5/1: Chinese Flagship Pre-Departure Celebration

4/19: Weekly Update

Hello, Chinese Program Students:

Below you will find several events and opportunities happening in the coming weeks. Click the dated headings to go to the Flagship blog for more information and visit us on Facebook.

ALL Students: If you have not declared your Chinese major, see your language advisor to do so!

Need to know which Chinese course to take in Fall 2013?  See the Chinese Course Registration Guide.

Upcoming Events:

Monday, 4/22: Carpe Campus!  Workshops for Honors-eligible Freshmen and Sophomores

• APRIL 22:  THE WORLD BEYOND – An introduction to National Fellowships
  and Academic Opportunities and what makes a strong candidate
• 4:00 PM in Lippitt 402

Friday, 4/26: Global Ambassador (for the Global LLC) Applications Due

• Global Ambassador (similar to a RAM) needed for Hillside Hall AY 2013-14:  Job Description
• Apply by April 26.
• Interviews - 1st week of May.

Tuesday, 4/30:  Flagship Mandatory Pre-Summer Proficiency Assessment

• Flagship students must sign up for one of two time-slots (3-5 PM or 6-8 PM) with Erin.
• Language Lab, 3rd Floor of Swan Hall

Wednesday, 5/1:  Mandatory Pre-Departure Meeting for Students Going Abroad 2013-14!

• 12:00 - 2:00 PM in the IEP House Living Room (Pizza provided)
• Post-grad scholarship opportunities, preparation, and deadlines
• Pre-departure coaching and assessment

Wednesday, 5/1: Save the Date - Flagship End-of-Year Celebration & Pre-Departure Event

• 2:00 - 5:00 PM in the Hoffman Room, Swan Hall
• Refreshments will be served.
• ALL Flagship Students should plan to attend.

Wednesday, 5/2: Honors Project Presentation

• Patrick Slavin's Senior Honors Project on Chinese Youth Culture
• 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
• Lippitt Hall 401 

Fall 2013 Chinese Course Registration Guide

5/2: Chinese Youth Culture - Senior Honors Project Presentation

Please join us for Patrick Slavin's Senior Honors Project Presentation on Chinese Youth Culture!  

Wednesday, May 2

11:30 - 1:00 PM

Lippitt Hall 401

Patrick Slavin is graduating senior in the University Honors Program and International Business Program, majoring in Supply Chain Management and Chinese. This spring he  is teaching an introductory-level Honors course on Chinese youth culture through the URI Honors Program’s students-teaching-students program, which is based on his Honors Project research conducted last semester through an independent study with Xiong Laoshi.

The project will be presented on May 2nd from 11:30-1:00 in Lippitt 401. 

All students are welcome to attend!

4/30: Flagship Mandatory Pre-Summer Proficiency Assessment

What?  BYU-ACTFL Reading and Listening Assessment

• Administered to better track individual Flagship student progress in the URI Chinese Flagship Program and specifically during the summer domestic or overseas program; and
• To provide students with a quantitative record of their achievements.

Who?  All Flagship students participating in an intensive Chinese language program this summer, including:

• The Flagship Chinese Institute at Indiana University
• CIEE Accelerated Chinese Language Program in Shanghai
• The University of Oregon's Harbin Program
• The U.S. Department of State's Critical Language Scholarship Program

When?  During one of two designated time-slots on Tuesday, April 30:

• 3:00-5:00 PM
• 6:00-8:00 PM

Where?  In the Language Lab on the 3rd Floor of Swan Hall

MANDATORY Pre-Departure Meeting for Students Going Abroad: Wed. May 1st!

Apply to be a Global Ambassador in 2013-14

URI is starting a Global LLC (Living Learning Community) this fall 2013 in Hillside Residence Hall.  They are looking to hire a Global Ambassador to live with the students.  This position is similar to a RAM, but the job description is a bit different, due to the unique needs of the international students.  Please forward this link to any students you think might be interested.  The job description and application instructions are available on this site.  It is getting late in the semester, so we hope to find a student soon.  Interviews will take place during the first week of May.  Thank you!

Apply to be a Global Ambassador!

4/18: Support Your Classmates in the URI "Hanzi Ku" Chinese Character Recognition Competition

Spring 2013 Final Exam Schedule

The Spring 2013 final exam schedule, including the listing of all common final exams is now available on the website below.

Scroll down all the way to see the common exam slots.

http://www.uri.edu/es/calexams/FinalExamSchedule.html

4/8, 4/15, 4/22: Carpe Campus! Workshops for Honors Eligible Freshmen and Sophomores

Carpe Campus!  A thoughtful approach to the next three (or so) years

Workshops for Honors Eligible Freshmen and Sophomores

APRIL 1:  NETWORKING WITH FACULTY – Learn how to seek faculty mentors,
request letters of recommendation, and more.

APRIL 8:  IT ALL STARTS HERE –A multitude of campus opportunities for
personal and professional growth awaits you! We help you to
harness those opportunities as well as advise you on how to
avoid overdoing it.

APRIL 15:  RESUME READINESS – It’s time to move on from high school and
get your college profile down on paper. We will help you get
started!

APRIL 22:  THE WORLD BEYOND – An introduction to National Fellowships
and Academic Opportunities and what makes a strong candidate

JOIN FELLOWSHIPS ADVISOR KATHLEEN MAHER AND HONORS ADVISOR CHERYL FOSTER

MONDAYS AT 4PM IN LIPPITT 402.