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Greeting from the director: As my first year as the director of the International Studies Program is coming to end, I am proud of how much the program IN THIS ISSUE: has accomplished during this year. To fill the big shoes left by my Faculty predecessor, Dr. Isis Nusair, various members of the program helped me make 2017-18 a successful year. 2018 Award Recipients This year, we welcomed a Visiting Assistant Professor Dr. Fellows Özden Ocak, and Academic Administrative Assistant Meagan Tehua to the program, and Drs. Sharon Chuang (Communication) Off-Campus Study and Hoda Yousef (History) joined the program as affiliated faculty Senior Capstone Seminars members. We are excited to have them on board! This has been another busy year. We organized or co- GLCA Undergraduate Conference organized numerous campus events, such as the 13th Annual Human Rights Film Festival Human Rights Film Festival, the Global Studies Seminar series, the Refugee Awareness Week, and the Celebration of Central Asia Celebration of Central Asia Month. Our students took part in a number of off-campus opportunities, such as the Kenyon Seminar on Law and Society, a fieldtrip to the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, MI, GLCA International Studies Student Conference at Albion College. The majors, especially Senior and Junior Fellows, were integral part of these curricular and co-curricular programs. I would like to thank our alumni, who participated in the online survey to help the program put together its self-study report. Thanks to their input, and the hard work by the program’s faculty members, student workers, and Meagan, we were able to Speakers and Events complete the report. We then hosted the external reviewers, Drs. Ahmed Samatar (Macalester C) and Sally Hamilton (U of Denver), Global Studies Seminars in April 2018. Both of them raved about the program! Alumni Updates I am excited for the future of our program - which graduated a record twenty-four students this spring - and thankful Tribute to Sue Davis that so many of our alumni are eager to help the program thrive. I Welcome to the Major will do my best to steward the program and keep International Studies at Denison worthy of your support and loyalty.
Taku Suzuki
For updates and more information visit our website at: http://denison.edu/academics/international -studies 11 @ DUInternationalStudiesProgram @internationalstudies_du
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FACULTY
Top row: Gary Baker, Özden Ocak, Isis Nusair, Francisco Lopez-Martin, Hoda Yousef, Hanada Al-Masri, Sharon Chuang, Zarrina Juraqulova Bottom row: Sangeet Kumar, Fadhel Kaboub, Taku Suzuki International Studies Committee Members Taku Suzuki, Director Hanada Al-Masri (Modern Languages), Gary Baker (Modern Languages), Sharon Chuang (Communication), John Cort (Religion), Katy Crossley-Frolick (Political Science, Off-Campus Study), John Davis (Anthropology and Sociology), Susan Diduk (Anthropology and Sociology), Quentin Duroy (Economics), Fareeda Griffith (Anthropology and Sociology), Alina Haliliuc (Communication), Dane Imerman (Political Science), Zarrina Juraqulova (Economics), Fadhel Kaboub (Economics), Sangeet Kumar (Communication), Veerendra Lele (Anthropology and Sociology), Francisco Lopez-Martin (Modern Languages), Diana Mafe (English), Isis Nusair (International Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies), Özden Ocak (International Studies), Catherine Stuer (Art History and Visual Culture), Joanna Tague (History), Meagan Tehua (Academic Administrative Assistant), and Hoda Yousef (History).
Congratulations Dr. Hanada Al-Masri on getting tenured and promoted to associate professor. Accolades to endowed professorship holder Dr. John E. Cort, the Judy Gentili Chair of International Studies.
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AWARDS
The Charles A. Brickman Teaching Excellence Award 2018
Charles & Nancy Brickman Distinguished Leadership Chair ’17-’20
Dr. Gary A. Baker
Two years in a row Dr. Baker has been honored with a prestigious award at Denison’s Academic Awards Convocation. In announcing the 2018 teaching excellence award, Provost Kim Coplin said, “Today we recognize a colleague who is always looking for new ways to inspire his students to discover the same love of learning, language, research, and social responsibility that he has.”
