IN THIS ISSUE
What's New
Events
Undergraduate Student Opportunities
Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Student Opportunities
Other Opportunities of Interest

NEWS

WORKING PAPER BY OSUN'S JONATHAN BECKER DEFINES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FOR THE 21st CENTURY

The Democracy Institute at Central European University has published a new working paper by OSUN Vice Chancellor Jonathan Becker that interrogates the meaning of civic engagement and underscores its individual and societal benefits. Read more

WHAT'S NEW

RISING PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH: PAINTING WITH NEW COLORS

Thursday, April 13
8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
Collaborative researchers from Switzerland, Bangladesh, and Colombia will present a new report investigating pharmaceutical R&D capabilities and activities in low- and middle-income countries. 
Learn more. Register to join.

DELIBERATING WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT DEMOCRATIZING WORK: ONTARIO ASSEMBLY ON WORKPLACE DEMOCRACY

Wednesday, April 19
10 AM New York l 4 PM Vienna
This panel discussion presented by OSUN's Economic Democracy Initiative features discussions on an assembly about possibilities for democratizing work in Ontario. Learn more. Join via Zoom.

REGISTRATION FOR OSUN ONLINE SUMMER COURSES BEGINS APRIL 17

OSUN Online Courses offered during the summer will be available to view and register beginning Monday, April 17. Access a new search tool listing all current courses available for registration, sorted by thematic area.
Learn more

VIDEO GAMES & AUTOETHNOGRAPHY EXPERIMENTAL WORKSHOP

Deadline to apply is Friday, April 21
The Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network invites OSUN scholars to a three-session research workshop in April and May about using autoethnography to study video games. This is a hybrid event and is free of charge. Learn more and apply.

GEOGRAPHIES AND TEMPORALITIES OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR DISPLACED STUDENTS: HOW DO WE CATEGORIZE CRISIS? 

Tuesday, April 25
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
The OSUN Working Group on Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Host Community Education presents a virtual lecture and panel discussion series on higher education for displaced students. The first event in the series focuses on how to categorize crises. Learn more and join.

A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE RUSSIAN INDEPENDENT MEDIA ARCHIVE

Wednesday, April 26
4 PM New York l 6 PM Vienna
OSUN invites the network community to a discussion with the team behind the Russian Independent Media Archive (RIMA), an online collection of independent media from 2000 until present.
Learn more and register to join.

GO EAST SUMMER SCHOOL: DIGITALIZATION OF POLITICS IN NON-DEMOCRACIES

Deadline to apply is Monday, May 15
The Go East Summer School convenes at the European Humanities University in Vilnius in August. Organized by the Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network, it examines power shifts in Belarus in the context of digital technologies. Microgrants to cover fees are available for OSUN students. Learn more and apply.

EVENTS

INCLUSIVE TEACHING WORKSHOP ON UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING

Friday, April 14
9 AM New York l 3:00 PM Vienna
The Developing Teaching Professionals program invites OSUN teachers, students, and staff to an online workshop introducing participants to a research-based framework for removing barriers to learning. 
Learn more. Register to attend.

STABILIZING THE CLIMATE AS INDUSTRIAL POLICY

Wednesday, April 19
10:15 AM New York l 4:15 PM Vienna
In this #MakeClimateAClass Global Teach-In event, Eban Goodstein, director of the Solve Climate by 2030 project, discusses strategies for rewiring the world with clean energy. Learn more. Join via Livestream.

EMPOWERING GENDER EQUALITY THROUGH PUBLIC ART: ENGAGED LEARNING IN KYRGYZSTAN

Thursday, April 20
8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
This workshop from the Talloires Network of Engaged Universities provides a case study on using public art as a powerful tool for addressing gender issues in decision-making positions in the arts community and society in general. Learn more. Register to attend.

VIRTUAL LAUNCH EVENT: GLOBAL CERTIFICATE IN SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND LEADING CHANGE

Thursday, April 20
8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
OSUN is launching a new Global Certificate in Social Enterprise + Leading Change, focused on delivering worldwide education for enterprise solutions to pressing world challenges. Faculty from Palestine, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, and the US will present at the event. Learn more. Register to attend.

