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Submitted by billhd.
on 2006-05-12 06:20 AM.
Today I met with Lene & Patrizia from the ASB International office and gathered information to complete my proposal for a semester exchange program for MSU and ASB undergraduates. Peter, Lene, and I also talked about future plans for a Masters level exchange and/or dual degree program in connection with a joint U.S. - E.U. program.
I had a very productive day, because I managed to get most of the report drafted right after our late morning meeting. I should have a draft to circulate to both Lene and to the CAL study abroad person, Beth Judge, in their respective inboxes tomorrow.Among other interesting parallels, ASB's undergraduate program shares some courses with nearly the same name as ours! I really believe that our students could not only fulfull electives, but also core courses as well in an exchange semester.
Peter, Lene and I talked about the graduate program possibilities over dinner. I think we managed to come up with a workable plan that could have Masters students earning a dual degree from ASB and MSU. We also talked about some interactive distance course models that could involve students from both programs working together on cross-Atlantic project teams. Among others, the interaction design course and the community literacies course seemed to be promising options for MSU offerings.
Dinner was at a cozy French-style bistro in the Latin Quarter of Arhus called Latin.
The food and service were excellent. I began with mussels in a delicious tomato broth, then had a petit filet of beef stuffed with foie gras and served with a beef tip confit and chantrelles in a perfect cabernet reduction. The third course was peaches macerated in cognac and served with creme freche and a crispy rice cookie. (that's it below; Lene had the chocolate mousse) Magnifique!
Other highlights of the day included a nice amount of drafting time in the morning, a chance to attend a reception for a Ph.D. student who had just successfully defended her dissertation, and a great conversation with Connie Kampf about multimodality, mediation, and agency.
Tomorrow: no meetings, as it is a Danish national holiday. I am writing in the morning and taking a bike ride in the afternoon to an art gallery that exhibits work by folks in a...well, I suppose the word is "asylum." It's said to be impressive. I'll have the story and pictures tomorrow I am sure.
indeed, California
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2006-05-13 03:34 PM
Denmark's climate doesn't support wine production, so everything is imported. It's purportedly more of a beer (and Aquavit) culture than a wine culture. So...since two of us had beef tenderloin mit foie gras, the situation called for a big red. Coppola's delightful Red Zin to the rescue! My dinner mates seemed to like it.
Is that a bottle of Francis Ford Coppola wine on the table? California wine in Europe? What's up with that?