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The global slu magazine

Volume 2 • Issue 1

Center for International Studies College of Arts and Scienees

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Society! Sigma Iota

RhoRead about SLU’s new International

Visiting Fellowship Program

Adorjan Scholarships for Studying

AbroadApply now!

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Global SLU overview

From the Director 3 Welcome to GS!

by David Borgmeyer, Ph.D.

Global SLU Updates 4What’s new in International Studies?

Adorjan Scholarship Fund 5Budapest: A Place to Discover

Faculty Focus with Beth Schwaab 6Adventures in Global Public Health

New Course Offerings 8

Sigma Iota Rho 9International Studies Honor Society and Club

Grueber Awards 10Honoring Global Citizens

Center for Global Citizenship 11New and Improved

Faculty Focus with Mary Prendergast 12 Digging in Tanzania

Studying Abroad: Independence 14by Maggie Speck-Kern

Outstanding Senior 15Katerina Canyon

International Visiting Fellowship 16First Scholar Comes to SLU

Garcia Lecture 17National Environmental Policymaker Visits SLU

International Internships 18Students Gain Practical Experience Across the Globe

Global SLUEDITOR: David Borgmeyer, Ph.D. ASSISTANT EDITOR:Maggie Speck-Kern

COVER PHOTO:Sara Rahim, Rabat, MoroccoBACK PHOTO:Queen’s Necklace, Mumbai, India

Global SLU is published by the Center for International Studies. Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors and not necessarily those of the University administration. Comments and inquiries may be addressed to the editor of GS: Dr. David Borgmeyer, Center for International Studies, Center for Global Citizenship, Suite 124, 3672 West Pine Mall, St. Louis, MO 63108 or [email protected]. The editor reserves the right to edit all items.

GLOBAL SLU MISSION STATEMENTin keeping with the Jesuit mission of Saint Louis University, the Center for International Studies’ publication of Global SLU encourages all students, faculty, and staff to enhance their global awareness, work internationally for social justice, and pursue the greater glory of God as men and women for others and citizens of the world.

© 2013, Center for International StudiesAll rights reserved.

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GSFrom the director

Welcome to the newest issue of GS magazine! Now is truly an exciting time to be a part of Saint Louis University and its internationalization efforts.

The Center for International Studies has moved to a new home in the $9 million Center for Global Citizenship, a testament to the commitment of the university to placing International education at the center of the university, both physically and metaphorically. Of course, the building itself is only the beginning. One of the great pleasures of being the Director of International Studies is the chance to see and hear about all the fantastic things our outstanding International Studies students do and achieve both in the classroom and far afield. So many students come out of courses or back from abroad with stories of people, places, ideas, and experiences that have transformed them and their perspectives.

Last January, I sat in a cab with a couple of students on the way to the airport in Mumbai, India, whizzing through traffic that would terrify any American driver. We were discussing the last ten days we had spent in Mumbai as the culmination to International Studies’ three-way course on globalization we teach with the University of Stuttgart and St. Xavier’s College in Mumbai. One student observed that she had learned more in a week in Mumbai about globalization than in a year in the classroom. I was glad to hear that the intensive experience had been so productive and positive, but I pointed out that without the previous year of coursework, she wouldn’t have had the tools to learn and understand as much in Mumbai. She agreed, and I think that also highlights a key part of what is so exciting about the International Studies major program: the rigorous, tailored coursework taught by our outstanding faculty combined with other key experiences – study abroad, international internships, and integrated curriculum that really prepare our students to operate in a global arena in their over thirty other majors.

The Center for International Studies isn’t resting on its laurels, though. This issue of GS showcases some of the great people and faculty, as well as some of the great things we’ve been doing to build on and improve the Center. In the past year, we’ve launched an honor society for International Studies students; expanded our course offerings, including an online, transatlantic course with our campus in Madrid; selected the first SLU student to study at Oxford; awarded scholarships to study in Hungary, built programs in India; and that’s just the beginning. Have a look and enjoy!

