FULBRIGHT CHICAGO

The Palmer House Hilton Hotel

As part of the Chicago Fulbright Enrichment Seminar on March 11-14, 2010 the home hospitality evening will be held on Friday, March 12, 2010.  The home hospitality evening is consistently rated by the Fulbrighters as a highlight of the seminar, and we rely on the generous support of hosts to make it happen.

We invite you to open your home to two or more Fulbrighters for dinner and a short visit on March 12.  As an alternative, you may host Fulbrighters at a local restaurant. You have preferences for hosting Fulbrighters of particular cultural backgrounds or fields of study. Your flexibility and generosity are greatly appreciated.

We have a good number of Muslim students from around the world (Africa, Europe, Middle East and Southeast Asia) who may require a Halal dinner. In general, a vegetarian meal or a meal with fish is considered Halal.

The seminar will be held at the Palmer House Hilton hotel, 17 East Monroe Street in Chicago. We ask that you provide transportation for your guests unless you are easily accessible via public transportation. If you are accessible via CTA trains and/or buses, we will work with you to determine the best route from the hotel. If you are not accessible via CTA, we highly encourage you to pick up your guests at the hotel or provide transportation between your home and the CTA station nearest to your home.

If anyone is interested, please contact Joanne Forster at jforster@iie.org or 312-346-0026, ext. 205.

The World Association of education Science (AMSE) is inviting professionals in Education, Researchers, Academics, Directors, Technical teams and educational authorities in general, to attend the XVI Congress of the World Association of Science Education “Cultural identities in the context of globalization: The emergence of new players in education” focused on the analysis and reflection on educational issues that will take place in Monterrey, Mexico, May 31st to June 4th, 2010. It will generate innovative proposals in the framework of cultural identity and globalization.

Topics

• Education, identity and globalization
• Globalization and its impact on educational systems
• Education, equity and globalization
• Cultural identity, subjectivity and education
• New players in educational processes
• The globalization of knowledge

The submission of the proposals in any of the three forms of participation (English, Spanish, French), is open until February 28, 2010.

For more information please visit http://amce-monterrey2010.org/amce/ or e-mail amcemonterrey2010@ece.edu.mx

To see photos of the Fulbright co-sponsored event with the International Volunteer Network of Chicago (IVNC) that took place on Wednesday February 3rd at the Chicago Cultural Center’s Preston Bradley hall, please click here

You are cordially invited to attend a Fulbright co-sponsored event with the International Volunteer Network of Chicago (IVNC) on Wednesday, February 3^rd from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Chicago Cultural Center’s Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E. Washington Street, Chicago

This event will highlight volunteer opportunities as they relate to literacy, both in Chicago and abroad.

Featured charities include Open Books and UNICEF.

For more information on these organizations’ literacy projects, please visit http://www.ivnc.org/featurednonprofits.php

In keeping with our focus on literacy, we also ask you to bring any new or used books for a Book Exchange. At the book exchange you can take home books that others have brought and the books that are left over will be donated to local literacy organizations.

We Look Forward to Seeing You at This Event!

Monica Swope

President, Chicago Chapter, Fulbright Association

(773)852-1882  swopemo@yahoo.com

Tickets for the kickoff event are now available at http://ivnc.org/shop

The cost to attend is $35.00 in advance and $45.00 at the door (cost includes entrance to the event as well as food and drink provided by Cork Catering).

2010 FREEMAN INSTITUTE FOR INFUSING JAPAN
STUDIES INTO THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
HONOLULU, HAWAII, MAY 23 – JUNE 11, 2010
*DEADLINE: February 1*

The Japan Studies Association, with a generous grant from the Freeman Foundation, will conduct a three-week intensive workshop on Japan for faculty and administrators from two and four-year colleges and universities. The workshop is for individuals who have little or no prior academic background on Japan and who wish to begin incorporating Japan Studies into their courses.

The program is open to faculty in the humanities, social sciences, business or education. Administrators and librarians are also eligible to apply.

The workshop will cover a wide variety of topics relating to Japan, including history, politics, literature, business, and the arts. Its primary purpose is to introduce faculty/ administrators into all aspects of Japanese society so that they can return to their institutions and begin incorporating Japan Studies into their courses.  It will have multiple instructors, primarily drawn from the University of Hawaii, but also including noted scholars from other universities.

The workshop will be held at Tokai University in Honolulu, Hawaii. Tokai is located about a ten- minute walk from Waikiki. Participants will be expected to arrive at Tokai on Sunday, May 23rd by 6:00 PM for opening ceremonies. The obligatory closing banquet is Friday evening, June 11th 2010. One must check out of Tokai on Saturday, June 12th, unless other arrangements are made with the Tokai staff. Due to the intensive nature of the program, participants are not allowed to bring spouses, domestic partners nor dependents.

