"Global Corporate Banking" presented by Thomas Ogden, Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Banking, Comerica.

Please join us for the 3rd Annual Center for Latin American & Caribbean (CLACS) Studies Student Conference at Michigan State University. Undergraduate students from all disciplines are encouraged to submit abstracts of papers on topics relating to Latin America and the Caribbean such as migration, environment, biodiversity, education, finance, trade, social movements, history, politics, development, media, arts and literature. This can involve work for a class, independent study or as part of a study abroad program. Faculty will select the best three papers for prizes.

The Muslim Studies Program at MSU, with the assistance of the Office of the Provost, CSS, JMC, CAL, the Le Frak Forum, CERS, and CIBER will hold its first major conference on April 7-8 on "Understanding Wahhabism". It will be held in Club Spartan on the 3rd Floor of Case Hall. Sessions will be held beginning 9:30am on both days. It is free and open to the public.

Presented by James C. Epolito, President and Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Economic Development Corporation

MSU will invite hundreds of high school students, teachers, administrators, and parents to campus to explore a world of languages during World Languages Day. Free to all participants, this event will focus on the experiences that languages offer, and highlight the opportunities available for language study at MSU.

The Forum is open to all Michigan State University alumni and friends in the Chicago business community. Chicago alumni are taking the Broad Business Alumni Network of Metro Chicago to the next level with their inaugural Broad Executive Forum. The keynote speaker will be Greg Josefowicz (BA Marketing '74), chairman, president and CEO of the Borders Group.

Join us in exploring how Canada, the United States and Mexico can collaborate through industry, government, universities and independent research institutes to secure a healthy North American auto industry in an ever-evolving global economy. Experts from academia, government, industry, finance, labor unions, and research institutes are the targeted audience for this conference. Discussions led by international experts will focus on identifying policy options and seeking consensus on future steps to strengthen the North American auto industry.

Academic sessions will be concentrated in the morning; afternoons and evenings will be devoted to explore the rich commercial, cultural, historical, and scenic heritage of Istanbul. There will be opportunities to network among the participants and meet with local business and academic constituents.

The study abroad tour will include extensive industry and academic oriented visits in Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg. The program will provide an opportunity for participants to interact with business faculty at various leading South African institutions (University of Cape Town, University of Western Cape, Stellenbosch University, University of the Witwatersrand), financial and business leaders, labor leaders, and medium and small scale South African entrepreneurs. In addition, there will be numerous site visits to a diversity of business enterprises from large shipping ports, mines, and modern factories to wine producers and microenterprises in urban townships. Special attention will be given to the post-apartheid commitment to Black Empowerment and to South Africa's growing economic involvement and influence throughout Africa.

The conference will focus on the theme entitled "From the Silk Road to Global Networks."