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EUJeanMonnetNetworkintheUSAnnualCoordinationMeeting
January28thand29th,2016-Washington,D.C.
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In January 2016, United States beneficiaries of the European Commission’s Jean MonnetProgrammemetinWashingtonD.C.tosharebestpracLces,fostercooperaLonandpartnerships,andspeakwith representaLves from the Commission and from the European Union DelegaLon to theUnitedStates.ThismeeLngwaspossiblethankstotheGeQngtoKnowEuropepartnershipbetweentheDelegaLonandtheEuropeanUnionStudiesAssociaLon(EUSA).
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Jean Monnet Projects, Centers, and Modules
AVeropeningremarksfromtheEUSAChair,Dr.AlasdairYoung,themeeLngbeganwithabriefpresentaLonfromeachinsLtuLononacLviLes,accomplishments,andbestpracLcesinimplemenLngtheirvariousJeanMonnetacLviLes.
FloridaInterna3onalUniversity
Markus Thiel and ChrisLne Caly represented Florida InternaLonal University (FIU) at thecoordinaLonmeeLng.TheirprogramboastscontactpersonsthroughoutuniversiLes inFlorida,thusspreading thebenefit regionally. Florida InternaLonalUniversity ishappy tobeagatewaybetweenMiamiandtheworld,maintaininggreatrelaLonshipswithsixconsulatesinMiami.ThisensuresbestpracLces in innovaLonand research,mostnotablywhenFIUmanaged tohaveapanelonHorizon2020,ConferencesinApril.TheteamatFIUworkhardatoutreach,parLcularlywiththelocalItaliancommunity.
GeorgiaIns3tuteofTechnology
AlasdairYoungrepresentedGeorgiaInsLtuteofTechnology(GeorgiaTech)atthecoordinaLonmeeLng.GeorgiaTechishalfwaythroughtheirJeanMonnetCenterofExcellencegrantaVerendingtheir European Union Center of Excellence program in 2011. The Center has relaLonships with a
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varietyoffacultyfrombusiness,history,modernlanguages,andmanymoredepartments.TheCenteriscurrentlyexploringma\ersofTransatlanLcrelaLonsbetweentheUSandtheEU.ThishasincludedtalksatEmoryUniversity,aworkshoponTTIPtobeheldatendofApril,andaworkshoponprotecLngprivacynextyearincludingprofessorPeterSwire.GeorgiaTechhashostedambassadors,includingtheEuropean Union ambassador, His Excellency David O’Sullivan, and the French ambassador, HisExcellencyGérardAraud. The Center has hosted events on the implicaLons of the Climate Changesummit, inwhichtheFrenchconsulargeneralparLcipated.TheCenterhas foundthatcollaboraLngwithothersinthisregardhasworkedwell.Theyhaveworkedwithothercenters,relevantgroupsinAtlanta, and the World Affairs Council. Recent goals for the Center have included improveddisseminaLonthroughthewebsiteandsocialmedia,publishingpapersmoregenerallyaswellastheseriesdealingwithtriangulardiplomacy.Asofrightnow,alllectureshavebeenpostedtothewebsite.
AlasdairYoung-GeorgiaTech
StateUniversityofNewYork-Cortland
Henry Steck represented Alexandru Balas, the Jean Monnet Module Coordinator at SUNYCortland’s campus. SUNYCortlandhouses anEUAtlanLsmobility grant inpartnershipwith severalinsLtuLons. Other partnerships include an EU in Central New York project, along with Syracuse,Bingham, etc. The aim of this is to engage young scholars in teaching while researching the EU,insLtuLonalizeEUstudiesincolleges,andenhancetheknowledgeaboutEUforstudentswhostudyabroad.Thisprojectprovides interdisciplinarycoursesontheEuropeanUnion inhistory,arthistory,economics, educaLon,peace studies, sportsmanagement, andmanymoreareas.AcLviLes includeSkypesessionswithacolleaguefromRomania,anEUfilmseries,amodelEUsimulaLon,andlectures
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forstudentsattheCouncilandParliamentinBrussels.Currently,theyarediscussingandbeginningtoplanEUDay,andtheyalsohopetobeginpromoLngfacultyresearchthroughanon-campusresearchday,whichwouldencouragescholarsandstudents.
