ic centers for academic excellence

IC Center for Academic Excellence

National Security Studies Program

MSC 06 3840
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131

Physical Location:
Mesa Vista Hall 3019

Phone: (505) 277-3223
Fax: (505) 277-2182

Spring 2015

January | February | March | April | May  

January

19th, Monday                                     Understanding Russia's Foreign Policy - Michael Kofman
                                                             6:00 p.m.; Tanoan Country Club; ABQ Committee on Foreign Relations Dinner Meeting

21st, Wednesday                              NSSP Scholars Meeting - Department of State Ambassador William Itoh
                                                             5:30 - 8:00 p.m.;  Dane Smith Hall Room 229; UNM Main Campus

February

4th, Wednesday                                CIA Structured Exercise - Scholars only
                                                             5:30 - 8:00 p.m.;  UNM SUB  

19th, Thursday                                   IC Virtual Career Fair - Explore career opportunities, learn how to apply.
                                                             Fair hours are noon. to 6:00 p.m. MT. Register now at ICVirtualFair.com. 

                                                                       

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March

9th - 12th                                          Spring Break

11th, Wednesday                              Governing Global Health in an Interconnected World - Katherine Bliss
                                                             6:00 p.m.; Tanoan Country Club; ABQ Committee on Foreign Relations Dinner Meeting

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April

1st, Wednesday                               A Legal Research Agenda for a Next Decade Involving National Security  
                                                            Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker
                                                            12:00 noon; Student Lunch; UNM School of Law, Rm. 2404   

1st, Wednesday                               Panel: Outside the Margins/IRAP - A Template for Humanitarian Assistance  
                                                            Walt Cooper
                                                            3:00 p.m.; UNM Anderson School of Management, GSM Rm. 302

1st, Wednesday                               A Cutting Edge Research Agenda for National Security
                                                            Peter Highnam, Director, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency (IARPA)

                                                            3:30 p.m.; Math & Science Learning Center, Rm. 102

1st, Wednesday                               Who Killed the Soviet Union? Revisiting the Collapse of the USSR - S.M. Plokhy
                                                            3:30 p.m.; Math & Science Learning Center, Rm. 102

1st, Wednesday                               Reception and booksigning by S.M. Plokhy
                                                            4:30 p.m.; Math & Science Learning Center, Rm. 102

1st, Wednesday                               Guantanamo: Legal Observations and the Future of its Detainees  
                                                             Nancy Hollander and Theresa Duncan
                                                             4:30 p.m.; UNM School of Law, Rm. 2404

1st, Wednesday                                Panel: Comment on Military Commissions at Guantanamo - UNM Law students
                                                             5:30 p.m.; UNM School of Law, Rm. 2404

2nd, Thursday                                   NSSP 2014 Symposium - Keynote Speaker  Gregory Treverton
                                                            10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.; UNM SUB  Ballroom A

2nd, Thursday                                   NSSP 2014 Symposium Special School of Law Lecture - Speaker  Jess Bravin
                                                            4:30 p.m.; UNM School of Law, Forum

3rd, Friday                                          NSSP 2014 Symposium - continues
                                                            10:00 a.m.- 12:45 p.m.; UNM SUB  Ballroom A

13th, Monday                                     The Historical & Political Reasons for Islamic Extremism & the Rise of the Islamic State  
                                                             Abdulwahab Alkebsi
                                                             6:00 p.m.; Tanoan Country Club; ABQ Committee on Foreign Relations Dinner Meeting

23rd - 24thThurs & Fri                    Shared Knowledge Conference

                                                             8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Student Union Building; UNM                                                                        
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