David Borgmeyer, Ph.D. Director Center for International Studies

Dr. Borgmeyer at the Gateway of India in Mumbai

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Global slu Updates

NEW LOCATION!The Center for International Studies has moved to the newly renovated

Center for Global Citizenship building.

Come stop by and see us in Suite 124!

The Center for International Studies proudly annouces Kevin Kosman as the first student to study abroad in the Blackfriars Hall Junior Year Abroad

Program at Oxford University in England.

Dr. James Ginther, current Director of the

Center for Digital Theology, has

been named as the new Chair of the Theological

Studies Department

and the newest addition to the International

Studies Advisory Board.

Want to spend a year abroad in Oxford? Interested in the

Adorjan Scholarship to study in Budapest?

Go to slu.edu/international-studies-program/international opportunities for more

information!


GSAdorjan Scholarships

Want to study abroad, but don’t have the money? The Center

for International Studies offers a scholarship program generously funded by SLU Trustee, Joseph Adorjan. The Adorjan Scholarship Program funds the exchange of students between SLU, SLU – Madrid, and Pazmany Peter University in Budapest, Hungary. The Scholarship covers travel and extra costs of attending one of the partner institutions, and will provide the additional support needed for students who might not normally afford a study abroad experience, ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 or more. Students who have gotten the chance to study

abroad in Budapest or at SLU, thanks to the scholarship, have raved about their unique experiences abroad. Matt De Angelo, who studied in Budapest in Spring 2012, said, “I have really enjoyed exploring the various neighborhoods, museums, and cafés of Pest, as well as the monuments and castles of the Buda Hills. My favorite thing about Budapest is how many different and unique things there are to do. I’ve had a huge diversity of experiences, and yet, I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to do and see everything that I want to!” Another Adorjan Scholar, Olivia White, who also studied in Budapest in Spring 2012 said, “Every day I learn

something new about Hungary – both in and out of the classroom. There’s nowhere I would rather be!” Additionally, the scholarship allows students at Pazmany Peter University to study at SLU. One student, Zsófia Molnár, said, “I have experienced what it is like to live and study in a multinational environment” and that “this special opportunity has contributed both to my knowledge and my personality.” Scholarships are available for the 2013-14 school year. If you are interested in applying, go online at slu.edu/international-studies-program/international-opportunities or call 314.977.5124.

Budapest: A Place to Discover

Beth Schwaab, M.P.H. is the Director of Global Health and an Instructor of

Epidemiology and, beginning in 2011, a secondary professor with International Studies at Saint Louis University. Ms. Schwaab is a graduate of Saint Louis University, where she received bachelor’s degrees in Investigative Medicine and Theology. She received her Master’s in Public Health from Boston University in International Health. There she gained additional international experience working in the Philippines. Her experience has included work with the World Health Organization and the World Food Programme, and in places such as the Phillippines, Honduras, Haiti, and Vietnam. Beth is fluent in American Sign Language, and speaks French and Haitian Creole. During her time on faculty at Saint Louis University, Beth has been involved in developing and running international immersion programs for undergraduates. She oversees the undergraduate public health program on the Saint Louis University Madrid campus and serves as the national faculty advisor for Global Public Health Brigades. Most recently Beth has spent time with the SLUCare physicians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, working on program sustainability in coordination with the SANRU initiative.

Why global, public health?Public health is everywhere. I try to explain it as everything from seatbelts to swine flu! It is not purely finding a disease and curing a patient; it is getting to the heart of the problem and preventing it. If a physician does their job right, the patient knows that they have become better. However, if a public health practitioner does their job right, people never know what illnesses they could have had. Public health needs are seen most drastically in developing countries: clean water, vaccinations, and cement floors to prevent the spread of disease. However, even here in the United States, we have food deserts, health illiteracy, and a wide range of communicable diseases. As the world continues to get smaller with increasing ease of travel, diseases that were once limited to certain regions of the world, will also begin to cross borders. Especially in the United States, which is home to citizens from around the world, you cannot think about public health without thinking globally.

