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Whether you're a first- or fifth-year student of Mandarin, advance your language skills in the rapidly developing city, Shanghai! On CIEE's Accelerated Chinese Language program, you'll take intensive coursework and one-on-one classes that address your individual needs. Add in structured peer tutorials and language clinics, rewarding volunteer opportunities, and fun cultural activities – don't forget to explore and taste things like Shanghai's great culinary joy, xiaolong bao, or soup dumplings – for an exciting and truly immersive international experience.
Study abroad in Shanghai and you'll:
We want as many students as possible to benefit from studying abroad. That's why CIEE awards more than $5 million every year – more than any other international educational organization – to make study abroad affordable.
Applicants to this program are eligible for the following scholarships and grants:
$2,500 toward program costs. To recognize high academic achievement, CIEE offers a limited number of merit scholarships to our strongest students. These awards are based on students' academic records, and on the submission of a personal essay describing to us how their CIEE program will impact their college experience and future career plans.
The GAIN Grant helps cover airfare costs to and from CIEE program locations for students who demonstrate high financial need. GAIN Grants are available for short-term (January and summer), semester and year-long CIEE programs.
Applicants for the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship can apply for the CIEE Gilman Go Global Grant, which provides both program cost support and support for airfare. Students will have to provide proof of having applied to the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, upon request.
To be considered, submit the CIEE Scholarships & Grants application within your CIEE program application. Learn more at the Scholarships & Grants section of our website.Apply now
Pick the language and cultural studies courses that suit your interests and skill level. You'll also choose from a variety of elective courses taught in English and Mandarin. Whether you want to pursue business, globalization, Chinese history, political science, or film studies, you'll find the right course. If you qualify, you also could pursue independent research or an internship with a local organization.
Get out and explore China. You'll visit companies and factories, government agencies, museums, and plays, and spend a weekend in Nanjing, Hangzhou, or Suzhou. You'll also go on a fascinating weeklong study tour, following ancient silk-trade routes in southwestern China, take part in a community service project in rural China, explore bustling Hong Kong, or study Taiwan's fascinating mix of Chinese and Japanese culture. Other group cultural activities include an acrobatics show, a river cruise along the Bund, a Chinese and CIEE student talent show, international student sporting events, and group meals with Chinese roommates and families.
You will have the unique opportunity to travel to a rural region of interior China. This trip will take you
far off the tourist track, and may include extended stays in a village, manual labor, and short hikes. It is designed to facilitate meaningful people-to-people exchange and allow students to apply theory to practice and to give back to the community.
We want to make sure you get the most out of your experience when you study abroad with CIEE, which is why we offer the most inclusions in our fees.
The program fee includes:
This breakdown has been prepared from the program budget for the purpose of calculating eligibility for financial aid. During the course of program operations, actual figures may vary. It should not, therefore, be used as a basis for calculation of refunds. CIEE reserves the right to adjust fees at any time.
Students required to study on CIEE programs through a School of Record will be charged a $500 administrative fee in addition to the Program Fees listed.
* non-refundable
** direct cost of education charged uniformly to all students
*** includes breakfast and dinner during the week and most weekends for homestay students
The estimated additional costs indicated are intended to assist students and parents in budgeting for those additional living and discretionary expenses not included in the program fee. Actual expenses will vary according to student interests and spending habits.
* for students in residence halls; students placed in homestays should budget $550 for lunches
** round-trip based on U.S. East Coast departure
*** students enrolled in internships should budget $500
**** language books and area studies readers are free
***** onsite visa change/extension fee (this includes the cost of the required medical/physical exam at a designated Chinese Hospital); for academic year students or for those that do not receive a multiple entry visa or a visa to cover the duration of the program pre-departure.
Total recommended credit for the semester is 15 semester/22.5 quarter hours, and for the academic year is 30 semester/45 quarter hours. Students with written approval from their home school advisor and the Center Director may take up to an 18 semester/27 quarter hours.
Required Chinese language courses meet for a total of 90 contact hours per course, with a recommended credit of 6 semester/9 quarter hours.
Elective courses in English and Chinese meet for 45 contact hours, with a recommended credit of 3 semester/4.5 quarter hours.
The Organizational Internship meets 45 contact hours, with a recommended credit of 3 semester/4.5 quarter hours.
Directed Independent Research requires 135 hours of research, with a recommended credit of 3 semester/4.5 quarter hours.
A full course load is three courses. Students enroll in two consecutive accelerated language courses, and one elective course taught in Chinese or English.
Course Load Examples for Semester Students:
Chinese - Accelerated Beginning I: 6 credits
Chinese - Accelerated Beginning II: 6 credits
Modern Chinese History: 3 credits
Total: 15 credits
Chinese - Accelerated Intermediate I: 6 credits
Chinese - Accelerated Intermediate II: 6 credits
Organizational Internship: 3 credits
Total: 15 credits
Chinese - Accelerated Advanced I: 6 credits
Chinese - Accelerated Advanced II: 6 credits
Business Chinese: 3 credits
Total: 15 credits
CIEE reserves the right to place participants in the language course for which the student is best prepared based on the results of language proficiency exams administered during the orientation period.
Shanghai is known for its long history of foreign influence, fashion, and economic prowess, and aims to become a global financial and shipping hub by the year 2020. With a population of 23 million people, Shanghai has seen massive development over the past two decades. The new, financial district of Pudong is home to some of the tallest skyscrapers in the world. Elevated light rails connect the city's urban centers: you'll find the world's first commercial high-speed Maglev train, and the fastest-growing rapid transit systems in the world.
Steve Chao earned his Ed.D in Higher Education Administration from Saint Louis University. Steve has extensive experience in the field of international education working as an adjunct faculty member and program administrator since 1985. Before joining CIEE, he has led international initiatives, study abroad, and international student services in two state universities. Born in Taiwan, Chao began his career in international education at Columbia College, taught courses on U.S. higher education as a visiting fellow at Tongji University in Shanghai, and served as chair of the Department of International Trade at Tainan University of Technology in Taiwan. He has served as a research fellow to the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission 211 Project and to the Ministry of Education in Taiwan on education reform focused on curriculum. He has worked for CIEE since the fall of 2010.
Economists name this "China's Century." Now the second-largest world economy, China's emergence will be one of the most momentous and challenging developments of the 21st century. As a foreign student in Shanghai, once the third largest financial center in the world, you will undoubtedly be amazed by the breathtaking and profound changes taking place as the city aims to regain its once prominent position in the region. Being a global citizen, you will surely engage in the global community after graduation. Come join us to witness and learn about the dramatic transformation of China as the nation emerges to take a dominant role on the international political stage, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent world.
—Steve Chao, Center Director
Born in Canada, Laura Harris first explored her intellectual curiosities while earning a B.Mus. degree in Piano Performance from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, and a M.A. in Music History and Culture from the University of Toronto. Laura later earned her M.Sc. Ed. in Intercultural Communication from the University of Pennsylvania, during which she pursued research in language diversity and education. Before joining the CIEE Study Center in Shanghai Laura gained experience in international student advising and program administration at the University of Pennsylvania. She has also promoted educational programs in Hangzhou, China and New Delhi, India.
Jia Ma holds a master's degree from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at East China Normal University. Originally from Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, she worked at Willamette University as a language assistant before joining CIEE in fall 2011.
Established in 1951, East China Normal University (ECNU) is one of China's key institutions of higher learning and the first to specialize in teacher education. ECNU is nationally known for its Chinese language and literature program, and the university enrolls more than 26,000 full-time students, including 3,700 international students, at its two campuses. The CIEE Study Center is located along the banks of the Liwa River on its downtown Putuo campus. It's known as the "Garden University" for its beautiful grounds.
This study abroad program fosters a Chinese language-only environment. In order to support students to maximize Chinese language proficiency gains, all participants on this program live with Chinese host families or Chinese roommates. Participants select one of two housing options prior to arrival.
Campus Residence Hall with Chinese Roommate - The Campus Residence Hall is a five-story facility located on the ECNU campus that has a common lobby with 24-hour security and laundry facilities. There is a student computer room and study lounge on every other floor, as well as a kitchen and bathrooms on each floor. The residence hall is a 10-minute walk from the CIEE Study Center, and is within walking distance to a light rail and other public transportation. Students are paired with a Chinese student from ECNU. The Chinese roommates are required to speak only Chinese, so this option is recommended for students who wish to live in a more intensive Chinese language environment while remaining nearby other program participants. Meals are not included in this housing option and are the responsibility of the student. Meals are available in campus cafeterias at moderate prices.
