In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the UK Latin American Studies Program presents Crossings/Travesias: A Panel on Immigration Issues Today. The panel will consist of Cristina Alcalde of the Department of Gender and Women's Studies, Andres Cruz, editor of LaVoz de Kentucky, Patricia Ehrkamp of the Department of Geography, Ana Liberato of the Department of Sociology, Sophie Wallace of the Department of Political Science, and Francie Chassen-Lopez of the Department of History. The panel will begin at 4 p.m. on Thursday September 15, 2011 In Room 230 of the Student Center Addition.

On Thursday September 8, 2011 Bonnie Fisher, Ph.D. of the Departments of Criminal Justice and Women's Gender & Sexuality Studies of the University of Cincinnati will give a speech entitled Sexual Violence Against College Women: Has the Time Come for a Paradigm Shift? The speech will take place in the Lexmark Room of the Main Building and will begin at 3:30 p.m.

Bonnie Fisher is a nationally recognized expert in the areas of sexual victimization against college women and campus-level responses to sexual assualt. She has published over 120 journal articles adn authored 9 books and 16 book chapters. Dr. Fisher is the principal investigator on the largest nationally representative study on violence prevalence among college women.

Thursday, September 8
6:00 -- Welcome Reception

7:00 - 8:30 -- Keynote Lecture
Karen Hagemann, University of North Carolina
"War and Gender in the Age of the World Wars: Reflections on the History and Memory of German Women's War Service in the Third Reich"

Friday, September 9
9:00 - 10:30 -- Panel I: war and Gender in the Neneteenth and Early Twentieth Century
Research Presentations by Franci Chassen-Lopez (Mexico). Pearl James (US), and Colleen Glenn (US)

10:30 - 11:00 -- Break

11:00 - 12:30 -- Panel II: War and GEnder in the Late Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Centure
Research Presentations by Diane King (Iraq), Lien-Hang Nguyen (Vietnam) and Karen Petrone (Russia/Soviet Union)

2:00 - 3:30 -- Keynote Lecture
Carolyn Nordstrom, University of Notre Dame
"Tomorrow's War and Gender Violence in the 21st Century"

3:45 - 5:00 -- Closing discussion led by Karen Hagemann and Carolyn Nordstrom

Thy symposium is coordinated by the Working Group on War and Gender and is sponsored by the departments of Anthropology, English, Gender and Women's Studies, Hispanic Studies, History, and the College of Arts and Sciences Enrichment Fund.

A reception to welcome new people and a chance to get to know fellow English Department citizens--faculty, FTLs, TAs, graduate students, and staff in ENG, WRD, LIN, etc.

--Monday September 19th & Tuesday September 20th--
Jeffrey Wasserstrom will being visiting students in the classrooms. On Monday there will be a lunch from 12:00P.M. - 1:30 P.M.in Room 206 of the Student Center, followed by a dinner with faculty and community members at 6:30P.M. in the Boone Center.

--Wednesday September 21st - noon - 3:00P.M. Student Center Patio--
There will be a cooking demonstration hosted by UK Catering Chef Scott Kohn, as well as booths highlighting programs and initiatives from several areas of UK's campus, such as the Asia Center, UK Libraries, and Education Abroad.

University Holiday