Honors Bulletin Board
Apartheid and Resistance: An Exhibit in Honor of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Dates: October 10, 2008 - December 19, 2008
Location: Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, North Lobby
For more information, including exhibit hours, click here.
Nobel Peace Prize winner and South African cleric Archbishop Desmond Tutu was awarded the 18th U-M Wallenberg Medal on October 29th by President Mary Sue Coleman. The first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Archbishop Desmond Tutu rose to international fame during the 1980s as a deeply committed advocate of nonviolent resistance to apartheid. In 1995, Nelson Mandela asked Tutu to investigate atrocities committed on all sides during the apartheid years, appointing him chair of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Tutu brought his immense moral authority to the long and traumatic hearings. Today Desmond Tutu is widely regarded as South Africa's moral conscience. He continues to speak out passionately and courageously around the world on behalf of human rights.
The University of Michigan Initiative on Disability Studies sponsors...
Internship at the United Nations
Internship program for UM students in the United Nations Statistics Division
The University of Michigan Initiative on Disability Studies (UMInDS) is happy to announce a summer internship at the United Nations in the Statistical Division. Interns will spend an average of two months at the United Nations supported by a fellowship of $5000.
The intern will be supervised by the head of the Social Statistics Section, and a statistician in the section will work closely with the intern. The United Nations prefers candidates with strong quantitative and analytical skills, including the capacity to make good inferences from data.
UMInDS will make the initial selection of candidates to be sent for review to the United Nations. Candidates should have taken Rackham 580: "Topics in Disability Studies" or plan to take the course after their internship at the United Nations.
Eligibility:
Note that students who will graduate in Winter or Spring/Summer 2009 are not eligible for this internship. Commitment to the internship requires commitment to the schedule of the United Nations Internship program.
Candidates should submit a letter describing their previous experience and a C.V. Nomination packages should be mailed or hand delivered to National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID), 3338 School of Education Building, 610 E. University Avenue. Please address questions to: UMInDSInfo@umich.edu.
Due Date:
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts is pleased to announce the...
HENRY SIMMONS FRIEZE COLLEGIATE PROFESSORSHIP IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE AND WOMEN’S STUDIES INAUGURAL LECTURE
"LUMINOUS TRASH: THROWAWAY ROBOTS IN BLADE RUNNER, THE TERMINATORS, A.I., AND WALL-E"
GIVEN BY:
PATRICIA YAEGER, Professor of English Language and Literature and Women's Studies
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 ~ 4:10 p.m.
Rackham Amphitheater
Lecture and reception open to the public.
Lecture Abstract:
What do Wall-E and the Terminator have in common? In an era of programmed obsolescence, movie robots offer a startling animation of the throwaway: they personify rubbish. In investigating the avalanche of commodities in Blade Runner, the Terminators, A.I., and Wall-E, Yaeger explores the ways that trashed robots invite melancholia or compassion for the things we throw away. She also questions the status of detritus in the visual and verbal arts. Why do postmodern representations of rubbish glitter? Why do artists and directors insist that trash is luminous?
For more information please call 615-6449.
Social Justice Jobs Available to UofM graduating students and alums!
Direct Action & Research Training (DART) Center will be on the UofM campus on Monday, Dec. 8 @ 7:00 PM in 1460 Mason Hall to discuss careers in the field of community organizing, and to schedule interviews with students interested in empowering their communities and working for social change.
Please RSVP if you are interested by contacting Sunil Joy at sunil@thedartcenter.org or calling 785.841.2680 with your name, phone # and email address.
DART is now accepting applications for the 2009 DART Organizers Institute, the paid, four-month field school for people interested in launching a career in community organizing. Participants will undergo a combined classroom and field training covering such topics as:
• Entering a community • Identifying and training local leaders • Strategic planning and issue cutting • Relationship and community building • Direct Action on community issues • Fundraising
The DART Center, has built coalitions throughout the country that have won important victories on a broad set of justice issues including:
• Education reform in low-performing public schools • Job Training • Drugs and Violence • Criminal Recidivism • Living Wage • Neighborhood Revitalization • Predatory Lending • Affordable Housing, etc.
To find out more about DART or to apply, we encourage you to send your resume
to: Sunil Joy, DART Network, 820 New York Street Lawrence, KS 66044 or by email:sunil@thedartcenter.org. If you have any questions, please call: (785) 841-2680.
