INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK CALENDAR OF EVENTS FROM USIEF OFFICES November 1-26, 2014

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1 NOVEMBER Date & Time Event Name Location USIEF Office / Contact Information 1 Nov 1st 2014 Outreach in Nagpur. Conducting sessions on Higher studies in the U.S. in Schools and colleges in the city of Nagpur. 2 Outreach in Surat and Bardoli. Nov 11th -14th 2014 Conducting sessions on Higher Studies in the U.S. in Schools and colleges. 3 Nov 13th :00pm Nov 12th-14th 2014 Nov 14th :00am- 1:30pm Nov 14th :30pm-5:30pm American Intervention Against the Islamic State: Presentation by Dr. Robert Lloyd, APE Teaching/Research. Outreach to Ludhiana & Ropar. Conducting sessions on higher studies in the U.S. in schools and colleges in the cities of Ludhiana and Ropar. This event is in coordination with the U.S Embassy in Delhi. Outreach at Step by Step School. A session on U.S. higher education for students in classes 9, 10, 11 and 12th. How to Choose the Best Liberal Arts University for YOU: A session by St. Mary's University and Mount Holyoke. Discussion points: What is a traditional Liberal Arts School, Why a Liberal Arts Education is important, how Liberal Arts universities are changing and how to choose your liberal arts school. Registration Link : Nagpur Surat and Bardoli UChicago Center in Delhi Ludhiana, Ropar & Punjab. - Guru Nanak Dev College of Engg. - Sacred Heart Sr. Secondary School - Gulzar College of Engg. & Technology - IIT Ropar Step by Step School, Noida USIEF Seminar Hall, New Delhi Ryan A. Pereira, Regional Officer, USIEF Mumbai, ryan@usief.org.in Ryan A. Pereira, Regional Officer, USIEF Mumbai, ryan@usief.org.in Pavitra Soram, Program Manager, U.S. Program, USIEF pavitra@usief.org.in; Anubhooti Arora, anubhooti@usief.org.in Richa Bhasin, richa@usief.org.in Aastha Virk Singh, aastha@usief.org.in

2 7 Nov 15th :00am-12:00pm A session on Complete your Application, This session will talk about the timeline for application, the various components of the application and the standardized tests. USIEF Seminar Hall, New Delhi Aditi Singh, aditi@usief.org.in Nov 15th 2014 Full Day Nov15th 2014 Full Day Nov 15th 2014 Nov 16th :30pm-5:30pm Outreach at The Shri Ram School, Aravali. A session on U.S. higher education for students in classes 9, 10, 11 and 12. American Fulbright scholar engages with rural students in Pondicherry. A visit by the Fulbright-Nehru English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) to SARVAM, a school run by Sri Aurobindo Society at Pondicherry, where the U.S. Department of State's English Access Micro Scholarship program is being implemented. The ETAs will engage the children in English conversation, conduct activities, games and do a photo-based presentation about American culture, seasons, sports, food, etc. QS Grad Fair Education Fair QS MBA Fair Education Fair Session by Hofstra University, Rollins College and Furman University. A combined session by 3 university representatives on Financing U.S. education and scholarship opportunities in the U.S. The Shri Ram School, Gurgaon SARVAM, Pondicherry ( and Hotel Leela, Mumbai Hotel Leela, Mumbai USIEF Seminar Hall, New Delhi Richa Bhasin, richa@usief.org.in Maya Sundararajan, Regional Officer, USIEF Chennai, maya@usief.org.in; Lalitha Nagesvari, Program Manager, USIEF Chennai, lalitha@usief.org.in USIEF Mumbai, ryan@usief.org.in USIEF Mumbai, ryan@usief.org.in Richa Bhasin, richa@usief.org.in

