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State Dept. awards grant to teach filmmaking in Turkey
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 -
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SUNY Fredonia’s Department of Communication has been awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of State to travel to Turkey and instruct high school and college students interested in video production and filmmaking. Fredonia was the lone organization chosen among 15 applicants to travel to six Turkish cities during an 18-month, $800,000 youth filmmaking instructional project.
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Vassoler book: How Brazilian city re-shaped its destiny
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 -
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How city residents and leaders in Curitiba, Brazil, succeeded at very little cost in turning a potential disaster into a thriving metropolis that is friendly to the environment and has expanded city services to the shantytowns, has been the focus of Political Science Professor Ivani Vassoler’s research and teaching for almost 10 years. Her new book tells the story in detail.
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Three seniors are student teaching in Australia
Friday, August 08, 2008 -
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Making a 13-week summer commitment, the Fredonia seniors are immersing themselves in an Australian perspective on education, while at the same time forming comparisons that they hope will make them better teachers in the U.S. "It's a unique program and it's actually a world exemplar in terms of international student-teacher programs,” said Colin Balfour.
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Summer in London a chance to explore
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 -
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Graduate students and undergraduates took two courses this summer offered by SUNY Fredonia's English Department that included an educational trip to London, England. The courses, focusing on women's literature and major authors, were taught by professors Jeanette McVicker and Adrienne McCormick.
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Mexico study program preserving indigenous culture
Monday, June 30, 2008 -
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Six undergraduates have just finished the first annual six-week study-abroad program in Mexico this summer at the Ollin Tlahtoalli Centro de Lenguas y Cultura Mexicana. Located in Oaxaca, the center is dedicated to preserving endangered Mexican indigenous languages, the teaching of Spanish within a Mexican cultural framework, and the promotion of Mexican culture and traditions.
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Schwalbe seeks to recruit Chinese
Monday, November 12, 2007 -
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With a population of 1.3 billion people and with an increased emphasis on higher education for more students, China is looking to send more of its students to study in U.S. universities.
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International Education Week to be celebrated in November
Thursday, November 01, 2007 -
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Several events highlighting the diversity of the world’s cultures will be co-sponsored by the Black Student Union, Writer’s Ring, the Center for Multicultural Affairs, the International Education Center, and the Native American SUNY Western Consortium at SUNY Fredonia the week of Nov. 10 through 15.
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Lundquist Fellow relates life changing experience
Monday, October 22, 2007 -
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Ever have just one spoonful of, say, a deliciously rich chocolate pudding or other fancy dessert that leaves you craving for more? A whole lot more! That’s the feeling SUNY Fredonia student Anne Marie Miller, the 2007 recipient of the Lundquist International Fellowship, brought back with her to campus this fall.
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Dr. Tillery will assist athletes in China
Monday, September 24, 2007 -
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Kim Tillery, above, has been selected as one of about a dozen audiologists from the United States to go to China in late September to conduct hearing assessments on thousands of Special Olympic athletes.
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Several classes going to other countries this summer
Monday, May 07, 2007 -
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More than 130 students are following their Fredonia professors abroad to study art, literature, science, politics, education, architecture, and culture, the International Education Center announced.
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Future social studies teacher getting to know globe personally
Monday, December 11, 2006 -
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Filmmaker takes camera behind scenes with Whirling Dervishes
Sunday, November 05, 2006 -
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To the advantage of her audiences, filmmaker Nefin Dinc’s eyes become theirs. A documentary filmmaker allowed to follow a group of whirling dervishes behind the scenes as they prepare for a ceremony in Turkey, she turned her camera on a 12-year old girl who was undergoing the spiritual and physical training to perform the ancient devotional dance. “I wanted to show a glimpse of Islamic life in Turkey,” the SUNY Fredonia communication professor said.
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Study Abroad Fair is Wednesday
Saturday, September 09, 2006 -
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A Study Abroad Fair is being held Wednesday, Sept. 13, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Williams Center. Sponsored by the International Education Office, the fair will feature representatives from other schools which sponsor study abroad programs, Fredonia study abroad program information, help on how to get financial aid to study abroad, and former study abroad students who can answer every question imaginable!
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Mixtec language and culture is feature of exchange agreement
Thursday, May 04, 2006 -
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The three-year agreement calls for curriculum development, cooperative international education programs and exchange opportunities for students and faculty from SUNY Fredonia and UABJO.
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Matzo Ball kicks off Jewish History Month
Friday, March 17, 2006 -
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April is Jewish History Month and this year JSU will start the month with their 7th annual Matzo Ball on Tuesday, April 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Williams Center Multi-Purpose Room
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