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Office of International Programs1122 holzapfel hall university of marylandcollege park, maryland 20742
M A RY LA NDI N T E R N A T I O N A L
F A L L 5 v o l . 1U n i v e r s i t y o f M a r y l a n d
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EDITOR/DESIGNER KellyBlakeDESIGNER Duy-KhuongVan
M A R Y L A N D I N T E R N A T I O N A L isthenewsletteroftheOfficeofInternationalPrograms(SaúlSosnowski,director)and
theinterconnectedgroupofofficesunderitsauspices,includingInternationalEducationServices(ValerieWoolston,director),
StudyAbroad(MichaelUlrich,associatedirector),theInstituteforGlobalChineseAffairs(KenHunter,interimassociatedirector),
andtheMarylandEnglishInstitute(MarshaSprague,director).Itispublishedtwiceduringthespringsemesterandtwiceduring
thefallsemester,withanadditionalissueinthesummer.Forsubmissionsorsuggestionsforfutureissues,pleasecontactthe
editor,KellyBlake,[email protected].
4 MoteBuildsBridgeswithAsian
UniversitiesandLeadersDuringSummerVisit
7 Israelis,Palestinians,andLatinAmericans
JoinTogetherforDialoguestoPromotePeace
9 DingmanCenterFostersChineseEntrepreneurship
ThroughBusinessPlanCompetition
10 InstituteforGlobalChineseAffairs
andConfuciusInstitutePromoteChineseLanguageandCulture
11 Pollination,Preservation,andPoliticalSocialization:
TwoBiologistsandaHumanDevelopmentProfessor
RecognizedforPioneeringInternationalResearch
13 NewsandInitiativesfromtheOfficeofInternationalPrograms
14 FourUniversityofMarylandStudents
WinScholarshipsforStudiesAbroad
14 FulbrightScholarsatUMandAbroad
15 2005-2006InternationalFilmSeries:The Outsider
c o n t e n t s
OFFICEOFINTERNATIONALPROGRAMS1122HolzapfelHall,
CollegePark,MD20742
301.405.4772phone
301.405.4773fax
www.intprog.umd.edu
INSTITUTEFORGLOBALCHINESEAFFAIRS0124TaliaferroHall,
CollegePark,MD20742
301.405.0208phone
301.405.0219fax
www.igca.umd.edu
INTERNATIONALEDUCATIONSERVICES3116MitchellBuilding,
CollegePark,MD20742
301.314.7740phone
301.314.9347fax
www.ies.umd.edu
MARyLANDENGLISHINSTITUTE
1123HolzapfelHall
CollegePark,Maryland20742
301.405.8634phone
301.314.9462fax
www.mei.umd.edu
p h o t o c r e d i t s / n o t e s ( b y p a g e )
Imagesthroughout SaúlSosnowski
FRONTCOVER Floatingmarket,Bangkok,Thailand
OPPOSITE
BACKCOVER
CeasareaRomanruins,Israel
AviewfromNazareth,Israel
AmbassaodorialLectureSeriesEntersitsFifthYearThis fall, the Ambassadorial Lecture Series kicks off its fifth year with a visit from His Excellency Sereywath Ek, ambassador from Cambodia to the United States, on October 4, 2005 at 3:30 PM in McKeldin Library, room 6137. Visit www.intprog.umd.edu/amb.html for details on additional visiting ambassadors this year.
Above President C.D. Mote, Jr. meets Dr. Adisai bodharamik, Thailand’s Minister of education.
Above Lien Chan (center), former chairman of the KMT, meets with President Mote and Saúl Sosnowski. Also pictured: WS Lin (second from left), chairman of Tatung, president of UMD Taiwan Alumni Club, and Shuan Sheng Liu (third from left), President of National Central University, Taiwan, on leave from University of Maryland.
Above James Soong, chairman of Taiwan’s People First Party, meets with President Mote.
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In June 2005 ,UniversityofMarylandPresidentC.D.
Mote,Jr.visitedThailand,Taiwan,andSingapore,accompa-
niedbySaulSosnowski,nowAssociateProvostforInter-
nationalAffairs.TheyfirststoppedinBangkok,Thailand,
wheretheymetwiththeMinisterofEducation,Dr.Adisai
Bodharamik.AtChulalongkornUniversity,Thailand’s
oldesthighereducationinstitution,theymetwithPresident
KhunyingSuchadaKiranandana.Thisuniversityofficially
openedinBangkokin1917,afewdecadesafterthenKing
Chulalongkorninitiatedtheideaaspartofapolicytohelp
Thailand(thencalled“Siam”)resistcolonization,strengthen
itsgovernment,andpreserveitsindependence.
PresidentMotegaveaspeechtoChulalongkornfaculty
memberson“ResearchUniversitiesandGlobalization”in
whichheemphasizedtherelationshipbetweenuniversity
researchandeconomicgrowth:“Inacompetitiveglobal
arena,greatnesscanonlybeachievedbyauniversity
thatisperceivedathomeandabroadasanirreplaceable
assetineconomicdevelopmentandtheadvancementof
knowledge.Inaworldthatreliesonknowledgeandinnova-
tionforthewell-beingofitscitizens,universitieshaveto
settheircoursesfortheirroleinsocietaladvancement.They
cannotbeonthesidelines.”
