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Dr. Miller-Adams to Speak on the Kalamazoo Promise

A presentation on an innovative scholarship program and its potential to bring about economic and social change.

“Michelle Miller-Adams captures the truly unique story of the Kalamazoo Promise without losing sight of the universal lessons it offers us. The Power of a Promise is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the future of economic and community development in our country.” Governor Jennifer M. Granholm, State of Michigan

WHO? Professor Michelle Miller-Adams

WHEN? Tuesday November 17, 2009 2:30 PM

WHERE? 114 Lake Michigan Hall

Sponsored by the Grand Valley State University Political Science Department and the Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society

Ohio State Law to Visit GVSU

This invitation is from a representative of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, who will be available to meet with students on Tuesday, November 17:

Dear Student,

On behalf of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, I invite you to consider joining our learning community. The Moritz College of Law is a community of people who make a difference, and we seek highly talented applicants who aspire to improve the law and the administration of justice. Those who enroll at Ohio State will join a group of alumni who are nationally and internationally recognized leaders in every field, all of whom share one goal - a commitment to professional excellence. We will have an admissions representative, Tiffany Richardson, in your area very soon.
 
DATE: Tuesday, October 17, 2009
COLLEGE: Grand Valley State University
LOCATION: Kirkhof Hall, Room 2201
TIME: 11:00am - 1:00 pm (please feel free to stop by at any time during these hours)

If you would like to find out more about Ohio State before the visit, click here. If you will not be able to visit us, but would like information about Moritz Law, you can make a request for materials here.

We sincerely hope you can stop by and visit if you have the time!   Thanks,
Tiffany

Model Arab League Course

This course will count in the comparative or IR category of the political science program, and as elective credit in the IR program. To have the course credited to your PLS or IR degree, contact Dr. Richards or Dr. Diven, respectively.

The Model Arab League provides students an in-depth understanding of the world’s oldest regional organization and deepens their knowledge of the history, culture, religion, economics, and politics of both their assigned country and the region as a whole. Through active participation in a model, students develop and sharpen skills in debate, consensus-building, critical thinking, parliamentary procedure, and public speaking. By arguing the positions and foreign policy objectives of the Arab States, model participants gain personal insights and a meaningful understanding of the issues underlying U.S.-Arab relations.

GVSU hosts the Michigan Model (Feb. 18-20, 2010). To participate, students sign up for a class which prepares them for the Michigan Model simulation. Here is the course information:

MES 380 (section 01), MW 4:30-5:45

Please contact Professor Majd Al-Mallah (almallam@gvsu.edu) for additional information and for class permit to sign up. Limited seats, so act quickly if you are interested.

From Cold War to War on Terror Conference

GVSU will host a one-day conference, From Cold War to War on Terror, on Friday, October 16, 2009, in 2266 Kirkhof. The conference will feature keynote speaker Dr. Ido Oren. The conference is free and open to the public. The conference is co-sponsored by the political science department through the Joseph Stevens Freedom Fund.

Download Cold War to War on Terror Flyer

From Cold War to War on Terror

Date: Friday, October 16, 2009

Location: Kirkhof Center, Room 2266

 

8:00-8:30am              Coffee and welcome

 

8:40-9:30am              IRO Panel: Is there a Generation Gap in How We Perceive the Cold War and War on Terror?

 

9:40-10:30am            Haunstein Center for Presidential Studies Panel:

                                    Brian Flanagan, “National Security State: Truman, Bush and America’s Ramparts in the 21^st Century

                                    Austin Knuppe, “Empire ‘On the Cheap’: Privatization, Outsourcing and Post-Cold War US Foreign Policy”

                                    Patrick Roberts (Virginia Tech, Political Science), Commentator

 

10:40-11:50am         Roundtable discussion of Dr. Ido Oren’s book Our Enemies and US, with Gamal Gasim (GVSU Middle East Studies), Andrew Schlewitz (GVSU Latin American Studies), and GVSU students Carole McIntosh and Jennah Valk.

