1. UMD Center for Indic Studies Announces Fall 2011 Seminar Series “Culture-ing Education in America” Friday, Sep 16, 12noon-1pm CCB115 – Charlton College of Business Maureen Hall, PhD UMass Dartmouth Narrative "Life-Mapping" to Deepen Learning: Research from a Fulbright in India Maureen Hall, PhD, is Associate Professor of Education at UMass Dartmouth's School of Education, Public Policy, and Civic Engagement (SEPPCE). She was awarded a Fulbright-Nehru Scholar for 2010-2011, traveling to India to research Super Accelerated Learning Theory (SALT). This work grows out of her collaborative efforts with the Center for Indic Studies. In India, Dr. Hall was affiliated with both the University of Allahabad and with Kuruom Vidyalaya, a school founded by Professor Bal Ram Singh of UMass Dartmouth in rural India where elements of the SALT model were introduced for teaching and learning.

2. UMD Center for Indic Studies Announces Fall 2011 Seminar Series “Culture-ing Education in America” Part I – 2011 Gandhi Distinguished Lecture Friday, Oct. 7, 12noon-1pm CCB115 – Charlton College of Business “FROM OIL TO SOIL REVOLUTION: MILLIONS CELEBRATE GANDHI, ILLICH, BERRY AND TAGORE AT THE GRASSROOTS ” Madhu Suri Prakash, PhD Penn State University Madhu Suri Prakash, Ph.D., is professor of educational theory and policy at Pennsylvania State University. She co-authored Grassroots Postmodernism: Remaking the Soil of Cultures and Escaping Education: Living as Learning at the Grassroots. Inspired by the ideas of Ivan Illich, Mahatma Gandhi, Thomas Berry, & Rabindranath Tagore, Dr. Prakash’s work is a celebration of ecological literacy and cultural and natural diversity. She is on the editorial team of the journal, YES! Building a Just and Sustainable World.

3. UMD Center for Indic Studies Announces Fall 2011 Seminar Series “Culture-ing Education in America” Part II – 2011 Gandhi Distinguished Lecture Friday, Oct. 7, 7pm – 9pm CCB115 – Charlton College of Business Madhu Suri Prakash, PhD Penn State University “ Escaping Education or Schooling the World? ” This informal Friday evening conversation will juxtapose the ideals of those “escaping education” with those promoting policies being designed to “school the world” as a basic universal and universalizable liberty and welfare right. The conversation that unfolds from this juxtaposition will, hopefully, draw upon the genius of all those present – including those who are questioning the goals and means of the educational system.

4. UMD Center for Indic Studies Announces Fall 2011 Seminar Series “Culture-ing Education in America” Archarya Ramsamooj Memorial Lecture 2011 Friday, Nov. 4, 12noon-1:30pm CCB115 – Charlton College of Business Pandit Ramadheen Ramsamooj, M.Ed. UMass Dartmouth Center for Indic Studies “Archarya Ramsamooj’s Influence on SALT and AVA School” Pandit Ramadheen Ramsamooj, M.Ed.., is director of the 3R’S Foundation, and a member of the Center for Indic Studies faculty at UMass Dartmouth. Pandit Ramsamooj is the author/creator of the Super Accelerated Learning Technology (SALT) educational model, which combines British, American, and Vedantic educational philosophy principles.

5. UMD Center for Indic Studies Announces Fall 2011 Seminar Series “Culture-ing Education in America” Friday, Dec. 2, 12noon-1:30pm CCB115 – Charleton College of Business Elana Rosenbaum, MS, LICSW “Mindfulness in Medicine: Educating Patients and Doctors about Mindfulness” Elana Rosenbaum, MS, LicSW, is adjunct faculty at the renowned Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, & Society at UMass Medical School. Along with Jon Kabat-Zinn, she was one of its founding teachers. A former Non-Hodgkins lymphoma patient herself, she’s been teaching and educating patients and healthcare professionals in mindfulness, including leading cancer centers, for over 25 years. She is author of Here for Now: Living Well with Cancer through Mindfulness, Here for Now: Living Well with Cancer through Mindfulness

6. UMD Center for Indic Studies Special Events – Fall 2011 Celebration of Rabindranath Tagore’s 150th Birth Anniversary Day WHAT: Short biography of Tagore; recitation of his poems; rendering of his songs; dance; & exploring influence of classical Indian music in Tagore songs. WHERE: UMass Dartmouth, CVPA-153 WHEN: Sunday, 5pm-7pm, October 16, 2011 Program open to all. No entry fee but reservation required. For details Contact Sukalyan Sengupta ssengupta@umassd.edussengupta@umassd.edu Ph: 508-999-8470508-999-8470