CLAIR Sydney Newsletter No. 75
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Posted originally by Hiromi Hakuta to the JETAA Oceania FB page.
“In CLAIR monthly Newsletter No.75, we introduce JETAA South Island activities, a cycling festival in Hiroshima and Japanese schools that are seeking Sister School relationships with Australian or NZ schools. My business trip to New Zealand is also introduced on that!”
http://www.jlgc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/CLAIR-newsletter-No.75.pdf
Job: Education Abroad Advisor Position, Murray State University (KY)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Education Abroad Advisor Position
Posted by: Murray State University
Location: Murray, KY
Type: full-time (8 – 4:30 and outside regular hours for events and programming as needed)
Job Duties:
Serve as an advisor for study abroad programs, including advising students with program selection, application processing and scholarship assistance for the colleges and majors assigned. Plan and conduct student presentations across the curriculum for study abroad participation, including Racer Days, Summer O, and classroom presentations. Read More
Job: Study Abroad Adviser, University of Oregon (Eugene)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Study Abroad Adviser
Posted by: University of Oregon
Location: Eugene, OR
Type: full-time
Overview:
The Office of International Affairs (OIA) is comprised of a central administrative team and five programmatic units: International Student and Scholar Services, Study Abroad, AHA International, the Mills International Center, and the Global Studies Institute, which supports seven direct-reporting research centers and programs, and manages collaborative linkages to internationally oriented research, teaching, outreach, and programming units across campus. The Office of International Affairs is charged with coordinating University-wide international strategy and programming, offering programs and services for international students and faculty, and administering study abroad programs and exchanges. Read More
Job: Marketing and Recruitment Coordinator, University of South Carolina
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Marketing and Recruitment Coordinator
Posted by: University of South Carolina Study Abroad Office
Location: Columbia, SC
Type: full-time
Overview:
The coordinator performs a variety of duties in support of marketing, communications, and the recruitment of students to take part in education abroad opportunities. Duties include developing print and electronic marketing materials, coordinating outreach communication, managing recruitment strategies, and related tasks. As a staff member in a high traffic, multi-function office this position also includes support of the Office’s web presence, special events, and additional responsibilities as assigned. Read More
JET alum Roland Kelts on Japan’s “Generation Resignation” in Adbusters
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Another thought provoking article by JET alum author and writer Roland Kelts(Osaka-shi, 1998-99), this one in the current issue of Adbusters.
The Satori Generation
A new breed of young people have outdone the tricksters of advertising.
Roland Kelts, 07 May 2014
They don’t want cars or brand name handbags or luxury boots. To many of them, travel beyond the known and local is expensive and potentially dangerous. They work part-time jobs—because that is what they’ve been offered—and live at home long after they graduate. They’re not getting married or having kids. They’re not even sure if they want to be in romantic relationships. Why? Too much hassle. Oh, and too expensive.
In Japan, they’ve come to be known as satori sedai—the “enlightened generation.” In Buddhist terms: free from material desires, focused on self-awareness, finding essential truths. But another translation is grimmer: “generation resignation,” or those without ideals, ambition or hope.
