LOCATION: PYLE CENTER, UW-MADISON
DATE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25
TIME: 10.00am-6.00pm
The on-going global economic crisis has done much to highlight the significance of the study of international economics and the interconnectedness of regional and national economies worldwide. UW-Madison faculty, graduate students and regional outreach specialists along with guest speakers from the community will discuss aspects of the global economy, explore the ways in which specific regions and countries have been affected by economic crises, and present resources and opportunities available for the study and teaching of international economics, national economies, and business practices. Specific themes for this workshop include Fair Trade, Microfinance, NGOs, the European crisis and the prospects for the euro.
LESSON PLANS
Participants who chose to take the Workshop for credit were required to submit a lesson plan on the topic of the global marketplace. These units are available below:
- Cooperatives - ESL (M. Benito, Madison Metropolitan School District)
- Economic Development Challenge - Grades 9-12 Economics (C. Geovanis, Madison West HS)
- Economic Inequality Mexico - 3rd Year Honors Spanish (A. Schwei, Jefferson HS, Jefferson School District)
- Fair Trade Coffee - Grades 9-12 International & Foreign Language (M.A. Sicard, Madison LaFollette HS)
- Fair Trade Coffee - Grades 9-12 International Business (M. Meyer, Viterbo University)
- Fair Trade - Grades 9-12 International (A. Piehl, Lodi School District)
- Fair Trade Promotion - Grades 9-10 Business (D. Londo, Appleton East HS)
- Fair Trade Vocabulary - Grade 7 World Geography (J. Hess, Wisconsin Dells MS)
- From Farm to Table - Grades 1-2 (P. Howell, Monona Grove School District)
- Gender Equity in Business - Grades 11-12 Global Diversity (L. Kindschi, Oregon HS)
- Global Economy - Grades 9-12 ESL (K. Kim, Madison East HS)
- Individuals and the Global Marketplace - Grades 9-12 Interdisciplinary (L. Lebwohl, Oregon HS)
- Italy and the EU - Grades 6-12 Italian (G. Miceli-Jeffries, Madison Metropolitan School District)
- Microlending - Grades 9-12 Geography & Economics (E. Banks, McFarland HS)
- NAFTA - Grades 9-12 Business (J. Winkel, Plymouth HS)
- NGOs in India - Grade 8 Social Studies (A. Silha)
- Winter Olympics in Russia - Grades 9-12 Social Studies (A. Struckmeyer, Madison Metropolitan School District)
PRESENTATIONS
“Business and Politics in Russia” – Yoshiko Herrera, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Director, Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia, UW-Madison
“Europe and Africa: Trade and Aid” – Jessica Clayton, Department of Political Science, UW-Madison
“Italy: Europe’s Next Crisis” – Sanja Badanjak, Department of Political Science, UW-Madison
Fair Trade: a Discussion with Practitioners – Carlos Arenas, Working Capital for Community Needs (WCCN); Luis Eduardo Eras Santin (Ecuador) Jose Apolo Espinoza (Ecuador) Mario Rivero (Peru) Roberto Gonzalez (Honduras)
Working Capital for Community Needs (Website)
“The Big Business of Fundraising: Indian NGOs in the Global Economy” – Rachael Goodman, Department of Anthropology, UW-Madison
“Microfinance: a Case Study from Vietnam” – Cristina Bain, Department of Sociology, UW-Madison
"Turkey's Economic Integration into the EU: Challenges and Opportunities" – Mert Kartal, Department of Political Science, UW-Madison
"Germany and Living with a Single Monetary Policy" – Liana McClintock, Josef Klafka, Brenna Kinney, Mary Ottelien, Jaia Werner, Madison East High School, Euro Challenge Team
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
Workshop participants then joined a public panel session on the euro crisis:
Europe at the Crossroads: The Euro Crisis and the Future of European Integration - Featuring:
George Ross, Hillquit Professor Emeritus at Brandeis University
Arthur Goldhammer, Senior Affiliate of the Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Menzie Chinn, Professor of Public Affairs and Economics, UW-Madison
WORKSHOP AND SPECIAL STUDENT REGISTRATION
Registration is now closed
Registration is required. The workshop is free.
Please complete the Registration form and return it by April 17 to:
Csanád Siklós, Assistant Director
Center for European Studies
213 Ingraham Hall
1155 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1397
FAX: (608) 265-9541
Email: siklos@wisc.edu
Taking the workshop for credit
Participants could take this Workshop for one UW-Madison graduate credit. There was no cost associated with the credit option. Participants interested in taking it for credit had to register as special students and enroll in the class by April 15th.
Special Student registration and enrollment information is available here.
To receive credit a participant is required to attend the entire workshop, including the Special Seminar, and create and submit a lesson plan on a workshop theme.
The Workshop is co-sponsored by the Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium at UW-Madison.