2nd Annual Intercultural Horizons Conference, on October 4-5, 2012, organized by SUNY Global Center 116 East 55th Street, New York
Submission Deadline: March 31, 2012
The State University of New York at Geneseo, Siena Italian Studies, and the Associazione Culturale Ulisse at the International Center for Intercultural Exchange are seeking proposals for Intercultural Horizons 2012: Intercultural Strategies in Civic Engagement, a conference dedicated to exchanging ideas, practices, and experiences in the development of intercultural competence. This conference is intended to explore “Intercultural Strategies in Civic Engagement” with educators and experts from a variety of perspectives examining the challenges and achievements of civic engagement in a global context and the evolving definitions of civic engagement in service learning and general education, with an emphasis on turning theory into practice.
Wellcome proposals are the ones from those interested or involved in intercultural education or exchange, from faculty and administrators to coordinators and counselors, as well as those active in the fields of service learning, language instruction, intercultural or cross-cultural communication, and international education.
Please send proposals to Rebecca Lewis at lewis@geneseo.edu. Presenters must register for the conference by September 1, 2012 to be included in the program.