Week 9 Modern Languages Newsletter
"Action springs not from thought but from a readiness for responsibility." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Academic Advising Updates: Pass/No Pass and Registration Advising
Sydney Webb is the Academic Advisor for the School of Global Integrative Studies and the Modern Languages department. You can make an appointment with her through MyPLAN.
Be sure to read this newsletter's advising updates on the Pass/No Pass deadline and Advising regarding priority registration.
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CAS Career Coaching
Our CAS Career Coaches Meagan, Kristen, and Joanna want to help you set yourself up for career success! Check out these events and opportunities to enhance your career development.
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Helen Epstein's "Franci's War"
Join DMLL for this event in the "A World of Migrants" series featuring Helen Epstein: "Franci's War: Daughter on her mother's manuscript, Holocaust survival, and immigration."
March 25, 2021
12:30-2:00pm
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Summer Global Experience: "Searching for Freedom, Belonging and Hope"
Check out this Summer course: "Searching for Freedom, Belonging and Hope: Lessons from Central Europe to the Heartland of America"
This course can count toward the Czech minor and can also count as ACE 9 if registered under the UHON298H listing (no need to be a student in the Honors program). Continue reading…
Fall Global Experience: "Becoming American"
Fall 2021
MODL 291/UHON 298H: Becoming American: How Identities are Created and Re-Created
3 credit
Reflect on the process, experience and impact of "becoming American" and explore the tension that sometimes exists between embracing diversity and cultivating a shared American identity and culture. Continue reading…
Fall Global Experience: Food and Culture
Check out this Fall course: ANTH/GLST/MODL 214: Food and Culture!
Engage with a diverse set of foodways right here in our community! Examine food through a cross-cultural perspective and how food behaviors are shaped by culture. If taken as MODL, it will count toward ARAB, CZECH, and JAPN minors.
Amp Up Your German
Wanting to amp up your German listening comprehension and maybe get a different slant on world events, the environment, corona, etc.? Check out https://www.netzpiloten.de/youtube-nachrichten-fuer-jugendliche/
Viel Spaß!
UW-Madison Professional French Masters Program Round Table
Join the UW-Madison Professional French Masters Program on March 29th for a conversation with alumni of the PFMP, who will answer questions about their work and how the PFMP and the French got them there.
Monday, 3/29, 4:00-5:00pm
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Apply for the McNair Scholars Program by April 1st!
This program serves selected undergraduates-- minority and first generation students with financial need-- who historically have been underrepresented in graduate education and aim to pursue a PhD. Engage in research, develop professional research presentations, and prepare for graduate school!
Apply for UHC Student Advisory Board by March 26th!
Get involved and make an impact on campus by applying to join the 2021-22 University Health Center Student Advisory Board. We welcome and encourage members with a diversity of interests and backgrounds. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 26, 2021 to be considered.
OASIS Late Night Dish It Up: Rise of Hate Crimes Against Asians
On Thursday, March 25 at 7 PM, join us for a conversation about Anti-Asian Violence with Asian student leaders and faculty. Dish It Up is a safe space for students, staff, and faculty to share their personal views, engage in civil discussion, and learn from others. Zoom: go.unl.edu/dish-it-up-2021 Continue reading…
More details at: https://go.unl.edu/dish-it-up-2021Office Hours for Career Conversations with the CIA
Are you interested in applying or working with the CIA either during school or post-graduation? If yes, sign-up for a 20-minute phone call with our CIA Recruiter, Daniel, to get your questions answered about career opportunities, work environment, and culture.
Thursday, April 8th, 9:00am-4:00pm Continue reading…
Global Café : Horses, Folklore & Globalization in Morocco
Join us for our next Global Café focused on reinvention of cultural heritage in Morocco. This includes equestrian festivals that have become tourist attractions. This is a virtual event and to join us you should register at go.unl.edu/morocco. Continue reading…
Summer Global Experience: Course on Peace Negotiation
Sign up today for GLST 391: Negotiating Peace: From Conflict to Coexistence. In this class we ask: How do violent conflicts end? Are conflicts ever truly resolved, or are they managed? You will cover three case studies of conflict resolution and gain negotiation experience through mock mediations. Continue reading…
More details at: https://myworld.unl.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=12996
Originally published March 24, 2021 -
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