Given the events in Iran, IUB undergrads may be interested in the course I am scheduled to teach on Iran in the Fall--
Prophets, Poets, and Kings: Iranian Civilization, CEUS-R 351 11387 (undergraduate course), 3 credits.
Fulfills the College’s Cultural Studies list A as well as Social & Historical Studies (S&H) requirements. Cross-listed with Honors College, Medieval Studies, NELC, and Religious Studies. Classes meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:00-2:15 pm in WY 115.
Course Description:
This course traces the history, beliefs, and culture of Iranians from ancient times through the Arab conquest to the twenty-first century. It focuses on politics, administrative and social institutions, religions including Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, and Islam (Sunnism, Shi‘ism, and Sufism), relationship between secular and ecclesiastic hierarchies, status of minorities, devotional and communal change, and Iranian influences on other cultures. Lectures and discussions cover the Achaemenian, Parthian, Sasanian, Umayyad, ‘Abbasid, Samanid, Buyid, Seljuk, Mongol, Timurid, Safavid, Qajar, and Pahlavi dynasties, and the Islamic republic. Readings include the analysis of primary textual materials in translation. Visual aids will be used in class. No previous knowledge or course prerequisites are needed.
Dr. Jamsheed K. Choksy
Professor of Iranian Studies in Department of Central Eurasian Studies
Professor of History
Professor of India Studies
Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies
Affiliated Faculty of Ancient Studies, of Medieval Studies,
and of the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Program
Goodbody Hall 157
1011 East Third Street
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405-7005, USA
Telephone: 812-855-8643
Facsimile: 812-855-7500
Monday, June 22, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
PAST INTERNSHIP: WILLIS INSURANCE
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Area of Internship: Finanace/Management/Accounting
Date of Internship: Summer 2007
Location: New York, NY
Brief Description of Company or Organization: Willis works with large/mega companies and insures their assests/projects. They work with various types of organizations and also work with large/small companies helping them to secure required coverage related to their operations. I will be working in the construction department of this agency.
Brief Description of Responsibilities: Work closely with owners/developers to insure large/mega projects in NYC. Specific responsibilities are related to day to day services including marketing (dealing with insurance marketplace) client services (contractor follow-up, administrative activities), and production (tracking opportunities and contractors for future projects).
Contact Info
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Area of Internship: Finanace/Management/Accounting
Date of Internship: Summer 2007
Location: New York, NY
Brief Description of Company or Organization: Willis works with large/mega companies and insures their assests/projects. They work with various types of organizations and also work with large/small companies helping them to secure required coverage related to their operations. I will be working in the construction department of this agency.
Brief Description of Responsibilities: Work closely with owners/developers to insure large/mega projects in NYC. Specific responsibilities are related to day to day services including marketing (dealing with insurance marketplace) client services (contractor follow-up, administrative activities), and production (tracking opportunities and contractors for future projects).
Contact Info
SEE RED BINDER AT SECOND-FLOOR FRONT DESK IN CLASSROOM/OFFICE BUILDING (800 E. 3RD ST.)
PAST INTERNSHIP: UHLMANN PACK SYSTEMS
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Date of Internship: Summer 2006
Location: E. Towaco, NJ
Brief Description of Company or Organization: Provides packaging machines for various pharmaceutical pharm. companies. Specifically this office is the sales division which provides machines for companies in North America and Canada.
Responsibilities of Internship: Help with a packaging show the company is part of, also work alongside sales person and learn how accounts are maintained and new machinery is sold. Also responsible for making phone calls, company calls, and meetings with sales division.
Contact Info
44 Indian Lane East
Towaco, NJ
(973) 402-8855
Date of Internship: Summer 2006
Location: E. Towaco, NJ
Brief Description of Company or Organization: Provides packaging machines for various pharmaceutical pharm. companies. Specifically this office is the sales division which provides machines for companies in North America and Canada.
Responsibilities of Internship: Help with a packaging show the company is part of, also work alongside sales person and learn how accounts are maintained and new machinery is sold. Also responsible for making phone calls, company calls, and meetings with sales division.
Contact Info
44 Indian Lane East
Towaco, NJ
(973) 402-8855
PAST INTERNSHIP: TSE SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
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Area of Internship: General office/Management/NFP
Date of Internship: Summer 2007
Location: New York, NY
Brief Description of Company or Organization: TSE is a company that specializes in working with corporations and provides hospitality packages and marketing programs for their customers by leveraging the power of sports and entertainment. They do things with corporate hospitality, athlete and celebrity marketing, promotions and more.
Brief Description of Responsibilities: Spending time in each area of TSE’s practice areas. Write press releases, make company brochures, help with marketing and other things around the office.
Contact Info
SEE RED BINDER AT SECOND-FLOOR FRONT DESK IN CLASSROOM/OFFICE BUILDING (800 E. 3RD ST.)
