Past Events

	Book Discussion/Film Series: Climate Change. Sponsored by the Lawrence Public Library in conjunction with Climate Change at the Poles. Book: Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle over Global Warming by Chris Mooney. Film: Art from the Arctic. North & South Balcony Galleries, Spencer Museum of Art, May 14, 2009, 6:00PM - 8:00PM.

	Simran Sethi, Lacy C. Haynes Professional-in-Residence in the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications. C-CHANGE Colloquium Series: "Climate Justice: Reconciling the Disproportionate Burdens of Climate Change." Walnut Room, the Kansas Union, May 4, 2009, 12:15PM - 1:30PM.

	Terry Evans. Artists Talk Series: "A Greenland Glacier: The Scale of Climate Change Photographs." In conjunction with Climate Change at the Poles and A Greenland Glacier. Spencer Museum Auditorium, April 26, 2009, 2:00PM.

	Symposium: 12th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. If you are engaged in a research or creative scholarly project, you are encouraged to present your provisional or final findings as part of this Symposium. You may develop either a poster or an oral presentation. This is an excellent opportunity to share the fruits of your labors and to help your colleagues understand the nature and scope of your investigations. Kansas Union, April 25, 2009, All Day.

	Special Event: Tree of Life - Origins and Evolution, featuring Turtle Island Quartet. Tree of Life features the contributions of several academic departments at KU, the Lied Center and a number of resident and touring artists including the commissioned involvement of two-time Grammy Award-winning David Balakrishnan, founder of the Turtle Island String Quartet. Lied Center, April 24-25, 2009, 7:30PM.

	Special Event: Spring Student Night at the Spencer Museum of Art. Sponsored by the SMA Student Advisory Board in conjunction with Trees & Other Ramifications: Branches in Nature & Culture and Climate Change at the Poles. Thursday, April 23rd, 6PM - 8PM.

	John Randolph, Professor of Environmental Planning at Virginia Tech. C-CHANGE Colloquium Series: "Toward Sustainability of Energy, Water and Land through a Whole Community Approach." Spencer Museum Auditorium, April 22, 2009, 7:30PM - 9:00PM.

	Dr. Edith L. Taylor, KU Professor of Paleobotany. "The Lush Vegetation of Antarctica: Understanding Ancient Climate from Fossil Plants." In conjunction with Climate Change at the Poles / Taylor is professor, department of ecology and evolutionary biology and senior curator, paleobotany division, KU Museum of Natural History. Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, April 21, 2009, 7:00PM.

	Greg Ludvigson, Associate Scientist, Stratigraphic Research, Kansas Geological Survey. C-CHANGE Colloquium Series, "Glimpses of the Greenhouse World Through a Glass Darkly: Deep-Time Paleoclimatology & the Hindcasting-Forecasting Dilemma." International Room, the Kansas Union, April 20, 2009, 12:15PM - 1:30PM.

	Roundtable Discussion: "Change the World: Revolutionary Thinking about the Environment." Part of the year-long program Change the World: The Meanings of Revolution. The Commons, Spooner Hall, April 16, 2009, 3:30PM - 5:00PM.

	David Braaten, Professor of Atmospheric Science and Deputy Director of NSF Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets. C-CHANGE Colloquium Series: "Findings from the International Polar Year." Walnut Room, the Kansas Union, April 13, 2009, 12:15PM - 1:30PM.

	Book Discussion/Film Series: Climate Change. Sponsored by the Lawrence Public Library in conjunction with Climate Change at the Poles. Book: The Two-Mile Time Machine: Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change, and Our Future by Richard Alley. Film: Encounters at the End of the World. North & South Balcony Galleries, Spencer Museum of Art, April 9, 2009, 6:00PM - 8:00PM.

	Secretary Roderick L. Bremby, Kansas Department of Health and Environment. C-CHANGE Colloquium Series: Science, Policy & Climate Change. The Kansas Room, Kansas Union, April 6, 2009, 12:15PM - 1:30PM.

	Lt. Governor Mark Parkinson, C-CHANGE Colloquium Series: National Policy and Climate Change. Sponsored by NSF Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets, Dole Institute of Politics, Institute for Policy & Social Research, NSF C-CHANGE IGERT Program. The Commons, Spooner Hall, March 31, 2009, 3:00PM - 4:00PM.

	City Commission Meeting including review of the final report from the Climate Protection Task Force. City Commission Room, 1st Floor, City Hall, Tuesday, March 31, 6:35PM - 11:05PM.

	Special Event: Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica. New York-based conceptual artist, writer and musician DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid, presents a multi-media event Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica / Lied Center, March 27, 2009, 7:30PM.

	Panel Discussion: Climate Change at the Poles. Invited guest speakers Jonathan Chester (photographer), Brandon Gillette, (PolarTREC & CReSIS), Stephen Williams, photojournalist, and Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky), Panel moderator Stephen A. Ingalls (CReSIS) Spencer Museum of Art, March 26, 2009, 5:00PM.

	Scott Allegrucci, Director of GPACE - the Great Planes Alliance for Clean Energy. C-CHANGE Colloquium Series: "Politics, Policies, and Public Sentiment: Tracking the Energy Debate in Kansas." The Curry Room, Kansas Union, February 16, 2009, 12:15PM - 1:30PM.

	Conference: 2008-2009 Tribal Law and Government Conference. Burge Union, Gridiron Rm (105), February 13, 2009, All Day.

