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Universit y of Delaware | 2011
CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE: University community celebrates unique partnership
2 | Building bridges for
international education
the institute for Global studies (iGs) is a
driving force behind UD’s internationalization efforts. Meet Lesa Griffiths, iGs director.
6 | Celebrating the new
Confucius institute
Kathy F. atKinson
Contents | January 2011
a bright partnership shines as the
Confucius institute for Chinese language
and culture is inaugurated at UD.
Patrick Harker
President
tom Apple
Provost
4 | news briefs
UD professor Emeritus richard heck takes
the world stage in stockholm to accept the
nobel prize in Chemistry.
Lesa Griffiths
Associate Provost
for International Programs
and Director of the Institute
for Global Studies
10 | Perspectives:
the profound impact
of a global education
office of
Communications
and Marketing
prof. Cynthia schmidt-Cruz’s decision to take
spanish in sixth grade opened a world of
opportunity with continuing rewards.
David Brond
Vice President for
Communications
and Marketing
tracey Bryant
Editor
12 | A world-class program
for olympic coaches
David Barczak
Senior Art Director
an international coaching program really
takes off through a partnership between
UD and the U.s. olympic Committee.
Daniel Wright
Production Coordinator
14 | Global gourmet
institute for
Global studies
advisory Board
Joe DiGregorio, executive chef at vita nova,
prepares a Mediterranean specialty.
rick andrews
ann ardis
nancy Brickhouse
David Brond
tracey Bryant
serkan Bulut
Julio Carrión
Jianguo Chen
amy Foley
Lesa Griffiths
susan hall
Kathleen Kerr
Daniel Leathers
Babatunde ogunnaike
Charles riordan
allison rosenberg
Cynthia schmidt-Cruz
tom sims
scott stevens
18 | Research around
the world
UD researchers are working on globally
important topics in the sciences, arts
and humanities.
20 | Book spotlight
22 | Lifting up lives
in india’s slums
UD students are inspired to find ways to improve the lives of poor women and children.
16 | Middle east Partnership
initiative connects
Arab world and u.s.
students from the Middle
East gain a new perspective
about americans through
this successful U.s. state
Department program.
Evan KrapE
in Kabal Girls Soccer Club, UD alumna awista
ayub brings soccer to girls in afghanistan.
28 | World traveler
What do you know about China?
CoVeR
the University of Delaware
celebrates its increasing
global partnerships with a
display of flags of the world.
photo by Evan Krape.
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institute for Global studies
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From the president
ur world, which once seemed unimaginably vast, has shrunk. Faster than ever before in our
history, technology and policy have opened up communication, commerce, investment,
travel and migration — essentially laying the globe “flat.”
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is is the world into which the University of delaware’s students graduate. ese graduates must
be globally aware and globally competent. ey must understand how nations relate to one another —
historically, culturally, politically, economically and ideologically. ey must have the capacity and
inclination to help solve the most persistent problems that plague us as a global community.
educators oen proclaim the need to prepare students for global competition. But perhaps even
more important is preparing them for global collaboration — for working across borders and with
diverse people, for contributing their knowledge and talent to issues of international significance.
is is global citizenship, and this is our mission.
Ud already enjoys a reputation as a leader in international scholarship and service. We rank third
among U.s. public doctoral institutions in study-abroad participation, and our institute for Global
studies is strengthening the University’s substantial engagement efforts worldwide. in these pages,
you’ll read about Ud programs that are internationalizing our campus and our outlook; partnerships that are expanding our global collaboration in education and research; and projects that honor
and reaffirm our shared humanity.
As the world moves inevitably toward even more interconnectedness and interdependence, we
will continue applying our ideas and our effort to improving the human condition and the world in
which we live. As a Citizen University, we can promise no less.
UD has academic collaborations under way
on every continent. A welcome banner greets
President Harker during a recent visit to
the Southwestern University of Finance and
Economics in Chengdu, China.
Patrick T. Harker
President, University of Delaware
Building bridges for
international education
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An interview with Lesa Griffiths | by Tracey Bryant
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esa Griffiths knows firsthand the power of
international experiences. she calls them
“life changing.”
since 1999, the professor of animal science in
UD’s College of agriculture and natural resources
has been leading study-abroad trips to new
Zealand, one of the most efficient producers of beef
and lamb in the world. During a month with the
Kiwis, students visit cattle and sheep stations and
talk with farmers about how they produce so much
food in such a sustainable manner.
these experiences have not only enriched her
students’ understanding of the world, but also have
expanded her own horizons, Griffiths says. her
wonderful collections show it, from rimu wood carvings and sheepdog whistles, to books on Maori culture, ranch life and fly-fishing in new Zealand. she
also learned needle felt, a wool fiber art, there.
today, as associate provost for international programs and director of UD’s institute for Global studies (iGs), Griffiths oversees over 70 study-abroad
programs in 45 countries, helps support faculty in
the development of international programs, and fosters cultural awareness through public events with a
cosmopolitan flair. she has traveled to 11 countries
so far as part of UD’s global initiatives.
Lesa Griffiths is the associate provost for international programs and director of the Institute for
Global Studies at UD. She also is a professor
of animal science in the College of Agriculture
and Natural Resources.
Mission: the institute for Global studies (iGs) was established
at the University of Delaware in 2009 to continue to expand the
University’s global reach and impact and to build and strengthen
international partnerships for education and research.
Major Initiatives: the Global Academic Initiative develops and strengthens multidisciplinary academic programs. Research, Grants and Contracts helps to secure external
funding for projects and services that enhance UD’s international academic and cultural
climate. the Global Partnerships Initiative develops strategic partnerships with institutions
of higher education, governmental and non-governmental agencies, industries, and civic
groups around the world that are mutually beneficial and long-lasting. Community Engagement
and Outreach includes projects to enhance
a welcoming campus and provides essential
services to UD’s international community,
as well as enriches the greater community.
Partners: UD’s seven colleges, the
Area Studies programs, Confucius Institute, and centers across campus are active partners with the IGS. The IGS also
collaborates with the English Language
Institute, the Office for International Students and Scholars, and UD Admissions.
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During the University’s strategic
planning process, the need to build
upon our already strong tradition in international study was mentioned over and over
again in meetings with constituents across
campus and in the broader Delaware community. their input is reflected in the path to
prominence strategic plan, with the “Global
initiative” identified as one of the University’s
six strategic milestones. the institute for
Global studies was established to provide
leadership and support for programs and experiences which help all of us to be informed,
skilled, open-minded citizens of the world.
Q:
A:
institute for Global studies
The Institute for Global Studies is based in
Elliott Hall on UD’s main campus in Newark.
Why did the university of Delaware decide to establish the
institute for Global studies (iGs)?
Contact: www.udel.edu/global
What are the institute’s major
areas of focus?
the iGs partners with faculty, academic departments and colleges to
(1) strengthen multidisciplinary programs with
a global focus including the offering of studyabroad programs in over 40 countries on all
seven continents; (2) foster the development
of strategic, sustainable, mutually beneficial
global partnerships; (3) provide administrative
and logistical support for extramurally funded
education, training and research programs;
and (4) support a wide variety of educational,
social and cultural events and programs in
our community.
Q:
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How many staff work at the iGs,
and what is their expertise?
the institute has 14 full-time employees along with several undergraduate and graduate students. We have a group of
program coordinators with expertise in areas
ranging from business to language and culture, a financial and logistics team, and support staff. the leadership team includes the
directors of the area studies programs and
the Confucius institute. the director of our
partnerships, contracts and grants group has
experience in political science and international relations, and the associate director of
our study-abroad programs has expertise in
language and culture.
Q:
How will the iGs help prepare uD
students for a world that is growing increasingly "flat"?
A:
the iGs will provide students with
opportunities to become engaged in
academic, research, social, cultural and other
programmatic activities that will foster knowledge and awareness of the economic, environmental, political, cultural and social issues
facing the world.
“Global experience has incredible impact.
How could you not believe?” — Lesa Griffiths, iGs Director
A window to the world
the iGs supports a wide variety of
activities. For example, we are currently partnering with professor Mark Miller
to launch in January the national security
institute funded by the U.s. Department of
state. We are a partner in the international
Coaching Enrichment program funded by
the United states olympic Committee and
directed by professors Matt robinson and
Jeff schneider (see page 12).
the iGs sponsors its own funding programs such an the annual international research awards program and the international
travel awards program. We are working with
the area studies program and the Department
of anthropology on a new Global studies
Certificate program and with the Latin american studies program on the Global-at-home
semester program. it’s very hard to name
just a few of our initiatives because so many
individuals and departments are involved in
very exciting activities.
Q:
A:
Why are you such a strong
believer in global studies?
i believe that we will leave the world
in the hands of a generation of students that not only are more knowledgeable
and better prepared to solve complex global
problems such as health, food, energy and the
environment, but are also more engaged and
embrace the human experience. i will never
forget a parent who called me a few weeks
after her daughter returned from study abroad
and told me that if it wasn’t for the fact that her
daughter looked much like she did before she
went abroad — she would never know she was
the same person. Global experience has incredible impact. how could you not believe?
Q:
How will the iGs impact
the greater community in
Delaware and internationally?
