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

NEWS

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR FALL 2023 OSUN ONLINE COURSES AND NETWORK COLLABORATIVE COURSES

Students can now register for Fall 2023 courses, including OSUN Online Courses (OOCs) and Network Collaborative Courses (NCCs). OOCs are offered at one institution but offered virtually to students across the network. NCCs are created collaboratively by faculty across multiple OSUN campuses but taught in person on each campus. Many courses are components of OSUN Academic Certificate Programs, which provide structured curricular and co-curricular pathways for students. Learn more and register.

WHAT'S NEW

APPLY TO BE AN OSUN GLOBAL MEDIA FELLOW FOR 2023/24

Deadline to apply is Friday, June 16
OSUN seeks ambitious students who want to use their strong media skills to promote the network on their campuses. Students interact with other fellows across the network, receive training from OSUN communications staff and receive a $1,000 stipend. 
Learn more and apply.

LOVE POETRY IN THE AGE OF DISCONTENT

Thursday, April 27
11:30 AM New York l 5:30 PM Vienna 
OSUN's Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network at CEU invites the OSUN community to join a discussion with Polish poet Jerzy Jarniewicz about the state of love poetry today. Join via livestream
 

FEMINIZATION BUT MAKE IT COOL: ACADEMIC LABOR ACTIVISM

Tuesday, May 2
8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
OSUN's Transnational Feminism, Solidarity, and Social Justice project presents sociologist Aslı Vatansever, who asks if the experiences of adjunct advocacy groups and researcher networks can be used to re-conceptualize "feminization" to support academic labor activism. Join via Zoom

LEVELING THE LEARNING CURVE: CREATING A MORE INCLUSIVE AND CONNECTED UNIVERSITY

Thursday, May 4 - Friday, May 5
OSUN and the Picker Center Digital Education Group are hosting a livestreamed conference exploring the use of digital education tools, post-COVID, to address issues of equity and inclusion. Thought leaders from the fields of educational technology, international development, and academia will present. Learn more. Register to join.

OSUN-EDI PRESENTS ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY HIGHER ED WEBINAR

Friday, May 5
1 PM New York l 7 PM Vienna 
This discussion presented by the OSUN Economic Democracy Initiative features students and faculty who have successfully created credentialed programs that focus explicitly on economic democracy. 
Learn more. Register to join.

DEMOCRATIZING GLOBALIZATION: CALL FOR WORKING GROUP MEMBERS

Deadline to apply is Sunday, May 14
The Democratizing Globalization Working Group, a project of the OSUN Hannah Arendt Humanities Network, examines state power and democratizing large-scale social relationships in globalization processes. The group invites scholars from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds to apply. 
Learn more and apply.

EVENTS

OSUN FACULTY SUPPORT SESSIONS

TODAY!
Wednesday, April 26
8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
OSUN's final faculty support session for the academic year is an IWT/CLASP Workshop on Online Assignments and Formative Feedback.
Learn more. Join via Zoom.

A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE RUSSIAN INDEPENDENT MEDIA ARCHIVE

TODAY!
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.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

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.

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR OSUN ONLINE SUMMER COURSES

Deadline to register is June 12
Students can now register for OSUN Online Courses offered during the summer. Access a new search tool listing all current courses available for registration, sorted by thematic area and institution. 
Learn more and register.

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

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT CREATED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CASE STUDIES

DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Deadline to apply is Monday, May 1
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

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.

OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO ALL 

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.

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 Meggan Houlihan.

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

Writing Centers Working Group: Contact Jen Sweeney to join.

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