Chinese Host Families - Chinese host families are located 15 - 45 minutes outside campus. Students can walk or take public transportation home. Students have their own room in the host family apartment and share the living room, kitchen, and bathroom.
Students are invited to most family meals, but should budget for their own lunches, some weekend meals, and most meals during group field trips and individual travel. Chinese family members speak Chinese only. This option is highly recommended for students who want to live in a Chinese language environment and make rapid progress in the language.
The CIEE Shanghai staff strives to match students based on their first preference, not only in terms of their personal lifestyle preferences but also academic, cultural, and personal goals.
You'll begin your study abroad experience in Shanghai even before leaving home by participating in a CIEE online predeparture orientation. Meeting with students online, the resident director shares information about the program and site, highlighting issues that alumni have said are important, and giving you time to ask questions. The online orientation allows you to connect with others in the group, reflect on what you want to get out of the program, and learn what others in the group would like to accomplish. CIEE's aim for the predeparture orientation is simple: to help you understand more about the program, and identify your objectives so that you arrive well-informed and return home having made significant progress toward your goals.
A mandatory, weeklong orientation session at the beginning of the program introduces you to the country, culture, and academic schedule. This will help you with the logistical information about adapting to life in Shanghai. To determine your appropriate Chinese language level, you'll also take language placement exams at this time. You'll meet with the center director and Chinese language director to finalize course registration and preview assigned materials for your required courses. Throughout the program, CIEE staff provides ongoing support on an individual and group basis, including required monthly meetings.
You are encouraged to bring a wireless-enabled laptop. Rooms in the campus residence hall are equipped with broadband ADSL wireless Internet access. Host family homes also have wireless or cable Internet access. The CIEE Study Center has wireless access and you will also be able to access the ECNU campus wireless network. A limited number of computers are available for use at no charge in the CIEE student library or at nearby Internet cafés for a low hourly fee.
A variety of field trips complement classroom work, including visits to local Chinese companies and factories, government agencies, museums, art exhibitions, and plays. Other group cultural activities may include an acrobatics show, river cruise along the Bund, a Chinese and CIEE student talent show, international student sporting events, and group meals with Chinese roommates and families. Optional, extracurricular classes, including Chinese cooking, calligraphy, martial arts, music, and mahjong are offered at no additional cost. Additional co-curricular activities specially designed for students on the Accelerated Chinese Language program are conducted in Chinese.
The study abroad program will expose you to locations outside of Shanghai. You may take a day trip to traditional "water towns" like Wuzhen and Zhujiajiao, with their narrow cobbled lanes, stone bridges, and canals, or an overnight trip to historic cities like Suzhou and Hangzhou. In Chinese there is a proverb, "As above there is Heaven, so on earth there are the two beautiful cities of Suzhou and Hangzhou." Suzhou has a rich history of over 2,500 years and is dubbed "Venice of the East" for the many canals of its old town. Less than 30 minutes away from Shanghai by high-speed train, Suzhou is famed for its classical gardens and silk industry. When Marco Polo visited Hangzhou in the 13th century, then the southern terminus of the Grand Canal, he described the city as "beyond dispute the finest and the noblest in the world." Today Hangzhou, less than an hour away from Shanghai by high-speed train, is the capital of Zhejiang Province and is renowned for the natural beauty of its mountains and the West Lake, and is also known for its textile and hi-tech industries.
The cost of all day trips and overnight trips are included in the study abroad program fee. All field trips are facilitated by full-time CIEE staff members and language instructors.
The weekend field trip provides students an opportunity to learn about local culture and traditions in a different part of China. Previous destinations have included but are not limited to the following:
Hangzhou(杭州), formerly known as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. It is governed as a sub-provincial city. As a core city of the Yangtze River Delta, Hangzhou is 180 kilometers away Shanghai, and Hangzhou has great contribution to Zhejiang's economy. It is one of the most renowned and prosperous cities of China for the last 1,000 years. As the same time, Hangzhou has beautiful natural scenery. The West Lake is the most well-known attraction in China.
Meaning "Southern Capital," Nanjing was the seat of power for Imperial China in the Six Dynasties and is remembered as one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. Today, Nanjing is regarded as one of China's most-important commercial centers, as well as one of the safest and most livable cities in China. Just an hour from Shanghai by high-speed train, Nanjing prides itself on maintaining the atmosphere of a traditional Chinese city, with its classical temples and 600-year-old city wall, while being a base for hundreds of multinational corporations and many Fortune 500 companies. The city is also home to the Ming Mausoleum; Presidential Palace of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom; and the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall, built to commemorate those who died during the Japanese invasion of the city in 1937 when it was the capital of the Republic of China.
Yangzhou, known as a city of gardens and alleys, is located on a plain north of the Yangtze River. Yangzhou is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu province (江苏省) in eastern China. Its present name means "Rising Prefecture". Yangzhou is proud to incorporate the ancient Chinese architecture, art, culture, traditional gardens and parks, cuisine, leisure, and commerce in a beautiful mixture of modernity with its rich 2,500 years of history. Sitting on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, Yangzhou has been one of the wealthiest of China's cities, known at various periods for its great merchant families, poets, painters, and scholars. Yangzhou borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the southwest, Huai'an to the north, Yancheng to the northeast, Taizhou to the east, and Zhenjiang across the river to the south.
Every semester, the CIEE Study Center offers three to four concurrent weeklong field trips that are designed to go beyond tourism. Each trip explores a specific theme related to the learning goals of each program. You'll be expected to complete predeparture readings and assignments, and attend classroom lectures, films, and discussions before and during the trip. You may select any trip that best meets your individual educational learning goals. Since enrollment is limited to maintain quality and facilitate cultural immersion, participation in any particular field trip is not guaranteed and is based on total program enrollment and other factors.
Silk Road - Fall
A historical network of interlinking caravan routes stretching for some 4,000 miles across the Eurasian
land mass from China to the Mediterranean, the ancient Silk Road was established some 2,200 years ago and continued to operate as a vital trade route between China and the Western world until the end of the 14th century. Arguably the world's most important premodern trade route, the Silk Road was a significant factor in the development of Chinese civilization, serving as a highway not just for exchanging merchandise but for ideas – religious, cultural, and artistic. In the fall semester, students travel to the beginning of the northern route in Xi'an, modern capital of Shaanxi province and ancient capital of China at the height of Silk Road trade, and then onto Dunhuang in Gansu province. Known as "City of Sands" for its surrounding dunes, this oasis in the desert is strategically located at the junction of the northern and southern trade routes, and the nearby Mogao Caves contain a treasure trove of Buddhist sculptures, murals, and manuscripts. This field trip is most suitable for humanities and social science students majoring in Chinese language and culture, literature, history, religion, anthropology, and geography.
Tea and Horse Road - Spring
This ancient network of mountain paths connected the tea-growing regions of southwestern China to Burma and India overland by mule caravan through the mountains and valleys of Yunnan and Sichuan provinces and Tibet. Along the world's highest trade route, Chinese tea bricks and salt were exchanged for Tibetan horses used by China's military to fight warring nomadic groups along its northern border. In spring semester, students travel to Lijiang, with its ancient town of cobbled lanes and waterways, which later served as an important trading and supply route between India and China during World War II, and today is home to the Naxi ethnic group, which are known for the pictographic script of its shamans. Finally, students will visit Shangri-La, the seat of a Tibetan autonomous prefecture in northern Yunnan province near the border of Tibet. This field trip is most suitable for humanities and social science students majoring in Chinese language and culture, literature, history, religion, anthropology and geography.
Hong Kong is one of the world's leading international financial centers, with one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, and it is one of the most densely populated places on the planet. A major capitalist service economy known for its low taxation and free trade, sovereignty over Hong Kong was transferred from the United Kingdom to China in 1997, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. Now one of China's two Special Administrative Regions, Hong Kong retains different political and economic systems from mainland China and is characterized by a culturally diverse and international population. This field trip includes visits to companies and lectures on business development and industry in Hong Kong, as well as a city tour, night cruise in Victoria Harbor, and a local Daoist temple known for its fortune telling. This trip is most appropriate for students majoring in international business, finance and economics.
