The third “Chinese Bridge” Speech Contest for College students in the New England Area will be held on March 23, 2013, at UMass Boston Campus Center. Contest winners will be offered a free 12-day trip to China during the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. Students, if interested, need to submit their speech contest form by February 17, 2013.
If you are interested, email He Laoshi (whe@uri.edu) or talk to your Chinese instructor today!
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
2013 Chinese New Year Celebrations in NYC
If you plan to go to NYC, do not miss this event to see how the New Yorkers celebrate the Chinese New Year.
2013 Year of the Snake
Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade
When : Feb 17, 2013 (Sunday 1pm)
Where : Parade starts at Little Italy and goes through the main streets of Lower Chinatown/Manhattan.
Cultural Festival & Booth: Sara Roosevelt Park (Canal & Forsyth St.)
What : Since 1999, New York's Chinese American community has celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year with an annual parade and festival. Held each year on a Sunday in February, the Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival features a wide range of cultural activities in Chinatown. Each year over 500,000 New Yorkers and visitors pack the streets of Chinatown and Sara Roosevelt Park for the annual Lunar New Year celebrations.
The Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade starts in Little Italy and winds its way through Lower Chinatown. Colorful floats, antique cars, and thousands of people parade through Chinatown's historic streets.
The Chinatown Lunar New Year Cultural Festival takes place each year at Sara Roosevelt Park. Each year, activities at the cultural festival follow a zodiac theme. Events at past cultural festivals have included a dog parade, pig race, and live music performances.
The Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival celebrates the traditions and cultures of all Asian countries including China, Korea, and Japan. The Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival is free, and all ages are welcome to celebrate the Lunar New Year with age-old customs. After the celebrations, enjoy traditional foods and drinks at the restaurants, bars, and cafés nearby in Chinatown.
Text Source: http://www.partyearth.com/new-
For more parade info, please visit the organizer's website:
http://www.betterchinatown.
2013 Year of the Snake
Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade
When : Feb 17, 2013 (Sunday 1pm)
Where : Parade starts at Little Italy and goes through the main streets of Lower Chinatown/Manhattan.
Cultural Festival & Booth: Sara Roosevelt Park (Canal & Forsyth St.)
What : Since 1999, New York's Chinese American community has celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year with an annual parade and festival. Held each year on a Sunday in February, the Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival features a wide range of cultural activities in Chinatown. Each year over 500,000 New Yorkers and visitors pack the streets of Chinatown and Sara Roosevelt Park for the annual Lunar New Year celebrations.
The Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade starts in Little Italy and winds its way through Lower Chinatown. Colorful floats, antique cars, and thousands of people parade through Chinatown's historic streets.
The Chinatown Lunar New Year Cultural Festival takes place each year at Sara Roosevelt Park. Each year, activities at the cultural festival follow a zodiac theme. Events at past cultural festivals have included a dog parade, pig race, and live music performances.
The Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival celebrates the traditions and cultures of all Asian countries including China, Korea, and Japan. The Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival is free, and all ages are welcome to celebrate the Lunar New Year with age-old customs. After the celebrations, enjoy traditional foods and drinks at the restaurants, bars, and cafés nearby in Chinatown.
Text Source: http://www.partyearth.com/new-
For more parade info, please visit the organizer's website:
http://www.betterchinatown.
2013 URI Chinese Summer School
Want to learn more? Come to the Info Session
Monday, Feb. 11, 5-6pm
IEP Living Room (67 Upper College Road)
Monday, Feb. 11, 5-6pm
IEP Living Room (67 Upper College Road)
Want to study or work in China? Welcome to the 5th Annual Chinese Summer School!
May 19th - July 14th, 2013
Our programs offer eight weeks of intensive Chinese language instruction, cultural activities, and China Manufacturing Factory Tour course for engineering students (ISE 240) to participants with a variety of academic or professional goals.
Learn Chinese in the URI Chinese Summer School this summer:
- Intensive Chinese language instruction at beginning (CHN 100) through advanced proficiency levels (CHN400)
- Extensive extracurricular program and industrial sites visits
- Chinese-only environment and language pledge
- One-month immersion at pleasant atmosphere near Rhode Island's beach resorts (罗德岛大学)
- One-month immersion in Hangzhou (杭州，浙江大学), China
- A learning community with dynamic instructors and tutors
- Open to college students and adults of all ages, credits transferable
On-line application available now at:
For more information, you can visit us at:
URI Community: 20,000 Voices, Feb. 26
February 4, 2013
Greetings URI Community,
It is with great enthusiasm that we invite you to attend 20,000 Voices: Exploring Big Questions about Community, Equity, and Diversity at URI on February 26, 2013 in the Memorial Union Ballroom from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
20,000 Voices provides a venue for all members of the URI community to share ideas for enhancing community, equity, inclusion, and diversity. Please come and contribute to the conversation about improving URI's climate and the experiences of faculty, staff, and students. 20,000 Voices is a free-flowing environment where participants may enter and leave the discussion at their discretion.
Open space technology has a grassroots foundation that allows participants to guide the day's agenda.
What big questions do you want to ask? What big ideas might you contribute?
Some questions we may explore include, but are not limited to:
We want to hear YOUR voice! Make a change in YOUR community! Ask YOUR Big Questions!Do you feel welcome, included, and heard at URI? Can students impact social change here? How do faculty develop more inclusive curriculum that reflects the student body? How might staff employ strategic approaches to inclusivity? How can we cultivate a community where everyone feels they have not only a right, but also a responsibility, to share their perspectives on diversity? Why is talking about diversity so uncomfortable?
Please click this link www.uri.edu/diversity/voices to view the event website and register by February 21. Registration for lunch is required.
