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Happening Now: International Education Week 2017

Nov 13, 2017 | Diversity, International, Social

International Education Week is a national joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Department of Education that celebrates the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. Check out some of the great events going on this week below. For more information, please visit the official IEW page for the University of Arkansas.

 

Monday: November 13th

  • Cultural Bites: Panama, 4:30-8 p.m., Brought Dinning Hall. Students from Panama have shared their recipes and planned with Chartwells Director of Culinary chef Mat Balzano to prepare tonight’s cultural dishes. Students from the Panamaian Students Organization will be sharing not only meals from their country, but parts of their culture. This event is  sponsored by Chartwells and the Panamanian Student Organization. Contact Jennifer Acosta Quiros at jgacosta@uark.edu for more information.
  • Cultural Bites: South Korea, 4:30-8 p.m., Fulbright Dinning Hall. Students from South Korea have shared their recipes and planned with Chartwells Director of Culinary chef Mat Balzano to prepare tonight’s cultural dishes. Students from the Korean Cooking Club will be sharing not only meals from their country, but parts of their culture. This event is  sponsored by Chartwells and the Korean Cooking Club. Contact Mincheol Sim at mism@uark.edu for more information.

Tuesday: November 14th

  • International Internship Workshop, Walton College of Business (WCOB 224). International Studies Abroad will conduct a workshop on goal setting, resume, and cover letter writing, in relation to study and internships abroad. All interested students are invited to attend! This event is sponsored by the Office of Study Abroad, International Studies Abroad (ISA), & Walton College of Business. Contact Veronica Mobley at vlmobley@uark.edu for more information.
  • Cultural Pop-Up: Angklung Demonstration, 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Union Mall. Try out a traditional Indonesion instrument, angklung! Each angklung plays one specific note. Together, they form a choir. This event is sponsored by International Culture team. Contact Nadia Hanayeen at ictga@uark.edu or at (479) 575-5003 for more information.
  • Celebration of Panamanian Culture, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Holcomb Hall International Students & Scholars Classroom (ISS Classroom). Learn about Panamanian cuisine, culture, traditional clothing and more. Traditional Panamanian food will be served, along with an educational presentation and video. There will be a raffle to win a free Panamanian cooking class with international students in Bumpers College. This event is sponsored by Agro-Panama International and the Bumpers College International Programs Office. Contact the Bumpers College IPO Coordinator, Kalynn Smith at 479-575-2534 for more information.
  • Cultural Bites: The Philippines, 4:30-8 p.m., Brough Dinning Hall. Students from the Philippines have shared their recipes and planned with Chartwells Director of Culinary chef Mat Balzano to prepare tonight’s cultural dishes. Students from the Filipino Students Organization will be sharing not only meals from their country, but parts of their culture. This event is sponsored by Chartwells and the Filipino Students Organization. Contact Gabriel D. Del Carmen at gddelcar@uark.edu for more information.
  • Cultural Bites: India, 4:30-8 p.m., Fulbright Dinning Hall. Students from India have shared their recipes and planned with Chartwells Director of Culinary chef Mat Balzano to prepare tonight’s cultural dishes. Students from Friends of India will be sharing not only meals from their country, but parts of their culture. This event is sponsored by Chartwells and Friends of India. Contact Manisha Shukla at mshukla@uark.edu for more information.
  • International Coffee and Karaoke Night, 5-7 p.m., Spring International Language Center UPTW 1001 East Sain St. Join us as we taste hot drinks and listen to music from all over the world! This event is sponsored by Spring International Language Center. Contact Bethany Peevy at bypeevy@uark.edu for more information.
  • Mini Hmong New Year, 6 p.m., Holcombe Hall Living Room. Hmong New Year is an event dedicated to bring people together as they celebrate the year’s accomplishments with food, entertainment, and sports. It is celebrated at the end of the harvest season in Laos which falls between the months of November and December. The Hmong Student Organization of Arkansas invites students to attend the Mini Hmong New Year at 6 p.m., on Tuesday, November 14, in Holcombe Hall (in the lounge). This event is available strictly for current students of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville only. This event is sponsored by the Hmong Student Organization of Arkansas. Contact Nina Lee at nxl012@uark.edu or at (479) 228-1347 for more information.
  • Gregorio Uribe in Concert, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Faulkner Performing Arts Center. We are thrilled to welcome international artist Gregorio Uribe to the University of Arkansas, sponsored in part by a University of Arknasas Concerts and Artists Fund Grant, Department of Music, the Graduate School and International Education and the Faulkner Performing Arts Center. An established singer, songwriter, accordionist and big band leader, Uribe was born in Bogotá, Colombia and is currently based in New York City. Emerging as a graduate from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Uribe has made a name for himself in the Latin music scene of both New York City and Boston. Well known for leading the Gregorio Uribe Big Band, a 16-piece orchestra that blends cumbia and other Colombian rhythms with powerful big band arranging, Uribe released “Cumbia Universal” (Zoho Music) featuring 8-time GRAMMY-winner and Latin music icon Rubén Blades in October 2015. Upon its release the debut album for the big band hit the Billboard charts and received widespread critical acclaim with performances selling out at Jazz at Lincoln Center in NY, Villa Victoria Center for the Arts in Boston and two concerts at the celebrated Teatro Colón in his native Bogotá, Colombia. Gregorio has been a guest artist with Carlos Vives (multiple GRAMMY winner) on several occasions, most recently at Madison Square Garden Theater in NYC. He was also named by the government of Colombia as one of the “100 Most Successful Colombians Abroad”. He has been an artist-in-residence at Dartmouth College and a commissioned composer for Grammy-winning Arturo O’Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. Purchase tickets now at faulkner.uark.edu or 479-575-5387. Box Office hours are Monday-Friday from 1:30-5 p.m. Contatct Jacob Herzog at jherzog@uark.edu for more information.

