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Monday, Sept. 24
1 p.m., Davidson Room, Memorial Center – Diversity Action Planning Workshop – As part of the President’s Leadership Initiative on Inclusive Excellence, each campus department (academic and administrative) will develop a diversity action plan to assist our positive momentum in creating an inclusive campus community. This last in a series of workshops is for anyone interested, and is designed specifically to assist departmental leaders as they develop their action plan.
(Daily this week) 1:30-3:30 p.m., Hart Career Center, Welcome Center – Hart Career Center Extra Walk-In Hours – Hart Career Center will offer extra walk-in hours for students all this week. Bring your resume (electronic or paper) and have our staff review it, ask a quick question about Handshake or get help setting up your profile.
4 p.m., 102 (Case Study Room), State Farm Hall – Interested in "Taking the Road Less Traveled?" – Come hear stories from students who have recently studied abroad in a developing country, showing how they not only survived, but thrived while abroad. Don't miss this opportunity to expand your view of the world – and how you might engage with it!
The lineup of student presenters this year is:
- Ann Crumbaugh – Uganda (SIT)
- Kyle Fahsl – Argentina (SIT)
- Lorren Pack – South Africa (SIT)
- Lindsey Peters – Ecuador (IES)
- Ellen Stumph – Ecuador (IES)
- Megan Zsorey – Vietnam (SIT)
Refreshments will be served. All are welcome.
Co-sponsored by the IWU International Studies Program and the International Office.
Tuesday, Sept. 25
7 p.m., Young Main Lounge, Memorial Center – Award-winning Poet and Performer Denice Frohman
Wednesday, Sept. 26
10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Hart Career Center, Welcome Center – Hart Career Center Walk-In Wednesday – Bring your resume (electronic or paper) and have Hart Career Center staff review it, ask a quick question about Handshake or get help setting up your profile. (Closed for lunch from 12-1 p.m.)
1 p.m., Davidson Room, Memorial Center. – Student Travel Webinar – All faculty and staff are invited to attend a webinar on student travel, liability, and risk. The focus of this webinar is on domestic travel primarily, so is a great opportunity for faculty and staff considering class, departmental or RSO-related travel. If you are unable to attend, a DVD will be available. Please contact Monica Wong in Student Affairs to arrange a time to view the video.
4 p.m., 205, CLA – IWU London Program Info Session – Students are invited to learn more about our London Study Abroad Program. Sponsored by IWU Study Abroad.
4:30 p.m., Beadles-Morse Courts – Women's Tennis vs. Millikin University
5 p.m., Neis Field – Women's Soccer vs. DePauw University – Live streaming video at www.iwu.edu/livesports.
Thursday, Sept. 27
4 p.m., Room 206, State Farm Hall – Encountering Climate Change on the Ground: What Students Learned in Vietnam and South Africa this Summer –
What happens when a global city runs out of water? What happens when sea-level rise and drought lead to significant crop losses in a country’s primary agricultural base? And what happens when rapid urbanization and climate change converge to overwhelm a city’s infrastructure? In May 2018, two IWU May Term classes confronted these and related questions when they came face to face with climate change on the ground in two developing countries: Vietnam and South Africa. The classes were:
- ENST 375: Vietnam Today: Addressing the Challenges of Sustainable Development; (led by professors Abigail Jahiel and Aaron Wilson)
- PSCI 217: South Africa: Spaces of Citizenship (led by professors William Munro and Ilaria Ossella-Durbal)
Join students from these classes for a joint presentation/discussion on their experiences and what they learned. All are welcome. There will be snacks! This event is free and open to the public, co-sponsored by the IWU Environmental Studies Program and the IWU Political Science Department.
4 p.m., Room 102, State Farm Hall – ArcGIS Online Workshop – Associate Professor of History and Director of Greek and Roman Studies Amy Coles will offer a brief overview of making maps in ArcGIS (Geographic Information Systems) Online. The workshop will consist of step-by-step instructions and a demonstration of how to set up and import data, symbolize the data, add a base map, add a title and legend, and export the map to PDF or ArcGIS Story Maps. After a brief introduction, participants can work at their own pace (using a provided Excel data set or one of their own) or follow along with the demonstration. Bring your own laptop with internet access. Open to IWU students, staff, and faculty. RSVP by Sept. 25 at noon to acoles@iwu.edu.
Sponsored by the History Department.
4 p.m., Basement, Evelyn Chapel – ReligiosiTEA: IWU's Weekly Interfaith Dialogue – This week, our theme is "Tackling Tough Conversations." Multifaith Ambassador and Interfaith Leadership Institute participant Isaac Simmons '20 will facilitate an interactive hour on how to engage in meaningful dialogue about challenging topics related to religious and spiritual diversity on campus. All are welcome to join the conversation.
7 p.m., Beckman Auditorium, The Ames Library – International Film Series: "Tambien la lluvia" (Even the Rain) – Presented by Professor and Chair of Hispanic Studies Carmela Ferradans.
Friday, Sept. 28
12 p.m., Myers Welcome Center – Career Fair Success – You have the resume, you have the outfit. Now you need to learn how to mingle and network, so you can be successful at the job fairs. Sponsored by the Hart Career Center.
7:30 p.m., Hansen Student Center – IWU Swing Dance Exchange - Lesson and Dance –
A lesson at 7:30 p.m. will be followed by dance at 8 p.m., featuring a live jazz band from Chicago and a dance competition and lip sync battle. Free and open to the public, this is a collaborative event between the ISU Swing Dance Club, the IWU Swing Dance Club, and the Campus Activities Board.
Saturday, Sept. 29
1 p.m., Neis Field – Women's Soccer vs. Wheaton College – Live streaming video at www.iwu.edu/livesports.
3:30 p.m., Neis Field – Men's Soccer vs. Wheaton College – Live streaming video at www.iwu.edu/livesports.
Monday, Oct. 1
4 p.m., Shirk Center – IWU Career Fair – Find out what great opportunities exist for IWU students at the Hart Career Center's on-campus event for all majors. Employers will be available to talk about jobs, internships, and volunteer experiences. Students are encouraged to practice networking, make valuable connections, and learn about community resources.
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