African Fashions Breaking Through " Finally "

Africans are painting the world in a kaleidoscope of bold, vibrant color combinations and dazzling patterns. The rich fabrics and virtually unlimited selection of turbans and other festive headgear, bright scarves, colorful wraps, wearable art and elegant gowns that brightened our days and lit up our evenings in Morocco, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire Uganda, Benin, Ghana, Zambia, South Africa, Tanzania, Guinea and other African destinations, were simply outstanding. What's more, so were the creators. During the past decade as publishers, we've had the privilege of meeting several of the brightest stars in Africa's fashion galaxy, and thanks to the magic of serendipity, more will surely appear in the near future. As I've learned, in many African societies, the choice of colors and textiles has special significance to the wearer. For example, hats often tell stories of everyday life, with its struggles, spiced by uplifting periods of joie de vivre.

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Academia's Role in InterCultural Communications

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Academia's Role in InterCultural Communications [ As per sociocultural example above. ]

The on campus organization of an International Cultural Fiesta : [ As per example organizational brief below ]

Introduction: This is where all the OnLine applications are brought together in this training intreactive-facilitive manual. It was on the College campuses, operating under the field of " IVY's " protective cloak of " academic freedoms " where visiting International Students / Scholars were / are able and at times most willing to develop and participate in these events.

This and this alone, the protect cloak of " IVY, " caused International Student / Scholars to initiate several Fiestas at several Universities and Colleges:

University of Buffalo, LA University, and was primarly initiated by The State University College at Buffalo.

The Operational Scope of Focus:

Solicit for on campus assests as per the areas convered in this WebSite ( web site ), This is based upon the elements you are looking for: Arts, Crafts, Dance Performance, Fashions, Food Tasting of International Foods, various seminars, and models on InterCultural Communications.

Then depending on your budget the following:

The Mini National Fairs or Fiestas: Mini National Fairs of Fiestas: These should be organized around four cultural blocks:

African, American ( both South and North ), Middle East, and Euroean: This facilitates --- in the oppen --- maket attraction, and helps to discipline your group promoting thiese events. The should be separated by 4 week variables starting in late September.

The International Cultural Fiestas: In he late Spring of each academic year there exist an ethis of high expectations as many are going to graduate. Relationships which were formed will now have to a back seat, and the various student governments who wer recently elected are focusing on budgetary allocations; thus this is the prime campus spot.

Here you have these major four ultural departments functioning at night during this event.

Crafts and Art Display :

International Food Tasting:

Classes, and Fashions Shows [ during the afternoon ]:

Performance Gala:

This does not include seminars on InterCultural communications, and Heritage Focus on each assigned unit which should be planned to occur in separate sessions each day of the pre - week before the final International Cultural Fiesta - usually held on a Saturday after 8:30 PM [ end of the Jewish Havdala - end of Shabatt] .

Seminars on InterCultural Communications

Seminars on Intercultural Communications .

These seminars should be program in the open forum format in an around each celebration event, and you should cover these points.

This is only he first step.

One: History of the Peoples ( need at least two examples in some detail ) you are using as a vocal point of discussions.

Two: The physical cultural object, or icon in which to review brought in by the participating cultural representitive.

Three: Look for commonalities between the selected examples.

Four: Foward the semminar in the issue of personal discovery, and the theroretical implications of personal discovery.

Five: Conclude.

Additional Instructions to be fiund on this Forum . As per....

Introductions are in order:This is where you start to understand how collectively the sociocultural impact International Students / Scholars have upon their campuses of study. One they are viewed as high profile-which many find mystifying-in as much as for most American students, this is the first time they will be in contact with Internationals.None-the-less, the International Students / Scholars are bringing with them from their home country more of idealistic perceptions of their culture, and society.

Some are even a little rebelous, as this is due to their age, and search for new visions. It is upon this platform all during the 60s to the 70s the Internationals started to look into social and cultural programs-to develop a home away from home. As these programs grew, the attention they attracted were the American students. Quite by surprise, then, as in some places, like Buffalo State College, these program became the most popular student activity during the academic calendar year.Here and there, IE Buffalo State College, a campus here and another one, IE. UCLA, a view grew. But one in which the Internationals were not fully aware of.

They all embraced the same objectivity, and all had a very positive impact upon the behavior of the American students their programs stimulated. And stimulated they certainly did. Little by little, their programs became within itself a sort of sociocultural Peace - Corps, and that is what it has always entailed. The impact that the resulting stimulated American students had upon both the private and public sector of the American civilization is becoming increasingly known as the WWII baby boomers now are gaining control of the keys of American power.To this and with this in mind is this introduction.

Yours,

Mr. Roger M. Christian

Sample International Students / Scholars Events at Boston College.

A News Report - from Press Releases [ Photos Boston College and Black Hawk College Press Photos ].

This should give something of an idea of not only what Interantionals bring with them to the campus, but how their presence rallys high profile events programing - with that special twist of La Interncional too !

