Category Archives: Events

A Playful Year-end Gathering

Three of our IE colleagues have generously offered to be part of a panel on possible classroom applications of Tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) on December 22nd from 6:30 PM. A chance to try out a variety of TTRPGs will be … Continue reading

Posted in Events at AGU | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Lecture & Concert by Bluesman Steve Gardner

Born in Mississippi in 1956, Steve Gardner is an accomplished blues musician and photographer, having studied photojournalism at the University of Southern Mississippi and blues from the “School of Hard Knocks.” After working as a photojournalist in the States, he … Continue reading

Posted in Events at AGU | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Constructive Ways to Manage Stress and Life Crises

There will be a Special Lecture for all IE classes on the topic of how to deal with stress and mental hardships by Ms. Vickie Skorji of TELL at 2nd period (from 11:00 AM) on Tuesday, October 31. As the … Continue reading

Posted in Events at AGU | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

“Pride and Prejudice”–Drama adapted from Jane Austen novel

The Tokyo International Players (TIP) will be performing an adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice from May 18th – 21st. Some IE teachers may be incorporating the novel, and the dramatization of it, into the curriculum, either going to … Continue reading

Posted in Outside Events | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

IE Program Plenary Talks: Why we write…Right from the beginning

We are pleased to welcome back Prof. Gregory Strong, formerly a co-coordinator of the IE Program, for a special talk open to all IE Program students and teachers.  EVENT: Lecture titled “Writing to You” WHEN: May 25, 2023 (Thursday), 4th … Continue reading

Posted in Events at AGU | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Talk on Diversity & Inclusion

Dr. Curtiss Takada Rooks, an inspiring lecturer who has spoken on two occasions at AGU, will be the keynote speaker at a free talk on March 9th at the International House of Japan. His speech will be about solidarity between … Continue reading

Posted in Outside Events | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Vegan and SDGs: Is it time to go vegan? (IE Program Lecture Series)

In this talk, given by the talented and versatile Nadia McKechnie, we will look at what it means to be vegan, how popular veganism is becoming, and the reasons driving the global vegan trend, particularly among millennials.  How a shift … Continue reading

Posted in Events at AGU | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Paying it forward in Nepal (IE Program Lecture Series)

Wishing to give back to his country, Nepal, Sharad Rai founded YouMe School in his remote village in Nepal in 2011. The organization he founded built a second school in 2017. Currently, there are more than 500 students studying in … Continue reading

Posted in Events at AGU | Leave a comment

Talk on Japanese American History and Identity (IE Program Lecture Series)

Dr. Curtiss Takada Rooks’ lecture incorporates a diasporic multicultural Japanese American history and experience through the lens of his wife’s pioneer family (she is a Sansei; third generation Japanese American), his family (an interracial “War Bride” family) and his intersectional … Continue reading

Posted in Events at AGU | Leave a comment

United Nations University Events

Just across the street from Aoyama Gakuin University is another university that serves as a global think tank and postgraduate teaching organization, the United Nations University. This unique university is meant to serve as a bridge between the international academic … Continue reading

Posted in Events, Outside Events | Tagged , , | Leave a comment