SIETAR-NC is excited to announce Dr. R. Michael Paige, University of Minnesota, as our 2008 Invited Speaker!

“Intercultural Learning in International Contexts: the Impact of Education Abroad Experiences.”

• When: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 from 7:30-8:30pm
• Where: UNC’s FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 (near the Carolina Inn). Map and parking.

Admission is free but seating is limited. Please RSVP to: info “at” sietarnc.org

• Sponsored by SIETAR-NC and UNC’s Study Abroad Office

• Made possible by the Robertson Scholars Collaboration Fund & UNC’s Center for Global Initiatives.

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Topic: Education in Germany

Date & Time: Tuesday, December 4, 6:00-7:00pm

Location: 3009 the large third floor conference room, Global Education Center, UNC-CH. Parking is free after 5pm in the garage underneath the GEC. To get there, turn off McCauley Street onto Pharmacy Lane, and the entrance is on the right hand side.

Please RSVP! info@sietarnc.org

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We will try out VisualsSpeak, one of the training resources we ordered last spring. We will go through the activity as regular participants and then discuss the training materials from both participant and trainer perspectives.

Space is limited so please RSVP to info@sietarnc.org.

We will meet at 6pm in Room 2009, on the second floor of the Global Education Center. Parking is free after 5pm in the garage underneath the GEC. To get there, turn off McCauley Street onto Pharmarcy Lane, and the entrance is on the right hand side.

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Welcome  back to a new year!

Our first meeting, an evening of Indian culture and food, will be Tuesday, September 25th.  We will meet at Indian restaurant Spice & Curry (2105 E. NC Highway 54, Durham) at 6pm, where we will have native Suman Bhatia present her culture and food as we share a meal.

Please  RSVP by Tuesday at noon to info@sietarnc.org.

Would you like to get involved?  Help plan SIETAR-NC events and promote intercultural education, training, and research in the area!  For more information, send an email to info@sietarnc.org.

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Date/Time: March 20, 2007 from 6:00-7:00

Speaker: Barbara Rhoades will give us a taste of and then speak about her “Origins of Culture”

Location: Chapel Hill Public Library (Downstairs meeting room)

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Join us at Julia Kruse’s house in Chapel Hill for a fun evening of socializing and networking with other interculturalists! (Details will be posted closer to the date)

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Due to illness, the April 12th lecture by Dr. Michael Paige has been regretfully postponed. We at SIETAR-NC apologize for the inconvenience, and will follow with more details and post news on our website when the event has been rescheduled. Thank you for your understanding.

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SIETAR-NC is excited to announce Dr. R. Michael Paige, University of Minnesota, as our 2007 Invited Speaker!

“Reflections on the Intercultural Perspective: What it Means to be an ‘Interculturalist’”

• When: Thursday, April 12, 2007, from 7:00-8:30pm
• Where: UNC’s FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 (near the Carolina Inn). Map and parking.

Admission is free but seating is limited. Please RSVP to: info “at” sietarnc.org

• Sponsored by SIETAR-NC and UNC’s Study Abroad Office

• Made possible by the Robertson Scholars Collaboration Fund & UNC’s Center

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• Topic: Helen Crompton, VIF teacher from the UK, on education and teaching in the UK and the US

• Date & Time: February 27, 6-7pm
  ***this month we’re meeting on the fourth Tuesday, instead of the third
  
• Location: Chapel Hill Public Library, downstairs meeting room

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• When: Tuesday, January 23 at 6:00pm (note: this is the fourth Tuesday of the month, not the usual third!)

• Where: Chapel Hill Public Library, small conference room downstairs

• What: Intercultural Activities

We had so much fun last month, we’re doing it again! Join us for fascinating intercultural activities and rousing discussion.

Hope to see you there!

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