What makes SLU a great place to work and study as a globally-oriented

professional and student?SLU’s Jesuit mission is ultimately what drew me here to work in global health. We are called to be men and women for

others, and to live and learn in solidarity with one another. The Jesuits have a history of success in establishing global relationships and providing for the poor through education and service. There are Jesuits all around the world, and any time I travel they are the first people that I contact. Through the natural partnerships, there are countless opportunities to provide public health and education internationally in a way that is sustainable - they have been doing it for centuries. This is an incredible platform to build off of! That same mission of solidarity and service also attracts remarkable students. There are few things that I love more than being able to facilitate a deep dialogue in the classroom with my students who are challenging each other to think about the world differently. Each time I have the opportunity

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to travel with my students and show them first hand the field of global health, their passion and enthusiasm inspires me. Being surrounded by passionate students and colleagues who believe in the Jesuit mission, make SLU an incredible place to work.

What about some of your recent international

experiences, especially involving students?

Well, right now I am writing this from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I am currently here with our community partners setting up a public health exchange program. The School of Medicine has brought their Residents to the DRC for the past 8 years to study, serve, and teach alongside the local physicians here. Through these continued relationships, a need for public health education arose as many of the cases that are being treated could have been prevented. Through my work here, we will be bringing

SLU students to the DRC to study public health and health management with the Congolese students. This is what global public health education should look like -- shared classrooms, knowledge, and experience that benefits all people involved!

What advice do you give students interested in global

issues and public health?Talk to strangers, read the news, and do not be afraid to get your feet dirty. We have a distinct privilege in the US because ultimately everyone is an immigrant. If you look around, especially in St Louis, you can travel to any area in the world if you are willing to talk to them. Do it! People like to talk about themselves. We are all natural storytellers if given an opportunity. Those “strangers” who are now dear friends, have also become some of the best contacts for me when I am traveling. And if you do not know another language- start studying because stories are much better told in the native language/ Reading the news is essential! Health is dependent on politics, economics, and international relations. If you do not know the conditions of the country on a socioeconomic level, you cannot truly help a patient. If you do not know the structure of the country, you cannot fully understand the complexity of their stories. If you are not keeping up on current events, you are missing key pieces to this puzzle. Finally, get your feet

dirty! The best way that you can understand the world is by getting out into it. You can be in Africa, or just down the street in the south Grand neighborhood, and experience a table of laughter and fou fou (and maybe even a fried caterpillar or two), but you have to be willing to take the first step to get there. When you find yourself in another country, step outside of your comfort zone. This breaksdown barriers and develops trust. Through going and getting your feet dirty, you are able to see all humans just as they are -- human, and they see you that way too!

What’s your favorite part about: working with

students/International Studies/Global Brigades/

whatever else you think is cool and appealing?

SLU students are willing to ask hard questions and dive in deep. There has yet to be a day in my two years of teaching and traveling with SLU students, where I have not been challenged myself. For example, this past January when I was in Honduras with our students on a Public Health Brigade, the question was raised about malnutrition. This led to questions about the use of infant formula if a mother could not breastfeed. This then created conversations about clean water to make formula, and the practice of corporations who manufacture and sell the formula. The conversation went on for hours generating new ideas and asking more questions. I love it!

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classes

Introduction to International Studies – ISTD 110Beginning in Spring 2014, SLU students on the St. Louis and Madrid campuses will have the opportunity to study together, with students in each location lending their unique perspectives to the class in a fully online version of Introduction to International Studies. The course is required for the International Studies major and is taught on both campuses, but will be offered jointly for the first time. Students will have an introduction to the literature and themes of International Studies. The course will emphasize intercultural awareness, cultural interaction, and problem solving in an international context. Dr. David Borgmeyer will oversee the class online. He is excited about the possibilities of the class and says, “One of the things we talk about in the class is the international experiences that the students bring to the course. It’s not a prerequisite at all, but I’m always impressed by the number of students in the class on the St. Louis campus who are already very often internationally oriented and come to the class with a wealth of travel and other experiences.” He is looking forward to adding the diversity of the Madrid student body and their international experiences and perspectives to the discussion of the class.

