Fall 2023 Chronological Program Summary
August
Tuesday, August 29 – 12:00 pm – KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda – Special Event – Rewilding Finland – Presented by Dr. Tero Mustonen, Finnish founder and president of the Snowchange Cooperative; Adjunct Professor of Geography, University of Eastern Finland; and, 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize winner awarded for restoring peatlands in Finland
September
Monday, September 18 – 4:30 pm – Cina Hall 106 – Special Event – Internships and Careers with the US State Department – Presented by Thomas Hanson, retired US Foreign Service Officer and Alworth Institute Diplomat in Residence
Wednesday, September 20 – 7:00 pm – KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda – International Lecture – New Economic Statecraft: China, the United States and the European Union – Presented by Dr. Zhang Xiaotong, Visiting scholar, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and Professor, Institute of Belt and Road Initiative & Global Governance, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Thursday, September 21 – 12:00 pm – KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda – Lunch Talk – From Duluth to the Arctic Circle: Weaving Relationships through Sámi Libraries – Presented by Chelsey Miller, Communications Associate, and Bibliographer for the Sámi Collection, and Matt Rosendahl, Director, both of the UMD Kathryn A. Martin Library (Co-sponsored by the Kathryn A. Martin Library)
Friday, September 22 – 12:00 pm – KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda – Lunch Talk – Gripped by Guyana: A Memoir of Purpose and Adventure – Presented by Dr. Merle Kindred, author of a memoir by the same name and development expert with Cuso International, a Canadian international development organization
Thursday, September 28 – 12:00 pm – KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda – Lunch Talk – Torii Gates and Hot Springs in Japan – Presented by Mia O’Brien, MA, Executive Office and Administrative Assistant, UMD Department of History, Political Science, & International Studies
October
Thursday, October 5 – 12:00 pm – KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda – Lunch Talk – Lessons from Cuba: Exploring Art, Healthcare, Sustainability, and Education – Presented by Dr. Carol Wallace, Assistant Professor of Spanish Studies, UMD Department of World Languages and Cultures
Tuesday, October 10 – 7:00 pm – Montague Hall 80 – International Lecture - What Is the Israel Lobby and What Does it Do? – Presented by Dr. Walter L. Hixson, historian and commentator, and former distinguished professor, University of Akron
CANCELLED - Thursday, October 12 -12:00 pm – KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda – Lunch Talk – The Queen of the Danube: The Wonder that is Budapest – Presented by Cindy M. Christian, Director of the Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies
Tuesday, October 17 – 7:00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda – International Lecture - War in Ukraine: from Everyday Challenges to Global Change – Presented by Iryna Drobovych (Bochar) – Humphrey School of Public Affairs 2023-2024 International Fellow, University of Minnesota, and Strategy Director of the Ukrainian Women’s Congress
Thursday, October 19 – 12:00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda – Lunch Talk – KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda – Lunch Talk – Malaysian Makan Time: The Delights of a Multiethnic Cuisine – Presented by Geraldine Hughes, Executive Office & Administrative Specialist, UMD Mathematics & Statistics
November
Thursday, November 2 -12:00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda – Lunch Talk – The Troubles in Northern Ireland: The Complexities of Rebuilding Societies after Conflict – Presented by Dr. Khalil (Haji) Dokhanchi, Professor, University of Wisconsin Superior (UWS) Department of Social Inquiry, and UWS student participants in the summer 2023 study abroad program in Northern Ireland
Tuesday, November 7 - 7:00 pm – International Lecture - U.S. Foreign Policy Update and a New Playbook for the American Economy - Thomas Hanson, retired US Foreign Service Officer and Alworth Institute Diplomat in Residence will present on US Foreign Policy
Wednesday, November 8 – 12:00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda – Lunch Talk - Vietnam: History, Grandeur, and Tragedy – Presented by Dr. Elizabethada Wright, Graduate Professor, UMD Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies, and Cheryl Retain, UMD staff member
Monday, November 13 – 6:30 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda - Water, Mining, and Climate Justice: A Conversation about Mining-impacted Communities from Honduras to Minnesota – Panelists include area environmental experts Jenna Yeakle, Shanai Matteson, Jackson Faris, JT Haines, with Duluth Senator Jen McEwen and Fond du Lac Elder Ricky; Moderated by Dr. Timothy Lorek, Director, Alworth Center for Peace and Justice Studies, College of At. Scholastica
Thursday, November 16 – 12:00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda – Lunch Talk - Exploring my Slovenian Heritage - Presented by Deborah V. Good, retired UMD Study Abroad Advisor