A:
the iGs hopes to engage teachers,
community organizations and
industry by sponsoring programs that focus
on global education, culture and world events.
We are already involved in assisting with and
sponsoring conferences, lectures, and social
and cultural programs. the new Confucius
institute located in iGs will play an important
role in bringing Chinese
language and culture to
the greater community.
Evan KrapE
Q:
A:
Lesa Griffiths bought an old book about New Zealand on her first
study-abroad trip to that country a decade ago. Today, her collection spans New Zealand “station” (ranch) life, sheep herding and
farming (of particular interest to the animal science professor), to
the native Maoris, fly-fishing and children’s stories. Some of the
books date to New Zealand’s early settlement. An avid collector,
Griffiths has been featured on Home and Garden Television (HGTV).
What kinds of academic and research
activities does the iGs support?
Meet the iGs staff
Based in Elliott hall on the UD campus, the staff of the institute for Global
studies develops and supports international programs and partnerships.
From left, front row: Lisa Chieffo,
Lesa Griffiths, director and associate
provost for international programs,
and Bahram rajee.
second row: ruthie toole, Diane
henker, Marie Gleason, Marion
Bernard-amos, Lisa huber, Julio Carrión
and Eric Cantrell.
Back row: Laura Devenney, Brenda
Misko, steve amster, Lukman arsalan,
Mark heissenbuttel and Lorraine Grube.
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ZaChary BLUEtt
news Briefs
Chorale recognized as one of world’s finest
the university of Delaware
Chorale won four awards at the
42nd international tolosa Choral
Contest in spain, placing in every
category in which it competed.
Appearances in the contest are
by invitation only, and uD was one
of only two u.s. choirs that participated, along with 20 other groups
from europe, japan, the Philippines,
ukraine and Russia. uD’s chorale
was invited because of its 2007 firstplace award at the 10th international
Choir festival in talinn, estonia.
the 48 chorale members had an
“amazing trip,” according to director
Paul Head, with standing ovations
at every performance. they also
won the distinctly european accolade of synchronized clapping —
“an honor offered only to the best
of the best,” Head noted.
UD a major producer
of fulbright scholars
Weiher receives Germany’s friendship Award
the University of Delaware is among the nation’s top producers of Fulbright scholars, with the following faculty
receiving awards for 2010–2011. administered by the U.s.
Department of state, the international exchange program is
designed to “increase mutual understanding between the
people of the United states and the people of other countries.”
GonzALo ARCe, Charles
Black Evans professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is the first recipient
of the Fulbright-nokia Distinguished Chair in information
and Communications technologies, funded by the
nokia Foundation and the
Finnish Fulbright Commission. he is working with
helsinki University of technology and nokia research
Center on compressive sensing. this technology recovers
signals and images from far
fewer data than traditional
methods and has potential
impacts in medical imaging
to consumer electronics.
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stuARt KAufMAn, professor of political science and
international relations, will be
the Fulbright-Diplomatic
academy visiting professor of
international relations at the
Diplomatic academy at the
University of vienna during
spring 2011. Drawing on his
experience serving on the
U.s. national security Council
staff, he will teach a graduate
seminar on american foreign
policy and a course on ethnic
conflict based on his two
decades of study of ethnic
conflicts around the globe.
he also will give public lectures in Europe on american
grand strategy and on options
for resolving ethnic conflicts.
AjAy MAnRAi, professor of
marketing and faculty director of graduate and executive programs in the Lerner
College of Business and Economics, won a Fulbrightnehru research scholar
award for research in india in
spring 2011. hosted by the
indian institute of Management in hyderabad and the
anand Group of Companies
in new Delhi, he will conduct
research on the similarities
and differences in the
marketing strategies of
indian companies and
multinational companies
with origins in both the
U.s. and abroad.
James F. Weiher, an instructor at UD’s osher Lifelong Learning institute in
Wilmington, received the Federal republic of Germany Friendship award from
honorary Consul Barbara afanassiev on oct. 1, 2010. Given by the German
ambassador, Klaus scharioth, the award recognizes outstanding americans
who in their respective fields of academia, politics, media, culture and other
areas, have had an impact in fostering positive German-american relations.
BetH MoRLinG, associate
professor of psychology, is
researching social support
on her Fulbright at Kyoto
University in Japan. she and
yukiko Uchida of the Kokoro
research Center are studying
a phenomenon observed by
other scholars, that in East
asian cultural contexts,
people are more reluctant to
ask friends or family for help
when under stress because
they don’t want to burden
others with the obligation.
however, in Europeanamerican contexts, people
tend to feel more comfortable, perhaps because they
think others are free to help
or not, by individual choice.
jeAn PfAeLzeR, professor
of English with appointments in the Women’s studies and East asian programs,
has been awarded a senior
Fulbright in holland for
spring 2011. hosted by the
american studies program at
the University of Utrecht, she
will teach seminars on asian
american culture and 19thcentury women authors. she
also will use Dutch archives,
from diaries to court and
maritime records, to complete her research on Muted
Mutinies, a study of slave rebellions on ships transporting kidnapped “coolies” from
China to work on Caribbean
sugar plantations.
susAn stRAsseR, richards
professor of history, won a
Fulbright appointment as a
senior lecturer in history at
the Free University of Berlin
for spring 2011. she will join
the Free University’s John F.
Kennedy institute for north
american studies, where she
will teach graduate and undergraduate courses in
american consumer culture
and in global and american
environmental history, her
specialties. she will also deliver talks to academic and
public audiences on subjects
drawn from her new book
project, A Historical Herbal:
Household Medicine in a
Developing Consumer Culture.
For uD news, visit www.udel.edu/udaily
UD PROFESSOR EMERITUS WINS
UD students on a study-abroad trip to
Chile and Argentina.
the university of Delaware ranks
third in the u.s. among public, doctorategranting research institutions in student
participation in study abroad, according
to the 2010 Open Doors report by the
institute of international education (iie).
the rankings are based on the 2008–
2009 academic year.
uD had a study-abroad participation
rate of 39 percent, behind only Miami
university (ohio), at 42.9 percent,
and the College of William and Mary,
at 40.3 percent.
Additionally, uD ranks seventh
among the top-20 leading doctoral
research institutions in the number
of students who participate in shortterm study-abroad programs, from
two to four weeks long.
ichard F. heck, the Willis F. harrington professor Emeritus at the
University of Delaware, won the 2010 nobel prize in Chemistry.
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heck, 79, received the honor from the royal swedish academy
of sciences in stockholm on Dec. 10, alongside fellow researchers
Ei-ichi negishi, 75, of purdue University, and akira suzuki, 80, of hokkaido University in sapporo, Japan, “for palladium-catalyzed cross
couplings in organic synthesis.” they shared a $1.5 million award.
the scientists were honored for discovering “more efficient
ways of linking carbon atoms together to build the complex
molecules that are improving our everyday lives.”
“the University of Delaware is exceptionally proud of prof.
Richard Heck,
Nobel Laureate and
richard F. heck and his ground-breaking research in the field of
Willis F. Harrington
chemistry,” UD president patrick harker said.
Professor Emeritus at UD
“this is a tremendous accomplishment for prof. heck and his
colleagues, acknowledging the development of a tremendously sophisticated tool that
will aid scientists to make potential cancer drugs and medicines,” said provost tom apple,
who was a graduate student in chemistry at UD when heck was on the faculty. heck
retired from UD in 1989.
Douglass taber, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, who has known heck as a colleague since 1982, explained the discovery’s importance, saying, “all of pharmaceutical
chemistry and photolithography, the making of computer chips, depends on carbon bond
formation. his [heck’s] contribution was to make that bond catalytic in the expensive metal,
making large-scale industrial production affordable. When Dna sequencing became important, heck chemistry made the coupling of organic dyes to the Dna bases possible.”
UD’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has ties to a second nobel prize winner. the late Daniel nathans, who graduated from UD in 1950 with a bachelor of science
degree in chemistry, won the nobel prize in physiology or Medicine in 1978.
a special scientific symposium will be held in prof. heck’s honor at the University of
Delaware on May 26, 2011. For more information, visit www.udel.edu/nobelsymposium.
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global education
uD also is the leading destination
in Delaware for international students.
of the 3,005 foreign students studying
in Delaware in 2009–2010, uD welcomed the highest number: 2,491.
international students spent an
estimated $76.4 million in Delaware
in 2009–2010. the majority of Delaware’s international students are
from China, india, south Korea,
saudi Arabia and turkey.
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nobel Prize in Chemistry
UD a leader in
Press conference with the 2010 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry and Physics. Photos courtesy of
the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Matthew watters named rhodes scholar
Matthew t. Watters , a University of Delaware senior from ramsey, n.J., is one of 32 american men
and women selected as 2010 rhodes scholars representing the United states.
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a neuroscience major and political science minor at UD, Watters will begin his studies at the University
of oxford in England in october 2011. he plans to work toward a master of science degree in global
health science.
Watters founded students for haiti, which is raising funds to rebuild a hospital destroyed in the town
of villa. he also has worked in two hospitals in south sudan, training staff in the prevention of infection.
“his work greatly improved the level of care in those hospitals,” says Katharine C. Kerrane, senior associate director of the UD honors program. “he has a fearless quality when it comes to tackling problems.”
