Students with some degree of both Japanese and English language abilities are invited to come speak and interview with hiring companies from all over the country for full-time positions in the U.S. at the upcoming U.S. Career Forum.

This will be a great opportunity to network and learn about the best way to use your Japanese language ability as part of your career. Many companies make offers of employment by the end of the event.

Career Forum registration and attendance are entirely free.

U.S. Career Forum 2018 (in New York)
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May 12 (Sat.), 2018
https://careerforum.net/en/event/us/
* All positions in the U.S. using Japanese
* All students with legal U.S. work permission welcome (including OPT candidates)
* Travel Scholarship available
* Participating companies include DENKA Corporation, IACE TRAVEL, IIJ AMERICA INC., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC WIRING SYSTEMS, Valqua America, Inc., and more.
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If you have questions about any of the Career Forums, please contact us at [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely,

CareerForum.Net
[email protected]

For more information

Please visit http://nohsociety.org/#/news-2/

Next week noted sci-fi scholar Steve Ryfle joins us at Japan Society to illuminate the life of filmmaker Ishiro Honda, the director behind the original Godzilla, Mothra, and Rodan movies!

Join us for Directing Godzilla: The Life of Filmmaker Ishiro Honda on Wednesday, February 21 at 6:30pm. The talk will be followed by a book signing of Ryfle’s new book, Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, From Godzilla to Kurosawa, and a display of Godzilla memorabilia. You’ll also have a chance to purchase your own Godzilla collectibles!

Monster movie fans won’t want to miss out on this great event. Get your tickets today!

Best,

Anna Cabasso

Program Associate, Talks+

212-715-1213

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The author Daniel Mendelsohn will be interviewed on stage and will read from his new book An Odyssey on Thursday, March 1 at 6pm in Engelman Hall at BPAC, co-sponsored by the Jewish Studies Center and Great Works.  Students and faculty are free, but reservations are necessary. They can be made by clicking the picture below, or visit www.baruch.cuny.edu/bpac and click the event link. Or email[email protected]  Tickets for the general public are $21.

Through generous funding from the Honjo Foundation, JAA is looking for qualified candidates for its 2018 JAA – HONJO Scholarship. This is open to students who will be enrolled in a full time course of graduate study (except medical, music, studio art and performing arts) at an accredited U.S. university in the greater New York area in academic year 2018-2019. The student should be able to demonstrate an interest in and ideally is already involved in furthering U.S. – Japan relations. The deadline for applications is noon, February 28, 2018. You can download the PDF application form and submit to the JAA.

Please submit:

1. a resume or CV,
2. two letters of recommendation (at least one from a professor)
3. undergraduate and graduate transcripts
4. Essay on how your current course of study will help further US-Japan relations (500 – 750 words).

If you are chosen as a recipient, you will be expected to stay in touch with the Honjo Foundation in Tokyo, Japan and let them know the status of your studies and how you have used your scholarship.

You may submit your application to:

The Japanese American Association of New York /JAA
49 West 45th New York, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10036.

Please indicate on the envelope “HONJO SCHOLARSHIP.”

*If you have any question, please contact us at [email protected]/212-840-6942

In prior years, the amount of the scholarship has ranged from $3,500 to 10,000.

Konnichiwa Minna-san!
Ogenki desu ka?

This Thursday during club hours, Japan Club is holding an origami day!

We’ll be folding various different shapes (including hearts to celebrate Valentine’s day).

Please join us in room 4-175!

See ya there!

Ja ne~

Mary Amigud

Vice President, 2017-2018

Baruch Japan Club

Last year, the Study Abroad Office at Baruch College has introduced the exchange program with Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan). This year’s application due is quickly approaching: February 16th, 2018. This due date is earlier than the ones for other programs, offered by the Study Abroad program. Please consider and take this wonderful opportunity. If you are interested in or have questions, contact the Study Abroad Office, ASAP.

 https://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/faculty-research/centers-institutes/weissman-center-international-business/study-abroad/programs/exchanges/

This is the message from Mr. Christopher Tingue at the Study Abroad Office.:

“Because of Waseda’s own internal exchange deadlines, we are asking prospective Baruch-Waseda Exchange applicants to apply by Feb. 16. This is a month before our regular March 15 deadline for fall programs. This will give the Study Abroad Office just under two weeks to interview and nominate top candidates AND then for us to instruct the nominated applicants as to how to apply by no later than March 1 to Waseda for their fall semester.

Waseda’s system to apply is open from Feb 1 to March 1, but first students will need to apply to us. Last year, which was our first sending them students, they worked with us to take late applications. Now they want us to meet their deadlines this time around for fall. (For spring there is not a similar crunch so our deadline of Oct 1 works fine.)

Can you communicate to interested students taking Japanese or minors that if they want to apply for the fall 18 exchange at Waseda that they must apply by Feb. 16?

Chris Tingue

Associate Director of Study Abroad

Weissman Center for International Business

Baruch College, The City University of New York (CUNY)

Office Location: 137 E. 25^th Street, 8^th floor

Use 138 E. 26^th Street entrance (effective Jan 2018 while 25^th St entrance is closed)

DIRECT LINE: 646-312-2104; STUDY ABROAD OFFICE: 646-312-2090

Mailing Address: One Bernard Baruch Way, Box J-0810, New York, NY 10010

Regular Semester WALK-IN HOURS: Mon-Fri, 12:30-2:30PM, and WED/THUR 4:30-6:00PM

BARUCH STUDY ABROAD FAIR: Thurs, Feb 15, 2018, VC B2 level, 12:30 – 2:30 pm
[email protected]

Website: Baruch Study Abroad

Hello everyone,

Welcome back, we hope you had a wonderful winter break!

As you may know, there will be a club fair this Thursday, February 1st during club hours in the Main Gym. Japan Club will be joining Baruch’s many clubs at the fair, so please be sure to stop by and say hi to our eboard! We’ll gladly answer any questions you may have about getting involved and provide you with games and candy.

Here’s to another great semester!

Best regards,
Kimberly Martinez
Secretary, 2017-2018
Baruch Japan Club

The Conversation Partners Program (CPP) matches native and nonnative speakers of English for informal conversations. The partnerships are a great way for nonnative students to gain confidence in English, for native speakers to gain experience in communicating across language barriers, and for both native and nonnative speakers to expand their cultural knowledge, make friends, and build a network of professional contacts. To participate, students should be willing to commit to meeting their partner about one hour per week for a minimum of 6 conversations. We also feature fun events throughout the semester, like trivia night, tea time, game night, professional development, and a closing ceremony for community building.

Please let your students know the following dates:

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• Application Deadline: February 15, 2018
• Orientation Option 1: February 15, 2018, 12:45 pm-2:00 pm
• Orientation Option 2: February 28, 2018, 6:00 pm-7:15 pm

To download the flyer for Blackboard, Blog, or Course Site, please visit this link and click on the flyer at the bottom:   http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/cpp

Note: CPP often has more nonnative than native students signing up so please encourage both nonnative and native speakers to participate.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact me via email: [email protected] Thank you!

Best,

Elizabeth Minei, Ph.D.

Communication Studies

Director of the Conversation Partners Program