CLICK HERE to read the rest on ADBUSTERS: https://www.adbusters.org/magazine/113/satori-generation.html
Click here to read more of Roland’s articles from Adbusters: https://www.adbusters.org/authors/roland_kelts
Job: International Advisor for Regional Campuses, University of Connecticut (CT)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: International Advisor for Regional Campuses
Posted by: University of Connecticut
Location: Storrs, CT
Type: full-time
Overview:
International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) at the University of Connecticut seeks applicants for a full-time position as an International Advisor for Regional Campuses (Program Specialist I – UCP 6). This is an intermediate-level advising position. Under the general supervision of designated supervisor, the incumbent will provide immigration advising, provides support services to international students and scholars, and participates in the University’s globalization efforts. Read More
Job: International Student Services Specialist, N Orange County Community College (CA)
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Position: International Student Services Specialist
Posted by: N Orange County Community College
Location: Fullerton, CA
Type: full-time
Salary:$3,436 – $4,165 per Month
Application Deadline: May 20, 2014
Job: Communications & Marketing Director, ISEP (VA)
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Position: Communications & Marketing Director
Posted by: ISEP
Location: Arlington, VA
Type: full-time
Overview:
ISEP is currently seeking a full-time Director of Communications and Marketing located in our central office in Arlington VA (10 minutes from Washington DC). Founded in 1979, ISEP is a non-profit membership organization with over 300 partner institutions in 50 countries around the world. ISEP provides exchange and study abroad opportunities to over 3,400 students annually. Read More
Job: Student Programs Coordinator – University of Washington (Seattle)
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Position: Student Programs Coordinator
Posted by: University of Washington
Location: Seattle, WA
Type: full-time
Overview:
The Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS) is accepting applications for a full-time Student Programs Coordinator, located on the University of Washington – Seattle campus. The FIUTS Student Programs Coordinator works with the Manager of Student Programs as part of an overall team to plan and carry out several of FIUTS’ key programs aimed at providing transition support, social integration, and enrichment to the University of Washington international student and scholar community.
“With wit and humor, Miyazaki offers insight from his long career with every turn of the page. Like an unforgettable sunset or the first time a cooking experiment came out well, he discusses experiences that leave you unexpectedly changed.” (VIZ Media)
By Alexis Agliano Sanborn (Shimane-ken, 2009-11) for JQ magazine. Alexis is a graduate of Harvard University’s Regional Studies—East Asia (RSEA) program, and currently works as an executive assistant at Asia Society in New York City.
I consider myself an aficionado of director and animator Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. Having seen his work countless times, visited the museum in Tokyo and done a fair amount of supplemental reading, I figured Turning Point—a collection of Miyazaki interviews and articles spanning 1997 through 2008 and newly translated by Beth Cary and Frederik L. Schodt—would probably be a rehash of the similar. I presumed it would be a book for Japan or anime specialists. On the back cover there’s even a quote from the L.A. Times: “Essential reading for anyone interested in Japanese or Western animation.” However, this statement is entirely too narrow and ultimately misleading.
In fact, the book (which is a sequel to Starting Point: 1979-1996, also translated by Cary and Schodt and now available in paperback) is less about animation and Japan than it is the human condition and those existential questions that keep you awake at night. Miyazaki, at one moment reserved and the other candid, plunges fearlessly into complex, introspective and intellectual issues about human’s relationship with education, child-rearing, philosophy, history, art, environmentalism and war (to name a few).
He does this with a sprinkle of romanticism and a dusting with realism. Using his seemingly continual dissatisfaction with the world, Miyazaki aims to positively spark change and inspire. He insists that his films are not just flights of fancy; rather, he makes them to motivate the next generation to improve the world. “Children learn by experiencing…it is impossible to grow up without being hurt,” he writes. “Experiences like: accepting the duality of human nature, the importance of grit, conviction, and perseverance, and respecting nature and the land….For children willing to start, our films become powerful encouragement.”
Kyodo News “JET Alumni” Series: Eliot Honda (Ehime)
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News agency Kyodo News has recently been publishing monthly articles written by JET alumni who were appointed in rural areas of Japan, as part of promotion for the JET Programme. Below is the English version of the column from April 2014. Posted by Celine Castex (Chiba-ken, 2006-11), currently programme coordinator at CLAIR Tokyo.
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Eliot Honda (Ehime-ken, Uwajima-shi, 2009-12) was born and raised in Honolulu, HI, and moved to San Francisco where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Academy of Art University. After graduation he spent nine years in the TV/Multimedia industry mainly working with clients on commercials, corporate videos, and news. He left San Francisco in 2009 for the JET Programme, and stayed in Ehime for the next three years. He used his multimedia skills to work on sister city relationship programs between Honolulu and Uwajima. After the JET Programme, he returned to Hawaii and joined his mother’s business in real estate, and still do multimedia work on the side.
