Calendar 2008
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Undergraduate Fall Party
Join us in celebration of the start of the fall semester and an exciting upcoming year of undergraduate activities. Come learn about what we have planned and how you can be involved.
Friday, September 12, 2008
12:00 PM-3:00 PM
Lerner Hall, Room 555
16
Brown Bag Lecture Series, "Reporting China"
"
Xiaobo Lu, Professor of Political Science, Barnard College
Minky Worden, Media Director, Human Rights Watch
Kefu Li,
A Coordinator of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games news coverage for NBC News Channel
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
12:00 PM-1:30 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 918
No Reservations Required
Co-Sponsored by the International Media and Communications Concentration at the School of International and Public Affairs
Performance
Thirteen elaborately garbed monks from the tiny
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
12:30 PM
No tickets or reservations required to attend
18
Brown Bag Lecture
"Documentary Films in
Ai Xiaoming, Professor of Chinese Language and Literature, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou
Thursday, September 18, 2008
12:00 PM-1:30 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 918
No Reservations Required
19
WEAI Undergraduate Open House I: For Students Interested in Studying East Asia
Come learn more about what WEAI offers undergraduate students at Columbia. Join us for the panels that interest you, and learn how you can take advantage of the resources supporting East Asian study. Refreshments will be served and no prior registration is necessary.
Friday, September 19, 2008
International Affairs Building, Room 918
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
"Studying Abroad in East Asia"
An overview of the different study abroad programs offered in East and Southeast Asia, their requirements and application process; how to select a program and what you need to know before you go
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
"Funding Study, Research and Internships Abroad in East Asia"
Information about the financial aid, scholarships and grants available to help make study abroad, internships and independent study in East and Southeast Asia possible
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
"Academic Opportunities in East Asian Studies at Columbia"
All you need to know about East Asian studies at Columbia University, including the types of classes offered in different departments, languages taught, and the resources that are available to support the study of East Asia
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
"Presenting and Publishing Undergraduate Writing on East Asia"
How undergraduate students can take their expertise on East Asia to the next level through conference presentations and publication
22
Brown Bag Lecture
"Urban Wholesale Price Change and Economic Growth in Modern
Wang Yuru, Professor of Economic History, Institute of Economics, Nankai University
Monday, September 22, 2008
12:00 PM-1:30 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 918
No Reservations Required
Co-Sponsored by the APEC Study Center
24
Center for Korean Research - Korean Colloquium
"
Kenneth Swope, Assistant Professor of History, Ball State University
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
2:00 PM-3:30 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 918
No Reservations Required
Followed by a discussion with
Micah Fink, Emmy-nominated producer and writer and Richard Samuels, Ford Professor of International Studies, MIT
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
6:30 PM
Tickets are $10/$8 Japan Society members/$5 seniors & students.
for more details.
25
Special Lecture
"Japan's Politics: Current Realities, Future Possibilities"
Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
Thursday, September 25, 2008
4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Followed by reception
International Affairs Building, 15th Floor, Room 1501
Please register by Monday, September 22, 2008 at
https://calendar.columbia.edu/sundial/webapi/
get.php?vt=detail&br=default&id=24167
Jointly presented with the Center on Japanese Economy and Business and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute
26
WEAI Undergraduate Open House II: Opportunities for Graduates of East Asian Studies
All panels take place in International Affairs Building 918. Refreshments will
be served and no prior registration is necessary.
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
"Advice for Students Considering Graduate Study in East Asian Studies"
Trying to decide if graduate study is right for you? Advice on how to choose a
program, the pros and cons of enrolling immediately after graduation, and how to
prepare yourself for the demands of graduate school
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
"Job Opportunities for Recent Grads in East Asia"
Find out about a diverse range of exciting and interesting jobs that recent grads from all majors have had in East and Southeast Asia, including positions teaching English, working for non-profits, businesses, NGOs and in the arts
27
Modern Tibetan Studies Event
"Restoring the Buli Monastery: Architecture of Butan"
John Sanday, Director of the Conservation for Asia and the Pacific at the Global Heritage Fund
Saturday, September 27, 2008
4:00 PM
Rubin Museum of Art : 150 West 17th Street
Tickets are $12 ($7 for students) and the ticket includes admission to the exhibit
'The Dragon's Gift: The Sacred Arts of
Co-sponsored by the
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Brown Bag Lecture
"Participation in the Sichuan Earthquakes Relief Efforts and the Development of Chinese Civil Society"
Shi Zengzhi, Professor, School of Journalism & Communication and Executive Director, Center of Civil Society Studies, Peking University.
Monday, September 29, 2008
12:00 PM-1:30 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 918
No Reservations Required