Followingthelecture,MoteandSosnowskimetwith
thePhysicsandEngineeringfaculties,severalofwhomare
UniversityofMarylandalumni,andtouredtechnology
facilitiesincludingtheSemiconductorPhysicsResearch
Laboratory,theCenterforExcellenceonNanoTechnology,
andtheMachineIntelligenceandKnowledgeDiscovery
Laboratory.
TheirnextvisitwastotheSirindhornInternational
InstituteofTechnology(SIIT),foundedin1996byTham-
masaatUniversityinconjunctionwiththeJapaneseand
ThaiFederationsofBusiness,wheretheymetwiththe
directorDr.SawasdTantaratana.TheyalsovisitedRangsit
UniversityandmetwiththepresidentofSiamUniversity,
Dr.PornchaiMongkhonvanit.
FromThailand,MoteandSosnowskiflewtoTaiwan
wheretheymetwiththeTaiwanAlumniClub,thelargest
internationalMarylandalumnigroup,withmorethan800
members.AlsoinTaiwan,LienChanandJamesSoong,
bothhighprofileTaiwanesepoliticalleaderswithhonor-
arydoctoratesfromtheUniversityofMaryland,briefed
PresidentMoteintwoseparateprivatemeetingsontheir
recentvisitswithleadersfromthePeople’sRepublicof
China(PRC).Chan,whowaschairmanoftheKuomintang
(KMT)orNationalistPartyofChinafrom2000-2005,drew
attentioninSpring2005whenhetraveledtomainland
ChinatomeetwithPresidentHuJintao.Thismeeting
wasthehighest-levelexchangebetweentheKMTandthe
CommunistPartyofChinain60years(sinceChiangKai-
shekandMaoZedongmetin1945).JamesSoong(chairman
ofthePeopleFirstParty)alsometwithPRCleadersshortly
afterChan’svisittoexpresshissupportforunifyingTaiwan
andmainlandChina.
Mote Builds Bridges with Asian Universities and Leaders During Summer Visit
Greatnesscanonlybeachievedbyauniversity
thatisperceivedathomeandabroadasan
irreplaceableassetineconomicdevelopment
andtheadvancementofknowledge.
—PresidentC.D.Mote
Members of the UM Thai alumni club
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Motewasinvitedtospeakataforumonuniversity-
businesspartnershipsinTaipeiwhereheemphasizedthe
importanceofincentivesforinnovation,thesuccessofexist-
ingpartnershipsthatUMhasestablishedwithindustryand
withUSandforeigngovernments,andeffortstoencourage
entrepreneurshipthroughmentorshipandfundingaccess.
SomeoftheUS-Chinapartnershipshementionedinclude:
thefirstUS-basedresearchparkthattheChineseMinistry
ofScienceandTechnologyhasdesignatedtobuildin
Maryland;theexecutivetrainingprogramsofferedthrough
theInstituteforGlobalChineseAffairs;andtheConfucius
InstituteatMaryland,sponsoredbyChina’sMinistryof
Education,whichbeganofferingclassesinChineselanguage
andcultureearlierthisyear.
FromTaiwan,MoteandSosnowskimadeonefinal
stopinSingapore,whereMoteattendedaroundtablewith
presidentsfromtheAssociationofAmericanUniversitiesand
theAssociationofPacificRimUniversitiesattheNational
UniversityofSingapore(NUS).Dr.Sosnowskimetwith
NUSleaderstoexploreopportunitiesformorecooperation
betweentheirinstitutionandtheUniversityofMaryland.
The Thai Alumni Club is one of the largest and most active international
Maryland alumni groups. Pictured below: President Mote (front, cen-
ter), Thai Minister of education Dr. Adisai bodharamik (left of Mote),
Saúl Sosnowski (right of Mote) and members of the alumni club.
Mote in Asia, continued…
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Israelis, Palestinians, & Latin Americans Join Together for Dialogues to Promote Peace
Less than two weeks beforethescheduleddisengage-
mentofIsraelisettlersfromtheGazaStripandthenorthern
WestBankinAugust2005,agroupofIsraeli,Palestinian,
andJewishLatinAmericanwritersandintellectualsgathered
inIsraelfordialoguesonpromotingpeaceintheMiddle
East.SponsoredbytheIsraeliCenterforLatinAmerican
Communities(CICLA)andNOAJ(theLiteraryJournalof
theInternationalAssociationofJewishWritersinSpanish
andPortuguese),themeetingstookplacefromAugust2-6
inJerusalem,Haifa,Nazareth,TelAviv,andatakibbutzin
theNegev.Thisfivedaycross-culturaldialoguebrought
togetherpoets,fictionwriters,journalists,andscholars
representingawidespectrumofopinionsonIsraeli-Palestin-
ianrelations,manyfrequentlynotheardinthemainstream
press.AvitalgoalofthedialogueswastohearPalestinian
writers’perspectivesinthecontextofthedisengagementand
thecurrentstateofthepeaceprocess.