HenrySteck-SUNYCortland
StateUniversityofNewYork-Buffalo
DeborahReed-Danahay is the JeanMonnetChair at SUNYBuffalowho representedherinsLtuLon in January. SUNY-Buffalo’sEuropean studies iniLaLves coordinatewithCanada and western New York. Throughthese collaboraLons, there have beeninternaLonal conferences on Lisbon Treaty.In 2015 Deborah Reed-Danahay wanted toformanetworkoncirculaLonandEuropeanIdenLtyandstartedawholenewcurriculumin university. At SUNY Buffalo, everyfreshman must take a freshman seminar,and Deborah Reed-Danahay has developedan EU-centered one which uses digicaLonfor e-poreolios and does projects on
different topics,suchas theScoQshreferendum.Asa JeanMonnetChair, shedoesadisLnguishedlectureeachyear.Thisyear’slecturewillbeonciLzenship,belonginginEU,andissuesofmigraLon.
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DeborahReed-Danahay-SUNYBuffalo
ShewillbegivingatalkinBuffaloonmigraLon,partneringwiththesocialworkschoolontheSyrianrefugeecrisis.
UniversityofCalifornia-Berkeley
AkasemiNewsome,JeffPennington,andNogaWizanskyrepresentedUniversityofCalifornia-Berkeley at themeeLng. UC Berkeley houses the InsLtute of EU studies, which itself houses nineinsLtutes including the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence. The Jean Monnet Center’s focus is onpioneeringresearchofglobalEUchallengesandharnessingBerkeley’sknowledgeofEU.Thisentailsathree-pronged approachof educaLon, global trade and investment, and EUmanagement of globalchallenges.TheCenterworkstopreventEUstudiesfrombecomingoverlyspecializedbybringingindifferentdepartments.TheinsLtuLoniscurrentlyworkingonanewlycreatedemphasisontheEUindoctoral studies. Furthermore, EU Studies scholars at Berkeley are now making use of theconstrucLonofwordcloudsortagcloudsbyfindingthemostfrequentlyusedwordstocharacterizeanddescribecrisesindifferentmemberstates.OtherareasofresearchincludereconcilingTTIPandotherFreeTradeAgreements,comparingTurkeytoEUforbestpracLcesinmigraLon,andwhetherEUinsLtuLonslearnfromthepastorhaveashort-termapproach.OtheracLviLesincludeaconferenceon a be\er way forward for Ukraine, a conference on African athletes and EU migraLon, and anundergraduateresearchconferenceatClaremont’sScrippsCollege.DuringthisparLcularconference,thetoptenpapersarepublishedinajournalandsomeofthetopparLcipantsreceiveastudytourtoBrussels.
JeffreyPennington-UCBerkeley
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UniversityofDenver
FeliciaNaranjoMarLnezandSarahEdwardsrepresentedtheUniversityofDenver.TheCenterwas previously located at the University of Colorado-Boulder since 2008. The transiLon to Denverincludedanewwebsite,anew logo,newpartnerships in thecommunity,andhasprovidedseveralopportuniLestocohostorganizaLonswhoare internaLonally-minded,suchasWorldDenver,WorldAffairsCouncil,etc.TheCenterisstarLngtoworkwiththeUniversityClubandmembersareverykeentolearnaboutEurope.TheMountainWestpartnershipconLnueswithWyoming,ArizonaState,andNewMexico.TheCenteralsohasconnecLonswiththeboardoftheWorldTradeCenterandWorldDenver,aswellastheOfficeofEconomicDevelopment.ThenewCenterhasreachedoutandbuiltarelaLonshipwith theUniversity’s EUAffairs student forum.A large amountof success in a\racLngand retainingspeakers isachievedbybuildinga speakeragenda throughoutDenver so thatvisiLngspeakersarenotjustattheUniversity.OnepartnershipincludedagroupcalledInspiringMindswherelocal civic-mindedyoungmothershavemeeLngswhile their kidsare in school. This group recentlyhad a collaboraLon with the Center on the challenges and concerns of the Syrian refugee crisis.Another notable partnership is the Air Force Academy, which resulted in a conference oncybersecurityheldattheUniversityClub.Recenteventshaveincludedarenewableenergysummit,apartnershipwithOfficeofEconomicDevelopmentandInternaLonalTradetohostadelegaLonfromSpain,andsharingtalentwithintheJeanMonnetcommunitybyhosLngJeanMonnetChairMiladaVachudovafromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina.