3 :00am- 12:00 pm Simulation of an American Classroom Experience. This event involves simulating an American classroom experience of interactive learning for 11th grade students, and will be led by an American Fulbright scholar or an U.S. Consulate American Officer with teaching experience. Following this, there will be a talk on U.S. higher education and a presentation on U.S. Student Visas. This event is in coordination with the Consular Section of the U.S. Consulate Chennai. Know USA A quiz on USA for high school students visiting the American Library, Chennai, followed by an introduction to U.S. higher education. EducationUSA is collaborating with with the American Library to organize this event. Student interaction at the U.S. Consulate. Talking to student visa applicants in the Visa hall at the U.S. Consulate in Mumbai. Graduate Admissions to Engineering Schools in the U.S. A joint outreach session by USIEF- Hyderabad and Mrs. Sudha Kumar of the Viterbi School of Engineering at USC. Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. American Library, Chennai U.S. Consulate Mumbai Mufakkam Jah College for Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad Meera Seshadri, Sr. Adviser EducationUSA, Chennai, smeera@usief.org.in Shanti Mohan, Coordinator EducationUSA, Chennai, Shanthi@usief.org.in USIEF Mumbai, ryan@usief.org.in Piya Bahadur-Regional Officer, USIEF Hyderabad, piya@usief.org.in; Sraavani Pere, EducationUSA Adviser Hyderabad, sraavani@usief.org.in

4 :00am-2:00pm 4:00pm-6:00pm 6:00pm-9:00pm Outreach to Ashoka University. Outreach to promote Fulbright-Nehru and EducationUSA to faculty and students. The participants include Fulbright-Nehru scholar/ Associate Prof. Martin Lin from the State University of New Jersey who is currently in India. He will talk on the importance of Liberal Arts education. SHEroes: Women for the World Introduction and Session on: Educating Women Who Make a Difference in the World. QS World MBA Tour The QS World MBA Tour event is your opportunity to meet face-to-face with admission directors from top MBA colleges, apply for US$1.7 million exclusive scholarships and attend informative MBA seminars. Know USA A quiz on USA for high school students visiting the American Library, Chennai, followed by an introduction to U.S. higher education. EducationUSA is teaming up with the American Library to organize this event. Festering Formula: Managing Terrorism in a Democratic State: The Case of India Talk at The United Service Institution of India (USI). Presentation by Dr. Robert Lloyd, APE Teaching/Research. Ashoka University, Sonepat USIEF lawns, New Delhi Taj Mansingh Hotel, New Delhi American Library, Chennai USI Campus, Vasant Vihar, Delhi Diya Dutt, Deputy Director, USIEF diya@usief.org.in; Sudarsan Dash, Senior Program Manager, USIEF, Sudarsan@usief.org.in; Rupali Verma,EducationUSA Adviser, rupali@usief.org.in Aditi Singh, Adviser EducationUSA, Delhi aditi@usief.org.in Richa Bhasin, richa@usief.org.in Aparna Chandrasekran, Adviser EducationUSA, Chennai aparna@usief.org.in Deepraj Gahatraj, Program Coordinator, U.S. Program, USIEF, deepraj@usief.org.in;

5 :00am-12:00pm Nov 18th- 19th :00am-12:00pm 3:00 pm-4:30 pm Nov 18 th & 19 th, 2014 Full Day Student interaction at the U.S. Consulate. Talking to student visa applicants in the Visa hall at the U.S. Consulate in Mumbai. Outreach in Aurangabad. Conducting sessions on Higher Studies in the U.S. in Schools and colleges in the city of Aurangabad. Research in the Liberal Arts Session by American Fulbright scholar Dr. Bhavani Arabandi on conducting research in the U.S. in Liberal Arts. Hip-hop/Break dance: workshop for school students. U.S. Fulbright-Nehru Student Researcher, Jie Wu will give an overview of Hip-hop history and along with some young Indian Hip-hop dancers conduct a workshop for middle school students. This Is My Story: The Art of Testimonial Writing U.S. Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Awardee, Richard Jahna to conduct writing workshop for high school students. EducationUSA booth at Tech Summit in Noida. U.S. Consulate Mumbai Aurangabad St. Francis College for Women, Begumpet Lincoln Room, American Center, Kolkata Lincoln Room, American Center, Kolkata Greater Noida USIEF Mumbai, ryan@usief.org.in Himanshu Dev, Senior Adviser EducationUSA, USIEF Mumbai, himanshu@usief.org.in Piya Bahadur, Regional Officer, USIEF Hyderabad, piya@usief.org.in; Sraavani Pere, EdUSA Adviser Hyderabad, sraavani@usief.org.in Shevanti Narayan, Regional Officer, USIEF Kolkata Shevanti Narayan, Regional Officer, USIEF Kolkata Renuka Raja Rao, Country Director, EducationUSA, renuka@usief.org.in; Anuradha Chandra, Sr. Adviser, EducationUSA, Delhi, anuradha@usief.org.in; Anubhooti Arora, EducationUSA adviser, Delhi, anubhooti@usief.org.in

