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2024 2024 Fall Conference: Latin America Latin America

Oct 18, 2024

  Time Event Room 8:00 Breakfast 2 8:30 WelcomeDr. Joe Young, Director 1 8:45 Panel 1: SecurityModerator: Dr. Rob FarleyPanelists: Dr. Susan Brewer-Osario, Dr, Omar Garcia- Ponce, Dr. Erin McFee  1 10:15 Panel 2: Commerce

Book Cover, Cobalt Red

2024 Summer Reading List

Jan 27, 2024
Extra-Curricular, Summer Reading

Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives, Siddharth Kara, (2023) Pacific Power Paradox: American Statecraft and the Fate of the Asian Peace, Van Jackson, (2023) The Edge of the Plain: How Borders Make and Break Our World, James Crawford, (2023) Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency, Andy Greenberg, (2022) Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy, Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman, (2023)

John Charlambakis

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. John Charalambakis

Nov 27, 2023
Faculty, Profile

Dr. John Charalambakis is the Managing Director for the BlackSummit Financial Group Inc. He advises organizations, corporations, families, non-profits and government entities operating in several countries. His knowledge has resulted in him assisting the Congressional Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission with research on the causes of the financial crisis.

Jack Dugan at 2024 ISCNE

Announcing the USP Scholars Program!

Nov 27, 2023
Extra-Curricular

After two years of planning, the Patterson School recently received approval to implement a University Scholars Program (USP) in conjunction with the BA in International Studies program. The University Scholars Program offers highly motivated students the opportunity to integrate their undergraduate and graduate courses of study into a single continuous program culminating in both a baccalaureate and a master's degree. 

Emma Stevenson, Alumna 2023

Meet Emma Stevenson, '23 Alum

Nov 27, 2023
Alumni, Profile

Emma Stevenson, a second-year student at the Patterson School, is currently pursuing a major in Diplomacy with a minor in Development. She received her bachelor’s degree in 2021 from Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC. Emma found the Patterson School when researching a program she could pair with her MA in French studies.

Dana Jaxylykova

Meet Dana Jaxylykova, '06 Alum

Nov 27, 2023
Alumni, Profile

Dana Jaxylykova, formerly Abilpeissova, is a 2006 alumna of the Patterson School. She is currently the Director of American Spaces Almaty and PPP (Public-Private Partnership) Coordinator.

Howard French, Keynote Speaker Fall Conference 2023

Fall Conference 2023 Keynote Address: Howard French From Ancient to Modern: Placing Africa at the Center of our History

Oct 19, 2023, 6:30 – 8:00 PM

You're invited to a Keynote Address by Howard W. French! Event Sponsors:  UK College of Communication and InformationUK Graduate SchoolUK International Studies

2023 Spring Break Travel

Spring Break 2023

Jun 27, 2023
Event

For the first time since the pandemic, the Patterson School was able to host the Spring Break trip! Students traveled north with Ambassador Carey Cavanaugh. The focus this year centered around the Canadian border - land, sea, and air - looking at immigration, smuggling/drugs, commerce, and environmental issues. Various stops were selected to provide students with a hands-on, practical understanding of how diplomacy, defense, and commerce are implemented.

Cover, The End of the World is Just the Beginning

2023 Summer Reading List

May 12, 2023
Summer Reading

M. E. Sarotte, Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate (2021) Scott Rozelle and Natalie Hell, Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China’s Rise (2020) Adam Tooze, Shutdown: How COVID Shook the World’s Economy (2021) Maxine Bédat, Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment (2021) Siddharth Kara, Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives (2023)

Ryan Consaul

Meet Ryan Consaul, 2005 Alum

Mar 15, 2023
Alumni, Profile

Ryan Consaul is a senior international/defense researcher at RAND. Previously, he served as a subcommittee staff director on the House Homeland Security Committee's Oversight and Management Efficiency Subcommittee where he led the Committee's oversight of the Department of Homeland Security's management activities including acquisition management; information technology; financial systems; human capital; employee integrity; and issues of waste, fraud, and abuse.

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