UCF Professor John Shafer of the Theater department attended the annual conference of the International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTD) in Beijing, October 8-10, 2007. The invitation came in appreciation of Professor Shafer’s participation in the cutting-edge multi-media theater project, “Adding Machine”, which takes place in several locations simultaneously and interactively […]
Filed under: Faculty Travels in Asia on October 18th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This September, the UCF Department of Music, led by Department Chair, Dr. Johnny Pherigo, welcomes a delegation from one of China’s leading conservatories, the Shenyang Conservatory of Music. The delegation includes the President-elect of the conservatory, a tenor who has distinguished himself nationally and internationally as a performer and teacher of traditional Chinese music. […]
Filed under: Faculty Travels in Asia on July 16th, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Upon renewal of General Agreement with UCF, Meikai University will accept four incoming UCF students this year under the framework of the student exchange agreement.
So far, 6 Meikai students came to study at UCF and 3 UCF student went to Meikai University. Meikai University has been sending tens of students to UCF’s […]
Filed under: Faculty Travels in Asia on June 15th, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Public affairs’ Professor Larry Martin recently traveled to Mongolia to help its government develop a plan to expand social services for children. This was Professor Larry Martin’s (left) third trip to Mongolia to help the country establish a social-services system.
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At the inauguration of Tourism program at Economics Department of Wakayama University, Wakayam University hosted an international symposium.
Representatives from UCF, University of Queensland, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Curtin Univerisity of Technology, and University of Hawaii were invited. On behalf of Dean Abraham Pizam, PhD, Tad Hara, PhD presented his […]
Filed under: Faculty Travels in Asia on June 12th, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
With Dr. Congdon’s second envoy returning safely from China (with oodles of GREAT digital footage of the trip), the ChinaVine project is moving rapidly into high gear!!!
If you’d like to stay informed as the website and project progress, please join the mail list by emailing Doug Blandy of University of Oregon (a ChinaVine Partner) […]
Filed under: Faculty Travels in Asia on May 24th, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We’ll view images and digital footage from Dr. Congdon’s recent trip to China, talk about general project goals for the summer and how to accomplish them.
An open invite to all for a meeting on ChinaVine:
At the OTC conference room (12461 Research
Parkway, Suite 500) on Tuesday, May 22 at 10:00 am.
Those of you who want to […]
Filed under: Faculty Travels in Asia on May 21st, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Dr. Patrick D. Murphy, Professor of English and Coordinator of the UCF Asian Studies Minor visited China from April 1st through April 13th on a visit sponsored primarily by Shanghai International Studies University.
He delivered the lecture, “Nature in the Contemporary American Novel,” one of the keynote addresses at an International Symposium on English […]
Filed under: Faculty Travels in Asia on May 8th, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Dr. Congdon and team start fieldwork in Shandong Province, China:
Says Dan Novatnak of the team:
“On our first day of fieldwork we visited and interviewed four folkartists at their villages in the countryside here in Shandong Province. We draw quite a crowd in each village where westerner’s with camera crews rarely venture. Each time we […]
Filed under: Faculty Travels in Asia on May 7th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The Making of ChinaVine: A Website Project that Addresses Issues of Representation, Aesthetics and Collaboration
The UCF research faculty luncheon series will continue in April with a presentation by Dr. Kristin Congdon. Dr. Congdon will give an overview of the Folkvine Project and explain how it has formed the foundation for ChinaVine. She will also talk […]
Filed under: Faculty Travels in Asia on April 11th, 2007 | Leave a Comment »