KSU IGI Annual Conferences

2007-2008 SCHEDULE

Date	Presenter	Topic	Place

September 12, 2007	Dr. May Gao et al Department of Communication	“U.S. Media’s Coverage on, and U.S. Pet-owners Reactions toward, the 2007 Chinese Pet Food Crisis: Analysis and Suggestions”	International House, #51
October 10, 2007
October 17, 2007	Jerry M. Mwagbe Department of English	“Instances of Code-mixing/Code-switching among Kru Speakers of Liberia”	New Social Sciences Building, SO 5074
October 24, 2007	Ginny Qin Zhan Department of Psychology	“China's only child policy and researches on only children's psychological wellbeing”	New Social Sciences Building, SO 5074
October 31, 2007	Tom Pynn Department of History & Philosophy	“The Juba Peace Talks and the Prospects for Peace in Northern Uganda”	New Social Sciences Building, SO 5074
November 28, 2007	Dr. Gary Selden & Dr. Harry Vardis, Coles College of Business	“A Report Card on Innovation: How companies and business schools are dealing with it”	New Social Sciences Building, SO 5074
December 5, 2007	Dr. Ngozi Anyikwa Visiting Scholar, College of Education	"Bullying in Schools: The Nigerian Experience"	New Social Sciences Building, SO 5074
January 9, 2008	Ethel King-McKenzie Bagwell College of Education	“Women and education in Jamaica”	Willingham Hall, WH 217
January 23, 2008	Michelle Emerson Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice	“International Criminal Court: Purpose, Current Status, and Rejection by the U.S.”	Willingham Hall, WH 217
February 13, 2008	Dr. Jack Moran, Department of Political Science & International Affairs	"The EU and the Atlantic World"	Willingham Hall, WH 217
February 27, 2008	Joshua Azriel Department of Communication	“Free Speech in South Africa”	Willingham Hall, WH 217
March 12, 2008 rescheduled, see below	Dr. Linda Johnston and Romina Torres-Aranda Conflict Management	"Preparing for Cross-Cultural Mediation Work"	Willingham Hall, WH 217
March 26, 2008	Dr. Barbara L. Neuby, Department of Political Science & International Affairs	"SuperCorridor and Free Trade of the Americas"	Willingham Hall, WH 217
April 9, 2008	Dr. Ibrahim El Sawy, Visiting Scholar, Center for Conflict Management	"Conflict Management in Cross-Cultural Marriages"	Willingham Hall, WH 217
April 16, 2008	Dr. Li Ma, Visiting Scholar, Department of Foreign Languages	"Chinese Poetry and Literati Painting"	Willingham Hall, WH 217
April 23, 2008	Dr. Ngozi Obidike, Visiting Scholar, College of Education	"Forced Migration and the Survival Needs of the Nigerian Child"	Willingham Hall, WH 217
April 30, 2008	Dr. Linda Johnston and Romina Torres-Aranda, Center for Conflict Management	"Preparing for Cross-Cultural Mediation Work"	Willingham Hall, WH 217

2006-2007 SCHEDULE

September 13, 2006	Professor Jerry Mwagbe, Department of English	“Ellen is Only the Icing on the Cake: A discussion of the historical role of women in the political and socio-economic development of Liberia”
September 27, 2006	Dr. Jiayan Zhang, Department of History	“Inside Taiwan: a personal observation of the political situation across the Straits”
October 4, 2006	Dr. May Gao. Department of Communication	“Chinese Companies Going Global: Operational strategies and communication challenges”
October 18, 2006	Dr. Eric Aseka, Visiting Scholar from Kenyatta University, Kenya	“Globalization, Leadership and Governance in Africa: A theoretical approach”
October 25, 2006	Dr. Sandra Bird, Department of Visual Arts	“Turkish Traditional Arts”
November 1, 2006	Dr. Linda Johnston, Director, MSCM and the Center for Conflict Management	“Local Capacity Building vs. the ‘Modern Missionaries’: Challenges to International Conflict Resolution”
November 15, 2006	Dr. Nikhil Moro, Department of Communication	“Libel Concerns for Bloggers and Others of the Fifth Estate”
November 29, 2006	Dr. Bailing Wang, Visiting Scholar from Dalian Maritime University, China	“Globalization and China's Development”
January 10, 2007	Adiba Karimi, Leadership Candidate from Tajikistan	“The Role of Aga Khan Development Network in Tajikistan”
January 24, 2007	Dr. Darlene Kluka, Department of HPS & Director, GCSC	“Women, Sport and Development”
February 7, 2007	Dr. Margaret Baldwin & Dr. Karen Robinson, Department of TPS	“Using Theatrical Tools to Introduce Students to other Cultures, Encourage Empathy and Critical Thinking, and Approach and Examine Global Issues”
February 21, 2007	Dr. Meg Murray & Dr. Jorge Perez, Department of CSIS	“Global Digital Divide, Computer Literacy and the Role of Technology [Computing] Innovation in Economic Development”
April 4, 2007	Dr. Alan LeBaron, Department of History	“Kanjobal Maya in Georgia and Guatemala: a Maya viewpoint on the legal and moral issues of illegal immigration”
April 11, 2007	Dr. William Allen. Department of History	“Fried Chicken, Collard Greens, and Dumboy: Transatlantic Culinary Experience in Nineteenth-Century Liberia”

All presentations at 5:00-6:15 PM in the International House, #51 on Frey Lake Road. Parking available at the Lutheran Church parking lot

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