It is often said that some of the most traditional forms of Chinese culture, religious practices, intellectual and cultural values, and creative arts are best preserved on the island of Taiwan. At the same time, Taiwan maintains a thriving civil society, with its democratic political system, free press, uncensored Internet, and capitalist economy. Its capital, Taipei, is an international city with about 6 million residents, and its popular music, film, and television are widely influential throughout East Asia. Formerly known as Formosa, Taiwan was a Dutch colony in the 17th century, and was ruled by the Qing dynasty for the next 200 years until sovereignty was ceded to the Japanese in the late 19th century, who ruled the island until the end of World War II. As such, Taiwanese culture is sometimes described as combining Chinese and Japanese cultures with traditional Confucian beliefs and contemporary Western values. Taiwanese companies still manufacture a large portion of the world's consumer electronics, though mostly now from their factories in mainland China. This field trip includes lectures by university professors, representatives from both the Nationalist Party (KMT) and its opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), and government officials on such topics as political economy, cross-strait relations, regional security, and national identity. In Taipei, students will visit the National Palace Museum, which contains one of the greatest collections of Chinese art in the world, and Taipei 101, the tallest building in the world until 2010. They will tour important cultural and scenic sites around the island, visiting aboriginal communities in Taidung and Hualien, Taiwan's major port city of Kaoshiung, and the night markets of Keelung. This trip is most appropriate for social science students majoring in international affairs, political science, and economics.
In addition to daily classes, you'll meet for a one-on-one class with your language instructor for 30 minutes four times a week.
You'll be paired with ECNU students for structured, one-on-one Chinese-language tutorials for a minimum of one hour, twice a week. Additional tutorial hours are available upon request. Tutors are undergraduate or graduate students who major in teaching Chinese as a foreign language.
Full-time Chinese language instructors assist students with special or unique problems in language study by arranging an optional language clinic that meets for 90 minutes, four evenings a week, Monday through Wednesday, and on Sunday in the campus residence hall.
CIEE teachers organize group meals and other activities for you, your language teachers, peer tutors, and resident staff to encourage you to use their Chinese in an informal setting. Those attending the optional activities are expected to only speak Chinese.
You're asked to take part in the CIEE Community Language Commitment, which is a graded component of the Chinese language courses that begins on the first day of classes. During orientation you'll sign an agreement specifying when and in what contexts speaking Chinese is required, including inside the Chinese language classroom building. You're encouraged to speak in Chinese with CIEE staff, host families, and Chinese roommates whenever possible. As you gain proficiency in Chinese, resident staff and language instructors encourage you to use your language skills in everyday settings. This fosters a learning community that encourages regular use of the Chinese language for daily communication and facilitates language proficiency gains.
The CIEE Chinese Language Advisory Committee (CCLAC) is comprised of specialists in the field of teaching Chinese as a second language and serves to promote the highest standards of education at the CIEE Study Centers in Greater China. Specifically, the committee advises CIEE administrators and language instructors on curriculum issues such as learning goals and objectives, instructional innovations, assessment of proficiency gains, program evaluation, and course articulation.
Mandarin Chinese
All Chinese language courses are taught by the CIEE language director, full-time CIEE faculty members, and graduate students from the East China Normal University College of International Chinese Studies. The Chinese language elective courses are taught by full-time faculty from the East China Normal University. The elective courses are taught by local and international faculty from East China Normal University, Fudan University, Jiaotong University, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and other prestigious Chinese academic and government institutions, as well as the private business sector in Shanghai.
CIEE has been operating study abroad programs in Shanghai since 1981. Established in 1998, the CIEE Study Center in Shanghai has been hosted by East China Normal University since 2001. The Accelerated Chinese Language program began in spring 2012, and is designed to provide participants with a strong foundation in Chinese language and help them gain a deeper understanding of China today through intensive Chinese language coursework and cultural immersion, complemented by a wide selection of area studies courses in various disciplines.
There is no language prerequisite for this program. The program is open to all levels of language skill, from novice students with no previous experience in the language to those with superior level Chinese language proficiency. All students take two accelerated language courses that focus on rapid language acquisition and are designed to move students ahead at least two Chinese language levels in all four Chinese language skills. All students may take up to one elective in English, and students with four or more semesters of previous college-level Mandarin may choose to take a Chinese language elective or area studies course taught in Chinese instead.
Study abroad internships for credit, and opportunities for service learning and community volunteer
activities integrate academic learning with practical experience. Extracurricular activities are coordinated by CIEE staff members and may include Chinese students and host families to advance understanding of local society and culture.
Accelerated language courses are intensive and demanding. Students attend required accelerated Chinese language classes Monday through Thursday, from 8 a.m. to noon. Language classes are small, with an average of five students, so active participation is important. Language classes typically are co-taught by head language instructors, who introduce new content, and assistant language instructors, who focus on accuracy and consistency of pronunciation through daily drills and other activities. In addition, students meet weekly with their instructor in one-on-one classes, and with their peer tutors in structured tutorials for a minimum of four hours per week, total. More tutorial hours can be arranged upon request.
English language elective courses take place once per week for three hours in the afternoon. Class size ranges from five to 20 students. Chinese language electives meet twice a week for two hours. The average class size is four students. Course-related field trips are scheduled on Fridays, and occasionally weekends.
The semester lasts for 15 weeks, including a one-week orientation, 12 weeks of instruction, a one-week group field trip, a one-week program break for independent travel, and, typically, one national holiday.
All Chinese language courses and area studies electives are managed by CIEE and specially designed for CIEE study abroad students only. Some area studies courses may include a limited number of ECNU students in order to build more opportunities for cross-cultural and academic exchange between CIEE and host university students.
In elective courses, students generally are graded on the basis of exams, homework, participation, and attendance, much like they are in the United States. Depending on the course, exams, quizzes, research papers, and individual and group oral presentations or projects may be assigned. In language courses, assessment is based on daily homework and quizzes, written and oral unit tests, and written and oral mid-term and final exams. The following letter grades are assigned: A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, D, and F.
Study Abroad students participating in the Organizational Internship course will be assigned to an internship project with a company in Shanghai. The internship sponsors, which vary each term depending on participating organizations and available positions, may include local Chinese companies and multinational companies, as well as international small- and medium-sized enterprises and nonprofit organizations.
Course curriculum includes class introduction, placement interview, coached work, and final presentation to earn three academic credits. See the courses section for more detail.
Note: This course listing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract between CIEE and any applicant, student, institution, or other party. The courses, as described, may be subject to change as a result of ongoing curricular revisions, assignment of lecturers and teaching staff, and program development. Courses may be canceled due to insufficient enrollment.
To view the most recent syllabi for courses taught by CIEE at our Study Centers, visit our syllabi site.
Students are placed in two of the following consecutive language courses based upon results of onsite proficiency tests.
These accelerated courses allow students to complete first-year beginning-level Chinese in just one semester. The goal is to provide an introduction to modern standard Chinese through the integration of all five skills: aural comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding. These courses concentrate on basic daily life communications, correct oral pronunciation, the four tones, as well as basic grammatical patterns. Textbooks: Wu Zhongwei 吴中伟, ed. Dangdai Zhongwen: keben 1-2 当代中文•课本1-2 (Contemporary Chinese: textbook, vol. 1-2). Beijing: Sinolingua Press, 2003; Wu Zhongwei, ed. Dangdai Zhongwen: lianxi ce 1-2 当代中文•练习册1-2 (Contemporary Chinese: exercise book, vol. 1-2). Beijing: Sinolingua Press, 2003; supplementary texts.