6 :00am-1:00 pm Full day 2:30pm-4:30pm STROKES : Book mark and Paper Tiles Competition The objective of this exercise is to give an opportunity to students to be creative and generate awareness about sensitive issues like Clean India. Tell Tales Two Fulbright-Nehru English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) will interact with firstgeneration learners at Vedavalli Vidyalaya School, Walajapet, which is about 100kms from Chennai. The ETAs will conduct storytelling and spelling bee competitions, while showcasing American education and culture through audio/visual presentations. Mr. Suresh Sundaram, International Leaders in Education Program alumnus will host the event. Session on U.S. Higher Education U.S. higher education presentation followed by a presentation on U.S. Student Visas. This is a joint event with the Consular Section of the U.S. Consulate Chennai. Virtual Fair CollegeWeekLive Virtual Fair USIEF Lawns, New Delhi Vedavalli Vidyalaya, Vellore Alpha Engineering College, Chennai Online Rupali Verma, EducationUSA Adviser, Delhi rupali@usief.org.in Maya Sundararajan, Regional Officer, USIEF Chennai, maya@usief.org.in: Lalitha Nagesvari, Program Manager, USIEF Chennai, lalitha@usief.org.in Meera Seshadri, Sr. Advisor, EducationUSA, Chennai, smeera@usief.org.in Ryan A. Pereira, Regional Officer, USIEF Mumbai, ryan@usief.org.in; Pranav Pradhan, Adviser EducationUSA, USIEF Mumbai, pranav@usief.org.in

7 :00am-12:00pm Nov 20th :00pm The Spectrum of Higher Education in the U.S. A panel discussion conducted by the PAS and Fulbright Alumni on the various levels of higher education available; including Community colleges, UG, Graduate, Doctoral and post-doctoral research. This Is My Story: The Art of Testimonial Writing U.S. Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Awardee, Richard Jahna to conduct writing workshop for college students. The Durable Slum: Dharavi and the Right to Stay Put in Globalizing Mumbai Presentation by Dr. Liza Weinstein, APE Teaching/Research. American Corner, Hyderabad USIEF Library, Kolkata UChicago Center in Delhi Piya Bahadur, Regional Officer, USIEF Hyderabad piya@usief.org.in Shevanti Narayan, Regional Officer, USIEF Kolkata, Pavitra Soram, Program Manager, U.S. Program, USIEF, pavitra@usief.org.in; Nov 20th-21st 2014 Nov 20th :00am Outreach in Nasik. Conducting sessions on Higher Studies in the U.S. in Schools and colleges in the city of Nasik. Higher Studies in the U.S. Session for students talking about Higher studies in the U.S. at The American Library. Nasik American Library, Mumbai Himanshu Dev, Sr. Adviser EducationUSA, U Mumbai, himanshu@usief.org.in, and a Visa officer from the U.S. Consulate Mumbai USIEF Mumbai, ryan@usief.org.in

8 Nov 20th :00pm-9:00 pm Nov 20th :00am-12:00pm 4:00pm-5:00pm QS MBA World Tour The QS World MBA Tour, the world s leading series of career and education events for aspiring MBAs. Participating Universities include Boston U., Cornell, G. Washington, Georgia State, Hult, Johns Hopkins, UC Riverside, UC Irvine, U. Miami and many more. Book Reading/Story Telling U.S. Fulbright-Nehru English Teaching Assistants, Amelia Gentile and Simone Gordon to do Book. Reading/Story Telling session for elementary school students. Connecting Across Borders: Webinar with Indian and Pakistan School Children. The webinar will give Indian and Pakistani School children occasion to connect with each other and discuss their motivations and aspiration for studying in the United States. Learning from the Library Ms. Sarah Farnand, Fulbright-Nehru English Teaching Assistant will bring about 40 middle-school students from Ramakrishna Mission Boys Higher Secondary School to the U.S. Consulate, Chennai, to introduce them to the concept of learning and research outside of school. The students will be taken on a tour of the American Library and also shown a film. EducationUSA is teaming up with the American Library to organize this event. Vivanta by Taj Begumpet, Hyderabad American Library, Kolkata Online; Pak U.S. Consulate, Auditorium, Chennai Piya Bahadur, Regional Officer, USIEF Hyderabad, piya@usief.org.in: Sraavani Pere, EducationUSA Adviser, Hyderabad, sraavani@usief.org.in Shevanti Narayan, Regional Officer, USIEF Kolkata Anubhooti Arora, anubhooti@usief.org.in Aparna Chandrasekaran, Adviser EducationUSA, Chennai, aparna@usief.org.in

