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AFRICAN STUDIES PROGRAM MEMO
September 18, 2000
EVENTS
Tuesday, September 19, noon, 1418 Van Hise Hall. African Languages &
Literature Graduate Student Colloquium: Karin Gleisner, project assistant,
National African Language Resource Center, will speak on "The
Communicative Orientation of First-Year African Language Textbooks"
Wednesday, September 20, 206 Ingraham Hall, noon. African Studies Sandwich
Seminar
James P. Danky, Project Director, State Historical Society of Wisconsin
and Saad I. Samatar, Graduate Student, School of Library and Information
Science "African Diaspora Newspapers & Periodicals"
(Co-sponsored by the Depts. of Afro-American Studies and Journalism and
Mass Communication)
Wednesday, September 20, Memorial Union, 7 pm. Peace Corps Information and
Application Tips.
Thursday, September 21, Memorial Union, 7pm "Discover West Africa"
Presentation by former Peace Corps volunteers.
Thursday, September 21, 2000, 1:30pm to 3:30pm ,206 Ingraham Hall. "Best
Practices: An International Canvas of Learning Technology Projects and
Grants" for faculty and staff. Discussion of International Institute's
IDEAL technology grant and other campus grant opportunities. Sponsored by
the International Institute.
Tuesday, September 26, Study Abroad Resource Fair. "Preparing to go
Abroad" panel of returned study abroad
participants (4:30-5:30 pm); Resource Fair: 5:30-7:00 pm, Great Hall,
Memorial Union. Sponsored by the Office of International Studies and
Programs.
Tuesday, October 3, 2000, 12:00, 260 Bascom. Informational meeting for
National Security Education Program (NSEP) scholarships.
CALL FOR PAPERS
5th Annual African Language Teachers' Association (ALTA) Conference. April
26-28th in Madison. Co-sponsored by the National African Language Resource
Center in conjunction with the Department of African Languages and
Literature and the African Studies Program. Theme: "Professionalizing the
Field: Initiative, Collaboration and Progress." Papers are welcome that
address the theme or any other topic related to African language pedagogy.
Deadline: October 15. Contact: Karin Gleisner, email:
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CONFERENCES
6th Annual Conference Mid-America Alliance for African Studies, Kansas
State University. September 29-30. Theme: "Africa and its Environments."
African Studies Resource Center, 104 Lipincott Hall, University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas 66045.
National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages
(NCOLCTL), 4th annual conference.
6-8 April, 2001, Arlington, VA. For information: Scott McGinnis, National
Foreign Language Center, 1029 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC
20005; voice 202-637-8881 ext. 28; fax 202-637-9244; email [log in to unmask]
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
UW Graduate Student Project Assistant Position. Office of International
Studies and Programs/International Institute. Deadline: September 28.
Contact: Joan Raducha, email: [log in to unmask]
Cultural or Linguistic Anthropologist
University of South Carolina
Desirable areas/specialization: West/Central
Africa, Latin America, Caribbean. Contact: Thomas Leatherman: email:
[log in to unmask]
<http://www.cla.sc.edu/ANTH/index.htm>
FELLOWSHIPS
For more information about the following four fellowships, contact
Elizabeth Hurd, 262-9632 (email: [log in to unmask]):
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program 2001-2002. Deadline: October
11, 2000
Fulbright-Hays 2001-2002 Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program.
Deadline: October 11, 2000
Fulbright Grants for Graduate Study and Research Abroad. Deadline:
September 20
Social Science Research Council (SSRC) International Predissertation
Fellowship Program 2001. Deadline: December 1, 2000.
Social Science Research Council (SSRC) International Dissertation Field
Research Fellowships: Deadline: November 15. (<www.ssrc.org>)
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (<http//www.hfg.org/> .Research on
problems of violence, aggression , and dominance. Deadline: August 1, 2001
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers. Deadline: December 31,
2000. (<http//www.caorc.org/pages/Cpages/caorcus.htm>)
American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowships.
For study or research in the U.S. for women who are not American citizens
or permanent residents. <http//www.aauw.org/3000/fdnfelgra/internat.html>
The National Security Education Program (NSEP) offers generous
scholarships to undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens for year,
semester, and summer programs to study in less commonly studied regions of
the world. The campus deadline for application is Friday, December 8, 2000.
Campus contact: Matt Mayers, Office of International Studies and Programs,
256 Bascom, [log in to unmask] 262-7801
OTHER FUNDING
The Office of Learning and Information Technology (OLIT) at the University
of Wisconsin System Administration and the Learning Technology Development
Council (LTDC) would like to announce a call for proposals for a second
round of funding for the Curricular Redesign Grant Program for FY
2000-2001. $140,000 is available for project support. The deadline for
proposals is October 16, 2000. The Request for proposals can be found at:
http://www.uwsa.edu/olit/ltdc/crrfp00.htm
OTHER
Don't miss Nick Holt's column in the Daily Cardinal every Wednesday. Nick
is an undergraduate studying at the American University of Cairo this
semester. He worked in the African Studies office last year.
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Ingraham Hall; Tel: 262-4461; E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
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