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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
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FLACSO-MEXICO
Interdisciplinary, International, Institutional Partnership:
Innovative Approaches to Collaboration
News:
October 1-5, 2007 visit of FLACSO Delegation
Schedule of events for October 1-5
Partners:
Office of International Programs
College of Education and Human Development
HHH Institute for Public Affairs
Law School Human Rights Center
During the week of October 1 - 5, 2007 a delegation of senior professors and researchers from FLACSO-Mexico (Facultad Latino americana de Ciencias Sociales) will be visiting the University of Minnesota as part of the Office of International Programs "Interdisciplinary International Institutional Partnership Grants"
During their stay, the members of the delegation will be giving several public presentations on the University campus. We welcome you to join in the effort to put a greater emphasis on partnering with our Latin American Colleagues.
Please join us in welcoming our guests from FLACSO-Mexico
We encourage you to attend their public presentations listed below.
Schedule of events
Monday – October 1
International Connections 2007-08(formerly “International Pizza and Talks”)
Monday – October 1
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
250 Wulling Hall
“Education in Mexico: Development of Human Capital for the Future Workforce”
Presented by Dr. Gloria Castillo Aleman, Professor FLACSO-Mexico
Wednesday – October 3
Horizon Forum - initiatives to bridge technologies between classrooms (co-seminars), and the use of electronic media in classrooms to completely replace traditional textbooks to transform pedagogies:
Wednesday – October 3
8:30 – 11:00am
Upson Room at the Walter Library on the University of Minnesota East Bank campus.
Giovanna Valenti, Director General, FLACSO México
Internet-mediated co-seminars: Reflections on the Mexican experience
Cristóbal Cobo, Communications Director, FLACSO México
Enciclomedia: Redesigning curricula with videos, text, virtual visits, sounds and images
RSVP to John Moravec at moravec@umn.edu.
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Graduate student seminar
Wednesday – October 3
12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m.
Anderson Library Room 120b
Giovanna Valenti, OIP, Human Rights Center, and the Hubert Humphrey Institute
FLACSO, Research Collaboration, & Funding Opportunities in Latin America
Thursday – October 4
Digital Technology Center - Walter Library, Room 401
Thursday, October. 4
8:30 – 10 a.m.
Dr. Cristóbal Cobo
Planet Web 2.0
Please rsvp by Wednesday, October 3 to 612-625-0576 or klose004@umn.edu
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Symposium on Human Rights Education: Common Issues Facing Minnesota and Mexico
Thursday, October. 4
1:00pm - 4:00pm
University of Minnesota Law School
Dean’s Conference Room
1:00 pm - 1:05 pm Welcome – Meredith McQuaid, Associate Vice President and Dean, Office of International Programs
1:05 pm – 1:55pm The Human Rights of Immigrants: Where are the Connections in and through K-17 Education from Minnesota to Mexico?
Chair: Barbara Frey, Director of the Human Rights Program, Institute for Global Studies
Panelists:
Katherine Fennelly, Professor, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Mariano Espinoza, Executive Director, Minnesota Immigration Freedom Network
Respondent: Emilio Álvarez Icaza, Chairman, Commission for Human Rights of Mexico City, Mexico
1:55 pm – 2:15 pm Human Rights Education Activity: Bringing Human Rights Home in Education
Ann Theisen, Education Program Associate, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Break
2:30 pm – 3:20 pm Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights: What are the Connections in and through K-17 Education from Minnesota to Mexico?
Chair: Patrick McNamara, Associate Professor, Department of History
Panelists:
David Wilkins, Professor, American Indian Studies
Bill Means, Board Member, International Indian Treaty Council
Respondent: Karina Ansolabehere, Professor, Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales) (FLACSO - Mexico)
3:20 pm – 3:35 pm Utilizing Human Rights Education Online Resources
Kristi Rudelius-Palmer, Co-Director of the Human Rights Center, University of Minnesota Law School
3:35 pm – 4:00 pm Closing Discussion & Reception
Friday – October 5
Lecture by Mr. Álvarez Icaza for the Human Rights Law Class and public.
Friday – October 5
11:15am - 12:05
Room 30, Law School
“Successes and Challenges for National Commissions of human rights”
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Friday – October 5
12:15-1:30pm
Room 246 Social Sciences Building
Dr. Karina Ansolabehere of FLACSO-Mexico
"The Legal Culture in Mexico"
Presentation and discussion in Spanish
Lunch provided - Please RSVP to: hrminor@umn.edu
To learn more about this collaborative initiative contact: flacso@umn.edu
Supported by the Office of International Programs