Last week's University Awards Reception honored GIC Faculty members Indivar Jonnalagadda (University Junior Faculty Scholar Award) and Rodney Coates  (University Faculty Scholar Award). It's a notable distinction to have GIC scholarly activity recognized through this selective award. Congratulations! 

The Oxford Free Press published an article featuring GIC faculty member John-Charles Duffy and his family as they navigate a recent surge of national anti-immigration actions and attitudes in the local context of Oxford. 

Elena Jackson Albarrán will be the featured presenter of the Miami University Alumni Association's webinar series Miami Presents, in which she will provide insights from her newly-published book Good Neighbor Empires: Children and Cultural Capital in the Americas. 

Wednesday, April 16  12pm

Loren Breidenbach, who is majoring in History with a minor in Latin American Studies, was selected for a summer internship at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. To qualify her for this selective experience, Loren has worked with LAS and History professors to augment her coursework with independent studies and honors extension credits to mount educational displays in featured areas of campus on topics of comparative slavery and Afro-Latin American cultural expressions.

International Career Paths: Challenges and Opportunities | Wednesday, April 2 4:30pm | MacMillan 212

Miami Alumnus Janice A. Corbett (ITS '77) has worked in the U.S. Department of Commerce and for the U.S. State Department's Foreign Service. She has developed a decades-long career helping U.S. businesses enter foreign markets. She will offer her perspectives on ITS training for an international career. 

Fall registration opens on Wednesday, April 9. This week, GIC advisors will be especially attuned to helping students plan for the upcoming Fall 2025 semester. Drop in faculty advisors' offices for the GIC Advising Blitz. 

Wednesday, April 2:

Dilchoda Berdieva (ITS, all minors) 3-4pm (MacMillan 28)

Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy (AMS) 1:30-2:30pm (MacMillan 127)

Thursday, April 3: 

Juan Carlos Albarrán (LAS) 10-12pm (MacMillan 118)

Walt Vanderbush (ITS, LAS, AMS, CRE, REL, WGS) 11-12:30pm (MacMillan 124)

Dilchoda Berdieva (ITS, LAS, AMS, CRE, REL, WGS) 12:15-1pm (MacMillan 28)

Sande Garner (ITS, LAS, AMS, CRE, REL, WGS) 1:30-3pm (MacMillan 126)

Friday, April 4: 

Reminder: students are always welcome to visit faculty advisors during their office hours. 

Below are select classes taught by GIC faculty. See the full GIC course list here!

Raj Patel | Tuesday, April 8 4:30pm | Taylor Auditorium (FSB 1000)

"The World Food Made"

The number of hungry people in the US, and worldwide, is soaring, as is the number of people suffering diet-related disease. The food system is a source for new pandemics. It's driving climate change and a victim of climate disasters. This talk explains how this is all connected, and the task ahead if we're going to change it. 

Raj Patel, film-maker, author, and scholar, will be delivering this year's Grayson Kirk Distinguished Lecture. His work examines the intersections between food, politics, and society in ground-breaking ways. Among his recent publications are Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice (2021, co-authored with Rupa Marya) and A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things: Capitalism, Nature, and the Future of the Planet (2017, co-authored with Jason W. Moore).

Save the date for this engaging presentation. 

Faculty-Student Conversation and Pizza | Friday, April 18 4pm | Location

Do you have questions or concerns about how changes to the state legislature under SB1 will impact your major, minor, academic goals, or your career prospects? Join GIC faculty for an informal conversation on our place in the state of higher education. Together we will share ideas about international opportunities, curricular developments, and programming initiatives. 

Pizza and soft drinks will be served (incl. V, GF options).

QT-Con: A Queer and Trans Conference | Thursday, April 24-Friday, April 25 | Schedule and Location TBA

QT-Con is a grassroots conference and convention featuring Queer and Trans research, creative works, and passion projects. QT-Con brings together individuals from academia and beyond to center LGBTQIA+ lived experiences and celebrate multiple sources of expertise. 

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