The International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR) is an annual event that is unique in concept and design. Using the latest in high-definition video conferencing technology, it connects students from universities across the world to a single 24-hour forum. It is a platform to showcase the work of some of the world’s best undergraduate researchers from any discipline or area. Undergraduates present their research in joint sessions alongside peers on the other side of the world, interacting with fellow presenters and audiences in real-time through video-links and social media.

The abstract submission is here: http://www.icurportal.com/icur-2017/abstract-submission/

The International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR) will be held at BaruchSeptember 26-27, 2017.  Show off your work, gain valuable feedback, and have a real professional conference on your resume!   Even if you are graduating this semester, you can come back and present the work you did as an undergraduate.  You will give a 15-20 minute presentation on a panel and then discuss the papers with students in England, Australia, South Africa, and elsewhere linked via teleconferencing. This conference, organized by the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom and Monash University in Australia, links students on panels at 9 campuses on 5 continents via cutting-edge teleconferencing technology.  This is a low-stakes, but professional academic conference, in which you can hone your oral skills, get feedback on your work, and hear what kind of research students are doing at international universities.  This will be the fourth annual conference in which Baruch has participated, and students in the past three years have found the experience to be exciting and rewarding. Baruch is lucky to be the only U.S. college participating. Other global participants are Nanyang Technological University, Kyushu University in Japan, Singapore Management University, Monash University Malaysia, Leeds University in England, and Monash University South Africa.  See www.icurportal.com<http://www.icurportal.com> for information.

To participate:  Students in all fields are eligible.  Students must submit a 250-word abstract and title of their research.  If you submitted an abstract to Creative Inquiry Day, you can use the same or similar abstract.

For tips on writing an abstract see:  http://www.icurportal.com/resources/writing-an-abstract/<http://www.icurportal.com/resources/writing-an-abstract/>

Submit these along with

*       ·      Name
*       ·      Major
*       ·      year of study (Senior, etc.)
*       ·      name of professor/advisor
*       ·      email
*       ·      and phone number

to Katherine Pence, Chair of History at[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> by the

May 15, 2017 DEADLINE.  See more information here: http://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/honors/academics/thesis/icur/

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>.

Baruch Japan Club is an organization dedicated to bringing together a Japan-loving community on the Baruch campus. We focus on assisting students in building relationships with Japanese organizations and business communities in and around NYC, as well as introducing Japanese culture to students and beyond. We are currently looking for self-driven individuals to join our 2017-2018 Executive Board! This is an opportunity to develop your leadership skills, build up your personal network, and delve into Japanese culture.

If you are a passionate individual who would like to be part of the team for the 2017-2018 academic year, please fill out the short application below.

Executive Board Application

Join Japanese-language students and native Japanese speakers at this informal gathering to practice Japanese and English! Anyone some Japanese language experience is welcome to attend.

For 30 minutes during our May 8^th meeting, special guest Souheki Mori will demonstrate how to properly wear a casual cotton kimono (Yukata). Yukatas are often worn in onsen towns and is the typical dress code for guests at a ryokan. Yukata has also become a way of dressing for summer festivals. After the demonstration, we will move back to the usual activity of practicing conversational skills.

RSVP required to [email protected] or 212-715-1269 with the following information: name, email address, telephone number, level of Japanese (beginner, intermediate, advanced, native)

Admission (refreshments provided)

$5 (cash only), free for students with valid university I.D.

For more classes and events at the Language Center, visit www.japansociety.org/language

Tomoyo Kamimura

Director, Toyota Language Center & C.V. Starr Library

Japan Society

333 East 47^th Street,

New York, NY 10017

212-715-1256

japansociety.org/language_center

Students with some degree of both Japanese and English language abilities are invited to come speak and interview with hiring companies for full-time and internship positions at this summer and fall’s Career Forums.

Positions are located worldwide. We encourage you to explore future options and make connections even if you have a few years left before graduation. Be proactive!

In the U.S.
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Los Angeles Career Forum (Oct. 7 & 8)
https://careerforum.net/en/event/la/?ref=201724
*Approximately 30 hiring companies
*Scholarships available for students to help cover travel expenses
*Participant benefits just for LA

Boston Career Forum (Nov. 17 – 19)
Website available from mid-May
https://careerforum.net/en/event/bos/?ref=201724
*Approximately 200 hiring companies
*Scholarships available for students to help cover travel expenses

In Japan
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Tokyo Summer Career Forum (June 24 & 25)
https://careerforum.net/en/event/tks/?ref=201724
*Approximately 250 hiring companies

Osaka Career Forum (June 17)
https://careerforum.net/en/event/osk/?ref=201724
*Approximately 60 hiring companies

Career Forum for Exchange Students (July 27)
https://careerforum.net/en/event/exs/?ref=201724
*Approximately 60 hiring companies

Full Career Forum schedule available here:
https://careerforum.net/en/event/?ref=201724

If you have questions about any of the Career Forums, please feel free to contact me at [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely,

Katie Yokota
DISCO International, Inc.
[email protected]

I received the message from Dr. Kim J. Hartswick, the director of CUNY B.A. program. While we don’t offer a major, but several students have chosen Japanese-related subject as their majors. Take a look at their program. — CJ

With the coming to a close of another academic year, I want to take this opportunity to thank you again for assuming the responsibilities of mentoring our students, who are pursuing individualized and interdisciplinary degrees through CUNY BA.  We are always pleased, of course, to have returning mentors but it is particularly gratifying to see so many new mentors this past year.  I hope all of you have found these CUNY BA students to be disciplined, hard-working, talented, creative, and committed individuals.

We are always on the lookout for such students to enter the program.  So, if you have worked closely with other students, or have come across students in courses this year, who could benefit from pursuing their degrees through CUNY BA, please let them know that they can apply for Fall admission through August, and that we are offering information sessions in May (and possibly several others in June):http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/informationsessions/

Also, we have a great video that you may be interested in viewing and telling students to look at, as well:  http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/watchourvideo/

I hope the remainder of the semester goes well for everyone and that you all have great summer plans!

Hope to “see” you next academic year.

The Japanese Program at Baruch College welcomes two contemporary Japanese authors, along with the “usual suspects” from the “Monkey Business, International.” Please join us to celebrate the publication of Monkey Business: New Writing from Japan Vol.7.

Date: May 4th, 2017
Time: 12:40-2:05
Place: VC10-145 at Baruch College, CUNY

Featured Japanese Authors:

HIROMI ITŌ is one of the most important female voices in contemporary Japanese poetry. English translations include Killing Kanoko: Selected Poems by Hiromi Ito and Wild Grass on the Riverbank, both translated by Jeffrey Angles and published by Action Books.

HIROKO OYAMADA is one of Japan’s most promising young writers; she won the Akutagawa Prize in 2013. Her stories “Lost in the Zoo” and “Extra Innings” were translated by David Boyd and published in vol. 6 (2016) and vol. 7 (2017) of Monkey Business.

… and other Monkey Business gangs, including Motoyuki Shibata (“the” translator and literary critic), Roland Kelts ​(the author of Japanamerica)​, Ted Goossen  (professor of Japanese literature at York Univ.) and more!​

The event is free and open to all. All the guests are required to register by Tuesday May 2nd:
https://goo.gl/forms/FKhc3hoGj5WUbX3l1

The venue is located in the The William and Anita Newman Vertical Campus: “B” on the map below.
https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/map.html
Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/iMjjF3DvKFN2

Contact: Prof. CJ Suzuki: [email protected]