Globalization and Literature – ISTD 290Students in Fall 2013 will have the opportunity to take Dr. Borgmeyer’s intercultural seminar and practicum course concerning Globalization and Literature. This course will examine the concept of globalization from and through a literary perspective combining literary, film, and critical texts from a variety of nations/cultures. Throughout the course, students will learn about local, national, and cosmopolitan identities; issues of language; production, commodification, commerce, and culture; post-colonialism; technology, media, and literature; and others. Integrating seminar-style instruction with practical activities, the course intends to encourage critical thinking and intercultural awareness.

Conversations in Globalization – ISTD 393For the fourth year, SLU students will have the opportunity to study globalization with students from Europe and India in ISTD 393: Conversations in Globalization: St. Louis- Stuttgart – Mumbai. The course is a hybrid online-travel course, with the first portion of the class taking place online with students from SLU, the University of Stuttgart, and St. Xavier’s College in Mumbai participating in readings, discussions, and projects together, exploring concepts of globalization and sharing perspectives from three different continents. The course culminates with a trip to Mumbai, India, where St. Xavier’s hosts the American and German students for a week of intensive field work, group projects, excursions and cultural activities, lectures, classes, presentations – not to mention the forging of international friendships and deepening of intercultural understanding – altogether, intensive Conversations in Globalization. Students interested should contact International Studies at the beginning of the Fall semester to begin preparing and making arrangements. Past participants have been overwhelmingly positive about the class, and some financial assistance may be available to help with travel costs.

New Course Offerings


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The students and faculty of the Center for International Studies

at Saint Louis University launched the Epsilon Lambda Chapter of Sigma Iota Rho, an honor society for International Studies founded in 1984. SLU’s chapter joins over 110 chapters worldwide to “promote and reward scholarship and service among students and practitioners of international studies” and “to foster integrity and creative performance in the conduct of world affairs” according to the society’s mission. Eight students: Pauline Abi Jaoude, Audrie Howard, Catherine Huynh, Matthew Jones, Michelle McIntosh, Michael Meyer, Daniela Mondragon, and Kaitlynn Pham, were inducted into the organization on March 21, 2013 along with six faculty members: Dr. David Borgmeyer, Center for International Studies, Dr. Thomas Finan, Department of History and Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Dr. Ellen Carnaghan, Department of Political Science, Dr. Annie Smart, Department of Modern and

Classical Languages, Dr. Steven Buckner, Department of Chemistry, and Dr. Richard Colignon, Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Paul McKee, Chairman of McEagle Properties, spoke at the induction about initiatives for an international hub at

Lambert Airport and the international potential and importance of St. Louis and

its wider region. Pauline Abi Jaoude served as the inaugural President for the 2012-2013 school year. Michael Meyer will take over her role as President for the 2013-14 school year. Michael says, “We’re really excited to recognize students for their accomplishments in International Studies and to help support them by bringing their other disciplines into a global context.” The society intends to act not only as an honor society for International Studies majors, but as a club providing opportunities for students who are interested in International Studies to meet other students with similar interests, to

offer resources and programs that include faculty research presentations, social service events, and information sessions on international scholarship programs and internship opportunities, as well as other fun internationally oriented activities for SLU students. Congratulations to

these outstanding students and professors for their academic achievements!

Sigma Iota Rho

Newly initiated SIR students and faculty

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Grueber Awards

Johann Grueber, S.J. was an early Jesuit sent to serve at the royal court of Peking

in the seventeenth century. His superior sent him to Rome to defend the actions of the Society in China, but he was unable to make the journey by sea due to conflict. In a daring move, Grueber and his party decided to make the journey to Rome via Tibet and Nepal and the Himalayan Mountains. One of the first Europeans to set foot in the region and return to write an account of the journey, Grueber showed both innovation and daring in his desire to understand the world. The Grueber Awards for Globalization at Saint Louis University are awarded annually to members of the SLU community who share in that innovative and daring spirit by advancing the international and global mission of Saint Louis University. Students, faculty, and staff may receive the award and this year there are four awardees.