Watters is the University of Delaware’s 12th rhodes scholar.
Matthew Watters on a humanitarian mission in Haiti.
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Xiamen University President Zhu
Chongshi and UD President Patrick
Harker unveil the plaque for the new
Confucius Institute at UD, focusing on
Chinese language and culture.
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University community celebrates opening of the
Confucius institute
Photos by Kathy F. Atkinson
he University of Delaware’s Confucius institute for the advancement
of Chinese language and culture was inaugurated oct. 19, 2010, in an
applause-filled ceremony capped by celebratory performances ranging from a violin virtuoso’s serenade to a traditional Chinese lion dance.
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“We thank you for making the long journey to the U.s. for this wonderful celebration and for your extraordinary dedication to the cause that’s
brought us together tonight,” said UD president patrick harker to president
Zhu Chongshi and his delegation from Xiamen University.
a strong collaboration between the two universities resulted in the proposal for the Confucius institute at UD. the hanban/Confucius institute
headquarters in Beijing, which is affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of
Education, approved the proposal and will provide continuing support for
its language instruction and cultural programs. UD’s Confucius institute is
one of more than 300 around the world.
the Confucius institute will advance several of the University of
Delaware’s most important goals, harker said, including expanding
UD’s international reach and amplifying its impact, strengthening global
partnerships, and developing collaborative initiatives in international
and transnational issues.
“through the institute, we’ll build interest and competence in Chinese
language and culture and instigate a deeper appreciation of China’s global
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importance not just among members of the
University community, but throughout the
state and region,” harker said.
harker noted that the Confucius institute
also will build a strong bridge between the
University and the private sector, fostering
economic scholarship and entrepreneurship.
“Confucius, the great thinker and philosopher, proposed that harmony is the highest
form of relationship between people, nations
and states,” noted Xiamen University president
Zhu during his remarks. “this has become
the most precious element of China’s
cultural heritage.”
opening Ceremony
The traditional Chinese Lion Dance, to summon
luck and good fortune, was performed by the
University of Pennsylvania Lions. Two students
operated each lion, mimicking the real animal’s
movements through the powerful stances and
acrobatics of Chinese martial arts.
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a partnership with a “bright future”
An interview with Xiamen University
President Zhu Chongshi
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rof. Zhu Chongshi has been the president of Xiamen University since 2003. Based in
the major port city of Xiamen in Fujian, China, the university has 27,000 students across
82 undergraduate programs, 219 master’s programs and 134 doctoral programs. the university’s
mission is to advance learning, as underscored in its motto, “pursue excellence; strive for perfection.”
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Prof. Zhu Chongshi,
President, Xiamen University
Zhu was born in 1954 in Fujian province. he received his bachelor’s degree in 1982 from Xiamen University
and his doctoral degree in 1990 from the University of Belgrade in the former yugoslavia. his primary research
interest is economic law — the study of the social and economic relationship developed between a state and
other entities in society in the course of all kinds of economic activities.
How do you see the relationship between
xiamen university and the university of
Delaware developing in the future?
there is a bright future for the two universities with regard to our collaborations and
exchanges, which will continue to grow
and expand.
What do you think are the major strengths
of the partnership between the university
of Delaware and xiamen university?
Both are outstanding major research
universities that have many identical and/or
similar areas and disciplines. Many of these
areas and disciplines have possibilities for
cooperation and exchange. this is especially
so in marine studies, environmental sciences, chemistry, life science, business management, anthropology, history, etc.,
where there is a big potential for
collaborative initiatives.
What do you feel are the keys
to establishing successful international collaborations?
there are two keys. First, both should share
the same understanding that a globalized
campus is important. second, there should
be a foundation for collaborations; that is,
there must be several areas and disciplines
on both sides that have the same level of
research ability. and researchers and
scholars at both institutions must have an
interest in collaborating.
Why is the Confucius institute and global
education, in general, important?
the objective of the Confucius institute is
to help deepen an understanding of the
Chinese language and culture among
people around the world and help them
learn Chinese, thus promoting friendly
exchange among peoples of different
countries, especially among young people.
uD and xiamen university also have
established important research partnerships. What are some of the major issues
that our universities can address together
through research?
the University of Delaware and Xiamen
University have established a first-rate joint
research institute of ocean and environment sciences. Collaborations of this kind
will maximize existing research resources
at both institutions, yielding more and
better research results. We have now seen
the result of these research partnerships.
Are there arts and humanities programs
that might be established through the
uD-xiamen collaborations?
the two universities will establish collaborations in such areas as business
management, anthropology, history
President Harker and President Zhu signed a
preliminary agreement on October 20, 2010,
to establish the University of Delaware-Xiamen
University Dual Degree in Oceanography.
Under this agreement, American students from
UD and Chinese students from Xiamen University can receive a doctoral degree in oceanography from both institutions if students fulfill the
degree requirements of both institutions.
and international relations. the Confucius
institute is one such important collaborative initiative in the humanities.
the university of Delaware is continuing to
globalize its campus. How does the partnership with uD benefit xiamen university?
the University of Delaware’s efforts to globalize its campus will promote collaborations
and exchange between UD and Xiamen University. they will create more opportunities
for Xiamen University’s faculty and students
to interact with their UD counterparts, thus
further improving the level of academic and
scholarly activities at both institutions.
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“ ‘Knowledge is the
light of the mind’ — the
Confucius institute will
make the light ever
brighter and help the
people of Delaware learn
the Chinese language and
culture, and become a
bridge of friendship
between the american
and Chinese people.”
UD’s Dragonfly Dance
Club, resplendent in
gold costumes, presented the traditional
Chinese dance “The
Splendor of Dunhuang.”
UD violin virtuoso
Xiang Gao, accompanied on piano
by Marian Lee,
performed the “Fisherman’s Serenade.”
The celebration included a
calligraphy demonstration.
— Hanban/Confucius institute Headquarters
Building strong international partnerships
has been a hallmark of Xiamen University.
a leader in international education since its
founding in 1921, Xiamen University has over
150 inter-institutional agreements in place for
student exchanges and joint research. in one
such endeavor, UD and Xiamen scientists are
conducting collaborative research through
the Joint institute for ocean and Coastal resource Management, a partnership forged by
Xiamen’s College of oceanography and Environmental science and UD’s College of Earth,
ocean, and Environment.
since 2006, Xiamen University has
established 11 Confucius institutes around
the world, with the twelfth now at UD —
a relationship that has blossomed rapidly
since the universities’ initial collaborative
agreements in 2007.
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Evan KrapE
a new dual degree in oceanography, established when the two university presidents
signed a preliminary agreement, will enable
american and Chinese students to receive two
doctoral degrees in oceanography, one from
each institution if the degree requirements are
met for each institution.
New York musician
Judy Yeh played
“The Sparkling
Galaxy” on the
Chinese guzheng.
to the U.s., and by Jianguo Chen, director of UD’s Confucius institute, on behalf of
hanban/Confucius institute headquarters.
“Under his strong support and commitment, the relationship is growing every day,”
president Zhu said of president harker. “We will
do everything in our power to aid the teaching
of the Confucius institute,” he noted.
“ ‘Knowledge is the light of the mind’ —
the Confucius institute will make the light
ever brighter and help the people of Delaware
learn the Chinese language and culture, and
become a bridge of friendship between the
american and Chinese people,” Chen read.
the University of Delaware’s motto is
“Knowledge is the light of the mind.”
Congratulatory letters were read by First
secretary shen yiling on behalf of Zhang yesui,
ambassador of the people’s republic of China
Joining Chen in the leadership of the
Confucius institute is co-director huang
Jiangjun, deputy dean of the overseas Educa-
tion College and the international College at
Xiamen University. in 2011, two Chinese language instructors from Xiamen University will
join the institute.
Capping the celebration, the University
of pennsylvania Lions performed the traditional Chinese Lion Dance; new york musician Judy yeh presented “the sparkling
Galaxy” on the Chinese guzheng or horizontal harp; violin virtuoso Xiang Gao, professor
of music at UD, accompanied by Marian Lee,
played the “Fisherman’s serenade”; and UD’s
Dragonfly Dance Club, resplendent in gold
costumes, performed the traditional Chinese
dance “the splendor of Dunhuang.”
uD planning master’s program in technical Chinese translation
he University of Delaware plans to launch a
master’s program in technical Chinese translation
this fall in response to growing industry needs.
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three graduate-level courses in Chinese technical
translation are being offered this spring. pending
approval of the University’s Faculty senate and the Board
of trustees, the Graduate program (M.a.) in technical
Chinese translation will begin in the fall 2011 semester.
and interpret data on over 100 of the most important industries and sectors of the burgeoning Chinese economy.
CMi expects to initially employ more than 50 students
and information-industry professionals at its Delaware
operations to bring its weekly analytic reports to audiences worldwide.
the 33-credit master’s program at UD will provide
bilingual students with professional training in both the
theory and practice of technical translation and interpretation, and will encompass journalistic writing, comparative linguistics, scientific and analytical translation, and
computer-assisted translation, according to Jianguo Chen,
associate professor and director of the Chinese language
program at UD. Chen also directs UD’s Confucius institute.
