International Seminar Series Fall 2023

The opening event of the Fall 2023 International Seminar Series will be led by Dr. Roopa Rawjee, Executive Director of the Office of International Engagement (OIE), Illinois State University.  Dr. Rawjee will facilitate the exploration of internationalization and OIE's strategic goals as we transcend into the academic year of 2023-2024 while joined by several key individuals involved in international furtherance across the ISU campus.  This session will take place on August 30th. 

The remaining sessions of the Fall 2023 International Seminar Series, titled "Impressions of Colonialism," will be led by Dr. Tom Buller, Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy, Illinois State University.  When the United Nations was established in 1945 almost a third of the world’s population - 750 million people - lived in states that were governed by other countries. Since that date over 80 countries have gained their independence from colonial administration.   These sessions will include a discussion with a panel and the audience on colonialism and what the term "colonialism" means to them. 

The sessions will be:

September 27th: Faculty Panel

October 25th: Student Panel

November 29th: Study Abroad 

• All events are offered simultaneously in-person at the Bone Student Center and online through Zoom.
• All events are free, open to the public, and include a free buffet lunch.
• In partnership with ISU Event Management, Dining, and Hospitality and the Office of Sustainability, our goal is to make this a zero waste series. 
• Can't make it in person?  Join us via zoom here: https://illinoisstate.zoom.us/j/92627342986