International Events

Japan Club donates to Red Cross for relief effort

2011-06-10T13:47:00.006-06:00

KSL article: http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=15793514

New International Students Orientation-Summer 2011

2011-06-10T13:34:00.003-06:00

Trivia Contest Winner - New York Times Global Review

2011-06-10T13:23:00.006-06:00

The International Center sponsors a New York Times Global Review every Thursday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM in WB 147. UVU faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend and participate in lively and critical discussion about events covered in The New York Times.

Trivia contest winner: Mohammad Mustafa, International Student from Jordan

Pipa! Traditional Chinese Music Ancient & Modern-April 23, 2011

2011-06-10T12:47:00.007-06:00

The Rehearsal

http://www.uvu.edu/blogs/newsroom/2011/04/12/original-chinese-pipa-music-composition-mountain-ghost-to-be-performed-at-uvu/

Brazilian Ambassador visits UVU

2011-04-15T10:27:00.003-06:00

Middle Eastern Night - April 7, 2011

2011-04-08T11:56:00.008-06:00

Every Day Chinese-March 30, 2011

2011-04-01T11:33:00.002-06:00

$1 for Help, 1 crane for Hope - March 21-25, 2011

2011-04-01T11:03:00.007-06:00

Asian New Year Celebration - January 21, 2011

2011-02-04T09:54:00.008-07:00

Global Engagement Week - Novemer 13-20, 2010

2010-12-01T12:28:00.010-07:00

Japan Culture Night — Saturday, 20 November 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Ragan Theatre

Global Engagement Week - Novemer 13-20, 2010

2010-12-01T12:14:00.009-07:00

Korean Culture Night — Saturday, 13 November 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Centre Stage

Global Engagement Week - Novemer 13-20, 2010

2010-11-29T12:27:00.015-07:00

International Food Extravaganza — Wednesday, 17 November 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, Centre Stage

Global Engagement Week - Novemer 13-20, 2010

2010-11-23T09:07:00.018-07:00

International Festival Monday, 15 November 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm, UVU Ballroom

Helen Foster Snow:Witness to Revolution-Tuesday, 19 October 2010

2010-11-23T08:41:00.003-07:00

Documentary Film & Discussion

For China, the 1930’s were a decade marked by the profound uncertainty and sweeping change. In the wake of the collapse of the ancient dynastic system, the country fell into politial chaos as competing warlords terrorized the countryside. Chiang Kai-Shek’s Nationalist party was engaged in a mortal struggle against the Communist forces of Mao Zedong for control of the nation. Meanwhile, Japan invaded Manchuria, and threatened the survival of China.

It was in this unstable and dangerous environment that aspiring American author Helen Foster found herself when she arrived in China in 1931. She spent the next decade working as a writer, an activist, and humanitarian. She is one of the few Western eyewitnesses to the gathering Chinese Communist Revolution. Shot on location in China, this carefully documented film considers her important role during this turning point in the birth of modern China.

Inaugural Utah International Higher Education Summit - Friday, 5 November 2010

2010-11-17T12:46:00.006-07:00

ESL Halloween Party-October 29, 2010

2010-11-01T11:28:00.010-06:00

Competing Loyalties: Religion in Communist China-Tuesday, 19 October

2010-10-21T09:01:00.006-06:00

Panel Discussion and Workshop with Dr. L. Christopher Reardon, Melissa Inouye, & Michael Ing

Cosponsored with Religious Studies.
Religious belief connected to organized religion in China has experienced dramatic growth in the past two decades. With increased religious alternatives to the avowed atheism of the Chinese Communist Party, the Chinese government has sought to maintain control over that growth as a way to mitigate the inevitable competing loyalty that arises when believers seek to balance belief with political reality. This panel will focus on how different religions strike that balance while trying to maintain a semblance of religious independence.

The event is part of an ongoing series of programming hosted by the International Center as part of its year long Global Spotlight: China effort.

Religious belief connected to organized religion in China has experienced dramatic growth in the past two decades. With increased religious alternatives to the avowed atheism of the Chinese Communist Party, the Chinese government has sought to maintain control over that growth as a way to mitigate the inevitable competing loyalty that arises when believers seek to balance belief with political reality. This panel will focus on how different religions strike that balance while trying to maintain a semblance of religious independence.

The panelists include Lawrence Reardon from the Department of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire who will present “Adapting Relations with the Vatican: China’s Religious Policies Toward the Chinese Catholic Church.” Harvard doctorate student Melissa Inouye will present “Miraculous Christianity in the Contemporary People’s Republic of China,” and fellow Harvard doctorate student Michael Ing will present “Religion and the Reemergence of Confucianism in Modern China.”

“The International Center and Religious Studies are delighted to bring this type of event to the Utah Valley community. It is a valuable opportunity for our students and community members to learn more about the current religious environment in China,” said Danny Damron, director of UVU’s International Center.

International Soccer Competition-Friday October 1

2010-10-05T08:50:00.018-06:00

Mandarin Squares

2010-10-04T12:39:00.006-06:00

For thirteen centuries, a long series of grueling examinations were administered to male recruits of all ages for services to the emperor of China. For the fortunate few who passed, there were nine possible ranks, either civil or military, to be earned. Each rank was identified by finely woven or embroidered silk square that was worn on the front and back of a surcoat. Civil ranks were represented by birds, a different variety for each rank, while military squares used both real and mythological animals in their iconography.

The Mandarin Squares are graciously loaned from the private collection of Fred & Elizabeth Crook.

Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival-Friday, 24 September 2010

2010-09-27T12:34:00.016-06:00

Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional holiday in China. the UVU ISC and Chinese Club plan the event to help everyone at UVU have a chance to experience this holiday.