KICK OFF 2007 WITH BOSTON UNIVERSITY'S SPRING SEMINARS IN FOOD, WINE, AND THE ARTS

Highlights include a master class on Italian wines and a pork cook-off between top Boston chefs

(Boston) – Looking for fun and unique ways to start the New Year? Boston University Metropolitan College’s spring 2007 Seminars in Food, Wine, and the Arts are the perfect way to spend some leisure time. But watch out, you might even learn something.

Offered through MET’s Lifelong Learning program, this special series of seminars is designed to both entertain and educate and includes nearly 40 programs, special events, classes, and day-long excursions. From wine tastings and springtime walking tours of Boston’s culinary neighborhoods to cooking demonstrations by notable chefs like Jacques Pepin, Sara Moulton, and Barbara Lynch, there is something for everyone.

Kids can even learn their way around the kitchen through the program’s series of hands-on cooking classes for children ages 8 – 14. “There is still time to register for any one of our programs or events,” said Rebecca Alssid, director of the Lifelong Learning and Master of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy programs at BU. “Each promises to be an informative, fun, and unique way to spend some leisure time or learn more about the various career options in food, wine, and the arts.”

Highlights of the spring 2007 season include a master class on the great wines of Italy featuring Bill Nesto and Sandy Block – New England’s only resident Masters of Wine; a pork cook-off between some of Boston’s best chefs; an intensive four-day conference on food photography and styling; a food and wine pairing series; and a food and wine writing symposium with Judith Jones, vice president and senior editor at Alfred A. Knopf, who helped launch the career of Julia Child.

A comprehensive listing of the spring seminars is available at http://www.bu.edu/foodandwine/pdf/spring07.pdf.

Featured events include:Wine and Food Pairing Series at Legal SeafoodsJoin Master of Wine Sandy Block and Executive Chef Rich Vellante for this fun and educational series of classes on pairing fish with wine, held in the exquisite wine cellar at the flagship Park Square Legal Seafoods, surrounded by 16,000 bottles of wine. Rich and Sandy will begin the evenings discussing the food and wine choices, followed by a delicious multi-course dinner that highlights the perfect pairings of wine with fish. $110/class; $400 for the series, includes all food, wine, taxes and gratuities. 6:30 p.m.

Dates: Tuesday, January 23: Red Wine and Fish: Why Not?Tuesday, February 27: Wines of the Loire Valley with FishThursday, March 29: New Zealand Wines and FishTuesday, April 24:

Sparkling Wine and Fish:

The Ultimate Luxury MatchA Taste of EleganceJoin in the fun as some of Boston’s top chefs compete to showcase their creativity and the versatility of cooking with pork. Each chef will offer their best pork dish for you and your friends to try. At the end of the evening, the best chef will win awards for “best pork dish” and “crowd favorite.”

Last year Jason Santos took home top honors — see if he can repeat his “pork-formance!” Live music and a glass of wine are included. Some of the chefs presenting are: Josh Ziskin, La Morra; Kevin Crawley, Coriander Bistro; Carolyn Johnson, Rialto; Marc Orfaly, Pigalle; Jamie Bissonnette, Eastern Standard; Jason Santos, Gargoyles on the Square; Laura Brennan, Caffè Umbra; and others. $40Date: Monday, January 29Time: 6 p.m.

A Master Class with the Masters: Italy’s Great WinesIn collaboration with the Seaport World Trade Center & Seaport Hotel, Bill Nesto and Sandy Block, New England’s only resident Masters of Wine—and expert teachers of wine at Boston University’s Elizabeth Bishop Wine Resource Center—will present a two-day immersion course in the wines of Italy. Attendees will learn about and taste a selection of the highest quality wines from Italy’s many regions.

Lunches and dinners will feature regional wines and cuisines. Classes are held at the Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center. $800 - includes two full-day immersion seminars, all wines, lunches, dinners, and free entrance into the Wine Expo.Dates: February 7 – 8Time: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.Food and Wine Writing SeminarHave you ever wanted a career in food or wine writing? This one-day conference will cover various aspects of food and wine writing and give you insights from some of the best in the business.

The speakers, who hold a range of positions in the industry, will give presentations and answer all of your questions. The eminent Judith Jones will give the keynote address. Ms. Jones is vice president and senior editor at Alfred A. Knopf, and was responsible for launching the career of Julia Child by fighting for the publication of Mastering the Art of French Cooking. She has worked with many notable chefs, including James Beard, Marion Cunningham, Lydia Bastianich, Marcella Hazan, Madhur Jaffrey, Edna Lewis, Jacques Pepin, and Claudia Roden, as well as non-chefs such as Anne Tyler and John Updike. Date: Saturday, March 31Time: 10 a..m – 4:30 p.m.

The International Conference of Food Photography and Styling: A World View of Business, Techniques, and DesignThis intensive four-day conference is sponsored by the Master of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy at Boston University and chaired by Lisa Golden Schroeder and John Carafoli, international food stylists, writers, and culinary consultants.

