LISTSERV
September 30, 2009
OIA Announcements: The Color of Water/Adjusting to U.S. Culture/Latino Festival
In this issue:
I. Former Israeli Prime Minister to Visit UK
II. The Color of Water with James McBride
III. Patterson School Film Festival: “Encounter Point”
IV. International Student Workshop: Adjusting to U.S. Culture
V. PNC Festival Latino de Lexington
VI. Japanese Conversation Forum: U.S.-Japan Relations
VII. Global Lens 2009 International Film Series
Reminders
- International Conversation Night takes place tonight at 6 p.m. in the UK Writing Center on the fifth floor of the William T. Young Library.
- The Martin Luther King, Jr. Cultural Center (MLKCC) is looking for students to participate in an upcoming advertising campaign. All interested students are invited to stop by for a professional photograph beginning tomorrow from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the MLKCC (Room 133 in the UK Student Center).
- University Health Service is offering seasonal flu shots to students for $10 through Monday, October 5. Visit their Web pages for times and locations.
- New international students must complete their TB screening by Friday, October 2. To make an appointment for a TB skin test, call the University Health Service at 323-2778.
- OIA Cross-Cultural Workshop applications are due by Wednesday, October 14. Download a registration form or read more about this opportunity on the OIA Web site.
I. Former Israeli Prime Minister to Visit UK
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will deliver a public lecture at the University of Kentucky at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 14, at the Singletary Center for the Arts. The lecture is free and open to the public. Mr. Olmert’s lecture is the first of two the university will sponsor this academic year as part of a continuing campus and community dialogue on the Middle East. In March 2010, the university will host the visit of a prominent Palestinian public figure to be announced at a later date. Both speakers will offer their views on the prospects and preconditions for peace in the Middle East. The goal is to inform the university and Kentucky communities and to facilitate thoughtful dialogue. While the lecture is free and open to the public, tickets must be reserved in advance of the event. Individuals can reserve up to four tickets in advance in person only at the Singletary Center Ticket Office. For more information, see the UK Web site.
II. The Color of Water with James McBride
The Office of New Student and Parent Programs invites all students, faculty, and staff to an evening with The Color of Water author James McBride as part of the inaugural Common Reading Experience tomorrow at 7:15 p.m. in the concert hall of the Singletary Center for the Arts. For students, this event is designated as both a TallyCats event and UK101 cultural event. It is free and does not require a ticket.
III. Patterson School Film Festival: “Encounter Point”
The next movie in the Patterson School Film Festival is “Encounter Point,” showing tomorrow at 7 p.m. in room 110 of the Whitehall Classroom Building. “Encounter Point” moves beyond sensational images of the Israeli-Palestinian to tell the story of an Israeli settler, a convicted Palestinian fighter, a bereaved Israeli mother and a wounded Palestinian ex-prisoner who sacrifice their safety, public standing, communities and homes in order to press for a grassroots movement for nonviolence and peace.
IV. International Student Workshop: Adjusting to U.S. Culture
Join other international students, as well as staff from the UK Counseling and Testing Center and the Office of International Affairs, to talk about life in the United States. This week’s session is Part II of “Adjusting to U.S. Culture,” a discussion about social customs and values in the United States. Meet in room 207 in Bradley Hall, 1-2 p.m. on Friday, October 2 Visit the OIA Web site for a complete list of this semester’s workshop topics.
V. PNC Festival Latino de Lexington
Make plans on Saturday, October 10 for a daylong celebration of Latino culture and heritage at The PNC Festival Latino de Lexington. Activities include live music and dance, art vendors, informational booths, cultural exhibitions and presentations, youth activities, food vendors selling authentic cuisine and much more. All activities are free. The festival will run 11 a.m.-11 p.m. in Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza.
VI. Japanese Conversation Forum: U.S.-Japan Relations
Students interested in maintaining or improving their Japanese comprehension and speaking skills, as well as those whose native language in Japanese, are encouraged to the Japanese Conversation Forum in the Gallery Room of the William T. Young Library at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 9. This month's speaker, Mr. Takeshi Kodo, Vice Consul of the Japanese Consulate in Nashville, will discuss U.S.-Japan Relations. For details, see http://www.uky.edu/Centers/Asia/events/webeng-10gatsu.pdf.
VII. Global Lens 2009 International Film Series
Several award-winning narrative, feature films from Argentina, Brazil, China, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Morocco and Mozambique will headline the Global Lens 2009 International Film Series at the Kentucky Theatre Friday-Monday, October 2-4. Visit http://www.globalfilm.org or http://www.kentuckytheater.com for information.
This notification is distributed by the UK Office of International Affairs (OIA) in Bradley Hall.
Phone: 859.257.4067
Fax: 859.323.1026