-\ INT!12NATIONAL STUDI!SDINISONlt«VfRSITY Jilli 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. Global Studies Seminars Ahmed Samatar (Macalester C) and Sally Hamilton (U of Denver), in April 2018. Both of them raved about the program! Alumni Updates I am excited for the future of our program - which Tribute to Sue Davis graduated a record twenty-four students this spring - and thankful 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 DENISON UNIVERSITY 2018 INTL STUDIES VOLUME 4 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. 2 DENISON UNIVERSITY 2018 INTL STUDIES VOLUME 4 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! 3 DENISON UNIVERSITY 2018 INTL STUDIES VOLUME 4 AWARDS 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. 4 DENISON UNIVERSITY 2018 INTL STUDIES VOLUME 4 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. 5 DENISON UNIVERSITY 2018 INTL STUDIES VOLUME 4 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.