AfteropeningwordsfromArieFainstein(directorof
CICLA),SaúlSosnowski,AssociateProvostforInternational
AffairsattheUniversityofMaryland,ledadiscussionat
areadingbyLatinAmericanpoetsatHebrewUniversity
ofJerusalemonAugust2.Theinternationallyrecognized
IsraeliwriterA.B.yehoshuaspokeonnewformsof
anti-SemitismattheUniversityofHaifaonAugust3,and
engagedinalivelydialoguewithSosnowski,Paris-based
ArgentineanwriterandjournalistLuisaFutoronsky,and
OdedBalaban,professorofphilosophyattheUniversityof
Haifa.InNazareth,thedialoguecontinuedbetweenLuisa
Futoransky,SaúlSosnowski,Arab-IsraelipoetSihamDaoud,
andPalestinianpoetSamihAlKasem.
AttheUniversityofTelAvivonAugust4th,Professor
NatanLerner,anArgentinean-bornlawyerandinternational
lawscholarwiththeInterdisciplinaryCenterHerzliyaand
theUniversityofTelAviv,discussedtheimplicationsofthe
IsraelidisengagementfromGazainaroundtablediscussion
withSosnowskiandFutoransky.
AtthePontificalInstituteNotreDameofJerusalem(the
Vatican’sspiritualcenterintheholyland)onAugust5th,an
interculturalandinterfaithroundtablediscussionon“The
PeaceProcessandCivilSociety”broughttogetherMuslim,
Christian,andJewisheditorialmembersofNOAJandthe
Palestine-Israel Journal.Inhisopeningremarks,Dr.Leonardo
Israeli writer A.b. Yehoshua speaking at the University of Haifa
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Senkman(DirectorofNOAJ;HebrewUniversityofJeru-
salem)expressedasentimentthatmanyparticipantsechoed:
“Ourliteraryjournal,NOAJ,isconcernedaboutthefactthat
thecurrent[peace]processrestsprimarilyonthesecurity
—andtheunilateralsecurity—sideofthings.Wethinkthat
itneglectedtheculturalandintellectualaspectsessentialfor
thesuccessofsuchaprocess.Webelievethetimehascome
forcivilsocietytomakeeveryefforttoensurethatcultural
andeducationalprocesseswillbeanintegralpartofthe
politicalsecurityarrangements.”
OtherparticipantsinthedialogueincludedProfessor
NaomiChazan(headoftheSchoolofGovernmentand
Society,AcademicCollegeofTelAviv);DannyRubinstein
(SeniorcommentatoronPalestinianaffairsforHa’Aretz,
anindependentdailynewspaperfromTelAviv);Professor
NazmiJu’Beh(DirectorofRIWAQ–TheCenterfor
ArchitecturalPreservation,Bir-ZeitUniversity);Dr.Walid
Salem(DirectorofPANORMA–PalestinianCenterforthe
DisseminationofDemocracyandCommunityDevelopment,
Jerusalem);ZiadAbu-Zayyad(co-editorofthePalestine-Israel
Journal);FlorindaF.Goldberg(AssociateDirectorofNOAJ;
HebrewUniversityofJerusalem),DanLeon(Palestine-Israel
Journal),NogaTarnopolsky( journalistwithForward,yiddish
newspaperfromNewyork),Dr.TulloVigevani(University
ofSãoPaulo),andDr.SaúlSosnowski(Universityof
Maryland).
ThesixthdialoguetookplaceatakibbutzintheNegev
thatwasfoundedbyArgentineansandBrazilians.Partici-
pantstouredthekibbutzandlearnedabouttheeducational
experiencesavailableforinternationalstudents.Onthefinal
dayofthedialogues,participantsvisitedthenorthernGaza
stripwithmembersoftheShaarHa-Negevkibbutz.
Dr.SosnowskialsovisitedtheUniversityofBenGurion
inBe’erShevawithwhomtheUniversityofMarylandhopes
tobuildacollaborativerelationship.PresidentMotewill
visitBenGuriononaplannedtriptotheMiddleEastwith
Sosnowskiinthecomingyear.
ToP A market in Nazareth
boT ToM The Western Wall in Jerusalem
Middle east peace dialogues, continued…
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Hongxia (Sha) Wang ,aPhDcandidateinElectricalEngineeringandanaspiringentrepreneur,talksenthu-siasticallyaboutanewhearingaidtechnologythatsheisinvolvedindevelopingandhopestomarketincomingyearsinChina.AsaBeijingnativeanda“TechnologyCommercializationAssociate”withtheDingmanCenterforEntrepreneurship,anationally-recognizedcenterattheRobertH.SmithSchoolofBusiness,WanghasbeenhelpingAsherEpstein,theDing-manCenter’smanagingdirector,tosiftthroughmorethan50applica-tionsfromentrepreneurscompetingtowinstart-upfundsforanewChina-basedbusiness.
