India the focus for International Seminar Series

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India will be the topic for the Spring 2014 International Seminar Series. The speaker series occurs from noon to 1 p.m. every Wednesday through April 30 in the First Floor West Lounge at the Bone Student Center. On Wednesday Feb. 26, Uday Desokar from Hindu Temple of Bloomington-Normal and Swapnil Nayak, founder of Bhakthivriksha Group,

Panel to discuss Leading While Asian

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AsiaConnect will host a panel discussion titled Leading While Asian at noon Friday, Feb. 28, in the State Farm Hall of Business, room 412. The event is a potluck that is open to campus. Panel members Jim Jawahar Kim Pereira, S. J. Chang and Patrick Moraleda will discuss the pressures and challenges for Asian-American leaders

A real look at education

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Illinois State University’s College of Education is joining UNITE to co-sponsor a free screening of the new documentary, GO PUBLIC at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19.

International Seminar Series talk on call centers

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The International Seminar Series will present a talk on India’s call centers at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 19, in the First Floor West Lounge of the Bone Student Center. Associate Professor Somnath Lahiri from the Department of Management and Quantitative Methods will give the talk titled Hello Sir/Ma’am, I’m John : India’s Call Centers and Internet Cafes.

Discussion with Inequality for All creator

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The American Democracy Project will screen the documentary Inequality for All, with a special, live webcast discussion with the film’s narrator, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich. The screening will be at 4 p.m. Thursday Feb. 20, in Center for Performing Arts, room 151. The event is free and open to the public. The film’s

Aging Topic of Social Work Day

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Claiming independence throughout aging is the topic of the 2014 Social Work Day. The daylong conference, titled State Your Independence Conference on Aging, is dedicated to professional development of those who work in social service capacities. The event will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, at the Brown Ballroom in the

Author, alumna to speak at Lenski lecture

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Michelle Martin, author of “Brown Gold: Milestones-of African American Picture Books, 1845-2002,” will present the 21st annual Lois Lenski Children’s Literature Lecture.