[GEO] G.E.O. Digest

[Global Education Office]

Hey there, Hampshire!

First off, some UPCOMING DEADLINES!!!

October 16th: Spring '10 Hampshire Exchange Program and JanTerm Field 
Course Applications due
November 13th: Spring '10 Enrollment Notification Dealine for students 
going on Field Study
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/What're your plans for Jan-Term?/* There are a few faculty led 
January-Term field courses that we would love for you to consider!

*The Hague: International Human Rights Tribunals* with professor Flavio 
Risech
Dates: Jan. 5-16
Observe actual court proceedings in various international criminal 
tribunals in such places as the International Criminal Tribunal, the 
International Court of Justice, and the UN's high court for resolution 
of disputes between states. You will be completing a research paper 
based on viewing these proceedings as well as visits to courts of 
historical significance like the Special Court for Sierra Leone.

You can find out more about this trip by visiting the GEO, visiting the 
GEO website <http://www.hampshire.edu/geo/14684.htm>, or by speaking 
directly to Flavio Risech (frisech at hampshire.edu).

*The West of Ireland: Land and Landscape* with professor Mark Feinstein
Dates: Jan. 5-17
West Ireland has a rich natural history that is intertwined with the 
history of the people who have lived there. Explore the beautiful 
natural landscape while studying its historical and current uses and 
possible future.

You can find out more about this trip by visiting the GEO, visiting the 
GEO website <http://www.hampshire.edu/geo/14683.htm>, or by speaking 
directly with Mark Feinstein (mhfCCS at hampshire.edu).

*Tibetan Studies in India* with Smith professor Jay Garfield  **Upcoming 
GEO info-session about this program on 10/1/09**
Dates: Dec. 27-Jan. 23
Experience daily lectures in Buddhist philosophy, Tibetan medicine, art, 
history, and culture. Visit various cultural sites that figure 
significantly in the history of Buddhism. The program will also visit 
Hindu temples, Indian museums and participate in other cultural 
opportunities.

You can find out more about this trip at an upcoming GEO info-session! 
This info-session will be held in the Dakin Living Room from noon-1:00PM 
on Thursday Oct. 1. representatives from Smith college will come to 
answer questions and talk more about the details of the program. To find 
out more right now, you can visit the program website __ 
<http://www.smith.edu/philosophy/tibet.html>, or come into the GEO.


Field Study Program Spotlight/
Do you want to learn Spanish while raising your social, political, and 
cultural awareness???/
Come to the CETLALIC information presentation given by director Jorge 
Torres. This meeting will be held in the Merrill Living Room from 3-4:30 
PM on Wed. Sept. 30th. CETLALIC is a progressive Spanish immersion 
school in Cuernavaca, Mexico that uses Paulo Freire's pedagogical 
methodology to teach either Jan-Term or semester long courses on 
subjects as diverse as worker's rights, education, health care, 
religion, and LGBT life in Mexico. Sounds fantastic!!

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Looking for a study abroad scholarship?* The Gilman International 
Scholarship Program is accepting applications for folks who wish to 
study abroad in the Spring or summer of 2010! The application is online 
at www.iie.org/gilman <http://www.iie.org/gilman> where you can also see 
the criteria for student applicants and a full list of deadlines 
associated with the application process. Come into the office to speak 
with Brianna Mercker, our very own Gilman advisor, and/or with Brittney 
Sampson,  a GEO ambassador who has previously received this scholarship. 
Hurry up! The application deadline is October 6th!


*Five College Africa Day*
The theme for this year is Inside Africa: Sovereignty, Skyscrapers, and 
Scholarship. Five College Africa Day is a forum in which students, 
faculty and the greater community can bring you "Inside Africa"--hear 
about each others' research, debate important issues, learn more about 
Five College student groups and study abroad opportunities, witness 
musical and dance performances, and eat great African food! This event 
will take place at the Amherst Campus Center of Amherst College on 
Saturday Oct. 3rd, starting at 2PM. For more information you can visit 
the event website 
<http://www.fivecolleges.edu/sites/african/news/detail.php?contentID=2565>, 
or e-mail: asp at fivecolleges.edu, or call 413-545-2065.

We hope you all are having a great semester so far! Come and visit us, 
our office is on the first floor of the Merrill House Office.


-- 

Sam Friedman
Global Education Office | Hampshire College
893 West Street | Amherst, Massachusetts 01002 USA

Phone: 413.559.5542 | Fax: 413.559-6173

Office Hours: Monday- Friday, 8:30am-noon, 1-4:30pm
Campus Location: Merrill Student Life Center, 1st floor

http://geo.hampshire.edu