Area of Internship: General office/Management/NFP
Date of Internship: Summer 2007
Location: New York, NY
Brief Description of Company or Organization: TSE is a company that specializes in working with corporations and provides hospitality packages and marketing programs for their customers by leveraging the power of sports and entertainment. They do things with corporate hospitality, athlete and celebrity marketing, promotions and more.
Brief Description of Responsibilities: Spending time in each area of TSE’s practice areas. Write press releases, make company brochures, help with marketing and other things around the office.
Contact Info
SEE RED BINDER AT SECOND-FLOOR FRONT DESK IN CLASSROOM/OFFICE BUILDING (800 E. 3RD ST.)
PAST INTERNSHIP: THE CW NETWORK
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Area of Internship: TV Marketing/Sales
Date of Internship: Summer 2007
Location: New York, NY
Brief Description of Company or Organization: The CW Television Network is a television network in the US launched during the 2006 television season that targets Adults 18-34. It features a mixture of programming from both UPN and the WB television networks which ceased independent operations on September 15, 2006 and September 2006 respectively. The CW is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, owner of UPN, and Warner Bros. Entertainment, a subsidiary of Time Warner, majority owner of The WB. Its name derives from the first letter of the names of thes two corporations (CBS and Warner).
Brief Description of Responsibilities: Calculate value of on-air promotion (work with research department to summarize impressions delivered for that brand’s target demographic), report online delivery—work with online department to create summary of online impressions delivered, create DVD reels for season long integrations, general office duties.
Contact Info
1325 Avenue of the Americas 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10019
Phone:(212) 636-5854
Area of Internship: TV Marketing/Sales
Date of Internship: Summer 2007
Location: New York, NY
Brief Description of Company or Organization: The CW Television Network is a television network in the US launched during the 2006 television season that targets Adults 18-34. It features a mixture of programming from both UPN and the WB television networks which ceased independent operations on September 15, 2006 and September 2006 respectively. The CW is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, owner of UPN, and Warner Bros. Entertainment, a subsidiary of Time Warner, majority owner of The WB. Its name derives from the first letter of the names of thes two corporations (CBS and Warner).
Brief Description of Responsibilities: Calculate value of on-air promotion (work with research department to summarize impressions delivered for that brand’s target demographic), report online delivery—work with online department to create summary of online impressions delivered, create DVD reels for season long integrations, general office duties.
Contact Info
1325 Avenue of the Americas 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10019
Phone:(212) 636-5854
PAST INTERNSHIP: SHOSHANNA SHOWROOM
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Area of Internship: Fashion, Marketing
Date of Internship: May-Aug 2008
Location: New York, NY
Brief Description of Company or Organization: Shoshanna is a clothing line that includes dress, sportswear, and swimwear collections that are carried in 250 speciality and department sotres nationwide. Internationally, the collections are available in Canada, Japan, and Europe. The company is rather small and deals with design, sales/merchandising, fabric sourcing advertising, and PR.
Description of Duties: track press samples in/out for magazines, keep press book organized and updated with most recent press, create and update excel sheets for sales team, merchandise the aera in department stores such as Bloomingdales, Saks, and Bergdorfs.
Student Feedback
Best Liked: Resulted in a clearer vision of my own career path.
Least Liked: Final project was extremely hectic.
Contact Info
231 West 39th St. Suite 422
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 719-3601
Area of Internship: Fashion, Marketing
Date of Internship: May-Aug 2008
Location: New York, NY
Brief Description of Company or Organization: Shoshanna is a clothing line that includes dress, sportswear, and swimwear collections that are carried in 250 speciality and department sotres nationwide. Internationally, the collections are available in Canada, Japan, and Europe. The company is rather small and deals with design, sales/merchandising, fabric sourcing advertising, and PR.
Description of Duties: track press samples in/out for magazines, keep press book organized and updated with most recent press, create and update excel sheets for sales team, merchandise the aera in department stores such as Bloomingdales, Saks, and Bergdorfs.
Student Feedback
Best Liked: Resulted in a clearer vision of my own career path.
Least Liked: Final project was extremely hectic.
Contact Info
231 West 39th St. Suite 422
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 719-3601
PAST INTERNSHIP: RACHAEL RAY SHOW
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Area of Internship: Production/Television
Date of Internship: Summer 07
Location: New York, NY
Brief Description of Company or Organization: “Rachael Ray” is a daytime television talk show produced by King World.
Description of Duties: Interns assist in the production office, the show’s studio, the web department, the audience department, the accounting department, the script department and possibly on field shoots. Responsibilities vary but include general office assistance, errands, runs, copying, faxing, and phone work.
Student Feedback
Best Liked: Learned quite a bit about television positions, enjoyed working for publicity department, working with wardrobe, encountered celebrities
Contact Info
222 E. 44th St.
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (917) 332-3211
Area of Internship: Production/Television
Date of Internship: Summer 07
Location: New York, NY
Brief Description of Company or Organization: “Rachael Ray” is a daytime television talk show produced by King World.
