[16/11/2022] This Week across OSUN

 
 

IN THIS ISSUE
What's New
Events

Undergraduate Student Opportunities
Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Student Opportunities

NEWS

The Afghan Challenge Fund "supports outstanding individuals through employment that utilizes their skills and experience and creates opportunities for new visions of a future Afghanistan to emerge," says TSI Co-director Tom Keenan. Photo by Mohammad Husaini.

OSUN LAUNCHES FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR AFGHAN SCHOLARS & PROFESSIONALS IN US, UK, AND CANADA
The OSUN Threatened Scholars Integration Initiative launched the Afghan Challenge Fund fellowship program designed to place newly arrived scholars and civil society professionals from Afghanistan in positions that harness their talents and train them so they can contribute to their communities.  Read more

OSUN INFORMATION SESSIONS AND VIDEOS HIGHLIGHT PARTNER GRADUATE PROGRAMS
OSUN recently hosted online graduate program information sessions with partners from across the globe discussing distinctive masters in a wide range of subjects. Approximately 100 OSUN students attended the sessions, learning about 20+ programs, including area studies, public health, human rights, climate policy, and more. Watch brief videos of the presentations and stay tuned for more info sessions! View the videos

"Digital art series" by Ananna Khan from BRAC University is one of 60 works featured in the new issue of Global Commons.

GLOBAL COMMONS FALL '22 ISSUE FEATURES SUBMISSIONS FROM A DIVERSE SET OF GLOBAL PARTNERS 
The OSUN Global Commons Editorial Team has launched its Fall 2022 issue, featuring 60 multimedia works from students at 18 partner institutions. The second issue of this fully student-led, digital publication features essays, articles, creative writing, and artwork by 50 students from across the network. Read more

WHAT'S NEW

SPRING 2023 OSUN ONLINE COURSE LISTINGS AVAILABLE

Listings for Spring 2023 OSUN Online Courses are now available on the OSUN website. Registration for network students begins on Sunday, November 21 and remains open until Friday, December 16.
Learn more

DIGITAL STORYTELLING WITH ARCGIS STORY MAPS

Friday, November 18
7 AM New York l 1 PM Vienna

OSUN GeoHub is organizing a workshop to learn about ArcGIS StoryMaps – a powerful tool for creating interactive presentations combining storytelling and maps. Learn more and register

FAIR ECONOMY OSUN STUDENT CONFERENCE

Monday, November 21
10 AM New York l 4 PM Vienna

Students from the OSUN Economic Democracy Initiative Network Collaborative Course on Economic Perspectives for Policy Making will share presentations on inequality and unemployment. Join via Zoom

POLICE AESTHETICS: BEYOND DOCUMENTATION

Deadline to Apply is November 30
CHRA's two-day February workshop seeks to critically examine the aesthetic dimensions of policing and develop an analytic language that goes beyond documentation. Learn more and submit

GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING TEACHING PROFESSIONALS

Deadline to Apply is December 15
The OSUN Developing Teaching Professionals program invites applications for grants of up to 2,000 USD to support and promote inclusive, democratic and open classrooms. Learn more and apply

EVENTS

KEEPING THE DOORS OPEN: ACCESS  & UNIVERSITIES' THIRD MISSION

Thursday, November 17 - Friday, November 18
CEU's Community Engagement Office invites individuals at OSUN institutions to engage in a series of panel discussions reflecting on the Third Mission of universities—service to society—and examining the current state of university access programs.  
Learn more and join

JUMANA MANNA: WHEN A GOAT EATS THE SCENE

Friday, November 18
12 PM New York l 6 PM Vienna

CHRA invites OSUN community members to join a lecture with visual artist and filmmaker Jumana Manna, discussing her film, "Foragers," which depicts the criminalization of Palestinian plant foraging traditions.  Learn more and register

THE GENDERED POLITICS AND PRACTICES OF ART COLLECTIVES

Friday, November 18
1 PM New York l 7 PM Vienna

OSUN community members are invited to attend the next in a series of online panel discussions focused on CHRA research fellow Lina Duverovi's project, "And Others: The Gendered Politics and Practices of Art Collectives."  
Learn more and register

FEMINIST AND QUEER POLITICS IN NEOLIBERAL INDIA

Monday, November 21
12 PM New York l 6 PM Vienna 

The Transnational Feminism, Solidarity, and Social Justice project invites OSUN community members to a talk by Srila Roy on gender and sexual politics in India under global neoliberalism. Learn more and join

RETHINKING ORDER AND PRISON GOVERNANCE IN INDIA

Tuesday, November 22
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna

OSUN community members are invited to the third session of the BPI Global Initiatives Virtual Lecture Series, led by Mahuya Bandyopadhyay, Professor at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences IIT in Delhi, India. Learn more and register