“translation has become one of the fastestgrowing professions in today’s globalized world,”
said George Watson, dean of UD’s College of arts and
jianguo Chen, associate
sciences. “the rapid rise of transnational business
professor and director of UD’s
between China and the United states has necessitated
Chinese language program.
the translation of vast business and scientific texts from
“We are planning a rigorous curriculum that offers
Chinese into English. the exemplary program being dequality instruction from experienced translation professionals and
veloped in our Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, in
experts who will ensure that students, upon the completion of the
collaboration with industry, will prepare students for rapid advanceprogram, will possess a high level of bilingual proficiency, practical
ment in this growing field. it also will mark the first professional mastechniques and skills of translation, specialized knowledge and
ter’s program in the humanities at UD.”
credibility, a familiarity with theories and professional aspects of
translation, and a fine cultural understanding that will give them a
Dennis o’Brien, president of China Monitor inc., has pledged to
competitive edge in the job market,” Chen said.
provide full-tuition scholarships for 15 UD students and has offered
the major information-processing company’s base in newark, Del.,
as a potential training facility. CMi recently won an exclusive license
from the China Economic information network (CEinet) to translate
For more information, contact Chen at [chenjia@udel.edu]. to
learn more about UD’s graduate and professional programs, visit
www.udel.edu/gradoffice/.
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Perspectives
The profound impact
of a worldly education
by Cynthia Schmidt-Cruz
Acting Chair, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Associate Professor, Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
in sixth grade, Cynthia schmidt-Cruz selected spanish as the foreign
language she wanted to learn. that seemingly simple choice would impact
her life in more ways than she could ever have imagined, as you’ll read.
schmidt-Cruz specializes in contemporary Latin american narrative, in particular, the stories of Julio Cortázar and
Cristina peri rossi; literature of exile; and
representations of childhood in Latin
Schmidt-Cruz recently edited this book
about Argentina’s 2001 economic and american literature. her current research
deals with the argentine novela negra or
political collapse, as told through the
words and images of women.
crime novel.
y foreign language studies began in
the sixth grade when my Milwaukee
area school district began offering
languages on an experimental basis. We were
allowed to choose between French, German
and spanish, and i chose spanish because i
was intrigued by the culture and geography of
the spanish-speaking world. Little did i know
back then — and this was well before the
boom of spanish language learning — that
my choice would mark the beginning of a long
and fulfilling career.
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after graduating from high school, i convinced my parents to let me study in toluca,
Mexico, in the summer, and i was hooked on
study abroad. During my undergraduate
years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
i participated in a junior-year abroad in
Madrid and spent two summers studying
in France.
When i needed a third romance language
for my graduate degree, portuguese was the
natural choice. i spent a summer studying in
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Cynthia Schmidt-Cruz
leads UD’s Department
of Foreign Languages
and Literatures. The
department has over
80 faculty and instructors
and offers courses in
10 languages.
salvador, Brazil, and subsequently was
awarded a scholarship from the Brazilian
Ministry of Foreign affairs, which allowed me
to do three semesters of graduate work in
Luso-Brazilian literature in rio de Janeiro.
the benefits i gained from study abroad
went far beyond the utilitarian, professional
benefit of perfecting my foreign language skills
and increasing my knowledge of other cultures. along with sensitivity to other cultures
and cultural values, i gained a new perspective on my own country. and of course there
were the rewards of personal enrichment and
growth as i enhanced my self-knowledge, selfreliance and problem-solving skills.
My work at the University of Delaware has
given me the opportunity to introduce students to the excitement i discovered through
study abroad, area studies and the study of
language and culture. i feel fortunate to be
able to help foster this appreciation of other
cultural values and the love of language
learning in university students in various
capacities at UD: as a professor of spanish
and portuguese; as director of the Latin american studies program; as a study-abroad program director in spain, Brazil and argentina;
and now as acting chair of the Department of
Foreign Languages and Literatures.
i have been enriched by my involvement
with area studies, which offer students a comprehensive knowledge of a world region. UD’s
programs have served as platforms for interdisciplinary programming about specific issues.
For instance, under my directorship in
2003–2004, the Latin american studies program organized a project on the 2001 economic, political and cultural crisis in argentina,
entitled “Buenos aires: a tale of two Cities —
Mapping the new reality through poetry and
photography.” it featured an exhibition of
poetry and photography about the crisis, complemented by a speakers’ forum which examined argentine reality from the perspectives of
political science, economics, international relations, journalism and literature, thus enabling
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today, schmidt-Cruz is acting chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at UD. an associate professor of spanish, portuguese
and Latin american studies, she teaches
courses in Latin american literature and
civilization and portuguese language and
Brazilian culture. she formerly directed
the Latin american studies program and
has led study-abroad programs in spain,
argentina and Brazil.
students and the University community to
gain an understanding of the crisis through
multiple perspectives.
the following year, the Latin american
studies program organized “Central america:
repression, resistance, and recovery,” a
three-week multidisciplinary project focusing
on the reality of this region of the world.
it is equally rewarding to serve as acting
chair of the Department of Foreign Languages
and Literatures (FLL), a campus leader in studyabroad programs since 1923 when raymond
Kirkbride, assistant professor of French, led
UD’s first study-abroad program to paris.
Each year, FLL offers more than 25 studyabroad options, and between winter 2000
and summer 2010 sent a total of 5,889 students abroad. almost all of the programs
feature home-stays, enabling students to
be immersed in the language and culture of
the country.
as a study-abroad director, i have been
able to witness students gaining the tolerance and compassion that comes with cultural awareness while honing their language
skills through cultural immersion. as exciting
as it is to watch students’ personal and intel-
 | Schmidt-Cruz leads her UD students on a study-abroad trip in Brazil.
lectual growth over the course of their studyabroad experience, it is even more gratifying
to follow their development afterwards as
many of them embark on rewarding careers
abroad or in the U.s., using their foreign
language skills and international education.
study abroad and the study of foreign
languages and cultures has had a profound
impact on my life and career, and i have
found it deeply satisfying to help instill in
students a lifelong appreciation of other
cultures and the value of language learning
as they strive to become global citizens.
“As a study-abroad
director, I have been able
to witness students gaining the tolerance and
compassion that comes
with cultural awareness
while honing their language skills through
cultural immersion.”
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to date, FLL has sponsored semester,
winter or summer session programs in 19
countries on five continents — argentina,
austria, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa rica, Cuba,
Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, italy,
Japan, Martinique, Mexico, panama, russia,
spain and tunisia.
| Schmidt-Cruz and her
study-abroad students pose
in front of El Alcázar (“the
castle”) in Segovia, Spain.
Perched on a rocky cliff,
El Alcázar dates to the 12th
century and was the site of
the marriage of Ferdinand
and Isabella, which unified
Spain in the 15th century.
The castle is now a UNESCO
world site.
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UD partners with USOC on third successful effort | by Kathryn Marrone
International coaches
are welcomed to the
UD campus as part
of an Olympic training program.
only serve as coaches within their respective
sports, but to also serve as foundation builders
for future coaches and athletes while spreading the olympic spirit.
lympic coaches from around the globe
had world-class training opportunities to
boost their knowledge and expertise through
the international Coaching Enrichment Certification program (iCECp) held at the University
of Delaware this past fall.
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now in its third consecutive year, the program, which is a partnership of UD, the U.s.
olympic Committee (UsoC) and olympic
solidarity, welcomed 21 national coaches
representing five continents, 21 countries
and 10 sports.
Just as the interlocking olympic rings
symbolize the friendships that athletes make
through these athletic competitions, the iCECp
focuses on assisting coaches in building their
skills in a collegial way, according to UsoC chief
executive officer scott Blackmun.
“iCECp is aimed at helping coaches develop
proficiency in a wide variety of coaching skills
and at all levels of competition in order to help
them further develop the coaching infrastructure in their home countries,” Blackmun noted.
the effort, which Blackmun calls a “worldclass coaching education program,” consists of
lectures, guest speakers, participant presentations, group work and field trips.
through the course of approximately six
weeks, the iCECp educates national level
coaches on topics ranging from sport nutrition,
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“We have a committed
and passionate group of
participants who will return
to their native countries to
impact the grassroots levels
all the way up to the highest
levels of competition in
their respective sports.”
— Matt Robinson
sport medicine, injury management and prevention, to sport psychology and physiology,
sport administration and coaching methods.
the intended outcome for participants is that
they are able to return to their countries to not
Matthew robinson, professor of business
administration and director of the UD sport
management program, and Jeff schneider,
director of strength and conditioning at the
University’s high performance Figure skating
Center, direct the iCECp and have been leaders
in its development.
robinson and schneider both possess a
wealth of international sport management
experience. robinson worked for the U.s.
Department of state in the area of sport diplomacy in 2008, while schneider has worked with
numerous national, world and olympic-level
figure skaters.
in order to cover the latest technical methods of various sports and to teach coaches
how to incorporate within the training of their
athletes the use of physiology, nutrition, psychology and other technologies, the iCECp
offers a structured, comprehensive and indepth course of study through four modules,
robinson said.
During the first module, participants spend
two weeks at UD and attend lectures and presentations from experts on a variety of coaching education and sports science topics.