John Carafoli is the author of Food Photography and Styling and Lisa Golden Schroeder is the founder of Foodesigns.com, an online resource for professional food stylists and photographers. With a strong emphasis on creative thinking for food photography professionals, this conference focuses on the business of creating compelling food images for effective visual food communications, featuring panel presentations from leading international food stylists, photographers, and design professionals; styling and photographic technique demonstrations; and interactive discussions of important issues facing both food photography professionals and those that commission their work—from food corporations to cookbook and magazine publishers.

Insightful advice on small business marketing and promotions for both photographers and stylists will be on the program. For more information, call 617-353-9852. Dates: June 1 – 4As one of the 17 degree-granting bodies that comprise Boston University, Metropolitan College (MET) offers part-time, full-time and international students a remarkable range of choices for study to enrich their lives and advance their careers. MET offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, diploma and certificate programs.

For more information about Metropolitan College visit www.bu.edu/met/.

Founded in 1839, Boston University is an internationally recognized institution of higher education and research. With more than 30,000 students, it is the fourth largest independent university in the United States. BU contains 17 colleges and schools along with a number of multi-disciplinary centers and institutes which are central to the school’s research and teaching mission.

Turning the Tide:

Welcome International Students / Scholars

The single one aspect in which those International Students / Scholars who have decided to invest their efforts within the gates of American Academia is that they have given their fellow students both a social and cultural education of their nation and folkways. This is a very important part of the civil aspects of academic dynamics of actually being a pedagogy of Universalities.

More important, many International Students / Scholars have found healthy career markets not only within the American private sector, but, as it has been likewise have been hope for by academic regents nation wide, in academia itself. Thus, even though this has the back ripple effect of being a National brain - drain for many countries, most academic institutions are completely dependent upon International Students / Scholars for their graudate student programs - mainly Phd. Canidates, and as a future and vital resource of tenured faculty as well.

Thus the following article depicts something which the nation as a whole depends not only for academia's sake, but more importantly for future economic and technological growth. Just take a look at who is / are making recent inovations in technical break - throughs, and futuritive research. The following article is of extreme importance, and thus this focus fully justify's the introduction of this blog.

Turning the Tide:

Why the United States Must Do Better in the Global Competition for International Students and Scholars

In order to compete effectively in the growing global competition for talent, the United States must take more seriously its stake in welcoming the world’s best students and scholars, says a new report issued today by NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Restoring U.S. Competitiveness for International Students and Scholars argues that the absence of a national strategy to attract international students and scholars is starting to show its effects, and urges a renewed commitment by the United States to this important asset. The contributions of international students and scholars to foreign policy and public diplomacy are well known. In today’s global economy, they are also a vital part of the pipeline of talent on which the United States relies to fill jobs at the cutting edge of research and industry. Global mobility is the norm in today’s world, and crossing borders for study, research, and work is a defining characteristic of life in the 21st century.

To succeed in attracting the knowledge, innovation, and skill we need from around the world, the United States must create and support a climate that encourages the contributions of international talent. While acknowledging improvements in visa processing, and welcoming the frequent statements by high-ranking officials about the importance of international students to key U.S. interests, Restoring U.S. Competitiveness highlights developments in global education and U.S. policy that have combined to diminish the United States’ ability to be a magnet for students and scholars from around the world – and thus to ensure its future security, economic vitality, and global leadership. The report also updates and expands the recommendations of NAFSA’s 2003 task force report In America’s Interest: Welcoming International Students.Restoring U.S. Competitiveness describes an international education landscape that has been transformed in recent years, to which the United States has been curiously slow to respond. Numerous countries have implemented proactive recruiting strategies to attract international students and have adjusted their immigration and work laws to create a more welcoming climate for international talent.

Countries once known primarily as “sending” countries are taking significant steps to bolster their own higher education capacity. New regional competitors and international centers of instruction in higher education have emerged. Students across the globe have an ever-increasing array of choices in terms of where they pursue their studies – and later, how they will contribute their skills and knowledge in the global economy. At the same time, the United States’ capacity to participate in the growing global competition for international students and scholars has been limited by the impact of post-9/11 visa restrictions, by America’s diminished image in the world, and – perhaps most decisively – by the absence of a national strategy to protect the U.S. interest in this key asset. The report outlines the elements of such a strategy, and, in today’s context of global competitiveness, highlights two areas for particular attention:

• Coordinating the efforts of the U.S. governmentThe Departments of Homeland Security, State, Commerce, and Education need strong policy direction, clear mandates, and better synergy in order to coordinate their work related to international students and scholars – whether related to recruitment, services, or monitoring – and pursue a coherent and positive course of action.

• Removing excessive governmentally imposed barriersA comprehensive strategy for international student and scholar recruitment must bring the U.S. immigration system into line with the realities of the global age; articulate a balanced visa policy that facilitates access for students and scholars, consistent with security; and ensure that restrictions on access to laboratories and equipment do not hamper legitimate and important international collaboration in the sciences and technology.

To view the full report, visit: http://www.nafsa.org/CompeteReport