Campus News Feed http://www.ga.psu.edu/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 02:41:50 EST RedDot CMS Filmmaker speaks to class on Indian culture http://www.ga.psu.edu//Academics/InternationalPrograms/31662.htm Dr. Veronica Montecinos's social problems class hosted a Teaching India speaker.

"The Culture of India: A Filmmaker's Perspective" will be presented by Harish Saluja.

Harish Saluja is a filmmaker, artist and entrepreneur. His film The Journey (www.newray.com) won several awards, was shown in over 30 film festivals and was distributed by IFC (the Independent Film Channel). He also has a strong business background as a 33-year veteran in the publishing industry. In addition, he is a nationally recognized painter and a co-host of Music From India on WDUQ-FM, the longest running radio program of its kind in the US.

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The program was presented to the Theatre 208 H and Theatre 282 classes, but was open to the entire campus.
]]> Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:01:09 EST http://www.ga.psu.edu//Academics/InternationalPrograms/31566.htm Mathematics from India http://www.ga.psu.edu//Academics/InternationalPrograms/31469.htm As part of the campus focus on India, Dr. Shenaz Choudhury gave a talk exploring some of the significant contributions to mathematics made by Indian mathematicians. Some examples includes the introduction of the number zero, the ancients' discussion about surprisingly large numbers, and Ramanujan's famous collaboration with Hardy in number theory. There was also be some discussion of contributions to modern day mathematics, including contributions by female Indian mathematicians.

Dr. Choudhury first came to Pittsburgh in 1983 as a student, and fell in love with this region. After obtaining her Ph.D. in Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon, she taught for several years at the University of Pittsburgh, before making the decision to become a stay-at-home mom. She has kept her love for mathematics alive by private tutoring, mainly in Calculus, volunteering in the schools, and through ABCC, the Association for the Betterment of our Community Cooperative. For the past 11 years she has been an active member of the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board's Asian American Heritage Committee, which organizes the Outstanding Asian American Student Awards. Dr. Choudhury is also the Executive Director of POP, the Power of Pittsburgh: World Language and Humanities Fair, held at the Heinz History Center in downtown Pittsburgh.

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The speaker will be Girish Godbole, whose talk is entitled, "India: A Land of Booming Economic and Business Opportunities" - With a population of over 1 billion, India, the world’s largest democracy, is fast emerging as a global economic powerhouse. This presentation will focus on India’s importance as a key partner to U.S. and Pennsylvania businesses.

Girish Godbole, who grew up in India, is the CEO and Founder of CEO Ally, Inc., a Pittsburgh based management consulting company that specializes in strategies for growth, profitability and globalization. Currently, Girish also serves as the President of the Pittsburgh Chapter of TiE (www.tiepgh.org), a global network that fosters entrepreneurship. He leads the iPort initiative that promotes interaction between companies in Pittsburgh and India (www.iportpittsburgh.com ).

Girish is a successful serial entrepreneur who grew up in India and has made Pittsburgh his home since 1984. Prior to founding CEO Ally, Inc., he has been responsible for founding and leading 3 high-tech companies in engineering and IT industries in Pittsburgh.
]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:02:14 EST http://www.ga.psu.edu//Academics/InternationalPrograms/31555.htm Fall 2006 theatre production http://www.ga.psu.edu//Academics/InternationalPrograms/31821.htm Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:02:08 EST http://www.ga.psu.edu//Academics/InternationalPrograms/31821.htm Documentary on Indian workers to be shown on campus http://www.ga.psu.edu//Academics/InternationalPrograms/31820.htm The Dabbawallas, on November 9 at noon in Frable 122.

The Dabbawallas is currently being shown nationally on PBS stations. The India documentary captures a 100-year-old work system where each day 100,000 lunches are delivered by 4,000 Dabbawallas (or box persons) from customers' homes to their places of work. This system is as complicated as what Federal Express does, but exists without any technology or modern business practices.

The program is being co-sponsored by Teaching India, the Library, and the Honors Program.

Dr. Goodman holds a Richard M. Cyert Professorship, and is Professor of Organizational Psychology, Director, Institute for Strategic Development and Co-Director, Center for the Management of Technology at Carnegie-Mellon University.

]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:58:12 EST http://www.ga.psu.edu//Academics/InternationalPrograms/31820.htm Indian music featured in October http://www.ga.psu.edu//Academics/InternationalPrograms/31819.htm As part of Teaching India, the campus will be hosting several music programs in October.

On October 19 at 12 noon in the dining area of the Student Community Center, Amzad Rahman will performance and discuss the "Evolution of the Music of India from Ancient to Present Times." Joining Rahman will be Anupama Kytham and Dr. Shenaz Choudhury, adjunct mathematics instructor at the campus.

On October 24 and 25, the University's cultural events program will present a musical workshop and performance by Facing East (October 24 at noon and 8 p.m.) and an Indian classical dance performance by the Nandanik Dance Company (October 25 at 7 p.m.).

]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:58:16 EST http://www.ga.psu.edu//Academics/InternationalPrograms/31819.htm First Teaching India Speaker: Elder Care in India http://www.ga.psu.edu//Academics/InternationalPrograms/29605.htm Join us in the Traina Room of the Student Community Center at 12:15 p.m. on Monday, October 9th for the first Brown Bag Lunch Speaker Series for Teaching India 2006.

Dr. Jyotsna Kalavar, Associate Professor of HDFS at Penn State New Kensington, will be discussing the current social and economic changes in India that are impacting older people with her talk entitled, "The Emerging Phenomenon of Elder Care in India"

Jyotsna (Josi) Kalavar completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology from Bombay University.  She came to the United States in 1984 for graduate studies.  Her Ph.D. is from the University of Maryland at College Park, and she subsequently went to the University of Michigan for two years of postdoctoral research in gerontology.  Dr. Kalavar has been at  Penn State New Kensington since 2001.  She has been active in research, and has received more than $175,000 in research grant awards from external agencies, including the National Institute of Aging.  In 2004-2005, she spent her sabbatical year in India as a Fulbright Scholar. Currently, she teaches a variety of courses in Psychology and Human Development.

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