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A world-class program for olympic coaches
the second module is a sport-specific
apprenticeship that allows participants to
observe and interact with coaches from
national governing bodies, university athletic
teams or elite sport clubs in each of their
respective sports. in conjunction with the
apprenticeship, coaches also develop a project aimed at improving their national coaching infrastructure with the support of an
international coaching expert.
participating in an apprenticeship offers
coaches in the iCECp the unique opportunity
to train at leading sport facilities like the
north Baltimore aquatic Club, home of Bob
Bowman and olympic medalist Michael
phelps, and the Usa volleyball Men’s and
Women’s training Center in anaheim, Calif.
the third module takes place at the U.s.
olympic training Center and headquarters in
Colorado springs and consists of a continuation of lectures and group work activities during a two-week period taught by UsoC sport
performance and coaching experts.
in the final module, participants present
the projects they completed over the course
of the program to the iCECp academic Board
and thereafter undergo a public presentation
of their projects at the international olympic
Committee (ioC) headquarters in Lausanne,
switzerland.
hank steinbrecher, who served as CEo
and secretary general of U.s. soccer during
the sport’s rise to prominence in america in
the 1990s and a distinguished sports statesman, served as the keynote speaker during
the iCECp opening ceremony, which was
held in early october 2010 on the UD campus
in newark. his speech focused on the power
of sport.
“you can change lives,” steinbrecher told
the participant coaches during his speech.
“through sport, coaches have the ability to
transcend life values, cultural boundaries and
make the world a better place.“
robinson noted, “the faculty, the
coaches and staff in intercollegiate athletics
and the staff and leadership of the institute
for Global studies have been incredible. We
have a committed and passionate group of
participants who will return to their native
countries to impact the grassroots levels all
the way up to the highest levels of competition in their respective sports. We cannot be
prouder or more excited about working with
the iCECp group.”
AreA stUdies proGrAms
Promoting global citizenship
he six area studies programs at the University of Delaware have always been highly
interdisciplinary and wide-ranging, exploring parts of the globe from Europe to
asia, and africa to Latin america, while also examining the cultural and religious traditions of Judaism and islam.
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now, as the University continues to extend its global
reach, the individual programs are becoming more
connected with one another and with other international
programs at UD.
Each program has its own director and identity. the
three programs in asian, European and Latin american
studies, for example, offer bachelor’s degrees as well as
minors, while those in african, islamic and Jewish studies
offer minors. all programs have a language requirement.
By definition, area studies programs are interdiscipliJulio Carrión,
nary, bringing a variety of academic areas together in a
Director of Area Studies
program designed to give students comprehensive
knowledge of a geographic region or a particular civilization. UD’s area studies faculty
members come from such fields as foreign languages and literatures, anthropology,
history, political science and international relations, geography and philosophy,
among many others.
Julio Carrión, associate professor of political science and international relations,
recently was appointed UD’s new director of area studies in the College of arts and
sciences. Carrión, who joined the UD faculty in 1998, holds a joint appointment in the
Latin american studies program. his experience with that program, one of the largest
of the area studies components, has made him realize not only the importance of
global studies, but also the need to promote it.
in addition to garnering increased visibility for the area studies programs, Carrión
says a major goal is to develop new activities in research and outreach.
“one of the goals we have is to strengthen transnational research, particularly in
global types of issues like migration or health that cut across different regions,” he said.
“We also will continue to expand our study-abroad programs, where faculty who are
part of area studies are a key component.”
one new offering over the fall semester was a new “imagining Global Citizenship”
lecture series featuring high-profile speakers. the series involved all six programs and
was open to the public in addition to students enrolled in the class. alice Ba, director of
the asian studies program and associate professor of political science and international
relations, coordinated the new series.
“the speaker series is an example of how the different area studies programs
are working together, building on mutual strengths and encouraging inter- and
transregional themes and dialogue in both research and teaching,” Ba said.
For more information, visit www.udel.edu/Areastudies/.
Become a citizen of the global village
www.udel.edu/Areastudies/
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Islamic Studies
Jewish Studies
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restaurant and institutional Management program in
the Lerner College of Business and Economics. it is a
premier classroom dedicated to educating hospitality
professionals. “vita nova” in Latin signifies new life or a
new beginning, which is appropriate since it is the last
applied classroom experience for students before they
begin new careers in the hospitality industry.
the gregarious DiGregorio has extensive experience preparing international specialties, including this
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Middle East Partnership Initiative
connects Arab world and the U.S. | by Adam Thomas
eighteen students from 15 countries participated in the Middle east
Partnership initiative (MePi) at the
University of Delaware during the
past summer, gaining both academic
knowledge and a worldly experience
that won’t soon be forgotten.
2010, UD was selected for a record seventh time to
serve as a host institution for the six-week program, a
presidential directive founded to support economic,
political and educational reform efforts in the Middle East and
north africa and to champion opportunity for all people of the
region, especially women and youth.
In
since the first MEpi program at UD in 2004, more than 120
students from the Middle East and north africa have been
welcomed to UD during the summer to participate in six weeks
of academic and community service activities.
“the University of Delaware is both delighted and honored to
have been awarded this program,” said Lesa Griffiths, associate
provost of international programs and director of UD’s institute
for Global studies. “it is a pleasure to spend time with the MEpi
students, learning about their culture as they study ours! We
know real leaders will emerge and put what they learn into practice when they return home.”
Meriem Meziri, a student from annaba, algeria, who is currently a second-year student studying the English language at
Badji Mokhar University, said her favorite part of the program
was “the teachers at the University of Delaware — they are
amazing. to be honest, i feel honored and so happy to have
attended their classes. they are so challenging and you never
get bored in any class.
“i also loved the campus,” Meziri noted. “Everything is
close and easily accessible, with good places to hang out
and relax with friends. We all loved Main street and
are thinking about applying to graduate
school there. UD became our second home.”
The MEPI students worked with children
and young adults with disabilities at the
Mary Campbell Center in Wilmington, Del.
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Meziri said that when she found out she
had been assigned to the University of
Delaware, she “did some research about it and
about the state. i had some historic knowledge and saw
that it was a nice little state.
“When we went there, i found out that it is really beautiful,
green and being small was actually a good thing because we
could go to different states in a short amount of time. i have to
say that i fell in love with Delaware. i find it really charming and
beautiful, with great people.”
alshanti said he enjoyed all the “wonderful
friendships that i made with many friends and
from different countries.”
sarah Merie, a student from Jordan currently studying industrial engineering at the
Jordan University of science and technology,
said she loved “the people i met, without
a doubt. the combination of people was
perfect — the professors, the mentors, the
american students we met and the other great
MEpis who shared the experience with me.
“i never thought i would have friends from
the Middle East and from america who feel
closer to me than the people i grew up with,”
Merie said, noting that after she visited the
University of Delaware, she “fell in love with it.”
Merie said she enjoyed “those things on the
UD campus that give it that personalized feel,
like ‘Mentors’ Circle.’ the idea is so simple yet so
beautiful, to see the name of that professor you
admired for so long in that circle and to know
that he was appreciated for all the great work
he has done. you can't help but feel good.”
“the discussions were not limited only to the
classroom, we enjoyed political and philosophical discussions with our friends and mentors
every chance we got. i have never associated
memories of going out for italian with discussions
about U.s. foreign policy until this past summer.”
soufiane adrane, a 23-year-old graduate
student from Meknes, Morocco, who is studying “Communications in Contexts,” said he was
excited to come to america to study after
knowing and working with americans for
almost five years in Morocco.
“i didn’t actually know much about Delaware back then, and yet once i knew i was
assigned to the University of Delaware, i did
some research on it and it was interesting to
discover many things about the state, and
particularly newark and the University.”
adrane said he “enjoyed every second i
spent at the University of Delaware. i was born
and grew up in a very tiny little village in the
middle of nowhere in my country; therefore
the fact of being in the U.s., and specifically in
Delaware, was a very wild shift in my life, so
everything was new to me.
“What i enjoyed the most in my stay was
the quality and the professionalism of education at the University of Delaware,” he noted.
“it was a real privilege for me to be taught by
outstanding professors who did everything
they could to teach us a huge amount of
knowledge in a very short period of time.
For that i shall always be grateful.”
Early on in the program, andrade said, the
MEpi students had an ice cream break and their
professor asked if they were homesick. “i never
felt homesick while in the United states, but i
definitely do now,” he wrote from Morocco.
“I never thought I would
have friends from the Middle
East and from America who
feel closer to me than the
people I grew up with.”
— Sarah Merie, a student from Jordan
In addition to academic work, the MEPI students engaged
in volunteer work, cultural activities, group retreats and
networking sessions. Students also had the opportunity to
travel to historical sites and commercial centers in the U.S.
The MEPI students assisted the Mary Campbell Center residents during a recreational
therapy session. The center is home to 67 residents, each with different disabilities.
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“When i arrived and finished my MEpi program, i knew i was one of the luckiest to be in
it. My ideas were completely changed about it,
and i really wish to continue studying there.”
of the UD faculty, Merie said, “the professors
were among the best i have ever seen.the way
they challenged us and encouraged us to think
critically and question our realities is something i
appreciate more than you can imagine.
