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Upcoming Events: Spring 2024

  • April 12 (Friday), 12-2pm: ISC meeting (Internationalization Steering Committee)
    All faculty and staff are welcome! Email Robert Asaadi to get the Zoom link.
  • Internationalization Grant Workshop (Zoom via MyCareer), Monday, April 15, 2024, 11am-12 noon
    Learn how to add an internationalization component to your course, and how to apply for a $500 PCC Internationalization grant! This workshop will feature presentations by two faculty who received PCC grants in the past, describing what they have done in their courses related to Internationalization, followed by a brainstorming session where faculty can share ideas for adding an international component to one of their courses.

  • International Speaker Series, Event 1 (Zoom), Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 12-1pm
    Title: “How does de-politicization serve political causes? A case study of Kabyle Berbers in Algeria”
    Speaker: Issrar Chamekh, a PhD candidate in Political Science at Northwestern University. She is a Mellon Fellow in the Middle East and North Africa Studies program at Northwestern. She previously served as a visiting fellow at Sciences Po Paris and is currently teaching on politics and culture in the Maghreb.

  • International Speaker Series, Event 2 (Zoom), Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 12-1pm
    Title: TBA
    Speaker: Ismail Yaylaci

Mini-Grants

Add an Internationalization project to one of your classes and receive a mini-grant! The PCC Mini-Grant Application process for 2023-24 is open now. Go to the mini-grant page for application information.

Speed Culturing

We have a variety of ways to connect your students with International students, including the traditional Speed Culturing, Zoom Speed Culturing, and Penpals. See the links above for details, and for a link to sign up. Also, check out the  Talk Time Cafe and ESOL Club.

International Events outside of PCC (some online and some in person):

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