Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 9:00 am -12:30 pm, ATEC 218/220 International Student Orientation. Are you an international student? If so, please join us for the International Student Orientation which will help you prepare for your time at Brookdale. This session will give you the chance to meet other international students, learn about the registration process and other academic issues, and become familiar with important topics such as working on campus, how to obtain a social security card and driver's license, and the legal issues you'll need to keep in mind while in the U.S. Lunch will be provided during the orientation. Please call (732) 224-2799 to let us know you are coming!
Monday, September 14, 2009, 10:30 - 12:30pm, Larrison Hall Lobby University of Dundee at Brookdale! Curious about studying abroad at the University of Dundee in Scotland? Speak with the Dundee International Officer about the great programs happening in Scotland.
Monday, September 21, 2009 International Day of Peace. Campus-wide events in various locations. Contact Student Life & Activities 732-224-2500 or e-mail studentlife@brookdalecc.edu.
Monday, September 21, 2009, 7:00 pm, Warner Student Life Center, Navesink Room III Desire Karanga - Rwandan Genocide Survivor. A 1994 Rwandan Genocide survivor will provide a brief history leading up to the devastating 1994 Genocide and an account of his personal experiences during the Rwandan Genocide and how life has changed in Rwanda during the peaceful times that have followed. Pre-registration REQUIRED due to limited audience seating: 732-224-1889.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Exhibition Cooking in the Jersey Blues Dining Room. Focus on Asian cuisine.
Friday, September 25, 2009, 7:00pm, MAS 100 Foreign Film Fridays: La Vie En Rose (French). From the slums of Paris to the limelight of New York, Edith Piaf’s life was a battle to sing and survive, live and love. Raised in poverty, Edith’s magical voice and her passionate romances and friendships with the greatest names of the period – Yves Montand, Jean Cocteau, Charles Aznavour, Marlene Dietrich, Marcel Cerdan and others – made her a star all around the world. But in her audacious attempt to tame her tragic destiny, the Little Sparrow – her nickname – flew so high she could not fail to burn her wings. Post film discussion moderated by Assistant Professor Alex Idavoy. All are free and open to the public. Sponsored by Student Life and Activities and the International Education Center, light snacks provided.
Friday, September 25, 2009, 9:00 am, depart from Parking Lot 1. Trip to Statue of Liberty. Join us as we explore the origins of the “Great American Melting Pot” with an excursion to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Students and community members will have a firsthand look at one of the nation’s most iconic monuments while learning about the rich cultural development in the United States. Commentary will be provided by Sociology professor Diditi Mitra. The van will depart from Lot 1 at 9am. The cost is $12 which includes transportation to and from Brookdale, the Ferry, and admission to the monument and museum. Students should sign up for the trip at the International Education Center located in the Lincroft campus MAC 114. Spaces are limited and are reserved on a first-come first-serve basis.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 11:45 am – 1:15 pm, MAN 103 Japan at Brookdale. Come and hear the experiences of Brookdale students and faculty who studied in Japan in June 2009. Light snacks will be provided.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009, 11:45 am -1:15 pm, Student Life Center, Navesink III Salsa Dance Workshop. Have you ever wanted to learn to do the Salsa? Well come join Student Life for an amazing workshop to teach you the skills on this cultural dance! Sponsored by Student Life & Activities. Call 732-224-2500 for more information.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, MAC 114 International Education Center Open House. Students are invited to stop by the International Education Center to learn about study abroad programs, financial aid for study abroad, the international studies option and meet Brookdale faculty and staff and former study abroad students. Light snacks will be served.
Thursday, October 8, 2009, 11:45 am – 1:30 pm, MAN 108 Immigration Workshop. For international students, this workshop will cover topics related to maintaining lawful F-1 status and employment on and off campus.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 11:45am - 1:00 pm, MAN 106 International Education Advisory Committee (IEAC) meeting.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm, Student Life Center, Navesink I Fall World War II Studies Series: "The Mulberry Miracle on D-Day, 6 June 1944."
