From con58971 at yahoo.com Tue Jan 16 08:42:46 2007 From: con58971 at yahoo.com (A Dick) Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 06:42:46 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Intl] Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation Programs Message-ID: <16313.34604.qm@web39813.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Summer Institute - The Conflict Transformation Across Cultures Summer Institute, offered each June, is a three-week, three-credit professional development and graduate training program in conflict transformation. It is specifically designed for field workers and managers of development and community-based organizations who serve communities in often-volatile environments. Participants in the Summer Institute will develop a full range of skills using participatory and experiential learning methods. Learning takes place both in the classroom and as participants live and socialize together in both structured and unstructured activities. With participants representing more than 25 countries, and a wide variety of regional, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, the Summer Institute creates a multicultural learning laboratory in which the skills and techniques learned can be immediate applied, tested, and evaluated. These include: - Conflict analysis and intervention - Intercommunal dialogue - Reconciliation and forgiveness - Intercultural negotiation and mediation - Non-violent action - Peacebuilding and developemnt - Training design -Grant writing and fundraising for peace work Application deadline Date: April 16, 2007 Summer Peacebuilding Institute Registration Date: May 27, 2007 Course Date: May 28, 2007 to June 15, 2007 Location: The School For International Training (SIT) Brattleboro, Vermont # Graduate Credits: 3 Tuition Cost: $1851 Graduate Certificate Program The Graduate Certificate Program is a one-year part-time 14-credit graduate and professional development program. It is designed with two short phases of face-to-face instruction coupled with distance learning in order to accommodate the schedule of working professionals. Contact us at contact at sit.edu or +1 802-258-3433 for more information about the Summer Institute or Graduate Certificate program. --------------------------------- Never Miss an Email Stay connected with Yahoo! Mail on your mobile. Get started! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.uwosh.edu/archives/intl/mh/attachments/20070116/3b3980c8/attachment.htm From graff at uwosh.edu Thu Jan 25 15:27:57 2007 From: graff at uwosh.edu (Jenna Graff) Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:27:57 -0600 Subject: [Intl] Fwd: Faculty Development Seminar in India Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20070125152647.01ce0250@mail.uwosh.edu> Dear INTL Listserv Members: For more information on the opportunity below, please contact Dr. Karl J. Schmidt (contact details below) directly. >Faculty Development Seminar at the University of st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Hyderabad, >India"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> > >July 29-August 11, 2007 > > > >Co-sponsored by South Dakota State University and the University of Hyderabad > > > >http://international.sdstate.edu/FacDev/India.htm > > > >Location > >The University of Hyderabad is located just outside Hyderabad, a city of 5 >million, India's fifth largest. Hyderabad is the capital of the modern >state of Andhra Pradesh, and was, until 1948, the capital of the old >princely state of Hyderabad, India's largest just prior to Independence. > > > >The University > >Situated on 2,300 acres of land, with many trees and rolling hills, the >University of Hyderabad is one of India's most attractive and >best-equipped campuses. Comprising eight schools, UofH has approximately >2,000 students, all at the graduate level (Master's and PhD). One of >India's most prestigious universities, UofH is also one of India's >youngest, founded in 1974. All instruction is in English. Most students >at UofH are from India, but the university has a growing international >student population. The Study India Program (SIP), which coordinates >short-term programs for international students at the UofH, will be >primarily responsible for organizing the Faculty Seminar on India. > > > >Seminar Program > >Established in 2000, the Faculty Seminar on India focuses on broad topics >in Indian history, culture, economy, politics, higher education, >religions, and language. It is designed to give participants a serious >academic grounding in India's past and present, as well as its >possibilities for the future. What makes this seminar unique is that the >participants themselves help determine some of the lecture topics, based >on their own individual interests and backgrounds. As a result, part of >each year's seminar varies, based on the mix of participants. > > > >Seminar members will attend morning lectures given by specialists from >both the University of Hyderabad and other nearby universities and >educational institutions. Afternoons are reserved for interactions >between US faculty and their Indian counterparts, as well as for site >visits to important places within Hyderabad. Two or three cultural >programs will be held during some evenings. One weekend trip within >Andhra Pradesh will also be scheduled as part of the seminar. In >addition, optional yoga classes are available each morning. > > > >Seminar Program Leadership > >Leading the group from the US is Dr. Karl J. Schmidt, Director of >International Affairs and associate professor of history at SDSU. A >specialist in the history of India/South Asia, he has conducted research, >lived and traveled in India eight times since his first visit in 1992. He >is the author of An Atlas and Survey of South Asian History. His current >research is on the history of fortifications in India. > > > >Program leadership at the University of Hyderabad includes Prof. Prakash >C. Sarangi, PhD (Rochester), Director, SIP and Professor of Political >Science; Dr. Aparna Rayaprol, PhD (Pittsburgh), Coordinator, SIP and >Reader in Sociology; Prof. Y. A. Sudhakar Reddy, PhD (IIT), Coordinator, >Faculty Seminar and Professor of Folk Culture Studies. > > > >Accommodations & Meals > >The Seminar includes lodging and all meals on campus at the university's >visiting scholar's residence. Meals are primarily Indian and >vegetarian. Bottled hygienic water will be provided at all times. The >city of Hyderabad also has many fine restaurants for those seeking some >variety, including a number of excellent restaurants within >international-class five-star hotels. > > > >Eligibility & Application > >Any university or college employee holding faculty rank