A threeday seminar on Ethiopia for students, faculty, and members of the public with a special interest in Ethiopia will be offered June 1719, 1999. Lecturers will be drawn from across the nation and from Ethiopia, and will include more than 10 MSU faculty who have taught, worked, and conducted research in Ethiopia. Amharic Intensive Summer Program participants are expected to participate in this gratis workshop. The Summer program will be directed by Prof. Grover Hudson, Faculty, Department of Linguistics and Languages, Michigan State University. This workshop aims to enhance social science, natural science, and humanities undergraduate courses that teach about the African environment, by encouraging the use of film and video images that are accurate representations of Africans and Africa and that challenge the conventional concept of the African environment.
Registration is free, however there is a small fee to cover materials, breaks and an African meal.
The Institute of International Health is distributing application packets to minority students for May August 1999 overseas research postings. The Institute received a bridge funding from the Forgarty International Center, National Institute of Health, for this project. The deadline for submission of completed application forms is December 15, 1998. There will also be a special workshop on Saturday, June 19, on methods for incorporating knowledge about Africa's children across K12 curriculum. Proposals may be for individual or panel presentation.