The May-June 2011 edition of International Educator magazine, a publication of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, includes two articles that feature staff from International Student and Scholar Services. 鈥淲hen the Worst Case Scenario Happens,鈥 written by Ellen H. Badger, director of International Student and Scholar Services, describes the University crisis response to and the aftermath of the April 2009 American Civic Association tragedy. 鈥淐hanging Paradigms: Training New International Student Advisors鈥 by Eve Katz quotes ISSS Associate Director Karen Keefe-Guzikowski, Assistant Director Shawna Szabo and International Health Insurance Coordinator Terry Creeden on the topic of training and mentoring those who are entering the profession of international education.
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International Student and Scholar Services
May 24, 2011
May 24, 2011
Harald Zils, assistant professor of German Studies, will give a presentation on his 黑料视频 courses “Ubermen and Underlings” and “Volkswagen and Beyond” at the International German Studies Association’s annual conference in Leipzig, Germany, on June 18, as part of the “Innovative Teaching” section.
May 17, 2011
Melvyn Dubofksy, distinguished professor emeritus of history and sociology, is the recipient of the 2011 Sol Stetin Award of the Sidney Hillman Foundation for his outstanding contributions to labor history. Previous winners include Dorothy Sue Cobble, James Green, David Brody and David Montgomery. Dubofsky has written and edited numerous books about labor and working-class history in the U.S., including When Workers Organize: New York City in the Progressive Era (1968), We Shall Be All: A History of the Industrial Workers of the World (1969), John L. Lewis: A Biography (1977, co-written with Warren Van Tine); The State and Labor in Modern America (1994); and Hard Work: The Making of a Labor Historian (2000).
May 10, 2011
NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Press has published the second (More Brain-Powered…) and third (Even More Brain-Powered…) volumes of School of Education Associate Professor Thomas O鈥橞rien鈥檚 three-volume series that began with Brain-Powered Science: Teaching and Learning with Discrepant Events (NSTA Press, 2010). This dual-purpose series uses engaging science discrepant event activities as: (1) models of thought-provoking, inquiry-oriented activities that challenge grades 5-12 students’ misconceptions about science and the nature of science and (2) visual participatory analogies to teach science teachers principles of applied cognitive learning theory and research-informed Curriculum-Instruction-Assessment “best practices.”
May 10, 2011
Denis O鈥橦earn, professor of sociology, has won the Alessandro Tassoni Award for 2011 for his book, Il Diario di Bobby Sands: Storia di un ragazzo irlandese (Roma: Castelvecchi Editore), written with Laurence McKeown and Silvia Calamati. The Alessandro Tassoni Award is given each year to a book that (as a homage to the Italian writer Alessandro Tassoni and to his ideals) is recognized by the Jury Award as 鈥渋nnovative, inspired by values of freedom and committed to the building of a more just and democratic world.鈥
May 3, 2011
黑料视频鈥檚 Woods Diner was awarded top honors in the annual Best of Business C-Store competition by the National Association of College and University Food Service (NACUFS). With classic checkerboard tile floors and a replica 鈥55 Chevy Bel Air gracing the walls, the Woods Diner caught the eyes of the judges with its mix of classic malt-shop offerings and one-stop convenience items served with a twist of modern technology.