TheChinaBusi-nessPlanCompetition,launchedinJune2005incooperationwithZero2IPO,aleadingfinancialinformationandadvisoryservicescompanyinChina,isbeingsponsoredbytheSmithSchooltoshow-caseinnovativebusinessideasandencouragethedevelopmentofentrepreneurshipinChina.ThecompetitionwillprovidesupportforfledglingcompanieswithChina-basedemployeesseekingtoprovidegoodsorservicestotheChinesemarketplace.
Sinceitsinceptionin1986,theDingmanCenterhashelpedfosterentrepreneurshipinthemid-Atlanticregionbyincubatingstudent-runbusinesses,providingmentorservicesandlinking“start-ups”withmuch-neededaccesstocapital.WhiletheCenter’sfocushasbeenmostlylocal,Epsteinisalsointerestedinbuildinginternationalpartnershipsthatsupportentrepreneurshipinbuddingmarkets.“ThisisagreatopportunityforChineseentre-
preneurstocompeteformuchneededfundingfortheirearlystagebusinesses,”Epsteinexplains.“Weareaward-ingatotalof$45,000tothetopthreeproposals—thisisasignificantsumintheChinesemarketandwillgoalongwaytohelplaunchthewinningenterprises.”
TheSmithSchoolalreadyhaswell-establishedlinkswiththeChinesebusinesscommunitythroughitsExecu-
tiveMBAtrainingprogramsofferedinBeijingandShanghaiandintendstoholdtheChinaBusinessPlanCompetitionannuallytofurtherthoserelationships.“WerecognizetheimportanceofhavingabusinesspresenceinChina,”emphasizesEpstein,“andwanttosharebestpracticesinentrepreneurshipgainedfromatwenty-
yearoperatinghistoryattheDingmanCenterforEntrepreneurship.”
Thediversityofbusinessplanssubmit-tedreflectsboththeburgeoningarrayof
economicopportunitiesinChinaandthehighqualityofentrepreneurialthinkingfromyoung,aspiringChinesebusinessleaderslikeWang.AmongthemareplansforausedcarwebsitealaAutoTrader,abiotechnologycompanythatincorporatesapproachesfromtraditionalChinesemedicine,agolfresort,andacompanythatofferswaterdecontaminationservicesforcorporationsandmunicipalities.Thecompetitionrequiredbusinessplanstocomefromteamsoftwotofourpeoplewithbusinessexperienceandmanagerialskillswhosecompanieshadnotgeneratedover$50,000duringthepast12monthsorreceivedover$50,000inpreviousfunding.
Dingman Center Fosters Chinese Entrepreneurship Through Business Plan Competition
AusedcarwebsitealaAutoTrader,abiotechnologycompany
thatincorporatesapproachesfromtraditionalChinesemedicine,
andagolfresortareamongtheproposedbusinessplansthat
Epstein(left)andWang(right) haveevaluated.
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Epstein,Wang,andotherSmithSchoolstaff,faculty,andstudentshaveweighedintojudgetheproposalsinthefirstandsecondrounds,basedoncriteriasuchasthefeasibilityofthebusinessplan,themanagementteam’sabilitytoexecuteit,andthecompetitivepositioningoftheproductorservice.Inthefirstroundofjudging,thepoolofapplicantswasnarrowedto20semi-finalistteams.Ofthisgroup,halfwillbechosentopubliclypresenttheirbusinessplaninBeijing,ChinaonSeptember23, 2005whenthreeteamswillbeselectedandawardedcashprizesof$25,000,$15,000,or$5,000forfirst,second,andthirdprizerespectively.RepresentativesfromventurecapitalfirmsfocusedontheChinesemarket,includingMahonChinaInvestmentManagementLimited,ChinaEquity,SiemensChinaInvestments,andIntelCapitalwilljoininthefinalroundofjudging.
EpsteinandWang,alongwithotherrepresentativesfromtheSmithSchool,arelookingforwardtothetriptoBeijingwherethecompetitionwillwrapup.Whileshewasunabletosubmitherownbusinessplanthistimearound,HongxiaWangisoptimisticaboutherfuturebusiness.“Thishasbeenagreatopportunity,”sheexplains,“becauseIwanttobeanentrepreneur.Inowhaveabetterfeelingforwhatinvestorsactuallylookforandcanapplythistowardcreatingagoodbusinessplanin
thefuture.”
Relatedlinks:
MarylandDayatPekingUniversity
on September 15, 2005, President C.D. Mote, Jr. gave a presentation about University of Maryland initiatives and collaborations with China during the Maryland Day celebration at Peking University. Following Mote’s speech, Dean Howard Frank, of the Robert H. Smith School of business announced the ten finalists for the Smith China business Plan Competition. The winners were announced in beijing on September 23rd. For details on the finalists and the winners, go to: http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/bplan2005/
More details on the Maryland Day celebration in beijing will appear in the Fall II 2005 issue of Maryland International.