The Normandy Invasion, 6 June 1944, is widely considered by military historians to be the greatest amphibious operation of all time. Yet, it might not have succeeded if not for the use of the ingenious Mulberry Harbors and the efforts of Naval Reserve Commander Edmund Moran, a renowned expert in towing large vessels. The harbors, a series of concrete breakwaters, submersible pier-heads, and floating causeways, were towed across the English Channel from ports in England and sunk in place off the invasion beaches under the guidance of Commander Moran. U.S. Navy Seabees astoundingly deployed a complete harbor under deadly fire within forty eight hours after the first combat units charged the beaches of Normandy France. Come and listen to naval historian J. Wandres tell this fascinating story! Fee and Code: $12 adults, $5 students, Brookdale students free, XWWTS 201. For more information, contact Associate Professor Paul Zigo at pzigo@brookdalecc.edu. Sponsored by the Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution.
Tuesday, October 15, 2009, 12noon – 1p.m., Student Life Center Lobby Study Abroad Information Table. Stop by the Student Life Center to meet International Education Center staff and learn about study abroad opportunities.
Monday, October 19, 2009 7:30 pm, Student Life Center, Navesink Rooms Rape or Death: It is the Same. The Story of Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Some wars make headlines; some do not. In Congo, the news can be found on the faces of thousands of women and girls who have been victims of sexual violence. Women in War Zones: Sexual Violence in the Congo takes an intimate look into the lives of two young women who become sisters during their time at Panzi Hospital. Helene Wamuzila (22) and Bijoux Mateso (13) support each other in their struggle to maintain hope and dignity as they come to grips with their violent and tragic past. They look for hope in each other, God, and the upcoming presidential elections – the first in over 40 years. Filmmakers Scott Blanding and Brad LaBriola lived on the grounds of the Panzi Hospital for a summer and created this powerful documentary. They will join us for the screening and a Q & A afterwards. Sponsored by the Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Education Center and the International Education Center. For more information contact Dale Daniels at 732-224-2074 or email: ddaniels@brookdalecc.edu.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm, Student Life Center, Twin Lights I Video & Vets Series: “The Diary of Ann Frank.” Commentary by a local vet or subject expert. Event code is XWWTS 206 and fee is $5; Brookdale students free. For registration and information, call 732-224-2315. Sponsored by the Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 12 noon - 1 pm, MAN 106 International Opportunities Workshop. For faculty/staff/administrators. International Education Center Director, Dr. Janice Thomas and International Education Center faculty liaison Dr. Terry Konn, will present a workshop on international professional development, funding and exchange opportunities.
Tues, October 27, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm, Student Life Center, Navesink I "Remembering World II in Holland: A Child's Perspective." Mieke Jansma, Wartime Survivor and Writer.
Children are the most innocent victims of war and their stories are seldom told. Yet their experiences during wartime shape the rest of their lives. Mieke Jansma’s earliest memories are of the German invasion and occupation of her native Holland when she was a small child. Her home was demolished by the Germans and turned into a military defense point. She and her family survived bombings, tiptoed through minefields, and continually fought starvation. Decades after the end of the war and after moving to the United States, Ms. Jansma began the painful process of coming to terms with her childhood memories. Hear her compelling story which teaches us much about the impact of war on children, both during the conflict and afterwards. Fee and Code: $12 adults, $5 students, Brookdale students free, XWWTS 202. Sponsored by the Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution. For registration and information, call 732-224-2315.
Friday, October 30, 2009, 7 pm, MAS 100 Foreign Film Fridays: Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India. Considered to be a modern classic of Indian cinema, Lagaan is a musical drama which tells the story of a central Indian farming village in 1893. The village waits for the monsoons to come and rain on its crops, but the ground remains dry and infertile. Meanwhile, British ruler Captain Russell (Paul Blackthorne) demands lagaan--or double normal taxes--from the villagers. When it becomes clear that they can't pay, Russell challenges the villagers to a game of cricket, a game they know nothing about. Teaching the villagers about the game falls on the shoulders of farmer Bhuvan (Aamir Khan). As they begin to learn, the villagers are inspired to go up against Russell, with tax negotiation as the stakes for the game. Full of choreographed musical numbers and climaxing in a pulse-pounding cricket match, Lagaan is a fun, heartwarming British/Indian production that should have no difficulties translating across other national borders. Post film discussion moderated by Assistant Professor Alex Idavoy. All are free and open to the public. Sponsored by Student Life and Activities and the International Education Center, light snacks provided.
