November 2004
Latino center opens at MU
Columbia , MO —Latinos are quickly changing the face of Missouri. This Oct. 26 MU officials unveiled the latest research think-tank, the Cambio Center, a premiere statewide pioneer research center on Latinos. More...
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Related Article: Erin Shiloh. "Latino Studies Center Opens Its Doors." Adelante 26 Oct. 2004.
MU alumnus works to cure Africa's economic ills
Tackling Africa's social and economic challenges head-on is all in a day's work for one MU alumnus. Richard Mkandawire returned to MU this October to discuss Africa's economic struggles and what he is doing to help solve the problem. Click here to visit his organization www.NEPAD.org.
MU participates in conference on Hispanics in higher ed, Miami
As one of only two universities from Missouri, MU joined nearly 400 colleges and universities from around the world at the 18th Annual HACU conference in Miami, FL.
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Former ambassador to the Soviet Union visits IPFD
Former ambassador to the Soviet Union (1987-1991), Jack Matlock, appeared at Jesse Wrench Auditorium (Mem. Union) to speak on the disappearance of the Soviet Union. Jack Matlock is author of the book, "Reagan and Gorbachev: How the Cold War Ended."
Click here to view a Jack Matlock Interview, "Conversations with History," Institute of International Studies, UC-Berkeley.
Afghan Dignitary Visits IPFD
While visiting the MU School of Journalism to discuss post-war rebuilding iniatives and potential J-School linkages, Professor Mohd Kazim Ahang, Dean of Journalism at Kabul University, Afghanistan, stopped in at the IPFD offices to visit with Vice Provost of IPFD, Dr. Handy Williamson.
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Welcome
Thank you for receiving the November 2004 edition of IPFD News. You can also read our newsletter online at IPFD News.
Message from the Vice Provost
Welcome to the e-newsletter of International Programs and Faculty Development (IPFD), at the University of Missouri , Columbia . I hope that your review of our exciting initiatives will leave you stimulated and hopeful about a significantly new global approach to education, service and collaboration.
Beginning in 2001, we embarked on a global approach to diversity and internationalization to harmonize with contemporary and future demographic, economic and social trends, now sweeping the globe. We moved in this direction so that our students, university personnel and varied constituents may discover and embrace the necessity to be prepared to manage and succeed during a time of unprecedented change.
Sincerely,
Handy Williamson
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Congratulations!
IPFD would like to congratulate the Missouri International Student Council on their recent approval as an official student organization!
For more information, please contact "The ORG" at 884-3335 or studentorgs@missouri.edu.
We invite your announcements. Please send to Daniel Botello.
Editor's Note
Sometimes growth and change comes as a mysterious, almost unnoticeable evolution, other times change comes as a jolting diametric shift away from everything familiar. As you have probably already noticed, IPFD has undergone considerable changes in the past several months. Minority Affairs has become its own seperate entity, IPFD has launched the Cambio Center, Faculty Hiring has introduced a new online recruitment system, our website has changed formats and is under construction, and our newsletter has drastically changed its layout. With the new changes in IPFD News, our aim is to streamline our format, to expand, share, and clearly communicate our pool of resources, and most importantly to engage our readers.
In our ongoing effort to serve you, Dear Reader, we openly solicit your comments, suggestions, and feedback so that we may revitalize and improve our format and content tailored to your interests. Thank you for receiving this Nov. 2004 edition of IPFD News. Until next time, as always, we look forward to receiving your emails.
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