Michel Barber, S.J. is the Dean of the College of Arts

and Sciences and a professor of Philosophy, and the former president of the Jesuit Philosophical Association. He received the award for his unwavering support of the mission of the Center for International Studies, his international reputation as a scholar, and his commitment to internationalization like his fellow Jesuit, Johann Grueber.

Thomas J. Finan, Ph.D. is the Associate Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and an associate professor of History. He is an internationally-recognized archeological expert for his work on Irish castles and the former Director of the Center for International

Studies. He is the combination of scholar and teacher that drives SLU’s efforts at coherent campus globalization guided by Jesuit values and received the award for this spirit of service to SLU.

Matt Jones, an International Studies and Political Science Major, conducted an internship researching import/export

regulations in Trinidad and Tobago for a multinational corporation. In his spare time, he is also a politician, elected at age twenty-one to the Granite City, Illinois, School Board. His drive and interest in global affairs makes him a great representative of Grueber’s spirit.

Mequing July He, originally from Chengdu,

China, is an international student. She was the Vice President of Sigma Iota Rho, the new International Studies Honor Society, the director of translation for LiveOneWorld, and an International Student Ambassador. She embodies what it means to be a truly global citizen, and for this, she recieved the award.

Fourth Annual Grueber Awards Honor

Global Citizens

2013 Grueber Award Recipients


GSLocation

Saint Louis University opened the new Center for Global Citizenship in May of this year, though a formal grand opening will be held in September 2013. Renovations to Des Peres Hall as well as the $8 million renovation of the former West Pine Gym completed the process of opening the center.

Adorned with 101 world flags, a large student commons, a café designated for serving international cuisine, and a 1000 seat auditorium with adaptable multi-screen technology, the center will highlight the international focus of SLU. Additionally, the building houses the many departments with a global focus including the Center for International Studies, the English as a Second Language Program, the Cross Cultural Center, the Center for Sustainability, the Center for Service and Community Engagement, the Center for Intercultural Studies, and the Office of International Services. As SLU grows in international students from over 70 different countries, with about 350 students studying abroad in 6 continents each academic year, the new Center for Global Citizenship will aid students in becoming truly global citizens.

The New Center for Global Citizenship

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FAculty Focus

Dr. Mary Prendergast, professor of International Studies at SLU Madrid, along with

Professor Audax Mabulla of the University of Dar es Salaam, led an international team of researchers from the Finland, Spain, Tanzania, the United Kingdom, and the United States on an archeological dig in Tanzania where they sought sites in the Pastoral Neolithic time period. The excavation included a field school for eleven University of Dar es Salaam students who learned fieldwork and lab analysis techniques through daily fieldwork, evening lectures, and occasional field trips to key archaeological sites. The project was funded by the National Geographic Society and the Wenner-Gren Foundation. The fieldwork was aimed at documenting new sites attributable to the “Pastoral Neolithic” time period, approximately 5000-1200 years ago,

Mary Prendergast excavating a trench in Daumboy, Tanzania

View of excavation site in Engaruka Basin looking east across the basin to the Kitumbeine volcano. This cluster of rock must have served as shelter from the wind and frequent dust

storms in the flat dry basin.