Wednesday: November 15th

  • Cultural Pop-Up: Tinikling, 12 p.m., Union Connections Lounge. The Filipino Students Organization presents Tinikling (Filipino Bamboo Dance). Come and see Filipino students perform this dance and learn the dance yourself. This event is sponsored by the Filipino Students Organization. Contact Dennis Nicuh Lozada at dblozada@email.uark.edu or 479-304-8557 for more information
  • Cultural Pop-Up: Writing in a Different Language, 12 p.m., Brough Dining Hall. Get your name or favorite word written in another language! This event is sponsored by the International Culture Team. Contact Chenwei Wu at oga@uark.edu or at (479) 575-5003 for more information.
  • The Power of Positivism (Turning Bad Situations for the Best), 4-5:30 p.m., Science Engineering Building (SCEN) Room 408. The campus community is invited to a presentation by Farai Gonzo, a journalist from Zimbabwe who had to leave her country after being detained and tortured for criticizing the government. Through Scholars at Risk, an international organization assisting threatened scholars and defending academic freedom worldwide, Ms. Gonzo relocated to Canada. This event is sponsored by Scholars at Risk Committee, Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, African American and African Studies, Asian and Asian American Studies, International Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, Middle East Studies and the Department of Journalism. Contact Luis Restrepo at lrestr@uark.edu for more information.
  • Cultural Bites: Bolivia, 4:30-8 p.m. Brough Dinning Hall. Students from Bolivia have shared their recipes and planned with Chartwells Director of Culinary chef Mat Balzano to prepare tonight’s cultural dishes. Students from the International Bolivian Organization will be sharing not only meals from their country, but parts of their culture. This event is sponsored by Chartwells and the International Bolivian Organization. Contact Rebecca Ender Aizencang at render@uark.edu for more information.
  • Cultural Bites: Nepal, 4:30-8 p.m., Fulbright Dinning Hall. Students from Nepal have shared their recipes and planned with Chartwells Director of Culinary chef Mat Balzano to prepare tonight’s cultural dishes. Students from the Nepalese Student Association will be sharing not only meals from their country, but parts of their culture. This event is sponsored by Chartwells and the Nepalese Student Association. Contact Ashim Khadka at akhadka@uark.edu or Kushum Karki at kushumk15@gmail.com for more information.
  • Foreignness, Multilinguality and Translations in the Genre of Song, 7:00p.m., Old Main’s Giffels Auditorium. Russian-Eurasian Student Organization and the International Studies Program invites students to a sung lecture by Pavel Lion on at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, in Old Main’s Giffels Auditorium. Pavel Lion, also known as Psoy Korolenko, is a singer/songwriter, translator, scholar and journalist. His one-person cabaret-esque show balances folk and klezmer music, free-style poetry and intellectual comedy. Korolenko writes and sings in English, Russian, Yiddish, French, and Portuguese. He has released two books and 15 albums, both solo and collaborative, since he began performing in 2000. He is a member of the organizing committee for a Russian-American music festival JetLAG, a guest of many klezmer music festivals, a former artist-in-residence at the Trinity College (Hartford, Connecticut), University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), and Dickinson College (Carlisle, Pennsylvania). He is actively collaborating with Daniel Kahn, Michael Alpert, Bob Cohen, Igor Krutogolov, Oy Division and other artists. An author of insightful and sophisticated Russian sung poetry, he is also known for his keen and explorative vision of the art of translation, “tradaptation,” and what he calls “Spell-Art” (playing with foreignness, multi-linguality and translations). This event is sponsored by the Russian-Eurasian Student Organization and the Interernational Studies Program. This event is free to current University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, students as supported by the Associated Student Government through the Office of Student Activities and funded by the Student Activities Fee. For questions about the event or accommodations due to disability please contact Philip Purifoy at pbpurifo@uark.edu or Nadja Berkovich at nadezdab@uark.edu or call 501-580-0863.

