Lunch and Conversation

You are invited each Thursday to programs on global issues while you enjoy lunches featuring food from around the world.  This series provides a forum for international students and scholars to discuss issues they think should be brought to the community or that they themselves would like to learn about. No reservations needed. Lunch is free for students (meal cards accepted at the door for those students with meal plans).  Parking on campus is extremely limited; community members can call I-Place at 909-607-4571 or e-mail ipoffice@cmc.edu to arrange for free shuttle service from the east end of the Claremont Metrolink parking lot on 1st Street, east of College Avenue.

Spring 2010 Schedule

Where: McKenna Auditorium, CMC campus (next to I-Place)
When: Lunch from 11:45AM Program begins at 12:15PM

Lunch for Community Members: $6.00
Student meal cards appreciated toward cost of lunch, but not required.

For more information:  (909) 621-8344 or e-mail ipoffice@cmc.edu

Thursday, January 28 - Minxin Pei, Director, Keck Institute for International and Strategic Studies, Claremont McKenna College, "Does China Have a Grand Foreign Policy Strategy?"

Thursday, February 4 - C. Anderson Johnson, Dean, School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, “The China Seven Cities Study: Monitoring and Preventing Chronic Diseases in the World’s Largest Population”

Thursday, February 11 - Md Ma, Pomona College '11, "The 'Dawn in the Valley' Project: Education for the Hmong Children in Guizhou, China"

Thursday, February 18 - Janice Shiu, Doctoral Candidate, Claremont Graduate University, "Integrating Indigenous People's Perspectives on Development: The Philippines Experience"  Note: This Lunch and Conversation program will be dedicated to the memory of Annie Johnson. Annie was a longtime member of Community Friends of International Students and employee at Pomona College.  During our program, we will take a moment to acknowledge Annie’s contributions to our community.

Thursday, February 25 - Milton Machuca, Professor of Spanish, Pitzer College, "Land Use and Migration in Southern Costa Rica"

Thursday, March 4 - Margaret Grogan, Dean, School of Educational Studies, Claremont Graduate University, "Collective Leadership out of Women's Lives and Experiences", Celebrating International Women's Day and presentation of the Margaret Regan Award.