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International Lens “The Gleaners and I” – January 27th

When: 7:30 PM Where: Sarratt Cinema Description: Presented by: Carolyn Taratko and J’Nese Williams, EOS Project Fellows. France (2000) Dir: Agnès Varda. Pioneer of New Wave cinema,Varda creates an intimate portrait of people who gather left-over things – crops left after harvest, abandoned household goods, discarded food. Her study of gleaners, both urban andrural, is an…

Posted by on January 25, 2016 in Activities Everyone

International Lens “Living Downstream” – February 2nd

When: 7:30 PM Where: Sarratt Cinema Description: Presented by: Carwil Bjork-James, Assistant Professor of Anthropology. Argentina/USA (2010) Dir: Chanda Chevannes. Biologist Sandra Steingraber defines “understanding the public story of cancer” as her life’s work. She calls public attention to the role of environmental pollutants in causing cancer even as she confronts her own diagnosis with…

Posted by on January 25, 2016 in Activities Everyone

World on Wednesday – March 2nd

Title: Indonesia, the Improbable Nation: Bringing together Language, Ethnic, and Religious Diversity When: 12 PM Where: SLC LL 1/2 Description: Have you heard of Bali? Do you know that it is actually just one of the many islands in the Republic of Indonesia?Indonesia is the third largest democracy in the world, consisting of 17,508 islands, 6 religions, around 300…

Posted by on January 25, 2016 in Activities Everyone

World on Wednesdays

The next World on Wednesdays event will be on November 11th in the Student Life Center, LL Rooms 1 & 2. The presenter will be Kehsi Iman Wilson, talking about the renewed importance of multicultural competence in an increasingly diverse country and world. Lunch provided! For more information, please check out the WoW website at…

Posted by on October 20, 2015 in Activities Everyone

International Lens – Yesterday

The final ILens film of the semester will be Yesterday directed by Darrell Roodt. Kristin Michelitch, Assistant Professor of Political Science, will be presenting the film. This will be on Wednesday, December 2nd, at 7:30 pm at the Sarratt Cinema.
Fo…

Posted by on October 19, 2015 in Activities Everyone

CPT Workshop

For those who may be pursuing internships or related positions during their program, there will be a CPT workshop on October 9th from 1 PM – 2 PM in the Student Life Center LL Rooms 1 & 2. For more information on CPT, check our website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/isss/immigration/f-1-students/employment/cpt/

Posted by on October 1, 2015 in Activities FJ

J1 and J2 Employment Workshop

For J-1 students and J-2 dependents, an employment workshop will be held on October 6th at the Student Life Center LL Room 3, from 5 PM- 6 PM.
For information on employment also make sure to visit our website. For J1 students: http://www.vanderbilt.ed…

Posted by on October 1, 2015 in Activities FJ

Culture Cafe

ISSS, along with the Psychological Counseling Center, holds conversations each week about adjusting to American culture, the Vanderbilt environment, and about any other questions or topics students may have.It will be in Sarratt 325/327.The next Cu…

Posted by on September 22, 2015 in Activities Everyone

International Lens – The Witches

The next International Lens film will be in the Sarratt Cinema starting at 7:30 PM on Monday, October 26th. Andrea Mirabile, Associate Professor of Italian and Cinema & Media Arts, will be presenting the film The Witches by Mauro Bolognini, Vittorio De Sica, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Franco Rossi, and Luchino Visconti. For more information, check…

Posted by on September 9, 2015 in Activities Everyone

World on Wednesday

International Student and Scholar Services would like you to join us at WOW, where Vanderbilt and the community engage in presentations, informal conversations, and topical lectures on global issues. Lunch is always provided. WOW is every Wednesday at 12 noon in the Student Life Center’s Lower Level Meeting Rooms 1 & 2. This week’s topic…

Posted by on April 2, 2014 in Activities Everyone

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