	Conference: 2009 K-State Sustainability Conference. Sustainability has become a very important word in the life of universities. In the overlap between environmental stewardship, smart planning, and saving money on resource costs, universities have a responsibility to serve their own needs and those of society. They can lead a society-wide transition to a conservative resource future by example and as well as through outreach. This conference will represent a wide variety of activities related to sustainability at K-State, both in terms of academic research and teaching and also in university operations and management. However, it will also probe what we could be doing better at K-State and what the role of a land-grant institution should be in a societal transition toward sustainability. January 23, 2009, All Day.

	Hal Wert, Professor of History at the Kansas City Art Institute. Peace, War & Global Change Seminar: "Battling Boxers in Tianjin: The Hooverse Adventure in China." Hall Center Seminar Room, December 5, 2008, 3:30PM - 5:00PM.

	Richard Somerville, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. C-CHANGE Colloquium Series: "Global Warming: What Do We Know & What Should We Do?" The Commons in Spooner Hall, November 24, 2008, 2:00PM - 3:00PM.

	Symposium: 7th Annual GIS Day. GIS Day @ KU is part of a nationwide event to promote awareness of geographic information systems (GIS), and how we use this evolving tool to analyze our world. We continue our tradition of bringing together a community of GIS users from academia, business and government. The 2008 symposium will also include an information fair with vendors from academia and local business that will run throughout the day. As always, GIS Day @ KU is FREE and open to the public. Kansas Union, 5th Floor, November 19, 2008, All Day.

	Linda Alcoff, Philosophy/Women’s Studies/Political Science Professor at Syracuse University. Gender Seminar: "Discourses on Sexual Violence in a Global Framework." Co-sponsored by the Philosophy & Literature Seminar. Hall Center Conference Hall, October 29, 2008, 7:00PM - 8:30PM.

	John M. R. Stone, Research Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at Carleton University, Canada. Public Lecture: "Challenges and Opportunities of Climate Change." The Kansas City Public Library hosts Dr. John M.R. Stone for a public dialogue about the climate change on Friday, October 24, at 3:30 p.m. in the Truman Forum at the Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.

	Hall Center for the Humanities Globalization(s) Seminar provides an opportunity for scholars across campus to exchange ideas and scholarship on any issue associated with globalizations—past and present, large-scale and small-scale, near and far, real and imagined.

	Panel Discussion: "Dance in a Global Society." In conjunction with Elizabeth Sherbon Centennial Celebration sponsored by KU Department of Music & Dance. Spencer Museum of Art, Auditorium and Teaching Gallery, April 19, 2008, 10:00AM

	Yong Bai, Assistant Professor of Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering at the University of Kansas, Tea & Talk: "NSF Workshop in China: Research and Education in Bridge Construction." Bai will discuss the NSF workshop he organized in China last September. Kansas Union, Pine Room, April 17, 2008, 04:00PM - 05:30PM

	Kate Weaver, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas. University Forum: "Crisis and Change at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund." ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave, April 16, 2008, 12:00PM - 01:00PM

	Conference: Olympian Desires: Building Bodies and Nations in East Asia. This international conference will explore the Olympic games in Tokyo (planned for 1940), Tokyo (1964), Sapporo (1972), Seoul (1988), Nagano (1998), and Beijing (2008) and their impact on the politics, cultures, economic conditions, international relations, natural and built environments, and lifestyles of the host countries and the region. Sponsored by the University of Kansas Center for East Asian Studies, the Kansas Consortium for Teaching about Asia, the Confucius Institute at the University of Kansas, and the Hall Center for the Humanities. All university, April 10-12, 2008, All Day

	Special Event: "A Conversation with Tim Flannery." Event sponsored by The Commons, a partnership between the Biodiversity Institute, the Hall Center for the Humanities & the Spencer Museum of Art. Spooner Hall, The Commons, April 08, 2008, 09:00AM - 10:30AM

	Kris Imants Ercums, Asian Art Curator at the Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas. Tea & Talk Series: "Beyond Sports: The Cultural Impact of the Olympics in China." Ercums will discuss the preparations for the upcoming Beijing Olympics. Kansas Union, Centennial Room, April 08, 2008, 04:00PM - 05:30PM

	Tim Flannery, Internationally Acclaimed Scientist, Explorer, Humanist & Conservationist. The Kenneth A. Spencer Memorial Lecture: "The Weather Makers: How We Are Changing the Climate and What It Means." Event sponsored by The Commons, a partnership between the Biodiversity Institute, the Hall Center for the Humanities & the Spencer Museum of Art. Kansas Union, Ball Room, April 07, 2008, 07:30PM

	Michele Cloonan, Dean and Professor of Graduate School of Library & Information Science at Simmons College. Globalization(s) Seminar: "Libraries and Human Rights: Iraq in the Crossfire." Co-Sponsored by KU Libraries. Hall Center Conference Hall, April 3, 2008, 3:30PM - 5:00PM

	Ian Buruma, Author, Journalist and Cultural Commentator. Humanities Lecture Series: "Among the Unbelievers: Muslims in Europe." Kansas Union, Woodruff Auditorium, April 02, 2008, 07:30PM - 09:00PM

	KU Edwards Campus World Tour Series: Japan at the Crossroads. KU Edwards Campus, Room 155, Regnier Hall, March 20 & 27, 07:00PM – 09:00PM. Guided Tour of Nelson-Atkins Museum, March 29, 10:00AM - Noon. Optional transportation fee: $15 for all three sessions

	David Besson, Professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department at the University of Kansas. Osher Institute Seminar: "Souls on Ice: Human Conquest and Study of the Antarctic Icecap." Within the last 10 years, several freshwater lakes have been discovered under the Antarctic icecap. One, Lake Vostok, is almost as large as Lake Ontario and may contain viable anaerobic life (bacteria that can live without oxygen). Such a discovery could lead to exploring Jupiter’s moon, Europa, which also has freshwater under an icecap. This course explores the geology and biology, past and present, of the Antarctic icecap, and will project into the future. The course meets on March 24, 31, and April 7, 2008 from 07:00PM - 09:00PM, Continuing Education, 1515 St. Andrews Dr.