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ali salim abood alshati, a fourth-year medical student studying at Baghdad University
College of Medicine, got involved with MEpi
through the U.s. embassy in Baghdad, applying over the internet, and said that he had not
heard about the University of Delaware before
he left for the program.
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ReseARCH
sustainable agriculture aim
of growing collaboration
AROUND THE WORLD
providing safe, nutritious food for growing
world populations can take its toll on natural
resources, especially in developing countries.
With seven colleges and more than
60 research centers and institutes, the
University of Delaware has projects under way around the globe.
here’s a quick look at some of our latest international efforts.
UD’s College of agriculture and natural resources is collaborating with the international
Crop research institute for the semi-arid tropics
(iCrisat) to explore ways to boost agricultural production with the environment in mind. the project, led by shreeram inamdar, associate professor
of bioresources engineering, is funded by the
international science and Education program of
the U.s. Department of agriculture.
through summer internships in india, four UD
students examined iCrisat’s sustainable watershed
management practices and their impacts on environmental quality, crop productivity and socioeconomic conditions in target watersheds. the students also evaluated the policy and trade implications and looked at how watershed conditions and
agricultural practices in india and other developing
countries compare to conditions in the U.s.
teaching modules created by the students and
their professors are now infusing international content into eight UD courses. “sustainable Watershed
Management in Developing Countries,” a new online course, also is in development.
UD faculty Vicki Cassman (left) and Jessica Johnson (right) work with Iraqi museum professionals in Erbil, Iraq.
“We traveled to a remote village not too far
from headquarters to see the impact of the conservation practices on agricultural communities and
got to meet the farmers,” said UD student rachael
vaicunas. “it was great to be able to connect all of
our research and the topics that we included in our
teaching modules to on-the-ground projects.”
iraqi institute works to preserve cultural heritage
vicki Cassman is accustomed to teaching prospective museum professionals at the University of
Delaware the skills they will need in caring for collections, but she recently provided her expertise to a
class of students in a very different setting — iraq.
Cassman, assistant professor and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of art Conservation, taught an intensive two-week course last summer at the iraqi institute for the Conservation of
antiquities and heritage in Erbil.
the institute was established as one element of the iraq Cultural heritage project, a $13.9 million U.s.
government-funded program to expand and enhance local capacity in the field of archaeological conservation and preservation. in addition to the University, U.s. contributors to the institute include Winterthur
and the Walters art Museum in Baltimore.
the iraq Cultural heritage project has three goals: the renovation of the iraq national Museum in
Baghdad; the establishment of a cultural heritage preservation/conservation institute in Erbil; and capacity building for iraqi cultural heritage specialists.
the institute is managed by international relief and Development (irD), a U.s.-based nongovernmental
organization, under the auspices of the iraq Cultural heritage program. irD works closely with iraq’s state
Board of antiquities and heritage on efforts to improve the country's capability to preserve its significant
cultural heritage collections and archaeological sites. as part of irD’s commitment, a transition is under way
for an iraqi Board of Directors to assume complete responsibility for the management of the Erbil institute
this year.
instead of emphasizing education and outreach, as most american museums do, iraqi museums have
primarily served as safe storehouses for valuable collections, which may be viewed by the public only
occasionally, Cassman said. the institute seeks to change that emphasis and also to help iraqi museum
professionals build more professional connections among themselves and with others internationally.
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During research internships in India, UD students
studied the impact of conservation practices on
agricultural communities. Photo by Alison Kiliszek.
Conference
examines water
resources in a
changing climate
Keeping a global focus on
vital role of the oceans
oceans Day at the United nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UnFCCC) in Cancún,
Mexico, in December 2010, brought a new wave of
attention to the vital need to protect the central role
of the oceans as Earth’s life support system.
“Crucial interlinkages between oceans and climate need to be addressed,” said Biliana Cicin-sain,
co-chair and head of secretariat of the Global
Forum on oceans, Coasts, and islands, which coorganized the event. Cicin-sain directs the Gerard J.
Mangone Center for Marine policy in UD’s College
of Earth, ocean, and Environment.
Climate change is threatening the oceans’ ability to provide life-sustaining services such as generating oxygen, absorbing carbon dioxide, and
regulating climate and temperature, she explained.
if bold measures are not taken to protect the
oceans, more than half the people living in 183
coastal countries, including 44 small island nations,
will suffer disproportionate impacts from ocean
warming, sea-level rise, extreme weather and ocean
acidification (the changing of the ocean’s ph).
oceans Day featured prominent speakers, including representatives from the governments of
the seychelles, papua new Guinea and the Maldives, and working groups to develop a comprehensive agenda on oceans and climate. special
sessions were devoted to adaptation needs and
related financing for coastal and island communities at the frontline of climate change.
Grad student reaches out
to Kenyan community
At the sixth international Conference on sustainable Water environment
hosted by uD last summer, sobering
facts illustrated the need for safe, sustainable water resources:
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*
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1.1 billion people lack clean
drinking water.
2.6 billion people lack adequate
sanitation.
1.8 million people die each year
from diarrheal diseases.
“Water is the most important natural resource,” said C. P. Huang, Donald C.
Phillips Professor of Civil and environmental engineering and chair of the
conference’s organizing committee.
“it is a necessary substance for life and
there is no substitute for it.”
Climate change further complicates
the picture by shifting the amounts of
water available in various places around
the world. As just one example, a joint
initiative of the u.s. and China is studying the impact of climate change on
water resources in western China, where
rivers are fed by Himalayan glaciers that
are receding rapidly. As the glaciers
disappear, there will be a corresponding
decrease in water supply to the yangtze
River and three Gorges Dam, currently a
major energy source for China.
ideas presented at the conference,
which drew participants from six continents, will be shared in “technology for
a sustainable Water environment,” a
special issue in the Journal of Separation
and Purification Technology.
Lindsay Palkovitz, right, at a village fruit stand in Kenya.
When Lindsay palkovitz was 15, she visited a
poor rural area in Mexico where the villagers made
their living from other people’s garbage, picking
through trash for copper wire and other items they
could sell, and burning the remainder to keep warm.
“it deeply affected me to see people living like
that,” she says.
that experience ignited in palkovitz a social
conscience, and she has since spent time carrying
out community development projects in Bulgaria,
Uganda and Kenya.
now a graduate student in UD’s health promotion program, palkovitz is conducting a study
examining the effects of sociocultural factors on
adolescents' sexual behavior in rural Kwale, Kenya.
her ultimate goal is to design a culturally appropriate comprehensive hiv/aiDs and sex education
program for adolescents in that community.
palkovitz, who earned her bachelor’s degree in
anthropology at UD in 2003, is advised by associate
professor Beth orsega-smith in the College of
health sciences. her trip to Kenya during the 2011
winter session is funded by the global research
travel grant program sponsored by the office of
Graduate and professional Education, in collaboration with the institute for Global studies. twenty-five
graduate students shared $86,375 in competitive
grants, supporting travel for global research, internships and performances in 18 countries/territories
during the 2010–2011 academic year.
Professor speaks at united nations conference on inclusion
steven M. Eidelman, h. rodney sharp professor of human services policy
and Leadership in the College of Education and human Development at UD,
spoke at the United nations during the Conference of states parties to the Convention on the rights of persons with Disabilities (CrpD) in september 2010.
the CrpD was adopted in December 2006 and was opened for signature in
March 2007. there were 82 signatories, the highest number in history for a U.n.
convention on its opening day. states or regional integration organizations
may now ratify the convention and optional protocol at U.n. headquarters in
new york.
Eidelman discussed the need for countries to move away from institutionalizing people with disabilities and instead, create services that support community living and inclusion.
“it’s possible for all people with disabilities to live in towns, villages and
cities,” said Eidelman. “We don’t need institutional care as a model. With the right
support, families can raise their children with disabilities.”
While much of the progressive research about
inclusion has been conducted in places like the
United states, Canada and australia, Eidelman
says many places in the world still have a very segregated system for people with disabilities.
"Changing cultures is a lot more difficult than
changing services," he said. "Much of the Middle
East is very segregated and isolating. in africa,
there are very few services available in most countries. there is also still much shame associated
with disabilities in countries like China and Japan.”
stephen eidelman,
H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Human Services
Policy and Leadership
Eidelman says just as the United states went through a cultural shift about
inclusion, it can be a long-term process for other countries.
“Ultimately, when you get down to the base level with families, most of them
want the same thing,” said Eidelman. “they want the best for their children.”
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BOOK
spotlight
Alumna brings soccer to girls in | by Adam Thomas
Afghanistan and transforms their lives
wista ayub once brought eight afghan girls to
america with the simple goal of teaching them
how to play soccer. she never could have imagined those young women would go back and transform
their country, and eventually be the focal point of her
book, However Tall the Mountain (issued in 2010 as a
paperback under the title Kabul Girls Soccer Club), which
has been praised by public figures around the globe.
A
ayub, who graduated from UD in May 2009 with a
master of public administration degree, says the original plan was to bring the girls to america through the
afghan youth sports Exchange (aysE), an organization
she founded in 2003. the exchange was
dedicated to equipping afghanistan’s
youth with leadership skills to promote
athletics in their communities, and to have the
players teach soccer to young children in afghanistan.
