This week's announcements from ISL - Improving Student Life.
International Student Life Events
1. Coffee Hour
2. Truly SouthEast Asia Ethnic Night
3. Beyond Georgia
4. World Cup Soccer Tournament
5. International Graduation
6. International Sashes
Other University Events
1. Make the Most out of Graduation Info Day
2. Against All Odds
3. Graduate School Info Day
4. Collaboration or Calamity
5. Discovering Dominga
International Student Life events
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1. October 17, 2003. International Coffee Hour. Join Korean Traditional
Play and
Prince Avenue Baptist Church as they host this week's coffee.
Explore the beautiful country of Korea and enjoy the culture. Free cultural
experience, food and drinks. Coffee provided by Jittery Joe's Roasting
Company. 11:30 am - 12:30 pm in the Memorial Hall Ballroom.
2. October 18, 2003. "Truly Southeast Asia Ethnic Night: A night of
cultural paradise." Come join the Malaysian Student Association, the Thai
Student Association, the Indonesian Student Association and the Filipino
American Student Association for a night of delicious home-cooked dishes,
dances, performances and all things fun. Tickets are $5 for students and $8
for non-student. Date: October 18th, 2003 (Saturday). Venue: Tate
Center, Georgia Hall A&B. The doors open at 6 pm. Tickets are available at
Tate Cashier's Window NOW. Contact Khar Hooi Choo [log in to unmask] for more
information.
3. October 21, 2003. Beyond Georgia. Brazilian (Rio de Janeiro)
International Service Program. Volunteer period May 12 - May 20, 2003.
Interest Meeting October 21, 2003 from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm. in 210 Memorial
Hall. Contact ISL at 542-5867 for more information.
information.
4. The 2nd Annual World Cup Soccer Tournament sponsored by ISL and the UGA
Student Government Association will be held on Sunday, Oct 26th, 2003, from
10 am-5 pm. Pick up your application to make your World Cup team at the
Tate Info Desk - the winning team will be rewarded, and the top two teams
(no matter who wins) will compete in a rematch during International
Education Week! A flyer for the event can be viewed at
http://bmbiris.bmb.uga.edu/ali/flyer.jpg
5. If you are a December 2003 Graduate, you are invited to participate in
the International Student Life Graduation Ceremony. The Ceremony will be
held on Friday, December 19, 2003 at 3:00 p.m. Participation in the
ceremony is free. Call the ISL office at 542-5867 to sign up.
6. Adorn your graduation robe at the ISL graduation ceremony with a
beautiful international satin sash, elegantly designed with your country
flag and colors. Go by the display case in the Tate Student Center lobby to
view sashes from China, India and Korea, others countries are available.
Orders must be received by Friday, November 7, 2003, for December graduates.
Contact ISL for prices and to view pictures, 210 Memorial Hall 542-5867.
(For an additional fee you can also have the
University of Georgia on the other side of your sash, see ISL staff for
information.) Order your Sash today!
Other University Events
1. Wednesday, October 15, 2003. How to Make the Most Out of Graduate
School Information Day. Sponsored by the UGA Career Center. October 15,
2003. 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Room 141, Tate Student Center. Contact: 542-3375 or
www.uga.edu/career.
2. Thursday, October 16, 2003. African Studies Annual Fall Lecture:
Against All Odds: The Enduring Quest for Democracy in Central Africa.
Sponsored by the African Studies Institute. Guest speaker: Dr. Eyamba
Bokamba, Professor of Linguistics and African Language Coordinator,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Reception precedes lecture at 3:00
PM. Adinkra Hall, 407 Memorial Hall. Contact: 542-5314 or [log in to unmask]
3. Thursday, October 16, 2003. Graduate School Information Day. Sponsored
by the Career Center. 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Tate Student Center. Contact:
542-8429 or [log in to unmask]
4. Thursday, October 16, 2003 World Food Day Teleconference: Collaboration
or Calamity: Africa in Peril. Sponsored by the College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences. Featured guest: Dr. Urban Jonsson, UNICEF's Regional
Director for Eastern and Southern Africa. The conference follow-up will be a
round table discussion on November 10: Plans for Further Action: What Should
UGA Do Next? For more information and to register (free), go to:
http://www.uga.edu/alec/mnavarro/wfduga.htm . Noon - 3:00 PM. Dan Daniel
Conference Room, Edgar L. Rhodes Center for Animal and Dairy Science.
Contact: [log in to unmask] or 583-0225.
5. Friday, October 17, 2003 Hispanic Heritage Month Screening: Discovering
Dominga. Sponsored by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
Award-winning documentary which chronicles the journey of an Iowa immigrant
who is a survivor of a tragic massacre. With Amy Ross, assistant professor,
Geography. 7:00 PM. CLACS, 290 South Hull Street. Contact: 583-0619 .
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