1.  NAME:

2. CONTACT INFORMATION:

E-mail _______________________

Telephone contact:

Phone:_________________

Mailing address:

______________________________________________


3.  Have you ever or studied a book, course, film, etc., that introduced to the subject of globalization of the economy?  Are you enrolled or will you enroll in Arriola's seminar, "Women, Law and the Global Economy"?

4.  How do you think attending the delegation will help you in your law or other relevant graduate studies?

(Applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the Women on the Border website, www.womenontheborder.org, and read some of the formal and informal essays about the lives of individuals who work in the maquiladoras.

-- by Elvia Arriola, the "Voices from the Barbed Wires of Despair" article OR "Accountability for Murder in the Maquiladoras" (summaries available under the Articles link in the WOB website).

Other helpful materials on globalization:

-- by J. Stiglitz, Globalization and its Discontents; compared with Thomas Friedman, The Lexus and the Olive Tree.

-- by Norma Iglesias-Prieto, Beautiful Flowers of the Maquiladoras (1997).

NIU-COL is not responsible for the costs of travel for students to the border.  However, individual scholarships may be applied for through the Dean's office.  Other scholarships may be available through WOB or Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera (ATCF), the Texas based organization that produces the quarterly delegations to the border to meet workers.   Seriously interested students should inquire on their own.

Contact info:  Judy Rosenberg, 512-494-8377 or chelarose@grandecom.net   

5.  Do you need help with airfare?  Yes ____ No ____

6.  Do you plan to apply for financial aid for the $350 delegation cost?  Yes ___ No ___

7.  Travel for the delegation for NIU law students means missing at a minimum three weekdays of classes.  you are responsible for advising your professor of this schedule conflict.

8.  Can you provide housing for yourself in Austin?  YES___ NO.  If not housing can be made available for you in the homes of Austin friends who support these educational trips.

9.  If you need housing are there any problems with your having to share a room with another person, either in Austin or in Mexico?

10.  Do you have dietary restrictions the organizers should know about?  Medications or medical issues?  Allergies?  Sleep disorders? Do you get nauseous from riding in a van with lots of people for several hours?

A note from the organizers:  Travel conditions at the border can be extreme (hot/cold) and rough.  Depending on the city visited a tour of the city's factories could entail extended hours in cramped seating situations, exposure to rain, mud, heat, and poor or inadequate seating.  This trip introduces you to conditions endured by workers day in and day out.  Please think carefully about your ability to endure unpredictable conditions.  These trips are provided on a low cost basis to the organizations that produce them and we do not have the capacity to accommodate the needs of someone who has a serious block to being around lots of people, with little privacy, under difficult weather conditions. 

11. Do you have a passport?

12.  Have you ever traveled outside the U.S.?   Where and what for?  Have you ever traveled into Mexico?

13.  Do you speak Spanish?

14. This delegation is an educational experience on globalization in the world today.  It is not a tourism opportunity.  Therefore it is extremely important that you indicate why you should be approved for this travel opportunity during the academic semester. 

15.  Reflection essay or report:  Student travelers are expected to write a brief reflection no less than one month after you return from the trip to the Mexican border.  

16. PLEASE WRITE ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER WHY YOUR APPLICATION FOR TRAVELING WITH THE FALL 2007 DELEGATION TO THE BORDER

 
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR APPLICATION

Either copy this into an e-mail and send to:  earriola@niu.edu AND TO:
Chelarose@grandecom.net, or physically mail it to

ELVIA ARRIOLA, P.O. BOX 303338, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78703-0056

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  SEPTEMBER 1, 2007