Departmental Activities & Events

This week:
Week of November 16, 2009 (Week 13 of the semester)

Announcements:

Sigma Delta Pi T-shirt Sale (Today!): Members of the Spanish honorary Sigma Delta Pi will sell T-shirts with translations of “Let’s Go, Mountaineers” in different languages printed on them in the Mountainlair from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16 and Tuesday, Nov. 17. The price of the T-shirts is $14.00—cash only.

Russian Club Chess Tournament: Join the WVU Russian Club for a fundraising chess tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the Shenandoah Room of the Mountainlair. There is a $3.00 entrance fee. Please bring your board if you have one.

Brown Bag Lunch Film & Discussion Series: “Tecumse’s Vision,” episode 2 of the 2009 PBS documentary series “We Shall Remain,” directed by Chris Eyre, narrated by Benjamin Bratt, will be presented by Dr. Tyler Boulware, Assistant Professor, Department of History and Native American Studies Program, on Thursday November 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Gluck Theater, on the occasion of American Indian Heritage Month. “We Shall Remain” is a groundbreaking mini-series and provocative multi-media project that establishes Native History as an essential part of American History. In the course of his brief and meteoric career, Tecumseh Vision would become one of the greatest Native American leaders of all time, orchestrating the most ambitious pan-Indian resistance movement ever mounted on the North American continent. This event is free and open to the public. Pizza will be provided first-come, first serve. Sponsored by the Office of Student Life-Multicultural Programs. For more information, please call (304) 293-0890 or go to http://www.studentlife.wvu.edu/mpprograms.html#bblfds .

Russian Club Holiday Project: “Stuff a Stocking, Stuff a Suitcase” Help the WVU Russian Club send gifts and everyday items to orphans in Russia for the holidays. Come to the commons area of the Mountainlair on Tuesday, December 1, and Wednesday, December 2 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Items include: toothbrushes, toothpastes, chapsticks, deodorants, bars of soap, stickers and sticker books, washcloths, lotions, socks, warm hats, warm gloves, scarves, small notebooks, small stuffed animals or toys (nothing violent, please), crayons (no markers or colored pencils), small dolls, small hairbrushes, soft ponytail holders and barrettes, lip glosses, small make-up sets, coloring books, small toy cars, yo yos or slinkies, small action figures, small flashlights, etc. Everything should be able to fit into a two-gallon ziploc bag in order to be prepared for transport to Russia over the holidays. Please help us help others! For more information, contact Lisa.DiBartolomeo@mail.wvu.edu .

Regular events:

Conversation Tables Fall 2009:

Arabic Table: This week: Monday at 6:00 p.m. at the Mediterranean Café on High Street .
Catalan Table: Thursdays at 4:00 at Maxwells. All levels welcome.
Chinese Table: New day: Thursdays from 5:00 to 6:00 at the Mountainlair Food Court.
La Table Francaise: Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. at the Blue Moose Café (upstairs).
German Stammtisch: New Location: Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at WV BrewPub
Italian Table: Wednesdays from 5:00 to 6:00 at the Mountainlair Food Court.
Japanese Conversation Table: Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. near the fireplace in the Mountainlair lounge.
Russian Conversation Table: Wednesdays at 5:00 at the Black Bear on Pleasant Street.
Mesa de Español: Next meeting: Monday, 11/16 at 7:30 at the Mountainlair Food Court.

*Weekly memo: * Please send any announcements that you would like to have included in the weekly memo to Susan.Braidi@mail.wvu.edu by Wednesday noon in a publishable format. Thank you!