[MES Forum] This Week

[McClimans, Melinda]

Dear MES Forum Members,

Don’t miss these opportunities to learn from special guests and connect with our broader community of alums, students, and faculty this week.

Tomorrow at 5:45 NESA is hosting "Life in Exile" with Peter Zilberg in 159 Hagerty Hall. His new co-authored book on the city of Shatir, deals with social relations between West-Semites, Iranians and Babylonians, in the rural hinterland of Uruk. Peter is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the The Kramer Institute of Assyriology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies<https://biu.academia.edu/Departments/The_Kramer_Institute_of_Assyriology_and_Ancient_Near_Eastern_Studies/Documents>, Bar-Ilan University<https://biu.academia.edu/>.

On Wednesday<https://mesc.osu.edu/events/middle-eastern-studies-alumni-career-spotlight>, Alums Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer and Rachel Simroth with be sharing their career journeys, starting how their experiences here in our classes, their roles in student orgs, and their research played roles in where they are now. Join us on Zoom<https://osu.zoom.us/meeting/register/kxoPuNYDTYiAKpAt_TG4lQ> at 4:00pm.

Celebrate Nowruz and Persian culture<https://mesc.osu.edu/events/nowruz-celebration-persian-new-year> this Friday! Live music and a Persian textile presentation<https://cllc.osu.edu/events/persian-textiles-presentation> will showcase the incredible opportunities students have to study Persian Language and Culture<https://mailchi.mp/e8a418de479c/persianatosu?e=%5bUNIQID%5d>, as well as other linguistic communities that celebrate Nowruz as we celebrate the coming of Spring. 😊

Let’s show what a vibrant community we are to students who may be interested in taking our courses or learning one of our languages. I look forward to see you!

See more events in the coming weeks at:

mesc.osu.edu/events<https://mesc.osu.edu/events>

Best wishes,

Melinda



[The Ohio State University]

Melinda McClimans, PhD
Assistant Director

The Ohio State University
Office of International Affairs
Middle East Studies Center
145D Enarson Classroom Building
2009 Millikin Rd, Columbus, OH 43210
614-292-6506 Office / 614-974-4331 Mobile
mcclimans.2 at osu.edu<mailto:mcclimans.2 at osu.edu> / mesc.osu.edu<https://mesc.osu.edu/>

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