As a German and International Studies Professor, “He creates an active and collaborative learning environment in his classes that is demanding, supportive, and student-centered. He has presented innovative approaches to language pedagogy in conferences, and he collaborates with colleagues across disciplines at Denison to create unique assignments for students.” A professor here since 1989, Baker helped establish the International Studies Program in 1997 and served as the director from 2004-2007. We’re glad that his hard work has not gone unnoticed!
Prestigious Student Fellowships & Awards
Angela Gloninger ’18 Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Taiwan
Angela has been selected to teach English and represent the United States in Taiwan for the 2018-19 school year. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international exchange program of the United States. Students have been selected since 1948 to be cultural ambassadors helping to enhance mutual understanding and foster international partnership in over 160 nations. Rachel Jordan Dyl ’18 Phi Beta Kappa
Rachel has been inducted into America’s most prestigious academic honor society. Congratulations!
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Distinguished Leadership Award
Fumika Miyamoto ’18
B.A. Environmental Studies and B.A. International Studies
Thank you for your leadership as President of Asian Culture Club, as Dining Committee Chair, Japanese Language Teaching Assistant, and staff member within the Center for Cross-Cultural Engagement. You have been an outstanding contributor to the International Student Services Office and the Pre-Orientation Program for Students Coming from Abroad.
You have shown tremendous initiative and leadership in each of your positions. As Chair of the Dining Committee, you led with poise through the challenging process of creating a new meal plan structure. You earned the respect of fellow students for the ways in which you brought forward their concerns in a calm and deliberate manner.
Your nominators say that your success has come because you build meaningful relationships, because you are mature beyond your years, and because you can be counted on in any circumstance. You have chosen with care the places where you’ve made your mark, and your imprint will be visible long after your graduation.
Davis Projects for Peace
Congratulations to Alexandria “Lexie” Seward ’19 and Samantha Price ’20 upon the funding of their proposed project! During the summer of 2018, they will work with the NGO Saha Global to set up a water purification center in Tamale, Ghana. Lexie and Samantha will help train two women, selected by village elders, to purify water and sell it to members of the community.
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International Studies Senior Fellows
My name is Halimatou Bah. I’m a double major in International Studies and French. I was born in Guinea Conakry, but moved to the United States. On campus, I am a Posse Scholar, a sister of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Inc. and a French TA. During the spring semester of 2017, I studied in Aix-en Provence for the semester for Humanities and Social Science program with IAU. I’m passionate about languages and social justice issues. In my spare time, I hang out and shop with friends.
My name is Rachel Dyl. I am an International Studies and Spanish double major. After spending the 2017 spring semester studying in Valparaíso, Chile, I conducted my senior research on the legacies of the dictatorship and its effects on modern Chilean democracy. I played varsity soccer and now play club soccer. In my free time, I enjoy running, playing piano, being outdoors and traveling.
My name is Angela Gloninger. I am originally from Pittsburgh, PA, and was raised bilingual in Italian and English. I lived in Bangkok, Thailand for four years and also studied abroad in Beijing, China. My favorite part of being abroad was trying all of the street food China has to offer! On campus, I’m also a Modern Languages Fellow, President of LNO, DCA chair for the Global Fellows Committee, a volunteer ESL Teaching Assistant, and a Chinese TA.
My name is Mallika Kapur and I am from Calcutta, India. I am double majoring in International studies and Communication. My academic concentration focuses on media's impact on societal and gender relations in India. I’ve studied abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland, where I took classes on women and gender studies and traveled to over 17 cities. Outside of the classroom, I enjoy reading, shopping, hanging out with friends, and being the biggest movie buff ever!
My name is Thomas Locke. I’m majoring in International Studies with a double minor in Spanish and Anthropology & Sociology. From Marietta, Georgia, I am involved in Denison's Men's Swimming and Denison's Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group for Athletics (DIG). My academic focus is on investigating perceptions and performances of masculinity through the lenses of race, gender, sexuality, and economic class.
