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March 13, 2008
Diplomat in Residence to Visit University of Central Missouri
Rick Roberts, Ph.D., a counselor in the Senior Foreign Service, will be a Scholar in Residence at UCM March 19. Public sessions on topics related to "Careers in Foreign Service and International Affairs" will be offered at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the Elliott Union. Robert's career includes diplomatic assignments in many countries including: Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Bahrain, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria, and Morocco. His most recent assignment took him to Iraq in 2006 where he worked as the first Team Leader of the Provincial Support Team in Al Muthanna Province, Iraq. The UCM College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and its dean, Gersham Nelson, in cooperation with the International Studies Major Committee, have invited Roberts to share with the university community information about Foreign Service careers. This will be of interest to students taking a minor in International Studies. According to the Foreign Service web site, "Foreign Service Officers advocate American foreign policy, protect American citizens, and promote American business interests throughout the world. They staff U.S. embassies, consulates and are engaged in other diplomatic missions devoted to strengthening peace, stability, and prosperity. Increasingly, transnational issues such as the environment, science and technology; the global struggle against diseases such as AIDS; international law enforcement cooperation and counter narcotics trafficking; counter proliferation and international action against trafficking in persons have gained stature among American foreign policy objectives." Five career paths are offered: Consular Affairs, Economic Affairs, Management Affairs, Political Affairs, and Public Diplomacy. Types of opportunities include administration, construction engineering, information technology, international information and English language programs, medical and health, office management, and security. Programs for interested students include internships, cooperative education programs, stay in school and the student disability program.
Source: University of Central Missouri
March 13, 2008
New Intensive English Program at Olympic College
In the beautiful Pacific Northwest, international students at Olympic College report great progress in their English language skills. They are enrolled in the new Olympic College Intensive English Program (IEP) which started in winter quarter 2008.The IEP classes are the result of recommendations of a small focus group of international students who identified how they "wished" they could study English. With the new classes, students enroll in two five week modules and study five or six hours per day. Classes are comprised of lectures, seminars, group work and labs, home work assignments and participation in a weekly field trip or cultural exploration activity. Students use the newly established language computer lab and practice their new skills with their conversation partners. International students and college student volunteers who live in the local area partner together for several hours each week to practice English in person, on the telephone--even at the Cafeteria. IEP classes have exciting, compassionate and highly qualified staff and teachers whose goal is to make sure students learn English in a stimulating and effective manner. Three skill levels will be offered throughout the year, and will focus on grammar, reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary, pronunciation, American culture exploration and TOEFL preparation. Students who participated in winter quarter were from Korea, China, Japan, and Taiwan. A shorter summer program is planned for summer 2009. Graduates of the modules receive certification and may move into college level study for the associate degrees, transfer to university or study in career and professional/technical areas.
Source: Olympic College, Washington
March 10, 2008
San Diego State University Announces Plans to Establish New Korean Studies Program
San Diego State University's College of Arts and Letters plans to establish a new Korean studies program, it was announced today. The Korean Studies program will provide students the opportunity to study the Korean language and culture, as well as help students of Korean heritage maintain their cultural roots. "The Korean Studies Program at SDSU will assist in building bridges to the local, national and international Korean community," said Paul Wong, dean of the College of Arts and Letters. "Korean-Americans are becoming a larger and more established segment of the U.S. population, and this change has led to the need for a Korean Studies Program at SDSU." Bryan Min, chief executive officer of Epsilon Systems, a global company headquartered in San Diego, has been appointed advisory board chair. Mr. Min will spearhead the efforts to promote the development of this program in collaboration with Wong. Professor Soonja Choi, a nationally known linguist in the department of linguistics and Asian/Middle Eastern languages, will be in charge of academic planning. "It is my privilege to be involved in establishing such a significant program that will further promote greater economic opportunities and relationships between the U.S. and Korea," said Min, who has previously served as the vice chairman of the board for the San Diego Korean Association. San Diego's Korean community is continuing to expand and is becoming ever more relevant in influencing the identity and culture of this region, Min said. In San Diego County, the Korean community has increased by 250% (from 10,000 to 35,000) over the last 10 years. "San Diego is quickly becoming an important launching point into the Pacific Rim as our economic expansion is closely tied to our partnership with many of the Asian based companies such as the Korean conglomerates Samsung, Hyundai, and LG," Min said. The new Korean studies program will also broaden students' sensitivity to multi-cultural aspects of San Diego and the world. There are also plans to enrich the international exchange programs at SDSU by establishing study abroad opportunities with several highly respected universities in Korea. According to Wong, establishing a Korean studies program at SDSU will also have national significance, as the Korean language is considered a strategic and less commonly taught language, important to nation security, economic and cultural interests of the United States. SDSU's College of Arts and Letters is nationally recognized for the development of language programs including the less commonly taught languages of Arabic, Persian, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Chinese. The Language Acquisition Resource Center (LARC) in the College of Arts and Letters was the first National Resource Center funded by the U. S. Department of Education more than two decades ago and has received continuous funding since its founding. Today, it also receives funding from the Department of Defense, U.S. Congress, private foundations, and individual donors. Classes within the new program will not only be offered to current SDSU students, but also to personnel from all branches of the military, including ROTC cadets from many universities; the business sector and students and employees in the business and governmental sectors in Mexico who have an interest in the historically and culturally significant peninsula.
Source: San Diego State University
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