A Celebration of Global Studies

October 16, 2015

Welcome to the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Global Studies at Dickinson College.

Fifty years is a laudable accomplishment for any program, but considering that Dickinson’s unique global studies program is a defining characteristic of our college, this anniversary demands an extra level of reflection and celebration. Dickinson’s hybrid model of global education not only immerses students in the study of foreign language but it also fosters a deeper understanding of the political, social, cultural and economic histories of the regions.

From the inaugural program in Bologna, Italy, Dickinson has thoughtfully built and enhanced a network of over 30 living laboratories with the Dickinson centers and our partner programs around the world. These longstanding relationships provide students with key access to local opportunities in business, government, and the local community. Most importantly, these relationships allow for close working relationships with faculty and scholars. Our faculty involvement—from advising to teaching and directing—guarantees an experience that integrates with the academic program back on campus. It is an approach that has made Dickinson one of the most respected colleges in the world in the development of study-abroad programs.

This innovative approach and strong institutional commitment to global studies were among the most attractive aspects of Dickinson when I was going through the presidential search. As director of the Williams-Exeter Programme at Oxford University, I observed the transformational effects of study abroad on college students. I was compelled to create more opportunities for

students to study internationally so they would not miss out on this extraordinary experience. It is gratifying to work with so many others at Dickinson who share this appreciation for study abroad.

Over the past three years, I have had many conversations with Dickinson study abroad alumni. Without fail, they point to that experience as one of the most profound of their college tenure. Studying abroad offered many of our graduates different perspectives, professional opportunities and in some cases, a complete change in the direction they thought they were going in life.

Whether talking with faculty, staff, alumni or students, I am even more impressed with our global studies program today than I was when I was first introduced to it three years ago. To everyone who has devoted their time and resources to the advancement of global studies at Dickinson over the past half century, thank you! We are indebted to you. And thank you to everyone here this evening for choosing to celebrate this milestone with us.

Congratulations, Dickinson!

Warm Regards,

Nancy A. RosemanPresident and Professor of Biology

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A Celebration of Global Studies at Dickinson

3 A Salute to Jack and Brian

Michael D. Monahan, Executive Director, Center for Global Study & Engagement

4 50th Anniversary Acknowledgments

11 50th Anniversary Schedule

12 Reception & Program Dinner Details

14 Dickinson College Study Abroad: A Memorial and Photographic Retrospective

A. Pierce Bounds ’71 and Selected Study Abroad Alumni

“Bologna is my ghost, and it haunts me in the best possible way.”

—Meghan Hindmarch ’06, Bologna ’04-’05

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A Salute to Jack and BrianMichael D. Monahan

The success of global education at Dickinson should be measured first and foremost by student learning both on and beyond the campus in the global dimension of the liberal arts and sciences and in students’ understanding of the world, including the great questions that affect the human condition.

Dickinson’s success, like that of any academically serious international liberal-arts college, depends on great teaching, selective reading and meaningful lived experiences that help engage students, faculty and staff in understanding the world. Such success is highly dependent on effective leadership within global education programs and services. With this in mind, and as we celebrate Dickinson’s long history of global programming, it is highly fitting that we acknowledge the contributions of all involved faculty and staff, on our home campus and abroad, in making global education work so well at Dickinson. In particular, we highlight the critical roles played by two individuals who have marked, in the most positive of ways, the administration of programs and services over many years.

John (“Jack”) Henderson was the first and longest-serving (26 years) director of the “Office of Off-Campus Studies” (1973-99). Jack’s work at the college spanned a total of 33 years, starting with his faculty position in the French department in 1966. Among much else, Jack was centrally important in the creation of the administrative, advising, financial and programmatic scaffolding that allowed our programs and services to flourish. He also experienced firsthand the challenges and joys of student advising at a time when study abroad programs were both fragmented and expanding. Working in physical spaces as varied as the dean’s waiting room—a two-room suite in Old West—an office in Tome and the Cook International House, Jack established the foundation for what later became the Center for Global Study & Engagement. His contributions during those many early years of global education at the college are immeasurable.

