星期三, 12月 24, 2014

亞美學生校際聯盟會議從“十字路口”觀望

一群華裔在校大學本科生組成的“波士頓亞美學生校際聯盟(BASIC)“,日前以“十字路口與界線(Intersections +Boundaries)“為主題,在微軟創新中心舉辦會議。七十多人出席交流。
該會議安排有“黃熱?從歷史觀點看跨族裔婚姻及混合身份“,”讓運動植根於愛“,”超越界限的連接(Connections Beyond Boundaries”, “亞美老師都在那兒“,”特權、壓迫和亞裔美人“,”亞裔美人和性“,”亞裔美人在娛樂業的過去,現在及未來“等不同話題的講座,還有”波士頓合作(Kollaboration Boston)“舞蹈表演。
麻省理工學院亞洲文明教授鄧津華(Emma Teng),Monsoon日記創辦人孫凱文(譯音,Calvin Sun),劍橋國際教育學院項目專員翁嘉君等,共約十一人應邀主持講座。
今年的會議執委會成員,主要來自波士頓大學,布蘭岱斯學院,包括主席吳妮芸,關宇正,Darrell Hosford,羅尹鴻,張婷維,Jackie LeHannah Kim等人,當天穿梭會場,為出席學生服務。
鄧津華在會中指出,早年的美國對不同族裔通婚態度很保守,但時至今日,跨種族通婚在亞裔美人中已成為很常見的現象。美國人口統計局的2010年數據也顯示,有2.9%的亞裔美人勾選兩種以上的族裔身份,其中有一百六十多萬人表示自己既是亞裔,也是白人。表示自己既是亞裔,也是黑人的人數,也成長得很快。在歐洲,亞裔和歐洲人更早通婚,十九世紀初就已經有許多個案,“混合身份”已成為今日社會裡的一種普遍身份。
同為麻州亞美教育者協會成員的Jessica Tang Selena Tan,當天和出席學生討論“亞美老師都在哪兒”這議題。他們指出,亞裔文化重視教育,但並不等於亞裔美人會自己來當老師。在麻州,儘管公校學生人口中,有6%是亞裔美人,但只有1%的老師及員工是亞裔美人。
不同學區的亞裔教職員和學生人數比率,差距極大。例如昆市公校,亞裔學生有35%,亞裔教職員卻只有4%;摩頓市(Malden)公校亞裔學生有23%,亞裔教職員卻不到3%
他們和出席學生們討論,學校裏沒有亞裔老師,對亞美學生到底有些什麼影響,作為一名亞美老師意味著什麼等議題。
創辦了Monsoon日記,鼓吹旅遊的孫凱文(譯音,Calvin Sun),近年在紐約很受歡迎,常應邀演講。當天他和共同主持人大膽談論“亞裔美人和性”這亞裔美人多半怯於啟齒的話題。孫凱文強調,亞裔美人雖然被外界當作模範少數族裔,但和其他人一樣也有性生活,也可能有不同性向。他鼓勵亞裔美人不要讓自己陷入外界不公平刻板印象的規範。
翁嘉君動用了六度關係,孫子兵法,三人行必有我師等理論,鼓勵大專學生們及早建立自己的人際關係網,勤於耕耘朋友,師長交情,藉以幫助自己成長,也為將來轉換跑道或發展,打下基礎。
吳妮芸透露,由於學生們每年都有一批人畢業,BASIC傳承不易,今年籌辦得匆促,仍有來自多州的七十多人出席,他們很感欣慰,希望下一屆承辦者能有更多時間準備。

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BASIC執委會的主席吳妮芸(右二)和執委們,左起,關宇正,Darrell Hosford,羅尹鴻,張婷維,Jackie LeHannah Kim等人,當天為出席同學服務。(菊子攝)

            劍橋國際教育學院項目專員翁嘉君用孫子兵法作佐證。(菊子攝)

            孫凱文(Calvin Sun)(右)大膽談性。(菊子攝)

