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Global Awareness Speaker Series
Ukrainian week celebrated at Dickinson State University Dickinson State University, in conjunction with the Ukrainian Cultural Institute, hosted Ukrainian Week on the campus of Dickinson State University, Feb. 28-March 4, 2005. The week was filled with educational programs and presentations – including an appearance by the Honorable Borys Bazylevskyi, consul general of Ukraine in Chicago – designed to celebrate and bring attention to the region’s Ukrainian heritage. The theme for the week was “Ukraine, a Democracy in the Making.” Events kicked off on Feb. 28, with a discussion of the four stages of Ukrainian statehood by Emil Anheluk, president of the Ukrainian Cultural Institute’s board of directors and Agnes Palanuk, executive director of the Ukrainian Cultural Institute. The Honorable Borys Bazylevskyi appeared on campus and gave presentations titled, “Ukraine’s Road to Democracy 1991-1995” and “Leadership in a Global Society.” “Last November and December, Ukraine saw some exciting things happen,” Bazylevskyi stated about the political upheaval termed the “Orange Revolution.” “The people went out in the streets and insisted that the will of the people be respected.” The week’s scheduled events concluded on March 3 with a program by Kristina Gray, a doctorate candidate at the University of North Dakota. She gave a presentation about Ukraine’s Holodomor famine which took place in 1932-33. The Russians imposed famine was reportedly responsible for 7-10 million deaths.
Russian delegation to visit Dickinson State University Nikolay Rodin, minister of the agrarian and industrial complex of the Russian Nizhniy Novgorod Region; Alexey Arinkin, rector of Nizhniy Novgorod State Agricultural Academy; and Alexander Samodelkin, vice-rector of Nizhniy Novgorod State Agricultural Academy traveled to Dickinson for a week-long tour of Dickinson State University and the surrounding region in January 2005. The visit came as the result of Dickinson State University’s partnership agreement with Nizhniy Novgorod State Agricultural Academy and the university’s ongoing emphasis on globalization.
Last year, two separate delegations of Dickinson State representatives traveled to Russia and Nizhniy Novgorod State Agricultural Academy as part of an initative to build student/faculty exchange programs and joint-research projects. As a result of these exchange efforts, Dickinson State sent 10 students to study in Russia for a month this past summer and now has three Russian students enrolled in school this year. The highlight of the Russian delegation’s visit to the campus and community was a visit to the Ukrainian Cultural Institute and a ceremony for the raising of the Russian flag at the university’s international flag plaza. A luncheon followed with Agriculture Minister Rodin presenting on the political and economic situation in Russia. The group traveled to Bismarck and met with North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson, North Dakota University System Chancellor Robert Potts and representatives from North Dakota Governor John Hoeven’s office later in the week to discuss creating mutual long-term relationships in agriculture commodity trade, agri-business and education programs as well as possible joint projects in higher education.
Dr. Tetyana Kalna-Dubinyuk, associate professor of economics and head of Extension Department at the National Agricultural University of Ukraine (NAUU) appeared on the Dickinson State University campus in May 2004 for a discussion on “The Changing Role of Women in Ukraine.” NAUU is one of the largest agricultural universities in Ukraine with more than 17,000 students. It is located in Kyiv. While on campus, Dr. Kalna-Dubinyuk spoke to officials about creating a long term exchange program called “Dickinson – Kyiv Exchange.”
Russian entrepreneur visits Dickinson to investigate possible partnerships in region Dr. Yury Tkachenko, deputy director of the Innovative Technological Center and director of the patent and license department at Nizhniy Novgorod State University visited Dickinson State University in July 2004 to visit with campus, community and area business leaders regarding the possibility of creating business partnerships. “There are businesses in Russia that are looking to establish partnerships with businesses in America,” Dr. Tkachenko told Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce members during a midday luncheon. “The Russian government has made a lot of money available to businesses with the condition that they have a foreign partner. That’s motivating a lot of companies to look for partnerships.” To illustrate the possibilities, Dr. Tkachenko described examples of products from the four companies he has started in Russia that could come to the United States which might be of interest to a North Dakota market. He showcased samples of homeopathic wood paneling, designed to both decorate home interiors and to fight the spread of germs and bacteria.
