Transferable Skills Seminar 
Intercultural Communication - Learn from the US diplomats

This transferable skills seminar is targeted for all students and faculty members.

Seminar will be conducted in English.

Among the vocations that would require intercultural communication skills, diplomats possess one of the most sophisticated and insightful attainments. I-HoP, together with Nitobe College, Nitobe School and the University Library, is honored to welcome two US diplomats who have been providing their relentless support for our activities in the campus as the guest speakers of this seminar. Mr. Harvey Beasley and Mr. Justin Tull, consuls of the US Consulate General Sapporo will successfully complete their term in Sapporo soon, and they will kindly share with us their experience and stories despite their tight schedule. 

1. Introduction

2. Speech by Mr. Beasley

3. Speech by Mr. Tull

4. Panel Discussion (moderator: Ms. La Fay) 

    Theme 1: How to understand the counterpart

    Theme 2: Tactics for setting up the mutual goal

    Q&A from the floor

5. Closing remarks (by Mr. Iida) 

■　Lecturer

Mr. Harvey Beasley / Public Affairs Officer / U.S. Consulate General Sapporo 

"He began his assignment as Public Affairs Officer at the United States Consulate General in Sapporo in August 2015. Previously he served as Vice Consul in Chennai, India and as Vice Consul in Shanghai, China.

Before joining the Foreign Service, Mr. Beasley worked in the private sector and spent most of his career in Japan. He has a master’s degree in International Relations from The Fletcher School and bachelor’s degrees in Computer Information Systems and Japanese from Indiana University Bloomington.

Mr. Beasley studied at Nanzan University in Nagoya for one year as an exchange student during his undergraduate studies, and has also studied at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in Yokohama."

Mr. Justin Tull / Management Officer / U.S. Consulate General Sapporo

"He joined the United States Consulate General in Sapporo in August 2015. He previously served as the Consul in Suva, Fiji, a Staff Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, and the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Conflict and Stabilization Operations at the U.S. Department of State.

Before joining the Foreign Service, Mr. Tull was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force and worked in both the private sector and city government. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Public Policy from Brigham Young University. Currently, he is a PhD candidate at Virginia Tech’s Center for Public Administration and Policy. Justin studied Japanese at the Foreign Service Institute in Yokohama and spent almost two years as a volunteer living in Japan’s Kanto region."

Moderator : 

Ms. Michelle La Fay / Associate Professor / Hokkaido University

■　主催

Front Office for Human Resource Education and Development, The University Library, Nitobe College, Nitobe School

* Nitobe College students will earn a point

■ Place

Hokkaido University Central Library, Media Court

https://www.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/en/locations/

* Please bring your student ID card with you
 

■ Seminar date

5/30/2018 (wed) 15:00-16:30

■　Eligibility

Hokkaido University students, postdocs and faculty members

■　Application

5/9-5/30 12:00

■　Max participants

70

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■　How to register

No registration required.

If you are a graduate student or a postdoc, we appreciate your pre-registration through Hi-System.

* Graduate students, postdocs

You need to be registered in the Hi-System.

If you are not, please go to the Front Office for Human Resource Education and Development homepage and register in Hi-System.

Click "申し込む" and login to Hi-System. Your registration will be completed as soon as you login.

 

If you do not receive a confirmation e-mail in three business days after registration, 

please contact I-HoP.

I-HoP

ihop@synfoster.hokudai.ac.jp

011-706-2157

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