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Brian Whalen served 11 years (1999-2010) as associate provost and executive director of the Center for Global Study & Engagement. For four of those years (2006-10), he simultaneously served part-time as the president of the Forum on Education Abroad, our leading national and international professional association. In 2010 Brian transitioned to a full-time position with the forum, based on Dickinson’s campus. Brian’s important and enduring contributions to global education at Dickinson are many. Among them, he was instrumental in enhancing international student recruitment, expanding the visiting international scholar services, developing ESL support for international students, obtaining external grants for programs involving international students and scholars (e.g., through the U.S. Department of State), assisting with global curricular and co-curricular developments (e.g., Arabic language, community engagement), supporting student research abroad and early versions of what are now known as Mosaic programs, and clarifying and establishing many policies and financial guidelines for study abroad. From a management perspective, perhaps Brian’s most important contribution was to centralize global programs and operations. Overall, Brian’s focus on improving global education helped to make Dickinson’s profile distinctive and much better known in the universe of liberal arts and sciences institutions.

While many, many faculty and staff at our home campus and abroad have contributed mightily to Dickinson’s global profile, on this occasion we salute two extraordinary leaders of global education by extending our heartfelt appreciation to Jack Henderson and Brian Whalen. Theirs are giant shoulders.

Acknowledgments

This momentous celebration would not have been possible without the dedication, advocacy and passion of many Dickinsonians. The Office of College Advancement would like to thank everyone involved in the planning process and recognize those important individuals who have given so much on behalf of global studies at Dickinson.

Honored Guests

Cristina Nilsson Christy ’81 Daughter of K. Robert Nilsson, First Director of Bologna Program

Jack Henderson Former Director of Off-Campus Studies and Associate Professor Emeritus

Michael Nilsson ’83 Son of K. Robert Nilsson, First Director of Bologna Program

Deborah Nilsson Stasko ’75 Daughter of K. Robert Nilsson, First Director of Bologna Program

Brian Whalen Former Executive Director of Global Study and Associate Dean

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The Celebration of Global Studies Planning CommitteeSamantha Brandauer ’95 Director of Education Abroad

Joyce Bylander Vice President and Dean of Student Life Past Program Director – Yaounde

R. David Crouch Jr. Professor of Chemistry Past Program Director – Norwich Science

Elena Duzs Associate Professor of Russian Past Program Director –Moscow

Nicoletta Marini-Maio Associate Professor of Italian and Film Studies

Sarah McGaughey Associate Professor of German Past Program Director – Bremen

Coco Minardi Assistant Vice President of Engagement & the Dickinson Fund

Michael Monahan Associate Provost and Executive Director of the Center for Global Study & Engagement

Liz Glynn Toth ’06 Director of Alumni Engagement

Laura Wills Associate Director of Alumni Engagement

Todd Wronski Professor of Theatre Past Program Director – Norwich Humanities

Hector Reyes Zaga Assistant Professor of Spanish

Event Speakers & GuidesMark Aldrich Associate Professor of Spanish Past Program Director – Malaga

Marcelo Borges Professor of History Past Program Director – Malaga, Mosaic

Kristy Brosius ’90 Bremen

Steve Busterna ’79 Bologna

Eric Denker ’75 Member, Board of TrusteesBologna

Susan Rose ’77 Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology, Director of Community Studies Center Program Director – Bologna, Mosaic

Nancy A. Roseman President

Neil Weissman Provost

Dan White ’06 Bologna

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Scholarship Donors

In recognition of the profound personal and intellectual impact Bob and Judy Nilsson had on the students they taught and mentored throughout their years in Bologna, the following alumni have established The K. Robert Nilsson and Juliana P. Nilsson Scholarship Fund.

The scholarship will be used to provide support for a student studying at the K. Robert Nilsson Center in Bologna, Italy, with preference given to a student who is in the program for a full year and demonstrates financial need.