Juan Carlos Eichholz speaks
on leadership for the modern day Juan Carlos Eichholz, a lawyer and editorialist from Chile, will appear on the Dickinson State University campus on Wednesday, Nov. 19, for a 7 p.m. discussion in Beck Auditorium titled “Leadership for a Changing World.” Eichholz’s appearance is sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Honors/Leadership Program. In addition, Eichholz serves as an active editorialist, television commentator, political advisor and serves as executive director of the Foundacion Chile Unido. “ This will be a dynamic and interesting talk on the topic of leadership in the present day and the challenges facing a leader in the 21st Century,” said Dr. Jim Tallmon, director of Dickinson State University’s Theodore Roosevelt Honors/Leadership program. Eichholz’s appearance on campus is part of an on-going series of programming designed to enhance the intellectual life of both the campus and community. The program is open to the public and there is no admission charge to attend. US Department of State speaker
discussed the reconstruction of Iraq Dickinson State University and the Global Access Project invited members of the Dickinson community to participate in an electronic town meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 3-5:30 p.m. in Beck Auditorium. Sponsored by Ball State University, the event featured Dr. Kamal Beyoghlow, a distinguished speaker from the U.S. Department of State. Beyoghlow’s remarks were broadcasted to campus via video feed and available for the public to view. A resident scholar in the Public Liaison Office at the U.S. Department of State, Beyoghlow is a seasoned foreign policy speaker who also serves as a professor of international relations and national security at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College. He also teaches political science courses at George Mason University and was the former director of the National Security and Strategy Program. Beyoghlow has in-depth knowledge about U.S. policy towards the Middle East and has been teaching on political violence and terrorism at George Mason in cooperation with the Administration of Justice program. He has been featured in numerous television and radio interviews on terrorism and on the Middle East conflict. Beyoghlow joined the U.S. Department of State in 1986 as a foreign affairs officer in the Office of the U.S. Coordinator for Counter Terrorism, where he was responsible for initiating, implementing and executing U.S. policy in the Middle East, North Africa, and the eastern Mediterranean, including Turkey, Greece, Malta and Cyprus. Among the national security problems he worked on were the former American and western hostages in Lebanon, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and protection of U.S. forces stationed within the region. Beyoghlow has completed a research fellowship at the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency where he did policy work on nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and terrorism. He was a research fellow to former Secretary of Defense William Perry at the Center for International Security and Arms Control at Stanford University and in the summer of 2001 performed research at Princeton University on the relationship between terrorism and technology. Beyoghlow earned his undergraduate degree from San Diego State University, his master’s degree from Tufts University in cooperation with the Fletcher School of International Law and Diplomacy, and his doctorate degree from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a frequent contributor to the book review section of the American Political Science Review. “ We are fortunate to be able to provide public access to Dr. Beyoghlow’s talk,” said Dr. Peter Froelich, director of special projects for Dickinson State University. “This is a timely subject that should be of interest to a great many people. Thanks to the Global Access Project, we’re able to offer it to the students, faculty and staff of Dickinson State University, as well as members of the Dickinson community who are interested in listening.” Dickinson State University is one of just 10 institutions nationally participating in the Global Access Project with the U.S. Department of State. The goals of the project are to increase American college students’ understanding of international affairs and the work of the Department of State and to stimulate interest in careers in the fields of international relations and public diplomacy. International diplomats
visited Dickinson State University in April Ambassador Gryshchenko appeared on campus April 22. During his remarks, he made reference to the vital role the Ukraine can play in a future global economy. “ We are a nation that is 12 years old,” said Ambassador Gryshchenko. “We shook off 400 years of colonial rule and 80 years of Soviet Communist oppression. We need to fuse our efforts and integrate our potential with the rest of the world.” The ambassador noted during his address that the Ukraine is one of just seven nations in the world with the capability to design and build aircraft, and one of just six nations with the technology and ability to launch technology into outer space. That technical and engineering capability made the Ukraine a valuable component of the former Soviet states and makes the nation an equally valuable strategic partner to the United States. “ For that region, the Ukraine has the highest level of education,” noted Ambassador Gryshchenko. “I would say it is probably of higher quality than the education received in many states here. It is a very rigorous