“What i would come to understand later, though,
was that by choosing soccer, a male-dominated sport in afghanistan, the
girls would be pushing the boundaries of the sports culture and would
be thrust into a position that would challenge the gender barriers of the
culture both on and off the field,” ayub said.
the book’s hard-cover title, However Tall the Mountain, draws its name
from the old afghan proverb, “however tall the mountain, there is always a
road.” it tells the stories of these eight young women, as well as of ayub
herself, and how they found strength in themselves, as well as each other,
through teamwork, revolutionizing the role of women through what some
would see as the small act of playing soccer.
ayub says that by playing soccer in afghanistan, the young women
were “not only pushing against years of cultural barriers that girls face on a
daily basis, but also, pushing against the cultural norm for the sport itself
in afghanistan and redefining the role of women within that sports arena.”
ayub says she never intended to write a book about her experience
until she was approached by a representative of the publisher, hyperion.
“the initial part of the process included a trip to afghanistan to conduct
in-depth interviews with the girls, as well as their families,” ayub said. her work
on the book began in 2006, and the book was published in august 2009.
“that to me was the most intriguing and important part of the
process. although i knew the general background of each girl, it was
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sCott DUnCan 2006
Awista Ayub was born in Afghanistan and immigrated
to the United States in 1981. She has been recognized as
ABC News “Person of the Week” to Glamour magazine’s
“Hero of the Month”— for her efforts to bring soccer to
Afghan youth. Recently, she was named to the Advisory
Panel for espnW, ESPN’s new women’s initiative, and will
be a regular contributor to the site. Ayub received her
master of public administration degree from the
University of Delaware in 2009. Visit her website at
www.awistaayub.com.
interesting to hear them talk about their lives in
greater detail,” she said.
one obstacle ayub faced when writing the book
was that the time period of her writing happened to
coincide with the beginning of graduate school at
UD, which ayub started in the fall of 2007. “Managing
school and the book at the same time posed both
advantages and disadvantages — advantages in that
writing the book provided me with a varied distraction from classwork, and it was a disadvantage at
times in that a few of the book deadlines coincided
with finals week,” she said.
in writing the book, ayub said she wanted to
show a side of her native country that she feels is
rarely portrayed in the media. ayub said she believes that it is “vitally important as an afghanamerican to contribute to the knowledge and
conversations about afghanistan, as well as to help
broaden the understanding of life on the ground in afghanistan for
those who live it on a daily basis.
“it was my intention to not only broaden the understanding of the
country, but also to humanize the people. to show that there is a deeper
world beyond the media images and sound bites that most americans
come in contact with, and while part of the life in the country does include
facing obstacles, it is also important to share stories of hope and triumph.”
ayub’s book has drawn praise from public figures such as secretary of
state hillary Clinton, Julie Foudy, former captain of the U.s. national Women’s
soccer team, and Khaled hosseini, the author of the book Kite Runner.
“awista ayub has movingly captured the indomitable spirit of afghan
women in this chronicle of brave girls who risked persecution and worse
to pursue the dreams of ordinary childhood,” Clinton wrote. “in doing what
they love most in life — playing soccer — the girls become emblems of
the fight for equality and human rights under the taliban. their story reminds us that there is always hope and possibility for a brighter future —
even in the wreckage left by war and conflict.”
ayub saw the mountain that blocked afghan youths from participating
in sports, and by teaching those original eight girls how to spread the
youth sports movement in afghanistan through soccer, she found the
road to the other side.
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UD stUDEnts pUt hEarts & hanDs to WorK
Lifting up lives
in india’s slums
by Tracey Bryant
“Be the change you wish to see in the world,” Gandhi said.
Working with Katha, a non-governmental organization in
new Delhi, UD students are inspired to find ways to improve
the lives of poor women and children.
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mpowering poor women and children
through education has been a moral
imperative of Mahasveta
Barua’s family for generations.
e
a professor of English at
the University of Delaware,
Barua had several great-aunts
on her father’s side who
formed a home for women
that evolved into one of the
Mahasveta Barua,
first women’s colleges in india.
Adjunct Assistant
her mother, also a strong
Professor of English
influence, has long been involved with the Kasturba Gandhi ashram, a girls’
school inaugurated by Mohandas Gandhi, leader
of indian independence, in his wife’s name.
UD students Kim napolitano (international
relations), Delia Murphy (art history) and Louis
henry Coxe (English and accounting) developed
learning stations in which the children would
color illustrations of varying numbers of fruit on
pieces of paper and then match them up with
corresponding numbered posters. if correct, the
students would receive small pieces of candy as
a prize. in a second activity, the youngsters put
together puzzles.
“We believe that over a longer period of time
and with some more funding for supplies, this
volunteering opportunity could be successful
and even elaborated,” the UD students concluded. “We all enjoyed the experience and had
great fun with the puzzles!”
now Barua is working to introduce UD students to india, the world’s second most populous country, its remarkable ethnic and cultural
diversity, as well as pressing societal issues
including poverty and women’s rights.
they also have taken part in service-learning
projects with Katha, a non-governmental organization in new Delhi with the mission to “help
every child in urban slums realize her full potential through community-based quality learning.”
although municipal education in india is
free, many parents can’t afford to keep their children in school, and the students often drop out
around 8 or 9 years of age, Barua says.
“it is like in Slumdog Millionaire,” she notes.
“you can’t tell students to go to school if they
can’t eat, and they can’t eat if their family has
no money.”
teaching women in these impoverished
families how to prepare snacks and other goods
to sell has been a major Katha initiative.
with ultimate control over the website, to which
the Katha leadership was receptive.
Art project produces striking results
“My great-aunt was a follower of Gandhi and
a founder of the ashram,” Barua says.
on trips she’s led during the past two winter
sessions, UD students have trekked to the
himalayas to interact with tibetan and nepalese
groups and have met with famous indian women
writers at a new Delhi publishing institute.
This student is learning English through a fun
activity provided by KATHA’s Tamasha van.
Website analysis promotes improved
international cooperation
traveling through india and visiting various
volunteer organizations, ninamarie D’occhio
(Medical technology) and Emily Bunin (philosophy) said it became clear to them that communication is of utmost importance to the success
of international cooperation.
“in order to raise money and awareness,
organizations such as Katha and other nGos
[non-government organizations] must maintain
a high level of modernity and legitimacy
throughout their communication with the international audience,” they noted.
the students evaluated the usability of
Katha’s website and suggested ways in which it
could better reach wider and international audiences. they also recommended that a sole webmaster be identified within the organization,
nicola Brooks (international relations) and
ned redmond (English and art history) worked
with art teacher Dilip Khanza and 11 Katha
students who created two acrylic paintings on
canvas focusing on the theme of “sustainable
urbanization” using recyclable materials. the
striking hatch patterns featured in the final
products imitate the Bengali stitching technique
“Kantha,” which can be pronounced "Katha."
the paintings were displayed at the conference “social Movements for Women and Children: Closing the social Divide in Globalized
times” at the india habitat Centre in new Delhi,
and later were auctioned to raise funds for
Katha’s schools.
the conference was organized by Barua and
the education branch of Katha and sponsored
by UD’s institute for Global studies and College
of arts and sciences. More than 200 people
attended, and the UD students had the opportunity to meet and talk with their peers from
indian institutions in break-out sessions.
“our role was to go to india and not to
judge, but to learn ways to implement positive
change,” Barua says. “i have now started the
Global academic partnership with my students
and am working to connect them to more
organizations in india.”
another approach is to attract students back
to school through storytelling and other activities (Katha means “narrative” in hindi), which
UD students recently helped to develop.
tamasha van activities connect
with children from slums
Katha’s tamasha van (tamasha means
“street theater” in hindi) travels to the local
slums of new Delhi every weekday morning to
pick up the children and transport them to a
local park for structured educational activities.
the children learn basic math, the English
alphabet, and simple words in hindi, play educational games, and then eat lunch provided by
Katha. the van returns the children to their
communities by the afternoon.
The culmination of the UD service learning project with KATHA, a non-profit organization in New Delhi, India,
was the conference “Social Movements for Children and Women,” which attracted more than 200 people.
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at UD are ready for the classroom through UD’s
international teaching assistant (ita) program,
one of only a handful in the nation. it is sponsored by the provost’s office.
English Language Institute
aMBrE aLEXanDEr
A ‘second home’ for learners from afar | by Tracey Bryant
“For a new
student, this is
good practice
for listening to,
and learning
English.”
— an’aam alsalman
the center has an extensive
range of EsL software and captioned videos, as well as a library
of printed and audio readers by
skill and proficiency level.
“if the tas have accent problems, for example,
we help them,” says instructor Ken hall, who has a
graduate degree in linguistics. “nobody can be a
ta without taking this training and passing the
required tests. this ensures that UD students can
understand their teachers, and it gives the tas
the language confidence to succeed.”
the ELi is a hub of international activity at UD,
where learning and friendship intertwine. “thanks
to caring teachers, a great campus, and excellent
programs, international students often view the
ELi as a ‘second home,’” stevens says.
FESTIVAL OF
Nations
he Festival of nations, held during
international Education Week in
november, celebrated the rich diversity
of cultures at UD with fashion and
talent showcases.
t
“it’s helpful — it’s very good,”
said Marisol Mendoza of the
facility. she is a Conditional
admissions program (Cap)
student at UD. she
Marisol Mendoza from Peru (left) and An’aam Alsalman from Saudi Arawants to pursue an
bia work on their language skills in the ELI’s Self-Access Learning Center.
