Past Events Category: WISLI 2025

July 15, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm

Description In part two of this virtual workshop series, you will learn how your personal and professional network can serve as a support system for you in your career path. We’ll demystify the concept of …

July 8, 2025 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Details to be shared with WISLI students over email.

July 7, 2025 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Description: Dr. Tarafder’s talk explores how multilingualism and intermediality shape Indian theatre. Drawing on examples from diverse regions and languages, it highlights how contemporary practitioners blend languages, media, and sensory modes—combining theatre with film, technology, …

Via Zoom - Link to be sent via email
July 2, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Join us for fun-filled, virtual Southeast Asian Trivia where culture, history, and interesting facts collide! Whether you’re a trivia buff or just curious about the region, this is your chance to learn, laugh, and maybe …

June 30, 2025 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Join this virtual lecture with Dr. Julia Byl, Associate Professor in ethnomusicology at the University of Alberta. Via Zoom! Link to be sent via email. About the lecture: Located on a global trade route, the …

June 24, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm

Description In this interactive virtual workshop, you will explore the types of skills language learners develop – both the transferable and the technical – and learn strategies for communicating these skills throughout the job/internship application …

June 23, 2025 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Description: Dr. Lehrer’s talk explores 18th-century Buddhist diplomacy across the Indian Ocean, tracing how Kandyan envoys and Ayutthayan monks journeyed aboard Dutch ships in search of religious renewal. Through storms, shipwrecks, and diplomacy, he reveals …

June 20, 2025 @ 11:59 pm

Call for Papers – WISLI Student Conference Abstracts should be submitted by June 20, 2025 All abstracts should describe in 250 words or less the research topic, methods, and argument, as panels will be created …

June 3, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Mark your calendars – Program Advisors will email incoming students a registration link.

Van Hise Hall, Room 1418
January 22, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Explore for-credit summer language programs for 30+ languages – from Arabic and Bangla, to Danish and Portuguese, to Vietnamese and Uzbek! Pizza, snacks, and refreshments will be served. Chat with advisors about the application process …