Mr. Mohamed O. Aden

Ms. Bernadette Barattini

Mr. Robert P. Beckelheimer Jr. ’82

Ms. Deborah E. Bell ’69

Mrs. Mary J. Bonanno

Mr. Anthony Bonanno, Esq. ’68

Dr. Faith T. Campbell ’68

Mr. Michael K. Campbell ’69

Mrs. Jennefer E. Campbell

Mr. Jim Campbell

Mr. Timothy G. Ceperley, Esq. ’73

Mr. Paolo Corvini

Dr. Stephanie L. D’Alessandro ’88

Dr. Nicholas A. DeMara ’67

Mrs. Evalynn Diamond

Mr. Jeffrey B. Diamond, Esq. ’72

Mr. Keith I. Dickinson ’72

Mrs. Mary V. Dickinson

Ms. Jacqueline A. DiPaola ’89

Ms. Anna H. Dyson

Mr. Robert B. Eskin ’69

Mr. J. Stephen Feinour, Esq. ’73

Mr. R. Scott Fosler ’67

Mrs. Gail Fosler

Dr. William C. French ’73

Mr. Lawrence S. Friedman, M.D. ’73

Mrs. Pamela Byron Fukuda ’93

Mr. Thomas Fukuda

Mr. Louis J. Grossman ’73

Mrs. Amy G. Grossman

Mr. Daniel W. Hiester ’66

Mrs. Elizabeth M. Hiester

Mrs. Anne Kriebel Hilton ’85

Mr. David Hilton Jr. ’82

Dr. George H. Honadle ’66

Mrs. Beth A. Honadle

Ms. Nancy L. Hooff ’75

Ms. Anne D. Jillson ’66

Mr. Paul H. Jorjorian ’69

Dr. Robert M. Kahn ’69

Dr. Beverly Rich Kahn ’69

Mr. Edward Kahn

Thank You!

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Mr. Robert Kramer II, Esq. ’73

Dr. Marcia Fishel Lavine ’68

Mr. Charles L. Lavine

Ms. Susanne Lee, Esq. ’67

The Hon. Richard A. Levie ’66 P’06

Mrs. Sally A. Levie P’06

Mrs. Sally B. Magill P’05

Mr. Thomas D. Magill Jr., Esq. ’72 P’05

Mr. David B. Manchester ’72

Mrs. Anne P. Manchester

Ms. Kerry D. Marcus ’88

Ms. Carol Mershon ’78

Mrs. Kathryn Mallick Nissly ’69

Mr. Barry L. Nissly, Esq. ’66

Ms. G. Gail Eberwein Nittle ’68

Ms. Tracy S. Pintchman

Mrs. Courtney Taylor Piron ’89

Mr. Stephen Piron

Mr. John N. Rhine ’68

Mrs. Jeannette G. Rhine

Mrs. Mary A. Riley

Mr. Douglas N. Riley, Esq. ’72

Ms. Gail F. Roberts ’73

Mr. David Rownd

Mr. Steven C. Ruth ’73

Mrs. Marjorie Leap Ruth ’73

Mrs. Klare Scarborough

Mr. William G. Scarborough, Esq. ’68

Mr. Christopher R. Sharples ’87

Ms. Joan C. Shea

Mrs. Christine P. Simpson

The Hon. Robert E. Simpson Jr. ’73

Mr. Charles W. Slavin ’67

Mr. Floyd Smith

Ms. Ellen Buono Smith, Esq. ’89

Ms. Patricia N. Snyder

Mr. Stan Springel ’68

Mrs. Lila S. Springel

Dr. Joyce Troutman Strand ’67

Mr. Robert K. Strand

Dr. Jon E. Thiem ’68

Ms. Katherine A. Volkmer ’93

Mrs. Ellen Riley Wertman ’72

Dr. Douglas A. Wertman ’70

Mr. Gordon C. Wisotzki ’88

Mrs. Jennifer T. Wisotzki

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Past Program DirectorsEdward Ako –Yaounde