魏晶聲樂班演唱 近百人捧場

魏晶聲樂班日前在麻省理工學院的麒麟廳(Killian Hall)舉行本年度演唱會,八名學生演唱十首中外經典名曲,搏得近百觀眾報以熱烈掌聲。
魏晶本人是科班出身的聲樂家,曾就讀西安音樂學院、中央音樂學院,並師從過中國著名女高音歌唱家、教育家郭淑珍教授。來美後曾於丹傑羅音樂學院、波士頓大學藝術學院歌劇系深造。
十年前,魏晶應友好要求,辦聲樂班,學術界,以及生物制藥、金融、餐飲等行業的人,都風聞而來。歌唱班總人數漸漸擴大到廿多人,學員們練得也有點門道後,魏晶聲樂班演唱會循眾要求推出,每次演出,每次博得好評。
陳述,﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽唱歌的人,學出竅門後多半卻日前的這場演唱會,是魏晶聲樂班本年度的第二次演唱會,由王慧敏鋼琴伴奏,有八名魏晶學生演出,包括陳述,費誌芬,李龍,劉瑋珊,杜育之,簡建華,李圻,張森林等人,分別用意大利文、德文,以及中文演唱了10餘首中外名曲。包括“我的太陽”、“阿爾比斯山的牧羊女”、“為你歌唱”,“黃河怨”、“鴻雁”,“那就是我”,“長城永在我心上”以及卡拉夫的詠嘆調“今夜無人入睡”等等。
魏晶聲樂班演唱會最後在所有學員大合唱“愛改變一切(Love changes everything)”聲中落幕。
魏晶表示,當晚表演的學生,幾乎都是業餘的歌唱愛好者,其中的劉瑋珊更是從一開班就相隨左右,不但勤於練歌,還每次演出都華麗出場,她的熱情與堅持,讓人感動。
大波士頓地區的聲樂家,早年活躍有鄧麗萍,何志遠,魏晶,段小毅,李玉新,張興彥,王麗文,朱福蓉,近年有吳影,張婉哲,廉艷,黃韻。他們這些科班出身的聲樂家,有的已轉行當了成功商人,有的回中國成為教授,有的已退居幕後,有的偶爾應邀演出,當樂隊指揮,也有開班授課的。他們這批人豐富,提高了大波士頓的中華文化水平。
有意加入魏晶聲樂班者,可發電郵到jingwei1949@hotmail.com

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            魏晶(後左七)和學生劉瑋珊(前中),鄔莉(前右二),張森林(又四)等人在演唱會後合影。(主辦單位提供)

            劉瑋珊演唱。(主辦單位提供)

星期二, 12月 23, 2014

Application Deadline Approaches for U.S. High School Students Seeking YES Abroad Scholarships

     


                                Application Deadline Approaches for U.S. High School Students Seeking YES Abroad Scholarships 

New York, NY, December 23, 2014—The application deadline for the 2015-2016 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad scholarship program isJanuary 7, 2015. The program provides full scholarships to American high school students to experience overseas communities and cultures, preparing students to collaborate on today’s global challenges such as human rights, community development, workforce development, climate change, and global health.

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the YES Abroad program enables students to study for one academic year in countries that may include Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ghana, South Africa, India, Indonesia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Philippines, Thailand, and Turkey. The merit-based scholarship covers domestic and international travel; applicable visa fees; medical benefits; room and board; tuition at the local high school; orientations; and fees for educational and cultural activities.
Participants in the program fully immerse themselves into the culture of their host family while attending local high school. Erica, a current scholarship recipient from Wisconsin, who was named the October 2014 American Abroad of the Month by the State Department, said: My time in South Africa has given me a chance to learn from daily life in my host school, while focusing my attention outward to my host family and community.  Every day I am both a student and teacher to my peers, and I have learned so much not just about what it means to be Zulu, Xhosa, or Afrikaans, but also what it means to be an American. I have found that it is in the informal conversations between classes and sport where I have learned and shared the most.
A 2012 participant, Hannah, who studied in Malaysia for one year, stated that “the YES Abroad program opened my eyes. I learned about a new culture and shared my own. I now have two homes, two families and countless friends from around the world.”
Interested students should visit www.yes-abroad.org to learn more the program and to apply. Contact the YES Abroad program at yesabroad@afsusa.org or 800-237-4636 x2151 if you have questions about the program or application process.
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Mayor Walsh Unveils New Online Permit Tools

Mayor Walsh Unveils New Online Permit Tools
City Launches Online Platform for Tracking Review Process and Requesting Fire Department Permits/Licenses

BOSTON—Following through on his commitment in the Chamber of Commerce speech, Mayor Martin J. Walsh has unveiled a new online permit tracking tool, and has launched online applications for a number of Boston Fire Department permits and licenses. These are the latest in a series of steps that Mayor Walsh has taken to streamline the permitting process.