GENERATIVE AI AND EXPERIMENTAL PEDAGOGY: A WORKSHOP

Friday, April 21
9:30 AM New York l 3:30 PM Vienna
This online workshop from the Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network is open to OSUN teachers and administrators interested in addressing the recent boom in generative AI tools and models and implications for university pedagogy and research. 
Learn more. Join via Zoom.

OSUN FACULTY SUPPORT SESSIONS

OSUN is offering a series of sessions to support faculty working across the network:

Facilitating Experiments in Change
Thursday, April 13
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
Learn more. Join via Zoom.

Cross-Campus Student Collaborations and Creative Practice  
Wednesday, April 19
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
Learn more. Join via Zoom.

OSUN Online Course Check-In  
Thursday, April 20
8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
Learn more. Join via Zoom

IWT/CLASP Workshop—Online Assignments and Formative Feedback
Wednesday, April 26
2 PM New York l 8 PM Vienna
Learn more. Join via Zoom.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

OSUN STUDENT LEADERSHIP PATHWAYS: FINDING YOUR MENTOR WITH HEPHZIBAH EMEREOLE

Saturday, April 15
8:30 AM New York l 2:30 PM Vienna
All are invited to attend a virtual workshop with OSUN student leader and recent Ashesi University graduate Hephzibah Emereole on the importance of mentorship. Register to attend.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: OSUN LEADERSHIP FELLOWS

Deadline to apply is Sunday, April 30
Students that hold leadership positions, or are interested in furthering their leadership skills, are invited to apply for the OSUN Leadership Fellows Program.  
Learn more and apply.

SPRING SEMESTER STUDENT CONVERSATION TABLES

Tuesdays: 11:30 AM New York l 4:30 PM Vienna
Fridays: 9 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
OSUN's Remote Student Ambassador Program is hosting weekly English Conversation Tables so students can practice their language skills and interact with global peers. Learn more. Join via Zoom.

FACULTY, STAFF AND GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: REIMAGINING TEACHING AND LEARNING

LAST DAY TO APPLY IS TODAY!
Deadline to apply is Wednesday, April 12
Faculty and other instructors are invited to submit proposals for the First Elkana Symposium on Reimagining Teaching and Learning (online, June 12-14). Organizers seek panels on inclusive and democratic teaching, international classrooms, and more.
Learn more and submit

FACULTY: APPLY FOR ALPINE FELLOWSHIP ON FLOURISHING

Deadline to apply is Saturday, April 15
OSUN faculty are encouraged to apply for Alpine Fellowships at the Hannah Arendt Humanities Network's (HAHN) symposium on health and flourishing in August in Tändallen, Sweden. Room, food, and travel expenses are covered by the fellowship. Learn more and apply

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT CREATED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CASE STUDIES

Deadline to apply is Thursday, April 20
OSUN's Visual Storytelling for Civic Engagement team is offering two funding opportunities for faculty to support student filmmakers in the creation of new video or written case studies.  Learn more and apply

INSTITUTIONAL VALUES AND UNIVERSITY PRACTICES: ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Deadline to apply is Monday, April 24
Apply to the Professional Development Program for University Administrators course on "Institutional Values and University Practices: Ethical Dilemmas in Higher Education." The course examines ethical issues in relation to organizational, academic, and cultural practices in universities. Learn more and apply

SUBMIT COURSE PROPOSALS FOR OSUN-CEU SUMMER UNIVERSITY 2024

Deadline to submit is Saturday, July 1
OSUN and Central European University (CEU) invite proposals for the 2024 Summer University Network (SUN) courses developed and delivered collaboratively by CEU and OSUN partner universities. Learn more and submit.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES OF INTEREST 

NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR BETH RICKY AWARD FOR ACTION AGAINST HATE

Deadline to submit is Saturday, July 1
The Bard Center for the Study of Hate’s Beth Rickey Award is presented to a member of the OSUN community who has taken sustained and effective action against hate. Learn more and submit.

WORKING/PLANNING GROUPS

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

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

Library Working Group: Contact Megan Houlihan.

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

Writing Centers Working Group: Contact Jen Sweeney to join.

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