Mark Aldrich –Malaga

Christopher Anderson –Malaga

Elise Bartosik-Velez –Malaga

Catherine Beaudry –Toulouse

Robert Bird –Moscow

Harry Booth –Norwich Humanities

Marcelo Borges –Malaga

Russ Bova –Currently in Bologna

Grant Braught –Norwich Science

Tom Brennan –Norwich Science

Keith Brower –Malaga

Joyce Bylander –Yaounde

Shaan Chilson –Norwich Science

David Commins –Bologna

Eva Copeland –Currently in Malaga

Carlos Cortinez –Malaga

Dan Cozort –Norwich Humanities

David Crouch –Norwich Science

Sylvie Davidson –Bologna, Toulouse

Josh Dominick –Beijing

Elena Duzs –Moscow

Beverly Eddy –Bremen

Ben Edwards –Norwich Science

Marjorie Fitzpatrick –Toulouse

Arturo Fox –Malaga

Shangkai Gao –Beijing

Clarke Garrett –Bologna

John Henson –Norwich Science

Ann Hill –Beijing

Ellen Ingmanson –Yaounde

Charles Jarvis –Bologna

Grace Jarvis –Malaga

Carol Ann Johnston –Norwich Humanities

Elena Kallo –Moscow

Marcus Key –Norwich Science

Michael Kline –Toulouse

Dave Kushner –Currently in Norwich (Science)

Ellen Laird –Bologna

Tim Lang –Norwich Humanities

Stephanie Larson –Norwich Humanities

Dominique Laurent –Toulouse

Lisa Liberman –Bologna

Janine Ludwig –Bremen

Steve Macdonald –Norwich

Andy MacDonald –Toulouse

Enrique Martinez Vidal –Malaga

Sarah McGaughey –Bremen

“Learning about Europe close-up both academically and experientially at the same time was a powerful thing to live through.”

—Bob Eskin ’69, Bologna

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Nancy Mellerski –Toulouse

Wendy Moffat –Norwich Humanities

Wolfgang Muller –Bremen

Pernilla Neal –Bologna

Bob Ness –Yaounde

Ash Nichols –Norwich Humanities

Barbara Niemczuk –Moscow

Jeff Niemitz –Norwich Science

Robert Nilsson –Bologna

John Osborne –Norwich Humanities

Clarissa Pagni –Bologna

David Paoli –Toulouse

Susan Perabo –Norwich Humanities

Marion Picker –Bremen

Ronald Pirog –Bremen

Harold Pohlman –Bologna

Karl Qualls –Norwich Humanities

John Ransom –Bologna

Laura Raynuad –Toulouse

George Rhyne –Bologna

Gisela Roethke-Makemson –Bremen

Susan Rose –Bologna

Eugene Rosi –Bologna

Andrew Rudalevige –Norwich Humanities

J. Mark Ruhl –Bologna

Irina Rybakova –Moscow

Jorge Sagastume –Malaga

Jen Schroder –Bremen

Dan Schubert –Norwich Humanities

Helen Segall –Moscow

Rainer Stollman –Bremen

David Strand – Beijing, Currently in Norwich (Humanities)

Doug Stuart –Bologna

Teku Teku –Yaounde

Barry Tesman –Norwich Science

Sylvie Toux –Toulouse

Stephen Weinberger –Bologna

Bob Winston –Norwich Humanities

Neil Wolf –Bologna

Winne Woodull –Toulouse

Todd Wronski –Norwich Humanities

Rae Yang –Beijing

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“The year of study in Bologna was preparation for the domestic politics that have been my life’s work for 50 years.

The wisdom of Dr. Nilsson produced a knowledge of political systems that has translated into skills with family systems and the politics of the family.”

—Steve Landman ’67, Bologna

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Schedule Of Events

11 a.m.

