{"id":964,"date":"2015-09-24T13:32:54","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T13:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/?p=964"},"modified":"2015-09-24T13:32:54","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T13:32:54","slug":"september-24-2015-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/2015\/09\/24\/september-24-2015-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"September 24, 2015 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

All Majors<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pathways to Service \u2013 Peace Corps<\/a>
\nSeptember 24, 4:30pm<\/span><\/span>, Nord 400
\nRepresentatives from the Peace Corps, as well as City Year and Teach for America, will share personal stories of service and how you can apply for opportunities that make a difference.
\n<\/a>
\nAfrica<\/strong>
\nWe Come as Friends<\/a><\/em>
\nSeptember 24, 8:35pm<\/span><\/span> and September 27, 6:30pm<\/span><\/span>, Cleveland Cinematheque
\nFilmmaker Hubert Sauper went to newly independent South Sudan and interviews politicians, tribal lords and impoverished citizens as well as foreign do-gooders and profiteers temporarily living there in his latest movie. Tickets for students are $7.
\n<\/a>
\nAsia<\/strong>
\nUS-Japan Bridging Foundation Scholarships<\/a>
\nAmerican undergraduate students participating in fall\/spring study abroad programs in Japan through the Bridging Project are eligible to apply for scholarships to assist with travel and living expenses while studying in Japan. For more information and how to apply, please visit their website.Nightmarket Cleveland<\/a>
\nSeptember 25<\/span><\/span>, 5-11pm<\/span><\/span>, Rockwell Ave. & East 21st St, Cleveland.
\nThis traditional Asian night market features local food and vendors and regional entertainment. Parking is available.<\/p>\n

Rebels of the Neon God<\/a><\/em>
\nSeptember 25, 7:15pm and September 27, 8:40pm<\/span><\/span>, Cleveland Cinematheque
\nA student becomes fixated on a pair of motorcycle-riding petty hoods and stalks them around Taipei in this film about urban alienation and aimlessness. Tickets for students are $7.<\/p>\n

Asian Mid-Autumn Festival<\/a>
\nSeptember 28, 7pm<\/span><\/span>, Thwing Center Ballroom
\nCelebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in Asia with activities, traditions, and authentic food from China, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Taiwan. If you would like to volunteer to help with this event please sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vietnamese Cultural Garden Design Competition<\/a>
\nThe Vietnamese Cultural Garden in Cleveland is accepting entries for the garden design competition. The theme for the competition is DRAGON AND FAIRY DESCENDANTS\u00a0\u00a0(“Con R\u1ed3ng Ch\u00e1u Ti\u00ean”) and the deadline for entering is November 30, 2015<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Chinese Tutoring with CCEL<\/a>
\nFridays, 12:45-3:45<\/span><\/span>
\nMandarin Chinese tutors are needed for elementary students at Roxboro Elementary School. Registration is required.
\n<\/a>
\nEurope<\/strong>
\nThe Promised Land<\/a><\/em>
\nSaturday 26, 8:15pm<\/span><\/span>, Cleveland Cinematheque
\nThis Oscar nominated epic follows a Pole, a Jew, and a German who band together to open a textile factory in late 19th<\/sup> century \u0141\u00f3d\u017a. Tickets for students are $7.<\/p>\n

“Poseidon and the Sea: Myth, Cult, and Daily Life<\/a>”
\nSeptember 27, 2pm-3pm<\/span><\/span>, Gartner Aud Cleveland Museum of Art
\nDr. Seth Pevnick, Chief Curator and Richard E. Perry Curator of Greek and Roman Art at the Tampa Museum of Art explores in this lecture the realms of Poseidon that encompassed almost every aspect of life in the ancient Mediterranean world.<\/p>\n

Black Cross<\/a><\/em>
\nSeptember 29, 7pm, Cleveland Cinematheque
\nThis film shows the events leading up to the Battle of Grunwalk in 1410 where the Poles and Lithuanians defeated the invading German-Prussian warrior-monks. Tickets for students are $7.<\/p>\n

From Dublin to Lyon<\/a>
\nOctober 1, 8pm<\/span><\/span>, Harkness Chapel
\nFrench pianist Fran\u00e7ois Dumont and Dubliner Helen Kearns, perform solo piano music and opera arias as part of the Cleveland International Piano Competition 2015-16 PianoPalooza series. Tickets are $45.<\/p>\n

MIX at Cleveland Museum of Art<\/a>
\nFriday, October 2, 5pm<\/span><\/span>, Cleveland Museum of Art
\nThe Cleveland Museum of Art hosts a mix of art, music, and mingling on the first Friday<\/span><\/span> of each month. October\u2019s MIX will feature Italian masterworks from ancient Rome to the Renaissance as well as contemporary Italian cultura<\/em>.
\n<\/a>
\nMiddle East and North Africa<\/strong>
\n“From Baghdad to Cleveland and Back: My personal journey through modern Iraq<\/a>”
\nSeptember 30, 4:30pm<\/span><\/span>, TVUC Ballroom C
\nCWRU alumnus, Shwan Ibrahim Taha discusses his experience returning to a devastated Iraq in 2003 after attending CWRU at the height of the Iran-Iraq war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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All Majors<\/strong>
\nPathways to Service \u2013 Peace Corps<\/a>
\nSeptember 24, 4:30pm, Nord 400
\nRepresentatives from the Peace Corps, as well as City Year and Teach for America, will share personal stories of service and how you can apply for opportunities that make a difference.
\n<\/a>
\nAfrica<\/strong>
\nWe Come as Friends<\/a><\/em>
\nSeptember 24, 8:35pm and September 27, 6:30pm, Cleveland Cinematheque
\nFilmmaker Hubert Sauper went to newly independent South Sudan and interviews politicians, tribal lords and impoverished citizens as well as foreign do-gooders and profiteers temporarily living there in his latest movie.<\/p>\n

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