Since last Spring Dr. Lallie Scott, Associate Professor of Geography, has done and seen many things.
First, she spent May 16 through June 6 in Hong Kong and Shanghai on an Asian Studies Development Program sponsored by the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii.
The program was entitled, “China’s Contending Metropolitan Regions: Hong Kong and Shanghai Field Seminar.”
The group of 20 mostly political science, economics, and history professors from universities across the US visited these two important ports and several cities and townships in the surrounding areas.
Scott’s group visited public housing in Hong Kong, luxury housing in Shenzen, “second” wives’ housing in Shanghai, the Suzhou World Cultural Heritage site (a traditional water village), a Volkswagen factory, a metal plating factory, casinos in Macau, several temples (both Buddhist and Taoist), and museums.
In addition, they attended lectures at the Hong Kong University and at Tongji University in Shanghai.
Scott also presented Asian Educational Modules with Kay Grant, Paul Westbrook and David Linebarger at the Oklahoma School Advisory Council Annual Summer Leadership Conference on June 17, at the Fin and Feather Resort on Lake Tenkiller.
Scott presented a workshop entitled, “Infusing China into High School and Undergraduate Social Studies Curriculum” at the National Council for Geographic Education Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MO, October 20-24.
She will provide participants with CDs containing 3 twenty-minute power point presentations addressing population and migration in China, urban life in China, and China’s Cultural Landscapes.
With these many experiences to draw from, Scott will be offering the course, Geography of China (GEOG 4003) in the spring 2005 semester.