9 , 3:30pm to 4:30pm 5:30pm-7:00pm 11:00am Nov 22nd :00am Facebook Wall Chat: One hour of live interaction with students on: "Do you have questions about studying in the U.S? Ask us now." on the EducationUSA, Chennai Facebook page. Conference: Higher Education Administrators Conference at VIT University, Chennai Campus, organized by Public Affairs Section (PAS) of U.S. Consulate Chennai. While the event is being coordinated by PAS, USIEF will contribute by way of ideas and in structuring the conference sessions. The Ripple Effect of Internation Education A joint event conducted by the Consular, Public Affairs Section (PAS) and USIEF where U.S. university alumni will talk about cultural and other non- academic highlights of their U.S. educational experience. Film Screening: U.S. Fulbright-Nehru English Teaching Assistants, Jake Adler and Alexander Levine to screen excerpts from Woody Allen's films, followed by a discussion "Woody Allen's Cities". Higher Studies in the U.S. A Session for students talking about Higher studies in the U.S. at The American Library. Higher Studies in the U.S. and The Student Visa: A session conducted at USIEF Mumbai for students and parents. USIEF, Chennai VIT University, Chennai Badruka College (TBD) Hyderabad American Library, Kolkata American Library, Mumbai USIEF Mumbai Meera Seshadri, Sr. Advisor, EducationUSA, Chennai, smeera@usief.org.in Maya Sundarajan, Regional Officer, USIEF Chennai, maya@usief.org.in Piya Bahadur, Regional Officer, USIEF Hyderabad, piya@usief.org.in; Sraavani Pere, EdUSA Adviser Hyderabad, sraavani@usief.org.in Shevanti Narayan, Regional Officer, USIEF Kolkata, USIEF Mumbai, ryan@usief.org.in Pranav Pradhan, Adviser EducationUSA, Mumbai, pranav@usief.org.in & a visa officer from the U.S. Consulate, Mumbai

10 Nov 22nd :00pm Nov 22nd 2014 Nov 24th-26th 2014 Nov 25 th 2014 Nov 25th pm Nov 26 th 2014 Financing Your Education in the U.S. Session conducted at USIEF Mumbai for students and parents. Know USA An activity-based program for 11th and 12th grade students of Sri Ramakrishna Mission Boys Higher Secondary School, Chennai. Basic Orientation Session Six outreach sessions over a period of three days in both schools and colleges around the city. Interaction with Fulbright Fellows: La'Shanae Johnson and Cameron Kneib. And an Outreach session by EducationUSA. American Universities in the Movies: What Hollywood Does R ight and Wrong Presentation by U.S. Fulbright-Nehru English Teaching Assistants, Dipona Bandy and Amelia Gentile. Interaction with Fulbright Fellows: La'Shanae Johnson and Cameron Kneib. And an Outreach session by EducationUSA USIEF Mumbai USIEF, Chennai Obul Reddy School, Future Kids, Aurora College, Malla Reddy Group of Institutes, Hyderabad Kulachi Hansraj Model School, Delhi USIEF Library, Kolkata Vasant Valley School, Vasant Kunj, Delhi Tanushka Bali, Adviser EducationUSA, Mumbai, tanushka@usief.org.in Shanthi Mohan, Coordinator EducationUSA, Chennai, shanthi@usief.org.in Piya Bahadur, Regional Officer, USIEF Hyderabad, piya@usief.org.in Sraavani Pere - EdUSA Adviser Hyderabad, sraavani@usief.org.in Deepraj Gahatraj,, Program Coordinator, U.S. Program, USIEF, deepraj@usief.org.in; Anuradha Chandra, Sr.Adviser EducationUSA, anuradha@usief.org.in; Shevanti Narayan, Regional Officer, USIEF Chennai, Deepraj Gahatraj,, Program Coordinator, U.S. Program, USIEF, deepraj@usief.org.in; Anuradha Chandra, Sr.Adviser EducationUSA, anuradha@usief.org.in;