[pdf flyer]Sunday, April 20
7:00 - 11:00 pm, S16 Memorial Union
Holi/Baisakhi festival (Dance Jamboree)
Celebrate arrival of spring and the solar new year with the Cultural Association of India!Monday, April 21
4:00 - 5:30 pm, Jesse Wrench Auditorium, Memorial Union
A Vision for Higher Education in Vietnam
Presented by Dr. Le Quang Minh, Vice President of Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City. Introduction by Provost Brian Foster.Tuesday, April 22
12:00 noon – 1:30 pm, S203 Memorial Union
Fulbright Workshop for Faculty
Presented by Dr. Ann Clift Boris, Senior Program Officer for Recruitment at the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES). Lunch provided to faculty who register in advance. Dr. Boris will also be available for individual appointments throughout the afternoon. To reserve a seat, or schedule an individual appointment, e-mail international@missouri.edu.Tuesday, April 22
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Stotler Lounge, Memorial Union
International Initiative Banquet
A formal banquet to recognize the accomplishments of international student groups in helping internationalize the MU campus. Enjoy a series of brief presentations from each student leader as well as the faculty who help support their efforts. The event will also display important milestones of MU's internationalization from the student perspective. Formal attire or traditional costume. Open to all for $15 charge, RSVP required (misc@missouri.edu) by April 13, 2008. Sponsored by the Missouri International Student Council.Wednesday, April 23
4:00 - 5:30 pm, Ellis Library Auditorium
Let a billion readers bloom: The power of a simple change
Presented by Dr. Brij Kothari. Introduction by Chancellor Brady Deaton. Dr. Brij Kothari and his team have innovated, researched, and nationalized the use of "Same Language Subtitling" (SLS) on Bollywood film songs on TV, for mass literacy in India. He laid the foundation for the SLS project as an Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in its Centre for Educational Innovation, where he continues to serve as Adjunct Professor. Brij is an Ashoka Fellow and the President of PlanetRead, a non-profit involved in scaling SLS efforts in India and other countries with support from the Google Foundation. He is also the CEO of BookBox, Inc., a for-profit social venture producing children's animated stories in more than 20 languages. He co-founded PlanetRead and BookBox as a Reuters Digital Vision Fellow at Stanford University. His work has received awards from the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, the World Bank's Development Marketplace and the Institute for Social Inventions in London. Brij grew up in the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, India and went on to get a Masters in Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, a Masters in Communication at Cornell University and a Ph.D. in Education, also at Cornell. His doctoral research was on the conservation of local knowledge in the Andean communities of Ecuador.Study Abroad Photo Contest Awards Ceremony
Prior to Dr. Kothari’s presentation please join us in recognizing the winners of our 2007-2008 study abroad photo contest. In the meantime, view the finalists online.Thursday, April 24
11:00 am - 3:00 pm, South Quad (behind Tiger Plaza)
Songkran Festival
Ring in the New Year with Thai students for the Thai New Year celebration. Come experience Thai culture through music, dancing, performances, and free food! Sponsored by the MSA/GPC International Programming Committee and the Thai Student Association.Friday, April 25
3:00 pm - 12:00 midnight, Stankowski Field
MU World Cup
A chance to play or watch football (soccer) with MU's international communities. Participate in teams that represent MU's international groups as they play in the sport that is loved around the world! If you are interested in playing, please contact Nadege at nuwase@mizzou.edu by Monday, April 14 at 5:00 pm Sponsored by the African Student Association and the Missouri International Student Council.Saturday, April 26
6:00 pm, 204 Strickland Hall (former GCB)