International Education Week 2005
November 14th to 18th
Weeklong Events
- Douglass Dining Center will offer different internationally themed meal options each day.
- The New Book Shelf at Rush Rhees Library and the Barnes and Noble campus bookstore will feature materials on international issues and foreign literature throughout the week.
- The Polish Film Festival, organized by the University's Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies, has a different offering each night.
- Daily sessions of "After UR, the World" will discuss options and procedures for obtaining fellowships for post-graduate study
Sunday, November 13th
3:30 pm
- Polish Film Festival: Holiday (2004; 28 min.) and An Angel in Love (2005; 98 min.)
Little Theater: $5 matinee
Holiday is short narrative of 20-year-old, Pawel, who returns to Poland from a disappointing stint in American and is uncertain about his future with an impending draft threatening to send him to Iraq. An Angel in Love continues the story of Giordano (An Angel Krakow), learning to live happily on earth but finding his final conversion to manhood to be a much greater shock than expected.
Monday, November 14th
11:00 am to 8:30 pm
- Douglass Dining Center — Taste of Tuscany
1:00 pm
- Study Abroad General Interest Meeting
Wilson Commons 121
This meeting is designed to acquaint you with ways of planning a term abroad.
5:00 pm
- International Opportunities for Humanities Majors
Friel Lounge, Susan B. Anthony Hall
Co-sponsored by the Center for Study Abroad, the Undergraduate English Council, the Undergraduate Religion and Classics Council, and the Career Center, this session will cover study abroad, work abroad, internships, and more.
7:00 pm
- After UR, the World: Fellowships for Post-Graduate International Study and Research
Havens Lounge, Wilson Commons — Hosted by the International Living Center
Info session on fellowships for studies with an international focus. You've heard of the Rhodes, but there's more, such as Boren, Carnegie Jr., Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, Marshall, Mitchell, Pickering, Rhodes, Rotary, and Saint Andrew's. Find out what it takes to apply and win. For convenience, additional sessions will be offered throughout the week.
7:30 pm
- Polish Film Festival: Career of Nikos Dyzma (2002; 110 min.)
Little Theater: $7 admission
This rags-to-riches story tells of a funeral worker who finds his true calling as a populist politician and eventually becomes prime minister.
Tuesday, November 15th
11:00 am to 8:30 pm
- Douglass Dining Center — Latin American Flavor
2:00 pm
- Study Abroad for Science and Engineering Students
Computer Science Building 209
Students who major in the sciences or engineering often assume that study abroad isn't possible for them. This session will outline four ways for these students to make study abroad a reality.
3:00 pm
- After UR, the World: Fellowships for Post-Graduate International Study and Research
Management Library Conference Room, Rush Rhees Library
Info session on fellowships for studies with an international focus. Find out what it takes to apply and win.
7:30 pm
- Polish Film Festival: Edi (2002; 100 min.)
Little Theater: $7 admission
Edi, an educated man down on his luck, finds a job tutoring the teenage sister of two crime lords. When the girl finds herself pregnant and accuses Edi of rape, tragedy ensues and this award-winning film provides a moving parable of self-sacrifice and redemption.
8:00 pm
- World Music Series: Masters of Caribbean Music
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music: $4 to $12 for single tickets
Masters of the Caribbean explores the varied and exciting musical traditions of the Caribbean by presenting three artists: The Mighty Sparrow (Trinidadian calypso), Ecos de Borinquen (Puerto Rican jibaro), and Ti-Coca et Wanga Neges (Haitian Twoubadou).
Wednesday, November 16th
11:00 am to 8:30 pm
- Douglass Dining Center — Journey to the Far East
11:30 to 1:30 pm
- International Travel Market
Hirst Lounge, Wilson Commons
Planning for overseas travel? This event will help you prepare, featuring International Student and Teacher ID Cards, travel gear, insurance and health information, career tips, financial and registration information, program details, travel agents, and refreshments!
12:00 noon
- MLC Summer Study Abroad Roundtable
Gowen Room, Wilson Commons
Returning students from the Summer 2005 programs in France, Germany, Italy, Mexico and Russia will speak about their experiences and answer questions about the programs. International refreshments will be served.
3:00 pm
- After UR, the World: Fellowships for Post-Graduate International Study and Research
Management Library Conference Room, Rush Rhees Library
Info session on fellowships for studies with an international focus. Find out what it takes to apply and win.
7:00 pm
- Modern Languages and Cultures Film Screening: La Leggenda di 1900 (1998; 116 min.)
Dewey 1-101: Free
Giuseppe Tornatore, popular Italian director, tells the story of a baby boy discovered on January 1, 1900 aboard a transatlantic ship. "1900" grows up on the boat in hiding and becomes a piano virtuoso with a reputation beyond his ocean liner home.
7:30 pm
- Study Abroad Film Screening: L'auberge Espagnole (2002; 122 min.)
Lattimore Hall 210: Free
A strait-laced French student moves into an apartment in Barcelona with a cast of six other characters from all over Europe. Together, they learn the international language of love and friendship.