Feeding the WorldDaniel White ’06 (Bologna) Director of Agriculture at ACDI/VOCA Big Bear Café

Immigration ImpactSusan Rose ’77 and Marcelo Borges Co-Directors of Mediterranean Migration Mosaic DuPont Circle Hotel

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Paella in the ParkMark Aldrich, Grace Jarvis, Elise Bartosik-Velez, Manolo Jiménez Rock Creek Park –Group Picnic Area #9

1 p.m.

Italian Renaissance Art Tour AEric Denker ’75 (Bologna) Senior Lecturer at National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Art

Italian Renaissance Art Tour BSteve Busterna ’79 (Bologna) Adjunct Professor of Art History, Elizabethtown College National Gallery of Art

Some Were Neighbors: Collaboration & Complicity in the HolocaustKristy Brosius ’90 (Bremen) Executive Director of Operations at U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

3 p.m.

Dutch Painting of the Golden AgeEric Denker ’75 National Gallery of Art

Intelligence in War TimeDr. Vince Houghton Historian & Curator at International Spy Museum International Spy Museum

Wines of France Tasting Cork Wine Bar

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Reception & Dinner Details

6 p.m.

Celebration of Global Studies ReceptionDuPont Circle Hotel

6:40 p.m.

Welcome by Michael Donnelly ’02 President, Alumni Council Remarks by President Nancy A. Roseman and Provost Neil Weissman

8 p.m.

Dinner with Alumni and Program Directors

• Bologna (selected classes) Glover Park Room, DuPont Circle Hotel with Chuck Jarvis, George Rhyne, Susan Rose, Doug Stuart

• Bremen DuPont Circle Hotel, Fox Hall Ballroom with Dieter Rollfinke, Verena Mertz, Kamaal Haque, Sarah McGaughey

• Malaga DuPont Circle Hotel, The Heights with Grace Jarvis, Mark Aldrich, Hector Reyes-Zaga, Marcelo Borges, Elise Bartosik-Velez, Manolo Jiménez

• Moscow DuPont Circle Hotel, Fox Hall Ballroom with Helen Segall, Elena Duzs, Karl Qualls

• Norwich (Humanities & Science) DuPont Circle Hotel, Fox Hall Ballroom with Karl Qualls, Todd Wronski, Barry Tesman

• Toulouse DuPont Circle Hotel, Kalorama with Sylvie Davidson, Sylvie Toux

• Yaounde (Cameroon) DuPont Circle Hotel, Fox Hall Ballroom with Joyce Bylander

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In spite of my unending love affair with the city of Bologna, it was nice to periodically hop on a plane and jet off to one corner of Europe or another.

On one particular occasion, some fellow Dickinsonians and I ventured to the city of Marseilles in the south of France. After a wonderful two days of sightseeing, most of our little tour group returned to Italy. Three of us, however, decided to take an extra day.

On that day we learned of a national park just outside the city peppered with calanques, fjord-like river valleys nestled in the coastal mountainside. So, naturally, we went for visit.

As we hiked through some of the most breathtaking scenery one could ever hope to see, we eventually found the shoreline of a particular valley. We sat

for what felt like hours simply gazing across the Mediterranean, laughing, chatting about life, classwork and everything in between in this preposterously beautiful place. The afternoon just felt perfect.

What I think we all learned that day was the importance of slowing down for just a little while and taking that extra day. It brought us close together, and I happily count those two Dickinsonians as two of my best friends in the world. Two people I never knew, and probably never would have known, without Bologna.

—Stephen Whittaker ’13, Bologna

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“Ah Bologna bella. I get warm and fuzzy feelings just mentioning the name.

It was one of the most impactful experiences of my life. From it, I developed a lifelong love of Italy and all things Italian. K. Robert Nilsson taught me discipline, self-reliance and the ability to appreciate a different culture. I learned some very cool things about international politics and Renaissance art along the way. The Bologna experience was by far my greatest year at Dickinson. I am grateful to all my fellow students and friends, teachers and especially the Nilssons, who will always be my Italian family.”