system.” The ambassador noted his nation is focused on attempting to become a part of NATO, as well as to draw itself close to the European Union. The ideologies of the Ukraine, he observed, parallel both organizations’ stated objectives and goals. Ambassador Gryshchenko presented his credentials to President Bill Clinton in February 2000. He received his education at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations’ Department of International Law in 1975. Prior to his designation as Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States of America, Gryshchenko served as the Ukrainian ambassador to Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg for two years. He has also served as the Head of Mission of Ukraine to NATO, a deputy foreign minister of Ukraine, permanent representative of Ukraine to the Organization for Proliferation of Chemical Weapons in Brussels, a minister of foreign affairs of both Ukraine and the USSR and a staff-member of the United Nations Secretariat in New York City. In addition to his current position as
Ambassador of Ukraine, Gryshchenko is
presently the
chairman of the UN Advisory Board on
Disarmament Matters
and a member of the College of Commissioners
of the UN
Monitoring, Verification and Inspection
Commission Consulate General Choo served as the featured luncheon speaker at the third annual Entrepreneuring in North Dakota conference on campus April 4. According to Dr. Peter Drucker, America’s foremost visionary thinker and writer on the structure of global business “barely 40 years ago, South Korea had almost no industry or educated people.” Today it is world class in two dozen industries and its citizens have become the world’s foremost practitioners of entrepreneurism.” Consulate General Choo’s remarks documented how this transformation has occurred and its benefits on the nation of South Korea. He also addressed the public later that evening in the Dickinson State University Student Center ballroom regarding “The Impending North Korean Conflict.” Of the North Korean standoff, Consulate General Choo observed the need for a multi-national approach. The stability of the region, he noted, were of interest to more than just his nation and the United States. North Korea, to date, has expressed an interest in negotiating solely with the United States, while both South Korea and the U.S. have sought multinational talks that include China and Japan. “ We must bring North Korea to the negotiating table,” said Choo. “I think such a solution is possible. The international community needs to pressure North Korea to stop its pursuit of nuclear weapons and work to build a treaty which it will respect and uphold.” Assifi is a founding member of the Afghan Women Association of Southern California, a non-profit organization that provides community services for seniors and youth, as well as humanitarian help for women and children in Afghanistan. She holds a degree in business education from the University of Kabul in Afghanistan, as well as degrees in finance, hotel marketing and sales, and gemology. She has done some graduate work in psychology at the University of Utah. Assifi pointed a critical finger at the Saudi Arabian government during her remarks, telling the crowd that the situation in her native Afghanistan could be traced back to the United States’ ally. She also informed the audience of the sweeping changes that had occurred to Afghanistan over the last three decades. “ Once, Afghanistan had the highest rate of education of any nation in the region,” said Assifi. “Women had more opportunity in Afghanistan than they had in many countries. That all changed, especially with the rise of the Taliban.” “ Here in the United States, we pride ourselves on the increases women have made into government, but several nations in Africa have a higher percentage of women in higher government offices than we do,” noted Aroian. “We have to ask ourselves if we’re doing everything we possibly can, or if there isn’t something we could be doing to increase the representation of women within our own nation.” Aroian also informed the audience of the toll the AIDS virus would have upon the world, but particularly the catastrophic effect it is having on Africa. She noted that over three-fourths of all AIDS-related deaths that take place in the world occur on the African continent. Some nations, she noted, have close to a 20 percent infection rate among young adult males. “ We are looking at a situation where some nations will be missing a generation if the world does not step in and help fight this disease with greater effort,” she said. “Dickinson State University was delighted to play host to these international
dignitaries,” said Dickinson State University President Dr. Lee Vickers. “Their
appearance on campus helps to increase the overall level of global awareness
on campus and in the community, especially during this time of conflict within
the world. This also demonstrates one of the many ways we bring the world to
Dickinson State University.” On April 9, the university hosted a popular event – the World Food Festival in the Student Center Cafeteria. For the purchase of a $6 ticket, the event allowed members from the university and the community to come to campus and sample a selection of international dishes prepared by the university’s international student community. Also on April 9, a panel discussion was held on Women’s Role: A Global Perspective. The panel discussion was a part of the ongoing Women’s Voices leadership series. Other activities included “World Expo” on April 10 and an international
music night student dance on April 12.
