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November
5th - 30th
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Event:
Study
Abroad Photo Exhibit,
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Place:
James G.
Leyburn Library, Main Floor Lobby
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Come view
the world through the lens of students, faculty and staff
who traveled abroad last year. Vote for your favorite
photograph.
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Friday & Saturday,
November 9 & 10, 7:30 PM
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“My Country, My Country”
film
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Stackhouse Theatre
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Nominated for the
Academy Award for best documentary feature, My Country,
My Country is a close-up record of the January 2005
Iraqi elections, a process that Poitras, operating almost
alone, followed in intimate detail for more than half a
year.
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Monday, November 12,
2007
- Event:
“ A Country Untwin(n)ed? The October 2007 Elections in
Poland”. Professor Krzysztof Jasiewicz.
- Place:
I-House, 12:30 PM Lunch will be provided.
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Tuesday November 13,
2007
- Event:
“Spotlight on Culture in the Middle East”
- Place:
Lee Chapel, 7:30 PM
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Spotlight on Culture in
the Middle East -- Davar Ardalan. 7:30 p.m., Lee Chapel.
Author Ardalan is Iranian American and has a book titled "My
Name is Iran." Co-sponsored by the Fishback Program for
Visiting Writers.
Her name actually is Iran Davar Ardalan. After the hostage
crisis she dropped her first name when in the states. Born
in the U.S., moved to Iran as an infant, returned to the
states as a teenager, she then agreed to return to Iran and
an arranged marriage because she wanted to live the Iranian
culture. She has worked as a news anchor in Iran, and upon
her return to the U.S., ultimately became the producer of
NPR's Morning Edition.
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Tuesday, November 13,
2007
- Event:
Career Services Workshop: How to Market Your Study Abroad
Experience
- Place:
Commons, room 116, 11:45 to 1:00 PM
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Students who have
studied abroad or are planning to study abroad are highly
encouraged to attend this workshop. What are employers
looking for? How can you present your study abroad
experience so that you stand out? Career services will
present ideas on how best to market your international
experiences.
- Presented by
Career Services
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Tuesday November 13,
2007
- Event:
Chinese Calligraphy Demonstration
- Place:
Commons Living Room, 12 – 1 PM
- See the
Chinese art of calligraphy demonstrated by Professor Chia-ju
Chang.
- Sponsored by
PAACE
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Tuesday November 13,
2007
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Event:
Study Abroad Symposium
- Place:
Science Center, Room 214A,
- 7:00 – 8:00 PM
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Come hear
the experiences of W&L students who have studied, worked or
volunteered abroad. Countries included are: Thailand, Italy,
Mexico & Peru & Argentina,
France, England, and more.
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Wednesday, November 14,
2007
- Event:
Japanese Tea Ceremony Demonstration
- Place:
Reeves Center
Japanese Tearoom,
- 12:30 -1:15 PM
(Watson Pavilion)
- Demonstration at
12:30; please RSVP to Kip Brooks at
kbrooks@wlu.edu;
limit of 25 people.
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The Tea Society invites
you to come share a bowl of tea and learn the aesthetics of
the Japanese Tea Ceremony.
- Sponsored by the
East Asian Language and Literatures Department and Tea
Society
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Wednesday, November 14,
2007
- Event:
"Exile, Diaspora, Migration:
Negotiating Identity for a Cuban-American Author", lecture
- Place:
Northern Auditorium
- 6:00 PM
- Acclaimed poet, novelist, and
essayist Uva de Aragon will be on campus next week and will
give a public lecture, entitled "Exile, Diaspora, Migration:
Negotiating Identity for a Cuban-American Author".Born in
Havana, De Aragon came to the U.S. in 1960. Since then she
has received numerous literary prizes for her works of
poetry, such as as Versos de exilio ("Verses of
Exile") and Los nombres del amor ("The Names of
Love"), as well as her most recent novel Memoria del
silencio (The Memory of Silence), among others.
- Sponsored by the
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
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Thursday, November 15,
2007
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Event:
Burma Day: "Inside Burma, Land of Fear"
- Place:
Stackhouse Theater
- 7:30 PM
- Come
join us for a screening of
Inside Burma: Land Of Fear. Professor Lubin will be giving a
short talk before the documentary about the past and ongoing
atrocities. After the documentary, Nay Lin, who was born and
raised in Burma will answer any questions regarding his
personal experience.
INSIDE BURMA exposes the history and brutality of one of the
world's most repressive regimes. It is "A compelling account
of the tragedy of recent Burmese history" - News and
Reviews, Asian Educational Media Service-Univ. of
IL/Champaign.
Sponsored by A.C.T.
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Friday November 16, 2007
- Event:
Study Abroad Photo
Contest Winners
- Place:
Leyburn Library
- Winners of W&L Annual Study Abroad Photo Contest will be
announced. Students who studied or volunteered abroad over
the past year submitted photos of their experiences.
- (Exhibitions in Leyburn Library, vote for your favorite)
Sponsored by
CIE
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Friday
November 16, 2007
- Event:
Observation of the United Nation’s International Day for
Tolerance; This year’s theme is International Education:
Fostering Global
Citizenship and Respect
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