The CERIS Undergraduate Research Symposium is designed to provide undergraduate students at CERIS member institutions with research experience and an opportunity to develop presentation skills, as well as to provide recognition of excellent student scholarship. Students will present their research with others from 25 colleges and universities in the tri-state area on topics related to Islamic studies within the arts, sciences, humanities, social sciences and professional disciplines.

Presentation by Deann Borshay Liem with a response by Lucy Fischer

This lecture is being presented by Dr. Martin Holland from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ, who holds the Jean Monnet Chair ad personam designation from the European Commission.

Contesting Goals of English Bilingual Policy in International Public Schools

Anis Sundusiyah, Project Associate, IISE & Doctoral Student, School of Education

Senior Melissa Amler will defend her thesis for the Bachelor of Philosophy in International Area Studies, Global Studies track.

In accordance with Carnegie Mellon's 2011 International Film Festival theme, 'Faces of Migration,' CMU presents 'Littlerock'

In accordance with Carnegie Mellon's 2011 International Film Festival theme, 'Faces of Migration,' CMU presents 'Plato's Academy' (Akadimia Platonos)

In accordance with Carnegie Mellon's 2011 International Film Festival theme, 'Faces of Migration,' CMU presents 'Norteado'

In accordance with Carnegie Mellon's 2011 International Film Festival theme, 'Faces of Migration,' CMU presents 'First of All, Felicia'

Film Description:Felicia visits her parents in Bucharest one time per year, and each time ends in some sort of disaster. This year, as she escapes from her mother's nagging and father's sickness, Felicia is desperate to return to the normalcy of her son. Confronted with one problem after another while trying to catch a plane ride home, she struggles to find out firsthand what family is all about.

This is part of the Global Issues Lecture Series: Perspectives of Conflict: Congo, Sudan, Cambodia

Dr. Moataz F. Herzawi

After five decades of conflict in the largest Afro-Arab country, on January 9, 2011 the Southern Sudanese elected to secede from the North. This lecture will discuss the developmental and political challenges of the two new nation states and the regional consequences. In addition, the issues of Arab security and the role in the Arab-Israeli conflict will be addressed.