09.10.15 – 10.18.15 Bearing Witness to the Lost History of an Armenian Family

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marsoobian_exhibitDate: September 10, 2015
Time: 5:00 – 8:00pm
Location: Lyman Center Lobby Gallery Southern Connecticut State University

“Bearing Witness to the Lost History of an Armenian Family through the Lens of the Dildilian Brothers”

This will be on display in the Lyman Center Lobby Gallery at Southern Connecticut State University from Sept. 10 to Oct. 18.  The images, from SCSU Philosophy Professor Armen Marsoobian’s extraordinary family collection, tell the story of his family against the backdrop of events that included a war that ravaged the world and a collapsing empire. 

At the exhibition’s opening reception on Sept. 10, from 5-8 p.m., Professor Marsoobian will talk about the exhibit, and SCSU President Mary A. Papazian will present the SCSU President’s Medal to special guest Ruben Mirzakhanyan, rector of Armenian State Pedagogical University after Khachatur Abovyan, in recognition of his commitment to enhancing the quality of education in Armenia by establishing international exchange partnerships with Southern and other institutions in Europe and beyond. 

 

Fullbright Opportunity in Armenia

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Armenia Award #6125: All Disciplines
This opportunity in Armenia gives scholars the opportunity to teach, research, or both for four to ten months at one of several possible host institutions. Candidates may also propose a Flex award, meaning a project completed over multiple, short-term stays abroad. This award is open to academics and appropriately qualified professionals, and a PhD is required.

Applications are sought in all appropriate disciplines, but applications in the following disciplines are preferred:

• American Literature
• American Studies
• Architecture
• Area Studies
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• Education
• Information Sciences
• Linguistics
• Mathematics
• Medical Sciences
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Public/Global Health
• TEFL
• Urban Planning

 

Please also visit the 2016-17 Catalog of Awards to learn more about the opportunities available worldwide in this year’s competition. For most awards, English is sufficient for teaching and foreign language proficiency is only needed to the extent required by the proposed research project, if applicable.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and, depending on individual award requirements, hold a Ph.D. or appropriate professional/terminal degree at the time of application. The application deadline is August 3, 2015. 

For eligibility factors, detailed application guidelines and review criteria, please visit our website. Our webinars are also a valuable resource, and a complete schedule of upcoming and archived presentations can be found here.

04.15.2015 Armenians in Connecticut Oral History Project

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015
6:30-8:00 pm
Southington Library, 255 Main St, Southington, CT

Bruce M. and Sondra Astor Stave, directors of The Stave Group: Oral History Consultants, will discuss the Armenians in Connecticut Oral History Project . The project was sponsored by the Norian Armenian Programs Committee at the University of Connecticut with support from the Alice K. Norian Endowment. The Staves will discuss the oral history project’s conceptualization and implementation, and its findings concerning the history and development of Connecticut’s Armenian community. Bruce M. Stave is Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at UConn and directed its Oral History Office.  Sondra Astor Stave received her doctorate from the University and is an author and experienced interviewer.

Seating is limited for this program and registration is required. Please click register here.

 

04.14.2015 Dr. Daniel Adler presenting Armenia findings at Annual Meeting of Paleoanthropology Society

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Paleoanthropology Society
2015 Annual Meeting
April 14-15, 2015
Hilton San Francisco Union Square

Posters, Tuesday, April 14:

Developing geochemical and magnetic studies of obsidian lithic assemblages: A case study in the Hrazdan, Valley, Central Armenia. Presentation by: Frahm, E., D. Adler, J. M. Feinberg, K. N. Wilkinson and B. Gasparyan.

Hominin population dynamics and dispersals in the Armenian highlands and Anatolia: New data from Barozh 12, a Middle Paleolithic open-air site on the edge of the Ararat Depression, Armenia. Presentation by: Glauberman, P., B. Gasparyan, S. Kuhn, K. Wilkinson, E. Frahm, Y. Raczynski-Henk, H. Haydosyan, S. Napapetyan, D. Arakelyan and D. Adler.

Oral Presentations, Wednesday, April 15:

Paleolandscape context for Lower-Middle Paleolithic activity in the Hrazdan Valley, central Armenia. Presentation by: Wilkinson, K., D. Adler, S. Blockley, E. Frahm, D. Mark, C. Mallol, S. Nahapetyan, and B. Gasparyan.

Early Levallois technology and the transition from the Lower to Middle Paleolithic in the southern Caucasus. Presentation by: Adler, D., K. Wilkinson, S. Blockley, D. Mark, E. Frahm, B. Schmidt-Magee, P. Glauberman, Y. Raczynski-Henk, O. Joris and B. Gasparyan.

Download entire program here.

03.24.2015 “Remembering Armenia: A Journey through Historical Fiction & Memoir”

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remembering_armeniaDate: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 6:00PM
Location: Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, 405 Babbidge Rd, Storrs, CT.
Get directions.

Agenda:
6:00-6:45 pm Reception
6:45-7:45 pm Discussion
7:45-8:00 pm Q&A
8:00-8:30 pm Book Signing

A conversation with:
Chris Bohjalian, Author, The Sandcastle Girls
Armen T. Marsoobian, Professor & Chair of Philosophy, Southern Connecticut State University

Moderated by:
Dr. Daniel Adler, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Connecticut

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03.12.2015 – 05.15.2015 We are the Armenians

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A Norian Programs Exhibition
Celebrating Armenian Culture & Heritage

Date: March 12 – May 15, 2015
Location: Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
405 Babbidge Road, Storrs, CT (Get directions)

This is a two month community exhibition celebrating the history, strength, vibrancy, and accomplishments of New England’s Armenian American community. The exhibition will showcase artifacts, photographs & family heirlooms belonging to members of Connecticut’s Armenian community and the Armenian Museum of America (Watertown, MA).

Download the 2015 Norian Exhibit Poster.

The Thomas J. Dodd Center is open from 9:00am until 5:00pm daily, other than those extended hours posted below.

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Archaeological Breakthrough in Armenia

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Dan Adler with artifcatCongratulations Prof. Dan Adler and colleagues’ on huge find! 

Excavations in Armenia lead to important discovery challenging assumptions about early hominids and tool-making. Download the journal article published in Science:

D. S. Adler et al. “Early Levallois technology and the Lower to Middle Paleolithic transition in the Southern Caucasus.” Science 345, 1609 (2014); DOI: 10.1126/science.1256484.

Media:
UConn Today
Nature
Christian Science Monitor
Dail Mail
Discovery Channel
Fox News
NY Times
The Armenian Weekly
A1 Plus News

Orphans of the Genocide

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FILM SCREENING

Followed by discussion with Bared Maronian,Executive Producer, Armenoid Productions
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 7:00PM
Southern Connecticut State University
Adanti Student Center Theater
Phone: (203) 392-6777
Refreshments will be served

Download the flyer for the 09.09.2014 Film Screening – New Haven

Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:00PM
Armenian Church of Holy Resurrection
1910 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06053
Phone: (860) 223-7875
Refreshments will be served

Download the flyer for the 09.11.2014 Film Screening – New Britain