Faculty are encouraged to bring students and campus supervisors are urged to allow interested staff members to participate.
For more information, please contact Annie M. Kosar, Coordinator, LGBTQ Programs and Services at anniem@mail.uri.edu.
Sincerely,
David M Dooley, Ph.D., President
Donald H. DeHayes, Ph.D., Provost
Thomas R. Dougan, Ph.D., Vice President, Student Affairs
Naomi R. Thompson, JD, Associate Vice President, Community, Equity, and Diversity
David M Dooley, Ph.D., President
Donald H. DeHayes, Ph.D., Provost
Thomas R. Dougan, Ph.D., Vice President, Student Affairs
Naomi R. Thompson, JD, Associate Vice President, Community, Equity, and Diversity
Foreign Language Honor Society
The University of Rhode Island's Chi Chi Chapter of PHI SIGMA IOTA (international foreign language honors society) is now accepting applications for membership from candidates who meet the qualifications listed below:
*Undergraduate students:*
1. Major or minor in a foreign language, classics, linguistics, or comparative literature;
2. Completion of at least one 200-level language course;
3. Second-semester sophomore standing or beyond;
4. Minimum QPA of 3.00, both overall and in the major or minor.
*Graduate students:*
1. Completion of at least one semester of foreign language graduate work
2. Minimum QPA of 3.50 in all graduate courses
*Languages Faculty:*
1. Minimum experience of one academic year of teaching at URI
TO APPLY:
Contact Megan Echevarria at mme@uri.edu for an application, which you will need to submit along with an updated unofficial transcript and a check for $37.00 (payable to Megan Echevarria--returned if the candidate does not qualify) to Prof. Megan Echevarria, Languages, as soon as possible and not later than Monday, February 25, 2013.
An initiation ceremony will take place in April. Details to follow.
*Undergraduate students:*
1. Major or minor in a foreign language, classics, linguistics, or comparative literature;
2. Completion of at least one 200-level language course;
3. Second-semester sophomore standing or beyond;
4. Minimum QPA of 3.00, both overall and in the major or minor.
*Graduate students:*
1. Completion of at least one semester of foreign language graduate work
2. Minimum QPA of 3.50 in all graduate courses
*Languages Faculty:*
1. Minimum experience of one academic year of teaching at URI
TO APPLY:
Contact Megan Echevarria at mme@uri.edu for an application, which you will need to submit along with an updated unofficial transcript and a check for $37.00 (payable to Megan Echevarria--returned if the candidate does not qualify) to Prof. Megan Echevarria, Languages, as soon as possible and not later than Monday, February 25, 2013.
An initiation ceremony will take place in April. Details to follow.
Friday, February 1, 2013
2013-2014 Robateau-Epps Fund Scholarship Award (Application Deadline Monday, May 27, 2013)
Established by S. Emmanuel Epps and Lisa Robateau-Epps in 2013 to further enhance the Epps and Robateau families’ philanthropic commitment to furnishing educational opportunities for well-qualified students, poised to make significant contributions to their respective fields and society at-large, the Robateau-Epps Fund is dedicated to supporting the undergraduate and graduate education of students pursuing careers in fields in which minorities and/or women are underrepresented. The Robateau –Epps Fund is also committed to promoting the principles and practices of educational progressivism.
This year, we are proud that the recipient of the Robateau-Epps Fund's scholarship will receive a $10,000 award.
Who Can Apply?
To be eligible, students must meet all of the following criteria:
Be committed to pursuing a professional and/or academic career in a field in which minorities, i.e. African-American, Hispanic American, Native American, Asian-American, West-Indian, LGBTQ, and/or Jewish, and women are underrepresented.
Be classified as a Junior, or graduating Senior, currently enrolled full-time at a four-year accredited institution of higher education in the United States, pursuing a bachelor's during the 2013-2014 academic year; or currently enrolled full-time in a professional, e.g. MBA, or graduate program, e.g. Ph.D.
Meet the following requirements:
To be eligible, students must meet all of the following criteria:
Be committed to pursuing a professional and/or academic career in a field in which minorities, i.e. African-American, Hispanic American, Native American, Asian-American, West-Indian, LGBTQ, and/or Jewish, and women are underrepresented.
Be classified as a Junior, or graduating Senior, currently enrolled full-time at a four-year accredited institution of higher education in the United States, pursuing a bachelor's during the 2013-2014 academic year; or currently enrolled full-time in a professional, e.g. MBA, or graduate program, e.g. Ph.D.
Meet the following requirements:
- Have a college grade-point average of at least a 3.5 or the letter-grade equivalent.
- Be pursuing full-time study during the 2013-2014 academic year.
- Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. permanent resident.
Preferences will be afforded to the following students:
- Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).
- Students who are first-generation college students.
- Students pursuing advanced graduate or professional degrees.
- Students matriculating at an HBCU institution.
Planning to Become a Chinese Teacher?
Consider Applying for the Intensive Summer Language Institute (ISLI):
This program provides fully funded fellowships for non-native speakers of Chinese who are teaching Chinese to spend six weeks overseas studying intermediate and advanced-level Chinese in Changchun, China. Fellowships are available to current K–12 teachers and community college instructors of Mandarin Chinese, as well as to students enrolled in education programs who intend to teach Mandarin.
Program runs June 18–August 3, 2013.
Application deadline: February 11, 2013
Apply Now!
This program provides fully funded fellowships for non-native speakers of Chinese who are teaching Chinese to spend six weeks overseas studying intermediate and advanced-level Chinese in Changchun, China. Fellowships are available to current K–12 teachers and community college instructors of Mandarin Chinese, as well as to students enrolled in education programs who intend to teach Mandarin.
Program runs June 18–August 3, 2013.
Application deadline: February 11, 2013
Apply Now!
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