Visiting lecturer presents on “Crisis at the BBC?” Nov. 19

Tom Nicholls, Senior Lecturer in Media Production at Lincoln University in the UK, will present on “Crisis at the BBC? Recent events and some predictions for the future,” at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 in King Hall 110. The presentation is open to the public, and is a part of MSUM’s celebration of InternationalEducation Week. In addition, Prof. Nicholls will meet with Lincoln exchange students currently studying here and the four MSUM students who will spend spring semester at Lincoln. The program is now in its tenth (successful) year. For further information, contact International Programs, FR153, 477-4389.

Study Abroad student panel Nov. 19

Please let your students know that a panel of study abroad returnees will talk about their experiences on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. in CMU 101, as an event in celebration of International Education Week (the location has changed from the advertised room). This is an opportunity for students interested in studying abroad in the future to ask questions of their peers.

Travel England in the Spring!

Join English Professors Alan Davis and Thom Tammaro, May 17-June 1, 2010, on a study tour of some of the most fascinating scenic, cultural, literary, and historic sites and cities in England, including London; Stonehenge; the Cotswolds; Bath; Chawton House (Jane Austen’s home and estate); Stratford-upon-Avon; York; the Lake District (Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage, Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top); Liverpool (home of The Beatles); Hay-on-Wye, Wales, (*Guardian* Literary Festival); and Oxford. Click the link to read more.