 Thursday: November 16th

  • International Jersey Day Celebrate International Education Week by wearing a jersey or shirt that represents your favorite sports team or athlete. You can share your photos on social media with #IEWelcomeUARKCultural
  • Cultural Pop-Up: International Snack Tasting:, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Union Mall. Try a variety of snacks from around the world! This event is sponsored by the International Culture Team. Contact Vinci Chan at vchan@uark.edu or at (4789) 575-5003 for more information.
  • Cultural Bites: China, 4:30-8 p.m., Brough Dinning Hall. Students from China have shared their recipes and planned with Chartwells Director of Culinary chef Mat Balzano to prepare tonight’s cultural dishes. Students from the Chinese Students & Scholars organization will be sharing not only meals from their country, but parts of their culture. This event is sponsored by Chartwells and the Chinese Students & Scholars organization. Contact Qiuhao Chengyong at qchengyo@uark.edu for more information.
  • Friendsgiving Forum: Cultivating Cross-Cultural Understanding through International Exchange, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Reynolds Auditorium. This forum will provide students with the opportunity to discuss challenges, experiences and the impact of international exchange. The discussion will emphasize the importance of creating a mutual understanding between different cultures through the cultivation of peaceful, respectful dialogue. The forum discussion will not only provide students with a clear vision of what international exchange entails by presenting descriptions of real-life experiences, but it will also generate an interest in domestic students about how to take part in international exchange and make the most of cultural diversity both as members of the host institution at the University of Arkansas and as prospective participants in the Fulbright program overseas. This event is sponsored by Fulbright Scholars at the University of Arkansas. Contact Cleeford Pavilus at cpavilus@uark.edu or (479) 316-5528 for more information.
  • Illogical Animus: A Survey of Artwork from Banned Countries, sUgAR Gallery Reception, 5:30-8 p.m., sUgAR Gallery, Basement of 1 E Center St, Fayetteville, AR. sUgAR Gallery is hosting a reception for the exhibit, Illogical Animus, presenting the work of Masters of Fine Arts students, alumni, and visiting scholars hailing from countries affected by the recent executive orders instituted by President Trump. With Illogical Animus, sUgAR Gallery aims to engage in this dialogue in support of the students from different ethnic backgrounds and global understandings who help to enrich MFA programs and the art field. This event is sponsored by University of Arkansas Department of Art, The Fay Jones School of Architecture & Design, the Office of International Students and Scholars, and the Artists & Concerts Committee. Contact Cassaundra Sanderson at cksander@uark.edu or 417-699-2637 for more information.
  • Dance Around the World, 7 p.m., Holcombe Living Room. This is an annual event in which students will showcase their home cultures in fun and diverse ways. Cultures from all around the world will be showcased by traditional dances and authentic food. All students and faculty are welcome to attend, and anyone interested is encouraged to perform! This event is sponsored by Holcombe Hall. Contact Tessa Constant at constant@uark.edu for more information.

Friday: November 17th

  • Afternoon PositiviTEA: Culture in a Cup, 2-4 p.m., Holcombe Hall living room. You Ought to Live Optimistically (YOLO), along with the International Culture Team, are putting the warmth back into November by hosting our 5th annual Afternoon Positivitea event. We love instilling warmth in people, and what better way to do it than sipping on hot tea while having awesome conversation and meeting awesome people? (Too many ‘awesomes’? Impossible!). We’ve recruited some tea-enthusiasts from around the world who would love to share their tea and culture with students in Holcombe Hall on November 17th at 2 p.m.  Pour yourself a calming cup of tea and learn about the positive philosophies behind tea-drinking cultures from international students at the U of A.This event is super people-friendly and planet-friendly. So, if you want to make our planet happy, bring your own mugs and save a disposable cup. There will also be some amazing pastries from Ozark Natural Foods. Contact Vinci Chan at vchan@uark.edu or 479-209-5727 for more information.