These accelerated courses allow students to complete second-year intermediate level Chinese in just one semester. The purpose of these courses is to develop students' Chinese language abilities in aural comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding. Students' linguistic knowledge is reinforced and expanded through class activities with increasing sophistication. Students are required to comprehend and produce paragraph-level Chinese. Rigorous practice of spoken and written Chinese in complex communicative activities is conducted during class. Textbooks: Liu Xun 刘珣, ed. Xin shiyong Hanyu keben: keben 3 新实用汉语课本•课本3 (New practical Chinese reader: textbook, vol. 3). Beijing: Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2012; Liu Xun, ed. Xin shiyong Hanyu keben: zonghe lianxi ce 3 新实用汉语课本•综合练习册3 (New practical Chinese reader: workbook, vol. 3). Beijing: Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2011; Liu Xun, ed. Xin shiyong Hanyu keben: keben 4 (New practical Chinese reader: textbook, vol. 4). Beijing: Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2004; Liu, Xun, ed. Xin shiyong Hanyu keben: zonghe lianxi ce 4 (New practical Chinese reader: workbook, vol. 4). Beijing: Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2004; supplementary texts.
These accelerated courses allow students to complete third-year advanced level Chinese in just one semester. These courses emphasize understanding formal writings, as compared to the spoken language texts students learned in their second year. Students are expected to discuss and write about formal topics, such as those related to contemporary social problems in China. Textbooks: Zhuang Jiaying 庄稼婴and Zhang Zengzeng 张增增. Xin shijiao: gaoji Hanyu jiaocheng (shang, xia) 新视角:高级汉语教程(上、下). Beijing: Peking University Press, 2007; Wu Chengnian 吴成年. Du baozhi, xue Zhongwen: zhongji Hanyu baokan yuedu (xia ce) 读报纸,学中文:中级汉语报刊阅读(下册). Beijing: Peking University Press, 2004; supplementary texts.
These accelerated courses allow students to complete fourth-year advanced level in just one semester. These courses emphasize developing skills for making speeches and writing essays on complex topics. Students of this level are expected to express themselves not only fluently and accurately, but also with sophistication. Textbooks: Wu Chengnian. Du baozhi, xue Zhongwen: zhun gaoji Hanyu baokan yuedu (shang ce) 读报纸,学中文:准高级汉语报刊阅读(上册). Beijing: Peking University Press, 2006; Wu Yamin 吴雅民. Dubao zhi Zhongguo: baokan yuedu jichu (xia) 读报知中国:报刊阅读基础(下) (Learning about China from newspapers: elementary newspaper reading, vol. 2). Beijing: Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2006; instructor developed materials.
These courses aim to train students' abilities in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills at the superior level. Students at this level are expected to apply Chinese in both formal and informal settings. Students are trained to develop discourse in Chinese with coherence and cohesiveness. Students are also expected to communicate with accuracy, fluency, and sophistication. Depending on enrollment, this course may be structured to the individual needs of students. Textbook: Instructor developed materials.
These business electives are designed for students with a major or minor related to international business or economics. Students on this program must have completed three or more semesters of college-level microeconomics or macroeconomics, accounting, finance, management, or marketing to be eligible.
Changing Nature of Business in China
This course is designed to give students a practical overview of the dynamic set of issues related to the changing nature of doing business in China. Topics for discussion cover a range of global economic issues. The course takes a look at the current business and economic environment facing both foreign and local organizations in China, including, but not limited to, the global economic crisis, China's new stimulus program, new value-added tax policies on export and imported equipment, new labor contract law, RMB exchange, and human resources issues for employers and employees. Finally, students are asked to evaluate these key issues and explore the kind of opportunities China presents and to whom. Class format emphasizes discussions and student participation. In addition, this class is supplemented with a site visit and a guest speaker from the business community.
China's Macroeconomic Impact
Since 1978, when China initiated economic reforms and opening-up policies, the Chinese economy has been one of the fastest growing economies in the world. China is now the world's second-biggest economy and second-biggest exporter. This course examines the impact of China's economic rise on the global economy over the last three decades. The course offers in-depth discussion of Chinese macroeconomic development, industrial structure, trade pattern, economic imbalance, and its impact on the rest of the world economy, particularly on Asia, the United States, and Africa.
Managing Sustainability in Transnational Business
This course will provide an overview on the development of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in China compared with North American and European countries. It aims to help students build a global perspective of CSR and sustainable business, with a strong mindset of applying practical knowledge to local issues. We'll explore all essential CSR subjects, including environmental footprint, community involvement and development, fair operating practices, labor practices, and supply-chain management, in a context of addressing challenges faced by transnational companies engaging various sets of stakeholders in different geographic territories. With a special emphasis on Asia and China, in particular, students will study actual cases from Multinational Companies operating in China. This course also will cover more advanced topics such as Corporate Social Innovation and CSR-related public policy in China as time permits.
Marketing Management and Methods in East Asia and Emerging Markets
Marketing is a company-wide undertaking that drives an organization's vision, mission, and strategic planning. It is about learning the overall shape of the market, deciding who the firm wants as its customers, which needs to satisfy, what products and services to create and offer, what prices to set, what communications to send and receive, what channels of distribution to use, and what partnerships to develop. Marketing deals with the whole process of entering markets, establishing sustainable and advantageous positions, and building loyal customer relationships. To achieve this, all departments must work together designing the right products, furnishing the required funds and accounting for their use, buying the right inputs, and producing quality products. At the same time, the traditional marketing mix is being transformed across many industries by new information technologies, and as a result, some of the "traditional wisdom" is being turned on its head. We will look at cutting-edge theory in modern marketing management to be applied across a spectrum of industries and institutions — both business to consumer and business to business/institution, and see how this theory is applied through recent case studies both in China and abroad. We will have a particular focus on timely issues such as Customer Relationship Marketing; the impact of information technology on all areas of business and marketing; specific issues in China, Asia, and emerging markets; the implications and opportunities created by the global economic crisis; and effectively integrating the marketing mission into the organization across all functions with their often conflicting perspectives.
China's Economic Reforms
(Prerequisite: previous college-level coursework in economics)
This course introduces students to both the domestic and international aspects of China's economy. It explores the political, social, and cultural forces shaping China's modernization and how the country's businesses are interacting with the world marketplace. It also provides students the knowledge of processes of reforms in different economic aspects in China and strives to help them understand the macroeconomic and microeconomic characteristics of the Chinese economy. In this course, students come to understand the economic mechanism in the so called "Socialist Market Economy," and gain a better understanding of the achievements and challenges that China is facing in its further economic reform and modernization. By the end of the semester, students are expected to analyze the Chinese economy using practical methods appropriate to China's current economic situation.
Modern Chinese History
The first half of this course will survey, chronologically, the various eras of modern Chinese history, ranging from the late-Qing to Hu Jintao. The second half will build on the first half by focusing on the historical developments that have taken place in modern China in the areas of economic development; historical and dialectical materialism; crime and capital punishment; women, gender, and sexuality; health and environment; international relations; and nonmainstream perspectives. Many questions will be raised in class discussion, such as: "What were the major causes of the collapse of the Qing Dynasty?" "What was the May 4th Movement and how did it shape modern Chinese?" "What were the social and political forces that culminated in civil war?" "What was the nature and significance of China's nascent 20th-century nationalism?" "What was the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, and how did they shape Chinese history?" and "Despite all the changes in China over the last century, how does the past continue to influence the present?"
China's International Relations
(Prerequisite: previous coursework in political science, international affairs, macroeconomics, or permission from the instructor)
This course offers an analysis of China's foreign policy and China's relations with the United States and other major players in international affairs — the European Union, Japan, and India. It consists of three interrelated parts: a basic understanding of Chinese foreign policy; discussions of Sino-European, Sino-Japanese, and Sino-Indian relations, with the most-important third-party (U.S.) factor taken into account; and lastly, a focus on important issues in Sino-U.S. relations from a Chinese foreign policy perspective.
Issues in Chinese Society
China's transition to a market economy and return to the global community have huge impacts over the lives of its people, as well as the rest of the world. While covering other fields such as anthropology, political science, gender studies, and urban studies, this course mostly employs a sociological perspective to examine issues in contemporary Chinese society. Topics examined include not only these well-known aspects of Chinese society, such as guanxi and face, collectivism and family-centered culture, but also the emerging civil society, ongoing sexual revolution, and increasing social polarization that are more likely associated with the enormous social change over the past three decades. Students are asked to critically and creatively think about change and continuity in contemporary China in relation to the dynamic and complex interaction of local factors and global forces.
