Naked Lunch reading

Monday Dec 9, The Burroughs Century group will be presenting a public staged reading of 

William Burroughs' novel NAKED LUNCH at Rachael's Cafe; 4-11 p.m.

The event is a fundraiser for the Burroughs Century symposium and celebration, a 5-day festival featuring art exhibits, films, music and a conference to celebrate Burroughs' 100th birthday.

 For the reading- you can come for all or any part of it-- and if you'd like to help us read the novel, there will be a sign-up sheet.  Readers will also be eligible for some Burroughs memorabalia that one of our committee members has generously donated.  Take a break from dead week woes and come for a beer, some of Rachael's lasagna, and a public reading of some of the best writing of the 20th century.  This is a fundraiser, so please bring a buck or two for the hat.

For more information, contact Joan Hawkins (jchawkin@indiana.edu).

Unique Spring 14 course offering that crosses disciplines: Rules, Games, and Society

NEW COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR UNDERGRADS

 

This is appropriate for Juniors and Seniors and quite unique in it’s design.

“RULES, GAMES, AND SOCIETY”

E400/V450 MW 9:30–10:45 a.m., Tocqueville Room, Ostrom Workshop, 513 N. Park Ave.

 

In 2009, Indiana University’s Elinor “Lin” Ostrom was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Now, for the first time, undergraduate honors students from the Hutton Honors College, SPEA, and other social science departments can enroll in a seminar structured around Lin’s most important contributions to understanding (and sometimes even solving) social and environmental problems. The seminar in “Rules, Games, and Society” will teach students about social and ecological problems that can only be avoided (or reduced) by collective (or group) action.

The course will be taught at The Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis by two of Lin’s close collaborators, Dan Cole (Law, SPEA) and Burney Fischer (SPEA), and structured around a new textbook authored by two more of her close collaborators, Marty Anderies and Marco Janssen. Their book, Sustaining the Commons, is freely available on the Internet under a Creative Commons license. The text will be supplemented with readings from some of Lin’s own writings.                       

 

Topics covered in the course include: (1) the varied nature of resource problems; (2) the structure of social institutions and organizations; (3) Lin’s two frameworks for analyzing social interactions over natural resources—the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework and the Social-Ecological System (SES) framework; (4) the theory of games and its potential for contributing to our understanding of social (or “collective-action”) problems; (5) case studies in the management of water, forests, and other resources, and the derivation of “design principles” for successful management regimes from those case studies; (6) laboratory experiments as a method for investigating individual and social decision making; (7) the varied nature of social rules and norms for managing resources; and (8) applications of Lin’s frameworks and methods to various problems ranging from intellectual property to public health and sports.

 

This 3-credit course will be taught via a combination of lectures, guest lectures by other experts, and active discussion. Students will be split into two groups. Each week, students in one of the groups will each prepare and post memos (1–2 pages), discussing, analyzing, and raising questions about that week’s readings. Sometime around the middle of the semester, students will decide on paper topics, with final papers to be turned in before the semester ends with the Workshop’s traditional “mini-conference,” at which student papers are presented and discussed by faculty and advanced graduate students. Grades will be determined by the combination of biweekly memos, class attendance and participation, and the final paper.

 

Starcom MediaVest Group IU Recruiting - Wednesday, December 4th, 7:00PM

The Starcom MediaVest Group recruiting team will be visiting Indiana University this Wednesday, December 4th seeking new recruits.  If you are interested in a career or internship in advertising/media, please join us at our informational session.  We will be presenting in Woodburn Hall Room 100 at 7:00pm, then collecting resumes and informally speaking with interested students on an individual basis afterward.

Aside from learning about SMG at the information session, we will be providing insider recruitment information for both internships and entry-level full time positions.  Please remember to bring your resume.  

Starcom MediaVest Group, one of the largest brand communication groups in the world, is located in downtown Chicago.  We specialize in media management, digital communications, response media, entertainment marketing, sports sponsorships, event marketing and multicultural media.  We apply our expertise to clients' business issues and engage the right people with the right message at the right time and place.  SMG represents a variety of clients such as Procter and Gamble, Microsoft, Anheuser-Busch, Samsung, ESPN, Bank of America and Kellogg's.

For more information, please visit www.smvgroup.comor www.starcomww.com.

IUCareers.com Weekly Update: December 2-8

Career Development Center and Arts & Sciences Career Services

 

IN THIS ISSUE:

 

1.            New Website for the Career Development Center and Arts & Sciences Career Services!

2.            Know Your Rights: Disclosing Your History to Employers

3.            Save the Date! Winter Career and Internship Fair

4.            Featured Job and Internship Postings

5.            Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and LinkedIn

6.            Benefits of myJobs

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1. New Website for the Career Development Center and Arts & Sciences Career Services!