GSFaculty Focusin East Africa. During this time period, an important transition was made from hunting and gathering to food production, including herding domesticated cattle from northeastern Africa, as well as sheep and goats which were introduced to the area from southwest Asia via northeastern Africa and the Horn of Africa. The team carried out systematic foot surveys to identify new sites in three areas of the northern Rift Valley in Tanzania. The three sites are the Engaruka and Manyara basins, and the southern Mbulu Plateau. All of these are located within a day’s drive of Arusha, the main gateway to Ngorongoro, the Serengeti, and other key safari areas of Tanzania. Several hundred new sites were documented using GPS devices, spanning all areas from the Middle Stone Age, greater than 100,000 years ago, to historic times, with relatively few Pastoral Neolithic sites. A few key sites were identified with ceramics and livestock remains, and diagnostic ceramic shards were directly dated to the third millennium before the present, precisely in line with expectations based on published data from Kenya. Obsidian used at these sites was transported up to 400 km from volcanic sources in Kenya along the Rift Valley, suggesting important Rift Valley connections and possible social networks among Pastoral Neolithic sites. These signs are interpreted to mean that herders entered the area and interacted with indigenous foragers during this time frame. Archeologists will return to the identified Pastoral Neolithic sites in August 2013 for formal excavations. In the long term, the researchers hope to establish sites for multi-year fieldwork by larger teams, possibly supporting a larger, international field school. Prendergast and her colleagues plan to submit their results to Journal of Field Archaeology, African Archaeological Review, and Azania.

Top right: Field school students from the Uni-versity of Dar es Salaam sieving through sedi-ments to find fragments of stone tools, pottery, and bone.

Lower right: Field school students complete an assignment teaching them how to quantify archaeological finds.

Lower Left: Ostrich eggshell beads discovered at Daumboy rockshelter dated to circa 10,000 years ago. These show various stages of produc-tion from unfinished blanks (center), to com-pletely rounded polished beads (ends).

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Global Students

Studying Abroad: Independence

Studying abroad. People always tell you to do it, but sometimes you might

not be completely sure why you should, at least this was what came across my mind when I boarded my flight to Belgium this past January. Now, as I’ve finally returned from my stay in Brussels, I’ve finally got an answer to that question – independence. After flying alone across the Atlantic Ocean, living with a host family in a foreign country, and travelling throughout Europe by myself, I’ve come to appreciate the independence that studying abroad has given me. Studying abroad gives you resilience and a boost of confidence proving that you can control your own life and travel the world by yourself. For two weeks on Spring Break, I got the chance to test my independence. I planned my vacation, booked tickets and hostels, and set off with my backpack and a duffel bag. My journey began from

Brussels to Paris with a class trip, on to taking a night train from Paris to Rome, wandering the ancient ruins

of Pompeii, visiting college friends at SLU Madrid, then finally returning to Brussels. On my flight back to Belgium, I thought about what I had just

done. Never before would I think that I would be traveling across four different countries by myself, mastering the

public transportation systems of each city, meeting new people from all over the world, and managing to speak (or attempt to speak) to people in four different languages along the way. Though a wonderful experience, studying abroad has its difficulties at times. One particularly stressful moment, I was trying to make a flight connection, yet couldn’t find the shuttle bus stop that would take me to the airport on time for my flight. I wandered around the station for nearly thirty minutes as the clock was ticking away, and everyone I asked about the stop either didn’t know where it was or spoke a language

I didn’t understand. Time was running out, and literally at the last minute before the bus was scheduled to leave, I found it and was able to make it to the airport in time. Being

Maggie celebrating at the Carnival of Binche, Belgium.

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Katerina Canyon is the Center for International Studies’ Outstanding Senior for the 2012-2013 school year. She is a non-traditional student

majoring in English and International Studies with a Russian minor. She graduated magna cum laude in May 2013 and will begin graduate school at the Fletcher School at Tufts University in Boston after turning down acceptance at Columbia University and the London School of Economics. Canyon hopes to develop her journalistic abilities and increase her knowledge of Russian society. Before attending graduate school in the Fall, she spent her summer in Novosibirsk, Russia learning about Russian culture.

She is particularly interested in educating the world about Afro-Russian discrimination and social justice issues. She hopes to work at an organization where she

is “responsible for delivering the truth and creating a global message for that organization.” She says that she has “been working on this degree for 20 years, and there have been so many obstacles.” Among her accomplishments, she is the first to graduate college in her family. During her time at SLU, she participated in SLU-TV, the University News, OneWorld Magazine, English Club, and Kiln Magazine, and had the opportunity to study abroad in London, England. The Center for International Studies congratulates Katerina for her accomplishments!