Political Development in Modern China
The first half of this course will chronologically survey the major eras of modern China's political change and development, from the Late Qing to the present day. The second half will focus on different aspects of Chinese political practice and development, including exploring the relationships between nationalism, Marxism and Confucianism; elite politics and Leninism; threats to party rule; democratic development; constitutional developments and rule of law; the "China Model;" and "decentralized authoritarianism."
Many questions will be raised in class discussion, such as: "Who and what have been and are the central political forces in China during the modern period, and how might we understand them?" "What were the central political conflicts between the Kuomintang and the CPC?" "What are the fundamental similarities and differences between the Maoist and post Maoist eras?" "What are China's prospects for democracy and the development of the rule of law?" and "What is the "China Model," and what is 'decentralized authoritarianism,' and how are these concepts, if not practices, shaping China and the world today?"
Chinese Film and Society
(All films are subtitled in English. All works are read in English.)
This course examines Chinese cinema, from its infancy to the contemporary period, within a social, political, and cultural context, focusing specifically on films produced in mainland China. It aims to 1.) help students gain an understanding of some of the social, political, cultural, and economic changes that have taken place in China in recent years; 2.) help students cultivate a greater interest in the history and extraordinary development of Chinese cinema, and in cinemas beyond Hollywood; and 3.) present mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan as a culturally interconnected region through tracking recent cross-border activities in Chinese language cinema and introducing students to new ways of thinking about national cinema and culture. While acknowledging the importance of examining Chinese cinema in the general framework of national tradition and identity, this course also emphasizes the transnational or pan-Asian nature of Chinese film productions at present. In this way, it is hoped that the course not only helps students cultivate a greater command over current trends and debates in analysis and theorization of Chinese cinema, but also help facilitate students' understanding of Chinese cinema and culture in the context of globalization.
Communicative Chinese
This course is designed for beginning-level Chinese learners to develop practical oral communicative skills in Chinese. The course is function oriented. A range of practical topics, such as introducing oneself, discussing daily routines, how to make acquaintances, entertaining guests, shopping, negotiating price, asking for directions, seeing a doctor, etc., will be introduced in class. Class instruction emphasizes communication, interaction, performance, and group work. Interactive classroom activities, such as role-plays, interviews, group discussions, and trips outside the classroom, will be used to encourage students to use Chinese in meaningful contexts. Students will complete speaking tasks, including regular oral assignments, in-class oral activities, and oral exams, as well as occasional real-life speaking activities during field trips outside the classroom. Textbook: Instructor-developed materials.
Business Chinese
(Prerequisite: four semesters of college-level Chinese language study, or heritage learners with consent of the instructor)
This course focuses on advancing students' knowledge of modern Chinese business, including its environment, traditions, and corporate culture while improving students' ability to listen, speak, and read Chinese through case studies on multinationals companies in China, such as IKEA, Starbucks, and Wal-Mart. The instructor will focus on the issue of the localization of multinational companies. Students will be assigned to collect information, analyze specific cases, and make oral presentations on issues discussed in class. The course includes an instructor-led field trip to the Shanghai IKEA office. The goal is to teach students how to use Chinese to express their opinions on business topics through practice and real cases. Textbook: Yuan Fangyuan 袁芳远. Chenggongzhidao: zhongji shangwu Hanyu anli jiaocheng 成功之道:中级商务汉语案例教程 (Business Chinese for success: real cases from real companies). Beijing: Peking University Press, 2005.
Classical Chinese
(Prerequisite: four semesters of college-level Chinese language study, or heritage learners with consent of the instructor)
Classical Chinese has influenced many aspects of modern Mandarin Chinese. Many common words used today, both in speech and writing, derive from classical roots. As such, knowledge of classical Chinese provides important insights into sophisticated usage of the language and greatly improves students' literary appreciation and proficiency. Textbook: Yao Meiling 姚美玲, Gudai Hanyu 古代汉语 (Classical Chinese). Shanghai: East China Normal University Press, 2010.
Global Issues in China
(Prerequisite: six semesters of college-level Chinese language study, or heritage learners with consent of the instructor)
This course is designed for students placed in "Chinese - Advanced High I" and higher levels and is facilitated in Chinese, with course material provided in Chinese characters and Pinyin transliteration to facilitate reading for content. The course is designed to introduce the important role China plays in a global context and to help students understand Chinese perspectives on global issues that affect the world today.
Organizational Internship
The Organizational Internship course is taught in English. Company internship sponsors may include both English and Chinese language work environments, depending on available positions and qualifications of the student. This course provides students with guidelines and support for participating in a real-world office environment in China. The course focuses on current issues facing managers, peers, and professional-office staff, and prepares students to be better equipped to work with coworkers and supervisors when stepping into a full-time job upon graduation. Students will be assigned to an internship project with a company in Shanghai. The internship sponsors, which vary each term depending on participating organizations and available positions, may include local Chinese companies and multinational companies, as well as international small and medium sized enterprises and nonprofit organizations. Lectures cover overall policies and procedures that may be applied to any company in China, including work ethics, staff behavior, corporate values, and techniques used in the office to work smoothly and efficiently with coworkers. The instructor is the facilitator for classroom discussions and individual student guidance. The subjects covered in the class relate to real issues facing the interns and their company sponsors, with an emphasis on practical approaches and methods to solve workplace issues and challenges. The course requires 15 hours with the instructor in class and five to seven hours one-on-one with the instructor or mentor, and 100-120 hours at the internship site, in addition to 25-30 hours working on academic assignments, for a total of 145-160 hours. Recommended credit for this course is 3 semester/4.5 quarter hours.
Directed Independent Research
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(Prerequisite: placement in "China - Advanced High I" or above)
Directed Independent Research
(spring semester only) (in English)
CIEE supports qualified students who wish to pursue an academically rigorous independent research project while in Shanghai. Interested students must submit a research proposal including a clearly defined research topic, explanation of research plans, description of preparation in the planned area of study, list of resources, tentative outline of a final paper, and suggested schedule of progress. Students complete a total of 135 hours of research and meet regularly with an academic advisor to complete an academically rigorous, ethically sound, and culturally appropriate research project and final paper. Approval for participation in Directed Independent Research must be obtained from the center director and the student's home institution prior to arrival on the program. In Shanghai, students may pursue independent research in Asian studies, business, economics, film studies, gender studies, history, international relations, literature, management, marketing, politics, religious studies, or sociology.
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Nora TV Stand 8239 by BDI
designed by Matthew Weatherly & Al Glass
At A Glance:
The modern design of the Nora entertainment center creates a sleek home for a flat panel TV and components, featuring two side compartments with soft-close doors. The center of the cabinet includes an open speaker compartment that is large enough for most soundbars (elongated speaker systems) and a flip-down component door that conceals two additional component compartments.
The Nora TV Stand's top shelf holds up to 200 lbs, and the interior shelves provide more than enough strength for your components, unless you plan on stacking gold bricks inside. If you do, please take a picture so we can all enjoy the sight of massive amounts of gold in a TV stand.
Recommended TV size: up to an 82" flat panel TV.
What's To Like:
This TV stand is low, sized for larger TVs and wider spaces at 77" wide, and features enough space inside for all your components. It's got IR-friendly glass so you'll never need to open the doors to change channels or skip scenes on a DVD. Plus, it just looks dang cool!
What's Not to Like:
While the Nora Entertainment Center does many things well, it's an expensive solution. We think it's worth the money, with its superb functionality and awesome looks - but it's still pricey.
The Bottom Line:
The Nora TV Stand is a slick, multi-functional media cabinet that is well-suited for anyone with a large space (especially if you want the space to look really good) who wants to conceal components without losing use of the remote control.
- Fits up to an 82" flatscreen TV
- Fits 6-8 media consoles
- 20.25" h x 76.75" w x 22" d
- Available in three finish/door combinations:
Gloss White with White Micro-etched Glass Doors
Gloss Black with Grey Tinted Glass Doors
Natural Walnut with Black Micro-etched Glass Door
|TV Mount Option
This BDI entertainment center accommodates the optional Arena TV Mount. With simple hardware, the Arena TV Mount securely fastens your flatscreen TV to your entertainment center. Arena is the perfect alternative to wall mounting your television and features a swiveling mounting bracket.
Recommended for 40"-60" flatscreen televisions.
Also available individually.