Minorities in China: The Case of the Uyghurs-Tuesday, 21 September 2010

2010-09-27T12:15:00.008-06:00

Rebiya Kadeer, President of the American Uyghar Association. The mother of eleven children, and a former laundress turned millionaire. She spent six years in a Chinese prison for standing up to the authoritarian Chinese government. Before her arrest in 1999, she was a well-known Uyghur businesswoman and at one time the seventh wealthiest individual in the People’s Republic of China.
Ms. Kadeer has been actively campaigning for the human rights of the Uyghur people since her release in 2005. Despite Chinese government efforts to discredit her, Ms. Kadeer remains the leader and ‘Mother of the Uyghur nation’, in whom the Uyghur people have put their hopes for the future.

Ramadan Iftar-Tuesday, 24 August 2010

2010-09-24T12:19:00.006-06:00

Iftar is a special fast breaking meal during the holy month of Ramadan. This activity is designed to increase understanding of the culture and religious traditions of our Muslim faculty and students here at Utah Valley University.

China's Future Economic Place in the World-Tuesday, 14 September 2010

2010-09-24T11:28:00.008-06:00

In October 2005, Mr. Brett W. Heimburger was appointed by Utah’s governor to be Director for Asia in the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. His focus includes business and diplomatic collaboration between Utah and Asia. He works closely with public and private counterparts abroad to increase Utah exports, solicit foreign direct investment, and promote tourism. Heimburger serves on the Utah International Trade Commission, the Confucius Center at the University of Utah, and the Utah-Taihu Institute for Environmental Research. He is an adjunct professor of International Business at the Gore School of Business at Westminster College.

New International Student Orientation-Friday april 23

2010-04-30T12:42:00.016-06:00

Middle East Night at UVU - Monday 12 April, 7:00 - 9:00 pm SC Centre Stage

2010-04-30T10:59:00.000-06:00

Middle Eastern students at UVU are inviting everyone to share with them their culture. There will be a Belly Dancing performance as well as Arabic Drums (Darbuka). There will also be Middle Eastern Food: chicken kabob, basbousa and more!!

Tickets are available at the Campus Connection: $3 with UVU I.D. and $5 without.
Come and listen to Middle Eastern music, watch Middle Eastern performances, eat the best food ever, and dance!!

Presentation on the Devastion from the Earthquake in Haiti

2010-03-31T09:15:00.000-06:00

To watch the Haiti Disaster Presentation click here
http://www.uvu.edu/csh/haiti/

Chinese New Year Party-Potluck Dinner

2010-02-16T10:55:00.000-07:00

NYTimes Global Review 12 noon - 1pm. Lunch/Pizza provided. Every Friday in the International Center, WB 147.

2010-02-16T08:35:00.000-07:00

The International Center sponsors a New York Times Global Review every Friday from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm in WB 147 through April 16. UVU faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend to participate in lively and critical discussion about events covered in the New York Times. A different faculty or staff member will lead the discussions each week. Attendees are asked to bring along a copy of the daily edition of the New York Times.

UVU Global Engagement Week - November 16-20, 2009

2010-02-02T08:57:00.000-07:00

International Community Festival

Monday, 16 November

Human Sacrifice in Ancient Peru - November 12, 2009

2010-02-02T08:34:00.000-07:00

Utah Valley University assistant professor of anthropology Haagen Klaus and his students analyzed the bodies from 2008-2009. They studied each sacrifice victim down to the finest biological and forensic details – uncovering how they lived, how they died, and why they were so violently sacrificed. What the UVU team found has never been encountered in over a century of Andean archaeology. Presented by Dr. Haagen Klaus, Behavioral Science Department.

ESL Halloween Party- October 31, 2009

2010-01-29T09:36:00.000-07:00

The ESL program sponsors mid-semester parties such as the Halloween activity in the Fall or the Spring festival in which students can share their musical and dance talents.

Community Potluck at UVU - Colombia Night October 23, 2009

2010-01-28T08:41:00.000-07:00

The Community Potluck Dinners are sponsored by the Community Engagement Committee of the International Student Council (ISC). Once a month, a country is spotlighted. Everyone in the greater Orem/Provo community is invited to participate. The goal is to get everyone from that country or interested in that country together to make connections and have a good time!

Pakistan: Partner or Pariah-October 5, 2009

2010-01-26T10:29:00.000-07:00

Dodge Billingsley will present for Utah Valley University’s Global Spotlight: South Asia Lecture Series. Billingsley’s lecture, “Pakistan: Partner or Pariah,” will address the U.S.-Pakistan relationship in fighting terrorism.

Billingsley founded Combat Films and Research in 1997 after covering war for years. He has since continued researching and documenting several regions of South and Southwest Asia. His films have been shown on CNN, Discovery Channel, Military Channel, The History Channel, The Learning Channel and PBS.

In 2003 Billingsley was a finalist for the prestigious Rory Peck award for Best Feature, for his film Virgin Soldiers. In 2002, he won the Rory Peck award and the Royal Television Society award, both for Best Feature, for the film House of War. Billingsley is a past recipient of the MacArthur Foundation’s Regional Security Travel Grant and is a frequent contributor to various defense and security-related journals. He received a BA in History from Columbia University and an MA in War Studies from King’s College Department of War Studies in London.

President Holland visits UVU International Center

2010-01-26T09:53:00.000-07:00

Ramadan Iftar-September 16, 2009

2010-01-26T09:17:00.000-07:00

UVU's 5th Annual Ramadan Iftar 2009