	KU Edwards Campus World Tour Series: Japan at the Crossroads. KU Edwards Campus, Room 155, Regnier Hall, March 20 & 27, 07:00PM – 09:00PM. Guided Tour of Nelson-Atkins Museum, March 29, 10:00AM - Noon. Optional transportation fee: $15 for all three sessions

	Margaret Rausch, Assistant Professor in the Religious Studies Department at the University of Kansas. Osher Institute Seminar: "Islam and Muslim Approaches to Modernity." Continuing Education, 1515 St. Andrews Dr, March 12, 2008, 02:00PM - 04:00PM

	"Japanese Art: Innovation & International Currents from 1950-1980." This special event for Osher members will explore three exhibitions - "Resounding Spirit: Japanese Contemporary Art of the 1960s"; "Japanese Prints and Ceramics from the Collection, 1950–80"; and "Contemporary Art from the Collection." Curator of Asian Art Kris Ercums and experts from a variety of disciplines will address the ideas that link these three exhibitions together and help illuminate the works through discussions of Japanese culture, history, and artistic trends of the 20th century. Spencer Museum of Art, March 10, 2008, 02:00PM – 04:00 PM

	Margaret Rausch, Assistant Professor in the Religious Studies Department at the University of Kansas. Osher Institute Seminar: "Islam and Muslim Approaches to Modernity." Continuing Education, 1515 St. Andrews Dr, March 05, 2008, 02:00PM - 04:00PM

	Johannes Feddema, Associate Chair and Professor of Geography at the University of Kansas. Globalization(s) Seminar: "Conveying Science to a Global Audience: Inside the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change." Co-sponsored by the Center for Research on Global Change. Hall Center Conference Hall, March 3, 2008, 3:30-5:00 PM

	Maki Kaneko, Assistant Professor of Art History and William M. Tsutsui, Chair of the History Department at the University of Kansas. Tea & Talk Series: "Beyond Sports: The Cultural Impact of the Olympics in Japan." Kaneko and Tsutsui will discuss the social and cultural impact of the 1964 Tokyo, 1972 Sapporo, and 1998 Nagano Olympics. Kansas Union, Pine Room, February 28, 2008, 04:00PM - 05:30PM.

	Ray Finch, Assistant Director of the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at the University of Kansas. CREES Brownbag Lecture: "What’s Wrong with this Picture? Analyzing Russia via Blogs." Bailey Hall, Room 318, February 26, 2008, 12:00PM - 01:00PM.

	Jessica M. Vasquez, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Kansas. Merienda Brown Bag Series Seminar: "’I’m Mexican, the Upper-Echelon’: Discrimination and Resistance Strategies Among Three Generations of Mexican Americans." Bailey Hall, 318, February 21, 2008, 12:00PM - 01:00PM.

	Kris Imants Ercums, Asian Art Curator at the Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas. Tea & Talk Series: "Beyond Sports: The Cultural Impact of the Olympics in China." Ercums will discuss the social and cultural effects of the upcoming Beijing Olympics. Kansas Union, Pine Room, February 21, 2008, 04:00PM - 05:30PM.

	Stephen Goddard: "Art and the Environmental Endgame - Introductory Comments," Marguerite Perret: "Living in the Simulated Garden," Dan Wildcat: "Indigenous Realism: Can we ’Save Our Selves?’" Barry Newton: "The new Bloch Building at the Nelson Atkins: Is it Green?" Co-sponsored by the Spencer Museum of Art. Hall Center Conference Hall, February 21, 2008, 3:30PM - 5:00PM

	Jerry Mikkelson, Ph.D. CREES Brownbag Lecture: "Varlam Shalamov and the Soviet Gulag." Bailey Hall, Room 318, February 19, 2008, 12:00PM - 01:00PM.

	Anatoliy Khudoliy, Associate Professor at the National University of Ostroh Academy, Ukraine. CREES Brownbag Lecture: "Modern Social and Political Stereotypes in the Ukrainian Mentality. " Bailey Hall, Room 318, February 12, 2008, 12:00PM - 01:00PM.

	Nate Brunsell, Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Kansas. Brunsell is an expert in microclimatology, remote sensing and land-atmosphere interactions. University Lecture Series at the Commons "Trading Water for Carbon: Climate Change in Kansas." The Honors Program at the University of Kansas, in conjunction with The Commons, will launch a University Lecture Series in Spring 2008. The Commons is a partnership among the Biodiversity Institute, the Hall Center for the Humanities, and the Spencer Museum of Art, which fosters the exploration of the intersection of nature and culture across the sciences, arts, and humanities. The first topic selected for the University Lecture Series is global climate change. All lectures are open to the public and will take place at 7 PM in Spooner Hall, unless otherwise noted. Speakers for the lecture series are: Nate Brunsell (February 12), Roderick Bremby (March 5 at the Dole Institute of Politics), William Pizer (March 26), Andrew Torrance (April 9) and Terry Evans (April 16). Spooner Hall, February 12, 2008, 07:00PM - 09:00PM.