FEMINISMS AND DECOLONIZING PSYCHOLOGY: ABORTION

Friday, November 25
5 AM New York | 11 AM Vienna
The Transnational Feminism, Solidarity, and Social Justice project's lecture series continues with Catriona Macleod, Rhodes University, South Africa, speaking about feminisms in connection to decolonization in the discipline of psychology. Learn more and join

NICHOLAS GALANIN: UNSHADOWED LAND

Friday, December 2
12:00 PM New York l 6 PM Vienna
CHRA's artist talks continue with Nicholas Galanin, whose work engages contemporary culture from a perspective rooted in Indigenous connection to the land. Learn more and join

PARTICIPATORY CO-GOVERNANCE IN ENGLISH PRISONS

Tuesday, December 13
9 AM New York | 3 PM Vienna
OSUN community members are invited to the next event in the BPI Global Initiatives Virtual Lecture Series, a discussion of "Participatory Co-Governance in English Prisons," led by Bethany Schmidt of the Prison Research Centre at University of Cambridge, UK. Learn more and register

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

PLURALITY FORUM ON SOCIALIZED OR PRIVATE HEALTHCARE

Deadline to Apply is Monday, November 21
Should healthcare and insurance be nationalized, privatized, or a mix of both? The Hannah Arendt Humanities Network invites applications to participate in a student forum at George Mason University offering diverse perspectives on the issue. Learn more and apply

GET ENGAGED CONFERENCE 2023

Deadline to Apply is December 3
Conference: June 28-July 4, 2023

Students may apply to attend the OSUN Civic Engagement Initiative's Get Engaged Conference in Budapest, Hungary this summer. The event brings together students from across the globe to develop community leadership skills in an immersive and inspirational environment. 
Learn more and apply

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR FIVE OSUN CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

Deadline to Apply is Saturday, December 3
OSUN undergraduate students are encouraged to apply for certificates in Civic Engagement, Global Educational Development, Public Policy and Economic Analysis, Human Rights, or Social Enterprise. OSUN Online Courses and Network Collaborative Courses count towards each of the programs. Learn more and apply

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR MA IN HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ARTS

Deadline to Apply is Friday, January 6
OSUN's Center for Human Rights & the Arts is accepting applications for its third cohort for the MA in Human Rights and the Arts, starting in Fall 2023. 
Info session this Thursday, November 17 at 4 PM NY l 10 PM Vienna  Learn more and apply 

FACULTY, STAFF AND GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

WORKSHOP: CURRENT TRENDS IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & MICRO-CREDENTIALS

DEADLINE EXTENDED
Deadline to Apply is Thursday, January 12

Applications are open for a two-part, professional development workshop in January on current trends in professional development, lifelong learning, and micro-credentials. Learn more and apply

INTRODUCTION TO FACILITATING CLASSROOM DEBATES

TOMORROW!
Wednesday, November 16 
8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna

CLASP and the Global Debate Network invite faculty from across the network to join a 3-hour hands-on, interactive workshop on facilitating debates in the classroom. Register to join

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR SPRING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INSTITUTE

Deadline to Apply is Sunday, November 27
OSUN Civic Engagement and CLASP invite applications from faculty to participate in the Spring Experiential Learning Institute, cultivating network partnerships and expanding Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences course offerings. Learn more and apply

EARLY COLLEGE FOLIO CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: UNCONVENTIONAL PATHS TO COLLEGE EDUCATION

Deadline to Submit is Sunday, January 15
Early College Research Institute (ECRI) at Bard College at Simon’s Rock seeks faculty submissions for its Early College Folio, a digital, open-access academic journal focused on the early college movement. 
Learn more and submit

WORKING/PLANNING GROUPS

Advancement Working Group: Sign up for the working group here. 


Civic Engagement Working Group: Contact Caitlin O'Donnell and Erin Cannan  to join.


Collaboration in the Arts: Contact Gideon Lester, Bard College, to join.


Communications Working Group: Contact Terry Roethlein to join.


Environmental and Social Sustainability Working Group: Sign up here.


Gender Equity Working Group: Contact Elmira Bayrasli to join.


Global Debate Network: Contact Ruth Zisman to join. 


Human Rights & the Arts Faculty Working Group: Contact Tom Keenan.


Refugees, IDPs & Host Communities: Register for the working group.


Translation and Translatability Initiative: Contact Eric Trudel.


Unemployment, Inequality, and Economic Policy Working Group: Contact Pavlina Tcherneva or sign up for the working group. 


Writing/Tutoring Working Group: Contact Jen Sweeney to join.

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