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International Studies Junior Fellows
My name is Lizabeth Bautista. I am an International Studies and Anthropology & Sociology double major from Chicago. At Denison, I’m involved in Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Inc., MGC, Sustained Dialogue, and I’m a Peer Advisor. I spent 8 weeks in New York interning at Columbia University. My interests lie in student development and migration studies. In my free time, I’m usually out on a run, with friends, or at Whit’s!
My name is Em Bennett. I am double majoring in International and Environmental Studies. I have a special interest in East Asia and studied abroad in Seoul, South Korea. I hope to someday be working with the U.S. State Department or the UN to help the world become a little greener and more sustainable while quenching my thirst for culture and travel along the way.
My name is Madina Khudaynazar. I am studying International Studies and Communication. I am involved in Campus governance, Refugee Awareness Week and am also a Posse Scholar. I was born in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan and raised in Boston. My passions include poetry. I’ve spent my summers in Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and Turkey. I also spent the Spring semester of 2018 studying abroad in Haifa University in Israel.
My name is Alexandria “Lexie” Seward. I am from Bloomington, Il. I am a International Studies and Communication double major. On Denison’s campus, I’m involved in DCGA, Kappa Alpha Theta, Order of Omega, Rho Lambda, and work as the Head Resident of Shorney. In the last three years, I have been able to travel to Japan, Brazil, Ghana, and Senegal. I love trying new foods and am always up for an adventure.
The 2017-18 was the third year that the International Studies Program Committee selected exemplary students as International Studies Fellows. Students who demonstrated academic excellence and intellectual and social engagement in the program were chosen by the committee. Once selected, fellows assisted the program with special events and received recognition for this distinguishing honor as well as stipend.
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Off-Campus Study
I think the environmental challenges we face are worldwide and hand in hand with phenomena of modernization and globalization. With a growing interest in environmental studies and East Asian cultures, I studied abroad in Seoul, South Korea during the Fall of 2017. I am excited to be an International Studies Fellow at Denison, and hope I can share my passion and experience with you – Emily Bennet ’19
I studied in Rabat, Morocco in the Fall of 2017. Studying abroad allowed me to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. Immersing myself in a new country, language and the social scene has helped me become a constant inquirer. I enjoyed every minute of being abroad and meeting new people every day. (In the picture, I had just finished taking a camel ride in the Sahara.) – Samantha Cortes ’19
While studying abroad in Aix-en Provence of Southern France, I was an English tutor for French middle school children, helped coordinate and run workshops on American culture, and tried every day to discover something new around the city. My courses included Wine studies, French politics/economics, and Middle Eastern studies, which have all allowed me to continue my research in France pertaining to the growing Muslim presence in the country. – Mackenzie Mason ’19
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Senior Capstone Seminars
From left to right as pictured, senior research titles.
Gabriele Bieliauskaite Analysis of Self-Regulation , Go\·emment Regulation, and International Regula tion Frameworks to Protect Indi\·idual Prirn cy Rights on the Internet of Things : a comparison between the U.S. and Germany
Lelah Shannon McCarthy A egotiation of Collecti ve Identities Through Protest Tactics: The 20 11-2013 Chilean Student l\fo \·ement
Benjamin Peter Yacnone Exile Ideology and the Cuban ..<\merican Electorate: The Ongoing Shift from Conservatism and Allegiance to the Republican Party in South Florida
Yana Holden ' Othering' as a building block of identity formation: How governmen t internet censorship in China constructs and deconstructs the national identity of Chinese youth ( 18-30) in urban centers .
