Session V
2:00 – 3:15 pm

 Richmond Salon I:    U.S. Influences in a Global Community

      Chair:  Dr. Tatyana Thweatt, Office of Language and Cultural Competence, School of World Studies

      Salpi Kevorkian (Political Science):  American and Turkish Relations: Prevention on the Recognition
            of Genocide
      Charlie Sharifi (History):  Language and Globalization:  Western Lingual Influences in Japan
      Cassandra Rhodes (International Studies):  McDonald’s: the Globalization of Fast Food

Richmond Salon III:  VCU Study Abroad Hall 

Richmond Salon IV:  Immigration, Economics, and U.S. Perspectives

      Chair:  Dr. Faedah Totah, International Studies, School of World Studies

      Kristin Vamenta (International Studies, Spanish) and Neyling Fajardo (International Studies, Spanish): 
            Thinking Globally, (Inter)acting Locally
      Colleen Hokanson (French):  Rise to the Top, Fall to the Bottom: globalization as perceived by gifted
            middle school students
      Caroline Ines Rodriguez (International Studies):  Revising Our Approach to Microcredit
      Kanwar Bir Anand (School of Business):  Financial Turmoil in the World