The Center for Global Studies (CGS), established by Chancellor Nick Dunagan in August 2002, has begun its second year of promoting the internationalization of UTM students, faculty and programs.

It also aims to assist campus units in developing international projects and to provide a forum for the discussion of global issues and the international experiences of all members of the campus community. CGS strives to bring the world to UTM and to sensitize students and faculty to their global environment.

Located in 242 Clement Hall (on the first floor), CGS houses a large collection of materials relating to foreign countries and universities as destinations for travel study and study abroad.

Students planning to take advantage of such programs are encouraged to consult the Center’s collection during its hours of operation: 8-11a.m. and 2-3 p.m. Mondays; 8-9 a.m., 10 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; 8-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays; and 8-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m. Fridays.

CGS is sponsoring the Oct. 7 lecture by Canadian consul Denis Langlois, and will also sponsor or support a number of other international activities this semester, including:

•A report on the recent travel-study trip to Belize by professors Helmut Wenz and Mike Gibson, of the Department of Geology, Geography and Physics, and student participants (late October).

•Various events during International Education Week (Nov. 17-21), including a lecture on “The North Korean Nuclear Crisis,” by Dr. Han Park (Nov. 17).

•An informal talk by professor Tahira Arshed, Department of Geology, Geography and Physics, on her experiences as a Fulbright Scholar in Sri Lanka (late November).

These events are free of charge and are open to all members of the university and community. Students are particularly encouraged to attend.

For more information, contact CGS coordinators Housmane Sow or Lauren Vinson at 587-1023.