Tuesday, November 3, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm, Student Life Center, Navesink I "Rise and use of Electronic Warfare in Military Operations." John Cervini. Former Civilian Employee, US Army Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate, Fort Monmouth. The development of electronic warfare is often overlooked in the histories of World War I and II. John Cervini will trace the history of electronic warfare and how it contributed to the advancement, in particular, of the US military. His focus will be on the major technological developments fielded during the Second World War, many of which were developed right in Monmouth County, NJ. Mr. Cervini currently is the industry liaison for the InfoAge Science and Learning Center in Wall, NJ. Fee and Code: $12 adults, $5 students, Brookdale students free, XWWTS 203. Sponsored by the Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution. For registration and information, call 732-224-2315.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 11:45am - 1:00 pm, MAN 106 International Education Advisory Committee (IEAC) meeting.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 3:15 - 4:15 pm, ATC 216 Study Abroad Opportunities at Brookdale. This session will cover study abroad options including semester and summer term study in 30 countries as well as short-term faculty-led programs being offered in summer 2010. Information regarding scholarships and financial aid will also be given. Also via Interactive Television: Eastern Monmouth - Room 101, Northern Monmouth - Room 106, Long Branch - Room 121, Western Monmouth - Room 201, Wall - CMU Room 113.
International Education Week. November 16 – 21, 2009 Brookdale Global Teach-in. You’ll be able to share the world with Brookdale professors by visiting classes in a variety of disciplines dealing with global issues. Anyone in the college and community is welcome to attend as many as they choose. Click here for a complete list of participating courses.
International Education and Study Abroad Information Tables at the Student Success Centers in the Branch Campus and Higher Education Centers. Stop by the Student Success Centers to learn about international education and study abroad opportunities. Information available all week!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 11:30 am - 1:30pm, Warner Student Life Center. BeadforLife. The Black Student Union is pairing up with BeadforLife, an organization which creates bridges of understanding between impoverished hard working Africans and North Americans who want to create a world that works for all. Through the production of handmade jewelry made of paper beads, Ugandan women generate income to lift their families out of poverty. Members are women with HIV/AIDS and refugees from the war in Northern Uganda. All profits from BeadforLife are invested in community development projects that, along with income generation, help people escape extreme poverty. Proceeds go to charity: http://www.beadforlife.org/. Cosponsored by the Black Student Union and the Office of Student Life and Activities.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 11:45 am – 1:15 pm, MAN 106 Peru at Brookdale. Come and hear the experiences of Brookdale students and faculty who studied in Peru in July 2009. Light snacks will be provided.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm, Student Life Center, Twin Lights I Video & Vets Series: “So Proudly We Hail.” Commentary by a local vet or subject expert. Event code is XWWTS 207 and fee is $5; Brookdale students free. For registration and information, call 732-224-2315. Sponsored by the Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009, Student Life Center, Jersey Blues Dining Room Exhibition Cooking. Focus on Brazilian cuisine.
Thursday, November 19, 2009. 11:30 am – 2pm, Student Life Center Lobby Passport Day at Brookdale. Open the doors to international travel with the convenience of applying for a passport at Brookdale! The United States Postal Service is providing a one-stop passport shop for first time applicants. Individuals can submit applications, pay the $100 fee (must be a check or money order), and have photos taken in-person. Various forms of identification are required. For more information regarding application materials and acceptable forms of ID, please visit http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.html.
