Year of China Hosts Pioneering U.S. Diplomat
UK's College of Arts & Sciences will host trailblazing American diplomat Julia Chang Bloch next week to continue the college's Year of China initiative.
Year of China Lecture Series, Vanessa Fong
Vanessa Fong
Associate Profressor of Education
Harvard University
Whitehall Classroom Building Room 118
5pm
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Whitehall Classroom Building Room 118
UK Offers Chinese Studies Major
UK jumps into the Middle Kingdom as a new Chinese Studies major makes its official start this spring.
Year of China Lecture Series, Julia Chang Bloch
"Leadership and Education in a Globalizing World: China’s Challenge"
Julia Chang Bloch
President of the US-China Education Trust (USCET)
Former US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Nepal
Whitehall Classroom Building Room 118
5:00-6:40pm
http://china.as.uky.edu/scholars/ambassador-julia-chang-bloch
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Whitehall Classroom Building Room 118
UK Hosts Conference on 17th Century France
UK will host the 30th Annual Conference for the Society for Interdisciplinary French Seventeenth-Century Studies (SE17) beginning Thursday, Nov. 3.
First Friday Panel Discussion - Does Culture Matter in Sustainable Agriculture
Every first Friday of the month, UK College of Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Working Group hosts a networking forum for faculty, students, staff, and members of the community, including sustainability advocates, growers, business owners, market managers, chefs, etc. (see http://www2.ca.uky.edu/safs/ for more information). It is our hope that through our speakers, we’ll be able to start some lively discussions and maybe get some project ideas flying. Download the flier.
For this month’s First Friday on November 4, we have invited a panel of 3 A&S faculty members to talk about: “Does Culture Matter in Sustainable Agriculture?”
First Friday: November 4
7:30 am - 9:30am
E.S. Good Barn
A Panel Discussion: Does Culture Matter in Sustainable Agriculture?
Jeff Rice, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, UK Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Media
Ann Kingsolver, Ph.D.
Director, UK Appalachian Center
Doug Slaymaker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Japanese, UK Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
In recent years, "cultural sustainability" has been increasingly emphasized in the literature of sustainable agriculture as the fourth leg of sustainability (three legs are economic, ecological, and social sustainability). Books and documentary films which emphasize the need for localizing food economy and making agriculture more sustainable have become very popular. One can argue the idea of "sustainability " has become part of the lexicon that reflects and shapes our lifeworld and everyday practices. Through a lively debate on the question of “culture”, we hope to inquire the notion of "cultural sustainability" and explore opportunities for collaboration among faculty in Ag and A&S colleges.
A breakfast of locally-produced foods will be served starting at 7:30 a.m. There is no charge for the breakfast, but donations will be accepted gladly to help offset the costs a bit. The program will begin at 8:15 and last until 9:30 a.m. If you need to leave before 9:30, please come anyway.
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E.S. Good Barn
Wei Jiang: Developing an Online Chinese Curriculum for High-Schoolers
Since 2006, Wei Jiang has been a member of a team developing a series of online Chinese Language & Culture courses, taught through BlackBoard, aimed toward high school students. Once the curriculum is completed, courses will range from Chinese I to AP Levels I and II. These are currently available to students, and level III is in development.
This podcast was produced by Stephen Gordinier.
Celebrate the New Year With ISA
Indian New Year festival to be held at the Singletary Center.
Year of China Film Series-Beijing or Bust
Beijing or Bust
November 15, 2011 - 5:00pm
Whitehall Classroom Bldg 118
Bejing or Bust
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0791066/
Beijing or Bust is a documentary that follows six American-born Chinese as they leave their lives in the United States for new ones in Beijing. The film, which is documentary maker Hao Wu’s first, was released in 2005. In 2006, while producing a different documentary Wu was detained by PRC officials for nearly 5 months.
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Whitehall Classroom Building Room 118
Year of China Film Series-2 Million Minutes
2 Million Minutes
November 8, 2011 - 5:00pm
Whitehall Classroom Bldg 118
*Please note change in date*
2 Million Minutes
2 Million Minutes is a series of documentaries depicting how students in the United States, India, and China spend the 2,00,000 minutes of their high school years. Producer Robert Compton is a businessman who wanted to turn a lens to the role of education in the increasing amount of competition the United States faces from India and China. As of 2009, four chapters were produced.
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Whitehall Classroom Building Room 118