KBOR Honors Faculty and Staff of the Year
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Earlier this month, the Kansas Board of Regents recognized one KU faculty member and one staff member from the Lawrence and Edwards campuses as the Faculty of the Year and Staff of the Year for 2026.
- Jeffrey Hall, professor and chair of Communication Studies, was named KU's Tenured Faculty of the Year.
- Yuki Watanabe, assistant director of International Support Services, was named KU's Staff of the Year.
KBOR honored 19 faculty and seven staff members from across KBOR institutions, including three faculty and one staff member from the KU Medical Center. The award recognizes the state universities' faculty and staff's outstanding contributions to teaching, student success, research, institutional excellence and Kansas communities.
Each university's faculty and staff senates select Faculty and Staff of the Year nominees. Each faculty senate can submit a tenured faculty, tenure-track, and non-tenure track faculty member. Each staff senate may submit a nominee.
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Celebrate the Woodyard Award Winner, Luciano Tosta, Oct. 8 |
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Join your colleagues in recognizing Luciano Tosta, associate professor of Spanish & Portuguese and director of the Center for Global & International Studies, as the recipient of the George and Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award. Tosta will be honored during a public celebration at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 8 in the Alderson Room of the Kansas Union, where he will share reflections on his work as an international educator.
The award recognizes faculty who demonstrate exceptional leadership in advancing international education at KU. Throughout his career, Tosta has expanded global learning opportunities through study abroad programs, international partnerships, curriculum development and student mentorship, helping strengthen KU’s international engagement both on campus and abroad. The event is open to the KU community, and an online viewing option is available with registration.
The Oct. 8 celebration is open to the KU community, with an online viewing option available. Registration is required for online viewing access.
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Nominations Open for University Scholarly Achievement Awards
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Each year, the University of Kansas recognizes up to four mid-career faculty members as recipients of a University Scholarly Achievement Award. This $10,000 award recognizes a significant scholarly or research contribution, creative work (an exhibition, performance, composition, article or book, or major collaborative project) or a series of closely related contributions. This award covers all fields of scholarship represented at the University of Kansas, including but not limited to arts, humanities, architecture and design, music, mathematics, natural sciences, engineering, medicine, clinical science, pharmacy, social sciences, social welfare, education, journalism, law, libraries, and business.
The Chancellor’s Office is now accepting nominations for the 2027 awards. The deadline for the submission of nominations is Oct. 16, 2026.
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Call for Nominations: Faculty Internationalization Awards
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Save the Date: KUIA Fall Division Meeting
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Please mark your calendars for the KUIA Fall Division Meeting, which will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, in the Burge Union's Forum AB.
Please consider joining us in person. If you are unable to attend in person, please communicate with your unit director by noon, Nov. 20, for accommodation options.
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2026 CREES Security Affairs T2COM G2 Fellowship Winners
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Congratulations to Nicholas Reyna, Kaitlyn Carson, and Dakota Morgan (left to right, above) who have won the 2026 CREES Security Affairs T2COM G2 Fellowship.
This semester-long fellowship provides students with the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the global security environment and how the U.S. military researches and describes the operational environment.
The fellowship is a cooperative project of the U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command G2 (T2COM G2) at Fort Leavenworth, KU Center for Global and International Studies, and KU Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies.
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Photo Contest Announced for IEW |
As part of International Education Week this year, KU International Affairs has announced an international photo contest. Submit your photo by Nov. 12. Winners will be announced throughout the week of Nov. 16. Contact intlaffairs@ku.edu if you have questions. Learn more.
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Commendable work from around the Division
The Center for Global and International Studies would like to give a shoutout to Jennifer Duhamel for her outstanding support in organizing the XV EMEP (Encontro Mundial Sobre o Ensino de Português), held at KU in June. We also extend our thanks for her contributions to the BRASA XVIII Congress, held at the Federal University of Bahia in July. The Brazilian Studies Association is now headquartered at KU and will remain on campus through 2032.
Shoutout to the Merc Co-op for sponsoring and hosting the GAP Global Cooking Class: Brazil on Oct. 6 which is sold out! Professor Ana Laura Marques will lead those attending in making a popular Brazilian dish.
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Memes as Instruments of Social Influence: A Theoretical Framework: Join CREES for a brownbag lecture by Alex Kalinin (Center for Cyber Social Dynamics) on Oct. 6 at noon. His talk, “Memes as Instruments of Social Influence: A Theoretical Framework,” examines how internet memes can reflect public sentiment, spread or challenge propaganda, and shape political discourse in contemporary Russia.
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ISS Atlas Series: The next ISS Atlas event features the beautiful country of Sri Lanka! Join us on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 4-5 p.m. at 3 West Reading Room, Watson Library. The Sri Lankan Student Association will give a 15-20 minute presentation about Sri Lanka, followed by activities, entertainment, and traditional Sri Lankan food. As long as they last, there will be free souvenirs as well.
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The Shapes of Exile: Ovid in Russian Literary Imagination: Zara Torlone of Miami University will present “The Shapes of Exile: Ovid in Russian Literary Imagination” on Oct.14 at 5 p.m. at the Max Kade Center for German-American Studies (1134 W. 11th St.). The lecture explores how Russian poets Pushkin, Mandelstam, and Brodsky drew on Ovid’s exile to interpret their own relationships with their homeland.
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ISS Fall Break Trip to Baldwin City: Maple Leaf Festival: The Maple Leaf Festival is the largest and longest-running fall family festival in the region. If you want to be there around the same time as our students, the trip will be on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For students and their friends and families, find out more online or send any questions to isssprograms@ku.edu.
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Research Collaboration on Sustainable Mining in South Gobi: Battsetseg Serj, CEAS research associate and visiting scholar, will present preliminary findings from summer 2026 fieldwork on sustainable mining in Mongolia’s South Gobi region on Oct. 22 at 5 p.m. in Watson Library, Room 455. The talk explores the environmental, social and cultural impacts of mining, including water resources, pastureland and nomadic livelihoods, while highlighting opportunities for future KU–Mongolia research collaboration. Read more.
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Global Restitution & Reparative Efforts in Museums: The Center for Global and International Studies, Kansas African Studies Center, Spencer Museum of Art, and the University Honors Program are hosting a two-day hybrid interdisciplinary conference on global restitution and reparative efforts in museums, Oct. 29–30. The conference will bring together scholars, museum professionals, artists, legal experts, and community leaders to explore repatriation, collaboration and other approaches to reparative museum practices. Registration is free. Learn more.
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Lessons for Times of Crisis: Join CREES for a brown bag lecture by Mehmet Yavuz from K-State, "Whose Justice, Whose Peace? Rethinking Transitional Justice during the Pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Lessons for Times of Crisis" on Oct. 29 at noon in Bailey Hall, Room 318. The lecture examines how the COVID-19 pandemic intensified existing inequalities, particularly discrimination, violence and spatial injustice faced by queer communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Read more.
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