Director: Linda Palumbo Olszanski
Office: Rome Hall 119
Phone: (706) 233-7459
Fax: (706) 233-7458
E-mail: lpalumbo@shorter.edu
Office hours: M-F 8:30 am - 5 pm

Message from the Director

When a student is in a foreign country, thousands of miles away from family and friends, he/she needs support, guidance and encouragement. I'm originally from Argentina, so I've experienced this myself. At Shorter, we take care of our international students; we are a big, international family that offers support and assistance to all.

Shorter continues to attract growing numbers of international students. The International Student Photo Gallery contains pictures of Shorter's international students and activities. Choosing to be an international student at Shorter will broaden your future horizons and expand your world view.

The Office of Campus Globalization serves as a liaison to international students studying at Shorter University.  The office provides international students with helpful information regarding studying in the United States, such as embassy, visa and security requirements. Listed below are links that will help international students prepare to study in the United States.

Sincerely,

Linda Palumbo Olszanski

Global Perspectives Forum - Fall 2011

September 21, 2011: "Embracing Japan:  The March 11th Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Crisis".

November 16, 2011: "Embracing Japan:  The Impact of the March 11th Triple Disasters." 

Location for both dates: Austin Moses Room

Time: 3 PM

SPEAKER - Dr. Brian Woodall
Associate Professor, Associate Chair, Director of Graduate Programs, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology

Education Ph.D., Political Science, University of California-Berkeley M.A., Political Science, University of California-Berkeley B.A., Political Science, University of Utah B.A., History, University of Utah Research Focus Dr. Brian E. Woodall received his PhD in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley. He joined the faculty in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs in 1994. His research focus is comparative politics with an emphasis on Japan and East Asia, international relations, and political economy. Dr. Woodall has taught at the University of California at Irvine and at Harvard University. He is the author of Japan Under Construction: Corruption, Politics, and Public Works (University of California Press 1996) and Japan's Changing World Role (Asia Society 1993), and co-editor of Elections in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan Under the Single Non-Transferable Vote (University Michigan Press 1999).

In addition, he has authored numerous articles, served as Chair of the Southern Japan Seminar, and serves on the editorial boards of several academic journals. His current research projects explore energy security in East Asia, campaign finance and political corruption in Japan, and the evolution of Japanese democracy. He has received research support from the U.S.-Japan Friendship Commission, the Abe Fellowship Program of the Social Science Research Council, the University of California Pacific Rim Research Program, and the Japan Foundation. His teaching includes graduate and undergraduate courses in comparative politics, East Asia, Japanese politics and political economy, and U.S.-Japan relations*.

* Source: Georgia Institute of Technology Website

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - Embracing Japan: Lessons of the Cascading Disasters of March 11th

Part 1
Part 2

News from Home: Read your country's newspapers

http://www.ipl.org/div/news/

General Information Links

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For more international student information, contact Linda Palumbo Olszanski, Director of Campus Globalization, at (800) 868-6980, ext. 7459 or lpalumbo@shorter.edu.