	Stephen Goddard: "Art and the Environmental Endgame - Introductory Comments," Marguerite Perret: "Living in the Simulated Garden," Dan Wildcat: "Indigenous Realism: Can we ’Save Our Selves?’" Barry Newton: "The new Bloch Building at the Nelson Atkins: Is it Green?" Kris Ercums: "Clean Buildings/Dirty Cities: Green Architecture in China." Co-sponsored by the Spencer Museum of Art. Hall Center Conference Hall, February 6, 2008, 3:30PM - 5:00PM

	Steven Pifer, former Ambassador to Ukraine and Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council Senior Director for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia. CREES Brownbag Lecture: "The Role of European Mediators during the Orange Revolution." Bailey Hall, Room 318, February 05, 2008, 12:00PM - 01:00PM.

	Steven Pifer, former Ambassador to Ukraine and Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council Senior Director for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia. Palij Lecture: "Ukraine: Sixteen Years of Independence." Sponsored by the Maria Palij Memorial Fund and the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, University of Kansas. Kansas Union, Pine Room, February 05, 2008, 07:00PM - 09:00PM.

	Moderated by Simran Sethi, award-winning journalist and environmental correspondent for NBC News. Panel Discussion: Focus the Nation Roundtable. A panel discussion focusing on solutions to global climate change at various levels of government. The discussion will feature Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson, KU Provost Richard Lariviere, state senators and representatives, and Lawrence city commissioners. Dole Institute of Politics, January 31, 2008, 07:30PM - 09:30PM.

	Richard Longworth, now a fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affair, was an award-winning foreign correspondent and senior writer at the Chicago Tribune. Lecture: "Caught in the Middle: America’s Heartland in an Age of Globalism." In Caught in the Middle, Longworth explores the new reality of life in today’s heartland and reveals what these changes mean for the region. Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, Regnier Hall Auditorium Room 164, January 29, 07:00PM - 09:00PM.

	George Tsoflias, Assistant Professor of Geophysics at the University of Kansas. Geology Colloquium: "High-resolution GPR and seismic imaging of the subsurface: From fractures and bacteria to ice sheets." 103 Lindley Hall, January 17, 2008, 04:00PM - 05:00PM.

	Tom Wilhelm, Director of the Foreign Military Studies Office, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. CREES Brownbag Lecture: "Conflict and Armed Forces in Pakistan’s Tribal Area." Bailey Hall, Room 319, December 04, 2007, 12:00PM - 01:00PM

	Bill Woods, Director of the Environmental Studies Program, Professor of Geography and Courtesy Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kansas. Biological Anthropology Seminar: "Terra Preta and population in Amazonia." Fraser Hall, Room 633, November 30, 2007, 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM

	Akiko Takeyama, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kansas. Japanese Maintenance Lecture: "Selling Dreams: Commodification of Male Sexuality in Tokyo Host Clubs" (in Japanese). The Lecture Series in Japanese sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies as part of the Advanced Language Maintenance Program. Kansas Union, Governor’s Room, 02:30PM - 03:30PM

	Margaret Rausch, Assistant Professor in Religious Studies at the University of Kansas. Osher Institute Seminar: "Islam and the Middle East." Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, November 27, 2007, 02:00PM - 04:00PM

	Gisela Erbsloeh, Freelance Radio Journalist, Baden-Baden. Lecture: "Prometheus’ Daughter: Women among the Ruins of the North Caucasus." Sponsored by The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREES) and the Department of Slavic Literature and Languages. Kansas Union, Pine Room, November 27, 2007, 04:00PM - 05:30PM

	Elizabeth MacGonagle, Assistant Professor in the History Department at the University of Kansas. African Studies Seminar Lecture: "Tribalism in Leadership and Politics in Zimbabwe and Mozambique" Kansas Union, Pine Room, November 29, 2007, 03:30PM - 05:00PM.

	Wang Ning, Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Director, Center for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing. Tea & Talk Lecture: "Global/Local Orientations in Current Chinese Literary and Cultural Studies." Hall Center, Conference Room, November 19, 2007, 03:30PM - 05:00PM

	T. R. Reid, Rocky Mountain bureau chief for The Washington Post; previously, he headed the bureaus in Tokyo and London. He also serves as a commentator for NPR. His most recent book is The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy. Lecture: "The United States of Europe." Kansas City, Mo., Lathrop & Gage, 2345 Grand Blvd., November 19, 2007, 07:00PM - 08:30PM

	Gisela Erbsloeh, Freelance Radio Journalist, Baden-Baden. CREES Brownbag Lecture: "The Fracturing of Chechen Society." Bailey Hall, 318, November 27, 2007, 12:00PM - 01:00PM

	Wang Hui, visiting Professor at New York University and widely regarded as a central figure in China’s "New Left" group of writers and academics. Tea & Talk Lecture: "The Debate for China’s Future: Some Reflections on the Intellectual Politics in Contemporary China." Kansas Union, Pine Room, November 16, 2007, 04:00PM - 05:30PM

	Larry Edwards, Distinguished McKnight University Professor at the University of Minnesota. KU Geology Colloquium Series Lecture: "How to Terminate a Glacial Period: Constraints from Cave Climate Records." Lindley Hall, 103, November 15, 2007, 04:00PM - 05:00PM

