Croft Institute for International Studies Newsletter - Extra
November 9, 2009
Croft Institute Welcomes Hank Ingebretsen As New Administrative Coordinator
The Croft Institute is very happy to welcome Hank Ingebretsen as our new Administrative Coordinator. In prior capacities, Hank has served as the Administrative Secretary of the University's Department of Political Science and as Executive Director of Charlotte Trolley Inc. in Charlotte, NC. As the new coordinator of the Institute's administrative operations, Hank will maintain records, monitor the budget, manage student workers, and provide general support to International Studies students and Croft faculty. Ingebretsen will also be the Institute's in-house accountant and principal assistant to the Executive Director. Her responsibilities will include serving as liaison between faculty and students and providing financial guidance to Croft-supported student organizations. Ingebretsen holds a B.S. in Speech and Language from The University of Southern Mississippi. Hank's first day will be November 30.
The Croft Institute of International Studies and The Department of Modern Languages Present
The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
Monday, November 9
7:00 p.m.
Croft Institute Room 107
A Panel Discussin Featuring:
Dr. Alice Cooper, Political Science
Dr. Kees Gispen, Croft Institute and History
Dr. Matthew Loveless, Croft Institute and Political Science
Dr. Corina Petrescu, Modern Languages
Dr. Christopher Sapp, Modern Languages
For more information, contact Brooke Worthy at bworthy at olemiss dot edu.
Latin American Concentration Regional Dinner at Gispen's
The final regional concentration dinner of the semester will be on Thursday, November 12 and will be for students pursuing the Latin American regional concentration. The dinner will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the house of Drs. Jean and Kees Gispen. As always, all faculty and staff are invited to attend regardless of their regional specialization. RSVP to Brooke Worthy so she can get an accurate count of who will be attending.
C.I.A. Recruiter on Campus on November 17
C.I.A. recruiter Nicole Emerson will be on campus Tuesday, November 17th to discuss how to become a part of the C.I.A. She will give a presentation at Johnson Commons Ballroom from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. For those students who cannot make the above presentation, she will give a second one at 4:00 pm in the Career Center in Martindale. Interested students should bring their resume with them to the presentation. For more information, please contact Melissa Graves with the Center for Intelligence and Security Studies at magraves at olemiss dot edu.
Scholarship Workships
Boren Awards Study Abroad Scholarship Meeting
On Thursday, November 12, at 5:30 p.m., Director of the National Security Education Program Robert Slater will be speaking with interested students about the David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships in Croft 107.
Fulbright Workshops: For Those Going Abroad in Spring 2010
The best time to think about applying for a Fulbright U.S. Student Award is while you are already abroad: What kind of project might bring you back? Where might you line up the sort of affiliation that support a competitive application? What do you wish you had more time to absorb and enjoy? Come to a workshop on Wednesday, November 11, at either 4:30 or 5:30 in room 308 Honors, to work through some of the questions and issues you can begin addressing while you are abroad next semester. Those who are staying stateside in spring are also welcome.
Inst 110 - Intercultural Communications: Predeparture
All students studying abroad during this spring semester are required to attend both classes on Tuesday, Nov. 17th and Wednesday, Nov. 18 from 6 to 9 pm in Croft 107. Please contact Dr. Laura Johnson at ljohnson at olemiss dot edu for more information.
Vol. 10, no. 6
Chancellor Jones Speaks at Croft Institute About Work in North Korea
University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones spoke at the Croft Institute on October 26 about his experiences in North Korea. Chancellor Jones became interested in North Korea after working as a physician in South Korea for several years in the 1980's, and has visited the isolationist, communist country several times over the last fifteen years. Working with a non-governmental organization known as Global Resource Services, Chancellor Jones has developed partnerships with the principal medical school in Pyongyang, provided training and material aid, and hosted North Korean physicians visiting the U.S.
For Chancellor Jones, the relationships with the people he has come to know in North Korea are an important step towards reconciliation between peoples. In his talk, Jones recognized the moral difficulty of cooperating with an oppressive, authoritarian government, but he remained optimistic about the benefits of providing aid where it is needed most and cultivating relationships with people in a country with which the United States has major political disagreements.
NSA Colombia Documentation Project Director Visits Croft
Michael Evans, a ten-year veteran of the National Security Archive in Washington, D.C., came to visit the Croft Institute for International Studies last week. He gave a public talk on November 3rd about the NSA, its mission, its history, and the Freedom of Information Act. He explained how his office files hundreds of Freedom of Information Acts (FOIA's) and appeals every year in an attempt to make the U.S. government declassify certain documents. He also gave a presentation to Professor Dinius's class His 343, Latin America and the Cold War, about using the NSA as a resource in writing Cold War history. On the 4th he gave a presentation to Dinius's Inst 314, The War on Drugs in Latin America, about the Colombian drug/paramilitary war and the role of the NSA in understanding the drug war. Mr. Evans is currently the project director of the Colombia Documentation Project at the NSA.
by Croft Senior Caitlin Clarke
Croft Junior Brenna Depies Accepted into CIEE Senegal Program
Croft Junior Brenna Depies has been accepted into the CIEE Study Abroad Program in Dakar, Senegal. This is a very competitive program, and Brenna is the first Croft student to be accepted into it. It represents a great opportunity to study the French language as well as social science courses in the heart of West Africa.
Croft Senior Studying in France featured on Ole Miss Newsdesk
Continuing on the topic of Croft students studying French abroad, Croft Senior Tyler Craft, currently studying abroad at the Institute for the International Education of Students in Paris, France, has been featured on the Ole Miss Newsdesk. See the full article for more details!
Student Photo Gallery Now Online
Croft Students can now view a photo gallery of their classmates on the Croft website. It is password-protected, so only Croft students can access the page. We have also posted a collection of pictures from this year's Incoming Student Retreat. Both galleries can be accessed through the Student Resources Page. Click on the pictures for a zoomed-in image! Croft faculty can access the page through the Faculty Resources Page.