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 11:30 am – 2 pm. Student Life Center Lobby Study Abroad Information Table at the Student Life Center. Stop by the Student Life Center to meet International Education Center staff and learn about study abroad opportunities.
Friday, November 20, 2009, 9 am – 12:30 pm, Student Life Center, Navesink I Seminar - Globalization and Sustainability: The World's Future. This seminar will begin with a keynote address by Dr. Michael Weinstein, Director, Institute for Sustainability Studies at Montclair State University. The keynote will be follwed by panel discussions on globalization from environmental, historical, health care and economic perspectives and panel presentations showcasing sustainability projects overseas. Members of Brookdale's College Action Team on Sustainability will have a table highlighting the College's efforts to promote principles of environmental stewardship. Admission is free and open to the public.
Friday, November 20, 2009, 6:00 pm -10:00 pm, Fort Monmouth, Gibbs Hall Swing Era Diner and Dance: "South Pacific" Featuring conductor Joe Accurso and the Brookdale Big Band. Come and enjoy a very special night of dinner and dance and return to a nostalgic period which favored music that spoke to the heart and touched one’s soul. Dance the night away to Moonlight Serenade, You’ll Never Know and Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree. Jitterbug to In the Mood and String of Pearls. Special tribute will be paid to the 1949 World War II related play South Pacific which is generally considered to be one of the greatest musicals in history. Several of its songs, including "Bali Ha'i," "Some Enchanted Evening," and "Happy Talk" became worldwide standards. Join conductor Joe Accurso and the acclaimed Brookdale Big Band and celebrate a time when all were young. Cash bar available at 6pm, dinner at 7pm, music and dancing throughout the evening. All are welcome – 40’s style dress encouraged. Fee and Code: $55 per person , XWWTS 204. Sponsored by the Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution. For registration and information, call 732-224-2315.
Saturday, November 21, 2009, 9 am, Departs from Parking Lot 1 Trip to Brooklyn Museum. View wonderful collections of international art and artifacts. “Body Parts: Ancient Egyptian Fragments and Amulets” will be featured in the special exhibit hall. Contact Student Life & Activities 732-224-2500 or e-mail studentlife@brookdalecc.edu. This is an International Education Week activity.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm, Student Life Center, Twin Lights I Video & Vets Series: “The Winter War.” Commentary by a local vet or subject expert. Event code is XWWTS 208 and fee is $5; Brookdale students free. For registration and information, call 732-224-2315. Sponsored by the Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009. Worlds Aids Day. Campus-wide events in various locations. Contact Student Life & Activities 732-224-2500 or e-mail studentlife@brookdalecc.edu.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 7:30 pm -9:30 pm, Student Life Center, Navesink I "Hidden History - Radar Development: Sandy Hook, NJ 1933-1942." Michael Eberhardt, Rutgers University Intern. National Park Service.
During the 1930s and the tense years leading up to World War II, the US military sought to develop the ability to detect, track, and engage enemy ships and aircraft by making use of a new technology called “radar.” The development of radar for the US Army was tasked to the Signal Corps based at Fort Monmouth, NJ, and the project for security and logistical reasons was developed at Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook. Constant ship and air traffic in the area provided numerous targets on which to test, develop and refine radar operations. Radar became the primary “early warning” device for the US Coastal Defense. Come and hear the links between local history and development of one of the most important technologies of World War II, all here-to-fore cloaked in secrecy until Mike Eberhardt’s penetrating research. Fee and Code: $12 adults, $5 students, Brookdale students free, XWWTS. Sponsored by the Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution. For registration and information, call 732-224-2315.
Thursday, December 3, 2009, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Student Life Center, Navesink I & II Fourth International Holiday Chance Auction. Enjoy a light lunch while shopping for the season and helping to raise scholarship money for students. All in the community are invited to try their luck at winning international items that have been donated by our travelers. All contributions go to the Elaine Baran Scholarship Fund for Study Abroad. Admission includes lunch and tickets to play and win door prize: $5 students and seniors (62 and over); $10 community.