	Gisela Ortiz, human rights worker. Film & discussion: "Justice Without Borders." Sponsored by Amnesty International and the Peace & Justice Coffee House. Kansas City, Mo., Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W. 47th Street, Classroom D, November 14, 2007, 07:30PM - 09:30PM

	Margaret Rausch, Assistant Professor in Religious Studies at the University of Kansas. Osher Institute Seminar: "Islam and the Middle East." Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, November 13, 2007, 02:00PM - 04:00PM

	International Education Week event: "Student Success in Global Awareness Panel." KU students will share highlights of their international experiences during this International Education Week event. Watson Library, Third floor reading room, November 13, 2007, 03:00PM - 04:00PM

	T. L. McCown, author of "Creating Shamsiyah: Empowering the Saudi Feminist Movement." International Education Week event: Talk on author’s book and Saudi Arabia. Oread Books, Kansas Union, November 14, 2007, 07:00PM - 08:30PM

	K-14 Workshop: "Teaching World Cultures Through animated Movies: A Journey from France and Russia to Japan." Bailey Hall, 318, November 10, 2007, 08:30AM - 12:15PM

	President Antonio Monteiro, former president of Cape Verde. African Studies Seminar Lecture: "Leadership: A Cape Verdian Presidential Style." Kansas Union, Pine Room, November 8, 2007, 03:30-05:00pm

	Dr. Fawaz Al-Alamy, Senior Advisor to the Minister of Commerce and Industry & Saudi Arabia Chief Technical Negotiator. Diplomat’s Forum Lecture. Green Hall, Room 104, November 08, 2007, 12:00PM - 01:30PM

	Marsha Haufler, Professor of History of Art at the University of Kansas. Tea & Talk Lecture: "5 Days and 4 Nights in the DPRK (North Korea)." Kansas Union, English Room, November 08, 2007, 04:00PM - 05:30PM

	Orville Schell, Author, Journalist and Director of the Asia Society’s Center on US-China Relations. Humanities Lecture Series: "The China Miracle: How Did It Happen and How Durable Is It?" Kansas Union, Ballroom, November 08, 2007, 07:30PM - 09:00PM

	Latin American Documentary Film Festival: "Puedo Hablar." 2006. 73 min. Not Rated. Presented by the Center of Latin American Studies. Spencer Museum of Art auditorium, November 07, 2007, 02:00PM

	Film: "Tsotsi," 2006, South Africa. Sponsored by the KC International Relations Council Young Ambassadors Event. Johnson County, Kansas, Mission Theater, 5909 Johnson Dr., November 06, 2007, 07:00PM - 09:00PM

	Margaret Rausch, Assistant Professor in Religious Studies at the University of Kansas. Osher Institute Seminar: "Islam and the Middle East." Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, November 06, 2007, 02:00PM - 04:00PM

	Shana Penn, Visiting Scholar, Center for Jewish Studies, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA. CREES Brownbag Lecture: "The Revitalization of Jewish culture in Post-Communist Poland." Bailey Hall, 318, November 06, 2007, 12:00PM - 01:00PM

	Shana Penn, visiting scholar at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Oswald Backus Memorial Lecture: "Solidarity ’s Secret: The Women Who Defeated Communism in Poland." Kansas Union, Centennial Room, November 05, 2007, 04:00PM - 05:30PM

	Latin American Documentary Film Festival: "Castro’s Cuba: Two Views." 120 min. Not Rated. Presented by the Center of Latin American Studies. Spencer Museum of Art auditorium, November 04, 2007, 02:00PM

	Hannah Britton, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas. African Studies Seminar Lecture: "Women in African Politics: A Continental Shift." Bailey Hall, Room 109, November 02, 2007, 03:30PM - 05:00PM

	Gary Reich, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas. Merienda Brown-Bag Series Seminar: "The Impact of Evangelism on Brazilian Politics." Bailey Hall, Room 318, November 01, 2007, 12:00PM - 01:00PM

	John J. Quinn, Associate Professor in the Political Science Department at Truman State University. African Studies Seminar Lecture: "Rwandan Genocide Leading to Mobutu’s Overthrow in the Congo." Kansas Union, Pine Room, October 25, 2007, 03:30PM - 05:00PM

	Will Tuttle, Zen Dharma Master, writer, and educator, and author of the "World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony." University Forum -- Eating for Peace: "The Hidden Roots of War and Injustice." ECM Center, October 24, 2007, 12:00PM - 01:00PM

	Takao Shibata, former consul general of Japan in Kansas City. Chancellor’s Lecturer: "Asian Perspectives on Global Warming and Climate Change: Concerns, interests and Priorities for Climate Regime beyond 2012." Lindley Hall 317, October 24, 2007, 4:00 PM

	Conference: "The Role of Ideas in U.S. Climate Change Policy." Sponsored by the KU Law School and the Center for Progressive Reform. Green Hall, Room 104, October 20, 2007, 08:30AM - 12:00PM

	Shiyi Zhang, visiting scholar from China. International Scholar Brownbag Lectures. Kansas Union, International Room, October 18, 2007, 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM

	Christine Knudsen, KU alumna and the IDP Protection Advisor for the United Nations in Geneva. Speaker Series on United Nations and World Poverty Lecture: "UN Policy and Displaced Persons." Nunemaker Center, October 18, 2007, 07:00PM - 09:00PM