 

Beginning October 26

 

In our office's constant effort to innovate how we reach the student population, we are excited to announce the launch of our new website. Although in the past we have combined online resources for the Career Development Center and the Arts and Sciences Career Services, we have decided to separate these two student populations to expand resources for targeted audiences.

 

The Career Development Center website highlights resources and services for new students, exploratory or undeclared majors, and students thinking of changing their current major. The new website can be found at: www.cdc.indiana.edu.

 

The Arts and Sciences Career Services website is geared directly towards students in The College of Arts and Sciences, providing them with resources and services for developing liberal arts careers. The new website can be found at: www.ascs.indiana.edu.

 

Social media sites - such as Twitter (@IUCareers), Facebook (Indiana University-Career Development Center), LinkedIn (Indiana University Career Development Center), and Pinterest (@IUCareers) will continue to serve both the Career Development Center and Arts and Sciences Career Services.

 

In order to make this transition as smooth as possible, our office is happy to answer any questions you may have regarding these changes. Feel free to contact our office via email (iucareer@indiana.edu) or telephone (812-855-5234).

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2. Know Your Rights: Disclosing Your History to Employers

 

Wednesday, December 11; 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Career Development Center, 625 N. Jordan Ave.

 

 

Do you have some less-than-perfect situations in your past? Are you worried about how they might affect your job search in the future? Come to this panel event to learn about human resources policies and hiring practices that may have an impact on your professional career. This panel discussion will feature a student testimonial and representatives from:

 

Boys & Girls Club

 

Indiana University Human Resources

 

Indiana University Student Legal Services

   

Monroe County Prosecutor's Office

 

This event is presented by OASIS and the Career Development Center and Arts & Sciences Career Services.

 

To learn more and to RSVP to this event, click here: https://onestart.iu.edu:443/ccl-prd/ajax/public/social/8120270

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3. Save the Date! Winter Career and Internship Fair

 

Wednesday, January 29, 2014; 3:00-4:00 p.m., 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Alumni Hall, Indiana Memorial Union

 

This fair gives IU students from a variety of liberal arts majors the opportunity to connect with organizations recruiting entry-level positions and/or internships. All majors are welcome to attend.

 

The first hour of the fair (from 3-4 p.m.) is open to the students from diversity groups and scholarship programs.

 

The fair will be open to the general student population from 4-7 p.m.

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4. Featured Job and Internship Postings

 

To access the full list of postings and learn more about the positions, log into your myJobs account which can be accessed from www.ascs.indiana.edu; click "Student Login" and use your CAS username and passphrase to access the career system.  Once logged in, hover over "Job Search" tab at top of screen and select "Job Search."

 

Full-Time (Professional) - more than 350 positions currently posted, including:

- Google, Product Quality Analyst

- The New York Hotel Trades Council, Internal Organizer 

- Indiana State Government, Meat & Poultry Assistant Director

- Weaver Popcorn Company, Inc., Quality Technician

 

Internships - more than 245 internships currently posted, including:

- Whisper, Campus Innovator

- The Thirst Project, Road Warrior Intern

- Covance, Histology/Pathology Study Technician

- Live Nation-Indianapolis, Old National Centre Event Marketing Intern

 

Part-Time - more than 45 non-work study and 1 work study positions currently posted, including:

- Sterling House, Certified Nursing Assistant  

- Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Merchandiser 

- VerbalizeIt, Translator  

- Backhaul Direct, LLC, Transportation Dispatcher

 

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5. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and LinkedIn

 

Join the Career Development Center's Fan page on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to receive updates on events and services, interesting career news, and much more.

 

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/IUCareers

Twitter: http://twitter.com/iucareers

Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/iucareers

LinkedIn: IU Career Development Center and Arts & Sciences Career Services--Group Page

 

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6. Benefits of myJobs

 

Set up your FREE online account at www.ascs.indiana.edu. myJobs is the first place to look for local and national full- and part-time job postings, internships, and externships.  Unlike large job boards, myJobs is restricted only to IU students, so you face less competition. Other benefits include:

 

- Participate in on-campus interviews for internships and full-time employment

 

- Search IU-targeted online postings for part-time, internship, fellowship, work-study, and full-time positions

 

- Access to events calendar: on-campus interviews, information sessions, employer info sessions, and career fairs

 

- RSVP for office events

 

- Obtain contact information for employers

 

For more information, go to:

http://ascs.indiana.edu/jobs/index.html

 

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625 N. Jordan Ave, Bloomington, Indiana

(812) 855-5234

www.iucareers.com

 

 

 

Spring 2014 course that may be of interest to you: HIST-W300: Modernism and World Architecture

FROM:

 

Professor Michael Dodson msdodson@indiana.edu

Director, History Honor Program

Director, Dhar India Studies Program

Associate Professor of South Asian History

 

(Note:  Students may earn up to 9 credits, three courses, of HIST-W300 "Issues in World History" as long as the topic is different for each section.  HIST-W300 counts toward the COLL (CASE) S&H Breadth of Inquiry requirement.  Students with questions about this course may contact Professor Dodson at the above e-mail address.