FeliciaNaranjoMarLnez-UniversityofDenver
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UniversityofIllinois
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was represented at the meeLng by MaximeLarive,SebnemOzkan,andNeilVanderMost.UniversityofIllinoishasaEuropeanUnionCenterwitha Title VI grant as well as JeanMonnet Center of Excellence and GeQng to Know Europe grants.Current focus areas include strengtheningTransatlanLc trust, TTIP, economics andfinance, and themovementofpeoplethroughmigraLon.TheCenterhastheirownMaster’sinEUstudies,whichwasoneofthefirstinthecountry.WhiletheCenterdoesnothavespecificEUfaculty,thereareover120affiliated faculty. There is an execuLve commi\ee to help with implementaLon of the Center andGraduate Assistants funded through the Title VI grant. Notable courses include courses onMediterraneanandEasternEurope,researchacLviLesonEUpoliLcsandpolicy,CommonAgriculturalPolicy,IslamandEurope,andmanyothers.AlongwiththeMAinEUstudiesthereisalsoagraduateminorandafiveyearBA/MAprogram.
MaximeLarive-UniversityofIllinois
UniversityofMiami
MelanieGoergmaier represented JeanMonnet Chair JoaquínRoy at themeeLng.Miami hasbeenawardedseveralgrants,includingagrantforanewbuilding,anewEUFellowdoingcomparaLveresearchontheUSlegislaLvesystem,andfundingforaconferenceonTTIPresulLnginapublishedbook.UniversityofMiamiaimstohavea“triangle”connecLonamongLaLnAmerica,US,andtheEU,which might be consequenLal for future trade agreements. The locaLon is ideal for this type ofconnecLon,andmanycourseshaveatriangular(AtlanLccommunity)connecLon.Theycurrentlyoffer
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internshipsfocusingonindividualizedresearchforcoursecredit.Miami’sEUstudieswebsiteishometoanextensiveporeolioofworkaswellasabibliographyofpublicaLons.
MelanieGoergmaier-UniversityofMiami
UniversityofNorthCarolina-ChapelHill
UniversityofNorthCarolinawasrepresentedby two representaLves from their Center,John Stephens and KaLe Linder, as well asJean Monnet Chair Milada Vachudova. Dr.Vachudova will be teaching four courses onEUstudiesoverthelifeLmeofthegrant.Sheis currently leading a conference for theCenter. As a Center, they are working toimprove their TransatlanLcMaster’s degree.Theyhavegrantswhichallow them tobringpracLLoners over from Europe. CooperaLngwithothercenters isalsoa largepriority.EUToday is a course taken by seniorundergraduates and TransatlanLc Master’sstudents. This is a one credit class - team
taughtbyDr.Stephens,Dr.Vachudova,andavisiLngscholar-todiscussrelevanttopicsinEUStudies.TheyarefocusedonbuildingacommunityofEUstudentsandhelpingstudentsestablishachapterof
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KaKeLinder-UNCChapelHill
EuropeanHorizons. Students have a\ended the EuropeanHorizons’ European Student ConferenceandthecenterispuQngonsevenconferencesoftheirownoverthelifeLmeofthegrant.TheyaimtoconLnue bringing different departments together, enhancing social media, and adding a virtualplaeormofacademicdocuments.
UniversityofPiJsburgh
AllysonDelnoreandSteve Lund representedthe University of Pi\sburgh at the meeLng.The European Studies Center at theUniversity of Pi\sburgh is home to thePi\sburghPapersontheEuropeanUnion,aswellasthepopularConversaLonsonEurope(CoE). CoE is a series of policy-orientedvideoconferences on different wickedproblems,suchastherecentoneonclimatec h a n ge a n d s u s t a i n a b i l i t y. T h e s evideoconferences bring in experts, streamthem for people to a\end the sessionremotely, record the talks, and add them toYouTube. The Center is currentlyworking toredesign a course in the EU cerLficateprogramandhasnearlyreceivedapprovalfor
anewcerLficateinTransatlanLcStudies.Theyareworkingtocreatestudyguidesatthecollegelevel,fromwhichstudentscouldanswerquesLonsforextracredit.ThesecanbeapplicabletoK-12students(specifically 9-12). Yearly endeavors include the Graduate Student Conference on the EU,undergraduatemodelEU,andhighschoolmodelEU.TheESC isbeginningtobrandtheEUcourseswithpracLcalapplicaLonforstudentsseekingtoacquireskillsforthejobmarket.TheK-12offeringshavegreatly increasedattheUniversityofPi\sburgh.This includesanupcomingfully fundedstudytourtoBrusselsinJuneforK-12teachersandfacultyfromcommunitycollegesandminorityservinginsLtuLons.TheCenterisalsoworkingtocreateanewPhDinEuropeanCulturalStudies.
