International Visiting Scholar Program
2008-2009 Speaker Series
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October 15
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Whitman Commons
Dr. Christiane Tammer
Dr. Tammer is an internationally famous mathematician who has written more than 50 research papers. She has also coauthored a famous research monograph. Her research interests are in applied mathematics, in particular to real world applications of optimization.
Presentation Topic: Applications of Optimization
Sponsors: NMU International Programs
Mathematics and Computer Science Department
Provost’s Office
October 29
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Whitman Commons
Dr. Mechthild Gross
Ph.D. and registered nurse midwife
Presentation topic: Processed centered care and well being during child birth.
Sponsors: NMU International Programs
Nursing Department
Provost’s Office
November 19
Dr. Maki Isaka (Morinaga)
Associate Professor, University of Minnesota
Country of Citizenship: Japan
Presentation topic: Victor Victoria on the Japanese Stage: Based on a True Story
This talk will be about women onnagata who faithfully mastered onnagata technique and thus gained the reputation that “once she is on stage, it is impossible to tell that she is not a man”. The talk will describe how they came to the Japanese stage in the late nineteenth century, and why they needed to disappear soon afterwards.
Sponsors: NMU International Programs
History Department
Provost’s Office
February 11
Dr. Christopher Smith
Vision Sciences, Aston University
United Kingdom
Presentation topic: Topics in the history of neurosciences, philosophy of neuroscience and/or biology of sensory systems.
Sponsors: NMU International Programs
Psychology and Biology Departments
Provost’s Office
March 18
Dr. Sivaram Srikandath
Director of Programmes, Manorama Vision, the Television Software Division of Malayala Manorama, the most widely read newspaper in India.
Presentation topic: Indian Telecommunications and Media: An Explosion of Opportunities in the Global Economy.
Class Lectures: India’s Vast Cinema Industry: A Behemoth of the Global Economy
Global Movie Making in Bollywood: The “Indianization of U.S. Audiences Music Recording in Southern India: Preservation of Southern Vedic Musical Styles
Sponsors: NMU International Programs
Communications and Performance Studies Department
Provost’s Office
