-- Wednesday, March 28 --

12:30 pm Check In and Registration

1:00 Welcome
Peter Coclanis / Associate Provost for International Affairs, UNC at Chapel Hill

1:15 The Many Faces of South Asia: Issues and Dilemmas
Bruce Lawrence / Department of Religion, Duke University, NC Center for South Asia Studies

2:30 Break

2:45 Conflict in South Asia
David Gilmartin / Department of History, NC State University

4:00 Spokes on a Wheel: Religions of South Asia
Anna Bigelow / Department of Philosophy and Religion, NC State University; PDF list of resources for South Asian Religions

5:30 Reception at the Home of Robert and Jean Phay

-- Thursday, March 29 --

8:00 Coffee, juice, and pastries

8:15 India in the Global Economy
Jayashankar Swaminathan / Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC at Chapel Hill

9:30 Concurrent Sessions 1:

1. Family and Culture in South Asia
Sudha Shreeniwas / Department of Human Development & Family Studies, UNC at Greensboro

2. Indian Voices in Literature and Film
Afroz Taj / Hindi-Urdu Language and Literature, UNC at Chapel Hill, NC Center for South Asia Studies

3. Language and Identity Issues in South Asia
Matthew Hull / Department of Anthropology, UNC at Chapel Hill

4. Education in India
Ketaki Chakraborty / Research Triangle Academy

10:45 Break

11:00 Concurrent Sessions 2:

1. Head to Head: India, China, and the Struggle for Global Power in the 21st Century
Peter Coclanis / Department of History, UNC at Chapel Hill; PDF of Handout

2. Poverty and its Implications for Progress in India
Pranab Majumder / Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

3. Nepal: Land of Rigid Continuity and Rapid Change
Harihar Bhattarai / Department of Sociology & Anthropology, NC State University

4. The South Asian Diaspora and Implications for Schools and Colleges
Sudha Shreeniwas / Department of Human Development & Family Studies, UNC at Greensboro

12:15 Lunch (provided in Trillium Dining Room)
India Study Visit participants will meet in the Wintergreen Room for meeting and box lunch

1:00 Concurrent Sessions 3: Global Education Practices

All Grades
Understanding the Art of Henna and Using it in the Classroom
Deepika Bhatt; PDF of Handout

Grades 3-8
Heifer International in the Classroom
Richard & Sue Richardson / Heifer International
Sue Elder / Guilford County Schools; PDF of sample letter to parents

Grades 6-12
Musical Culture in the Classroom
John Caldwell / NC Center for South Asia Studies

Grades 9-12
Visual Culture in the Classroom
Sandria Freitag / NC Center for South Asia Studies

Community College
The Changing Face of Vocational Training in India
Pranab Majumder / Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

2:15 Break

2:30 South Asia in Curricula: Teaching Key Issues and What We Take Back to Our Schools and Colleges
Vincent Melomo / Department of Anthropology, Peace College
PDF of Presentation: with pictures (2.0 MB) / without pictures (1.5 MB)
PDF of Asia Society publication: Asia in the Schools
PDF of South Asian Organizations in North Carolina
PDF list of Videos/Books on South Asians in the U.S.

3:45 Next Steps and Adjourn

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS
1.5 CEU credits will be available for successful completion of the program, including completion of the assigned readings and study guide