MBa at UD and then
he University of Delaware’s English Language
go back home to ayacucho, peru,
institute (ELi) is among the top-ranked proand start her own agribusiness.
grams in the United states for instruction in
seated next to Mendoza is
English as a second Language (EsL).
an’aam alsalman. a native of saudi
at left, from top: paola Corredor
appears in the sari of india and a
jeweled maang tika in her hair;
Marisol Mendoza (left) is shown in
a poncho and the chullo (hat)
from the andes Mountains of peru
and Wafaa Khalifah from saudia
arabia wears the traditional black
abaya; and Mathieu plourde, of
UD information technologies –
Client support and services,
shows his Canadian spirit.
t
With an enrollment that has skyrocketed in
the past few years from 200 students to over 600
students from dozens of countries each eightweek session, the ELi plays an important role in
globalizing the UD campus.
arabia, she is working on a master’s
degree in special education. When
her degree is completed, she plans
to pursue a doctorate in language
and speech pathology.
Founded in 1979, the ELi offers a variety of
high-quality intensive English programs for
degree-seeking students, business and legal
professionals, English language teachers and
general English language learners.
“For a new student, this is good
practice for listening to, and learning
English,” alsalman said.
its newly christened self-access Learning
Center bustles with activity as students from
around the world gather to improve their knowledge of English, honing listening, speaking and
writing skills. some are pursuing intensive
training in preparation for the test of English
as a Foreign Language (toEFEL) and eventual
matriculation as a UD student.
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the ELi also ensures that international
students who are teaching assistants (tas)
Miku Minohata
wears the
yukata, a
casual
summer
kimono
from Japan.
Evan KrapE
aMBrE aLEXanDEr
With seven locations on, or adjacent to, UD’s
main campus in newark, Del., the ELi offers
small classes of 10 to 14 students, creating a
comfortable learning environment.
the enrollees at the ELi are diverse not
only in terms of their native countries and
cultures, but also their motivations for
learning English. some have either matriculated at UD, or plan to, and need to boost
their language proficiency. others have
come to Delaware for a short period to immerse themselves in american culture. Business professionals take courses through
their companies or corporations; and visiting
scholars and their spouses gain skills to more
easily navigate life in a new country.
t
“our goal is to create an environment that is
welcoming and fosters student learning,” says
scott stevens, ELi director. “We’re pleased that,
no matter what their nationality, our students
feel a strong sense of community here and often
form lasting friendships.”
at the computer beside alsalman
is Eri yasukawa from Kobe shoin
University in osaka, Japan. she and
fellow student Miku Minohata are
working to improve their English
listening skills. they hope to teach
English in Japan someday.
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TRAVELOGUE
For uD news, visit www.udel.edu/udaily
¡MUChas GraCias, proF. BarriEntos!
Granada, Spain |
after 22 years as the liaison for University of
Delaware students traveling to spain for studyabroad trips and home-stays with local families,
Jorge Barrientos is retiring.
the esteemed professor at the University of
Granada has been “like a father” to UD students
in spain. it is his friendly face that greeted UD
students arriving at the airport. he would later
shepherd them on excursions to historic and
jorge Barrientos,
cultural sites ranging from the alhambra near
University of Granada Granada, to the 1992 olympic village in
Barcelona and numerous points along the way. With seemingly limitless
wisdom, humor and patience, he guided students on four-week studyabroad programs and 15-week semester-long programs.
“he’s truly remarkable,” said Marion Bernard-amos, program coordinator in UD’s institute for Global studies. “he received our students as if
they were his sons and daughters. Day in and day out, he assisted them
without complaint. that says a lot about his wonderful personality.”
UD aLUMni ConnECt the University of Delaware has enthusiastic and loyal alumni all
South Korea | over the world. the Korea alumni association is one of the University’s
largest international alumni clubs. the UD Korea Gala hosted by the
office of alumni relations in seoul recently brought together over 100 alumni, English Language
institute graduates, visiting scholars, exchange students, friends and guests for a fun-filled evening.
president harker briefed the alumni on exciting developments at UD, from plans for a new science and
technology campus, to renewable energy projects that are boosting the University’s sustainability efforts.
EXtrEME EXpEDition
Antarctica |
you can’t see it, but a giant
telescope over a mile deep in the
antarctic ice is now providing a
new eye into the universe.
it’s called “iceCube,” and it’s
designed to shed light on elusive
particles called neutrinos that are
formed when stars explode and
galaxies collide.
physicists and technicians from
UD’s Bartol research institute are
part of the international team that
will complete construction of the
novel tool near the south pole in
Feb. 2011. summer temperatures
hover around -40° F there, and
survival in the elements requires
wearing 35–40 pounds of extreme
cold-weather gear.
Learn more at www.expeditions.udel.edu/antarctica | 
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GLoBaL rECrUitinG
Matthew Gordon, in UD’s Gis Certificate program, won firstphoto ContEst WinnEr
place honors in the institute for Global studies’ 2010 study-abroad
|
photo contest. he took this photo in Koforidua, Ghana, during his
study-abroad group’s visit with the inspiring Emmanuel yeboah, who has competed in a U.s. triathlon with a
prosthetic leg and now is building schools for children in Ghana.
Ghana
“During a break in the performances the people of Koforidua put on for us, these kids came up to watch
from an opening in a wall,” Gordon says. “as i was walking by to get another shot of the dancers and drummers,
i took one glance, handed the oldest girl the globe to incorporate into the shot, and took the picture. Just the
way they all lined up vertically turned out great, and the different emotions on the kids’ faces really struck me.”
Latin America &
the Middle East |
he University of Delaware is searching for
excellent students globally through collaborative efforts involving admissions, alumni
relations, the English Language institute and
the institute for Global studies.
t
in 2010, amy Greenwald Foley and
Christine yang schultz, senior associate directors of admissions, recruited on multiple continents, visiting top high schools, participating
in college fairs and meeting with alumni.
Foley traveled to Ecuador, Colombia, peru
and the Dominican republic last spring, then
to turkey in the fall with Deborah Detzl, assistant director of the English Language institute.
schultz recruited extensively throughout
the Gulf region with stops in the United arab
Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Quatar.
“Engagement with
alumni is an
important
aspect of our
collaborative
efforts,” says
Foley. “We
work closely
with alumni
relations to
reach out to
alumni prior
to our travAmy Greenwald Foley (right)
els. While
abroad we’ve with Class of 2014 student
Shylah Isabel Duchicela in
enjoyed coffee
Guayaquil, Ecuador.
with UD graduates, hosted dinner parties with international
faculty and alumni, and benefited from
alumni who volunteered their time with us
at recruitment fairs. our goals are many: to
reestablish and improve upon relationships
with our overseas alumni, to create a stronger
brand abroad and to include alumni in future
recruitment efforts.”
Current international students are a welcome addition to UD’s recruitment strategy,
Foley says. the Delaware international
ambassadors (Dias), formed by admissions,
are assisting these global endeavors via
virtual interviews to informational videos in
prospective students’ native languages.
Istanbul’s Sultan Ahmed Mosque also is called the
Blue Mosque due to the blue tiles on its interior.
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What do
you know
about
CHINA?
The Palace of
Heavenly Purity
China’s emperors of the Ming and early Qing dynasties lived here. First built in 1420 and rebuilt due to fire, it is one
of 980 buildings in the Forbidden City, located in the middle of Beijing. inside is the imperial throne, from which
the emperor ruled and received envoys from vassal states with their tributes, as well as foreign ambassadors.
China’s last emperor, puyi, was married here in December 1922.
At 1.3 billion people, China is the
world’s most populous country.
China is big enough
to cover several time
zones, but it has
only one.
Chinese calendar
 the
dates to 2600 B.C.
a complete cycle of the
calendar takes 60 years.
Giant pandas are
considered a national
treasure and are protected
by law in China.
The Chinese
dr
a
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ke-like creature
a sna
, the
sym
bol
of
Umbrellas, silk and
fireworks are
among China’s
many gifts to
the world.
ice cream was invented in
China. it was produced
accidentally when milk
and rice were packed in snow.
the pekinese, or
“Lion Dog,” was
sacred to the emperors of China for over
2,000 years. it is now a popular
dog breed throughout China.
n is
go
CHINA
pow
er
a nd
er.
author
ity, bringing rain and wat
Red is considered a lucky color in China.

Shanghai by night
DaviD WonG
the skyline of the Pudong new area, on the east bank of the Huangpu
river, shows off the modern architecture of the world’s most populous city,
at over 19 million people. at left, the oriental Pearl tower with its shining
spheres is the tallest tv tower in asia at 1,535 feet. Behind it, the shanghai
world financial Center, with a distinctive aperture or “keyhole” at top, was
hailed as the best skyscraper of 2008. lit in gold, the Jin Mao tower
(“Golden Prosperity Building”) contains offices, a mall, clubs, restaurants
and the Grand Hyatt Hotel, with a picturesque atrium complete with spiral
staircases, and the world’s longest laundry chute.
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