Dingman Center: http://www.smith.umd.edu/dingman/
Smith School/China partnerships: http://www.rhsmith-umd.cn/
Zero2IPo: http://www.zero2ipo.com.cn/
IGCA Forum Will Celebrate the Year of Languages, october 18th at Noon
JointheInstituteforGlobalChineseAffairs(IGCA)on
Tuesday,October18,fromNoonto1p.m.foraspecial
noonforuminrecognitionofTheyearofLanguages:
“Learning Chinese: Observations, Accomplishments, and
Recommendations for Success.”
TheeventwillbeheldattheUniversityofMaryland
atSt.Mary’sHall(theLanguageHouse),Room0105,
oncampusattheUM.AChinesebuffetlunchwillbe
served.
Speakerswillinclude:
•Dr.DavidBranner,SchoolofLanguages,UM
•Dr.RobertDeKeyser,SchoolofLanguages,UM
•Dr.ColinPhillips,Linguistics,UM
•Dr.PhyllisZhang,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity
TheforumwillbemoderatedbyDr.RobertRamsey,
SchoolofLanguages,UM.
TheAmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeign
Languages(ACTFL)selected2005astheyearof
LanguagesintheUnitedStatestopromotetheideathat
everystudentshoulddevelopproficiencynotonlyin
English,butinotherlanguagesaswell.TheInstitute
forGlobalChineseAffairs(IGCA)andothersatthe
UniversityofMarylandarejoiningintocelebrate,
educate,andcommunicateaboutforeignlanguage
learningandteachingthroughthisspecialeventfocusing
ontheadultChineselanguagelearner.Formore
information,contactRebeccaMcGinnisat301.405.0213
Confucius Institute offers Chinese Language InstructionTheConfuciusInstituteattheUniversityofMaryland
(CIM),foundedwithgeneroussupportandfundingfrom
theChineseMinistryofEducation,isofferingChinese
languagecoursesandothernon-creditcoursesinChinese
cultureandbusinesscommunication.Preparatorytraining
fortheHanyuShuipingKaoshi(HSK),aproficiencytestfor
foreignerswhowishtopursuestudiesorworkinChina,is
alsoavailable.Formoreinformation,call301.405.0209or
China busines plan competition, continued…
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Pollination, Preservation, & Political Socialization:
Two Biologists & a Human Development Professor Recognized for Pioneering International Research
The office of International Programs will hold its annual Faculty Awards
Ceremony on December 7th, 2005 when President Mote will present the
Distinguished International Service Award, which recognizes significant
contributions to the development of international programs at UM, to
David Inouye and James Dietz, and Provost William Destler will present
the Landmark Award, given for exceptional long-term achievements in
support of international life at UM, to Judith Torney-Purta.
Biology colleagues DavidInouyeandJamesM.Dietz
willsharetheDistinguishedInternationalServiceAwardthis
year.Together,Dr.InouyeandDr.Dietzdesignedthemulti-
disciplinarygraduateprograminSustainableDevelopmentand
ConservationBiology(CONS)in1998,withfundingfromthe
PewCharitableTrust.Theprogram,whichhasanoutstanding
reputationandstronginternationalperspective,hasgraduated
over150studentssinceitsinception.Enrolledstudentshave
comefrom27differentcountries,andmanyhavegoneonto
leadershippositionsinnationalandinternationalorganizations.
Asdirectorandassociatedirector(respectively)ofthisunique
graduateprogram,InouyeandDietzbringseveraldecades
ofexperienceinconservationresearch,practice,andpolicy-
making.
DAVIDW.INOUyEisProfessorintheDepartmentof
Biology,anaffiliatefacultymemberintheSchoolofPublic
Policy,andamemberoftheMarineEstuarineEnvironmental
Sciences(MEES)andtheBehavior,Ecology,Evolution,and
Systematics(BEES)graduatefaculties.HeadvisesseveralPhD
graduatestudentsandthe40master’sstudentsintheCONS
program.BuildingonthesuccessoftheCONSprogram,Dr.
InouyeiscurrentlycollaboratingwithcolleaguesinSouth
Africawhoaredevelopinganewgraduateprograminconser-
vationbiology.
Dr.InouyeisSecretaryoftheGoverningBoardofthe
EcologicalSocietyofAmerica,aSteeringCommitteemember
oftheNorthAmericanPollinatorProtectionCampaignand
theNationalPhenologyNetwork,aswellasamemberofthe
NationalResearchCommittee’spanelstudyingthestatusof
pollinatorsinNorthAmerica.
