November 9, 2006

MEDIA ADVISORY:  International Education Week begins on Friday.

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: Please note that the University Relations Office will be closed on Friday, November 10 in honor of Veterans Day. The office will reopen on Monday. To contact a UR staff member over the weekend period, please contact Clif Lusk at 334-268-9982; Tom Davis at 334-268-9981; or Andy Ellis at 334-268-9983.

Fri.-Sun., Nov. 10-12:     International Cup Soccer Tournament Band Field

[Friday:  Games every hour beginning at 10 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m.; Saturday:  Games every hour beginning at 10 a.m.]

and ending at 4 p.m.; Sunday:  3rd place game at noon; championship game at 2 p.m.

Mon., Nov. 13:               Displays/Demonstrations in Trojan Center     10 – 2 p.m.

Martial arts, origami, calligraphy, traditional dances/music, as well as language lessons of several countries represented at TROY          

Tues., Nov. 14:          Thanksgiving Banquet for International Students

                                    7 p.m. at Collegedale Church of Christ

                                    Hosted by Freshman Forum of SGA

Wed., Nov. 15           1-2-1 Convocation for Sino-American 1-2-1 Joint Degree Program

                                    10 a.m., Hawkins-Adams-Long Hall of Honor

Presentation on Summer 2007 Chinese Studies Program

                                    4 p.m., 103 General Academic Building

“Yangtze River Journey”:   Liu Donghe, vice dean of School of International Education at Anhui Normal University “Silk Road Adventure”:  Xu Xingye, director of International Cooperation and Exchange Office at Xi’an University of Science & Technology

Thurs., Nov. 16  Korea:  A Country Presentation

                                    3 p.m., 19th Century Club

                                    International Friends Program Get Together

                                    5 p.m., International Center

Fri., Nov. 17               Cricket Demonstration
3 p.m., Lower Intramural Field