“Without JET I would have never gone to Uwajima and I would have never fallen in love with this city and its people”
Uwajima, my second home
It was the little things that made my time in Japan incredible. Waking up to the smell of the ocean, the sound of my shoes squeaking against the tiled floors of Johoku Junior High School, the taste of fresh fried jakoten and my favorite thing, seeing my students smile.
There’s no single moment that can sum up how incredible my time on the JET Programme was, but my wedding party comes pretty close. Over 200 of our friends and co-workers showed up to celebrate my marriage to a wonderful woman from Uwajima. It was probably the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. It wasn’t just because it was my wedding, it was because in the 3 years I had lived in Uwajima, Ehime I had found a home, a community, and a new love. I fell in love with a city that I had never been to, and I had fallen in love with the people of Uwajima.
This is a small city whose money doesn’t come from tourism, and doesn’t have the flash and awe of Tokyo, but it has heart like I’ve never seen in all my life. From mountain to ocean you can find beauty all around you, and the warmest people I have ever met. I had several encounters with elderly men and women who I had asked for assistance and soon found myself engaged in a twenty-minute conversation. The words “I’m from Hawaii” spawned a whole new conversation. There were moments in which I had to recall what it was I was looking for simply because we had been talking for so long.
There were moments when I would have to take a breath and ask myself: “Is this really happening? Am I really here?” Every day in Uwajima, whether a good day or a bad day, was a gift. Not only to be in Japan, but just to be a part of the growth of the students, and the community. There were three Hawaii ALTs in Uwajima and all of us acted as that bridge between Hawaii and Uwajima and were more than happy to share our culture with the students. I think my favorite time with my students was the free-time between classes and during sports activities. They would ask me many questions about Hawaii and America, and they’d share their culture with me. It always warmed my heart to see their eyes light up when I’d talk about my hometown. I tried to give these students as much of myself as I could, but they gave me so much more. Read More
Job: 2 Regional Coordinator positions, NC State Study Abroad Office
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Position: 2 Regional Coordinator positions (1. Regional Advisor for Southern Europe; 2. Regional Advisor for Asia, Middle East and North Africa)
Posted by: NC State Study Abroad Office
Location: Raleigh, NC
Type: full-time
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Job: Marketing Coordinator – Spanish Studies Abroad (Amherst, MA)
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Position: Marketing Coordinator
Posted by: Spanish Studies Abroad
Location: Amherst, MA
Type: full-time
Overview:
The Marketing Coordinator position requires self-direction and excellent time management skills in design, website/database management as well as print coordination of all Spanish Studies Abroad marketing materials. The Marketing Coordinator must also regularly perform data analysis regarding the effectiveness of marketing efforts, conduct data analysis to compare our marketing strategies with others in the field, and initiate efforts to continually modernize and enhance outreach and social networking efforts to increase student inquiries and overall image of the Spanish Studies Abroad brand. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and benefits and is based in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Job: Executive Coordinator of GW Study Programs – George Washington University
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Position: Executive Coordinator of GW Study Programs
Posted by: George Washington University
Location: Washington D.C.
Type: full-time
Overview:
The Executive Coordinator for GW Study Programs has oversight of GW’s four study centers located in London, Paris, Madrid, and Santiago, Chile. If further centers are identified this position could have a role in the development and management of those centers as well. This includes: supervising resident directors and assistants remotely (currently, a total of six employees in four countries); working with resident directors on all aspects of planning and budgeting for study abroad programs; overseeing health and safety protocols for GW managed programs; overseeing cyclical faculty/administrative reviews of GW study programs; and planning resident director training activities); and, supervising the GW Study Programs Assistant (a full time, DC-based employee); Read More
Life After JET: Buyer Beware
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Posted by blogger and podcaster Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12).
When you witness someone in their element, it’s mesmerizing. They have this sort of flow to how they move and deal with other people, projects, and even problems. No way are they flawless, but hey, that term’s reserved for one environment only—and it ain’t the career world.
For a lot of us, we get an extra kick finding out that that successful dude? They did the JET Program! But for every JET alum who’s found their niche, there’s plenty who’ve taken awhile to find their footing. Read More
