http://belarusiancenter.org Promoting Belarus national revival through higher education Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:06:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=483 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=483#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:13:46 +0000 admin http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=483 The Center for Belarusian Studies at Southwestern College organized and held a major symposium October 6 and 7, 2009, on the topic “Higher Education and Civil Society in Belarus.” The conference - held on Southwestern’s campus in Winfield, Kansas  - brought together leading specialists in the subject area from Belarus, [...]]]> http://belarusiancenter.org/?feed=rss2&p=483 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=554 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=554#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:43:05 +0000 admin http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=554 Click here to view our image gallery. Please note, these photos are protected by Creative Commons license. You are welcome to use them for non-commercial purposes provided there is a proper source attribution. linkscolor = "000000"; highlightscolor = "990066"; backgroundcolor = "FFFFFF"; [...]]]> http://belarusiancenter.org/?feed=rss2&p=554 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=454 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=454#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:04:16 +0000 admin http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=454 This two-day event is intended to shed light on the situation surrounding higher education in Belarus and its broader implications for the normalization of civil society in that country.  Leading specialists from both Belarus itself and North America in the fields of higher education and government will share views among themselves and with invited guests [...]]]> http://belarusiancenter.org/?feed=rss2&p=454 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=362 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=362#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 13:20:22 +0000 admin http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=362 David Swartz and M. Paula Survilla were invited to Montreal celebration of Belarusian Independence Day. In their comments, Swartz and Survilla thanked the community for their support and stressed the importance of the CBS as a physical and virtual location that will emphasize a Belarusian presence for Belarusians and for non-Belarusians alike.   [...]]]> http://belarusiancenter.org/?feed=rss2&p=362 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=359 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=359#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 13:17:05 +0000 admin http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=359 On March 28, Executive Director M. Paula Survilla, former Ambassador to Belarus, David Swartz, and CBS Visiting Scholar in Residence, Nadzeya Sychuhova were hosted by members of the Belarusian community in Cleveland at their center Polacak. Members of the community were invited to a luncheon as well as formal presentations by CBS staff who emphasized [...]]]> http://belarusiancenter.org/?feed=rss2&p=359 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=355 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=355#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 13:12:07 +0000 admin http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=355 This course introduces students to the country of Belarus through the exploration of geography, language, culture, tradition, ethnography, history, literature, and policy, while considering its position at the center of Europe. Students have the opportunity to experience Belarusian traditions (culinary practices) and various forms of expression (dancing, Belarusian “folk” as well as contemporary music). This multidisciplinary [...]]]> http://belarusiancenter.org/?feed=rss2&p=355 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=342 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=342#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:06:15 +0000 admin http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=342 APPLICATION FORM Dear friends, The Center for Belarusian Studies at Southwestern College (Winfield, KS) invites undergraduate and graduate students to participate in its first International Summer School for Belarusian Studies from July 6 to August 7, 2009. The program, to be co-sponsored by the Poland-based Belarusian Historical Society, will be held at the Belarusian Lyceum in the [...]]]> http://belarusiancenter.org/?feed=rss2&p=342 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=172 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=172#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:43:29 +0000 admin http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=172 We will greatly appreciate your comments regarding the work of the Center or the web-site. Please, leave them in the comments to this page. Thank you! linkscolor = "000000"; highlightscolor = "990066"; backgroundcolor = "FFFFFF"; channel = "none"; [...]]]> http://belarusiancenter.org/?feed=rss2&p=172 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=168 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=168#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:33:38 +0000 admin http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=168 E-mail: james.sheppard@sckans.edu Southwestern College Phone: 620-229-6227 Center for Belarusian Studies Southwestern College 100 College St Winfield, KS 67156 USA Don’t hesitate to write to us in case of questions You can leave your questions in the comments to this page linkscolor = "000000"; highlightscolor = "990066"; backgroundcolor [...]]]> http://belarusiancenter.org/?feed=rss2&p=168 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=85 http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=85#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:22:22 +0000 admin http://belarusiancenter.org/?p=85 A working meeting of representatives of the Center for Belarusian Studies (Dr. P. Survilla, Dr. A Sheppard, Amb. D. Swartz) and representatives of the program “History of Belarus and Cultural Anthropology” of the Faculty of Arts and History of Culture, European Humanities University (Dean A. Kalbaska, Dr. A. Smalianchuk, Doc. P. Tereshkovich) took place July [...]]]> http://belarusiancenter.org/?feed=rss2&p=85