Symposia Studentium: Joint Student Research Conference with ULIM

I am very much looking forward to participating in the Symposia Studentium -- ULIM's annual student research conference -- via Skype international videoconference.

Students in my Moldova Study Abroad course will be presenting their research findings, along with their partners at ULIM, on Tuesday, April 23rd.

Click here for the link to the Conference Program

Moldova Holiday Video

Moldova Holiday video link

What is Moldova? video

I just came across this video posted by Moldovan Holiday. Nice testimonials about Moldova:

What is Moldova video

It was filmed at the International Women's Club's annual Holiday Bazaar, which is a wonderful event.  A fundraiser where you can buy beautiful arts and crafts from all over the world. (Each of the Embassies sets up a booth and sells items from their country, donating all proceeds to charity.) Peggy and I have some treasures from the Holiday Bazaar we attended back in in 2010. (Photos are, of course, posted, earlier on this blog)

USF World Video Entry, NAFSA

I am working on my 2012 Annual Review, and I realized that I don't think I ever posted this video on the blog.

USF World featured my Women and the Law course as a part of its feature on global classrooms at USF for its NAFSA video contest entry. 

It was one of two courses featured.  You can see my collaboration with Prof. Svetlana Suveica at Moldova State University featured at 2:40 on this YouTube video:

USF World Video, NAFSA entry

Joint Course at ULIM, Day 1

I will write more later -- but here is an article and pictures about our course posted on ULIM's website:

http://ulim.md/news/events/la-ulim-s-a-dat-startul-unui-curs-comun-moldova-istorie.-guvernare-%C5%9Fi-politic%C4%83

MD Study Abroad Course: Student Research Paper Topics

CPO 4930 Comparative Government and Politics:  MOLDOVA

Professor Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan

Spring 2013

Research Paper Topics

Patricia Calvo-Jashke  Moldova’s Political Party System

Erica Gordon              Campaigns and Elections in Moldova

Royale Heart-Oakes    The Role of NGOs in Combatting Human Trafficking in Moldova

Kendel Mott               Gay Rights in Moldova

Sebastian Osorio         Identity in Moldova

Lauren Shumate          Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law: Assessing Justice Sector Reforms in Serbia and Moldova

Jared Smith                 International Law Enforcement and the Prosecution of Human Trafficking in Moldova

Marissa Wyant            Moldova’s Path to Accession to the European Union

Once we begin our Joint Course in Moldova, students will be connected with Moldovan students with whom they will collaborate on their research.

 

 

USFSP International Week Event, Moldovan Exchange!

On Monday morning at 9:00 am, our Moldovan Student Exchange kicked of International Week events at USFSP

We held an international videoconference, linking USF students in my alternative Spring Break Study Abroad Course to Moldova with our colleagues at the Free International University of Moldova (ULIM) in Chisinau. 

USF students made brief presentations about their research projects and met their colleagues at ULIM.

We were pleased to be joined by Dr. Ron Sheehy, USFSP's Vice Rector for International Affairs, Mayor Leslie Waters, and Judge Raymond Gross. We thank them for their support and enthusiasm for our Moldovan exchange.

Thanks for these photos from our USFSP photographer.....at some point I will download/upload pictures from my camera....

Wonderful to see my Drept students from ULIM!

Privet, Andrei!

Sporting our new USFSP ULIM Moldova t-shirts! We will wear these when working on our community service projects in Moldova

ULIM event flyer (4:00 pm)

USFSP flyer (9:00 am)

Reunited with my Drept students....on the big screen...soon, in Chisinau!

Judge Raymond Gross addresses the faculty and students at ULIM

Thanks, Mayor Waters, for joining us -- and for your donations for our community service project!

Go Bulls at ULIM!