International Education Professional Development

Russia and Eastern Europe Seminars

Session Information

• Deadline to register: Wednesday, March 23, 2022
• Sessions are 3 hours in length, 2-5 PM on Wednesdays; March 23, March 30, April 6, April 13, and April 20.
• Sessions are offered in-person in CETLA, E321 on the Oglesby Campus and via Zoom, livestream.
• Compensation: 2 credit hours of salary advancement or $250 stipend. Appropriate forms will be provided when compensation type is selected.
• Participants should attend all 5 sessions but may make up one session by viewing the recording. 
• Contact Amanda Cook Fesperman (amanda_cookfesperman@ivcc.edu) (815-224-0203) for more information.

Session Dates and Topics

Wednesday, March 23: Focus on Central Europe

Historical Perspectives

• Laszlo Borhi
• Associate Professor, Central Eurasian Studies/Indiana University
• https://ceus.indiana.edu/people/current-faculty/borhi-laszlo.html

Culture and Society

• Katalin Fabian
• Professor, Government and Law/Lafayette College
• https://govlaw.lafayette.edu/people/katalin-fabian/

International Relations in the Twenty-First Century

• Justyna Zajac
• Professor of Practice in European Security Studies, International Studies/Indiana University
• https://polisci.indiana.edu/about/faculty/zajac-justyna.html

Wednesday, March 30: Literature, Sport, and Wine

Literature of Dissent in Russia and Poland

• Bethany Romashov
• MEd student, School of Education./Indiana University
• https://reei.indiana.edu/about/staff/romashov-bethany.html

Sport in Russia and Eastern Europe during and after the Cold War

• Stepan Serdiukov
• PhD student, History/Indiana University
• https://rsw.indiana.edu/about/graduate-affiliates-iu/serdiukov-stepan.html

Globalization and the Wine Industry in North Macedonia

• Justin Otten
• Director of Strategic Initiatives, School of Public Health/Indiana University
• https://news.iu.edu/iu-experts/profile/m/531/otten-justin

Wednesday, April 6: A Survey of Regions on the Periphery

Southeastern Europe

• Mary Neuburger
• Professor, History/University of Texas
• https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/history/faculty/maryneu

The Baltic Countries

• Mara Lazda
• Associate Professor, History/Bronx Community College
• http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/employees/lazda-mara/

The Caucasus

• Megan Leone Musgrave
• Fellow, Strategy and Policy Department/US Naval War College
• https://usnwc.edu/Faculty-and-Departments/Directory/Megan-Leone-Musgrave

Wednesday, April 13: Contemporary Challenges

Cyber Warfare and Cybersecurity

• Scott Shackelford
• Associate Professor, Kelley School of Business/Indiana University
• https://kelley.iu.edu/faculty-research/faculty-directory/profile.html?id=SJSHACKE

Energy Security

• Michael de Groot
• Assistant Professor, International Studies/Indiana University
• https://hls.indiana.edu/faculty/de-groot-michael.html

Environmental Issues and Climate Change

• Motria Caudill
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Public Health/University of Illinois at Chicago

Wednesday, April 20: The Eastern Slavic Countries—Past, Present, and Future

Belarus

• Natalia Matskevich-Levin
• PhD student, Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures/Indiana University
• https://russian.indiana.edu/about/instructors/matskevich-levin-natalia.html

Ukraine

• Nataliya Shpylova-Saeed
• PhD student, Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures/Indiana University
• https://newbooksnetwork.com/hosts/profile/c466a306-bec3-4ad9-b235-e6e83301b98a

The Russian Federation

• Russell Valentino
• Professor, Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures/Indiana University
• https://slavic.indiana.edu/about/faculty/valentino-russell-scott.html