Fall 2024 Chronological Program Summary
September
Monday, September 9 - 4:30 pm - 308 Cina Hall - Special Event - Internships & Careers: US State Department - Presented by Thomas Hanson, Alworth Institute Diplomat in Residence and retired Foreign Service Officer, US State Department - Hanson will also meet with students individually on Tuesday, September 9 through Wednesday, September 10. Email [email protected] to schedule.
Wednesday, September 25 – 12:00 pm – KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda – Special Event - War and Moral Injury: A Conversation with Garett Reppenhagen – Featuring Garett Reppenhagen, former U.S. Army Cavalry/Scout Sniper, 1st Infantry Division, and Veteran advocate – Discussion led by Dr. Thomas Morgan, retired director of the CSS Peace and Justice Center (co-sponsored by UMD Honors Program and the Department of Communication)
Wednesday, September 25 - 6:30 pm - Solon Campus Center 120 - Special Event - Film Screening - What I Want You to Know - Veterans share personal stories from their deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan (92 minutes) (co-sponsored by UMD Honors Program and the Department of Communication) Note: The film will also be shown at the College of St. Scholastica, Mitchell Auditorium, Thursday, September 26 at 7:00 pm.
October
Thursday, October 3 - 12:00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda - International Travel Talk - Returning to China: A Family Visit and Developing Scholarship - Presented by Dr. Hairong Feng, Professor, UMD Department of Communication
Thursday, October 10 – 12:00 pm – KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda – International Travel Talk – Submerged Silver! The Preposterous Story of the Silver Islet Silver Mine – Presented by Joe Piwoschuk, former Safety Investigator; avid traveler and backpacker
Thursday, October 31 - 12:00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda – International Travel Talk - Four Years Living and Teaching in Beirut - Presented by Dr. Jayson Iwen, Professor and Chair, Department of Writing. Language and Literature, UNiversity of Wisconsin, Superior (UWS)
Tuesday, October 29 - 7:00 pm - Venue TBA - International Lecture - Foreign Policy in the New World Order: Alternatives to the Use of Force and Coercion - Presented by Christopher Preble, Senior Fellow and Director of the Reimagining US Grand Strategy program, Stimson Center, Washington, D.C.
November
Thursday, November 14 –12:00 pm – KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda – International Travel Talk – Foreigner in the American Southwest – Presented by Dr. William Henderson, former director of the Alworth Institute for International Studies
Tuesday, November 19 - 7:00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda - International Lecture - Britain in the New World Order - Presented by Dr. William Henderson, former director of the Alworth Institute for International Studies
Check back again. There is more to come:
At least two additional International Travel Talks.
International Lecture by Luisa Newbauer, climate activist, author and co-organizer of the "Fridays For Future" climate strike movement in Germany. She will discuss climate action and defending democracy.
Potential supported event held by the UMD Library - a book reading and talk by the Hannah Pylvainen, Finlandia Foundation Lecturer of the Year and author of The End of Drum Time. Her work centers on growing up growing up Laestadian/Sámi.