Friday, December 4, 2009, 7 pm, MAS 100 Foreign Film Fridays: Pan’s Labyrinth (Spanish). A 2006 Academy Award-winning fantasy film from director Guillermo del Toro. Set shortly after the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s, the film tells of a young girl named Ofelia who is living with her mother and cruel stepfather, a captain in the army of Francisco Franco. She becomes friends with a kitchen maid who supports rebel insurgents, but all the while is involved in her own struggle. Ofelia must complete three tasks to prove to a faun that appears only to her that she is the true princess of a dark and mysterious kingdom. Post film discussion moderated by Assistant Professor Alex Idavoy. All are free and open to the public. Sponsored by Student Life and Activities and the International Education Center, light snacks provided.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 7 pm, Student Life Center, Navesink I & II Visiting Writers Series: E. Benjamin Skinner. In his shocking first book, A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern Day Slavery, E. Benjamin Skinner went undercover to tell the deeply disturbing, never-before-revealed stories of those enslaved all around us. Over the course of four years, he witnessed slave transactions on four continents and writes to expose the horrors of this billion-dollar industry. Free, open to the public with a $3 suggested donation for the Creative Writing Club. Free coffee and biscotti bar. Sponsored by the Student Life Center, English Department and the Creative Writing Club.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 7:00 pm – 9:3o pm, Student Life Center, Twin Lights I Video & Vets Series: “The Gallant Hours.” Commentary by a local vet or subject expert. Event code is XWWTS 209 and fee is $5; Brookdale students free. For registration and information, call 732-224-2315. Sponsored by the Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution.
Thursday, December 24 - January 4th. College closed for winter break. Happy Holidays!
Previous Events....
January
Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 9:00 am - 1:30 pm, Student Life Center, Twin Lights I & II International Student Orientation. New international students will learn about the College and academic life through meeting with current Brookdale students, faculty and staff. Lunch will be served.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 11:45 am - 12:45 pm, MAN 106 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: "J-Trip." Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in Japan! From the ancient temples and castles of Kyoto and Nara, to the A-bomb museum in Hiroshima; from the university life of Kanagawa to the fast-paced, neon-lit capital of Tokyo, we will explore, experience, eat, sleep, smell, Japan! Led by Professors Laura Neitzel and Caroline Calogero.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, MAN 210 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: China. Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in China!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 2:00 – 3:00 pm, MAC 110 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: "South to Peru: Following the Inca Trail." Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in Peru! The short-term study abroad program will give students the opportunity to explore the rich history and geography of Peru as they venture around Lima, Cuzco, the Sacred Valley, Aguas Calientes, and the Lake Titicaca region, experiencing firsthand the Inca and indigenous cultures today.
Thursday, January 29, 2009, 11:45 am - 12:45 pm, MAN 106 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: "J-Trip." Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in Japan! From the ancient temples and castles of Kyoto and Nara, to the A-bomb museum in Hiroshima; from the university life of Kanagawa to the fast-paced, neon-lit capital of Tokyo, we will explore, experience, eat, sleep, smell, Japan! Led by Professors Laura Neitzel and Caroline Calogero.
Thursday, January 29, 2009, 4:30 – 5:30 pm, MAC 110 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: China. Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in China!
February
Monday, February 2, 2009, 2:00 - 3:00 pm, MAC 110 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: China. Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in China!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 11:45 am - 12:45 pm, MAN 206 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: "South to Peru: Following the Inca Trail." Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in Peru! The short-term study abroad program will give students the opportunity to explore the rich history and geography of Peru as they venture around Lima, Cuzco, the Sacred Valley, Aguas Calientes, and the Lake Titicaca region, experiencing firsthand the Inca and indigenous cultures today.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 11:45 am– 12:45 pm, MAN 210 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: China. Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in China!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 5 :00 - 6:00 pm, MAN 106 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: "J-Trip." Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in Japan! From the ancient temples and castles of Kyoto and Nara, to the A-bomb museum in Hiroshima; from the university life of Kanagawa to the fast-paced, neon-lit capital of Tokyo, we will explore, experience, eat, sleep, smell, Japan! Led by Professors Laura Neitzel and Caroline Calogero.