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AllysonDelnoreandSteveLund-UniversityofPiMsburgh
UniversityofWashington
James Caporaso representedUniversity ofWashington,whichwas one of the first EuropeanUnionCentersofExcellence.TheCenteriscurrentlyinthemidstofwelcomingnewfacultyandstaff.EnrollmentforEUstudiescourseshasdeclinedsincethestartofthefinancialcrisis.However,coursesconLnuetobeoffered,studentsconLnuetotakethem,andgraduatestudentshaveaskedformore.UniversityofWashingtonhosts theWestCoastUndergraduateModelEU inFebruary.Thisyear thetopicswillincludeTTIPandtherefugeecrisis.Thereisalsoagreatopportunityforgraduatestudentswith theGraduateStudentWorkshop.This takesplace in late springandbrings inPhDstudents towork for twodaysanddiscuss theirdissertaLons. Facultyandothergraduate students criLque thework.Therearealsoresearchgrantsforstudentstodosummerresearch.TheheadoftheTaiwanesenaLonalJeanMonnetNetworkfromNaLonalUniversityofTaiwancamethroughthissemesterwithideasaboutthingstodoincooperaLonwiththeUniversityofWashington.
JamesCaporaso-UniversityofWashington
UniversityofWisconsin-Madison
Nils Ringe and Elizabeth Covington represented the University of Wisconsin-Madison. TheUniversity is home to a Title VI NaLonal Resource Center and a Center for German and EuropeanStudies.With respect to the JeanMonnet Programme,Madison has found success in the form ofChair, Center, Project, andModule grants.Areasof specialty include studiesof legislaLvenetworksinsideEuropeanParliament,preliminarynetworksoflanguagemulLlingualism,thepoliLcaleconomyoftheEuropeanUnion,andcomparaLveregionalintegraLonfocusingontheEU.Recently,theCenterhashosted Joseph Jupille,GeorgeRoss,andCharlesWyplosz.RegardingopportuniLes for students,
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the Center helps to coordinate teams to send to Model EUs throughout the naLon, sponsors achapter of the European Horizons think tank, and provides graduate support in the form of fullyfunded Research Assistantships. The Center has found success in coordinaLng with otherdepartmentsthroughouttheuniversityaswellasinthecommunity.Recentexamplesofpartnershipsinclude the African Studies program in an event onmigraLon, the American Council on GermanyCenter, the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, and the Madison Commi\ee on ForeignRelaLons.
ElizabethCovington-UWMadison
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Feedback
WewouldliketoeveryonewhogaveusfeedbackonthemeeLng.HereisasummaryofsomeofthemoreperLnentpointsfromthefeedbackwereceived:
• Withaweightedaverageof3.25outof5,“materialsprovided”wasratedthemostfavorableaspectofthemeeLng.WewouldliketothankalloftheCenters,theCommission,andtheDelegaLonforbringingrelevantmaterialtodistribute.
• At 2.50 out of 5, “Lme of year” was the most unfavorable aspect of the meeLng. We will beworkingwiththeNetworkoverthecourseoftheyeartoassesswaystoalleviatethisconcern.
• Having representaLves fromBrussels consistentlyappeared in thecommentsasoneof themostposiLveandcrucialpartsofthemeeLng.Thus,weintendtoworkwiththeDelegaLontoconLnuethistradiLon.
• Alunch-to-lunchmeeLngwasgenerallypreferredtoaproposedone-daymeeLng.• Basedonthefeedback,infuturemeeLngswehopetoprovidemoreLmefornetworking.
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Acknowledgements
Wewouldliketothankeveryonewhoa\endedthemeeLngaswellaseveryonewithinthenetworkwhoconLnuestostrivetoexpandthestudyofEuropeintheUnitedStates.WewouldespeciallyliketoacknowledgeourappreciaLontoHisExcellencyDavidO’SullivanfortakingtheLmetospeakwithourcolleagues.EUSAwouldalso liketoextendaspecialthankyoutoeveryonewhoa\endedfromtheDelegaLonof theEuropeanUnion to theUnitedStates, theEducaLon,AudiovisualandCultureExecuLve Agency of the European Commission, the European External AcLon Service, and thePartnershipUnitoftheEuropeanCommissionServiceforForeignPolicyInstruments.WithoutsupportfromtheErasmus+ProgrammeandourgenerousGeQngtoKnowEuropeGrant,thismeeLngwouldnothavebeenpossible.
