International Education Week 2008: Nov 17 -21
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Calendar of Events for the month of November:
Tuesday, November 4
Chinese Association at Stony Brook: Singing Contest Auditions
8:30pm-10pm, Frank Melville Jr. Library, Room N3033
Wednesday, November 5
Fiction Reading: Joan Gumbs
Joan Gumbs of International Services will be reading some of her poetry and The Cornerstone, her Jamaican short story about family matters. The Cornerstone was a finalist in the Red Hen Press Short Story Award Competition.
1-2pm University Bookstore, Main LibraryVeterans Day Ceremony 2008 Honoring All Who Served
Featuring keynote speaker Colonel James Monagle, U.S. Army
1-2pm Student Activities Center
Film: Chocolate Rap in Chinese with English subtitles
Q&A to follow with Ms. Yee-Ching Lee, Independent Film Organizer
7pm, Wang Center Theater
Chinese Association at Stony Brook: Singing Contest Auditions
8pm-10pm, Student Activities Center Room 302
Thursday, November 6
Film: Apu Sansar (World of Apu) in Bengali with English subtitles
1pm, Wang Center Theater
Chinese Association at Stony Brook Poker Tournament
7:30pm-11pm, Student Activities Center Auditorium
Friday, November 7
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Lecture Series: Dr. Cindy Lee, Professor, SoMAS, “ Critical Issues Facing the World's Oceans”
7:30pm, Stony Brook Southampton - Duke Lecture Hall
Chinese Association at Stony Brook: Singing Contest Auditions
8pm-10pm, Frank Melville Jr. Library, Room N3033
Saturday, November 8:
Center for Italian Studies Conference: Remembering the Messina Earthquake of 1908 and U.S. Solidarity
8:30am-2pm, Humanities Building, Meeting Room 1003
One-Day Meditation Workshop and Dharma Sharing
9am-2:30pm, Wang Center Room 301
Monday, November 10:
Chinese Association at Stony Brook: Singing Contest Auditions
8pm-10pm, Frank Melville Jr. Library, Room N3033
Philippine United Student Organization (PUSO) Meeting
8:30pm, Student Activities Center Room 305
Tuesday, November 11:
Happy Veteran's Day!
Wednesday, November 12:
Conference on Coastal Storms, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
12pm-7pm, Endeavour Hall, Room 120
Thursday, November 13:
Conference on Coastal Storms, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
8am-6pm, Endeavour Hall, Room 120
Friday, November 14:
Conference on Coastal Storms, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
9am-6:30pm, Humanities Building, Room 1006
Provost's Lecture Series: Heidi Cullen, Climate Expert at The Weather Channel and Senior Research Scientist with Climate Central, “Seeing the Climate, Believing the Change”
3:30 p.m., Humanities Building Room 1006Film: My Father, My Lord in Hebrew with English subtitles
7pm, Staller Center Main Stage
Film: Mongol in Mongolian with English subtitles
9pm, Staller Center Main Stage
Sunday, November 16:
Center for Italian Studies Book Presentation: C. Albert Parente, Are You a Fool, Benucio?
2pm, Frank Melville Jr. Library, Room E-4340
Music and Dance from Myanmar/Burma
6pm, Wang Center Theater
Monday, November 17:
Caregivers' Practical Help Workshop
This educational workshop is for those caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. The program includes a Medical Overview of Dementia, Behavioral Challenges, Legal and Financial Issues, etc.
8:30am-3:30pm, Stony Brook University, Wang Center 301
International Spouse Program
First hour dedicated to English tutorials.
2:30pm-5:30pm, Chapin Community Center, The Chapin Apts.
Tuesday, November 18:
The Professional Education Program Seminar Series: Valerie Fernandez-Pardo
Bilingual/ESL Resource Specialist Eastern Suffolk BOCES BETAC speaks on "The Integration of Math and Science Into Language Learning"
5:20-8:00pm, Wang Center Room 301
Wednesday, November 19:
International Academic Programs: Study Abroad, Fulbright, DAAD, and NSEP Information Tables
12:40-2:10pm, Student Activities Center Lobby
Immigration Options After Graduation, featuring Philip Kleiner, Immigration Attorney
1:00pm, Wang Center Room 301
Thursday, November 20:
Rotary Group Study Exchange for Young Professionals
Learn more about program and how to join the next GSE team. Gretchen Gosnell of International Services will share photos from her recent trip to the Philippines.
2-3pm, Graduate School Conference Room, 2401 Computer Science Building
Chinese Association at Stony Brook: Singing Contest
7:30pm, Student Activities Center Auditorium
Deepotsav: Festival of Lights
6 pm, Wang Center and Student Activities Center
Friday, November 21:
Russkie Stol (Russian Table): Russian Conversation Group
12:30-2pm, Graduate School Conference Room, 2401 Computer Science Building
Asian Students Alliance: Asian Night
Pan-Asian/American cultural show with singing, dancing, modeling, and performances.
8pm, Student Activities Center Auditorium
Symposium on Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law in Egypt and Iran
2pm, Stony Brook Manhattan
Sunday, November 23:
Les Parfaits Inconnus - Not Just for Kids
Les Parfaits Inconnus (The Perfect Unknowns) is a new troupe from Quebec, Canada.
3:00pm, Staller Center Main Stage