—Lou Grossman ’73, Bologna

“The year in Bologna changed my life—personally and professionally.

While my ultimate career in the law changed over time, the year in Bologna was the catalyst into law. Personally, the year gave me a chance to better understand myself and to look, for the first time, at life and politics in the United States from a different perspective. Thank you, Uncle Bob and Aunt Judy Nilsson.”

—Richard Levie ’66, Bologna

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“So: how did studying abroad impact my life?

More than any other single life experience, it molded me into the person I became. And now, I pass it on to others. So it goes on ... Grazie, mamma e papà!”

—Cristina Nilsson Christy ’81, Bologna

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“My year in Bologna was probably the best year of my life.

Interesting. Fun. Life-changing. It affected my whole way of looking at the world. Wouldn’t trade the experience for anything!”

—Raymond Jones ’70, Bologna

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“As an 18-year-old girl from central Pa., who had never been anywhere else, my arrival in Rome was terrifying!

The first thing I saw was armed guards with machine guns and German shepherds—how shocked I was to hear the ever familiar “psssst, ciao bella” when I walked by one of them. Italians, the great lovers and teachers by example to me of how to live and to love and to appreciate a solitary passigiato, and to completely suspend judgment and juxtapose it for purposes of political analysis. All of this at 18. A once-in-a-lifetime experience. Thank you, Dickinson and Professor Nilsson for this amazing opportunity.”

—Melissa Klipp ’88, Bologna

“Bologna changed my life. As a result of my Italian experience, I grew up, embarked upon an international business career, worked in Milan for three years and have forever had an interest in world affairs. The program made me a better person, and for that I am forever grateful to Dr. Nilsson and Dickinson College.”

—Stan Springel ’68, Bologna

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“I have very fond memories of going for bomboloni

at the bakery where they were made out near Porta Santo Stefano. It was always in the early hours, a detour on the way home after a night of wine. I can picture it even now. Smile, smile, smiles all around: for the ragazzi leering at the donuts, the bakers loving a visit from our tall biondina friend as she tries to get them to give us a few extra donuts, and everybody just having a good time.”

—Ed Kelleher ’79, Bologna

“Traveling is suffering/joy. My fondest, long-lasting memories

range from the cold showers in the a.m. (Italian students muttering ‘pazzo Americano’ outside) to the p.m. in a wine bar with Italian students while Vietnam was raging and U.S. vilified, but our political discussions were civil and moderated by copious amounts of good wine provided by the Italian students, who in return pleaded with us to translate the lyrics of the recent rock ‘n’ roll favorites.”

—Mark Van Horn ’74, , Bologna

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“I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.”

—Mary Anne Radmacher

“Although the landscape and the language were different,

it was the fundamental change in me and in my perspective that serves as my best memory.”

“I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” —Mary Anne Radmacher

—Chad Lower ’89, Toulouse

Next April, join us for two exclusive Dickinson adventures as we travel through Bologna and Tuscany!

April 12-15, 2016: Bologna

Join us for a special excursion to Bologna, Italy, April 12-15. Visit Dickinson’s K. Robert Nilsson Center, explore the city in private guided tours, enjoy traditional Bolognese cuisine, hear from expert lecturers and connect with Dickinson faculty and students. Contact the Office of Engagement & the Dickinson Fund at 717-245-1373 or alumni@dickinson.edu for more information.

April 15-27, 2016: Tuscany

Extend your Italian odyssey with fellow Dickinsonians as we admire medieval towns, learn from a variety of guest experts, and tour cathedrals, villas and fortresses. Among the many excursions, travel to Florence and explore the Medici villas in Seravezza, and tour Pisa’s Piazza del Duomo and the “leaning tower.” Enjoy excellent food and wine while relaxing among the rolling hills of Tuscany. Register by October 24 to receive complimentary travel bonuses like a free night at the Gallery Hotel Art in Florence! Visit dickinson.edu/alumnitravel or e-mail dickinson@studytours.org for more information and to register.