Potluck date set!

Hello, everyone!

Thanks to those of you who attended the IIC Council Meeting. For those who couldn't make it, we've set the potluck date for Saturday, October 22 at 7pm. We will be feasting, catching up progress, and honoring students who will graduate this fall. Hope to see you there!

As a bonus, here are a few photos from the IIC orientation:

Thanks everyone for getting involved. Hope your quarters are going well!

IIC Calendar

Calendar Updates

Hello, everyone!

Did you know that this blog has a calendar associated with it? I will be entering quarterly events and highlights from the career center and Korbel. You can view it on this blog or find our Google Calendar under the name duiicblog. Remember to share any interesting events you may come across!

Thanks!

Festival of Nations

Happy spring, everyone!

A lot of exciting events will be coming your way this quarter, including the Quarterly IIC Dinner on Friday, May 6 at 7pm! The location has yet to be determined but we are thinking of doing Chinese hot-pot. If you have any preferences or location recommendations, please let me (Anna) know.

Also, we need volunteers to help staff the IIC booth at the Festival of Nations! This FREE DU multicultural event will be held on Saturday, April 16^th from noon to 5pm at the Driscoll Student Center. Students who have participated in it in the past say that it is a lot of fun – what’s not to like about constant performances, booths hawking ethnic food, and excited kids? :) This event is a rare opportunity to spread information about the IIC program while interacting face to face with the DU community.

What we do is up to you, but so far we have a couple of ideas for our booth:

1.) A large map on which people can mark where they are from and where they have been.

2.) A big “peace poster” on which we write the word “peace” in as many languages as possible and have participants guess what language it’s written in.

3.) A slideshow of photos of IIC students on international travels and adventures.

Feel free to share any more ideas you have! And please drop a line if you can volunteer for an hour or so to help.

Great opportunities that involve free food

Hello, IICer's! Best of luck with finals week.

Just wanted to notify you of two delicious and fascinating opportunities coming up soon.

March's International Luncheon Featuring Greek Cuisine

Tuesday, 3/8 from Noon to 1

International House

Come enjoy Greek food at the International House on Tuesday for the monthly international meal. Sponsored by Sturm College of Law.

Kyrgyzstan Journalist Visit

Thursday, 3/10 at Noon

Mass Comm Building (I think the classroom next to the student lounge)

Professor Renee Botta encourages everyone to come to listen and ask questions to a special panel of visiting journalists from Kyrgyzstan! Curious what media is like there? Find out AND enjoy a delicious free lunch.

RSVP to Renee (rbotta at du dot edu.)

Enjyo!

A lovely winter potluck

Hello, everyone! Just wanted to say thank you for making the Winter '11 Potluck a tasty success. We had Indian curry, Mongolian beef, Irish soda bread, stuffed jalapenos, moussaka, pepperoni bread, chips with fresh guac, a mighty desert spread and more. It was great to see most of the graduating students and fill ourselves before crunch-time begins.

Here are a few of my photos, starting with Brian, Jill and Marlena. Congrats! :)

Chinese New Year Celebration

Hi everyone! Just wanted to pass along this exciting event. Keep checking Korbel's "daily updates" for more upcoming lectures and speakers, and the IIC calendar here.

Chinese New Year Celebration

On Sunday, January 30, 2011, over 3,000 people will descend upon DU to attend a spectacular multi-cultural event - 2011 Annual Colorado Chinese New Year Celebration: The Year of the Rabbit, 12:00 and 3:30 PM at the University of Denver, Ritchie Center


For the 8th year in a row, Denver Chinese School, an IRS approved 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, in partnership with over 20 other Asian American organizations, presents the largest Chinese New Year Celebration in Colorado featuring professional performers from China and the US. Last year, near 3000 people attended the cultural fair, sampled delicious Chinese food, and watched an amazing show. This year’s event promises to be even larger and better!


* Enjoy an one and half hour on-stage show, including lion dancing, magics, face changing, Beijing opera, Asian music, folk songs, KungFu, group folk dances and more, performed by more than ten award-winning, internationally renowned professional artists from China and the US, as well as many local artists
* Experience cultural exhibits, arts & crafts through a variety of booths and displays
* Savor authentic and delicious Chinese food
* See Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Art Exhibition by famous Chinese Traditional Brush Painting Calligraphy artist Mr. Zheng, ShanLu from Beijing
* Play various children's games
* Win door prizes brought to you by our sponsors
Ticket Prices: Senior (over 70), Children (3 to 16) or Group (20 or more) - $10 ($13 at the door), All Others - $12 ($15 at the door). Tickets can be purchased at www.denverchineseschool.org<http://www.denverchineseschool.org/> or by mail: Denver Chinese School, PO Box 631175, Highlands Ranch, CO 80163, check Payable to "CNYC".

Please call Ms. Fang Zhang, CNYC Executive Director, at 720-270-7032 for more information. Thanks and we wish you and your family a very happy and prosperous Year of the Rabbit!

Reference to the past events:
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwwyx92Sd2M&feature=channel
Photo: http://www.denverchineseschool.org/CNYC_pictures/

The IIC Potluck: A Multicultural Feast!

Hello, everyone!

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to the IIC Potluck this Friday. We had a feast beyond anything we could have imagined, including several types of curry, pad-thai, apple pie, quinoa salad, pierogis, jalapeno poppers, bean dip, edamame, Southern casseroles, and so much more. And when we say so much, we mean... well... look:

And that's not even including the extra side tables of more food and dessert!!

Needless to say, we had a lovely time feasting and socializing in the International House, where we hope to continue holding delicious quarterly potlucks! Students brought significant others and friends and we enjoyed listening to IIC alum Penelope talk about the Pew Environment Fund. We also honored students who are graduating this quarter -- see a photo of Kelly, Suzanne, and Jill below! Congratulations to everyone graduating this quarter, and to new students now past the half-way point in their first quarter of grad school.

Happy Halloween this weekend, everyone!