The European Studies Center (ESC) coordinates and develops scholarship, teaching, and community events related to Europe and the European Union. The ESC supports the development of new courses, sponsors lectures, symposia, and conferences with international participants, offers faculty and graduate student grants, and provides an intellectual community for students and faculty studying all aspects of contemporary and historical Europe and the European Union.  We have been designated a National Resource Center for European Studies by the U.S. Department of Education and a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence by the European Commission.