 

W300: Modernism and World Architecture (Dodson)

Tues/Thurs 11:15-12:30

Ballantine Hall 003

 

In the early 20th Century, the Swiss architect Le Corbusier began to experiment with radical forms of architecture, believing that through the use of new physical structures and technologies in building he could fundamentally transform the nature of society. For Le Corbusier, the house was a "machine for living in" that could make life better for its residents, and architecture was thus the noblest of all professions. We may no longer always view architecture, or architects, as so fundamentally transformative to our lives, but for much of the 20th Century the design of buildings was generally viewed as critically important to ushering in the "modern world." Indeed, in places like Shanghai or Dubai, the building of landmark structures such as the Burj Khalifa are still seen as emblems of national pride and an ability to compete on a world stage.

 

In this course we will focus our attention on the ways that architecture has been used to communicate and experiment with forms of modernity, both in Euro-America and the non-Western world during the 20th Century. We will ask after the links between architecture and industrial capitalism, and examine the ways that the design of a building was intended to communicate a society’s possession of modernity, whether in Chicago or Chittagong. Taking a world history perspective, we will be interested to discover how architectural ideals travelled from Europe to Asia, their links to colonialism, and how architectural practices now reflect the globalization of the recent past.

 

No prior knowledge of architecture or architectural theory is presumed or required. The course will be conducted as a series of lectures with opportunities for class discussion as well. Readings will largely be composed of "primary sources", and there will be an emphasis on developing students’ skills in the critical interpretation of visual and textual sources. Your grade will be determined on the basis of several exams and written assignments.

Virtual Student Foreign Service (VSFS) Internships

We welcome University of Indiana students to participate in VSFS.  Four Bloomington students are participating this year with:

 

·         Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications (R/CSCC)

·         U.S. Embassy Mexico City

·         USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)

·         U. S. Embassy Riyadh

 

VSFS offers U.S. citizen college students the opportunity to apply to virtually intern with the U.S. Department of State, USAID, and other foreign affairs and federal agencies.  VSFS projects may be research based, contributing to reports on issues such as human rights, economics or the environment. They may also be more technology oriented, such as working on web pages, or helping produce electronic journals. Some projects are centered around youth and student engagement.  Selected eInterns are expected to work virtually for about ten hours per week on their projects.

 

Projects are solicited from offices and posts in the spring and students apply to their top three projects in July.  If selected, students begin the eInternship in September and continue through the end of April.  Some students have received course credit for their work.  eInternships are unpaid and do not require a security clearance.  A list of the current year projects is here.

Nick Kristof Win A Trip Contest 2014

Win a Trip in 2014!

By NICHOLAS KRISTOF

My latest column, my annual gift-giving guide, also announces my next win-a-trip contest, an annual event in which I take a university student with me on a reporting trip to the developing world. The aim is to generate interest in global poverty both with the contest and with the blogging and videos that the winner will contribute to the New York Times website. I started the contest in 2006 and we’ve had some great trips over the years. For some of the winners, it has been life-changing, and HBO did a documentary called “Reporter” based on my 2007 trip; it’s on Amazon if you want to see what you’re getting yourself in for.

The full rules are here, but short version is that it is open to students enrolled in an American college or university, either as an undergraduate or graduate. You can submit an essay or video or both, essentially explaining why I should pick you. Please don’t gush about my reporting — just explain what you bring to the table. It might be that you’re a great writer or photographer, or it might be that you grew up poor and know something about poverty, or grew up rich and don’t know a thing about it. I’m not looking for expertise but for great communication skills so that your blogs and videos will make other students interested in these issues and generate some conversations. If you blog or have other writing or video experience, mention it and send links.

To enter, use this form at the Center for Global Development website. The center will help me winnow down the applicants to a much smaller pool of finalists, and then with the help of my assistant, Natalie Kitroeff, I’ll choose the winner. Probably the aim will be to travel for about 10 days early next summer, so if you know for sure you won’t be able to take the time off, then please don’t apply. Your expenses will be covered, but there’s no cash award. I’m not sure just where we’ll travel, but the two Congos, South Sudan, Central African Republic and India/Nepal are among the many possibilities. If you speak French, mention that but it’s certainly not a requirement.

