The Department of French Studies now houses LAFRA (Groupe de Travail sur la Langue Franco-Americaine) under the direction of Prof. Cynthia Fox. Research is devoted to mapping and exploring North-American varieties of French.
The first three Fudan University students to participate in the new BA/MBA program arrived for the Fall 1996 semester. They are: Ms. LIU Shulin, Ms. ZHOU Quan and Mr. ZHU Yi. We welcome all three and wish them all the best during their stay in the U.S. and at the University
The Center for Technology in Government, located at the University at Albany, has just released practical guidelines to help government organizations go online with their services. The Center worked with seven New York state and local government agencies to develop Internet Web sites in 1996. The idea was to open government services to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A Web site available by using a personal computer, a modem, phone line, and communication software, can answer questions for people who find it difficult to travel to a government office during normal business hours. New Yorkers will be able to save time and effort by visiting an agency’s “virtual office” online.
Developing and Delivering Government Services on the World Wide Web: Recommended Practices for New York State presents principles and practical tools to guide government agencies in deciding how best to design, manage, and market Web services. The research project showed that a Web site is a service as much as a technology, so Web developers need guidelines to understand the policies and organizational issues involved in being on the Internet.
The Department of East Asian Studies invites applications for a full-time Visiting Lecturer position in Japanese language, to begin September 7, 1997. This is a one-year position with a possibility for renewal. Teaching responsibilities include Japanese language courses (all levels). The appointee will teach in an established and expanding BA program in Japanese studies that is strongly committed to excellence. MA degree required, preferably in language pedagogy or Japanese studies. Experience teaching USA undergraduates is highly desirable; native or near-native fluency in Japanese and English is mandatory. Salary negotiable. Send letter of application (detailing background, interests, and professional goals), vita, and three letters of recommendation to James Hargett, Chair, Dept. of East Asian Studies, University at Albany, NY 12222. Deadline for application is Feb. 15, 1997. AA/EOE; applications from women, minority persons, handicapped persons, and/or spec. disabled or Vietnam-era veterans are especially welcome.
Ten University students received Association of International Education - Japan scholarship awards to study at Kansai Gaidai University for the Fall 1996 semester.
Kimberly Winsor and Edward Arrendondo, two of the scholarship recipients, also received Forval Foundation Internships this past summer. The Internships pays round-trip airfare and living expenses in the Tokyo region.
A SUNY Board of Trustees Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 17, from 1 to 2 p.m. at the State University Plaza in the Elisabeth Luce Board Room.
In order to register to speak at the hearing write to Dr. Glenn Dubois, Office of the Secretary of the University, State University Plaza, Albany, NY 12246; such communication to be received no later than noon on Dec. 16, 1996. In the letter, briefly identify your subject and provide a telephone number and address to receive confirmation of a reserved place on the agenda.
Persons who wish to make brief extemporaneous comments are requested to file their names with the Hearing Registration Officer on Dec. 17. Time for such comments will be set aside at the end of the Hearing, and such persons will be called upon in the order in which they register with the Hearing Registration Officer.