The BDI Nora TV Stand is also known by the following manufacturer Item Number: 8239.
Materials & Measurements
Natural wood veneer with satin stainless steel base. Cabinet fronts contain IR friendly tempered glass.
Overall: 20.25" h x 76.75" w x 22" d
Side cabinet interior: 14.5" h x 18.5" w x 20.5" d
Upper center cabinet interior: 7.25" h x 36.5" w x 10" d
Lower center cabinet interior: 6.75" h x 18" w x 17" d
Weight Capacity:
Top shelf: 200 pounds
Side adjustable shelf: 50 pounds
Side bottom shelf: 75 pounds
Upper center shelf: 50 pounds
Bottom center shelf: 75 pounds
Weight of TV stand: 162 pounds
Adjustable shelf (on the left and right sides) is 6.25" height adjustable in 1.25" increments
In order to perform at peak levels, your components not only need to look cool, they have to stay cool. ***EITHER THIS*** This cabinet facilitates airflow through generous ventilation slots integrated into the bottom panel, wood shelves and removable back panels. Cooler air is drawn in from the bottom of the cabinet, while hot air is naturally expelled out the back. ***OR THIS*** This open TV stand is fully ventilated, with open shelving providing the ultimate in heat dispersion.
This TV stand features the finest quality materials and finishes. Sturdy construction and steel or interlocking-panel supports provide a strong foundation for your home theater. Additionally, BDI specifies only the finest European-style hardware. Door handles and other metal details are beautifully finished. The unique soft-close hinges on most door assemblies are fully adjustable to ensure that doors hang evenly, swing smoothly and close gently.
This home theater cabinet is innovatively engineered in a unique way so that the back can be removed effortlessly for easy access to components and connections. Need to accommodate a very deep component? The back panel can be left off the cabinet without sacrificing any structural rigidity, allowing the component to extend from the back as needed.
Practically all of the glass used by BDI is tempered glass. Tempered glass is virtually shatterproof and four to five times stronger than standard glass. When used for shelves, tempered glass is strong enough to support the heaviest components and provides a high degree of durability.
All of BDI's furniture is designed with ease of use in mind. Grey tinted glass doors and windows keep components out of sight yet are compatible with the Infrared (IR) signals used by many remote controls.
Concealed wheels are built into this unit's leg assemblies. This means the TV stand can be moved (even if fully loaded) away from the wall by one person for easy access to cables and connections. Levelers allow the unit to be raised off of its wheels to secure it in place.
BDI home theater furniture is engineered to keep the usual tangle of cables and connections neatly under control. ***EITHER THIS*** This cabinet features removable back panels for easy access to the rear of components. Integrated routing channels provide space for speaker and TV cables to be neatly concealed. ***OR THIS*** This open TV stand features a back panel with generous cable-routing openings. *** You'll be able to gather and secure all cables out of sight by using the supplied Velcro® closures.
Floors can be quite uneven and your home theater needs to be level for optimum performance. This BDI TV stand includes easily adjustable levelers to compensate for minor leveling issues in flooring or to correct minor panel-alignment issues. ***OPTIONAL*** This home theater cabinet includes integrated levelers that are readily accessible from inside the cabinet, allowing it to be lifted up off of its wheels to secure it in place if desired.
Because components come in many shapes and sizes, This TV stand features shelves that can be adjusted to accommodate a wide range of systems. Shelves rest on unique steel shelf pins, which are rubber-padded to minimize vibration of components, and high-quality threaded inserts allow you to readjust shelf positioning as needed. ***EDIT THIS*** BDI home theater cabinets are adjustable in 1.25-inch (32 mm) increments, while shelves in open TV stands can be set at one of several preset positions.
Assembly Instructions
View BDI 8239 assembly instructions.
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About The Manufacturer
Thoughtful design; sleek lines; material quality that is without peer. Becker Designed Inc. was founded in 1984 by Bill Becker with the goal of making top-notch modern furniture design accessible to the public. They've succeeded. With the most functional, well-engineered, and attractively designed TV stands on the market, BDI has raised the bar to an impressive height. Features like flow-through ventilation, IR-friendly glass, integrated wheels, and removable back panels are just a few of the innovative ways BDI has discovered to make the TV stand that much better. Today, BDI is best know for its home entertainment systems, but it has also applied its vision and craftsmanship in its lines of tables, shelving, and mirrors. BDI is located in Chantilly, Virginia.
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Heavily influenced by Danish modern style, Matthew studied Scandinavian design, architecture, and woodworking at Denmark's Design School and holds a degree in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute. Inspired by his love of Nature, Matthew's designs have become known for merging maximum functionality with minimal materials, always striving to do more with less.
Al Glass
Clean and understated, Al's designs are simply sophisticated. Using simple proportions to create clear, understated classic pieces, he adds detail to make his designs stand out above the crowd, often embellishing them with simple details inspired by his life at the beach.
Shipping & Delivery
Room of Choice Delivery: Free
Room of Choice Delivery
If you don't like carrying furniture, this is a great option. The shipper will schedule an appointment with you prior to delivery and bring the furniture into your home for you. This service does not include unpackaging or assembly.
- Typical transit time is 4-7 business days. Some larger and specialty items may take a bit longer.
- Shipper will arrange a four hour window for delivery at least 24 hours in advance.
- Your driver or delivery team will bring the furniture inside your home and into your room of choice (Up to two flights of stairs).
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- You must inspect the purchase at the time of delivery and sign for any damages.
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Package Information:
Dimensions: 79.5" x 24.5" x 42"
Weight: 136 lb
Assembly Instructions:
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Police: Gunman report at UVA-Wise a "hoax", lockdown now lifted
WISE, Va. - The lockdown on UVA-Wise's campus has been lifted, following reports of a gunman on campus.
The school's website issued a warning earlier Wednesday evening for students to stay where they are. Virginia State Police now tell us a student called 911 to report he had seen a man on campus armed with a gun. We're told multiple law enforcement officials responded to the campus and began a building-by-building search.
While the searches were conducted, VSP says special agents were interviewing the student who made the initial report. During that interview, the student confessed that it was a hoax.


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Meet a Member of Congress: Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Now in his sixth term, Senator Orrin Hatch is Utah's senior senator and also the Ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on Finance@blurbend, the committee responsible for overseeing 60 percent of the federal budget, including Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, as well as all tax policy and international trade agreements.
Senator Hatch is also a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Joint Committee on Taxation. In addition, he has the honor of serving on the Board of Directors for the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.
Recently, when we asked Senator Hatch to speak to our AUA membership, he was delighted to summarize what he is doing in the Senate this year about the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
The Wrong Tonic at the Wrong Time
Healthcare Law Should Be Repealed
By: U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee
It has been a little more than a year since the enactment of the budget-busting $2.6 trillion health law and, regrettably, the Obama Administration's overhaul of the nation's healthcare system has failed to lower costs, create new jobs, protect Medicare for seniors and preserve the patient-doctor relationship for Americans. For this reason, I will be working with a bipartisan group of senators to dismantle the pillars holding up the Affordable Care Act (ACA) step-by-step, and repeal its most onerous and costly provisions. In fact, as the Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, I have already introduced a series of bills to achieve this goal.
First, I have introduced legislation to repeal the unconstitutional, individual mandate. I've also introduced a bill to eliminate the job-crushing employer mandate imposed by the ACA. During these tough economic times, with record-high levels of unemployment, American employers and workers need certainty. The new regulations and penalties under the ACA would force layoffs, and incentivize employers to drop health insurance. A full repeal of the employer mandate will prevent millions of individuals from losing the coverage they want to keep, prevent higher premiums and retain good-paying jobs.
This Congress, I have also introduced legislation to repeal the $20 billion tax on medical device manufacturers. Device manufactures employ nearly half a million people in the United States and their employees earn 40 percent more than the average American. Keeping these important jobs and maintaining an environment that promotes and supports innovation is key to economic recovery. Repealing the tax will allow for economic growth and allow the United States to continue to be the largest exporter of medical device goods. I will also soon introduce a bill to provide states with the flexibility under the Medicaid program. States are facing a collective budget shortfalls of $175 billion and it is critical that we ease the burden of these Washington dictated mandates that have forced states to cut law enforcement and education programs to meet the law's requirements.
