Workshop to focus on policy innovation for environmental, economic gain

How can the U.S. and the European Union find solutions to environmental problems while also supporting the economy? Eight Europeans with expertise in creating and using new policies to meet 21st century environmental and economic challenges will be in Madison June 19 at Monona Terrace as part of an open-to-the-public “international dialogue on ecological policy” co-sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The UW-Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE) and La Follette School of Public Affairs are sponsoring: “Innovative Environmental Governance and Regulation in the European Union: Any Lessons for the U.S.?”

The experts from business, government, non-government and academic sectors will cover a range of topics, including river protection, efficient permitting, product stewardship, chemical use and environmental-business cooperation.

The workshop falls within the June 17-20 conference of the Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Performance (MSWG), a network with about 1,000 business, government, non-government and academic members in 30 states and 20 countries. Since 1996, MSWG has been a “voice for ecological innovation and integration,” favoring collaborative and systems-based approaches to environmental protection and sustainability.

NAFSA Webinar on Global Competence

The Division of International Studies will host a NAFSA “Webinar” on global competence April 11, 2007.

The Web-based seminar is designed to stimulate the thinking of those who are involved in developing creative ideas for study abroad but it is also useful for other UW-Madison faculty and staff involved with policy, planning, and strategy for internationalization within universities.

The seminar is entitled “Going Beyond Study Abroad: Developing Global Competence in Undergraduates.” It will be held Wednesday, April 11 at 11 a.m. CDT in room 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Dr.

UW-Madison faculty or staff interested in the session should contact rlhess@wisc.edu

More information on the seminar and the speakers is at: http://www.nafsa.org/events.sec/webinars/going_beyond_study_abroad

Workshop to Focus on Policy Innovation for Environmental and Economic Gain

NEWS ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 12, 2007
CONTACT: Alison Alter, Associate Director of the UW-Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE): phone 608-262-9774 or abalter@wisc.edu.

Innovative Environmental Governance and Regulation in the European Union: Any Lessons for US?

Madison-WI - How can the US and the EU find solutions to environmental problems which also promote the economy? Seven Europeans with expertise in creating and using new policies to meet 21st century environmental and economic challenges will be in Madison June 19 at Monona Terrace as part of an open-to-the-public “international dialogue on ecological policy” co-sponsored by the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

The UW-Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE) and La Follette School of Public Affairs are sponsoring: “Innovative Environmental Governance and Regulation in the European Union: Any Lessons for US?”

The experts from business, government, non-government and academic sectors will cover a range of topics including river protection, efficient permitting, product stewardship, chemical use, and environmental-business cooperation.

The workshop falls within the June 17-20 conference of the Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Performance (MSWG), a network with about 1,000 business, government, non-government and academic members in 30 states and 20 countries. Since 1996, MSWG has been a “voice for ecological innovation and integration,” favoring collaborative and systems-based approaches to environmental protection and sustainablity.

International Simulation Experiment

International Simulation Experiment at UW-Madison

Contacts: Steve Smith, Global Studies, sksmith@wisc.edu, (608) 262-0646;

Marilee Sushoreba, International Student Services, sushoreba@odos.wisc.edu, (608) 262-9716

What if the world were in your hands? Over 150 students will have the chance to answer that question on Saturday, March 3, 2007, during the International Experiment, a role-playing simulation developed by students at UW-Madison, and sponsored by several UW-Madison organizations. The event will be held from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in the Great Hall, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.

UW-Madison’s International Experiment provides an opportunity for students from widely varying units on campus to interact and learn from a diverse group of people. The simulation creates a broader awareness of the interconnectedness of the world and fosters the concept of considering global ramifications of individual and regional actions.

Although a game cannot mimic reality completely, the UW-Madison International Experiment incorporates several important aspects that could be transfered to real life. It teaches participants about the complexity of global issues and the interdependency of global players. An important element of the simulation will be a debriefing to discuss real-world implications of decisions and actions.

Participants in the simulation represent almost every UW-Madison college. Approximately one third of the participants are international students; about 20% are graduate students. Players will be divided into fifteen geographical regions, five fictional multinational corporations, and four non-profit organizations representing health, human rights, education and the environment. They will negotiate, trade, and compete for assets such as natural resources and money, while trying to solve regional and global challenges.

The 2007 International Experiment (IX ’07) is sponsored by International Student Services, International Learning Community, Global Studies, School of Business International Programs, International Agriculture, Model United Nations, WUD-Global Connections, and Center for International Business Education and Research.

Celebrating International Education Week

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: October 26, 2006

CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW-Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu

UW-MADISON CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK

Madison, WI – The UW-Madison will celebrate International Education Week, November 12 through 18, with a series of, talks, workshops and conferences. International Education Week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Departments of State and Education in an effort to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide, and promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment.

At UW-Madison, events will include:

• How-to sessions about applying to study abroad, international internship and Peace Corps programs
• International art and photo exhibits
• Student slide shows on international study and travel
• Talks sponsored by international and area studies programs on a variety of subjects
• Conferences on international children’s literature, globalizing political history and law and politics in Latin America

A full calendar of events is here.