There will be only 20 participants selected for the Freeman Fellowships. Each participant will receive up to $600 to cover roundtrip airfare to Hawaii. Single rooms, some meals and a stipend will be provided.  Each college or university is required to pay a $600 Program Fee for its participant. This fee must be paid by May 1st.

Completed applications are due by February 1st. Successful candidates will be notified by February 15th.

Application forms and samples of previous years’ program schedules are available at the following site: http://www.japanstudies.org http://www.japanstudies.org/.  If you have any questions address them to Dr. Joseph L. Overton, President of the JSA at overton@hawaii.edu

Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center

The  Fulbright Association-Chicago Chapter and the International Institute of Education (IIE)  invite you, your family, friends and colleagues to attend our Holiday reception and a cabaret-style concert by Fulbrighter flutist Lyon Leifer (India, 2005-2006) and his special guests.*

Thursday, December 10 2009
Reception: 5:30-6:30 pm
Performance: 6:30 – 7:20 pm and 7:40 pm – 8:30 pm.
Hors d’oeuvres and holiday cheer will be served throughout the performance.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St.
Preston Bradley Hall
Chicago, IL 60602

Admission FREE

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Green box street parking and numerous Self Park options are available.  Underground parking is available beneath Millennium Park.

RSVP required by December 8 2009, with your name, contact information and affiliation

If you are a Fulbright scholar please RSVP to Megan Spillman at MSpillman@iie.org
If you are a member/friend of the Fulbright Association-Chicago chapter or a Friend of Fulbright please RSVP to Margo McFarland at margoruth@gmail.com

Lyon Leifer, flutist and bansuri player

The cabaret style concert will consist of two sets. *Lyon Leifer has pioneered both Indian classical and Western classical music, and has brought together an exciting ensemble for this performance that includes noted musicians Ron Dewar, tenor saxophone; Rob Clearfield, piano; Patrick Mulcahey, bass; Kalyan Pathak, drum set; Shankachur Lahiri, tabla and Shruti Joshi, tambura.  Each set is intended to go about 40 minutes.

Happy holidays and we look forward to seeing you on Thursday, December 10^th!

Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology

Mark your calendars for November 21.

The  Fulbright Association-Chicago Chapter is celebrating International Education Week with the collaboration of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT).

You are invited!

Local and international sustainable green architectural environments will be our central topic. Dr. Darsh Wasan, Vice-President of International Affairs at IIT, will introduce keynote speaker Donna Robertson, Dean of IIT’s College of Architecture,  whose talk is entitled “THE EMERGING DESIGN PRACTICE:TOMORROW’S TALENT, CLIENTS AND ISSUES”. Dean Robertson’s talk will provide  an overview of how attention to design excellence and innovative practices has contributed to Chicago’s renaissance as a progressive city focused on quality of life, sustainability and healthy environments for urban dwelling.  In the last decade Chicago has transformed whole neighborhoods, greened its urban space and places, and created unique environments that enhance the experience of residents and visitors.  Chicago has a very strong practice community of design professionals, civic leaders and government officials who work very hard on behalf of attention to design and making improvements where ever possible.  The talk will examine the Illinois Institute of Technology’s self-transformation through a campus master plan, the innovative new skyscrapers being built, the new ideas for infrastructure upgrades, and special new places such as Millennium Park and the Chicago Riverwalk.

The talk will also address progressive practices in architecture focused towards changes in the 21st century.  New technologies and communication media are transforming the professional mode of project execution.  This also is having an effect on education, and how students learn.  Useful if unusual alliances and a more community based design process will also be introduced.  New topics of research in the academy will have direct contributions to the practice of architecture and design, including sustainability in high-rise design and the science of neuroaesthetics.
New buildings, public places and interiors will be introduced, using the textbook of Chicago’s recent attention to design excellence in the built environment.

The luncheon will take place at the IIT’s Crown Hall (a Chicago landmark designed by Mies van der Rohe), located at 3360 S State St. in Chicago, from 11:30 till 2:30 p.m.

RSVP with your name, affiliation, contact information, and the names of all guests who will be joining us.  RSVPs should be emailed to Margo McFarland at margoruth@gmail.com and be received by November 16, 2009.

SPACE IS LIMITED

The cost of this luncheon is $30 for Fulbright Association Members and guests and $10 for Fulbright students.

You can get to IIT’s Crown Hall by train (Green Line–Bronzeville/IIT and Red Line—Sox/35^th) or by bus, line 29 (north-south) and lines 35, 39 (east-west.)