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Joe Young, Director

Meet the new Director of the Patterson School Dr. Joe Young!

Nov 1, 2024
Faculty

The Patterson School would like to extend a warm welcome to our new Director Dr. Joe Young! Dr. Young is coming to us from American University where he has held a number of leadership positions over the past 14 years in several different schools.

Room with seated students watching opening announcements about ISCNE.

Experiences 2024 Negotiation Simulation: Central Asia was a success! Students practice Diplomacy with the US Army War College

Oct 13, 2024
Simulation

Students, faculty, alumni and special guests, the U.S. Army War College's ISCNE team gathered in Patterson Hall Friday afternoon to begin this year's negotiation simulation. The exercise actually begins a few days ahead of the kickoff as teams are assembled, mentors recruited, and packets of background material are distributed. Students quickly must come to understand the region and the issues that the region faces as they prepare their strategies for tackling real-world international issues. 

Dr. Jorge G Castaneda

2024 Fall Conference Latin America's New Solitude: Dr. Jorge G. Castaneda Keynote

Oct 17, 2024, 6:30 – 8:00 PM

Join us this Thursday Oct 17th at the Singletary Center Recital Hall to hear Dr. Jorge G. Castaneda discuss Latin America's "New Solititude."

Decorative photo of sunlit external wall with flags table and chairs in Rio de Janiero, Brasil.

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.

Wrenn Bellamy

Meet Wrenn Bellamy, '07 Alum

Nov 27, 2023
Alumni, Profile

Wrenn Bellamy graduated from Patterson in 2007 with a major in International Commerce and a minor in Development. Before entering the program, he earned an accounting degree from Asbury University. Between degrees, Wrenn gained financial and international experience working for a CPA firm in Chicago and later helping with the finances of a non-profit that managed a French abbey.

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