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�EU Jean Monnet Network in the US - Institutional Partners
Boston University
Daniela CarusoJean Monnet Chair, Professor
Florida International University
Christine CalyAssociate Director of the Miami-Florida European Union
Center of Excellence [email protected]
Markus Thiel Director of the Miami-Florida European Union Center of
Excellence [email protected]
Georgia Institute of Technology
Alasdair YoungDirector of the Center for European and Transatlantic
Studies, [email protected]
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
John McCormickJean Monnet Chair, Director of Graduate Studies
SUNY Cortland
Alexandru BalasJean Monnet Module Coordinator, Director of James M.
Clark Center for International [email protected]
Henry SteckProfessor
SUNY Buffalo
Deborah Reed-DanahayJean Monnet Chair, Professor
Temple University
Mark PollackJean Monnet Chair, Professor
University of California - Berkeley
Akasemi Nzinga NewsomeAssociate Director of the EU Center for Excellence, UC
Jeff PenningtonExecutive Director of the Institute of Slavic, East European,
and Eurasian Studies, UC [email protected]
Noga WizanskyAssistant Director of the EU Center for Excellence, UC
University of California - San Diego
Christina SchneiderJean Monnet Chair, Associate Professor
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University of Denver
Sarah EdwardsAdministrative Director of the Colorado European Union
Center of [email protected]
Rachel EpsteinCo-Academic Director of the Colorado European Union
Center of [email protected]
Felicia Naranjo MartinezExecutive Director of the Colorado European Union Center
Martin RhodesCo-Academic Director of the Colorado European Union
Center of [email protected]
University of Florida
Amie KreppelJean Monnet Chair, Director of the Jean Monnet Center of
Excellence at the University of [email protected]
University of Illinois
Zsuzsa GilleJean Monnet Module Coordinator, Associate Professor
Maxime LariveAssociate Director and Director of Graduate Studies of the
European Union [email protected]
Neil Vander MostCoordinator of Academic Programs of the European Union
Sebnem OzkanOutreach Coordinator of the European Union Center
Kim RiceOffice Manager of the European Union Center
Anna Westerstahl StenportDirector of the European Union Center
University of Miami
Melanie GoergmaierPhD. Student and Teaching and Research Assistant of the
European Union [email protected]
Joaquín RoyJean Monnet Chair and Director of the European Union
University of New Mexico
Lucio LanucaraJean Monnet Module Coordinator, Adjunct Professor
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Katie LinderExecutive Director of the Center for European Studies
John StephensDirector of the Center for European Studies
Milada VachudovaJean Monnet Chair of the Associate Professor
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University of Pittsburgh
Kathleen AyersOutreach Coordinator of the European Studies Center
Kate BowersoxAssistant Director for External Affairs of the European
Studies [email protected]
Allyson DelnoreAssociate Director of the European Studies Center
Ronald LindenDirector of the European Studies Center
Stephen LundAssistant Director of the European Studies Center
Tricia McGoughPublications Designer & Communications Assistant of the
European Studies [email protected]
Lizz SchellinAdministrative Assistant of the European Studies Center
University of Washington - Seattle
Andrea BrocatoManaging Director of the European Union Center
James CaporasoJean Monnet Chair, Professor, Director of the European
Union [email protected]
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Elizabeth CovingtonExecutive Director of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence
and Jean Monnet Module [email protected]
Nils RingeJean Monnet Chair, Associate Professor, and Director of
Jean Monnet Center of [email protected]
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�EU Jean Monnet Network in the US - EU Institutional Contacts
Delegation of the European Union to the United States
James BarbourSpokesperson and Head of Press and Public Diplomacy
Martin CaudronSenior Communications Officer
Lisette FelixProgram Officer
Helen HendersonFinancial Program Officer
Timothy RiveraProgram Officer
Yasmina SioudDeputy Head of Press and Public Diplomacy Section
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
Alexandra Campos-BrayProject Adviser – Jean Monnet
Milvia van Rij-BrizziHead of Department Erasmus+ and EU Aid Volunteers
European External Action Service
Luis Pereira da CostaU.S. & Canada Division
European Commission Service for Foreign Policy Instruments - Partnership Unit
Cesar Valor ArceHead of Contracts and Finance
Pietro de MatteisProgramme Manager
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