 

1:00:-2:30pm             Keynote by Dr. Ido Oren, “WMD: Words of Mass Distraction”

 

2:45-4:15pm              From Cold War to War on Terror Panel

                                    Patrick Roberts (Virgina Tech, Political Science), “How a New Long War and a New Terror Make a New State”

                                    William Rose (Albion College, Political Science), “Governing the War on Terror: Risk, Security, and the Preventive Paradigm”

                                    Andrew Schlewitz (GVSU, Latin American Studies), “Mobilizing Christians for Wars without End”

                                    James Goode (GVSU, History), Commentator

MSU Law to Host Reception at GVSU

Michigan State University College of Law Office of Admissions will host an information reception at GVSU on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the DeVos Center Regency Room, 401 W. Fulton St., in Grand Rapids. An RSVP is required at least two business days prior to the event. To RSVP, call 517-432-0222 or email admiss@law.msu.edu

For a PDF click here:

Download MSU Law Information Receptions Fall 2009

Africa in Contemporary International Relations Conference Happening Now

GVSU will be hosting a conference on September 21 and 22, 2009, Africa in Contemporary International Relations: Contexts, Stakes, Actors and Issues. The conference chair is Dr. Jacques Mangala, who is Director of GVSU's African and African American Studies program and a political science profesor. The conference will feature of variety of panels and host a range of experts from U.S. and international universities.

Click here for a copy of the conference program. This conference is free and open to students and the public.

The keynote speaker is Dr. Ian Shapiro, Sterling Professor of Political Science and Henry R. Luce Director of the MacMillian Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University. The title of his lecture is "Luck, Leadership and Legitimacy in Transitions to Democracy: Lessons from South Africa and the Middle East." His speech is sponsored by the GVSU department of political science and the Joseph Stevens Freedom Fund.

Dede Mirabal to Speak at GVSU

Dede Mirabal, author of the book “Memories “Vivas en el jardin” [Alive in the Garden] [2009, Vintage Publisher], recently presented in New York, will be visiting GVSU to talk with students, professors and community members about Santo Domingo and her family history on Wednesday, September 23rd, at 7:00 p.m. in the Loosemore Auditorium, DeVos campus.

Download Dede Mirabal Flyer

At 5:30 p.m., the documentary "Code Name: Butterflies," (2009) directed by Cecilia Domeyko, will be shown. This documentary tells the powerful story of the Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic and interweaves interviews with witnesses to the story, including surviving Mirabal family members, their co-revolutionaries, teachers, friends, and colleagues, with dramatic recreations and archival footage. In the 1950s, Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa Mirabal, who were known by their secret name of "Butterflies," created a secret resistance movement against Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, one of the most bloodthirsty tyrants the world has ever known. When the dictator had them assassinated making it seem like an accident, the country rose up against Trujillo and a group of conspirators who had been plotting his death but had not dared to move forward, assassinated him. The courage of the Mirabals, simple wives and mothers who helped bring freedom and democracy to their country, is legendary.

Today, the Dominican Republic owes much to these incredible women who were willing to sacrifice everything and to fight for what they believed in. The day of Mirabal sisters' death, November 25, has been designated by the United Nations as the "Day of Non-Violence Against Women" in their honor. You will find more extensive information on Dede Mirabal and the history of Mirabal Sisters at http://www.colonialzone-dr.com/people_history-mirabal_sisters.html

The political science department is a co-sponsor of this event, through the Joseph Stevens Freedom Fund. Other co-sponsors include Latin American Studies, COIS, CLAS, Modern Languages and Literatures, and English.

The America We Believe in Does Not Torture

The America We Believe in Does Not Torture

Dr. Marc Falkoff will speak on the U.S. government's abuse of detainees in the war on terror. He will speak at the Cook-DeWitt Center at GVSU at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 25. Dr. Falkoff is an attorney representing 17 inmates at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility of the United States. This event is sponsored by GVSU Amnesty International, the Joseph Stevens Freedom Fund of the GVSU Political Science Department, the Muslim Student Association, and the Meijer Honors College. 

Download AmericaWeBelieveInFlyer. 

Walk for Sudan

Grace Episcopal Church and Sudanese Grace Church are teaming up to purchase school supplies for students in South Sudan. They will be raising funds via the Walk for Sudan on Saturday, September 19, 2009. Click on these links for the brochure: Download Walk for Sudan 09 Inside Download Walk for Sudan 09 Outside

GVSU to Host Africa in Contemporary International Relations Conference

GVSU will be hosting a conference on September 21 and 22, 2009, Africa in Contemporary International Relations: Contexts, Stakes, Actors and Issues. The conference chair is Dr. Jacques Mangala, who is Director of GVSU's African and African American Studies program and a political science profesor. 

The conference will feature of variety of panels and host a range of experts from U.S. and international universities. The keynote speaker is Dr. Ian Shapiro, Sterling Professor of Political Science and Henry R. Luce Director of the MacMillian Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University. The title of his lecture is "Luck, Leadership and Legitimacy in Transitions to Democracy: Lessons from South Africa and the Middle East." His speech is sponsored by the GVSU department of political science and the Joseph Stevens Freedom Fund.  Download Conference Program