CESSI Updates | November 2024
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November greetings from the Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute!
We have several exciting updates to share, including news about CESSI 2025's modality and an introduction to our new CESSI student assistant. We look forward to being in touch again soon to announce when applications for 2025 language courses and funding opportunities have opened.
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Applications will open this month for the opportunity to study Kazakh, Tajik, Uyghur, and Uzbek online during CESSI 2025 (languages and levels contingent upon sufficient enrollment). Once again, generous funding opportunities will be available including Title VIII Fellowships supported by the U.S. Department of State including full tuition and stipend, Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships supported by the U.S. Department of Education including full tuition and stipend, CESSI Tuition Remission Scholarships of up to $4,000, and WISLI Tuition Remission Scholarships covering 50% of tuition. You may wish to consider taking the CESSI Funding Quiz sooner than later to determine which funding awards you are eligible for.
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WELCOME, STUDENT ASSISTANT VALERY VAYSERBERG!
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Please join us in welcoming CESSI Student Assistant Valery Vayserberg to CREECA!
Valery is a freshman pursuing a degree in Political Science and Economics and is a student in the Russian Flagship program. Both of her parents are immigrants from Moldova, which has allowed her to expand her experience with the Russian language growing up. She enjoys reading, trying new types of coffee, and traveling!
Valery is in the CREECA office Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday afternoons and can be reached at cessi@creeca.wisc.edu.
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CESSI Events on the Horizon
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WISLI All-Stars: Opening Doors & Elevating Opportunities through Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLS)
Learn how LCTL proficiency -- like those offered by CESSI -- can open doors and elevate opportunities academically, personally, and professionally.
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The FLAS application for summer 2025 and academic year 2025-2026 awards is now open!
Foreign Language & Area Studies fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by UW-Madison’s National Resource Centers including CREECA at UW-Madison. FLAS awards are only available for specific languages, including those offered through CESSI, and are contingent on federal funding. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
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ADDITIONAL EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES OF NOTE
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CREECA: Bodies in Focus
CREECA, together with the University of Pittsburgh and Ohio State University, is hosting a 6-part virtual event series focused on examining body matters within Eurasia through a variety of disciplines and themes.
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Call for Proposals:
The European Society for Central Asian Studies (ESCAS) is inviting proposals for individual papers, panels and round-table discussions for the 20th ESCAS conference. The event will be held in Tashkent and Samarkand, Uzbekistan, June 12-15, 2025.
Learn more and submit your abstract here by January 5, 2025.
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Call for Proposals:
The Slavic Reference Service is hosting their 4th Annual Central Asia Research Forum. The event will be held on Zoom February 19-20, 2025.
The forum invites scholars to submit proposals that retrace the founding of Central Asian Studies, under the theme of Teaching Central Asia, in the region and abroad, and the numerous academic institutions that trained (and continue to do so) generations of scholars to study and teach this region.
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The abstract deadline is January 24, 2025, at 11:59 pm CST. Submit a proposal here.
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"I showed great progress in my reading skills, which I am pleased with - the texts that we engaged with were of a variety of sources (literature, short stories, poetry, autobiographies, newspaper articles, etc). I also learned about East Turkistan IN Uyghur. I learned local history, that I was not familiar with before CESSI, in the local language."
-- 2024 Uyghur Student
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"In terms of events for the programs, I think that the lecture series was beyond excellent."
-- 2024 Uyghur Student
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"I enjoyed when we had outside material (i.e YouTube videos) or when we engaged in cultural practices like reading a poem or learning about cultural idioms."
-- 2024 Tajik Student
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I liked that we switched off between working with the instructor and having individual time to process what we had just learned and practice at our own pace. It allowed me to grasp grammatical concepts at a quicker pace."
-- 2024 Kazakh Student
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"Having a mix of government and academic speakers was great. I enjoyed the chance to meet with speakers one-on-one in office hours."'
-- 2024 Tajik Student
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Stay connected with CESSI and follow our new Spotify account! Email cessi@creeca.wsic.edu with any playlist, album, or song suggestions to be included.
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THANK YOU, CESSI CONSORTIUM MEMBERS!
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The Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute was founded in 2011 by a consortium of international and area studies centers at major U.S. universities. We're grateful for the support of these current consortium members: Columbia University's Harriman Institute | Harvard University's Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies | Michigan State University's Asian Studies Center and Center for European, Russian, & Eurasian Studies | The Ohio State University's East Asian Studies Center and Center for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies | Stanford University's Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies | University of California-Berkeley's Institute of Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies, Institute of East Asian Studies, and Tang Center for Silk Road Studies | University of Kansas' Center for East Asian Studies and Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies | University of Pittsburgh's Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies | University of Washington's Center for Global Studies and East Asia Center | University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Russia, East Europe, & Central Asia and Center for East Asian Studies.
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