“Since we’ve concentrated our efforts in this area, the City has gotten through a huge backlog of complaints and significantly increased the number of permits we’ve reviewed and processed,” said Mayor Walsh. “This is about making the process more clear and easy, and letting applicants and the public see where we stand on our performance goals around permit review. We’ve brought a lot online, and we’ll have another large round of permits later this Spring available online as well.”

Permit Finder is a new online tool which will allow residents, contractors and the general public to check the status of permits though the approval process. The application provides information on future steps in the approval process, City staff responsible for portions of the process, and timelines for each step in the process through a simple search interface. Users can track both Inspection Services Department (ISD) and Fire Department permits. The tool will also display all open reviews at any point in the review process. The tool was built off a prototype developed at the City's HubHacks civic hackathon in August. Over the past four months, the City has worked to complete its development. The permit tracker can be found online: http://permits.boston.gov.

In addition, the City has made some of the most common Fire Department permits and licenses available online. Applicants will now be able to apply for five permit applications, such as those for fire alarm installation, as well as two licenses from home, saving time spent traveling to Fire Prevention Headquarters at 1010 Massachusetts Avenue. With the addition of these Fire permits, the City now has 19 permits available online total. The Fire Department permits can be found online:www.cityofboston.gov/permits

“We’re excited to make these permits available to our customers,” said Fire Commissioner Joseph Finn.  “This is an important step towards modernizing our Department and making our services more accessible.”

The City of Boston issues 60 different types of permits, totaling approximately 86,000 permits annually. The announcement to overhaul the licensing and permitting system is one in a series of efforts that the Walsh Administration has made to streamline and improve licensing and permitting operations across City government. In recent months, Mayor Walsh:
Following Mayor Walsh’s efforts:


  • On-time permit issuance has increased to 75%, up from 56% in March 2014.
  • ISD issued 12,500 more permits in 2014 than in 2013, an increase of 21%.
  • Long-form permits are reviewed and issued within an average of 23 days, down from 28 days in March 2014. 
  • Appeal dates are now scheduled within an average of two months, down from five months prior to the launch of these streamlined efforts.
  • This past spring, the City had a backlog of approximately 3,500 open building complaints. Today, there are only 289 open complaints.  

Mayor Walsh celebrates winners of the annual “Deck the Windows” contest

Mayor Walsh celebrates winners of the annual “Deck the Windows” contest
Residents select West Roxbury, Brighton, Roslindale businesses as Boston’s best-dressed holiday windows

BOSTON—The owners of two restaurants and a hair salon were the winners of the City of Boston’s 2014 “Deck the Windows” contest.  First prize went to Vin Gately, the owner of West Roxbury’s Mangia Neapolitan Pizzeria & Yogoteria, with second place honors awarded to Tom Devlin, owner of Brighton’s Devlin’s Restaurant, and third place was awarded to Terry Fitzgerald, co-owner of Roslindale’s Centre Cuts Salon & Spa.  “Deck the Windows” is the City’s annual storefront decorating competition among Boston’s 20 Boston Main Streets districts.  This year, more than 300 small businesses competed.

“I congratulate the winners and all the businesses that participated in this year’s ‘Deck the Windows’ contest and brightened their windows and neighborhoods to support our local businesses," said Mayor Martin J. Walsh. "This year, we're reminding all Boston residents to shop locally. Our Main Street Districts offer some of the most unique gifts and dining options in the City of Boston."

The three-week-long “Deck the Windows” contest began on November 29th, and garnered the attention of more than 3,000 voters during the public voting period.  Storefronts from East Boston to Hyde Park were enlivened by glistening lights, bight stars, glittering snowflakes, hanging ornaments, lit Christmas trees, menorahs, and various other decorations, bringing holiday cheer to the Boston Main Street Districts across the city. 

The contest is part of Mayor Walsh’s Holiday Challenge, a campaign encouraging residents to support Main Streets and other local commercial districts during the 2014 holiday season.  Participants in the Mayor’s “Five on Main” Challenge pledged to support local business five times during the holiday season, either by purchasing gifts, dining, or participating in local holiday events in Main Streets districts.

The evening celebration took place at West Roxbury’s Mangia Neapolitan Pizzeria & Yogoteria, a new pizza shop that serves a wide range Neapolitan thin wheat crust pizzas with natural and locally grown ingredients and toppings.  The winning window featured a Christmas tree made out of pizza boxes, a large snowman, wrapped gifts and festive holiday lights that captured the attention of shoppers and online voters. 