Callie Pace Inequality and Illness: A Study of Tubercu losis and HIV in Relation to South Africa's Health System
Rachel Dyl The Ne\ ·er-Ending Transition to Demo cracy in Chile : Legacies of Pinochet and Shortcomings of Chilean Democrac y
Khenrub Wangchuk A J\ilicro Scale Investigation on Rural to rban lvligration in Thimphu , Bhutan
Radhika Joshi Transforming our World? Inequality in the 2030 Agenda for Global De\·elopment
Graham J. Blehart Guatemala's Failure to Achie\·e 1ational Branding
Imaa Ayebea icco-Annan The Re\'i\"al of Grassroots\\ omen Empo werment A Case Study of GaDangme Puberty Rites and the Role of the Queen Mother in Ghana.
foeKyawThu Nordic Welfare Model in Denmark: A Socio-Cultural and Political Economy Analysis
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Senior Capstone Seminars
From left to right as pictured , senior research titles.
)linchen Hu Historical heritages of the first Crusade : An analysis of the modern sociopolitical impacts of significant historical pasts
Senior CapstoneKirubel Asfaw Seminars Conception of National Identity in Ethiopia
)facleleine hY Grisaru L'immigration Maghrebine : Remnants of the Colonial Mindset and the North African Migrant Underclass in Contemporary France
)fallika Kapur Bollywood 's Impact on Societal and Gender Relations in India
Bronwen L. Espen Street Art and Drug Trade Dialogs in Public Space Along the U.S.- Mexico Border
Hanh Pham Mental Health Seivices and Psychosocial Support for Syrian Refugees and Alternative Methods of Healing
Angela Gloniuger Educational Inequality : the effect of the hukou system on migrant students ' upward social mobility
;\fargarita tiriostegui A new state of migratory waves : What can Chile do to modernize its current migration laws in order to cater to the different populations arriving in search for a better life?
Fumika Miyamoto Forestry Policy and Eviction of Forest Farmers in Thailand aft.er 2014 Military Coup : Human Rights Approach
Thoma s Jes se Locke IV Examining the Construction of Paradise in the Dominican and Cuban Tourist Industry : How does Gender and Masculinity Affect the Mobility of Male Sex Workers?
Halimatou Bah French Colonization and the Role ofEducational State Policy in Shaping the Linguistic Survival of the Fulani Language in Guinea , Conakry Tyler Law The Language of Control : Foucaultian Discourse Analys!S of China 's Language Reforn1 Policies between 1949 and 1966
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GLCA Undergraduate International Studies Conference
Saturday 21 April 2018
GLCA International Studies Ludington Center Collaboration Room Saturday , Aprll 21, 2018 Student Research Conference 9:00 a.m.-3 :00 p.m.
ALBION COLLEGE,LUDINGTON CENTER 101 N. SUPERIORSTREET 9:30-10:50 a.m. - Session 1: The Politicsof Language Moderator: Midorl 'foshil, Albion College ALBION, MICHIGAN Failed Integration : Education and Professiona l Outcomes for 1:00-1:50 p.m. - Session 3: Racial Identities Turks In Germany Moderator: IsisNusa lr, Denison University Elaina Braunschweig , Albion College One God, One Race, One Tongue: A Study of Racial Inequa lity in The Language of Control : Critical Discourse Analysis of Putonghuo Colo mbia Linguistic Policies in China between 1949 and 1966 Dylan Pederson , The College of Wooster Tyler Law, Denison Univers ity Pick One: identity Negotia ti on among Mixed Race People, Examining the Construction of Paradise In the Domin ican and Children of Immigrants , Transnational Adoptees and Cuban Tou rist Industry : How Does the Particular Construction of International Students Masculinity Affect the Mobility of Sex Workers? Erin Boyle, Albion College Thomas Locke, Denison University
2:00-2 :50 p.m. - Session4: Study-Abroad Experiencesand 11:00-11:50 a.m. - Session 2: Asia and the WestphallanWorld Observations Moderator: Blndu Madhok, Albion College Moderator: Amyaz Moledlna, The Collegeof Wooster
Nuclear Proliferation : The Pakistani Case Street Art and Drug Trade Responses in Public Space Along the Roohia, Albion College U.S.- Mexico Border Bronwen Espen, Denison Unive rsity The Political Economy of Development In Myanmar Moe KyawThu, Denison University Evaluating Study Abroad : A Critiq ue of The Standards of Good Practice Alyson Barra,Albion College ~ Albion College ClosingRemarks by Mldorl Yoshll, ConferenceCoordinator
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Denison University's 13TH HUMANRIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL - Spring 2018 Sponsored by International Studies, the Library & Office of the Provost
Tuesday, February 6th, 7 pm Gaza Surf Club Philip onadt and Mickey Yam.ine, Germany, 2016, 87 min, doc Slayter Auditorium., moderated by Dr . Isis Husair The Gaza !:trip bas been called "the world ' s largest open-air prison. • Th.is heartfelt documentary takes us into the world of Ga=a ' a surfing enthusiasts and revea.ls a formidable resilience among its population.