HisresearchtakeshimeachsummertotheRocky
MountainBiologicalLaboratoryinColoradowherethe
DAv ID W. INoU Y e
JA Me S M . DIe T Z
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NationalScienceFoundationfundshislong-termwork
onthephenology(the study of regularly recurring biological
phenomena such as animal migrations or plant budding, especially as
influenced by climatic conditions),pollination,anddemography
ofwildflowers.Thedatahehascollectedtheresince1973
areprovidinginsightintotheeffectsofglobalandregional
climatechange.Inadditiontohislong-term,US-based
work,hehasalsoconductedfieldresearchinAustria,the
SnowyMountainsofAustralia,CostaRica,Panama,and
SouthAfricaandhasmentoredgraduatestudentswhohave
workedinBhutan,Jamaica,andCostaRica.
JA M ESM.DIETZ,anAssociateProfessorintheDepart-
mentofBiology,hasfocusedhisresearchandconservation
activitiesintheAtlanticForestofBrazil.Havinglived
inBrazilforover10years,heisfluentinPortugueseand
wellacquaintedwithBrazilianculture.AsaPeaceCorps
VolunteerinBrazilin1973,DietzcreatedBrazil’sfirst
undergraduateprograminWildlifeManagement,whichis
stillinexistence.TodayDr.DietzworkscloselywithBrazil-
ianfederalagenciessuchasIBAMA(theBrazilianInstitute
fortheEnvironmentandNaturalResources).Heand
colleagueshavebeeninstrumentalinproposingandfunding
thecreationandenlargementofseveralnationalparksand
reservesinBrazil.
Dr.DietzisamemberoftheInternationalCommittee
fortheConservationandManagementofLionTamarinsand
workstoconservetwospeciesofendangeredliontamarin
monkeysinBrazil’sAtlanticForest:goldenliontamarinsin
PoçodasAntasBiologicalReserveinRiodeJaneiroState,
andgolden-headedliontamarinsinUnaBiologicalReserve
inBahiaState.ThankstothesuccessfuleffortsofAssociação
MicoLeãoDourado,aBraziliannongovernmentalorganiza-
tionheandcolleaguesfoundedin1991,theconservation
statusofgoldenliontamarinswasrecentlychangedfrom
“criticallyendangered”to“endangered.”Fittingly,Dr.Dietz
sitsontheIUCN(TheWorldConservationUnion)Species
SurvivalCommission,aninternationalorganizationof
expertsinendangeredspecies.
JUDITHTORNEy-PURTA,ProfessorofHumanDevel-
opmentintheCollegeofEducation,UniversityofMaryland,
willreceivethe2005LandmarkAwardforherlong-term
leadershipandachievementsinthefieldofbehaviorresearch.
Overthelast35years,shehasledcross-nationalempirical
studiesinthepoliticalsocializationofyoungpeople:their
civicknowledge,politicalattitudes,andengagementin
democracy.RecentlyDr.Torney-PurtareceivedtheDecade
ofBehaviorResearchAwardrecognizingherleadershipof
theInternationalSteeringCommitteefortheIEACivic
EducationStudy.Datafromhersurveyof140,000young
peoplein29countrieshascontributedtoagrowingpolicy
debateabouttheroleofeducationinbuildingandsustain-
ingdemocracy.Herinvolvementinadvisorygroupsatthe
OrganizationofAmericanStatesandtheCouncilofEurope
hashelpedpositiontheUniversityofMarylandatthe
forefrontofcross-nationalactivitiesandresearch.
Aftertwelveyearsasprofessorofpsychologyatthe
UniversityofIllinois,Chicago,Dr.Torney-Purtacameto
theUniversityofMarylandin1981.Aninterdisciplinary
approachhasbeenatrademarkofherresearchsinceshe
begangraduatetrainingattheUniversityofChicago.
Psychologistsandpoliticalscientistsalikevaluehercontribu-
tionstotheunderstandingofpoliticalsocialization.Shehas
collaboratedwithfacultyintheUniversityofMaryland’s
CollegeofBehavioralandSocialSciences(includingthe
ICONSProjectintheDepartmentofGovernmentand
Politics),theSchoolofPublicAffairs(includingtheCenter
forInformationandResearchonCivicLearningand
Engagement),andinseveraldepartmentsintheCollegeof
Education.
Dr.Torney-Purtahasledinternationalcollaborations
throughouthercareer,andhasbeeninstrumentalinlinking
U.S.scholarswithcounterpartsinEasternandWestern
Europeinterestedinthepathofsocialandpoliticaldevelop-
mentforhighschoolandcollegestudents.Fromtheprocess
ofthiscollaborativeresearch,severalyoungscholarshave
emergedwhowillgoonshapethefieldinthefuture.
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The Office of International Programs (OIP)Expands its Reach
The Maryland english Institute Joins the office of International Programs TheMarylandEnglishInstitute(MEI),formerlyinthe
collegeofArtsandHumanities,isnowpartoftheOffice
ofInternationalPrograms.Since1981,MEIhasbeen
providingcoursesfornon-nativespeakersofEnglishwho
areplanningtostudyinU.S.collegesanduniversities
orwhowishtolearnEnglishforcareerorpersonal
enrichment.MEI’smovetotheOIPgroupbroadens
therangeofservicesthatweoffertotheinternational
communityoncampusandbeyond,andfurthersour
goaltobringinternationalscholarstocampus.
