International relations alumbus Shanna Corner ('05 - formerly Shanna Stebbins) has received a generous scholarship to begin attending the University of Denver graduate program in international relations this fall.
International relations alumnus and McNair scholar Amanda Miralrio ('08) will be attending graduate school at George Washington University.
Two international relations students will be participating in internships this summer. Noelle Gornik will be working with with the Orphanage of San Miguel in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. Derek Atkinson will intern with U.S. Representative Pete Hoekstra in his Holland office.
If you are participating in an internship and would like to share your story, please let any of your professors know.
Political Science and International Relations students were recognized at the recent GVSU Awards Banquet. Edward Kastelz received the International Relations Outstanding Student Award. Andrea Dickson received the Political Science Outstanding Student Award.
International Relations major Dorothy Sewe has received a number of accolades recently. She is the recipient of a Local Hero in Philanthrophy Award from the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthrophy and Nonprofit Leadership.
She also received the International Humanitarian Award from the Red Cross.
Dorothy was also featured in a story about her humanitarian accomplishments and her participation in the Switzerland: International Organizations and Social Justice program sponsored by the nonprofit group World Learning. She plans to attend the SIT Graduate Institute to obtain a master's degree in sustainable development.
Extremism/Terrorism and Islam’s Position
“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.”
Tuesday, April 8th
5PM-7PM
Kirkhof Center room 215/216
Description
Join the Muslim Students Association on their last event of the year. Our amazing speaker, Dawud Walid, will be presenting about Extremism and Terrorism and where does Islam stand on the whole game. Please come and let everyone know about this event. We'll love to have you there.
Dawud Walid served in the United States Navy for four years receiving two Navy & Marine Corp Achievement Medals for his work under the Administrative Officer and the Command Judge Advocate of his unit. He is currently the Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Michigan (CAIR-MI), is an educator, community activist and decorated veteran who has been active in the Detroit Metropolitan area for years. Currently, he also serves as the Assistant Imam of Masjid Wali Muhammad in Detroit, Michigan, a member of the North American Imams Federation (NAIF), and an executive board member of the Metropolitan Interfaith Workers Rights Committee.
He has lectured across the country at several mosques and universities including Harvard University, the University of the Virgin Islands and Youngstown State University. He also has had numerous articles on Islam and Interfaith dialogue published as well as appearing in major media outlets such as CNN, Al-Jazeera, the New York Times, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, and the BBC. Other past leadership positions, which he has held in the community include Chairperson of the Board of Trustees for Al-Ikhlas Training Academy, a pre-K – 12th grade private Islamic school in Detroit, Chairperson of Religious Studies for The American Society of Muslims' National Young Adult Association, and Congregational Organizer for The Interfaith Partners wing of The National Conference for Community and Justice – Detroit now known as the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion.
Food will be provided.
You are invited to a lecture by Laila Al-Qatami, Communications Director of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.
Feb. 21, 1 p.m. in the Grand River Room
Title: "Media Portrayals of Arabs and Muslims: Progress or Progressively Bad?"
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.
Professor Diven has created a very helpful Study Abroad guide for Political Science and International Relations. Please follow the link to download in Word format.
Download study_abroad.doc
On Tuesday, November 6th, Professor Diven hosted John Matuszak in her U.S. foreign policy classes. Mr. Matuszak works in the Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and Science in the U.S. State Department. He works to represent U.S. environmental policy overseas and helps negotiate U.S. participation in bilateral and multilateral environmental agreements. In class, Mr. Matuszak talked about the importance of global environmental issues and careers in the State Department.
Mr. Matuszak was raised in Grand Rapids, attended Aquinas College, and completed his graduate work at Michigan State University. In 1978, he studied abroad with the GVSU program in Cracow, Poland. He had some interesting insights about how to pursue jobs in the State Department. Students who would like to contact Mr. Matuszak can do so through Professor Diven.
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