Colloquia
In order to help faculty members and graduate students keep abreast of intellectual developments within academic disciplines concerned with international studies, and to afford faculty members opportunity to display the results of their current research, the Walker Institute sponsors colloquia.  Such events are open not only to the University of South Carolina, but to the South Carolina community in general.  Walker Institute colloquia are formal academic events where scholars present the results of their research, or where American or foreign public officials discuss policy issues.  Commentators often offer critical reviews and raise pertinent issues for discussion. 

Conferences
Academic conferences are primary forums for the exchange of ideas and the examination of new contributions to knowledge.  In addition to managing conferences of which it is the principal sponsor, the Walker Institute also contributes either financially and administratively to a number of other academic convocations.

WIIAS Associates Program
University faculty whose research or teaching interests include international and cross-cultural issues are encouraged to apply for Associate status at the Walker Institute.  USC system faculty and faculty at other academic institutions within a 50-mile radius of USC-Columbia are eligible for Associate status.  Appointments are for a two-year initial period and are renewable.  Applications can be found by clicking on the side link "Information for Faculty Associates."

Palmetto Forum
The Palmetto Forum is a world affairs luncheon seminar designed to stimulate the discussion of international issues within the Columbia, non-academic, professional community.  It was launched in November 1995 through the combined efforts of Dr. C. Warren Irvin, a prominent Columbia physician, Leon S. Goodall, a South Caroline Business Leader, Professor Robert Angel, then the Associate Director of the Walker Institute, and Donald J. Puchala, the Institute's Director.  Beyond serving as an arena for discussion, the Palmetto Forum is designed to forge links between the faculty of the University of South Carolina and members of South Carolina's professional communities.  The Forum also showcases the USC faculty, letting the community know about the intellectual resources locally available in the field of foreign affairs.  It meets monthly at Columbia's Palmetto Club and its membership has expanded to over 300 subscribers, among them some of Columbia's most prominent citizens.
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