MEI’suniquecommitmenttoteachingexcellence
combinedwithstate-of-the-artinstructionaltechnology
anditslocationattheUniversityofMarylandprovidean
excellentenvironmentforlearningEnglishintheUnited
States.Inallitsprograms,MEIstrivestoprovidebalanced
perspectivesofthediversityofAmericanacademic,social,
andculturallife.
MEI’slargestprogram,IntensiveEnglish,consists
offourlevelsintegratedintoonecurriculumandattracts
studentsfromallovertheworld.OtherMEIprograms
includeasemi-intensivecourseforinternationalstudents
whoareatthebeginningoftheircourseofstudyatUM,
andcoursesforgraduatestudentspreparing
toteachattheuniversity.TheInstitutealso
offersparttimenon-creditcourses,suchas
AmericanEnglishPronunciationandDynamic
Discussions,whichhaveservedmanyworking
professionalsinMaryland.
We welcome MEI to the OIP family and look forward to a fruitful relationship!
MEISTAFFPICTUREDATLEFT
bACK RoW (LeF T To RIGHT) : Alex Chu, Kim Sorensen,
Aaron Carlson, Patricia Walters, Phil edmondson;
MIDDLe RoW: Jia Ma, Shannon Talbert, Linda Sahin
(Associate Director), Marsha Sprague (Director), Kathy
Kilday, Marian Graham, Myonnie bada, Jeanie Mann-
Hoehn; FRoNT RoW: eric Walker, Harriet Lipowitz, Nina
Liakos, Kim Kwok, erica Lamm
oIP Director Saúl Sosnowski is Now Associate Provost for International Affairs Sosnowskioverseesaninter-connectedgroupof
officesincludingtheOfficeofInternationalPrograms,
InternationalEducationServices(ValerieWoolston,
director),StudyAbroad(MichaelUlrich,associate
director),theInstituteforGlobalChineseAffairs(Ken
Hunter,interimassociatedirector),andtheMaryland
EnglishInstitute(MarshaSprague,director).
Faculty Committee Formed to Forge International Strategy for UMD
Inanefforttostrengthenandexpandtheuniversity’s
missiontobringinternationalopportunitiesand
perspectivestocampus,theOfficeofInternational
Programsisforminganewfacultyadvisorycommittee.
Thecommitteewillengagethedirectorsofacademic
centersandprogramsspecializinginthemajorglobal
regions,includingtheMiddleEast,LatinAmerica,South
Asia,EastAsia,WesternEurope,EasternEurope/Russia,
andAfrica,aswellasinstitutesthatfocusoninternational
topicssuchasenvironmentalprotection,disarmament,
andglobaltrade.Staytunedformoredetails...
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Four UM Students Win Scholarships for Studies Abroad The Office of International Programs ispleased
toannouncethattheMarylandInternationalEducation
Association(MIEA),inagreementwiththeBaltimore
CommunityFoundation,hasawardedfourofitsfiveStudy
AbroadScholarshipstoUniversityofMaryland,College
Parkstudents.InhonoroftheMarylandComptroller,MIEA
grantedtheWilliamDonaldSchaeferScholarshiptoMichael
Eskinazi,acivilengineeringstudent.Mr.Eskinaziwill
studyengineeringattheEGIMSchoolinMarseilles,France
throughtheInstituteofInternationalEducation’sGlobal
E3EngineeringExchangeProgram.Therecipientsofother
MIEAawardsareRubaElbasha,JadeNdiaye,andSarah
Wetherald.Ms.Elbashastudiesfinanceandwillparticipate
intheUniversityofMarylandHonorsProgramin“British
Law,PoliticsandSociety”attheUniversityofOxfordin
London,England.Ms.Ndiaye,whostudiesgeneralbusiness
management,willtraveltoFrance,Germany,andThe
Netherlandsforthe“IslamicDiasporainEurope”program,
whichissponsoredbytheSchoolforInternationalTraining.
Ms.Wetherald,agovernmentandpoliticsmajor,willfocus
ontheoriesofglobalizationanddevelopmenttaughtthrough
“ThePoliticsofGlobalization,”aUniversityofMaryland
programinArgentina.
Createdtoincreaseopportunitiesforinternational
educationandinterculturalunderstandingwithinthe
stateanditshighereducationcommunities,theMaryland
InternationalEducationAssociationprovidesaclearinghouse
ofinformationoninternationaleducationopportunitiesand
advocatesonbehalfofinternationaleducationinitiatives
instategovernment,institutionsofhighereducation,and
thebusinesscommunity.TheStudyAbroadScholarship
programispartofMIEA’smissiontofacilitateaccessto
internationaleducationprogramsforMarylandresidents.
Nineinstitutionsofhighereducation,includingtheUniver-
sityofMaryland,CollegePark,participateinMIEA.