in any discipline >is eligible to apply. Brochures and application forms are available >through the SDSU Office of International Affairs, at the address >below. Faculty members participating in this program must be willing to >show how they would incorporate material about India into the courses they >regularly teach, or demonstrate how the experience would benefit and have >an impact on their everyday work in helping to internationalize their own >campuses. > > > >Cost > >The cost of the Faculty Development Seminar on India is $1,875. The >seminar fee covers all lectures, meals, and lodging on campus for the >two-week seminar, as well as local site visits as part of the >seminar. While on campus, participants also have free access to yoga >classes, and all university facilities, such as the library, computer >center, sports and primary health center. The seminar fee does not >include international airfare, incidentals, tips, additional touring, cost >of passport or visa fees, or personal expenses. Optional touring can be >arranged at additional cost through a highly reputable travel agent in New >Delhi (please contact Dr. Schmidt for details). > > > > > >Contact Information > > > >In the US: > >Dr. Karl J. Schmidt, Director of International Affairs > >Associate Professor of History > >South Dakota State University > >ADM 315, Box 2201 > >Brookings, SD 57007-2098 > >Tel: 605.688.4706 > >Fax: 605.688.6540 > >E-mail: Karl.Schmidt at sdstate.edu > >Web: international.sdstate.edu > > > >In India: > >Prof. Prakash C. Sarangi, Director > >Professor of Political Science > >Study India Program > >University of Hyderabad > >Hyderabad, AP 500046 > >Tel: 91.40.23011773 > >E-mail: pcsss at uohyd.ernet.in > >Web: >www.uohyd.ernet.in This message was sent to this listserv by: Jenna Graff Office of International Education Dempsey 146 -------- http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/oie.html Phone: (920)424-0775 Fax: (920)424-0185 To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.uwosh.edu/mailman/listinfo/intl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.uwosh.edu/archives/intl/mh/attachments/20070125/5653d157/attachment.htm From graff at uwosh.edu Mon Jan 29 09:13:33 2007 From: graff at uwosh.edu (Jenna Graff) Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:13:33 -0600 Subject: [Intl] Shamisen Player Yukio Koma from Japan will perform on Sunday, February 11 Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20070129091251.01b0c6b0@mail.uwosh.edu> Dear INTL Listserv Members: Shamisen Player Yukio Koma from Japan will perform on Sunday, February 11 at 3:00pm in the Arts and Communication Center Music Hall at UW Oshkosh. The concert is FREE and open to the public. Mr. Koma will give additional evening workshops beginning at 6:00 pm on February 12, 13 and 14 in the Reeve Union Theater on the UW Oshkosh campus. A shamisen, also called a samisen or sangen, is a three-stringed musical instrument played with a pick. This event is sponsored by the UW Oshkosh Departments of Music and Foreign Languages & Literatures. For more information, contact the Music Department (920) 424-4224, Dr. Fukuta (920)424-4004, or Dr. Watanabe (920)424-4226, or visit www.uwosh.edu/music/performance/Eventscal.html . This message was sent to this listserv by: Jenna Graff Office of International Education Dempsey 146 -------- http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/oie.html Phone: (920)424-0775 Fax: (920)424-0185 To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.uwosh.edu/mailman/listinfo/intl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.uwosh.edu/archives/intl/mh/attachments/20070129/0fa165f9/attachment.htm From graff at uwosh.edu Mon Jan 29 15:48:30 2007 From: graff at uwosh.edu (Jenna Graff) Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:48:30 -0600 Subject: [Intl] ACTR NEH Collaborative Research Fellowship, FEB 15 Deadline Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20070129154738.01cee540@mail.uwosh.edu> Dear INTL Listserv Members: For more information on the fellowship listed below, please contact NEH directly. >Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:58:57 -0500 >From: Sheila Dawes >Subject: [IERES-L] ACTR NEH Collaborative Research Fellowship, FEB 15 Deadline >Sender: International Education Research List >To: IERES-L at listserv.utk.edu > >National Endowment for the Humanities Grants for Collaborative Research in >Eastern Europe and Eurasia. > >American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS and the >National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) are >currently accepting applications for the 2007-2008 NEH Collaborative >Humanities Fellowship. Applications can be downloaded from the website >(www.americancouncils.org). All applications are due by February 15, >2007. > >Full and partial fellowships are available through American Councils >and NCEEER from National Endowment for the Humanities grant support. >Fellowships provide up to $40,000 for four to nine months of research in >Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Proposals must include plans to work with a >least one collaborator in the field. Especially encouraged are >applications with a strong regional focus and the potential to broaden >and strengthen international academic linkages beyond the traditional >centers such as Moscow, St. Petersburg, Warsaw, and Prague. > >The merit-based competition is open to all U.S. post-doctoral scholars >in the humanities and most social sciences, including such disciplines >as anthropology, modern and classical languages, history, linguistics, >literature, jurisprudence, philosophy, political science, archaeology, >comparative religion, sociology, and ethics. U.S. citizenship, permanent >resident status, or residency in the U.S. for three years before date of >application is required. > >Application Deadline: February 15, 2007 > >For more information and an application, please contact: > >Outbound Programs >American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS >1776 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. >Suite 700 >Washington, D.C. 20036 >Phone: (202) 833-7522 >Website: www.americancouncils.org >Email: outbound at americancouncils.org > >Program Officer >NEH Collaborative Humanities Fellowship >NCEEER >University of Washington >Room 224 Thompson Hall >Box 353650 >Seattle, WA 98195-3650 >Phone (206) 543-1666 >Website: www.nceeer.org >Email: dc at nceeer.org >All applications will receive consideration without regard to any >non-merit factor such as race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, >national origin, marital status, age, political affiliation, or >disability. 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