	Harry Braun, president of Phoenix Project Foundation and CEO of Sustainable Partners International. University Forum: "Heading Toward a Technological Utopia or an Ecological Oblivion." ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave, October 17, 2007, 12:00PM - 01:00PM

	Kendra McLauchlan, Assistant Professor in the Geography Department at Kansas State University. Lecture: "Terrestrial Environmental change during the very late Holocene: Evidence from Paleorecords." Lindley Hall, 317, October 17, 2007, 04:00PM - 05:00PM

	Jeff Moore, independent expert. CREES Brownbag Lecture: "Soviet Propaganda and Disinformation in the Late Cold War Era." Bailey Hall, 318, October 16, 2007, 12:00PM - 01:00PM

	Elizabeth Wenske-Mullinax, Program Administrator for Bioscience Continuing Education at the University of Kansas. Osher Institute Seminar: "Biotechnology: Old MacDonald Had a Farm...." Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, Room 152 Regnier Hall, October 10, 2007, 07:00PM - 09:00PM

	Takao Shibata, former consul general of Japan in Kansas City. Speaker Series on United Nations and World Poverty: "Post-Conflict Reconciliation and Ending Poverty in Africa." Nunemaker Center, October 09, 2007, 07:00PM - 09:00PM

	Mieko Ikegame, Office of the Special Advisor on African Affairs to the United Nations’ Secretary General. Speaker Series on United Nations and World Poverty: "United Nations’ Initiatives in Post-Conflict Reconciliation in Africa." Nunemaker Center, October 07, 2007, 06:00PM - 08:00PM

	Steffan Lindberg, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Florida. African Studies Seminar Lecture: "The Power of Elections and Elites in Africa." Kansas Union, Malott Room, October 05, 2007, 03:30PM - 05:00PM

	Dr. Oz Yilmaz, founder of Anatolian Geophysical. Geology Colloquium Series Lecture: "Earthquake seismology, exploration seismology, and engineering seismology: How sweet it is - Listening to the Earth.." Lindley Hall, Room 103, October 04, 2007, 04:00PM - 05:00PM

	Robin Moore, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of Texas, Austin. Merienda Brown-Bag Series Seminar: "Revolution and Afro-Cuban Folklore: Reflections on the Career of Pedro Izquierdo." Bailey Hall, Room 318, October 04, 2007, 12:00PM - 01:00PM

	Elizabeth Wenske-Mullinax, Program Administrator for Bioscience Continuing Education at the University of Kansas. Osher Institute Seminar: "Biotechnology: Old MacDonald Had a Farm...." Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, Room 152 Regnier Hall, October 03, 2007, 07:00PM - 09:00PM

	Huma Khan and Heather Meiers, graduate students at the University of Kansas. Ujamaa Brownbag Lecture Series/ Kansas African Studies Center: "Arabic Prisms: A Multifaceted View of Language and Culture in Morocco." Kansas Union, Alcove C, October 03, 2007, 11:30AM - 01:00PM

	Dr. Shannon O’Lear, Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Kansas. CREES Brownbag Lecture: "Spatial Patterns of Public Concerns and Political Opinion in Azerbaijan." Bailey Hall, 318, October 02, 2007, 12:00PM - 01:00PM

	Mark Rich, Professor Emeritus, University of Georgia. Osher Institute Seminar: "Geological Aspects of Natural Disasters." Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, Room 152 Regnier Hall, October 02, 2007, 02:00PM - 04:00PM

	13th Annual Mid America Alliance for African Studies Conference: "Africa in Motion," Kansas Union, English, Malott, Pine Rooms, September 28, 2007, 10:00AM - 10:00PM and September 29, 10:00 AM - 09:00 PM

	Saskia Sassen, Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago. Public Lecture: "Deciphering the Global: Its Spaces, Scales and Subjects." Kansas Union, Malott Room. Wednesday, October 3, 2007, 4:00-5:30 pm.

	Mark Rich, Professor Emeritus from the University of Georgia. Osher Institute Seminar: "Geological Aspects of Natural Disasters." Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, Room 152 Regnier Hall, September 25, 2007, 02:00PM - 04:00PM

	Shawn Eichman, Curator of Asian Art at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Lecture: "The Dragon’s Gift: Contextualizing Buddhist Art in Bhutan." Spencer Museum of Art, 208, September 24, 2007, 05:00PM - 06:30PM

	Brian McClendon from Google Earth, Alexander Murphy from the American Geographical Society, and Jerry Dobson, Professor in the Geography Department at the University of Kansas. Lecture: "Global Hot Spots: What Google Earth and Geography tell us about War, Peace, and the Environment." Dole Institute of Politics, September 20, 2007, 07:30PM - 09:00PM

	Mark Rich, Professor Emeritus from the University of Georgia. Osher Institute Seminar: "Geological Aspects of Natural Disasters." Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, Room 152 Regnier Hall, September 18, 2007, 02:00PM - 04:00PM

	Sarah Hargus Ferguson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing at the University of Kansas. Gerontology Faculty Colloquium: "Aging in a Globalized World: Understanding of Foreign-accented Speech by Older Adults." Dole Human Development Center, 2092, September 13, 2007, 04:00PM - 05:00PM

	Dr. Eric Sandvol, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Geology Colloquium Series Lecture: "The Eastern Turkey Seismic Experiment: The Study of a Young Continent-Continent Collision." Lindley Hall, 103, September 13, 2007, 04:00PM - 05:00PM

