Activities Calendar - International Forum
The International Forum is a one-unit course (INST 300), open to all students, which offers diverse perspectives on a variety of international topics through a series of weekly presentations. Students enrolled in the course write short reaction papers. The presentations are open to the campus community. The International Forum meets in Holt Hall, Room 170, Tuesdays from 5:00-5:50 PM, and is coordinated by Dr. Stephen E. Lewis.
February 5
"Africa Versus the Devil in the Anthropology of Afro-Brazilian Religions"
Presented by Dr. Brian Brazeal, Anthropology
February 12
'The Future of Tibet"
Presented by the Venerable Losang Samten Former monk
and attendant to the Dalai Lama
February 19
"The Rise of Hugo Chávez"
Presented by Dr. Gabriel Aguilera, Political Science
February 26
"The Challenge of Change in India: A Student Forum"
Facilitated by Katherine Punteney, International Student Advisor and
Asian Studies lecturer; and students
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March 4
“Understanding Canada, Eh?”
Daniel Veidlinger, Religious Studies
March 11
“Engineers without Borders: A student panel on recent work in Honduras”
Stewart Oakley and students, Engineering
March 25
"What Smokey Bear could learn from aboriginal fire managers"
Don Hankins, Geography and Planning
April 1
“Sarkozy’s France: Student panelists discuss the ‘American’ president and his politics of ’rupture’”
Tasha Dev, Study Abroad coordinator; Zach Reed, Foreign Languages and Literatures; and French exchange students
April 8
“The intersection of politics and graphic art in Cuba”
Sara Cooper, Foreign Languages and Literatures
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April 15
“History and contemporary life in Nicaragua: A student forum”
Karina McCormack, Lorena Rodríguez, and Steve Lewis, Latin American Studies
April 22
“Déjà vu all over again? Update on Vladimir Putin’s
power play and the brewing crisis in the Balkans”
Kate Transchel, History
April 29
“Understanding Pakistan”
Mahan Mirza, Religious Studies
May 6
“An Emerald Odyssey: In Search of the Gods of Golf and Ireland”
Paul Zingg, President, CSU Chico