I wanted to drop you all a quick note about a course that is being offered this semester that still has a few seats in it. This is a great course (I am even giving a guest lecture or two!) with a great instructor and includes a trip to Washington, DC. As you are finalizing your courses I strongly encourage you to see if this will fit into your schedule.
Honors Globalization Trends and World Issues IST 445H (3 credits)
Come learn about the world (and especially China!) while you rub elbows with Washington’s elite and with mid-career professionals from across the globe!
-Guest appearances by Dean Brady, Vice Provost Jones & others
In IST 445H you will learn about the drivers and effects of globalization and how to analyze government policies that respond to the issues raised by globalization.
- Fulfills university international course requirements!
- Includes an all-expenses-paid two-day trip to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a bipartisan think tank in Washington, D.C!
Monday, 6:00-9:00 p.m., Classroom in IST Building 206
Course Instructor:
Dr. Carleen Maitland, 321E IST Building,
Email: cmaitland@ist.psu.edu, Web: faculty.ist.psu.edu/maitland
Phone: 863-0640, Office Hours: Mondays 10-11& Wednesdays, 1-2 or by appt.Guest Instructors:
- Dr. Christian Brady, Dean Schreyer Honors College, cbrady@psu.edu
- Dr. Syedur Rahman, Director Humphrey Fellows Program, sxr17@psu.edu
- Dr. Terrell Jones, Penn State Vice Provost for Educational Equity
- Mr. Erik Peterson, Director, Global Strategy Institute of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C., epeterson@csis.org.
Matthew Philip Blickley, 21, of Allentown, passed away Monday, August 6, 2007. He was the beloved son of Susan (Moser) Blickley and Philip Blickley. Matthew was about to begin his senior year at Penn State University Schreyer Honors College. He was an avid P.S.U. football fan and loved hiking and camping. He was a recipient of the 2007 Honeywell Innovator Scholarship and the 2007-2008 recipient of the William and Wyllis Leonhard Scholars Program Scholarship. Both of these honors are in recognition of scholarship, leadership and making a difference in the world. Matthew had been elected president of the P.S.U. American Society of Mechanical Engineers chapter for the 2007-08 school term. He was an Eagle Scout and member of United Church of Christ Greenawalds. He was a Tau Beta Pi officer, team leader, Engineers for a Sustainable World El Salvador Water Supply Team, student mentor: Schreyer Honors College engineering mentorship program and a P.S.U. THON volunteer in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Matthew held internship positions with the Army Research Lab, Aberdeen, Md. and Air Products & Chemicals, Allentown. This summer, he was an intern with Honeywell, Cranberry Township, Pa. Survivors: Matthew is survived by his parents; sister, Elizabeth Ann Blickley of Allentown; paternal grandmother, Angelina Blickley of Clearfield, Pa.; aunts and uncles, Joseph Blickley of Olanta, Pa., Robert and Lisa Blickley of Harrisburg, Pa., Michael Blickley of Clearfield; maternal grandmother, Margaret Moser Schell of Kutztown, Pa.; aunts and uncles, Robert and Charlotte Moser of Shartlesville, Pa., Dale and Donna Moser of Stroudsburg, Pa., LaVerne and Wilson Balthaser of Shartlesville and Barrie and Madelene Moser of Centre Hall, Pa. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, Bachman, Kulik & Reinsmith Funeral Home, 17th and Hamilton streets, Allentown. Call 2-3 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home. Contributions: In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to U.C.C. Greenawalds, 2325 Albright Ave., Allentown, PA 18104.
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