Summer Workshop in International Security

The Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS) at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana announces the 4^th annual workshop in international security. This one-week workshop is targeted at rising sophomores or advanced undergraduates from colleges and universities across the country. Dates: June 7-12, 2015.

 

The workshop has several, interdependent aims:

 

to inform students about key security issues and equip them with the analytic tools to evaluate global policy proposals to address them;

 

to develop a self-sustaining network of students with competence and interest in security studies; and

 

to introduce students to careers in security policy-making in private and public sectors by meeting informally with security experts.

 

Presentations will be given by the following noted individuals:

 

Stephen P Cohen, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution

Anthony H. Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Conrad C. Crane, Chief of Historical Services, Army Heritage and Education Center

Paul Diehl, Henning Larsen Professor Emeritus of Political Science, UIUC

James Hentz, Professor, International Studies and Political Science, Virginia Military Institute

Feisal Amin Rasoul Istrabadi, Director, Center for the Study of the Middle East, Indiana University

Edward A Kolodziej, Director of ACDIS and the Center for Global Studies, UIUC

Fred Lamb, Fortner Endowed Chair in Theoretical Astrophysics (Emeritus), UIUC

Jacquelyn Schneider, Major, United States Air Force

Jennifer Sims, Senior Fellow, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Brenda Anne Wilson, Professor of Microbiology, UIUC

 

Students completing the workshop will be awarded a Certificate in International Security Studies and will receive one hour of college credit. 

 

Students from underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply. Limited scholarships are available for applicants with financial need.

 

Please see https://publish.illinois.edu/workshop2015/ for further details. A flyer for this event is available for download here: flyer.pdf