Talk on International Studies in the US and World Wide by Dr. David Austell

Dear All,

TU Writing Center in association with US Embassy Nepal ( Public Affairs Section ) is holding a "Talk on International Studies in the US and World Wide"  by Dr. David Austell.

All the interested are invited to the program. Make sure to send us an email for your participation.

Our email address is : writingcenterat.tu@gmail.com

See you all there!!!

Here is the program detail:

Date: November 04, 2014

Time: 1:45 – 3:15 

Venue: MPhil Class Room, Central Department of English, Tribhuvan University

Proposed Schedule for Dr. David Austell

1:45- 2:00: Students, teacher arrive, Dr. David Austell’s arrival with US Embassy Officials

2:00- 2:03: Welcome and Introduction by Writing Center members

2:03-2:07: Welcome Address by Head of Department of English Dr. Amma Raj Joshi 

2:08-2:10: Address by Embassy Official 

2:10- 2:50: Presentation by Dr. David Austell on International Studies in the US and Worldwide.

2:50-3:10: Open Discussion and Question answer

Dr. David B. Austell is the Associate Provost and Director of the International Students and Scholars Office at Columbia University in New York City. David was previously the Assistant Vice President and Director of the Office of Global Services at New York University in New York City for seven years, where he was also an Associate Professor of International Education in the NYU Steinhardt School (adjunct).  David has both  undergraduate and graduate degrees in English Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he also completed his Ph.D. in Higher Education, focusing on International Education (his doctoral dissertation, The Birds in the Rich Forest, concerned Chinese students in the United States during the Student Democracy Movement). In 1992, he was a Fulbright grantee in Korea and Japan.  David has twenty-five years of executive leadership experience in the field of International Education, and is a frequent speaker and writer on International Education issues. David is also a poet, and his first book of poetry, Little Creek, was published in January 2011 by Nirala Press. His second volume, Garuda (also published by Nirala), was released in March 2012.  In 2013, Nirala reissued Little Creek in a revised paperback volume. His fourth book, The Tin Man, is expected from Nirala Press in January 2015. David’s poetry has also appeared in Infusion Magazine and The Red Wheel Barrow.