Outstanding Senior Award: Katerina Canyon

able to overcome these critical moments, either with luck or know-how, where you can’t communicate what you’re trying to say and you absolutely need to get on that bus to make your flight gives you the confidence to resolve other problems in the future. Managing my life abroad has given me the ability to adapt to new surroundings that are constantly changing, to communicate without the luxury of everyone speaking the same language as me, to see some amazing sites, and to immerse myself in cultures that are different from my own. In all of my experiences abroad both good and bad, I’ve gained the independence and confidence to manage my life no matter what the difficulty. I’m thankful for this opportunity that I’ve had to live life to the fullest, and I know I’ll keep the memories and lessons of my travels with me for the rest of my life.

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Visiting Fellowships

International Visiting Fellowship Program Welcomes First Scholar

The Center for International Studies has recently established an International Visiting Fellowship Program intended to promote global education. Saint Louis University’s strategic efforts to promote global education can only be strengthened by increasing our student, faculty, and

community access to international scholars and perspectives. By bringing international faculty to campus for short periods of up to one semester to interact with students, faculty, the wider university community, and the public, SLU can leverage those visitors’ presence to increase international and interdisciplinary student learning and intercultural competency. The program aims to facilitate global faculty research opportunities, significantly strengthen ties with strategic international partner institutions with which SLU already has or is pursuing relationships and collaboration, and enhance SLU’s profile as a global institution. The Center for International Studies is an ideal place to host such scholars. Inherently interdisciplinary and international in its mission, it already has the experience and responsibility for helping to establish and promote international programs and collaborations, flexibility in course offerings, and effective communication with internationally-minded students. Proposals for international fellows are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and interested candidates may be co-sponsored by other departments at SLU.

Jointly sponsored by the Center for International Studies and the Department of Political Science, Dr. Rudolf C. Heredia, S.J. is the first International Visiting Fellow coming to SLU’s campus in Fall

2013. He is a writer and researcher in Mumbai and has published many works relating to religion, education, and globalization, with his most recent book, Taking Sides: Reservation Quotas and Minority Rights in India, focusing on education and minority rights. He received his doctorate in Sociology from the University of Chicago, and is the former director of the Social Science Centre at St. Xavier’s College, a Jesuit college in Mumbai with whom SLU has a partnership. At SLU, he will teach a class entitled Minority Rights and Affirmative Action in India where he will give students an historical overview of affirmative action, and a greater understanding of constitutional justice in India. His class aims to actively engage students in an on-going dialogue with their own experiences in an exchange of culture, and it will focus on the imperative of justice and how it is politicized in a democracy. Fr. Heredia is looking forward to his semester at SLU and says, “In my teaching experience I have realized that I’ve learned more than I’ve taught. I hope it has been a rewarding experience for the students as well.” Fr. Heredia is an exemplary scholar and the Center for International Studies is honored to host him as the first International Visiting Fellow.

Dr. Rudolf C. Heredia, S.J.


GSGarcia Lecture

Ana Unruh-Cohen Ph.D., the Deputy Staff Director of the Natural Resource Committee Democratic Staff since 2011, gave the Seventh Annual Garcia Lecture. She came to SLU’s campus and met with many students in majors from Environmental Studies to Political Science as well as expert faculty

to talk about ways to address climate change. Afterwards, she gave the Garcia lecture entitled “Fixing the Climate: Global Climate Action and the U.S.” in which she talked about scientific discoveries that led to the realization that the climate was impacted by the atmosphere. She listed efforts – internationally and nationally – to combat global warming and pass legislation to protect the earth. Additionally, she gave her audience an insider’s perspective on the intersection of climate change science and policy making in the US and in an international context, helping the next generation realize that there is much more work to be done.