	Laura Larson, Kansas Public Radio. Ujamaa Brownbag Lecture Series/Kansas African Studies Center: "South Africa: A Journalistic Perspective." Kansas Union, Alcove C, September 12, 2007, 11:30AM - 01:00PM

	Mark Rich, Professor Emeritus from the University of Georgia. Osher Institute Seminar: "Geological Aspects of Natural Disasters." Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, Room 152 Regnier Hall, September 11, 2007, 02:00PM - 04:00PM

	Robert Beecroft and Edward Brynn are two former U.S. Ambassadors. Lecture: "GENOCIDE: What the World Can Do and Should Do." Lecture and Discussion, Dole Institute of Politics, September 06, 2007, 07:30PM - 09:00PM

	Film: "Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti and Voodoo and the Church in Haiti," Spencer Museum of Art auditorium, September 06, 2007, 07:00PM

	Rupaleem Bhuyan, Assistant Professor at the School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas (organizer). Globalization(s) Seminar, Panel: "Disciplining Borders: US Immigration Policy, Rights, and Freedom." Ruben Flores, Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of Kansas "Demographics and History of Latinos in the State of Kansas," Judy Ancel, Director of The Institute for Labor Studies, University of Missouri Kansas City "It’s all about the price of labor: Immigration policy as labor policy," Anita Sinha, Advancement Project, Washington, D.C. "New Slaves in a New Reconstruction: Immigrant workers in the Post-Katrina Gulf Coast." Sponsored by the Hall Center and Institute for Policy & Social Research at the University of Kansas. Hall Center, Conference Hall, September 05, 2007, 03:30PM - 05:00PM

	Dr. Norman Saul, Professor in the History Department at the University of Kansas. CREES Brownbag Lecture: "Charles Crane, American Globalist and ’Foremost Russophile.’" Bailey Hall, 318, September 04, 2007, 12:00PM – 01:00 PM

	Dr. S. Daniel Breslauer, "Islam and the World." Islam’s self-understanding as the one true universal religion for all humanity has often been misunderstood. This course focuses on the origins of that self-understanding, its development and creativity in the Middle Ages, and both the modern challenges and Islamic responses to those challenges. Osher Institute Research Presentation, June 14, 2:00-4:00 pm, KU Continuing Education, 1515 St. Andrews Drive, Lawrence, KS.

	"Voices From the Margins: Silent Spring / Silencing Rachel Carson." Exhibit, Film Screening, and Discussion: "Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring," with Maril Hazlett. Spencer Museum of Art. Thursday, June 7, 2007, 7pm. Sponsored by the KU Commons, a KU partnership among the Hall Center for the Humanities, the Spencer Museum of Art and the Biodiversity Institute in the Natural History Museum.

	Don Worster , University of Kansas Joyce and Elizabeth Hall Distinguished Professor of U.S. History. Public Lecture: "Feeling the Heat." Sponsored by Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS ). Eaton Hall, Spahr Auditorium. Wednesday, May 9, 2007, 3:30-5:00pm

	Rebecca Crosthwait, Department of Anthropology at the University of Kansas. Public Lecture: "Politics of Immigration from Michoacan, Mexico, to the United States." 318 Bailey Hall, Thursday, May 3, 2007, 12:00-1:00pm.

	Peter Eigen, Founder and Chairman of the Advisory Council of Transparency International. Public Lecture: "Corruption in a Globalized Economy - The Role of Civil Society Organizations to Improve Governance" KU School of Business Walter S. Sutton Lecture Series. Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium. Friday, April 27, 5-6:00pm.

	Erin Adamson, Center of Latin American Studies at the University of Kansas. Public Lecture: "Grassroots Organizing of Dominican-Haitian and Haitian Immigrant Women." 318 Bailey Hall, Thursday, April 26, 2007, 12:00-1:00pm.

	Dr. Richard Heinzl, founder of Doctors Without Borders. Public Lecture: "Doctors Without Borders." Sponsored by Student Union Activities (SUA). Kansas Union, Kansas Room, Monday, April 23, 7- 8:00pm.

	The Visualizing Globalization through Film series will continue on Friday, April 20, 2007 with *Cabaret Balkan*. The film will be shown in 318 Bailey and will be introduced by Ray Finch of KU Russian & East European Studies. Link(s): http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/GlobalResearch/filmseriesSpring07.html

	Dr. Lorena Madrigal, Professor at Florida University, Tampa. Public Lecture: "Slavery, Indentured Migration and the Formation of the Caribbean Gene Pool: The Indo-Costa Ricans of Limon." Frontiers in Anthropological Genetics Lecture Series. 633 Fraser Hall, Friday, April 20, 2007, 12:00pm.

	Ruben Flores, Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of Kansas. Public Lecture: "The History and Contours of Latin American Immigration to Kansas." University Forum Series. Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center. Wednesday, April 18, 2007, 12-1:00pm.

	Elif Andac, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Kansas. Public Lecture: "Diversity and Political Stability: Understanding the History Behind Nation Building in the Middle East." University Forum Series. Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center. Wednesday, April 11, 2007, 12-1:00pm.

	Michael Brown, Former Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Public Lecture: "Hurricane Katrina: An Insider Tells His Side of the Story." The Politics of Disasters Study Group Lecture Series. Dole Institute of Politics, Wednesday, April 4, 2007, 7:30-9pm.

	Conference: "Helping Failed States Recover: The Role of Business in Preventing Conflict and Sustaining Peace." Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). Adams Alumni Center, April 4-6, 2007, 8:00am – 8:30pm.

