Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Info: All students welcome! Dr. Eglè Vaidelytė, Vice-Dean for Studies and Professor in the School of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Dr. Eglè Butkevičienė, Professor in the School of Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities, from the Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuania will be leading our DPA Luncheon. Lithuania is a small European country with deep historical roots embedded in different forms and periods of migration. The early history of Lithuania dates back more than a thousand years and presents various social contexts of migration over the different periods of European history. Lithuania has also experienced high emigration numbers over the past two decades. People have been migrating for a wide range of economic and non-economic reasons: better salaries, better professional opportunities, education, personal and family reasons, etc. However, in recent years, the number of return emigration to Lithuania has considerably increased. While there are many assumptions and speculations about the reasons and causes of return migration, up to now, there is no clear academic evidence as to whether the return migration flows were influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic or for any other reasons. Click here to RSVP on Campus Labs or visit: https://laverne.campuslabs.com/engage/event/9532209.
Location: Fishbowl
Contact: For questions contact Dr. Velasquez at avelazquez@laverne.edu