Outreach Event Archive
The CIS Speakers Bureau aims to bring University of Chicago students into K-12 classrooms to deliver custom presentations. If you are interested in hosting a speaker, please contact cis@uchicago.edu.
Past Speakers Bureau events:
- Oct 30, 2009 at Hyde Park High School & October 28, 2009 at University of Chicago Lab School: No Difference Makes All the Difference: Quality Education for All Children of Pakistan, presented by Shehzad Roy, Patricia Blunt Koldyke Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, promoting the Zindagi Trust, the organization he founded dedicated to improve primary and secondary education in Pakistan.
[Interview on Worldview (Chicago Public Radio)] - October 15, 2009: Maqam Music Ensemble performance for 9th-10th grade students at University of Chicago.
[Global Lessons] - October 1, 2009: Colombia Foreign Policy, presented by Daniel Gomez at University of Chicago Lab School.
[PowerPoint presentation] - April 14, 2009: Peace-building Efforts in Mindanao and Southern Thailand, presented at Senn High School. [PowerPoint documents: US Youth Lecture, Mindanao Current Affairs, Concerns and Issues IRD and Mindanao, Peace Building in Southern Thailand]
- April 9, 2009, Pakistan and the Partition, presented by Manan Ahmed at the University of Chicago Lab School [Presentation; Guiding Questions]
- March 30, 2009, Cuba, presented by Erin McKenna at Marquette Elementary School [PowerPoint presentation]
- March 30, 2009: Russia: A Diverse and Enormous Country, presented by Brinton Ahlin at Marquette Elementary School [PowerPoint presentation; Guiding Questions]
- February 25, 2009: What does a new U.S. President mean for Latin America?, presented at Prosser High School by Jim Shultz and Melissa Crane Draper, editors of Dignity and Defiance: Stories from Bolivia's Challenge to Globalization. [Book Summary, Guiding Questions and Answer Key to Guiding Questions]
- February 10, 2009: Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond, presented by Ravi Shankar at Whitney Young High School. [PowerPoint Presentation and Classroom Lessons (includes selected poems, suggested links, and background information on countries discussed in the poetry)]
- December 6, 2008: Thematic Lessons in the History of Iraq and Iran, teacher workshop led by Irving Birkner and James Tallon at Francis Parker School.
- December 4, 2008: Korean History, presented by Grace Chae at Von Steuben High School.
- November 25, 2008: China: Modernization as Reflected in Rural and Urban Regions, presented by Zhiying Ma at Von Steuben High School. [Guiding Questions]
- November 24, 2008: Brazil’s Landless Worker’s Movement, presented by Gregory Morton at Taft High School. [3 Lesson Plans]
- November 20, 2008: Arab Culture, presented by Fatimah Baeshen at Carnegie School. [Power Point presentation, Guiding Questions]
- November 20, 2008: U.S., Pakistan, Afghanistan, What Next?, presented by Tariq Ali at Lincoln Park High School.
- November 18, 2008: Child Marriage and Gender Relations in India, presented by Juliana Shulman at Hyde Park Academy. [Background Reading, Power Point presentation, Guiding Questions, Clip from NOW - Child Brides: Stolen Lives]
- November 6, 2008: Islam Beyond Violence, presented by Alex Barna at the West Suburban Har Zion Temple.
- October 28, 2008: Afghanistan, presented by Manan Ahmed at Oak Park and River Forest High School [Reading Packet and Questions; also see "Does Embedding with the Taliban Make You a Traitor?"]
- October 25, 2008: Guantanamo in the International Context, teacher workshop led by Ismail Alsheik at Francis Parker School.
- October 20, 2008: Children Playing Gods, film screening and discussion led by director Irfana Majumdar at the University of Chicago Max Palevsky Cinema. [Film Discussion Questions]
- October 10, 2008: A Jihad for Love, film screening and discussion led by director Parvez Sharma at Senn High School.
- April 10, 2008: Welfare and Security Issues in Southern Thailand, presented by Pattama Hamingma at University of Chicago for a World Beyond the Headlines lecture [view Pattama's PowerPoint presentation]
- April 1, 2008: Women's Heritage Month: An International Perspective, presented by Rochelle Terman at George Washington High School [view Rochelle's PowerPoint presentation]
- April 1, 2008: University of Chicago Human Rights Program Interns Discussing "The Value of Service Work", presented by Ben Reuler and Rochelle Terman at St. Ignatius High School.
