Traveling to a foreign country can be a daunting challenge for any college student, particularly when your native language is seldom spoken. Learning a new language however does not only facilitate communication with others, but it allows us to learn more about the culture of others as well as our own. From greetings to buying
Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the World Language and Cultures Department present a free film screening of “La Scoperta Dell’Alba” (The Discovery of Dawn ) on Monday, September 22, 2014 at 7 p.m. in Argyros Forum, Room 209 A, followed by a Q&A with the director of the film — Susanna Nicchiarelli.
In this post, I thought it would be nice to discuss some of the special experiences I’ve had since arriving in Spain. They mostly connect in clear ways to my archaeological research or teaching in the art department, but occasionally they just happened to be unusual or extraordinary… Plane flight Early in
The summer is flying by! Before we know it, students will be back on campus and classes will be starting! Be sure to mark your calendar for the Wilkinson College 2014 Colloquium, Thursday, August 28 at 9 a.m., Sandhu Center, D-1. Join us as Dean Fuery provides us with exciting information for the upcoming academic
On Thursday, May 1, 2014, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences hosted the 2014 Kugelman Award Ceremony. Students from the departments of Art, English, World Languages & Cultures, Philosophy and Religious Studies were honored with awards. . Below is a list of the winners and their awards. Congratulations to everyone acknowledged at
On Wednesday, May 7, 2014, the fourth graduating cohort of the M.A. International Studies program presented their thesis research at the program’s State of Global Affairs Mini Conference. Four panels included topics on issues related to women’s rights; democracy, inclusiveness, and hegemony; social mobilization; and NGOs and Development. Immediately following the mini-conference, the students celebrated
The Office of the Chancellor announced the winners of the 2014 James L. Doti Outstanding Graduated Award last week and we are pleased to tell you one of Wilkinson ‘s own, Mr. Thomas Cottam ( Master of International Studies (’14) with particular interests in national security and U.S.-China relations) is one of the lucky recipients.
Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Master of Arts in International Studies (MAIS) program presents, The State of Global Affairs Mini Conference, on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 4 – 7 p.m. in the Laura Scudder Dean’s Suite and Conference Room, Roosevelt Hall 127 and Burra Family Classroom, Doti Hall, Room 005.
For the upcoming research day on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, if students in WCHSS would like their poster printed by the Henley Lab, we request that all posters be turned in by Thursday, May 1, 2014. This is a firm deadline as we have to print more that 100 posters! Students must email their poster
Come celebrate the Cherry Blossom Centennial with Chapman’s Japanese Club, Tuesday, April 22 in the Attallah Piazza, from 5 – 8 p.m. In the spring of 1912, the Japanese government presented Washington D.C. with 3000 cherry blossom trees as a testimate to the growing friendship between the two countries. 100 years later, we celebrate the