7:30 pm
- Polish Film Festival: Let's Make a Grandson (2003; 85 min.)
Little Theater: $7 admission
Faced with city developers who want to buy his farm, Marian Kosela is less worried about money than the fact that his daughter and son do not want to farm the land.
8:00 pm
- Films with Isaac Julien: The Attendant (1993; 8 min.) and Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask (1996; 70 min.)
Dryden Theater: Free to UR ID holders
Julien will present his films — a short story about the desires of an older, black museum attendant and another that explores the life and work of theorist Frantz Fanon, including his theories on race and identity and the anti-colonial struggle in Algeria. A conversation between the filmmaker and professor Douglass Crimp will follow.
Thursday, November 17th
11:00 am to 8:30 pm
- Douglass Dining Center — Mediterranean Cuisine
11:00 am
- After UR, the World: Fellowships for Post-Graduate International Study and Research
Stackel Room, Wilson Commons
Info session on fellowships for studies with an international focus. Find out what it takes to apply and win.
12:30 to 2:00 pm
- UR Global Community: Building Awareness through Local Non-Profits
Hirst Lounge, Wilson Commons
Meet representatives from several community groups, including Water for Sudan, ASHA for Education, and the Rochester International Council. Stop by to learn what they do and how you can be involved. Also check out a selection of wares and crafts from artisans around the world, who benefit directly from your purchase through One World Goods.
4:30 to 6:00 pm
- International Fireside Chat
Welles Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library
Join us for conversation, snacks, and a moment to relax amid a busy semester! Hosted by the International Services Office, this event is designed to give members of Rochester's international community the opportunity to connect with one another. Come and enjoy!
5:00 pm
- Study in Poland
Wilson Commons 122
You don't need to be Polish, or even speak it! Come study in the heart of the New Europe, in summer or during the academic year. Meet faculty and students and learn about scholarships. Sponsored by the Center for Study Abroad, the Polish and Central European Club and the Skalny Center. Refreshments will be served.
6:00 pm
- Craig Owens Memorial Lecture: "Cinematic Rearticulations" by Isaac Julien
Gowen Room, Wilson Commons: Free
London-based Isaac Julien, a renowned film- and video-maker, will present this year's lecture as part of a yearlong programming series on "Visual Culture & the African Diaspora" organized by the Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies and the Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies.
6:00 pm
- Wish You Were Here Travel Photography Lecture Series: The Selected Works of Alex Webb
Dryden Theater, George Eastman House: $5 students, $8 general admission
Award-winning photographer and Magnum photojournalist Webb began a body of color work that he continues to pursue today, traveling throughout the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa and most recently Istanbul.
7:00 pm
- Smart Solutions: Education as a Factor in Addressing Issues of AIDS in Africa
Lander Auditorium, Hutchison Hall: Free
Amnesty International will host this discussion by Anne Mugawbi of the Global Village Children's Project, which aims to aid children in Uganda whose parents have died of AIDS by providing them with resources for education, and Joe Lanning, who volunteered with the Peace Corps in Malawi and takes students there every summer.
7:30 pm
- Polish Film Festival: Superproduction (2003; 99 min.)
Little Theater: $7 admission
A spoof on the world of filmmaking, this comedy centers on an opinionated and harsh film critic who is offered a deal to write and direct his own film, provided the girlfriend of his financial backer, a shady businessman, is given the lead role.
Friday, November 18th
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Douglass Dining Center — All American BBQ
12:00 noon
- After UR, the World: Fellowships for Post-Graduate International Study and Research
Stackel Room, Wilson Commons
Info session on fellowships for studies with an international focus. Find out what it takes to apply and win.
2:00 pm
- Scholarships for Undergraduate Study Abroad
Wilson Commons 202
Think that you can't afford to study abroad? Think again! This session highlights scholarships and financial aid especially for undergraduate overseas study.
2:30 to 4:30 pm
- International Jeopardy
Gowen Room, Wilson Commons
Come play International Jeopardy and test your international IQ with a game of global trivia and cultural knowledge! Great prizes will be offered to all players and even the audience. Stop by to play or just to watch the fun and bring your friends!
7:00, 9:00, & 11:00 pm
- UR Cinema Group: March of the Penguins (2005; 85 min.)
Hoyt Hall: $2 advance purchase; $3 at the door
See this acclaimed French documentary about the amazing journey of Emperor penguins as they move inland to mate and breed before returning to the ocean with their young.
8:30 pm
- Polish Film Festival: Anya: In and Out of Focus (2005; 93 min.)
Dryden Theater, George Eastman House: $5 students, $6 general admission
Director Marian Marzynski will introduce his documentary on the life of his daughter, aiming to portray the formation of a complex individual's identity over several decades.
Saturday, November 19th
2:00 to 6:00 pm
- ADITI: South Asian Expo
May Room, Wilson Commons: Free
This cultural fair will feature various elements of South Asian culture, including history, sports, music, fashion, language, religion, movies, and dance. Students will showcase their many talents and South Asian snacks will be offered throughout the afternoon. There will also be a mendhi, a fortuneteller, and a few surprises!
