Hungarian Heritage Review, 1987 (16. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1987-03-01 / 3. szám
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s Department of Higher Education awarded $29,600 to the Multi-Ethnic Studies Program at Jersey City State College to help create a “Center for the Study of American Pluralism”. According to Dr. Thaddeus V. Gromada, the Co-ordinator of the Multi-Ethnic Studies Program and who is the Secretary-General of The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America, the proposed new center will provide a more efficient framework allowing the College’s four existing programs (Euro- Ethnic, Afro-American, Latin-American, and Multi-Cultural Education) to combine their resources and better coordinate their courses and activities without losing their individual identities. The Center is also designed to promote cultural pluralism at Jersey City State College, especially to encourage faculty members to integrate the themes of pluralism and ethnicity into their general studies and humanities courses. A major goal of the Center is to establish closer ties with ethnic communities in the State of New Jersey, particularly with ethnic cultural, educational, and academic organizations. Dr. Gromada is anxious to develop a “partnership” between Jersey City State College and the various ethnic educational organizations so that JCSC students can draw upon the rich human and material resources available for research and study. The community can, in turn, take advantage of the college’s resources. Ethnic cultural and educational institutions which are interested in becoming “partners” with the emergin Center are requested to write immediately to Dr. T.V. Gromada, Coordinator of Multi-Ethnic Studies, Jersey City State College, Jersey City, New Jersey 07305. (EDITOR’S NOTE: We are pleased to announce that the Hungarian Heritage Review, as well as its associated Rákóczi Foundation-International (USA), has already filed its intentions to participate as a “partner” in the Center.) CLEVELAND, OHIO — John Szent Király, the legendary fencing coach of Cleveland State University, has gone into retirement after 26 years of developing some of the top collegiate fencers in America. In 1980, for example, his team won 4th place in the NCAA Championships, which was a first in the history of fencing at CSU. He also coached All- Americans Carlo Songini and Pete Rozsa. While no fanfares or retirement parties marked the end of the Hungarian-born, fencing coach’s 26-year-long career at Cleveland State University, he was awarded the greatest honor of all: John Szent Király was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame. Not so “believe-it-or-not”, his successor as CSU fencing coach is another Hungarian — Joe Fazekas! John Szent Király ADA, OHIO — From June 15th to July 24th 1987 an intensive six-week Hungarian Studies program will be held in Ada, Ohio. Besides language instruction in Hungarian grammar, composition and conversation, there will be courses dealing with the history, politics, culture and society of East-Central Europe. The courses that will be offered include: A History of Hungary, A History of Hungarian Literature, Politics in East-Central Europe, Literary Selections and Hungarian Folk Customs. A special feature of the program will be the option of participation in an additional one-week (July 26-Aug. 1) field research experience in Toledo, Ohio. The program participants can obtain 12-15 college credits from Portland State University for the six weeks and 2 additional credits for the week of July 26 - Aug. 1. The cost of tuition is ca. $750. for the six weeks and an additional $100. for the week of July 26 - Aug. 1. Housing of students will be available in student residence halls on the campus of Ohio Northern University for ca. $50. per week. The University will provide students with a meal plan for about $10. per day including three meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner). The program will also provide the students with weekly Hungarian film presentations, some guest lectures on special topics and some optional group tours and excursions to points of interest in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. Involvement in these and similar programs is predicated on the assumption that language learning is facilitated by opportunities for practice. The Hungarian Summer Program in Ada will operate on the principle of total immersion. Constant group contact will enable the instructors to use Hungarian as the language of instruction as well as communication. The students, in turn, will have the opportunity to use Hungarian as the medium of communication among themselves for the duration of the program. Student applications will be taken on a first come, first served basis. For more information or application forms please write to the above address or to: PROFESSOR ANDREW LUDANYI Department of History & Political Science Ohio Northern University Ada, Ohio 45810 MORRISTOWN, N.J. - Cable TV technology has come to the rescue of the blind and the visually impaired living in the hill country of Northwest New Jersey and a Hungarian woman is as happy about it as a lark! A “radio-reader” service for the blind was introduced more than three years ago, which is programmed by the Electronic Information and Education Service of New Jersey and transmitted by Seton Hall University’s radio station. — continued next page 4 HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW MARCH 1987