- March 26, 2008: India — A Cultural Overview, presented by Mona Mehta (PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of Chicago) at The University of Illinois Extension School
- March 13, 2008: The Islamization of Pakistan in the 1980s, presented by Atiya Khan (PhD Candidate, Department of History, University of Chicago) at Harold Washington College for the one day conference, "Invasion and Occupation:The Empire Strikes Again".
- March 11, 2008: Women, War and Peace, presented by Shayna Plaut (Internship Coordinator, University of Chicago) at College of Lake County.
- March 10, 2008: Changes in Laws and norms concerning Sovereignty and Genocide in the 20th Century, presented by Shayna Plaut (Internship Coordinator, University of Chicago) at Kenwood Academy.
- February 1, 2008: The Arab-Israeli conflict: key issues about history and historiography, presented by Orit Bashkin (Assistant Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of Chicago) at Lincoln Park High School.
- February 1, 2008: Momotaro: The History Behind Japanese Most Well-Known Folktale, presented by Katy Tanaka at Oak Park and River Forest High School.
- January 30, 2008: Modernization/Westernizations Efforts in the Ottoman Empire in the 19th and 20th centuries, presented by James Tallon (PhD Candidate, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Department, University of Chicago) at Oak Park and River Forest High School
- January 17, 2008: America's Wetlands: Factors Contributing to Louisiana's Vanishing Coast and Potential Solutions to Save It and Similar Areas Around the World, presented by Snapper Poche (Harris School of Public Policy) at the University of Chicago Laboratory School [view Snapper's PowerPoint presentation]
- December 12, 2007: Problems and Exit Strategies from Iraq, presented by Irving Birkner (Center for International Studies) at Lake Forest Academy
- December 6, 2007: Speak: A Short Primer on the Emergency in Pakistan, presented by Manan Ahmed (PhD Candidate, Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago) at the University of Chicago Laboratory School [view Manan's presentation]
- December 5, 2007: HIV/AIDS Advocacy in Africa, presented by Grant Gordon and Stephanie Bell at Francis W. Parker
- November 20, 2007: Human Rights in Latin America — Venezuela and Costa Rica, presented by Monica Maalouf and Derek Gallegos at the Kate Kellogg Elementary School [view Monica's PowerPoint presentation; view Derek's PowerPoint presentation]
- November 14 and November 1, 2007: Global Warming - What's Going On?, presented by Tinna Jokulsdottir (Graduate Student, Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago) at the Henry R. Clissold School and the Morgan Park High School
- November 13, 2007: A Portrait of Iranian Culture, presented by Rochelle Terman at Henry R. Clissold School.
- November 5, 2007: Palestine in the 19th century, presented by Irving Birkner (Center for International Studies) at Oak Park and River Forest High School
- October 12, 2007: An Introduction to Human Rights - The U.S. and Abroad, presented by Shayna Plaut (Human Rights Program, University of Chicago) at Kenwood Academy
- February 28, 2007: Aliza Levine, "Genocide in Darfur" at George Washington High School, Chicago
- International Week Presentations at Marquette School, Chicago:
- April 3, 2006: Gwen Moores, "Japan" (view Gwen's PowerPoint presentation)
- March 30, 2006: Joshua Labove, "Vietnam" (view Joshua's PowerPoint presentation)
- March 29, 2006: Shana Melnysyn, "Brazil" (view Shana's PowerPoint presentation)
- March 23, 2006: Sarah Case and Cameron Cross, "Egypt"
- March 21, 2006: Christelle Marpaud, "Mexico" (view Christelle's PowerPoint presentation)
- March 21, 2006: Maureen Loughnane, "Ireland" (view Maureen's PowerPoint presentation)
- March 21, 2006: Katarzyna Kasiarz, "France" (view Katarzyna's presentation [requires Quicktime])
- December 1 and November 10, 2005: Africa, presented by Diane Cowel and Anuolu Fasoranti, Thomas Kelly High School, Chicago
- November 18, 2005: Some Things Polish, presented by Ashlee Gabyrsch at George Washington High School, Chicago. (view Ashlee's PowerPoint presentation)
- October 21, 2005: Hispanic Heritage & Human Rights, presented by Yenisey Rodriguez and Maren Christensen, Esmond Elementary, Chicago
- September 29, 2005: An Introduction to Bollywood, presented by Meredith McGuire and Aaron Rester, Lake Forest High School
