- The Annual IBS Forum on Business, Ethics and Society presents: "21st Century Model of Corporate Citizenship: From Spare Change to Real Change"
Mon. 3/31, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m., Lemberg Lee Lecture Hall, IBS
Keynote address by Stanley S. Litow, Vice President, Corporate Citizenship & Affairs, IBM, and President, IBM International Foundation.
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Closing Ceremonies
Mon. 3/31, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Sherman Function Hall
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month comes to a close with spoken word, dance, and highlights of the month presentation.
- The Classical Studies Colloquium Series: "On Translating Homer, Again"
Tues. 4/1, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Shiffman 123
Professor Umit Singh Dhuga (Classical Studies) addresses dealing with the translation of Homer's works.
- Paris in April: Architectural Transformations
Tues. 4/1, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m., Pollack Auditorium
Explore the history of architecture in Paris. Part of the Richard Saivetz '69 Annual Memorial Architectural Symposium.
- Cradle to Cradle: Design for Sustainability
Wed. 4/2, 12:15 - 1:45 p.m., Heller Zinner Forum
Net Impact sponsors this presentation on sustainable product design by Will O'Brien, Adjunct Professor of Sustainable Development.
- Pasando Por La Puerta
Thurs. 4/3, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Olin-Sang 207
A presentation by Hillel students (Jane's Travel Grant recipients) who traveled to Honduras.
- "The Eyes Are The Same": A Holocaust Memoir
Thurs. 4/3, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m., Hassenfeld Lurias 1, 2, & 3
A
conversation about the Holocaust memoir of Susan Geller Gold '56 with
the author and Antony Polonsky (Albert Abramson Prof. of Holocaust
Studies).
- Anthropology Colloquium Series: Robert Hunt
Thurs. 4/3, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., Brown
Prof. Robert
Hunt will speak on "The
Hohokam Economy: Intensive Agriculture without Complexity."
- SID Friday Speaker Series: James Arena-DeRosa on the U.S. Peace Corps
Fri. 4/4, 12:15 - 1:45 p.m., Heller G3
James Arena-DeRosa, expert in domestic and international policy and program advocacy, speaks about the U.S. Peace Corps and its implications for development.
- Metamorphoses: An Interdisciplinary Investigation of Social Change and Transformation
Sat. 4/5, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Heller Zinner Forum
A graduate-level conference for students of the social sciences. Keynote address by Professor Hugh Gusterson (George Mason University).
- Around the World in a String Quartet
Sat. 4/5, 7:00 p.m. lecture; 8:00 p.m. performance, Slosberg Music Center
The Lydian String Quartet presents music from Hungary, China and Finland with guest performer Jiebing Chen on the erhu.
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Spotlight on the Middle East
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 Film Screenings:
 America's Ambivalent Open Arms
All 6:00 p.m. showings, Heller Zinner Forum
A series of films and discussions with the filmmakers about current U.S. immigrations realities.
4/1 Immigration and Gender: What's Work Got to Do With It?
"Hearts Suspended"
4/2 Enforcing Immigration Laws: Who Pays the Price?
"Detained"
4/3 Rolling up the Welcome Mat: the Dynamics of Local Community Response to Refugees and Immigrants
"The Letter"
Sponsored by the Heller School of Social Policy and Management, the Program in Social Justice and Social Policy, Community Engaged Learning, the Ethics Center, Romance Studies, the Women's Studies Research Center, the African and Afro-American Studies Program, the Department of Sociology and the Legal Studies Program. Co-sponsored by the Women and Gender Studies Program and the Latin American and Latino Studies Program.
Jewishfilm.2008 Annual Film Festival Screenings
This week: Nina's Journey, And Along Come Tourists. Follow link for times and ticketing.
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FACULTY OPPORTUNITY
Gittler Prize $25,000 prize in honor of contributions toward social justice. Nominations due 4/15.
DEADLINES
Eunice M. Lebowitz Cohen Fellowship in Classical Studies Deadline 3/31.
Off-Campus Study Notification Deadline Noon 3/28.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship For Fall 2008 study abroad. Deadline 4/15.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Study and Work Abroad
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