Many in the Senate are deeply concerned that the health overhaul law above all else failed to address the long-term costs of healthcare. In fact, healthcare costs are anticipated to increase by $311 billion over the 10-year budget window. In addition, the majority failed to keep their promise to permanently fix the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR). Temporary delays of SGR enacted by Congress cause real uncertainty for physicians and threaten patient access to care. By the Obama Administration's own estimates, the 10-year cost of a doc fix, simply with a 0 percent update, stands at an astonishing $370 billion. At the end of this year alone, physicians will face approximately a 30 percent cut in their payments, seriously threatening access for millions of seniors. Physicians, including urologists, provide essential services to our seniors through the Medicare program. Their time should be spent focusing on their patients, not worrying about whether or not they will make payroll that month because of the uncertainty in Washington.
It's abundantly clear that this new law raises taxes, increases already out-of-control health costs, puts bureaucrats between patients and doctors—all while putting our already fragile entitlements on an even worse fiscal footing. Our nation cannot continue on its current course. It's past time we start down the road of real reform and act to address the number one concern of the American people: skyrocketing healthcare costs.
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CMS Issues New Temporary Code for Provenge®
The 2011 Urology Joint Advocacy Conference (JAC) kicked off with a great start in Washington, DC, with nearly 180 urologists in attendance. After an opening luncheon and welcome from then AUA President Datta G. Wagle, MD, and American Association of Clinical Urologists (AACU) President B. Thomas Brown, MD, MBA, attendees heard from keynote speaker Richard A. "Buz" Cooper, MD, who addressed the declining physician workforce and how it impacts healthcare reform. According to Dr. Cooper, physician growth will not occur at a rate strong enough to meet the projected patient demand under the new law. His speech was a rallying call to attendees to get involved and share their experiences with lawmakers.@blurbend
Dr. Brown and AUA Health Policy Chair Steven M. Schlossberg, MD, MBA, then shared with attendees the key issues to be presented during JAC advocacy efforts that week: protecting patient access to quality urologic care by preserving the in-office ancillary exception; physician payment and replacing the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR); eliminating the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); the Prostate Research, Outreach, Screening, Testing, Access and Treatment Effectiveness (PROSTATE) Act of 2011; and the urotrauma bill. These "asks" were the primary issues brought to the attention of lawmakers.
The first two days of the agenda were packed with stimulating presentations by DC policymakers, Members of Congress, urologists and fellow physicians. Some of the highlights were:
On the final day, JAC attendees headed to Capitol Hill to meet with their elected officials. In nearly 200 meetings, urologists advocated for our four "asks." During lunch in a majestic Senate conference room, Representative Mike Pompeo (R-KS-4), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees healthcare, spoke with attendees, emphasizing his hopes to see the high cost of healthcare addressed in the 2012 budget.
The AUA will continue advance urology's four "asks" and monitor other topics of importance to our members. Additionally, there are year-round advocacy opportunities for AUA members. Look for updates and ways to get involved in UroSTAT!, NetNews, the Health Policy Brief and other AUA communications.
The 2012 JAC is scheduled for March 4-6, 2012, and we urge you to attend. Look for more information in December 2011. If you have questions about the JAC, please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
MGMA Publishes Medical Practice Survey on Electronic Health Records
In April 2011, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) published a report titled, Electronic Health Records: Status, Needs and Lessons – 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data.@blurbend According to the MGMA, the study was conducted "to explore the barriers to electronic health records (EHR) adoption and the experiences of healthcare organizations that have progressed through the implementation process and optimized use of their EHRs."
Supported by a grant from PNC Bank, the study collected data in the fall of 2010 and responses were submitted by more than 4,500 healthcare organizations. Although there were a variety of organizations that responded, almost 60 percent were independent medical practices. Other respondents included hospitals, faculty practice plans, consultants and practice management companies. Among the survey respondents, 52.3 percent stated they used electronic record keeping and 35.8 percent reported paper records. Among those using EHRs, 46.3 percent said that they have completed implementation and are working toward optimizing usage, while slightly over 16 percent indicated they feel they have optimized EHR usage. One interesting result showed that slightly over 8 percent were considering replacing their current EHR system.
Although the study points out that it is not representative of the health profession at large, the data highlights user satisfaction, integration of EHRs and practice management systems, and the intent of respondents to participate in the Meaningful Use Incentive Program (80 percent). Although data was included about practice specialty usage, urology was not among those listed.
Medicare's Proposed Rule on Accountable Care Organizations Emphasizes EHR Usage
On March 31, 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the proposed rule for the Medicare Shared Savings Program, otherwise known as Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).
In the overview and introduction to this rule, CMS stated that "the collection of information should minimize the burden on providers to the extent possible. As part of that effort, we will continuously seek to align our measures with the adoption of Meaningful Use standards with health information technology (HIT)." Many of the proposed rule's required measures are taken directly from the EHR Meaningful Use Incentive Program. The rule goes on to say that ACOs should embrace specific goals. Among the listed goals, the rule states an ACO "will draw upon the best, most advanced models of care, using modern technologies, including telehealth and electronic health records, and other tools to continually reinvent care in the modern age." It further specifies that over half of the primary care providers in a Medicare approved ACO must be "meaningful EHR users" by the second year of the three-year contractual period.
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Following the 2011 Urology Joint Advocacy Conference (JAC), Dr. Rhee, a member of the 2010-2011 AUA Leadership Class, shared the following testimonial about his experience in Washington, DC.
I am sitting on the plane flying from Capitol Hill back to San Diego, California, reflecting on the last four days I have spent at the 2011 Urology Joint Advocacy Conference, in Washington, DC, with other urologists from around the country along with AUA staffers, AUA lobbyists, legislators and their aides.@blurbend
This JAC meeting is urology's sixth consecutive joint gathering and the largest ever convened. I'm frankly proud to be associated with an organization that recognizes the importance of organized political advocacy. I met urologists ranging in scope from solo practice in Indiana to huge group practices in Atlanta, GA. I met private practice doctors, university professors, HMO doctors, physician administrators and even residents.
The winds over the political landscape have shifted and the fight on Capitol Hill over healthcare reform is well underway. Other medical specialty societies have quickly organized and mobilized. The common thread that compelled us all to join together and fly from all over the United States, away from our loved ones and from our jobs, was a need to have our collective urology voices heard within the legislative halls of the newly elected 112th Congress. I can think of no other time where I experienced such a broad cross section of urologists, all determined to make a difference, united in stance to assure our voice is heard.
I got together with my 2010-2011 AUA Leadership class one morning and saw grand possibilities and promise for our organization. As we all gathered for a group photograph, I sensed an invigorated body of people who are hungry to find our individual and collective paths to best contribute to the AUA during a challenging time as a physician. We caught up with one another and exchanged pleasantries. As the day passed, the political agenda started to take shape and by the end of the day, during breaks, many conversations were being had across state lines and across practice patterns, exchanging challenges and successes within our respective practices. It became clearer as to what we were all doing in this hotel beyond a reunion. We heard from the Maryland delegation who fought a long hard battle to protect urology interests and explained the lessons learned from this experience. We heard from a Trustee of the AMA, who discussed Health Information Technologies and what we can expect in the near future. We heard from Congressional leaders from the newly elected 112th Congress who advocate on our behalf, fighting to maintain urology interests. We heard from UROPAC, which now has achieved a major milestone in the political landscape, raising $1 million for the 2010-2011 election cycle and formulating a plan of action as to how this money is being wisely slated. $50K has been raised since January 1, 2011, for the current election cycle.
As the days and nights passed, I grew to understand how critically important it is for the AUA Leadership Class to grasp what the AUA has organized: an opportunity to consistently influence and ensure our future as urologists. As I joined Chris Porter, Daniel Lin, Aaron Milbank and Bill Bohnert (our mentor) at dinner, we all sat with AUA leadership, staffers, and the class itself. I realized, then, that many of us will move on and continue to aspire to become political heavyweights in either local, state, and/or national levels. Our last day of the JAC, we all headed out with our state delegations, and whether they were just one or 10 delegates, the point of the visit to the Hill is to really bend the ear of the front line of legislation. One acutely realizes that there is really no one else who will care to protect urology. The day we descended on to the Hill, radiation oncologists, by chance, were present as well. One urologist in the California delegation was awaiting a meeting, and within earshot could hear the radiation oncologist explaining the turf battle, spinning urology as the opportunist. The urologist met next and elegantly and proficiently explained how this misguided perception hurts the quality and efficiency that urology delivers in this arena. This is influence.