	The next feature in the Visualizing Globalization through Film series will be *Time of the Gypsies*. This film will be shown on Friday, March 30, 2007 in 318 Bailey and will be introduced by Ray Finch of KU Russian & East European Studies. Link(s): http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/GlobalResearch/filmseriesSpring07.html

	*Mardi Gras: Made in China* will be shown on Thursday, March 15, 2007 in the Kansas Union's Alderson Auditorium as part of the Visualizing Globalization through Film series. The film will be introduced by its director, David Redmon. Link(s): http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/GlobalResearch/filmseriesSpring07.html

	Nandita Sharma, Professor of Ethnic Studies/Sociology at University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Public Lecture: "No Borders Movements and the Struggle Against National Forms of Discrimination." Funded by the Clifford P. Ketzel Endowment for the Expression of Minority Opinions. Sponsored by the Departments of Political Science and Sociology. Monday, March 12, 2007, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

	The Visualizing Globalization through Film series continues with *The Cup* on Thursday, March 8, 2007 in 3139 Wescoe. The film will be introduced by Champa Lhunpo of KU East Asian Languages & Cultures. Link(s): http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/GlobalResearch/filmseriesSpring07.html

	Hall Center for the Humanities, Nature and Culture Seminar, Research Presentation: James R. Fleming, Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Colby College. “The Human Dimensions of Climate Change Science: A Roundtable Discussion of the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report.” Hall Center Conference Hall, Thursday, March 8, 2007, 1:00-2:30pm.

	The film *Darwin's Nightmare* will be shown on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 in 3139 Wescoe as part of the Visualizing Globalization through Film series. It will be introduced by Mona Mwakalinga of KU Theatre & Film. Link(s): http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/GlobalResearch/filmseriesSpring07.html

	*The Constant Gardener*, the next installment in the Visualizing Globalization through Film series, will be shown on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 in 3140 Wescoe. The film will be introduced by Garth Myers of KU Geography & African Studies. Link(s): http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/GlobalResearch/filmseriesSpring07.html

	Hall Center for the Humanities, Globalization(s) Seminar, Research Presentation: Inderpal Grewal, Professor of Women’s Studies at University of California-Davis. “Transnational America: Feminisms, Diasporas and Neoliberalism.” Hall Center Conference Hall, Tuesday, February 27, 2007, 3:30-5:00 pm.

	The Visualizing Globalization through Film series will show *The Take* on Thursday, February 22, 2007 in 3139 Wescoe. Tamara Falicov of KU Theatre & Film will introduce the film. Link(s): http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/GlobalResearch/filmseriesSpring07.html

	Dr. Warren M. Washington, National Center for Atmospheric Research. Public lecture: Climate Modeling of the 20th & 21st Centuries. 1005 Haworth Hall, Thursday, February 22, 2007, 3:15-5:00pm.

	The Globalization(s) faculty seminar series kicks off with a discussion of Inderpal Grewal's Transnational America: Feminisms, Diasporas and Neoliberalism. This discussion, led by Sherrie Tucker of KU American Studies, will take place Wednesday, February 21, 2007 from 3:30-5:00pm at the Hall Center Conference Hall.

	The film series continues with *Nada* on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 in 3140 Wescoe. Tamara Falicov of KU Theatre & Film will serve as the introductory speaker. Link(s): http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/GlobalResearch/filmseriesSpring07.html

	Visualizing Globalization through Film will next show *Fuse* on Friday, February 16, 2007 in 318 Bailey. This film will be introduced by Tatyana Wilds of KU Russian & East European Studies. Link(s): http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/GlobalResearch/filmseriesSpring07.html

	The series continues with a viewing of *L'America* on Thursday, February 15, 2007 in 3139 Wescoe. The film will be introduced by Diane Fourny of KU French & Italian. Link(s): http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/GlobalResearch/filmseriesSpring07.html

	The Visualizing Globalization through Film series continues with *The Gleaners and I* on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 in 3140 Wescoe. Caroline Jewers of KU French & Italian will introduce the film. Link(s): http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/GlobalResearch/filmseriesSpring07.html

	*Good Bye Lenin*, the next installment in the Visualizing Globalization through Film series, will be shown on Thursday, February 8, 2007 in 3139 Wescoe. It will be introduced by James Brown of KU Germanic Languages & Literatures. Link(s): http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/GlobalResearch/filmseriesSpring07.html

	Visualizing Globalization through Film series continues with a viewing of *1-800-India* on Tuesday, February 6, 2007 in 3140 Wescoe. Special Introduction by Richard Lariviere, Provost, University of Kansas. This film will feature commentary by Sanjay Mishra from the KU School of Business. Link(s): http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/GlobalResearch/filmseriesSpring07.html

	Visualizing Globalization through Film series will show *Dil Chahta Hai* on Thursday, February 1, 2007 in 3139 Wescoe. This film will be introduced by Deb Kumar Banerjee from the KU Department of Theatre & Film. Link(s): http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/GlobalResearch/filmseriesSpring07.html

	David Orr, Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics and Chair of Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College. Public lecture: Rumors of Unfathomable Things: Climate Change and the Human Prospect. Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union, Wednesday, January 31, 2007, 7:00pm.

	Rhacel Parrenas, Associate Professor of Asian-American Studies at University of California-Davis. Public lecture: "The Global-Local Gender Clash: Women, Migration, and the Modernization Building Project of the Philippines." Big XII Room, Kansas Union, Monday, October 9, 2006, 4:00 p.m.

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