Tuesday, Fob 13th, 7 pm
500 Years: Life in Resistance
Pamela Yates, USA, 2017, 105 min, doc 61.ayter Auditorium., moderated by Charles Dolph Th.is film tells of the mounting resistance in Guatemala ' s recent history through the actions and perspectives of the majority indigenou s Mayan population, who now stand poised to reimagine their society. Tuesday , Fob 20th, 7 pm Fire at Sea
oianfranco Rosi, Ita.ly, 2016, 108 min, doc Slayter Auditorium., moderated by Drs . oa.ry Baker and Ta]ru
&wi:uk.i Thie deeply moving film focuses on the iala.nd the humanitarian crisis occurring in the seas a.round it. Lampedusa is t.he first port of ca.11 for hundreds of thousands of Africa.n and Middle £astern refugees hoping to make a new _i.fe in Europe.
Tuesday, Fob 27th, 7 pm • • Stop Over • • Kaveb Ba.khtiari, 6Wi.tzerland-France, 2013, 100 min, doc Slayter Auditorium., moderated by Dr _ Ozden ocak • • This film provides an intimate portrait of undocumented • • migrants who hoped to make Greece a transit point en route to other European locales. The fi lm captures the waiting and • • insecurity of people insistent on making a better life for • • them selves.
• Tuesday , March 6th, 7 pm • Born In Syria
• Bern.an Bin, Denmark- spa.in, 2016, 86 min, doc Herrick Auditorium, moderated by Dr _ Fadhel Kaboub • The film foll.ows seven displaced children for a year • witnessing everything through t he ir eyes: their escape from 5yria, their trave l through the refugee camps in the Middle
Events are free and open to the public. More info: Denison University International Studies Program
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Celebration of Central Asia ,, 26 March - 18April 2018
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Speakers & Events
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ACC, UPC, AND AAA PRESENTS: ASIA PASTAND PRESENT
Burton Morgan Lecture Hall SHA RE (5,00 · 5,45)
Higley Auditorium Denison Socialists (5,00 -5,45)
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Higley Auditorium Chi Sigma Tau National Fraternity. lnc .(S:00 -5 :45) Higley Auditorium Viewing of Crace Lee Boggs (5:30 · 7:00)
The Nest Student Performances (5,00 -6,00) Rap in Rice Concert (G Vamazawa and YOX) Doors open 8:30 Sponsored by : International Studies , Modern language , and EAST departments
The Asian Culture Club hosted Asia Past and Present, which included a week-long series of student led forums and a concert featuring Korean-American rap duo from Virginia, Year of the Ox, and Japanese-American rapper from North Carolina, G-Yamazawa.
