my life in bloomington ~ graduate student study abroad program (gssap) li-chuan, liu july 24,...
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My Life in Bloomington~ Graduate Student Study Abroad
Program (GSSAP)
Li-Chuan, Liu July 24, 2007~ May
31, 2008
Outline
Academic– Study– Resources– Conference
• SRSA (Southern Regional Science Association)
• MPSA (Midwest Political Science Association)
– Project (NPO)
Life– Housing– Transportation– Art and Sport– Four Seasons– Special Event
Travel– Yellow Stone
National Park– Chicago– New York– Washington D.C.
About SPEA Best Graduate Schools (Public Affairs, Ranked in 2008)
Rank Name Score
1 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
4.5
2 Harvard University Cambridge, MA
4.3
2 Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
4.3
4 Princeton University Princeton, NJ
4.1
4 University of Georgia Athens, GA
4.1
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/grad/pad/search
About SPEA
Smart policy. Sound science. Stronger communities.
This is the place for fearless problem-solvers. You care about your community, your country, your world. You want to make a difference at the leadership level and you want a career that fulfills your passion for improving the planet.
Ph D. Programs:– Public Affairs– Environmental Science– Joint Ph.D. in Public Policy
Academic Study
– V680 Research Design and Method (David A. Reingold)
• Leading discussion• Research design critique • Research proposal presentation
– V524 Civic Society In Comparative Perspective (Leslie Lenkowsky)
– V521 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (Kirsten A. Grønbjerg )
• Bi-weekly Journal • Project (consists of three smaller
projects selected from eleven possible ones )
Resources
Library/SPEA Library– Books, Article and
Online Full-text Journals– Delivery– Professional Software– IT Training & Education
Writing Tutorial Services – Ballantine Hall 206– Herman B Wells Library– Academic Support
Centers
Conference
SRSA (Southern Regional Science Association)– 47th Annual Meeting,
Washington, DC March 27-30, 2008
MPSA (Midwest Political Science Association)– 66th MPSA Annual
National Conference, Chicago, April 3-6, 2008
– “A Correlation Analysis of Civil Culture and Socioeconomic Development In Taiwan”
Indiana NPO Project
http://www.spea.indiana.edu/gronbjerg/#Courses_on_the_Webhttp://www.indiana.edu/~nonprof/index.php
The project began in June 2000 and has produced a substantial body of research results. It includes five major phases:– Developing a
Comprehensive Database of Indiana Nonprofits (ongoing)
– Profiling the Indiana Nonprofit Sector (in process)
• Indiana Nonprofit Capacity Assessment (in process)
– Community Profile Analysis (in process)
– Supplementary Data Sources on Indiana Nonprofits (ongoing)
– Study of Nonprofit Networks & Development of Curricular Materials (in planning stage)
NPO Infrastructure The primary scholarly organization in NPO
– Association for Research on Nonprofit Organization and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)• Philadelphia Sheraton City Center Hotel on
November 20-22, 2008 – Poster: "Perception Enhancement for Civic Society with
Nonprofit Organizations in Taiwan~ What People think About Nonprofit Organizations?" (Ming-Shen Wang, Li-Chuan Liu)
– Oral: "Do Organization Characteristics and Activities Influence Organizational Capacity? ~An Analysis for Indiana’s Nonprofit Sector“ (Li-Chuan Liu, Kirsten A. Grønbjerg)
– International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISIR)
Research center– Independent Sector – National Center for Charitable Statistics
Life~ Housing Apartment: Tulip
Tree 1015– 2 bedroom– $ 382/month
Life~ Transportation
City Bus Campus Bus Buy a Car
– 1998 Honda ULX 、102,500 miles
Life~ Art and Sport (1/2)
IU Auditorium– Theatre and Drama
Musical Arts Center (MAC)– Jacobs School of
Music Museum
– IU Art Museum – Mathers Museum
Life~ Art and Sport (2/2)
SRSC (Student Recreational Sports Center)
Football– Indiana vs.
Purdue NBA Baseball
– Pacers (Indy) vs. Pistons (Detroit)
Four Seasons
Special Event (1/2)
What is democracy? ~What does Democracy look like?
Special Event (2/2)
Taiwan Week
Travel~ Yellow Stone National Park
Bloomington (Indiana)→ Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa→ Illinois, Indiana
4379 miles(=7177.2 Kilometer)
Travel~ Chicago
November 19-23, 2007
66th MPSA Annual National Conference, Chicago, April 3-6, 2008
Travel~ New York
December 19-26, 2008
Travel~ Washington D.C. Indiana→ Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington D.C.
Thank youFor your listening