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Historical Perspectives on Human Rights and International Justice

Historical Perspectives on Human Rights and International Justice

Lecture by Elizabeth Borgwardt (Associate professor of history at Washington University in St. Louis; co-winner of the OAH Merle Curti Award for the best book in the history of ideas and the Stuart L. Bernath Book Prize for the best first book on the history of U.S. foreign relations, awarded by the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations; Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer in Germany during spring 2008).

Wednesday, January 30, 4:30 pm in Cook-DeWitt. Reception and book signing to follow in Niemeyer Hall.

Co-sponsored by Honors College, History and Political Science.

Paul Henry Congressional Internship

PAUL B. HENRY CONGRESSIONAL INTERNSHIP

The GVSU Department of Political Science is now taking applications for the Henry Internship competition. The Henry Internship places a GVSU student – the “Henry Scholar” – in the Washington, D.C., offices of one of Michigan’s Representatives or Senators during the spring/summer 2008 session. The Paul B. Henry Foundation pays a stipend of $2,000 to defray the costs of travel and living expenses, and Scholars receive academic credit without tuition costs (up to 6 credits).

ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible, students must have completed a minimum of 55 credits by the end of this semester (Winter 2008) and are expected to make a brief presentation about their experiences at GVSU during the 2008/09 academic year.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please submit a resume, transcript, one recommendation letter, and a 250 word essay addressing your reasons for seeking the internship and how it will help you advance your career and educational goals. Students may also identify a Senator or Representative with whom they would prefer to work, but keep in mind that placement with that legislator is not guaranteed. Turn in completed applications to Prof. Donald Zinman, Political Science Department, ASH 1127 (zinmand@gvsu.edu).

DEADLINE: February 22, 2008

The Paul B. Henry Foundation is named in honor of the late Paul B. Henry, who served West Michigan in the House of Representatives from 1985-1993.

Local Pre-law Diversity Scholarships

Warner Norcross & Judd offers two scholarship programs to promote diversity in the legal profession in the State of Michigan.

Click here for the page with both scholarships.

Minority Scholarship Program
The Firm has a Minority Scholarship Program which annually awards $5,000 to a law student, $2,000 to a paralegal student and $1,000 to a legal secretarial student. Winners are chosen by the Firm and Grand Rapids Community Foundation. Interested students should print an application and submit it by mail to the Grand Rapids Community Foundation (209C Waters Building, 161 Ottawa Avenue, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, 616.454.1751. The deadline for applying is April 15, 2008.

LSAT PREPARATION COURSE SCHOLARSHIP
The Firm recently introduced its LSAT Preparation Course Scholarship program. Each year, Warner Norcross will award up to five scholarships, maximum of $1,500 each, to minority college students in their junior year to attend a Kaplan LSAT preparation course. The scholarships will enable minority students who have an interest in attending law school to be well prepared to take the Law School Admissions Test.

Interested students should print, complete and submit the LSAT Preparation Course Scholarship application form to: WNJ LSAT Scholarship, Attention: Ms. Robin Keith, Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, 900 Fifth Third Center, 111 Lyon Street NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2487. The deadline for applications is May 30, 2008.

For more on diversity on the legal profession and diversity scholarships, see this post.

Ike's Final Battle - The Road to Little Rock and the Challenge of Equality

Ike's Final Battle
The Road to Little Rock and the Challenge of Equality

January 30, 7:30 PM -
To RSVP, visit the Hauenstein Center website.
Gerald R. Ford Museum Auditorium (303 Pearl Street NW)

Join Grand Valley's Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies and the Office of Multicultural Affairs at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum on Wednesday, January 30, at 7:30 PM, to hear author Kasey Pipes's account of Dwight Eisenhower's "final battle." Kasey Pipes worked in the Bush White House, wrote speeches for California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and was chief author of the 2004 Republican Party National Platform. He now serves as president of The Pipes Company, a corporate communications consulting firm. A commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, he lives with his wife, Lacie, in Fort Worth, Texas.

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To learn more, visit www.ikesfinalbattle.com.

Fifty years ago, Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, became desegregation's first battleground after the Supreme Court struck down the concept of "separate but equal." For three weeks in September 1957, Governor Orval E. Faubus blocked nine black students from enrolling at all-white Central High, forcing a historic confrontation between state and federal authorities.

When Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne in to integrate Central High, he didn't know that he was fighting the last, great battle of his career. Ike's Final Battle: The Road to Little Rock and the Challenge of Equality tells how one of America's greatest leaders finally confronted America's greatest sin. Here, for the first time, is the unlikely tale of how Ike became a civil rights president.

Dr. Martin Luther King called the Little Rock crisis a "blessing in disguise." It marked the first time since Reconstruction that federal troops had been sent to restore order in the South. Ike established the precedent that racial justice was no longer just a local or state issue. The federal government would intervene, if necessary.

Inside Camp X-Ray, January 10

INSIDE CAMP X-RAY:
Guantánamo lawyer speaks at GVSU

Professor Randall Coyne discusses
how his clients came to Guantánamo Bay,
the torture they've experienced,
and the legal battle he's fighting to get them home.

January 10
7:30 p.m.
Manitou Lecture Hall #107

Amnesty International GVSU
with Padnos International Center & the Political Science department
(through the William Baum Lecture Series Fund)
www.AmnestyGVSU.org

Dr. Walhof Wins Teaching Award

Dr. Darren Walhof has won a Pew Teaching Excellence Award from GVSU. This is a competitive, university-wide award. Congratulations to Dr. Walhof!

Dr. Kieh's New Book Published

Dr. George Kieh's edited volume, Africa and the New Globalization, has been published by Ashagte Publishing. The full citation is: George Klay Kieh, Jr(ed)., Africa and the New Globalization, United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishing, 2008, 192 pp.

Our own Dr. Jack Mangala contributed a chapter on "State Sovereignty and the New Globalization in Africa."

Professors Constantelos and Stewart-Ingersoll Receive Grants

Congratulations to Dr. John Constantelos and Dr. Robert Stewart-Ingersoll. Dr. Stewart-Ingersoll received a CIEE faculty seminar grant to participate in the India program "Gender and Development in Northern India" this summer.

Dr. Constantelos received a research grant from the International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS), through the Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C. His research will focus on interest group responses in Michigan, United States and Ontario, Canada to the economic crisis in the manufacturing sector.

ENRON Witness to Speak on Ethics

Famed ENRON criminal case witness and internationally acclaimed business entrepreneur, Mike Muckleroy, to speak at Grand Valley State University on January 29, 2008 at 4:00 PM in the COOKE DEWITT Auditorium on the Allendale, MI campus

Mike Muckleroy is known worldwide for his heroic actions in assisting federal prosecutors during the trial of former ENRON executive, the late Ken Lay.

Mr. Muckleroy has become a role model to business entrepreneurs, public servants, and others by establishing himself throughout his prestigious career as a leader in world energy exploration and development and as a former U.S. Navy Seal.

Mike Muckleroy brings a positive message to students and professionals from all sectors of employment seeking enlightenment on ethical decision-making in today’s competitive world.

A reception will be held immediately following Mr. Muckleroy’s presentation in the COOKE DEWITT Center.

Both the presentation and reception are free to the public

This event is sponsored by the GVSU Political Science Department, GVSU PI SIGMA ALPHA Political Science Honors Society and The GVSU DELTA SIGMA PI Business organization

For more information about this event, please contact:

Kylene Kalawart, Co-President, GVSU PI SIGMA ALPHA Political Science Honors Society at: 616-291-9295