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Come ask he< questions regarding glllbCIIGldjlllllc11N1N ~ts wit,., p, 16 DENISON UNIVERSITY 2018 INTL STUDIES VOLUME 4 Global Studies Seminars FALL 2017 SPRING 2018 September 11th January 29th “Climate Stress: The Untold Story of the Arab Uprisings” by “Why Read King?” by Jeff Kurtz (Communication), Fadhel Kaboub (Economics), Denison University Denison University September 18th February 26th “Migrants in Brazil: Exploring the migration paradigm in “International Development Banks in the Andean the context of the Brazilian ‘Racial Democracy’” by Monica Amazon: Working Despite People, For People, or With Ayala-Martinez (Modern Languages/Spanish & Portuguese), People?” by Rebecca Ray (Global Economic Governance Denison University Initiative), Boston University October 2nd March 5th “Germans Go to the Polls: Analyzing the Impact of the 2017 “Thinking through Translation: Translators and the Elections for Europe and Beyond,” by Katy Crossley- Formation of Publics in Contemporary Iran” by Hosna Frolick (Political Science), Denison University Sheikholeslami (Anthropology & Sociology), Denison University October 9th “Travels and Travails of the Monetary Hoard: Kirchnerism March 26th and Passive Revolution in Argentina” by Charles Dolph, “Rethinking Central Asian Islam in Light of Shahab (Anthropology), CUNY Graduate Center Ahmed’s What is Islam” by Vernon Schubel (Religion), Kenyon College October 23rd “Interplay of Ethnic Nationalism and Islam within the “Growth, Distribution & Foreign Trade: 'Is Mercantilism Nation-Building of Kazakhstan” by Damira Sikhimbayeva Passé?'” by Xiao Jiang (Economics) and Sohrab Behdad (Fulbright Scholar), Institute of Philosophy, Political (Economics), Denison University Science and Religious Studies, Almaty, Kazakhstan October 30th March 27th “Subversion of Humanitarian Narrative in Emmanuel “Fidget Spinners and Binary Logic: Imagination and Dongala’s ‘Johnny Mad Dog’” by Yvonne Marie Mokam Creativity in the Modalities of Change” by Jonathan Rudy (Modern Languages/French), Denison University (Peacemaker in Residence), Elizabethtown College November 6th April 9th “Find the 2 and you will be kissed tomorrow. 55555555: A “Male Dominance and Domestic Violence in Post-Soviet Car Show” by Keith Spencer (Studio Art), Denison Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan” by Zarrina Juraqulova University (Economics), Denison University November 13th April 16th “How to control disease-carrying mosquitoes in the 21st “Introducing Global Content in Intermediate Language century” by Andrew McCall (Biology), Denison University Courses” by Nausica Marcos Miguel (Modern Languages/Spanish), Denison University April 23rd “Behind the Scenes of the Crime: Translating Japanese Mysteries” by Michael Tangeman (Modern Languages/Japanese), Denison University, and Charles Exley (Japanese), University of Pittsburgh Thank you Dr. Luis Villanueva for organizing this year’s Global Studies Seminars! 17 DENISON UNIVERSITY 2018 INTL STUDIES VOLUME 4 Alumni Updates Alison Sheldon ’15 is working for New American Pathways, a Kevin Saxe '01 moved to refugee resettlement agency in the greater Atlanta area. She has Boston, MA after his transitioned from Career Services to working in the Youth graduation from Denison. He Education and Family Engagement Program. She is also an associate - now coordinates programs and producing an upcoming documentary, CLARKSTON (working title), student activities. which follows refugee stories upon their arrival in the United States. Kaini Zhou ’13 manages art The film is expected to be released in 2020. exhibitions and art fair participation for a gallery Mana Uchida ’08 went on to Emma Gamble '17 has been named Long March Space in get an MPH from Purdue serving with City Year New Beijing, China. Orleans as a co-teacher and University. She now lives in mentor for 5th grade students Raleigh, NC with her husband Yusuf Ahmed ’16 recently started a for the past year. She will be and two kids and works as a new position as a Learning Program pursuing a MSW (Master's in statistical programmer for a Consultant with the United Nations Social Work) at Columbia clinical research organization. Food and Agriculture Organization Univ., where she will focus in Amman. Working with the Sarah Page ’08 is a Program on current social issues and United Nations South