Thursday, February 5, 2009, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Freehold Campus, WMHE 106 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: "South to Peru: Following the Inca Trail." Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in Peru! The short-term study abroad program will give students the opportunity to explore the rich history and geography of Peru as they venture around Lima, Cuzco, the Sacred Valley, Aguas Calientes, and the Lake Titicaca region, experiencing firsthand the Inca and indigenous cultures today.
Thursday, February 5, 2009, 11:45 am - 12:45 pm, MAN 106 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: "J-Trip." Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in Japan! From the ancient temples and castles of Kyoto and Nara, to the A-bomb museum in Hiroshima; from the university life of Kanagawa to the fast-paced, neon-lit capital of Tokyo, we will explore, experience, eat, sleep, smell, Japan! Led by Professors Laura Neitzel and Caroline Calogero.
Monday, February 9, 2009, 10:00 - 11:00 am, MAC 110 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: "South to Peru: Following the Inca Trail." Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in Peru! The short-term study abroad program will give students the opportunity to explore the rich history and geography of Peru as they venture around Lima, Cuzco, the Sacred Valley, Aguas Calientes, and the Lake Titicaca region, experiencing firsthand the Inca and indigenous cultures today.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 11:45 am - 12:45 pm, MAN 106 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: "J-Trip." Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in Japan! From the ancient temples and castles of Kyoto and Nara, to the A-bomb museum in Hiroshima; from the university life of Kanagawa to the fast-paced, neon-lit capital of Tokyo, we will explore, experience, eat, sleep, smell, Japan! Led by Professors Laura Neitzel and Caroline Calogero.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 12:00 noon Student Life Center, Navesink II Caribbean Arts Steel Pan Presentation. Join Brookdale's Black Student Union as they host a live musical presentation from Adrian Clarke on the Caribbean Steel Drums. During Mr. Clarke's presentation he will be discussing the history of this unique instrument and its place in Afro-Caribbean culture. Free smoothies will be served. Sponsored by Student Life & Activities and Brookdale's Black Student Union. For more information, call 732-224-1872 or email studentlife@brookdalecc.edu.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 9:30 - 10:30 am, MAC 110 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: China. Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in China! Led by Daijuan Gao and Cathy Goode.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, MAC 209 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: "J-Trip." Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in Japan! From the ancient temples and castles of Kyoto and Nara, to the A-bomb museum in Hiroshima; from the university life of Kanagawa to the fast-paced, neon-lit capital of Tokyo, we will explore, experience, eat, sleep, smell, Japan! Led by Professors Laura Neitzel and Caroline Calogero.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 2:00 - 3:00 pm, MAC 110 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: "South to Peru: Following the Inca Trail." Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in Peru! The short-term study abroad program will give students the opportunity to explore the rich history and geography of Peru as they venture around Lima, Cuzco, the Sacred Valley, Aguas Calientes, and the Lake Titicaca region, experiencing firsthand the Inca and indigenous cultures today.
Thursday, February 12, 2009, 10:00 - 11:15am, Student Life Center, Navesink I "Globalization: Why Extreme Poverty Should Matter to the Developed World." Join Dr. Jose Lucio, visiting scholar from Columbia University, on a lecture that will focus on the international issues related to the problems of poverty in developed countries and the developing world.
Thursday, February 12, 2009, 11:45 am - 12:45 pm, MAC 110 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: China. Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in China! Led by Daijuan Gao and Cathy Goode.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 10:00 - 11:00 am, MAN 113 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: "South to Peru: Following the Inca Trail." Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in Peru! The short-term study abroad program will give students the opportunity to explore the rich history and geography of Peru as they venture around Lima, Cuzco, the Sacred Valley, Aguas Calientes, and the Lake Titicaca region, experiencing firsthand the Inca and indigenous cultures today.
Monday, February 23, 2009, 2:00 - 3:00 pm, MAC 210 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: "South to Peru: Following the Inca Trail." Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in Peru! The short-term study abroad program will give students the opportunity to explore the rich history and geography of Peru as they venture around Lima, Cuzco, the Sacred Valley, Aguas Calientes, and the Lake Titicaca region, experiencing firsthand the Inca and indigenous cultures today.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 12:15 - 1:15 pm, MAC 214 BCC Short-Term Program Info Session: "South to Peru: Following the Inca Trail." Come learn the exciting details of the BCC Faculty-Led program in Peru! The short-term study abroad program will give students the opportunity to explore the rich history and geography of Peru as they venture around Lima, Cuzco, the Sacred Valley, Aguas Calientes, and the Lake Titicaca region, experiencing firsthand the Inca and indigenous cultures today.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 2:00 -3:00 pm, MAC 205 International Opportunities Workshop. For Faculty/Staff/Administrators, International Education Center (IEC) Director, Dr. Janice Thomas and IEC faculty Liaison, Dr. Terry Konn will present a workshop on international professional development, funding and exchange opportunities, and developing faculty-led programs.
Thursday, February 26, 2009, 11:45 am - 1:15 pm, MAN 103 Study Abroad Workshop. Did you know that you could study abroad in more than 30 different countries through Brookdale. Come and learn about semester and short-term programs as well as financial aid and scholarship opportunities.
Friday, February 27, 2009, 7 pm, MAS 100 Film: Amelie (France, 2001). Bursting with imagination and having seen her share of tragedy and fantasy, Amelie is not like the other girls. When she grows up she becomes a waitress in a Montmartre bar run by a former dancer. Amelie enjoys simple pleasures until she discovers that her goal in life is to help others. To that end, she invents all sorts of tricks that allow her to intervene incognito into other people’s lives, including an imbibing concierge and her hypochondriac neighbor. But Amelie’s most difficult case turns out to be Nino Quicampoix, a lonely sex shop employee who collects photos abandoned at coin-operated photobooths. (Film will be followed by a brief discussion hosted by Assistant Professor Alex Idavoy of the Language Department. Light refreshments will be served.)
March
Monday, March 9, 2009, 7 p.m., Student Life Center, Navesink I & II Visiting Writers Series: National Book Award Winning Author Timothy O’Brien. Timothy O’Brien is the author of the Things They Carried, A Lake in the Woods, and numerous other best-selling books and stories. A winner of the national Book Award and finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, he is one of the most critically acclaimed authors of his generation. Sponsored by the English Department.
Sunday, March 15, 2009, 3 - 5 pm, Monmouth Museum Exhibit Opening: A Journey to Life. There once was a life of family and friends, home and tradition. There is a life of success and loved ones; a life that overcame the destruction of the past. In this exhibit, our friends and neighbors share the journey that has taken them from a lost life to life today. Created by the staff and teachers of the Center, this exhibit focuses on local Holocaust survivors using their words, photographs, documents and other mementos to tell their story, then and now.
Thursday, March 26, 2009, 11:45 am - 1:15 pm, MAN 103 Immigration Workshop. For international students, this workshop will cover topics related to maintaining lawful F-1 status and employment on and off campus.
Friday, March 27, 2009, 7 pm, MAS 100 Film: Persepolis (France, 2007). In 1970’s Iran, Marjane “Marji” Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah’s defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However, as Marji grows up, she witnesses first-hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life. However, this change proves an equally difficult trial with the young woman finding herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs. (Film will be followed by a brief discussion hosted by Assistant Professor Alex Idavoy of the Language Department. Light refreshments will be served.)
