Walk Slowly, Look Deeply: CEL Storytelling Program
This CEL Storytelling Program is based on the principles of "slow" storytelling practiced by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Paul Salopek on his epic Out of Eden Walk across the world. Come learn the principles of exploratory, place-based reporting and capture the essence of a local story in digital multimedia narratives. You will also have the opportunity to attend a trip to Shenyang, joining Paul Salopek on his journey through north China. Apply for the program by Friday, September 21 for limited spots! APA Coffee Chat Series: Academic Networking
This event will be led and facilitated by the Academic Peer Advisors.
Monday, September 25 | 5-6 PM | E303 | RSVP | [Collect a sticker for AA Passport!]
Need advice on academic planning? Interested in knowing how to get connected with professors? Come talk about how to network with your peers in the upper class and professors to land potential research, referrals, jobs, and other opportunities from people we meet in academia!
Undergraduate Research Symposium: Open Now!
The Fall 2023 Undergraduate Research Symposium is now open for applications! This is your chance to showcase your research achievements to all community members. All DURF projects, capstone projects, research projects from courses, Dean’s Service Scholars (DSS), Study Away programs, and other research done under faculty guidance at NYU Shanghai are welcome! Participate in the event, interact with the faculty judges in your discipline, and explore your research interests and learning motivation! Contact shanghai.academicassociates@nyu.edu with any questions. Graduate School Blast: Mark the Upcoming Sessions!Are you considering applying to graduate school, pre-health, or pre-law programs? The Graduate School Blast (GSB) Week is an annual program where you can learn more about graduate schools and develop your strategies to navigate the application process. Stay tuned for more updates! Critical Inquiry Committee: Call for Student Members!
The mandate of the Critical Inquiry Committee is to foster the development of critical thinking skills beyond the classroom setting. We will organize events that encourage students and faculty to engage in discussions around contentious or controversial topics. We intend to increase their capacity to deal with differences of opinion and to help build a skill set to evaluate new perspectives. To join, send a statement of purpose with a CV to hrl3@nyu.edu by October 6! Interviews will be held through early October.
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Join ARC workshops and collect a sticker for your AA Passport!
English Chatting Practice
ARC is here to help you enhance your conversational English skills! Alongside our assistance in speaking, listening, writing, and reading, the ARC Writing & Speaking Fellows are available for appointments where you can practice conversational English. Schedule an appointment and take your English fluency to the next level. Reading Skills WorkshopsThe Reading Skills workshop series will equip you with strategies for engaging with a variety of texts across genres. You will learn how to navigate complex texts, summarize ideas, and draw out connections between texts and other media, among other skills.
Note-Taking and Annotation
Monday, September 18 | Join us tonight at 5:30 PM in E204! Making notes as we read can help us better understand the text, but how do we take notes and make annotations that are effective? We will look at some note-taking strategies and put them into practice to figure out what works!
Navigating Complex Texts (Secondary Sources)
Monday, September 25 | 5:30-6:30 PM | E204 | RSVPSecondary sources like academic journal articles or book chapters can be difficult to read because of unfamiliar structure and technical terms. We will learn about what is a secondary source and how to tackle one in a field you may not be familiar with.
Speaking and Listening Skills WorkshopsUnderstanding Presentation Structure
Tuesday, September 19 | 6:15-7:15 PM | E402 | RSVP Struggling to follow along in class? Not sure how to better understand an academic lecture? Come find out how we can anticipate and understand the way that someone has structured a presentation, in order to increase our comprehension and engagement with the content. Open to all – EAP students and beyond!
Academic Skills Gathering 2Time Management & Getting Support
What will you do, with the time we have been given? Join the second Academic Skills Gathering and we will consider ways to manage our time and seek out support from others. See you there!
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CGA Lecture Series A Perfect Storm: COVID, Collapse of the Property Sector, and Local Government Debt in China
Join the CGA lecture tonight, hosted by Professor Jean C. Oi, William Haas Professor of Chinese Politics from Stanford University. Library WorkshopsBusiness Information 101
Monday, September 18 | 6-7 PM | W507 | RSVPCitations for Capstone Students: Chicago & APA
Friday, September 22 | 11 AM-12 PM | W506 | RSVPIMA Speaker SeriesDesign in Rising Winds: an Artist Talk with Flora Weil Co-hosted by the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Culture and IMA
Friday, September 22 | 12:30-1:30 PM | N306 | RSVP (Lunch will be provided)
Join us for a discussion with Flora Weil about her M+-funded project 'Design in Rising Winds,' exploring the questions of climate change, geo-engineering, design and deep-time, posthuman technologies. Weil’s project examines collaborative infrastructural, experimental, and environmental responses that emerge from spring winds blown across the borders of China, South Korea, and Japan. Literary Reading Series Author Poetry Reading + Q&AThis Arts & Sciences event is co-sponsored by the Writing Program, Humanities, World Languages, and the Chinese Program.
Thursday, September 21 | 6:30-8 PM | E201 | RSVP
Join Creative Writing's first Literary Reading Series event as we welcome award-winning multilingual poet and translator Dong Li to campus. Li will read from his debut English-language poetry collection The Orange Tree (University of Chicago Press, March 2023), described as "a collection of narrative poems that braids forgotten legends, personal sorrows, and political upheavals into a cinematic account of Chinese history as experienced by one family." Friday, September 22 | 12-1:30 PM | S302 | RSVP
Li will offer a lunchtime workshop on multilingual poetry and literary translation.
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| Language Conversation Nights
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The following language conversation nights will be hosted in W629.
Japanese Conversation Night
Tuesday, September 19 | 5-6 PM | RSVP Chinese Conversation Night
Wednesday, September 20 | 5:30-6:30 PM | RSVP Picoteo Latino
Thursday, September 21 | 5-6 PM | RSVP
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| On-Campus Job Opportunities
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NYU Shanghai Garden Committee: Student Worker Hiring
We are hiring one or two students to help with project management. Reliability, good organizational skills, and an enthusiasm for the garden project are essential. If interested, please send your CV to Professor Anna Greenspan and Professor Yifei Li. Open Position: Research and Data Analyst for Chinese Companies' foreign Infrastructure Investment
Professor Maria Adele Carrai is seeking a Research and Data Analyst to join her team. You will primarily be responsible for collecting, organizing, and verifying information related to Chinese companies involved in infrastructure investment projects. See more job descriptions. If interested, send your CV to yp2213@nyu.edu by September 29.
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Acquire Your Personal Adobe Creative Cloud LicenseAdobe software licenses for personal devices are extended to the capstone students by the Shanghai IT department for the duration of your capstone projects (see capstone services). Faculty and staff are eligible to download Adobe Creative Cloud on personal computers at no cost and up to two devices. Learn more.
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