UK Libraries Celebrates Asia Center’s 10th Anniversary With Origami
The art of origami takes over campus this month as the university celebrates the 10th anniversary of the University of Kentucky Asia Center.
The People's Avengers: The Soviet Guerrill War in World War II
War and Peace In Russia's Realms: A Lecture Series
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213 Kastle Hall
The Great War in Russian Memory
War and Peace in Russia's Realms: A Lecture Series
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213 Kastle Hall
Gaines Fellowship Awarded to 12 UK Scholars
The University of Kentucky Gaines Center for the Humanities has chosen 12 outstanding undergraduates as new scholars for the university's Gaines Fellowship Program for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years.
Alan Timberlake - "Differentiated Object Marking in (North) Russian, Spanish, and Uzbek".
Alan Timberlake, Columbia University. "Differentiated Object Marking in (North) Russian, Spanish, and Uzbek". LIN Seminar Series - Part of Year of Russia's Realms. University of Kentucky - College of Arts and Sciences
Long Live Latin: Claire Bishop Earns Manson A. Stewart Teacher Training Award
Claire Bishop, a University of Kentucky graduate student in Classics who is also working towards her Masters in Teaching a World Language, was named as a winner for the 2013 Manson A. Stewart Teacher Training Award.
Alan Timberlake - "Conflicting Realms of Russian: “God sent Russia Putin” to P****-Riot"
Alan Timberlake, Columbia University. "Conflicting Realms of Russian: “God sent Russia Putin” to P****-Riot". Public Lecture - Part of Year of Russia's Realms. University of Kentucky, College of Arts and Sciences
Education Abroad Awards Program Development and Research Grants
Education Abroad at the University of Kentucky recently awarded grants to five faculty members to develop innovative programs abroad. In addition, a graduate student was awarded a grant to support her research into education abroad experiences and possibilities for the future.
Learning and Teaching about Asia
In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the University of Kentucky Asia Center is hosting a symposium focused on incorporating Asian Studies into K-12, post-secondary, and community-based education. Workshops are free and open to all educators, including K-12 teachers, graduate students, university faculty members, and non-formal educators (e.g., 4H, YMCA). For more details or to register, click here.
9:30 a.m.
Registration
10:00 a.m.
Origami: A Tool of Instruction for Math & Science
Asian Music & Movement
Global Connect: Linking Kentucky’s Classrooms with the World
12:00 p.m.
Lunch & Keynote Address
Dr. Kristin Stapleton, Founding Director of the UK Asia Center, and Director of Asian Studies at the SUNY-Buffalo
2:00 p.m.
Origami: A Tool of Instruction for Math & Science
Asian Business & Economics
University Instructors: How to Collaborate with K-12 Teachers
4:00 p.m.
Workshop Review and Program Wrap-Up
Please contact Christine Kindler at cmkind2@uky.edu with any questions about the symposium.
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William T. Young Library
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