International Relations Program

International Relations Program

Week of November 12 - November 17

Events

Adrift on the Nile

November 11, 2006 (Saturday) 6 pm

Scaife Hall 125, CMU

How much: FREE

The Middle Peace Film Series Invites you to experience with us the 60's in Cairo with a film is based on Nobel Prize laureate (1988) Naguib Mahfouz's book. "A Drift on the Nile" was written in 1966, during Nasser's rule - one year before the "six days war". The movie addresses issues of morality and escapism against the background of these political events.

Post Socialist Civil Society Movements and the Elision of Romani Agency: Can Gypsy Victims Write Subaltern History?
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 12:00- 1:30 pm
2431 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh

Shannon Woodcock, University of Sydney, US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Bridging the Technological Divide in Guatemala: A Tale of Community-Building, Mud, Chickens and the Internet

Monday, November 13^th

4:30pm Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall

Randall Shea and Juana Perez, Volunteers, San Carlos Foundation and Jeff Taylor, Founder of Monster.com

Federal Career Day

Wednesday, November 15, 9:30am to 6:00pm, in the University Center.

The fair features approximately 80 agencies. For schedule information, view http://www.heinz.cmu.edu/FCD/student_and_alumni/ScheduleofEvents.html

For registration http://www.heinz.cmu.edu/calendar/register.jsp?event_id=3427

Event website: http://www.heinz.cmu.edu/fcd

US-Japan Relations and the Abe Cabinet

Speaker: ATSUSHI TAKETANI

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 12:00 pm
Allegheny HYP Club 619 William Penn Place, Pittsburgh, PA

ATSUSHI TAKETANI is the First Secretary, Economic Section, for the Embassy of Japan in the United States. Presented by the Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania & The World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh.

Israel and Palestine: Is Peace Possible?

Wednesday, November 15^th

7:00pm Gregg Hall, 100 Porter Hall

Moshe Ma’oz, Visiting Professor at Robert Morris University

Is There Evidence for the Emergence of a Transnational Working Class?

November 17, 12:00 pm, 2432 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh.

Prof. Salvatore Babones, Department of Sociology, U of Pittsburgh, Prof. Cliff Staples, Department of Sociology, U. of North Dakota

Workshop on Power, Resistance, and Social Change.

Announcements

FRIEDMAN FELLOWSHIPS, which are open to ALL students, undergraduate and graduate students, who plan to do internships in Washington, D.C. Grants of up to $3,000, are made each year. The DEADLINE is Friday, MARCH 21, 2007. Information and application are available at http://www.cmu.edu/career/interngrants

The James G. Fulton Fellow Program

Description: The James G. Fulton Internship program was established in 1972 as a living memorial to the late Western Pennsylvania Congressman who, over a 27-year period, trained more than 100 students in his office and taught them first-hand about the challenges and rewards of public life.

Eligibility: Be an undergraduate college student; Applicant's family must reside in Allegheny County, PA or a contiguous county; Have a grade point average of 2.75; Have coursework in American politics; Be interested in interning in a Washington, D.C. office of a Pennsylvania congressperson.

Complete a scholarship application including all college transcripts, two letters of recommendation, and a typewritten statement of not more than 300 words explaining why you want to participate in the program and what you hope to gain from the experience. The stipend for this internship is $5,100 which will cover the tuition payment for one 3-credit course related to government or politics, housing and placement in a Congressional office, plus $1,500 for student out-of-pocket expenses.

Contact: Deborah Turner, The Pittsburgh Foundation, turnerd@pghfdn.org

Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program The Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program seeks to attract outstanding young people who have an interest in pursuing a career in the Foreign Service of the U. S. Department of State. Graduating seniors and recent college graduates are encouraged to apply. The Rangel award consists of ten fellowships of up to $28,000 annually towards tuition, room, board, books and mandatory fees for completion of a two-year master’s degree. At the conclusion of two years of study, the Rangel Fellow is expected to obtain a degree in international affairs or another area of relevance to the work of the Foreign Service (such as public administration, public policy, business administration, foreign languages, economics, political science, communications) at a graduate or professional school approved by the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center. Deadline is January 26, 2007. For further details please visit: http://www.howard.edu/rjb/rangelprogram.htm