Mrs. Oznur Hatip and Mrs. Nihal Cakmakci were wonderful cultural cooking guides. They took photos of our cooking class – take a look!

P.S. Our next event will be on Tuesday, Jan. 26 from 6-8pm at the Visiting International Faculty Program. Our speaker will be Dr. Michael Hoppe from the Center for Creative Leadership. You won’t want to miss this event! More information to follow.

Until then, Happy Holidays!

Here are the details:

What :: Turkish Cooking Class

When :: Saturday, November 14 @ 12:30pm

Where :: Divan Cultural Center, Cary, NC
1393 SE MAYNARD Rd.
Cary, NC 27511

Please RSVP by Friday, Nov. 13!

Note – The Divan Center charges a $10 materials fee per person for this class. SIETAR-NC is pleased to offer members a discounted rate of $8 per person.

Questions? Ready to RSVP? Email us :: sietarnc [@] gmail [dot] com

Join us for a viewing of 2 Million Minutes, a documentary by Robert A. Compton (watch the trailer)!

Here’s the information for our first SIETAR-NC event of 2009-10:

What :: 2 Million Minutes (movie, 54 minutes)

When :: Friday, September 11, 7 p.m.

Where :: The Visiting International Faculty Program (VIF) in Chapel Hill, NC

Directions :: The Visiting International Faculty Program office is on Sage Road, just down the street from the Border’s bookstore you can see from 15-501. There is free parking in front of the building. Please enter through the main doors.

Questions? Email us :: sietarnc [@] gmail [dot] com

About 2 Million Minutes -

Regardless of nationality, as soon as a student completes the 8th grade, the clock starts ticking. From that very moment the child has approximately -

…Two Million Minutes until high school graduation…Two Million Minutes to build their intellectual foundation…Two Million Minutes to prepare for college and ultimately career…Two Million Minutes to go from a teenager to an adult

How a student spends their Two Million Minutes – in class, at home studying, playing sports, working, sleeping, socializing or just goofing off — will affect their economic prospects for the rest of their lives.

How do most American high school students spend this time? What about students in the rest of the world? How do family, friends and society influence a student’s choices for time allocation? What implications do their choices have on their future and on a country’s economic future?

This film takes a deeper look at how the three superpowers of the 21st Century – China, India and the United States – are preparing their students for the future. As we follow two students – a boy and a girl – from each of these countries, we compose a global snapshot of education, from the viewpoint of kids preparing for their future. Read more…

Please RSVP to info@sietarnc.org.

Directions from I-40: Exit onto Harrison Avenue and go south towards Cary.  After crossing over Chapel Hill Road, Bosphorus is on your right in Northside Station.

Date: Tuesday, February 26

Time: 6-7pm

Location: Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Conference Room #14

For 50 plus years, interculturalists have framed cultural transitions by talking about ‘culture shock’ and illustrating the well-known U-curve of adjustment with its honeymoon and crisis stages. So classic and popular is the U-curve model, that most people are not aware of the controversy behind it. This presentation will reveal the background on the model, debunk myths associated with it, and expose why it is a dangerous model for trainers and the field as a whole. From recent research, we’ll look at how and why trainers continue to use the model and present guidelines for its ongoing use. We’ll end the session discussing the potential retirement of the U-curve model and looking at viable alternatives and new approaches to training for cultural transitions.

Kate Berardo, founder of Culturosity.com, is an intercultural consultant who has trained in ten countries with over 35 nationalities. Her strategies for intercultural competency, cultural transitions, and global teambuilding have been featured in media worldwide, most recently CNN’s Business Traveller and the Dubai Daily Gulf News.

Directions to Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Conference
Room #14:

Conference room #14 is located on the Lower Level of the Fuqua School, just below the Fox Student Center atrium. There is parking available at the Fuqua “un-gated” lot after 5pm. From 15-501 (coming from ChapelHill), take the NC 751 Duke University West Campus exit, turn right on 751 (Cameron) and then left a Erwin Rd, then right at Towerview Rd., then take your next right turn at the first stop sign (the name of the
street is either Circuit or Fuqua Dr.) This street becomes a long driveway/parking lot (stay straight, do not veer to the right!) that ends in a “loop”. You can park along the Circuit driveway after 5pm.

After you park, walk towards the loop. Go up the stairs and through the front doors (NOT the side doors) which lead to an atrium (the Fox Student center). As soon as you go through the front door you will see a
semi-circle shaped set of stairs. Go down these stairs – Conference room

#14 is the second door on the left, directly across from the PhD offices.

If you’re coming from Duke East campus or downtown Durham, pick up the directions from Erwin, but instead turn left onto Towerview.

Day/Time: Tuesday, January 29 from 6-7pm
Location: Room 3009 in the Global Education Center at UNC

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.