UMD Royal D. Alworth Jr. Institute for International Studies UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH Driven to Discover SEPTEMBER 2023 PROGRAM (all events held at UMD) INTERNATIONAL LECTURES New Economic Statecraft: China, the United States and the United Kingdom Wednesday, September 20 - 7:00 pm KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda Presented by Dr. Zhang Xiaotong Visiting scholar, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and Professor, Institute of Belt and Road Initiative & Global Governance, Fudan University, Shanghai, China INTERNATIONAL LUNCHTIME TALKS Thursday, September 21-12:00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda - From Duluth to the Arctic Circle: Weaving Relationships through Sámi Libraries - Presented by Chelsey Miller, Communications Associate, and Bibliographer for the Sámi Collection, and Matt Rosendahl, Director, both of the UMD Kathryn A. Martin Library (Co-sponsored by the Kathryn A. Martin Library) Friday, September 22 - 12:00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda Gripped by Guyana: A Memoir of Purpose and Adventure - Presented by Dr. Merle Kindred, author of a memoir by the same name and development expert with Cuso International, a Canadian international development organization Thursday, September 28- 12:00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda - Torii Gates and Hot Springs in Japan - Presented by Mia O'Brien, MA, Executive Office and Administrative Assistant, UMD Department of History, Political Science, & International For more information go to www.alworth.org, email alworth1@d.umn.edu, or call 218-726-7753. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. UMD Royal D. Alworth Jr. Institute for International Studies UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH Driven to Discover SEPTEMBER 2023 PROGRAM ( all events held at UMD ) INTERNATIONAL LECTURES New Economic Statecraft : China , the United States and the United Kingdom Wednesday , September 20 - 7:00 pm KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda Presented by Dr. Zhang Xiaotong Visiting scholar , Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies ( SAIS ) and Professor , Institute of Belt and Road Initiative & Global Governance , Fudan University , Shanghai , China INTERNATIONAL LUNCHTIME TALKS Thursday , September 21-12 : 00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda - From Duluth to the Arctic Circle : Weaving Relationships through Sámi Libraries - Presented by Chelsey Miller , Communications Associate , and Bibliographer for the Sámi Collection , and Matt Rosendahl , Director , both of the UMD Kathryn A. Martin Library ( Co - sponsored by the Kathryn A. Martin Library ) Friday , September 22 - 12:00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda Gripped by Guyana : A Memoir of Purpose and Adventure - Presented by Dr. Merle Kindred , author of a memoir by the same name and development expert with Cuso International , a Canadian international development organization Thursday , September 28- 12:00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda - Torii Gates and Hot Springs in Japan - Presented by Mia O'Brien , MA , Executive Office and Administrative Assistant , UMD Department of History , Political Science , & International For more information go to www.alworth.org , email alworth1@d.umn.edu , or call 218-726-7753 . The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer .