BU on news:BU president to receive prize for global-age teaching work

By John Hill
Press & Sun-Bulletin, September 25, 2007

NEW YORK CITY — Lois B. DeFleur, president of Binghamton University, is one of three educators nationwide being honored today for their efforts to educate U.S. students in a global age.

DeFleur will receive the 2007 Harold W. McGraw Jr. Prize in Education this evening at the New York Public Library in New York City.

“Today’s students must acquire a broader knowledge and deeper understanding of our interdependent world,” said Harold McGraw III, chairman, president and CEO of the McGraw-Hill Companies, which gives out the award yearly. “The three educators we honor this year understand that a well-rounded education is the new currency of today’s global economy and have demonstrated a true commitment to helping young people develop the skill sets needed to succeed.”

As part of the award, DeFleur will receive $25,000.

She plans to use the money to establish the DeFleur International Innovation Fund, which will support innovative international projects by various units at BU, she said.

“I’m really deeply honored to accept the award, not only for myself but also for the university,” DeFleur said.

Techniques of Peking Opera to be Topic, Sept. 28

Liu Mianzong, and Zhang Yanhong, visiting faculty from the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, Beijing, China, will lecture on “Techniques of Peking Opera” from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, in FA-Gruber Theater. The two master teachers are leading an intensive workshop for Theatre Department students focusing on specialized movement techniques, stylized combat and unique voice production for each of the four basic character types. Their students will give a demonstration next month.

LxC to Offer Five Courses this Fall

LXC is excited to support five courses this Fall from a variety of disciplines and schools. Please take a moment to review which courses will be supporting LxC (some of these courses may be cross listed under another department). Think you are taking a course (or teach a course) that would be perfect for LxC, but we do not support it, let us know!

* ANTH/LING-114: Language, Culture, and Communication in the US
* ENG-227: British Literature
* HIST/AAAS-106: East Asian Civilizations
* IBUS-211: World of Business
* THEA-101: Introduction to Musical Theater

Welcome to LxC

Welcome to the Languages Across the Curriculum blog. LxC is part of Binghamton University (SUNY) in Binghamton, NY. LxC is a curricular enrichment program that provides students the opportunity to apply their existing languages skills in courses outside of languages departments in languages other than English. Students thereby obtain intercultural information and international perspectives on course subject matter. LxC is not a language instruction program but rather a language-use program. Students from intermediate to native level of skill participate in the program.

Globalmap at BU

Picture Yourself Global!

Use Binghamton University’s Global Roadmap
and Chart Your Own Course

• Internationalize your degree by taking courses in Area Studies, adding a Global Studies Minor, enrolling in a language course, or participating in globally and internationally focused courses.

• Sign up for an LxC study group

• Apply to become a Language Resource Specialist with LxC

• Enroll in a language class

• Study Abroad!

• Become a Study Abroad Resource Alum when you return to Binghamton from abroad

• Attend the Study Abroad Fair

• Volunteer at the Study Abroad Fair

• Hang out with international students and friends at the monthly International Coffee Hour

• Take your friends to the International Student Festival

• Partner with an ESL student in the English Conversation Pairs

• Visit a meeting of a BU student cultural group

• Go to an Anderson Center

• Check out and attend some of the cultural events in the Binghamton area: (ex: SMAC, Islamic Organization of the Southern Tier, Southern Tier Indian Cultural Association, etc.)

• Check out globally-oriented career options at the Career Development Center

• Pursue a Certificate in Translation

LxC Staff

LxC Staff Remains Unchanged for Fall 2007

This Fall, Dr. Suronda Gonzalez will continue to direct the LxC program at Binghamton University. Dr. Gonzalez also directs the Global Studies Minor (GSM) Program. Her LxC office hours will be Monday to Friday 10AM-4PM by appointment. Yu-Ling Huang will continue on as the graduate assistant for this academic year. Her office hours will be Monday 9AM-3PM, Tuesday 9AM-12PM, Wednesday 9AM-3PM, Thursday 9AM-12PM. You can make an appointment with our Leading Language Resource  Specialist, Laura Hill, via her BU e-mail account.