THE SEVENTH ANNUAL GLOBAL TEMPLE CONFERENCE:
GLOBAL AND LOCAL: TEMPLE’S DYNAMIC MIX
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH, 2012

Please join us for the 7th annual Global Temple Conference! At this day-long symposium on Wednesday November 14th we will explore and celebrate Temple’s wide ranging international work. As in past years, we’ll feature student, staff and faculty research, plus a variety of programs and creative ventures. We welcome proposals for various formats –papers, panel discussions, posters, films, performances, & exhibits— organized broadly around four pillars of university excellence: scholarship, teaching, creativity, and service. Prizes for the best student work will be awarded. Meeting at the Howard Gittis Student Center, we begin with a keynote address by Dr. Peter Watson. We’ll then feature presentations and sessions throughout the day, and conclude with a reception for attendees.

OUR THEME

For this year’s theme, we are focusing on the dynamic ways we mix and re-mix the global and local. Our students experience the world right here at Temple, whether they’re from Northeast Philadelphia or Southeast Asia. They consume culture from the Barnes to K-Pop. They enjoy food from the Middle East to the Deep South. They have peers and teachers from all continents and with them produce global learning, knowledge and art. They compete in ever more international markets—whether or not they choose to leave Philadelphia. Some will protest that very fact. But whatever their view, they can be sure that the great national and cultural diversity of our school, city, and region is both a tremendous asset and a rich reward.

In short, Temple is committed to both internationalization and to the city of Philadelphia. We’re doing excellent work on both fronts and here’s our opportunity to highlight it. Please check out our program guide for this year’s events.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

The conference will open with remarks from the Honorable Peter S. Watson, President and CEO of the Dwight Group, the D.C.-based investment bank.  Dr. Watson has served as Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission and the White House Director of Asian Affairs at the National Security Council.  Dr. Watson’s academic responsibilities have included serving as a Visiting Professor at St. Peter’s College, Oxford University, and as a member of the Council of Auckland University’s School of Business.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information, please contact Denise Connerty, Assistant Vice President of International Affairs (global@temple.edu), or Professor Joel Maxcy

(global@temple.edu).

The Global Temple Conference is organized by the Faculty Senate International Programs Committee and the Office of International Affairs, and supported by Colleges and Programs across the University.