You can download applications or view profiles from previous OTs at the DART website.
Tanner Lecture on Human Values:
"American Values in Health Care: A Case of Cognitive Dissonance"
Uwe Reinhardt, Princeton University
Friday, January 9th ~ 4 PM
Rackham Auditorium
Symposium on the Tanner Lecture:
Uwe Reinhadt (Princeton University), Sherry Glied (Columbia University), Mark Peterson (UCLA), Norman Daniels (Harvard)
Saturday, January 10th ~ 9 AM to 1:30 PM
Rackham Amphitheatre
Lunch to follow.
TELLURIDE ASSOCIATION MILLER INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SCHOLARSHIP
ONE YEAR FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
* The Miller Scholarship provides one-year Visiting Scholar status at the University of Cape Town in South Africa for the 2009-2010 academic year, including a living stipend (~$10,000), health insurance, travel expenses, and room and board at the University of Cape Town.
* The Miller Scholar will be expected to attend Telluride Association's Convention before and after the exchange.
* All UM students currently pursuing a full-time undergraduate or post-graduate degree and not in their final year are eligible.
* The Miller Scholar will be selected on the basis of an application form consisting of essays and faculty recommendations.
* To express interest, ask questions and/or obtain the application form, email shannon@tellurideassociation.org.
Application materials are due by 5 PM on January 15, 2009.
To learn more about the scholarship, click here.
2009 Distinguished University Professorship Lecture Series
Rackham Amphitheatre, 4:00 p.m.
Reception immediately following - Rackham Assembly Hall
Wednesday, January 28
Donald S. Lopez, Jr. (2005)
Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
dlopez@umich.edu, 615-1331
Monday, February 16
Joyce E. Penner (2007)
Ralph J. Cicerone Distinguished University Professor of Atmospheric Science
Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences
College of Engineering
penner@umich.edu, 936-0519
Wednesday, March 25
Hyman Bass (2008)
Samuel Eilenberg Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Education;
Professor of Mathematics
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Professor of Mathematics Education
School of Education
hybass@umich.edu, 615-4043
Wednesday, April 1
Yu Xie (2007)
Otis Dudley Duncan Distinguished University Professor of Sociology
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
yuxie@umich.edu, 936-0039
Tuesday, April 14
Jane E. Dutton (2007)
Robert L. Kahn Distinguished University Professor of Business Administration and Psychology;
Professor of Psychology
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Professor of Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Corporate Strategy and International Business
Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Janedut@umich.edu, 764-1376
Sigma Iota Rho, the National Honor Society for International Studies, is now welcoming new members!
To be eligible applicants must have achieved the following:
- A 3.3 overall Grade Point Average
- Juniors or Sophomores must have completed five International Relations courses with a 3.7 GPA
- Seniors must have completed seven International Relations courses with a 3.5 GPA.
International Relations is defined broadly to include courses with a global focus, such as History, Social Science, International Public Policy, and Area Studies (e.g. Russian/East European Studies).
Humanities courses in areas such as Great Books or Comparative Linguistics would apply, as would Science courses such as Global Change. Third and Fourth Year language courses and Study Abroad course work apply as well.
Sigma Iota Rho sponsors and organizes several events on campus, including a Political Science professor meet and greet, speaker forums, and a banquet for graduating seniors at the end of Winter semester. In past years, Sigma Iota Rho has also sponsored members to attend conferences in New York and Washington DC. Last year, thanks to Sigma funding grants, several Sigma members participated in the ATHGO International Symposium on Global Governance held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
Membership in an Honor Society is a strong asset to list on a resume and provides many opportunities to network with professionals in the field. Additionally, the Federal Government hires members of Honor Societies at a higher grade, G-7 rather than G-5. We estimate that only 15% of our concentrators are eligible to join Sigma Iota Rho.
If you meet the criteria and are interested in the activities and opportunities provided by Sigma, we urge you to apply. Please email Kendal Kloostra (kloostra@umich.edu) for a copy of the application. Return the completed application to Lili Kivisto, 5700 Haven Hall, who will review your eligibility for membership. Those deemed eligible may then join Sigma Iota Rho upon payment of chapter dues.