“I want to thank General Manager Chris Silvia and his staff for creating such a beautiful holiday window display,” said owner Vin Gately.  “To win such a prestigious competition over more than 300 businesses entries throughout the City is very humbling considering our store just opened 6 months ago.” 
To learn more about the contest and view photos of the of the twenty finalists’ festive windows, visitwww.cityofboston.gov/deckthewindows/.

哈佛商業評論:兩岸EMBA趨勢大調查

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本趨勢調查最新發現:
中國大陸就讀EMBA學員屬高階主管比例較高,卻工作年資較輕、創業比率較高;
台灣EMBA院校重視課程實用性,更積極推動兩岸交流,以及產學合作計劃。

一、兩岸EMBA學員資料

中國大陸EMBA學員的職位較高,半數為公司負責人或高階主管;台灣EMBA學員則大多為中階主管。中國大陸EMBA學員半數為大型企業或一般企業的高階主管,另約兩成為中階主管;約四成的台灣EMBA學員為中階主管,僅約兩成為高階主管。

工作職位

2014學年度EMBA學員工作職位

創業家比率

中國大陸EMBA學員為創業家比率接近三成,遠高於台灣的一成二,為台灣的兩倍多。
*註:創業家定義為創立資本額新台幣500萬以上或人民幣1000萬以上公司之負責人
 

2014年學年度EMBA學員創業家比率

年齡

兩岸EMBA學員均集中於31歲至50歲,約佔八成;中國大陸EMBA學員略為年輕,超過半數(55%)40歲或以下、四成五超過40歲;反之,台灣EMBA學員則接近六成為40歲以上、另四成為40歲以下。










 

2014年學年度EMBA學員年齡

工作年資

2014年學年度EMBA工作年資

 
兩岸EMBA學員的工作年資15年以下和15年以上參半;由於中國大陸EMBA學員略為年輕,年資落在15年以下為一半(50%);台灣EMBA學員為四成五(45%)年資低於15年,另三成則年資超過20年。

從事行業

兩岸EMBA學員大多來自金融相關產業、製造業及服務業;台灣EMBA院校表示學員從事的三大產業為金融相關產業、製造業及服務業,也有部分來自資訊業及政府單位;中國大陸EMBA學員則較集中從事前兩大產業 – 製造業、金融相關產業,服務業次之。

2014年學年度EMBA學員從事行業

二、兩岸EMBA課程特色

教學特色

目前兩岸EMBA課程以"產業個案教學"及"定期國外參訪"最為普遍,兩岸均有五成或以上院校運用產業個案方式教學及安排國外參訪團。參考國外知名的EMBA課程經驗,未來可多加利用以討論為核心的"HBR個案教學"、"翻轉式教育(Flip Teaching)"及"影音教學(如: MOCCs)"將有助於提升兩岸EMBA的教學水準與效用。

2014年學年度EMBA教學特色

兩岸交流規畫

大部分EMBA院校均有安排兩岸交流,且以短期參訪為主;以2013年為例,台灣EMBA的兩岸交流團更為普遍,接近八成台灣院校、六成八中國大陸院校有進行或規畫兩岸交流。

產學合作計畫

台灣EMBA院校在推行產學合作上較積極,六成台灣院校有產學合作的計畫,相對中國大陸院校約佔半數。

招生計畫
對於未來三年的招生計劃,台灣和中國大陸均有近四成的院校有計劃增加招生;顯示兩岸EMBA院校對未來管理知識、國際視野、人脈拓展方面的需求普遍樂觀,相信對於EMBA課程規劃將需要更創新、更多元,協助企業主管及經理人因應市場與科技的迅速變化。
調查說明
調查單位:《哈佛商業評論》全球繁體中文版首次規劃兩岸EMBA趨勢大調查,由遠見民調中心負責執行和蒐集兩岸院校資料。
調查期間:2014年9月25日至10月31日。
調查對象:兩岸開設EMBA課程之院校,台灣與中國大陸各為64家,總調查對象為124間大專院校。
調查方式:先以電話邀訪及確認主要聯絡人,再透過網路自填問卷蒐集第一手資料,必要時輔以電子郵件或傳真。 以一校回填一份問卷為原則。
成功樣本數:台灣43份,回卷率67%; 中國大陸19份,回卷率30%。

2014年兩岸EMBA趨勢大調查,完整調查結果公布於《哈佛商業評論》全球繁體中文版十二月號