health insurance
graduate degree in
Turkey. The scholarship
covers fields of Natural
Sciences, Engineering
and Technological
Sciences, Medical
Sciences, Agricultural
Sciences, Social Sciences
and Humanities.
Eligibility Information
can be found here
coverage for the award
holder only.
• Maximum duration for
the scholarship is 2 years
for the Masters and 4
years for the PhD
program.
• All scholarship awardees
that successfully
complete a Master’s
program will be rewarded
scholarship for a PhD
program on the condition
that they are admitted to
a program at a Turkish
University.
TUBITAK Fellowships for visiting scholars and
academic staff on sabbatical
Deadline: Ongoing(last working day of each month)
Target group: Scholars and academic staff who wish to
research or teach in Turkey. Benefits include a monthly
stipend of up to $3500 U.S., travel costs, and health
insurance. The maximum duration for the fellowship is
12 months.
For more information go to http://www.tubitak.gov.tr
Boren Scholarships and Fellowships – for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Get Paid to Study a Foreign Language
Boren Fellowship DL: January 28, 2014 (Graduate)
Boren Scholarship DL: February 5, 2014
(Undergraduate)
Note: Many institutions have an earlier on-campus
deadline. For more information on the Boren award and
its deadlines at SUNY Cortland, call to make an
appointment with Dr. O'Callaghan @ (607) 753-4314.
The applications for the 2014-2015 David L. Boren
Scholarships and Fellowships are now available at
http://www.borenawards.org. Boren Awards provide
unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate
and graduate students to study in Africa, Asia, Central
& Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the
Middle East, where they can add important international
and language components to their educations.
Boren Scholars and Fellows represent a variety of
academic backgrounds, but all are interested in
studying less commonly taught languages, including but
not limited to Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese,
Russian, and Swahili. As part of the African Languages
Initiative, Boren Award applicants have the opportunity
to further their study of Akan/Twi, French, Hausa,
Portuguese, Swahili, Wolof, Yoruba, or Zulu. For a
complete list of languages, visit the Boren website.
Undergraduate students can receive up to $20,000 for
an academic year’s study abroad and graduate students
up to $30,000 for language study and international
research. In exchange for funding, recipients commit to
working in the federal government for a minimum of
one year.
For more information about the Boren Awards, to
register for one of our upcoming webinars, and to
access the on-line application, please visit
www.borenawards.org. You can also contact the Boren
Awards staff at [email protected] or 1-800-618-NSEP with
questions.
Follow the Clark Center on Facebook
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International Studies Majors & friends of IST.
Contact Information
If you would like to announce an event through the
International Education Newsletter please send the
information to:
Alexandru Balas ([email protected]) and
Brittany Girardi ([email protected])
Clark Center Team:
Alexandru Balas, Director
Susan Stout, Administrative Assistant
Interns:
Brittany Girardi, International Education Newsletter
Editor
Rachel Miller, International Studies Social Media
Coordinator
Andrew Ndirangu, Events Coordinator
Rebecca Piduch, Clark Center Social Media Coordinator