April
Thursday, April 2, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Student Life Center, Navensink I & II Planet in Peril - Seventh Annual Conflict Resolution Forum. Environmental Changes and Global Security: The Impact of Climate and Environmental Changes on Global Resources and Global Conflict. A discussion of climate-related changes that have and are occurring across the globe, the impact of these changes on global resources and the potential for armed conflict among nations over an evolving competition for the arising scarcity of resources. Meaningful solutions to these problems will also be presented. Guest Speakers: Linda Stamato, Co-Director, Center for Negotiations and Conflict Resolution, Rutgers University; Tom Cioppa, Ph.D., Chairperson, Department of Political Science, Brookdale Community College; Alan Robock, Ph.D., Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University. To Register for the Forum, please call (732) 224-2315; Fee: $10 adults, $5 students, Brookdale students free; Code: XWWTS 198. Sponsored by the Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education Center, the International Education Center and the Office of Student Life and Activities.
April 6-11, 2009 Brookdale Global Teach-In. Share the world with Brookdale professors by attending activities and visiting classes in a variety of disciplines dealing with global issues in this week-long event. This event is free and open to the public. Click here to download the current list of participating faculty and classes.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 11:30-1:30PM, Student Life Center Patio (Navesink I & II if rain) International Festival: A celebration of dance, food, and music from around the globe. This event brings ethnic groups together to share traditions and celebrate our unique differences. For more information, please contact ISA President Tal Ben Harush at ibharush@gmail.com.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 7 pm, Warner Student Life Center, Navesink Room Armenian Genocide Commemoration: Peter Balakian, Visiting Writers Series. Peter Balakian is the Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor in Humanities, Professor of English, and Director of The Center for Ethics and World Societies at Colgate University. As a youth, growing up in the suburbs of Northern New Jersey, he pieced together the mystery of his family’s past to learn that his grandmother and many of his relatives had been victimized in the Ottoman Turk government’s murder of more than one million Armenian men, women, and children. In his book, Black Dog of Fate, Balakian seamlessly interweaves personal and historical material to reclaim his heritage and to indict the political forces that continue to deny the 20th century's first genocide. Dr. Balakian will read excerpts from Black Dog of Fate and his poetry, and participate in a discussion about this genocide still denied by the Turkish government today. Sponsored by the Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education Center.
April 24, 2009, 7p.m., MAS 100 Film: Happy Times (China, 2000). This charming bittersweet comedy concerns an aging bachelor who must find a job for his bossy fiancée’s unwanted teenage stepdaughter, left blind by birth and trained as a masseuse. Posing as a big shot entrepreneur, he enlists his friends to build a makeshift massage parlor in an abandoned warehouse, with themselves as the only customers and make believe paper money. (Film will be followed by a brief discussion hosted by Assistant Professor Alex Idavoy of the Language Department. Light refreshments will be served.)
Monday, April 27, 2009, 7:15 pm, Warner Student Life Center, Navesink Room, Lincroft Campus Violence Against Women: Sex Slaves in Asia During World War II. The first in a series of programming on Violence Against Women in Areas of Conflict, this program focuses on the “Comfort Women”, Chinese women forced to become sex slaves for Japanese soldiers. Videos will provide context that is highlighted by educators Rosemarie Wilkinson and Frances Flannery who traveled to China in July, 2008. This program is a collaborative event with the Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution and New Jersey Alpha. Sponsored by the Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education Center.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Student Life Center, Navesink Room III Evening of International Poetry Performance. Hosted by Elaine H. Olaoye, professor in the Psychology Department, the 14th annual event features live readings of poetry in its original language from around the world, exploring the relationship between psychology and poetry. If you or your parents have a poem they love, that reflects courage, wisdom, or temperance, (psychological strengths) send it in the original language and also in English to Dr. Olaoye at eolaoye@brookdalecc.edu by February 27, 2009. Maybe we will have you perform it! Sponsored by the Office of Student Life and Activities.
May
Sunday, May 3, 2009, 5:00 pm, Warner Student Life Center, Navesink Room, Lincroft campus 30th Anniversary Commemoration Dinner. Please join us to commemorate and celebrate 30 years of education and service to the community by the Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Education Center at Brookdale Community College. Mark Hanis, activist and founder of Genocide Intervention Network as a college student at Swarthmore University, will be the keynote speaker. Sponsored by the Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education Center. Please contact the Center at (732) 224-2769 for tickets and reservations.
