IS Newsletter Oct. 4, 2022
IS Newsletter Oct. 4, 2022

Advising Update

  • November 14--Deadline to drop a full-semester course with a W
  • Deadlines to add or drop an off-cycle course: https://registrar.uiowa.edu/course-deadlines 
  • Winter 2022, Spring 2023 and Summer 2023 courses are now live on MyUI.
  • Early registration for Winter and Spring is November 7-18 and November 28 - December 2. (Your registration time will be available on MyUI starting October 17.) 
  • Use the IS course database to find courses that fulfill global perspectives, world cultures, or optional concentration requirements (Fall 2021+ major) or foundation or track courses (Prior to Fall 2021 majors). 
  • To discuss your spring 2023 courses and be authorized to register, please schedule an appointment with your IS advisor (Meredith or AAC advisor) before your registration time. 

WINTER COURSES 2022

IS:2020 World Events Today
Instructor: Dr. Peter Gerlach
Dec 19, 2022 - Jan 13, 2023; 10:30A - 11:30A W Online and Asynchronous Online

  • Required core course (Fall 2021+ requirements) 
  • Approved foundation course (pre-Fall 2021 requirements
  • Minors: Choose between IS:2000 and IS:2020 for required course or take for minor elective

Other Winter 2022 Courses Approved for the IS Major and Minor: 

GHS:3850 Promoting Health Globally (Global Perspective or Global Health Studies Track)

SPAN:2050 Spanish in the US (World Cultures or Intl Communication and Information Track)

For additional courses for Global Perspectives or World Cultures, please visit the IS Course Database.

Acclaimed Writer Angie Cruz on Campus!

Angie Cruz is the author of four acclaimed novels, including Dominicana—winner of the ALA/YALSA Alex Award in Fiction, a finalist for the Women’s Prize in Fiction, and a Good Morning America Book Club pick. Her new novel, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water, was released this month and has been named a “most anticipated book” by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Good Morning America, The TODAY ShowReal Simple, Goodreads, BookRiot, Bustle, The Millions, PopSugar, AV Club, LitHub, and more. Cruz is also the founder and editor-in-chief of the award-winning literary journal Aster(ix) and an associate professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh.

Join the Magid Center and the Iowa City Book Festival this October in welcoming, celebrating, and learning from Angie Cruz! The following campus events are both free and open to the public:

Public Reading / Thursday, October 6th, 2022 (moderated by Ari Ariel)
5:30PM at Prairie Lights (15 South Dubuque St.)

Public Q&A / Friday, October 7th, 2022
10:30AM at Dey House: Frank Conroy Reading Room (507 North Clinton St.)

Submit Your Photos: International Photo Contest

All University of Iowa students, staff, faculty, visiting scholars, and alumni are invited to submit photos to the 2022 University of Iowa Photography Contest! All photographs must be the original work of the entrant, of high quality, and include a brief commentary related to one's international experience at the University of Iowa (either on-campus or abroad).

A panel of judges chosen by International Programs will choose first and second place winners for each photo category based on artistic expression, creativity, originality, photo commentary, and the quality of the image. Winning photographs will be showcased across campus during International Education Week (Nov. 14-18) as well as featured in an Iowa Now article.

Three Categories: Hawkeye Spirit, Student Experience, Exploring Local Traditions and Cultures.

Full details: https://international.uiowa.edu/international-photo-contest

Submit your photos by October 16th!

Career and Graduate School Fairs in October

Virtual All Majors Career Fair:  October 12, 12:00-4:00 PM

Science, Health & Sustainability Career Fair: October 13, 4:00-6:00 PM in the IMU 2nd Floor Ballroom

Grad at Iowa
On Campus: October 13;  (register by October 7th!)
Online: October PM, 3-4:30 pm (register by October 12!) 
Grad at Iowa events will provide you with the opportunity to learn more about programs that might be a fit with your professional and educational goals and will include information to help you navigate the process of finding and applying to programs, including information on funding and financial aid, writing strong personal statements, and the opportunity to hear from current students and faculty. 

Symposium on Race, Ethnicity, Language, and Culture: October 6-8th

The public discussion of antiracism is informed by research in a diverse array of fields including sociology, English, African-American studies, linguistics, literary and cultural studies, and media studies. Part of understanding race in America means understanding that anti-Blackness, ethnic discrimination, and colonialism are global issues. Acknowledging and addressing structural inequalities in the cultures that DWLLC and its constituent units represent, and how they advantage some and disadvantage others, is an essential part of our curricula and research programs, and innovative learning takes place in many forms. We look forward to a multidisciplinary dialogue and exchange of ideas concerning global ethnic and antiracism studies.

This three-day symposium will bring together leaders and scholars from across disciplines and geographic areas and engage them in an open dialogue about the opportunities that advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the academy provides.

Free and open to the public. https://international.uiowa.edu/race-ethnicity-language-and-culture-symposium#schedule-of-events

Other Upcoming Events and Deadlines

10/6  "Webtoons and Affective Male Audiences in Digital Korea" 

10/6 ICFRC Event: The Genealogies of Hope; Zaza Muchemwa (Zimbabwe)

10/6 Global Express: A Night of Theatre & Writing: Students from the UI Department of Theatre Arts bring the written word to life in an evening of staged readings of work by the International Writing Program Fall Residency writers. The writers whose work will be read are Briar Grace-Smith (New Zealand), Ainur Karim (Kazakhstan), Zaza Muchemwa (Zimbabwe), and Waterz Yidana (Ghana).

10/7-10/9 International Writing Program Events

Latinx/a/o Heritage Month:
10/10 Indigenous People's Day
10/11 Appa y Papa: Latinx Asian Fusion
10/13 Queer Latinidad
https://multicultural.uiowa.edu/celebrations/latinx-heritage-month

Oct. 11 Solar Energy in Iowa: Policies and Practices at the Municipal, County, and State Levels, Boyd Law Building, 9:30am-2:00pm

10/13 Love Jihad Love…J’what? What’s that? (Monsoon Iowa online event)

 

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