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Also in the spotlight this month:
International Festival Announcement Congratulations to Tom Martinek Jr.
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On March 13, UNCG proudly hosted the North Carolina Association of International Educators (NCAIE) annual conference. IPC’s very own Tom Martinek Jr., Chair Elect of NCAIE, worked to organize the conference and to make it a success. NCAIE is a professional organization of over 600 administrators, educators and community volunteers, committed to promoting the cause of international education in our state. Approximately 115 people attended the conference, from all over North Carolina, and we were pleased to welcome all of them, especially in light of the current economic situation. Normally a two-day event, this year’s conference was condensed into one day and included professional development workshops on immigration and foreign credentials. |
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During the NCAIE conference (held at UNCG on March 13) Raleigh Bailey accepted the NCAIE Institutional Award on behalf of UNCG’s Center for New North Carolinians (CNNC). The award is presented to institutions whose international programming is exemplary, outstanding, and unique. UNCG’s former Chancellor Patricia Sullivan created the "Task Force on Outreach to New North Carolinians" in 1997 after a major influx in immigrants began settling in North Carolina. Out of the work of this task force, the Center grew and was established as The Center for New North Carolinians in 2001 aiming to provide research, training, and evaluation of immigrant issues in North Carolina. |
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On March 27, UNCG proudly welcomed the Shanghai Huai Opera troupe, along with members of the Shanghai Media Group. Thirty-one performers took to the stage to present five scenes from operas in the Huai tradition to perform before a full house in the Elliot University Center Auditorium. Huai is a traditional style of Chinese opera from Shanghai and Nanjing that is over 140 years old. It was originally a form of story-telling which developed to include singing before becoming an operatic art form. |
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Spring has arrived and so has another term at INTERLINK! We ended last term with graduation on March 12 when Turki Alkhalifah, Diego Arteaga, Krishna Chepyala, and Quynh Van Duong celebrated the completion of their studies in the program. We wish them luck in their future endeavors. The students presented their advertising campaigns, and pizza was served at the end of the ceremony. This term started on March 16 with the arrival of 26 new students, bringing the total number of ITNERLINK students, this year, to 190. |
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On March 3, UNCG welcomed Ambassador to Moldova, Asif Chaudhry, Iurie Tabunic, First Secretary at the Embassy of Moldova, and Andrei Galbur, Minister-Counselor and Deputy Chief of Mission with the Embassy of Moldova, to the Jackson Library. Dr. David H. Perrin, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Ms. Rosann Bazirjian, Dean of University Libraries and Team Leader of the Partnership Project, and Dr. Penelope J. Pynes, hosted the event in the Jackson library and welcomed the Ambassadors to UNCG. |
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