Here are the four points of the urology agenda that the AUA and AACU forcefully advocated, with much emphasis on a goal to find a permanent solution to a broken reimbursement system.
As I sit in my airplane seat, I found three things that will make a difference as a personal commitment to my profession and specialty of urology as a result of the JAC meeting.
There are a few of us and a lot of them. Only a firm and diligent organized effort over a period of time, with more than a few devotees who take up the cause will ensure the health of our specialty. I'm proud to be a member of the 2010-2011 AUA Leadership Class.


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Three Canadian teams into round of 16 at world youth championships
PORTO, Portugal – Canada's two entries in men's play finished the round robin with perfect 3-0 records and the Canadian women's pair is also headed to the round of 16 at the beach volleyball world youth championships.
In men's play Friday, the incredible run by 23rd seeds Aaron Nusbaum of Aurora, Ont., and Grant O'Gorman of Toronto continued as they collected two more victories to finish first in their pool.
Nusbaum and O'Gorman defeated 11th seeds Chris Van Mullem and Midas Snoek of the Netherlands 21-17, 21-14 then beat 14th seeds Paora Morunga and Morgan Seymour of New Zealand 21-15, 21-13. Including their qualifying matches, Nusbaum and O'Gorman are 6-0 in tournament play so far.
Meanwhile Nick del Bianco of Surrey, B.C., and Garrett May of Toronto (on photo), seeded 18th, are scoring upsets as well. They surprised sixth seeds Fernando Silva and Sebastiao Alves of Portugal 21-12, 21-10 and bounced 19th seeds Pavel Matejka and Petr Doubravsky of the Czech Republic 21-17, 21-13. They stunned the number-seven Americans on Thursday
In the round of 16,Nusbaum and O'Gorman face the 24th seeds Artem Kuchurenko and Maxim Anufriev of Russia. The Russians were 2-1 in the round robin. May and Del Bianco face eighth seeds Tiziano Andreatta and Michele Barratto of Italy, 1-2 in the round robin.
In women's competition, 19th seeds Jennifer Cross and Melissa Humana-Paredes, both of Toronto, lost their final round robin match to finish at 1-2 for third in their pool and a berth in the round of 16. They face number-11 Rebecca Silva and Juliana Simoes of Brazil on Saturday.


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Utah's unemployment rate for June continued inching downward, registering 4.7 percent.
But, as many Emery County residents have observed over the years, the ebb and flow of employment in the county does not always follow the state average. While Utah's overall unemployment rate declined in June, Emery County's remained relatively stagnant. Revised figures for Emery County for May showed unemployment at 7.4 percent. Preliminary figures for June showed unemployment at 7.2 percent.
Mark Knold, Senior Economist for the Utah Department of Workforce Services, commented, "There has been a noticeable decrease in people filing for unemployment insurance the last several months. We are also seeing a noticeable decline in large layoff activity across the state. The Utah economy is probably at its inflection point. However, it may take several more months before we see hiring activity improve, but the worst is probably behind us." Approximately 53,500 Utahns were unemployed in June 2002, a 16.4-percent increase from the 45,950 in June 2001.
Utah's other primary indicator of current labor market conditions, the year-over change in the number of nonfarm wage and salaried jobs, remains negative. The number of Utah jobs is down 1.5 percent year-over, or 16,000, for June 2002 � a preliminary measurement. May's measurement has been revised upward from its preliminary -1.5 percent, now registering -1.4 percent.
For the United States, the June 2002 unemployment rate was essentially unchanged for the second month in a row. The number of persons unemployed was 8.4 million and the unemployment rate stands at 5.9 percent.
Both measures, however, were higher in the second quarter of this year than in the first quarter. U.S. nonfarm employment remains in negative territory. For June 2002, year-over, nonfarm employment is down by 1.1 percent. Manufacturing, construction, trade, and transportation/communications/utilities have all lost jobs. Services, the state's largest employment sector, is showing growth of 0.8 percent, but this isn't enough to counter the losses and lift the economy out of its malaise. Without significant job growth during the second half of 2002, Utah will end 2002 as the first year since 1964 with a decline in jobs.


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Over 6,000 books and documents, covering all aspects of Scottish culture and history, dating from 16th century land grants.
From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Microfilm loans can be ordered and then sent to your local Family History Center.
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So, Mr. Hart thought ahead and made these droupouts available on their own. These sliders are made from 7075 T6 aluminum, and they offer a precise alignment of the derailleur for sure shifting. They'll fit the Luddite, Young Turk, Vive Le Roi, Le Roi Le Veut, and Corduroy Rebel.
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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell got a little�too cute�for his own good today, as we see HERE:
A move to embarrass Democrats backfired on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday as the Kentucky Republican proposed a vote on raising the nation's debt ceiling — then filibustered it when the Democrats tried to take him up on the offer.
On Thursday morning McConnell had made a motion for the vote on legislation that would let the president extend the country's borrowing limit on his own. Congress would then have the option to disapprove such hikes, in a fashion similar to ...
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Controversial personality Martin Devlin has been announced as the host of the new-look Radio Hauraki morning show launching on January 7.
Hauraki's Content Director Mike McClung says "yes he's been on both sides of the news but he's also one of New Zealand's most awarded and recognised sports broadcasters so we're rapt he's switched radio networks. Love him or hate him, Devlin is in your face, opinionated, witty and, unbeknownst to many, knows his music genres as well as his cricket shots."
McClung says Hauraki, the original "rebel radio station", is moving toward a greater focus on regional New Zealand.
"While it's been a lot of things and the focus has been very Auckland, more and more we see the provinces of Northland, Hawkes Bay, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Manawatu and Taranaki in the north as a priority and Southland, Otago, Canterbury and Marlborough in the south."
"There are a lot of great events that happen throughout New Zealand and we've keen to get the Radio Hauraki Team, particularly Devlin, to these regions so they are interacting with their listeners."
Devlin, who became a music jock in Wellington in the early 1990s, says he can't wait to get back in the studio and is looking forward to hosting a show again.
"Let's face it I just love talking especially when it's something I am passionate about like music or sport. I've been involved in a number of start-up radio stations and so while Hauraki is far from that, it does have a new face, a new approach to the music and a new look to it. Our listeners are passionate, die-hard music fans and the team and I are keen to deliver them the goods."
McClung says Devlin will be joined on the breakfast show by Laura McGoldrick, currently host of Sky TV's cricket coverage.
"Martin and Laura have become fast friends, bonding over a shared love of the inner workings of New Zealand Cricket. We can't wait to unleash them on the public."
Joining them in the new Hauraki lineup are Angelina Boyd (Days), Greg Prebble (Afternoons), Matt Heath and The General (Drive), Mikey Havoc (Nights).


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there would be no parts of shushaku living in gaara after it was extracted. It woudlnt make sense.
And well 'a teeny bit' was shown. what do u expect? he isnt goin to go off showing off without a reason.
Gaara's whole persona is that he's reserved and keeps to himself. He's not the type to flaunt his power needlessly.


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(September 17) This week we're celebrating . . . Constitution Day / Constitution WeekWednesday, September 17th, 2008
Constitution Day / Constitution Week
On this day in 1787, the U.S. Constitution Convention adopted the Constitution, which established and outlined the three branches of the federal government.
Also known as Constitution Day, this holiday was established by a Congressional Act in 2004. The Constitution has been amended twenty-seven times since then, including the Bill of Rights, which were the first ten amendments.


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Several large fires burned in southeastern Victoria, Australia, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite acquired this image on February 6, 2013. The largest, the Mt. Gelantipy-Musk Creek fire, has burned 6,222 hectares as of February 7 (local time). The out-of-control fire closed Snowy River National Park. The fires are outlined in red in this image.
- Country Fire Authority (2014, February 7) Warnings and incidents. Accessed February 6, 2014.
- VicEmergency (2014, February 7) Incidents and warnings. Accessed February 6, 2014.
NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Holli Riebeek.
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