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Spring 2008 Events

30th Anniversary Celebration
Friday, April 25, 2008, 6:00-7:00pm
Remis Sculpture Court

Students of International Relations and Faculty are invited to a cocktail reception in celebration of the IR Programs 30th anniversary. Please join the IR Director, faculty, staff, and friends of the Program as we take a moment to look back on three decades of IR history at Tufts and celebrate the community we have built. Please RSVP to moira.todd@tufts.edu.

2008 Senior Honors Thesis Exchange
Wednesday, April 23, 2008, Noon to 1:30pm
Crane Room, Paige Hall

You are invited to meet and celebrate this year's senior honors theses students from History, International Relations, and Political Science. They will give brief presentations on a variety of fascinating topics. If you are considering writing a senior thesis, come talk with these experienced students.

Everyone is welcome! Light Refreshments will be served.

The United States and the Middle East: What Comes Next After Iraq?
An International Conference at Tufts University
Thursday and Friday, March 27th-March 28th
Cabot Intercultural Center

This conference aims to identify issues pertaining to the Middle East that will be of concern to Americans in the coming years. Questions and discussions will center on how other Middle Eastern states have been affected by the war in Iraq and by regional challenges; how the new leadership in Washington should understand and deal with political and military developments that are unfolding in the Middle East; and how the United States should best serve its own interests while helping parties in the Middle East manage ongoing conflicts.

Sponsored by: The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies

Cosponsored by Office of the Provost, Tufts University | The Fletcher School, Tufts University | The Wedge Foundation (Fares Family) | International Relations Program, Tufts University | International Security Studies Program, The Fletcher School | Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Tufts University

Please visit the Fares Center website for a detailed schedule and to register for this excellent conference.

The United States and the Middle East: What Comes Next After Iraq?
A Student Colloquium
Saturday, March 29th, 9:00am-12:00pm
Cabot Auditorium

This event will feature two consecutive panels that address current international and domestic issues facing the Middle East. As a follow up to the Fares Conference on March 27-28th, Tufts students will share their insights on the conference topics and discuss the issues outlined below. Light refreshments will be served.

9:00am-10:15am
International Dimension: a discussion of the current Middle Eastern balance of power, and the dynamics of US and other external intervention in the region.
Discussant: Rami Khouri, Director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut
Participants: Toby Bonthrone, Monica Camacho, Vicki Gilbert, and Oleg Svet

10:30am-11:45am
Domestic Dynamics: a discussion of issues such as political development, democratization, and Islam in politics.
Discussant: Fawaz Gerges, Christian A. Johnson Chairholder in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies, Department of Political Science at Sarah Lawrence College
Participants: Mohammed Al-Ghanim, Alexander Gladstein, and Jacki Silbermann

Co-sponsored by: The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies and the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Education

Careers in International Relations
Wednesday, March 5th, 6:30-8:00pm
Dowling 745

Co-sponsored by the Program in International Relations and Tufts Career Services, this event will feature a panel of alumni discussing their experiences in the field of international affairs. The panel will be followed by a networking reception where students will have the opportunity to talk with these alumni and receive advice on a number of career paths. Students at any stage in their career search are encouraged to attend. Confirmed panelists include:

• Jeremy Fischer, Consulate General of Israel to New England;
• Lynne Salinger, Associates for International Resources and Development;
• Daniela Burgi-Palomino, US Regional Office, Oxfam;
• Jerome Lebleu, International Organization on Migration;
• Richard Marshall, National Security Agency.

IR Open House-Majors Week
Monday, February 25th, 12:00-1:00pm
Cabot 702

Thinking about majoring in International Relations? Already an IR major but want to know more about the range of opportunities available to you?  Then join us for the IR open house, taking place as a part of Majors Week.  The open house will take place during the open block (12-1 pm).  Come hear from the IR staff about the major, and hear presentations from student leaders on the various student programs and resources that the major has to offer.  Free food will be served.  Please contact TuftsIR@gmail.com with questions.

Fletcher Networking Night
Tuesday, February 5th, 6:30-8:00pm
Hall of Flags, Cabot

Join us for an evening of informal conversations and networking. Speak with Fletcher Graduates about job searching, internships, and career development strategies.

Issue as Muse: A Night of IR Artistic Inspiration
Saturday, February 2nd
7:30-9:30pm (doors open at 6:45pm)
Cohen Auditorium

This evening of performances is focused on a challenge by the Tufts Student Body and the IR Community to some of the most creative and exciting groups on campus to design performances inspired by global issues of their own choosing. Performers will include: SPIRIT OF COLOR, BLACKOUT, SARABANDE, TURBO, ESSENCE, AND S FACTOR among many others! Do not miss out on what will without a doubt be one of the best nights on campus this spring! Admission is FREE!

State Department Information Session
Wednesday, January 30th, 7:00pm
Asean Auditorium

Want to get PAID to: Learn a foreign language? Travel the World? Experience other cultures?
Come to the State Department Information Session and learn how. Deborah Graze, U.S. Department of State, Diplomat-in-Residence, Tufts University will discuss career tracks and specialties within the Foreign Service including, but not limited to, Foreign Service Officer career tracks (Consular, Public Diplomacy, Management, Political, Economics); Specialists (healthcare, security, office managers); career tracks/opportunities available inside the State Department and outside the Foreign Service; myths/misperceptions about working in the Foreign Service.

IR Coffeehouse
Every other Wednesday
12:00-1:30pm Oxfam Café

This is an opportunity for current and prospective students of International Relations to join their peers for informal bimonthly discussions of current international events, and the role of Tufts IR students in the world. Students come to meet and network with fellow students of IR, share what they know, and learn from each other. It is an opportunity to strengthen the IR community, to ask questions or voice concerns about the IR program, and just to have a good conversation about world affairs. All class years and levels of experience are welcome.

March 5th: Discussion, topic to be determined.
April 2nd: Discussion, topic to be determined.
April 16th: Discussion, topic to be determined.
April 30th: Discussion, topic to be determined.

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