"It is an honor of this campus to be able to receive these international leaders," Dickinson State University President Dr. Lee Vickers stated. "During their time on campus they were able to provide a first hand account to the events shaping Kazahkstan and the rest of the former Soviet Union. It was a tremendous opportunities for our students to learn more about international relations, and we hope that this is the beginning of a long relationship." During the visit, the dignitaries had the opportunity to meet with faculty, staff, and students. Over the course of the two days, faculty, staff and students had the opportunity to sit down with the dignitaries during a series of meetings. Additionally, they provided insights into their country during Dr. Kim's Post-Soviet Union Politics course. The hope is that the visit will lead to greater cooperation between the regions, and lead to additional opportunities for exchange programs and other projects that will expand the Global Initiative on the campus of Dickinson State University.
The Honorable Tigran Seiranian of the Consul of Armenia visited campus on April 11 and 12 as part of Dickinson State University's ongoing and expanding Global Initiative. Consul Seiranian was on campus to meet with faculty, staff, and students providing insight into Armenia. He also visited Dr. Youngtae Kim's Political Ideologies Class to discuss the political climate of Armenia. Dickinson State University is currently exploring partnerships in Armenia, and the University hopes to make some final agreements during the summer of 2001. Initial contacts in Armenia came through Dr. James Leibert's work in the region. Dr. Leibert is currently at KIMEP University is Kazahkstan as part of the University's agreement with that University. The exchange program with Armenia could be similar, providing the opportunity for faculty, staff, and students to study and work in Armenia while at the same time opening the door for Armenian students to come to the Dickinson State University campus to study. |
Eichholz
holds a master’s degree in
public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government
at Harvard and a law degree from the Catholic University
of Chile. He serves as vice president of program development and director of
the leadership center at Universidad Finis Terrae in Santiago, Chile. He also
teaches economics and leadership in the law school of the Catholic University
of Chile.
As part of its Global Awareness Month celebration
in April and in response to growing international
concerns, Dickinson State University welcomed four
international dignitaries to campus. His Excellency
Ambassador Kostyantya Gryshchenko, Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine; the Honorable Kyu-ho
Choo, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea;
noted Afghanistan speaker Fauzia Sharifi Assifi;
and Dr. Lois Aroian, deputy director for the Office
of South African Affairs’ Bureau of African
Affairs for the U.S. Department of State all addressed
crowds at the university.
Consulate General Choo is a graduate
of Sungkyunkwan University’s College
of Law in Seoul, South Korea. He also studied at Keio University in Tokyo,
Japan, and received a master’s degree from the School of
Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University in
Washington, D.C. He has formerly served
as the 2nd Secretary of the Korean Embassy in Venezuela and the
3rd Secretary of the Korean Embassy in Japan. In August 2002,
he assumed the position of
Consul General of the Korean Consulate General in Chicago.
Also appearing on campus was Fauzia Sharifi
Assifi, co-founder of the Women’s
Coalition for Middle East and Asia, member of the Afghanistan Peace Council
board of directors, and a member of the United Nations Women’s Organization.
Assifi appeared in Beck Auditorium on Thursday, April 17, and spoke on women’s
issues in the Islamic world. 
Dr. Lois Aroian, deputy director for the
Office of South African Affairs’ Bureau
of African Affairs for the U.S. Department of State spoke on the role of women
in global politics, particularly on the African continent. She showed a number
of graphics showing how many nations in Africa have increased the level of
women in government and particularly in leadership roles over the past 30 years.
Some nations, she noted, have surpassed the United States in terms of including
women in the upper levels of government.
Dickinson State University's Global Initiative continued to take shape
when dignitaries visited from Kazahkstan in April. Currently, the University
is engaged in a partnership and exchange program with KIMEP University
in Kazahkstan. Dr. Youngtae Kim from KIMEP has been teaching at Dickinson
State University this year, and Dr. James Leibert of Dickinson State University's
Social Science Department is now in Kazahkstan at KIMEP.
Dickinson State hosts Armenian dignitary |
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