Education Professor Sending Dispatches From Rwanda
Date: Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Time: 12:00 AM
Room: http://coehp.uark.edu/rwanda.htm
Notes: Genocide scholar Samuel Totten of the University of Arkansas is reporting this summer from Rwanda, where he is teaching the first course in genocide studies at the National University of Rwanda. Totten developed the curriculum for a master’s degree program in genocide studies at the National University of Rwanda as part of a Fulbright Fellowship. Nearly 50 students are enrolled in the program, and Totten's two assistants are survivors of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Read the first dispatch at http://coehp.uark.edu/rwanda.htm.

"The New Global Student" on NPR
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009
Time: 12:00 AM
Room: http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/06/the-new-global-student#comments
Notes:

Juneteenth Celebration
Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009
Time: 11:00 AM
Room: The Jones Center in Springdale
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Become a Pal to an Exchange Student This Fall!
Date: Monday, August 03, 2009
Time: 12:00 AM
Room: Office of Study Abroad
Notes: If you are interested in helping out an international exchange student and getting to know about a new culture, please sign up to be a "pal" for this Fall!

Career Development Center introduces "Going Global" Website
Date: Monday, April 20, 2009
Time: 12:00 AM
Room: http://career.uark.edu/GoinGlobal.aspx
Notes:

The UA Career Development Center introduces Going Global for UA students interested in increasing their international awareness. 

Going Global http://career.uark.edu/GoinGlobal.aspx is packed with country-specific career information and provides expert advice and insider tips for students planning to work abroad, study abroad, live abroad, backpack abroad or simply dream of traveling. 

At the heart of the collection is the Going Global Country Career Guide Series, which contains more than 10,000 resources for finding international employment at home and abroad.  The Going Global Key Employer Directory and Job Listings provide users with access to more than 250,000 international job openings and internship opportunities. This online directory also features corporate profiles for 100,000+ world-wide companies, and includes such information as sales, revenues, brands officers and key contact information. Industry sectors include: consumer goods, consulting services, finance, information technology and more.

Going Global has recently added their popular Global Chat feature, where one can seek advice on working, housing, entertainment and more. A Going Global expert moderates the chat rooms to assure reliable and timely responses.

Free for all University of Arkansas students, Going Global will answer the majority of your questions as you plan your next adventure.

Check it out today at http://career.uark.edu/GoinGlobal.aspx.

Questions?  Problems?  CONTACT Anna Vester at avelika@uark.edu in the UA Career Development Center.