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Through the Fulbright Scholar Program, Ryan traveled to Singa pore last semester to teach visual communication at Nan Yang Technology University. The pro gram, supported by the U.S. Fed eral Government, sends a select few students and professors to universities around the world in an exchange program. In Journalism Professor Tom Wheeler’s mind, nobody was more qualified for the program than Ryan. “I don’t know anyone in the school of journalism who works harder,” he said. From July to December, Ryan worked in the department of communication studies at NTU. Along with teaching visual com munication to undergraduate stu dents, Ryan redesigned the school’s handbook. He also lectured to graduate students in visual communica tion and advertising at the Insti tute of Technology Malaysia at Mara . The students were very re sponsive to his teaching, Ryan said. “I got along extremely well with the students,” he said. “They don’t have a lot of visual communication courses in their school; I was doing something fresh.” Ryan traveled to Singapore with his two oldest daughters who attended schools there for the semester. Beth Ryan, a journalism major, said the atmosphere in Singapore was much more intense than in U.S. schools. “People are competitive,” she said. “People started studying for finals two weeks into the class.” Ryan agrees with his daugh ter’s observation. “The students there are a little bit more driven,” he said. “The educational system is extremely competitive ... NTU only accepts the top 5 to 10 percent of stu dents who apply in the country.” But Ryan is the perfect candi date to further challenge those students. “He asks a lot of his students,” Wheeler said. "He gives tough as signments and has high stan dards, but I think that the stu dents gain a tremendous amount from his classes.” Ryan wasn’t always doing all the teaching, though. He learned a lot, too. “Being able to live in another country, in a multicultural coun try, was culturally remarkable,” he said. “I learned a lot about cul ture and religion.” And it’s made him admire in ternational students even more. “It’s made me more apprecia tive ... I now have more respect for international students,” he said. Ryan said traveling to other countries also added to his edu cational experience. Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Hong Kong were among the places Ryan toured during the semester. Bali was the highlight of the trip, he said. “Everywhere you go you see something beautiful,” Ryan said. "Even the rice fields are artisti cally done; they really are things of beauty.” Ryan said he may return to Singapore in the summer or the next school year to continue teaching visual communication. “I had a very positive and very profound experience in Singa pore,” he said. “It really revealed how small a place the globe is to day.” Campus: SFFR hopes to gain recognition ■ Continued from Page 1A thinking and analysis, expression of informed opin ion and informed debate.” SFFR is an affiliate of the Campus Freethought Al liance. The CFA is an umbrella group for secular hu manist student groups in both high schools and uni versities. The Students for Freedom From Religion submit ted the paperwork for official recognition as a stu dent group Jan. 17. It is unsure as of yet whether it will seek ASUO funding. Brewington points out that SFFR’s largest current source of contributions is the community at large, though it may also receive funding from the CFA in the future if it becomes an ASUO-approved group. SFFR meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the third floor lounge of Chapman Hall. Interested students can look for exact dates at SFFR's home page (http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~sbrewing/sffr) or send e-mail to: sbrewing@darkwing.uoregon.edu. ODE CLASSIFIEDS worth looking into! WORLD YOUTH DAY PARIS ’97 Mlt: AUGiST17 to 26.1997 AGES 16 to 35 There are some people who change your life. There are some experiences that shape your future. In both instances God may be at work. In a few months thousands of young women and men from around the world will participate in a life-changing encounter in Paris. Pope John Paul II invites you to join them and to deepen your faith in Jesus Christ through this World Youth Day pilgrimage. Characterized by prayer, religious reflection and public witness, the pilgrimage to Paris will be a time of grace. COST: $2,300 Cost includes all air/ground transport Hotel accommodations and meals Sight seeing tours of Paris Day tour of Lisieux For more information contact Marcy Rahner Archdiocese of Portland 2838 E. Burnside Portland, OR 97214 TEL: (503) 233-8393 BEADLINE FBI $375.11 IEPBSIT IS FEIIIJklY 14. 1S97 S 51 T 1 K Y & 0 GS m e $ 7 Pn&ie+iti from Boulder Colorado 6TR.INC; OJEJL6E. iNciplNt Wednesday January 22 Wild Duck Music Hall 9:30 show 9:00 doors $5.00 cover Looking for SaDimsilMmg? Check out the ©DM