TheawardsgrantedbyMIEAareoneofseveraltypesof
scholarshipsofferedthroughtheStudyAbroadOfficeatthe
UniversityofMaryland,CollegePark.Formoreinforma-
tionaboutfinancialassistanceorotherservicesoftheStudy
AbroadOffice,pleasevisit:www.umd.edu/studyabroad.
visiting Fulbright Scholars at the University of Maryland, Fall 2005 Visiting scholars are listed by name with country of origin and the department they are working with listed below. Dr. Abebe Belay Ethiopia,CivilEngineeringDr. Davit Kirvalidze Georgia,AgriculturalandResourceEconomicsDr. Yan Liu China,HumanDevelopmentDr. Taisuke Nishigauchi Japan,LinguisticsDr. Wegdan Osman Egypt,PhysicsDr. Yasser Shabana Egypt,MechanicalEngineeringDr. Jan Stievermann Germany,EnglishDr. Hsiu-Lan Tien Taiwan,Psychology
OIP welcomes you to the University of Maryland!
University of Maryland Faculty on Fulbright Scholarships Abroad, Fall 2005 UM scholars are listed by name with country they are visiting, their department affiliation, and project title listed below. Dr. Christine Elise Clark Guatemala,EducationPolicyandLeadershipSchools as Breeding Grounds for Prisons and Multicultural Education as a Key to FreedomDr. Hugh A. Bruck Israel,MechanicalEngineeringDevelopment of Advanced Composite Materials using Graded, Bioinspired, and Nanostructured Principles: Maryland-Israel Cooperation for CompetitivenessDr. Samer FarajLebanon,DecisionandInformationTechnologiesBarriers to Successful E-Government Projects in LebanonDr. George Rudolph Helz Croatia,ChemistryandBiochemistry Chemistry of Copper in Sulfidic Natural WatersDr. Roberta Z. Lavine Chile,SpanishandPortuguese A Prototype for Faculty Development: English as a Foreign LanguageDr. Jeffrey Jensen Arnett Denmark,HumanDevelopmentEmerging Adulthood in Denmark
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october 5, 2005
BARANHosted by Professor Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak,School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (SLLC)
Director: Majid Majidi (Iran, 2000, 94 minutes)In Persian and Dari.
In a building site in present-day Tehran, Lateef, a 17-year-old Kurdish worker is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, a young Afghan refugee. The revelation of Rahmat’s secret changes both their lives.
November 2, 2005
NosfeRAtu: A symphoNy of hoRRoR (NosfeRAtu, eiNe symphoNie des GRAueNs)Hosted by Professor Peter Beicken, SLLC
An Evening of Silent Film, with live musical accompaniment by Ray Brubacher on digital piano
Director: F.W. Murnau (Germany, 1922, 81 minutes)
A highlight of German Expressionist film, this classic vampire film adapted Bram Stoker’s Dracula, accomplishing an artistic landmark of the horror genre. Ingenuously composed in a painterly style, the film is foremost a psychological thriller presenting a nightmarish world with the phantom looming like a deadly disease.
December 7, 2005
Cold liGht (KAldAljós)Hosted by Professor Rose-Marie Oster, SLLC
Director: Hilmar Oddsson (Iceland/Norway/UK/Germany, 2004, 90 minutes)
A 40-year-old loner in Reykjavik is haunted by events from his childhood, until he finds redemption in an art class. Oscar nominee.
February 8, 2006
iN A loNely plACeHosted by Professor Myron Lounsbury, Department of American Studies
Director: Nicholas Ray (United States, 1950, 94 minutes)Humphrey Bogart is a disgruntled Hollywood script-writer who becomes enmeshed in a film noir murder mystery in LA.
March 1, 2006
sAtiN RouGeHosted by Professor Caroline Eades, SLLC
Director: Raja Amari (France / Tunisia, 2002, 100 minutes) In Arabic / French.
Tunisian writer/director Raja Amari tells the story of a widowed seamstress reluctantly exploring the world of night clubs and cabarets, who eventually finds herself on stage as a successful belly-dancer.
April 5, 2006
out of this WoRld (KoNo yo No soto e)Hosted by Professor Gretchen Jones, SLLCDirector: Junji Sakamoto (Japan, 2004, 123 minutes)
In the chaotic yet vibrant era immediately following the end of World War II in Japan, five young Japanese musicians find an opportunity to play jazz at American military clubs, forging ties with former enemies and making American music their own.
May 3, 2006
the syRiAN BRide (hA-KAlA hA-suRit)
Director: Eran Riklis(Israel/Germany/France, 2004, 97 minutes)In Arabic, Hebrew, English, Russian, French.
A Druze woman from the Golan Heights becomes engaged to marry a Syrian television star whom she has never met.
2005-2006 international
film series
“the outsider”All films are free and open to the public.
Films are shown at 7:00 p.m. in the
Hoff Theater (Stamp Student Union) on
the 1st Wednesday of each month.
Schedule subject to change.
Most films screened on 35mm.
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