Description of Duties: Interns assist in the production office, the show’s studio, the web department, the audience department, the accounting department, the script department and possibly on field shoots. Responsibilities vary but include general office assistance, errands, runs, copying, faxing, and phone work.
Student Feedback
Best Liked: Learned quite a bit about television positions, enjoyed working for publicity department, working with wardrobe, encountered celebrities
Contact Info
222 E. 44th St.
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (917) 332-3211
PAST INTERNSHIP: PEOPLE’S REVOLUTION
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Area of Internship: PR/Marketing
Date of Internship: May-Aug 2008
Location: New York, NY
Brief Description of Company or Organization: “People’s Revolution is a full serve public relations, branding, and marketing firm. Our main focus is Fashion and Lifestyle with a strong emphasis on celebrity branding. We have offices in NY and LA and work internationally in markets such as London, Milan, and Paris. It seems like our clients use their product as a way to express a feeling or message beyond the product itself.”
Description of Duties: Responsible for: press clips, write ups, reports, check ins, put backs, call backs, showroom maintenance, phones.
Contact Info
62 Grand St., 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10013
Phone: (212) 274-0400
Area of Internship: PR/Marketing
Date of Internship: May-Aug 2008
Location: New York, NY
Brief Description of Company or Organization: “People’s Revolution is a full serve public relations, branding, and marketing firm. Our main focus is Fashion and Lifestyle with a strong emphasis on celebrity branding. We have offices in NY and LA and work internationally in markets such as London, Milan, and Paris. It seems like our clients use their product as a way to express a feeling or message beyond the product itself.”
Description of Duties: Responsible for: press clips, write ups, reports, check ins, put backs, call backs, showroom maintenance, phones.
Contact Info
62 Grand St., 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10013
Phone: (212) 274-0400
PAST INTERNSHIP: OPT CENTRAL LLC
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Area of Internship: Marketing/Advertising
Date of Internship: May-Aug 2008
Location: New York, NY
Brief Description of Company or Organization: OPT Central LLC is a state-of-the-art web-based platform that provides branded jewelry and watch manufacturers and their retail partners with the marketing, sales training, and product information and tolls necessary to communicate among themselves and effectively market their brands.
Description of Duties: Strategizing how to best display brand content throughout (video, ads, marketing collateral), developing an exceptional strategy, contacting brand representatives to receive ads, editorial coverage and PR buzz, analyze current brand sections and determine ways to enhance/improve the content, working with design team.
Student Feedback
Best Liked: Given a lot of responsibility which made for great learning experience.
Least Liked: Starting out was difficult, but got less so very quickly.
Contact Info
579 5th Ave. Suite 560
New York, NY 10017
Area of Internship: Marketing/Advertising
Date of Internship: May-Aug 2008
Location: New York, NY
Brief Description of Company or Organization: OPT Central LLC is a state-of-the-art web-based platform that provides branded jewelry and watch manufacturers and their retail partners with the marketing, sales training, and product information and tolls necessary to communicate among themselves and effectively market their brands.
Description of Duties: Strategizing how to best display brand content throughout (video, ads, marketing collateral), developing an exceptional strategy, contacting brand representatives to receive ads, editorial coverage and PR buzz, analyze current brand sections and determine ways to enhance/improve the content, working with design team.
Student Feedback
Best Liked: Given a lot of responsibility which made for great learning experience.
Least Liked: Starting out was difficult, but got less so very quickly.
Contact Info
579 5th Ave. Suite 560
New York, NY 10017
PAST INTERNSHIP: NICKELODEON-MTV NETWORKS
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Area of Internship: Television/Production
Date of Internship: Summer 2006
Location: New York, NY
Brief Description of Company or Organization: Nickelodeon, a part of MTV Networks, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in more that 89 million housejolds and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for than ten consecutive years. Nick Jr. is a branch of Nickelodeon focusing on educational programming for preschool audiences.
Description of Duties: Assist in the development of episodes of “Go, Diego, Go!”. I will visit the classrooms of preschool children and observe how children would respond to such programming
Contact Info
1515 Broadway Floor 22-47A
New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212)846-8357
Area of Internship: Television/Production
Date of Internship: Summer 2006
Location: New York, NY
Brief Description of Company or Organization: Nickelodeon, a part of MTV Networks, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in more that 89 million housejolds and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for than ten consecutive years. Nick Jr. is a branch of Nickelodeon focusing on educational programming for preschool audiences.
Description of Duties: Assist in the development of episodes of “Go, Diego, Go!”. I will visit the classrooms of preschool children and observe how children would respond to such programming
Contact Info
1515 Broadway Floor 22-47A
New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212)846-8357
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