User:Manoucher Khosrowshahi

Dr. Manoucher Khosrowshahi, a.k.a., (Dr. K.)
 * Texas Professor of the Year
 * The Piper Professor
 * Fulbright Scholar, and
 * Director of the Middle East Outreach Program

E-mail: mkhosrowshahi50@gmail.com

Dr. Khosrowshahi (Dr.K.) is a professor of political science, Fulbright scholar, and founder and director of the "Middle East Outreach Program" at Tyler Junior College. He also teaches at the University of Texas at Tyler. He has received dozens of prestigious awards. He has been selected as the "Texas Professor of the Year " by the Carnegie Foundation and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education in Washington D.C.  He is also a recipient of the Piper Professor award in 2010. Furthermore, he is the recipient of "Endowed Chair Award for Teaching Excellence" by his peer, and the winner of Baker award (teaching excellence) and Dr. Martin Luther King's Award for non-violent social change. In 2012, Dr.K. was the winner of "the Best Advisor of Year" award.

He has been a Post Doctoral Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, the United States Institute of Peace and Rice University, a Fulbright Scholar at Turkey, Thailand and Mexico. He serves as a board member and web master at the Middle East Outreach Council (Nationwide network of Middle East centers).

Dr. K. is an Internet veteran of 20 years and an e-learning expert. He has been offering the online courses since 1996 viacyber-learning to prepare students to be digital citizens of the world. As a technology consultant, he has given many convocation speeches, conducted technology training session for faculty and students around the country.

"Dr. K." is a recipient of numerous grants from the United States Department of Education, Middle East Institute, Middle East Policy Council, United States Institute of Peace, Texas Council for the Humanities (NEH), and the Texas Commission on the Arts to name only a few. He is a frequent speaker to academic, civic and religious groups.

As a global education expert, he has extensive field work and travel experience in the Middle East, Far East and Near East. Partnering with Johnson County Community College (Kansas), Dallas Community College, and Sam Houston University, he has lunched travel/study programs in Turkey. He has been a consultant to the State Department, the National Security Educational Program of Defense Department and Department of Education. As part of his research in international education, he has traveled to Turkey (since 1998 twenty times), England, Japan, Thailand, Iran, Germany, Canada, and Mexico. He is fluent in English, Azeri Turkish, Turkey Turkish (Modern), Farsi, and Arabic (Reading and Writing).

He has initiated a number of new projects through his grants to establish outreach programs, speaker's bureau, International Day activities and programs. The "Middle East Outreach Program" is one of the most active projects at Tyler Junior College.

Dr. Khosrowshahi offers the following classes, workshops, and projects: I. Credit Courses Online (The Internet) Courses:
 * Government 2305 (American Government)
 * Government 2306 (Texas Government)

Regular Classes
 * Government 2305
 * Government 2306
 * The Middle East, Islam and the Arab World


 * Travel/Study Abroad Courses in Turkey

GOVT2389: Turkey in the Middle East (Western Region) During Spring Break (March 7-16, 2014) GOVT2289: Turkey in the Middle East (Eastern Region) During May Break (May 9-20, 2014)

'''II. Global Education Projects, Seminars and Workshops'''

•Travel Study Programs in Turkey

Turkey TripsSpring Break, (Going to the West) 10 Days Tour of Western Turkey The Crossroads of Civilizations: 26th Annual Journey to the Splendor of the Western Turkey (March 6 - 15, 2015).

May Break, (Going to the East) 17 Days Tour of Northern and Eastern Turkey The Crossroads of Civilizations: 27th Annual Journey to the Splendor of the Eastern Turkey (May 22- June 7, 2015).
 * Free Lectures/Seminars on Biblical and Archeological Treasures of Turkey
 * International Day
 * Rose Festival Activities*

The Middle East, Islam and the Arab World
 * Turkey in the Middle East: Biblical and Archaeological Treasures of Asia Minor


 * The Far East: Japan's and Thailand's People, Culture and Society
 * Continuing Professional Education For Teachers
 * Doing Business Abroad: Etiquette Around the World
 * Cultural Sensitivity Training for Professionals
 * The Art of Writing Grant Proposals
 * Who Wants to be a Globally Educated Millionaire?
 * Moving Students From Good to Great: E-Learning Strategies
 * Pesky Whipper-Snappers: Reaching and Teaching Digital Natives
 * Fulbright Projects in Turkey
 * Faculty Exchange Program
 * Middle East Outreach Program
 * Middle East Outreach Council (MEOC)
 * Looking for a Speaker?
 * Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

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