In past years, I’ve sometimes taken along a teacher or older person, but I’m afraid this year it’s just a university student.

One other suggestion. Only one person can come with me on this trip, but you can always try to make your own trip. Africa is more expensive, but traveling around Nicaragua or India/Bangladesh, or Vietnam/Cambodia is more affordable. You may also be able to get a job or volunteer position teaching English. And for that matter, there are opportunities to travel outside your comfort zone without leaving our country — tutor in a prison, or in an inner city school. Over the years, I’ve heard from a number of win-a-trip applicants who, disgusted by my poor judgment in failing to pick them, went off on their own journeys and had life-shaping experiences. So if you don’t win my trip, win your own!

I welcome your thoughts on the contest, or on the gift guide column.

Original link: http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/

15th Annual Indiana Latino Leadership Conference Call-Out

On behalf of Indiana University- Bloomington, we would like to invite your school or organization to participate in the 15th Annual Indiana Latino Leadership Conference. The mission of the Indiana Latino Leadership Conference is to celebrate the uniqueness of Latina/o students in a forum by and for students. This forum seeks to cultivate the exchange of ideas, values, and beliefs in order to promote scholarship, leadership development, and empowerment of Indiana’s college and high school Latina/os.

 

This year the conference will take place at IU Bloomington campus on Saturday, March 1, 2014. Attached is the information pertaining to the workshop session call-out, exhibitors and conference participants registration. Please feel free to visit our website www.illc.info or www.indiana.edu/~iulec/illc/ to contact us if any questions should arise.

 

Please feel free to forward this message to any individual or organization that might interested in this event.

 

Hope to see you there,

--

Kimmy Pockels Ortiz

Indiana University of Bloomington '15

Linguistics BA, Italian BA

Member of Latino Enhancement Cooperative [Resource Fair]

belipock@indiana.edu

Need an N&M Class? Try GEOG-G185: Global Environmental Change

GEOG-G185: Global Environmental Change

 

TuTh, 4:00-5:15 pm, SB 015

Instructor:  Dr. James King

How has the global environment changed? How are we influencing Earth’s natural processes, now and in the future? Learn about climate change, resource consumption, and land use change.

 

COLL (CASE) N&M Credit

Need a Global Civilizations & Cultures (GCC) Class? Consider ENG-L224 Introduction to World Literatures in English

L224 Introduction to World Literatures in English

Professor:  Vivian Halloran

 

ENG-L 224  INTRO TO WORLD LIT IN ENGLISH (3 CR)

30680          11:15A-12:05P   MW     BH 005

Discussion (DIS)

30681          11:15A-12:05P   F      JH 440

30682          12:20P-01:10P   F      BH 238

   

  Distribution Credit:  IUB GenEd A&H credit,  IUB GenEd World Culture credit,  COLL (CASE) Global Civ & Culture credit, and COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit

This course begins from the premise that literary works construct fictive worlds that correspond to, and vary from, the lived reality experienced by readers.  Taking genre considerations into account, we will embark upon a considered analysis of two general types of accounts of “worldliness”: immigrant tales and home-spun narratives. Although these perspectives are not mutually exclusive, the primary difference between these kinds of stories are the claims of ownership characters tend to make towards the specific geopolitical space (city, state,  province, country)  they find themselves inhabiting. Home-spun narratives are told from an insider’s perspective, while immigrant’s tales describe the in-between process of identifying difference and learning to fit in. However, neither of these vantage points are fixed or unchanging; on the contrary, the assigned works call into question the basic assumptions undergirding the insider/outsider, domestic/international binaries by forcing us to consider how, as a literary language, English can simultaneously render foreignness familiar, as well as make the everyday seem eerie and strange.

 

In this class, we will be using Twitter and Storify to identify and analyze current events taking place in the geopolitical regions where these narratives are set because they will influence our collective interpretation of the same. The individual sections will follow the template of World Literature Today e-newsletter to report their collective assessment of the texts we read during the semester; together, these “e-newsletters” will make up the review material for the exams.  Students will write two five-page, double spaced analytical essays and take exams over the material.

Assigned works:

Immigrant Tales:

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, That Thing Around Your Neck (stories; Nigeria)

Teju Cole, Open City: A Novel (novel; Nigeria)

Austin Clarke, There Are no Elders (stories; Barbados/Canada)

Junot Diaz, This is How You Lose Her (stories; Dominican Republic/US) *He will come to Bloomington April 8^th, 2014.

 

Home-spun narratives:

Alice Munro, Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage (stories, Canada)

Samrat Uphadhyay, Buddha’s Orphans (novel; Nepal/US) *He will speak to our class in person.

D. Bruno Starrs, That Blackfella Blood Sucka Dance! (novel; Australia) (Kindle edition)