OU College of International Studies

🎉 At noon, our college is participating in the OU Giving Day "most gifts in an hour challenge," in which your gift donation can help cover the cost of passports for incoming freshmen students. 🧳 Give to the OU CIS Student Passport Support Fund: link.ou.edu/47Wm9Il

👋 Don't forget to join us on April 16, from 3 to 4:15 p.m. for 𝙂𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨: 𝙈𝙞𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚 𝘼𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙚𝙖, a talk with 𝐃𝐫. 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐳. 📧 For questions or accommodations, please contact jgrover@ou.edu

🖊️ OU CIS faculty member 𝐀𝐟𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢 has published the op-ed 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙨 𝙅𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙄𝙧𝙖𝙣? in @TheOklahoman_. 📖 Read the piece: link.ou.edu/4sNtEtn

👥 On April 7, OU CIS will host the talk 𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙? led by 𝐑𝐨𝐛 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐰 and 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐬. The talk will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in Farzaneh Hall, RM 145, with lunch provided. ✅ Register for lunch by April 5: link.ou.edu/4bDFq3H

💬 Join OU CIS's Middle East Studies for 𝙔𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙏𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮, a discussion on Yemen's role in sociopolitical contexts. The discussion will take place on Wednesday, April 1, at noon, in Farzaneh Hall 145, with light refreshments provided.

💡Join OU CIS tomorrow, Friday, March 27, for 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙤𝙢 𝙞𝙣 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙖: 𝘼 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙅𝙪𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞á𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙑𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝘾á𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙨.

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OU CIS's Center for Middle East Studies talk 𝙂𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨: 𝙈𝙞𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚 𝘼𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙚𝙖 on Thursday, April 16 has been cancelled.

✸ 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐦𝐚𝐧 was awarded an research grant in recognition of her work, 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩: 𝙈𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙑𝙪𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝘿𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚. 🔗: link.ou.edu/3ZjtJYU

⚕️On Feb. 12, OU CIS will host 𝙀𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 featuring 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐃. 𝐆𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝. 📝 RSVP, no later than Feb.10 at: link.ou.edu/4tkGbFA

✦ Join OU CIS for 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙊𝙠𝙡𝙖𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙖 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙖: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙍𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, a speech led by Msgr. Don Wolf, Rector of the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine. ✍ RSVP: link.ou.edu/4qqHW1q

✶ On Tuesday, Feb. 17 OU CIS will host 𝙊𝙠𝙡𝙖𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙: 𝘼 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨, 𝘿𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 & 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙊𝙆 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚. ✅ RSVP: link.ou.edu/4qdLvaU

📄 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 to OU CIS's 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐠 on being published in the Africa Center for Strategy and Policy! 📓 Learn more: link.ou.edu/4rfv8M2

💻 Join us on Tuesday, Jan. 27th, in Farzaneh Hall, Room 145, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. for a scholarship info session! 📧 For questions or accommodations, please contact jgrover@ou.edu.

🎙️Join OU CIS for 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙑𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙯𝙪𝙚𝙡𝙖: 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙉𝙚𝙭𝙩? featuring 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐳 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐟, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐳𝐞, and 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐳.

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🎓 Join the OU CIS Community for our commencement ceremony tomorrow, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m. in the Lloyd Noble Center. 🔎 Discover more: link.ou.edu/3LaRWwW

🏅 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 to OU CIS 4.0 Medallion Scholar Honoree 𝐀𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬 on her magnificent achievement! 🔗 Discover more: link.ou.edu/4rUCSE8

🙌 Thank you to all who attended and supported our 2025 OU CIS International Job Fair. ✨ It was a fantastic afternoon of connection, opportunity, and newfound insights.

💬 Join us for a multi-session exploration of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭: 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐧 on Wednesday, Dec. 3. ✍️ Join via Zoom: link.ou.edu/4813Cts