Syria cross- Officer with Catholic Relief international social welfare. border program, Yusuf develops Services Global Coffee educational training videos on program. She joined CRS as an Christine Howley (Fayette) ’12 sustainable agricultural practices International Development is an insurance underwriter for internally displaced Syrian Fellow in Tanzania, following managing ProSight Specialty farmers. completion of a MSc in Insurance solar contractors Agroecology and Horticulture Caroline Stenback ’08 has been program. She thinks from Univ. of Wisconsin - living and working in New York underwriting is a field akin to Madison and Peace Corps City for almost 10 years and is Liberal Arts. It is half -statistics service in Paraguay and Costa always happy to network or help & numbers -based, and half - Rica. recent grads with their job search! subjective & gut feeling- based. Underwriting may not be a Mary Ann Miller Bates ’06 is now Executive Director of the field readily thought of, but she Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J -PAL) North America at MIT. Her has found it very gratifying. work focuses on helping governments and nonprofits test the impact of their programs. J -PAL's mission is to reduce poverty Allie DeFries ’10 is back at Denison by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. as an Associate Director of Alumni and Family Engagement. She Jordan Berger ’15 is working with Human Rights First as an coordinates the Denison Connecting MSW -clinical student at Smith Coll., providing individual and programs and looks forward to group therapy to asylum seekers in the D.C. metro area. She support all her fellow Denisonians heads to Guantanamo Bay to observe and document the18 Abd al through this new role. Hadi al Iraqi trials with HRF's Close Guantanamo initiative. DENISON UNIVERSITY 2018 INTL STUDIES VOLUME 4 Tribute to Sue Davis We deeply miss Susan Faye Davis, who passed on February 23, 2018. She was the William G. Bowen Distinguished Professor, associate professor of Political Science and former chair of the department, and former director of the Off-Campus Study Program. Sue was also a long-time affiliate of the International Studies Program. Sue was a fierce intellectual, a straight-talker, a lifelong learner, and a great friend to many. As a political science professor, she wanted her students to look beyond their points of view and understand the global forces that connect and affect people. As the director of Off-Campus Study, Sue wanted every student to have the opportunity to study off campus, to see the world in person, and engage with and learn from different people and cultures. She established Denison’s partnership with the Global Liberal Arts Alliance and other international partnerships in places as varied as Ashesi in Ghana, Flame in India, Lingnan in Hong Kong, and AUP in Paris, fostering an exchange of students, faculty, and ideas that enriched all. A member of the Denison faculty since 2002, Davis earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a doctorate from Emory University. She published two books, Trade Unions in Russia and Ukraine: 1985- 1995and The Last Frontier: The Russian Far East, and numerous articles on topics related to the post- Soviet countries. An expert on the Ukraine, Russia and ethnic conflict, Sue had lived for a time in Ukraine and Russia, and she traveled substantially throughout those countries and Georgia, Croatia, Belgium, Denmark, Azerbaijan, Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic. In addition to her teaching at Denison, Davis was an adjunct faculty member at the United States Air Force Special Operations School at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Sue cared deeply about her students, her colleagues, Denison, and her family. The current and former students and faculty members of the International Studies Program miss Sue deeply. Welcome to the Major Annelise Benshop, Khalil Bentley, Caroline Cary, Emma Ceplinskas, Adriana Culotta, Anne (Annie) Fletcher, Alexis (Lex) Grimm, Ann (Annie) Hartman, Alec Heilman, Dasni Lakpriya, Cecil Millen, Haley Nickert, Dana Phillips, Olivia Stafford, Monica Starr, Bryce Stricker, Julia Tallant, Verena Thomson, Abigail (Abby) Torres, Clayton Watters, Andrea (Andi) Zucchi Thank you, office workers: Annie Fletcher, Mallika Kapur, Manvi Jalan, Nisana Biswa and Shanti Basu! 19