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Globalizing the Curriculum: Enhancing East Asian Studies in Appalachian Colleges

Date
May 15, 2025 | 5:00 pm - May 16, 2025 | 4:00 pm
Location
Oglebay Resort, Wheeling, West Virginia
Description

Co-sponsored by the East Asian Studies Center at The Ohio State University and the University of Pittsburgh’s Asian Studies Center:
 

Globalizing the Curriculum: Enhancing East Asian Studies in Appalachian Colleges

Speakers from community colleges, liberal arts schools, and high schools will present on programming resources, pedagogical practices, and success stories related to incorporating East Asia into the curriculum.

  • MAY 15: 5:00 pm-9:00 pm
  • MAY 16: 9:00 am-4:00 pm

Meals will be provided to attendees.

This conference will be held at the Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, West Virginia. 

Attendees are welcome to book a room at the resort for the conference, and stipends can be used for this. 

For a reduced room rate ($159 + tax) available to conference attendees, call Oglebay Resort at 304-243-4090. This discount is available until April 15, 2025. 

Be sure to note that your stay is in connection with the East Asian Studies Center conference (booking ID # 51685).

Register for this event

Stipend/Travel Support for Conference Attendees

Register soon to reserve your stipend. Payable after the conference, upon completion of paperwork.

  • Local (50 miles or less, one way): $150
  • Surrounding area (51-250 miles, one way): $275
  • Distant (250+ miles one way): $425

Day 1 (Thursday, May 15, 2025) 

Evening welcome reception with dinner.

K-12 Educator Panel – Incorporating East Asian Content

  • 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    • Angie Miesle Stokes, Wayne Trace Jr/Sr High School
    • Ciminy St. Clair, Norwin Middle School
    • Cindy McNulty, NCTA
    • Movie – Ode to My Father

 

Day 2 (Friday, May 16, 2025) 

Panel #1: Programming Resources 

  • 9:00 am – 10:30 am     
    • Jim Cook, Associate Director, Asian Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh
    • Janet Smith, The Ohio State University
       

Panel #2: Success Stories

  • 11:00 am – 12:30 pm  
    • Shaun Marsh, Lorain County Community College
    • Charlotte Lee, Stanford University
    • ASIANetwork connections: Dan Choffnes, ASIANetwork
    • Gwendolyn Gillson, Illinois College
       
  • 12:30 pm– 1:30 pm    Networking Lunch
  • 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm     Challenges & Suggestions Moving Forward

 

Sponsors

This event is coordinated by The Ohio State University East Asian Studies Center and the University of Pittsburgh Asian Studies Center, University Center for International Studies.

Co-sponsored in part by US Department of Education Title VI grants to The Ohio State University East Asian Studies Center and the University of Pittsburgh Asian Studies Center.