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Lost in Translation
Story Submission by October 24th, 2019
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Were your career aspirations inspired by your research project in the Amazon? Did you have a miscommunication with your internship supervisor in India? Did you fall in love in Brazil while doing volunteer work? Share your international adventures in this Moth- like storytelling event! UM Students, faculty, and staff are invited to submit a story to share.
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Date:
November 14th
Time:
7:00 pm
Location:
Space 2435, North Quad
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Global Lens
Photo Submission by October 28th, 2019
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SSW Students, staff, faculty or alumni are invited to submit photography reflecting on their identity as a "visitor" when travelling somewhere outside of their home country. Both domestic and international students are encouraged to submit their photos. This reflective photo gallery will be displayed November 4th through November 15th outside of the Office of Student Services.
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Date:
November 4th - 15th
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William Davidson Institute Global Impact Internship Program
Application Deadline: late November
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WDI provides high quality action learning opportunities for University of Michigan graduate students to work with international organizations, while at the same time providing meaningful business assistance and support to those global organizations.
Learn more
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MESA Student Organization Grants
Large Grant Application Deadline: 6 weeks prior to the date of event
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The Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs
strives to promote student development and empower the campus community around issues of diversity and social justice through the lens of race and ethnicity. MESA also provides small grant funding up to $5,000 per academic year and large funding for at least $5,000 for registered student organizations.
Learn more about MESA grants here.
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Professional Opportunities
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Program Specialist at Eastern and North African Studies
Application deadline:
Thursday, October 31, 2019
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The International Institute (II) is seeking a team member responsible to manage and with the goal of providing high quality programming, administration, and grant management for the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies (CMENAS).
Learn more about the position here
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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Application deadline:
Monday, November 14, 2019
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The
German Academic Exchange Service
(DAAD) is a funding organization for the international exchange of students and researchers. DAAD grants are available to students of all academic disciplines and at each academic degree level.
If you are interested in earning a Master's degree in Germany, or studying in Germany as part of your Master's/post-grad degree plan in the U.S., DAAD is now accepting applications for the
DAAD Study Scholarship
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Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program
Application Dealine: November 15, 2019
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The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program offers young professionals the opportunity to work in Japan as Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) or Coordinators for International Relations (CIRs).
Since 1987, more than 60,000 JET Program participants from over 40 countries have lived and worked in cities, towns, and villages throughout Japan. Join JET and become part of this exclusive network of like-minded international enthusiasts!
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Multiracial Initiative
October 24 @ 4pm EDT
School of Edu., Tribute Rm 1322
Join the Multiracial Conversations to share your thoughts and ideas about future multiracial programs and possible partnerships. We are excited at the prospect of improving our programming to be more inclusive to those who identify in this community.
RSVP here
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Cultural Vistas Info Session
Thursday, October 24 @ 4pm EDT
555 Weiser Hall
Learn about
Cultural Vistas
fellowship and work abroad programs! These programs, located around the world, allow students to develop the expanding set of competencies demanded in today’s global economy through sustained immersion in a foreign country – language learning, interdisciplinary problem solving, empathy, and respect for cultural attitudes and ideas.
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Language Matters Lightning Talk
Thursday, October 24 @ 5:30pm EDT
201 Lorch Hall
T
he topic for this year's annual lightning talk hosted by Language Matter Initiative is "Coming Together: Many Voices On Language."
Food from Pizza House will be provided.
Visit event page
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Living the Lessons of History: German and American Responses to Refugee Crisis in the Wake of Genocide
Sunday, October 27 @ 3pm EDT
2900 S State St. Ann Arbor, MI
This talk discusses how German efforts to deal with their country's sordid past have stimulated a variety of humanitarian efforts since World War II. Registration fee is $25 for this event. See
the full flyer
here and
register via this link
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Diwali Celebration
Sunday, October 27 @ 6:30pm EDT
International House Ann Arbor
Join IHAA for a celebration of Diwali, the festival of lights, which is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists. Diwali symbolizes the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. This event will provide background information for first time celebrators.
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Finding Fellowship/Funding Workshop
Monday, October 28 @ 3pm EDT
Earl Lewis Room (3F), Rackham
GRIN invites international students to join. With the lead of Foundations and Grants Librarian Paul Barrow, the event will discuss how to make funding search and application. Bringing your own laptop is encouraged to utilize the resources during the sessions. Paul will be flexible in and after the session to answer all questions.
RSVP here
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Teaching English Abroad after Graduation
Monday, October 28 @ 6pm EDT
Rm 1518, North University Building
Are you interested in teaching English abroad after graduation? Come to this event to hear about several options for doing so, as well as how you can prepare for the experience while still a student at U-M!
RSVP here
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How To Create High-Performing Teams: Leveraging Diversity
Tuesday, October 29 @ 8:30am EDT
The Kensington Hotel Ballroom
Drawing on research in economics, psychology, computer science,
U-M Professor and Researcher Dr. Scott E. Page
will speak about how we can change the way we think about diversity in the workplace, and tap its power to create excellence.
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International Opportunities Fair
Wednesday, October 30 @ 12pm EDT
Ball Room, Michigan League
The International Opportunities Fair is a great way to connect with organizations with an international focus right here on campus! We expect 50-60 organizations and 400+ students to participate in the event.
Learn more & RSVP
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Yo Tengo Nombre
An Exhibition by Ruth Leonela Buentello on immigration policy and separated families
Exhibiting until Oct 31
LSA Institute for the Humanities
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Migration and Memories: Paintings by Emilio
Gutiérrez Soto
November 1 @ 7pm EDT
International House Ann Arbor
For those forced to flee their homelands, retaining memories is central to the art of survival. Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez Soto fled his country in 2008 following death threats related to his reporting. For the past 11 years he has been seeking asylum, safety, and peace. Now Gutiérrez Soto is approaching storytelling through art, capturing memories of places he has called home - Chihuahua, New Mexico, and Ann Arbor.
Visit event page
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Border Control: Traversing Horizons in Media Practice
Exhibiting until Nov. 10
Stamps Gallery
Drawn from practices that are touched or driven by new media, Border Control assembles works by artists who consider geographical contexts, patterns of migration, displacement, and statelessness. Collectively, they offer projects with subterfuge, refusal, and reconsideration of imposed state-sanctioned boundaries.
Learn more here
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This Week's Ending Notes ...
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Ethnic Grocery Stores
@ Ann Arbor
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Email ssw.oga@umich.edu if you have any questions.
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