Dr. Unruh-Cohen has worked on a variety of energy and environmental issues, both on and off Capitol Hill, during her career. She was the first Director of Environmental Policy at the Center for American Progress. She has also served as a legislative aide to Congressman Edward J. Markey

(D-MA), and was the Science and Technology Policy Fellow sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Meteorological Society, and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. She received her Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar, and has conducted field research around the world. She earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Trinity University where she was a Murchison Scholar, and a soccer star on the conference champion team.

National Policymaker Visits Campus for Seventh Annual

Garcia Lecture

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Internships

The summer after my freshman year at SLU, I applied to intern in Mexico for five weeks with ProWorld, an international non-governmental

organization (NGO) aimed at giving college students opportunities to work with marginalized communities in Oaxaca, Mexico with the goal of building long-term projects to aid the community and producing globally aware interns. I never would have imagined that I would make great friends whom I still keep in contact with today nor change my future career goals as I did. While teaching English in the garbage dump of the city where many campesino migrants lived and worked, I found my passion for development work. Latin Americans had stolen my heart, which has led me to spend this past year again studying abroad and working with the marginalized in Ecuador and in El Salvador. Wherever this life takes me, I will always hold my Oaxacan students closely as a reminder of why I study or work in International Development.

- Claire Moll, Senior

INTERNATIONAL

The Center for International Studies requires an internship as part of

the curriculum to enhance a student’s academic career with practical experience. It serves as a bridge to both future study and employment and ideally should enhance the students’ primary major. Internships can be local or domestic but must have an international focus. Students gain a deeper understanding of global perspectives through their internships and bring this knowledge back to SLU. Here are some examples of students in action!

Over the summer, I did a summer internship at the National Geo-Spatial Intelligence Agency as a temporary student hire. I learned that that NGA is a member of the intelligence

community along with other government agencies such as the CIA and NSA and also part of the Department of Defense. The NGA supplies information to other agencies in the DoD. The mission of the NGA is to provide timely, relevant, and accurate geospatial intelligence in support of national security. Therefore, the NGA works with many other intelligence agencies in disclosing information that focuses on vital geographic topics about countries all over the world. Throughout my internship, I was not only exposed to the government lifestyle, but have become more globally aware of events that occur throughout the world and how they impact the U.S. and all other countries. I began to familiarize myself with the different geography and maps software, and I learned more and more each day. I cannot wait to implement everything I have learned and apply it in a future geographical project. This has been a truly fulfilling experience since it is a great foundation to start a government career, if I wish to do so.

- Mary Ann Kissinger, Senior


GSInternships

Spending a semester studying abroad in Morocco has been one of the most transformative experiences I have had so

far in college. By majoring in Public Health & International Studies, I was able to combine both of my passions and conduct fieldwork in an international setting. My internship consisted of conducting a study on access to healthcare for irregular (undocumented) sub-Saharan migrants who were living in Rabat, Morocco. Through my interactions with this vulnerable population, I was able to further my understanding of irregular migration, an issue that is relevant both locally and abroad. My time in Morocco allowed me to completely immerse myself in Moroccan culture and traditions; a cross cultural experience that I was able to bring back with me to SLU’s campus.

- Sara Rahim, Senior

This past summer I spent a month interning with the Secretary of State of Wales, David Jones, in Northern Wales and in London.

Besides learning how to make a great cup of tea, I learned a lot about how the United Kingdom’s government functions. A lot of my work was focused on the constituents who were writing to Mr. Jones about issues they wanted him to address and fix, because he was voted to be the representative of his constituency first and then was appointed to be the Secretary of State. In London I was able to see how all the Members of Parliament came together to discuss issues within the UK. Every Wednesday in the House of Commons there are Prime Minister Questions, where David Cameron defends his position and answers the MP’s questions. I was very fortunate to be able to see that, considering there are only a select number of tickets given out to the public. Overall it was an incredible month and it was really eye opening.

- Hannah Olsen, Sophomore

INTERNSHIPS

Center for International Studies Center for Global Citizenship, Suite 124

3672 West Pine MallSt. Louis, MO 63108

314.977.5124

Documents

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