World Cultures Day

NEWS ADVISORY – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: October 4, 2006

CONTACT: Lara Kain, Outreach Coordinator, Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) and Center for European Studies (CES), UW-Madison, (608) 265-6298, outreach@creeca.wisc.edu

Madison, WI – Approximately 175 Wisconsin middle school students, including several dozen from the Dane County area, will participate in the second UW-Madison World Cultures Day, an international education event being sponsored by the Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium. The event is Wednesday, October 18th from 9 am to 2 pm at the Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street.

The Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium (WIOC) is a consortium of eight UW-Madison International Institute area and international studies programs which are also federally-funded national resource centers. WIOC provides resources and expertise on world areas to K-12 teachers, post-secondary educators, businesses, the media, and the community at large.

Modeled after the highly successful World Languages Day at UW-Madison, which annually draws several hundred high school students from around the state, World Cultures Day is a pilot project targeted to a middle school audience. It is designed to better acquaint students with the world’s regions, peoples and cultures.

The students will participate in large- and small-group activities on a variety of sessions, including Brazilian martial arts, Turkish culture and folk dancing, traditional Asian theater, origami, Javanese and Indian dance, African drumming. The events are interactive and participatory. The activities are led by UW-Madison faculty, staff and students.

WIOC programs include the African Studies Program, the Center for East Asian Studies, the Center for European Studies, the Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia, the Center for South Asia, the Global Studies Program and the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program. Also members of WIOC are the Center for International Education and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, both at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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Nuclear Security Conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: 10/5/2006

SENDER: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, UW-Madison Division of International Studies, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu

EVENT CONTACT: Hope Rennie, Assistant Director, UW-Madison Center for East Asian Studies, (608) 262-3643, rhope@wisc.edu

EVENT WEBSITE: http://www.wage.wisc.edu/EVENTS/?ID=169

Nuclear Security in Northeast Asia to be Focus of UW-Madison Conference

Madison, WI – The University of Wisconsin- Madison will host a day-long workshop on “Nuclear Security in Northeast Asia,” Friday, October 13, 2006 in the Law School’s Lubar Commons. The workshop will bring together a group of innovative scholars studying Northeast Asian foreign policy, military developments, and social change from diverse geographical and methodological points of view. Speakers will include well-known experts on North Korea’s relations with South Korea, China, Japan, Russia, and the United States.

The day of panel presentations will culminate in a round-table discussion among the invited experts and will address such questions as:

• How did we come to the present moment of heightened crisis on the Korean peninsula over nuclear security?
• What role did different societies play in this history?
• What can we expect in the near future?

The symposium has been organized by the Center for East Asian Studies and the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), and is being co-sponsored by the Korea Economic Institute in Washington, DC. The workshop is free and the public is encouraged to attend.

“We hope to stimulate scholars to think more deeply about the applications of their research,” says Jeremi Suri, an associate professor of history at UW-Madison and the workshop’s lead organizer. Suri is also co-leader of WAGE’s “Governing Global Insecurities” research collaborative, which includes faculty and graduate students. “Too much of contemporary policy discussion is driven by short-term pressures and ad hoc analysis. We believe that this needs to change, particularly for policy-making around the Korean peninsula.”

Speakers at the workshop include:

• Gregg Brazinsky, Assistant Professor of History and International Affairs, The George Washington University
• Bruce Cumings, Professor of History, University of Chicago
• Sung Chull Kim, Professor of Northeast Asian Studies, Hiroshima Peace Institute, Hiroshima City University
• Mitchell Lerner, Associate Professor of History, Mershon Center for International Security, Ohio State University
• Sergey Radchenko, Visiting Professor of History, Pittsburgh State University
• Scott Rembrandt, Director of Research & Academic Affairs, Korea Economic Institute
• Kathryn Weathersby, Senior Associate, History and Public Policy Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

In addition to Suri, UW-Madison faculty Edward Friedman (Political Science), David Leheny (Political Science), and John Ohnesorge (Law) will also participate in the conference.

The workshop is linked to a course being offered this semester by the Center for East Asian Studies, Modern Korea: North & South, and conference participants will speak to the class.

“Student interest in Korea has been growing rapidly because South Korea is the seventh largest trading partner of the U.S. and North Korea is an important player affecting the future peace and security of the United States,” says Hope Rennie of the Center for East Asian Studies. “We are trying to meet our students’ needs for more information about Korea through events like this workshop and by expanding our Korean Studies course offerings.” About 50 students are enrolled in the class.

Further Details:

Event Title: Nuclear Security in Northeast Asia Workshop

Date: October 13, 2006

Time: 8:45 AM - 5:30 PM

Location: Lubar Commons, 7200 Law School, 975 Bascom Mall

Sponsors: The UW-Madison’s Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE); Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS), Global Security Initiative, Division of International Studies; and the Korea Economic Institute (KEI), Washington, DC.

Co-Sponsors: Korean Students and Scholars Association (KSSA); and the UW-Madison’s
East Asian Legal Studies Center (EALSC), Global Legal Studies Initiative (GLSI), with support from the University Lectures Committee

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http://www.wage.wisc.edu/EVENTS/?ID=169

Teacher, Student International Workshops

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: Wednesday, October 4, 2006

CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, UW-Madison Division of International Studies, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu

UW-Madison To Sponsor Teacher, Student International Workshops

Madison, WI – University of Wisconsin-Madison area and international studies programs will sponsor several workshops for K-12 teachers and students this fall. The workshops, organized by the University’s eight, federally-funded national resource centers, offer resources and expertise in several world areas, including Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Many of these workshops are supported by funding from the U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grants.

The centers are members of the Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium (WIOC) http://www.wioc.wisc.edu and The International Institute at UW- Madison, an initiative of the Division of International Studies and the College of Letters and Science. Throughout the year, the programs provide a range of outreach services, including talks, conferences, PK-12 workshops, teaching materials, audio-visual materials, and language institutes. UW-Madison’s national resource centers are recognized internationally for excellence and innovation in research, teaching and outreach. The fall workshops are:

• “Asia in Your Community: Cultural and Religious Practices”

Sunday, October 15, 2006

A unique full-day bus tour for K-12 teachers to explore resources available in their community for teaching about Asia. Visit community sites in and around Madison, with presentations by Asian studies faculty and community members on religious and cultural practices. Demonstrations will include a Thai Buddhist ceremony, Indian dance and storytelling, Chinese martial arts and T’ai Chi. Teachers will eat meals at Thai and Indian restaurants, visit a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery, and have a discussion with Hmong community members at a local community center. Participants can earn one graduate credit. Contact: Peggy Choy, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, (608) 263-1755, pachoy@wisc.edu http://www.seasia.wisc.edu/Outreach/ureach.htm

Sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, and Center for South Asia at UW-Madison with support from the Midwest Council on Asian Affairs.

• “A World Cultures Day Middle School Extravaganza”

Wednesday, October 18, 2006, 9 am - 2 pm

Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St., Madison, Wisconsin

Bring your middle school students to the UW-Madison campus and discover the world through hands-on activities, games, lectures and music from cultures spanning the globe.

Contact: Lara Kain, (608) 265-6298 or kain@wisc.edu

Sponsored by the Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium (WIOC).

• 5th Annual International Children and Young Adult Literature Celebration

“Open a Door… Open a Book… Open your Mind… to the World”

Saturday, November 18, 2006

Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St., Madison, Wisconsin

A workshop for K-12 educators, librarians and children’s literature enthusiasts featuring authors Yangsook Choi, Cathryn Clinton, Yona Zeldis McDonough, and Suzanne Fisher Staples. See the Website for specific registration information at http://www.wioc.wisc.edu/childlit/index.htm or contact Rachel Weiss, Center for South Asia, (608) 262-9224, rweiss@wisc.edu Registration deadline, November 6, 2006.

Sponsored by Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium (WIOC).

• “Strategies for Teaching Chinese Grammar and Vocabulary with Authentic Texts”

Saturday, December 2, 2006

Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue, Madison

A workshop for K-16 Chinese language teachers addressing three important pedagogical questions: how to teach Chinese grammar and vocabulary with authentic texts in both spoken and written language, how best to teach vocabulary, especially synonyms, in the classroom, and what pedagogical approaches to use in high school Chinese teaching.

The lead instructors will be Dr. Hongyin Tao, Associate Professor, Asian Languages & Cultures and Director, Chinese Language Program at the University of California Los Angeles, who is the project leader for the CALPER project on “Teaching Advanced Chinese with Authentic Materials,” and Ms. Margaret Wong, Director of International Education, Senior Chinese Language Instructor at Breck School, in Minnesota, who has taught Chinese language in high schools for 30 years. Registration deadline: October 23, 2006. For more information, see: www.eastasia.wisc.edu

Sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies, and the Pennsylvania State Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research (CALPER)

• “From Ukiyoe to Anime: Using Art & Popular Culture in Your Classroom to Explore Mutual Cultural Influences Between Japan and the U.S.”

Saturday, December 9, 2006

Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Dr. and the Chazen Museum of Art, 800 University Ave., Madison

A workshop for K-12 teachers of art, social studies, history, and Japanese language in connection with the upcoming exhibition, “Color Woodcut International: Japan, America, and Britain in the early 20th Century,” December 9, 2006 - February. 25, 2007 at the Chazen Museum of Art in Madison. This workshop and special gallery tour will prepare teachers to use the exhibition, the K-12 curriculum guide accompanying the exhibition, and other local and online resources related to Japanese arts and popular culture as learning opportunities for their students. Registration deadline: November 20, 2006. For more information, see: www.eastasia.wisc.edu

Sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies and the Chazen Museum of Art, with support from the Northeast Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies

• “Using Anime & Manga in K-16 Japanese Language Classrooms”

Saturday, February 10, 2007

Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison

A workshop for K-16 Japanese language teachers. Registration deadline: January 26, 2007. For more information, see: www.eastasia.wisc.edu

Sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies and the Wisconsin Association of Teachers of Japanese (WIATJ).

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